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Liquid`TaeJa: Not the best Terran in the world? - Page 2

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NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
September 28 2013 06:15 GMT
#21
Great interview lol.
Thanks!
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BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-28 06:21:09
September 28 2013 06:21 GMT
#22
Funny interview, enjoyed it. Rofl at censoring the alcohol ceremony XD
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Proseat
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Germany5113 Posts
September 28 2013 06:24 GMT
#23
That GIF, haha!
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Shebuha
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1335 Posts
September 28 2013 06:26 GMT
#24
That was really cute.
bourne117
Profile Joined May 2010
United States837 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-28 06:55:57
September 28 2013 06:32 GMT
#25
On September 28 2013 14:16 slowbacontron wrote:
bahaha Taeja doing a lot of playing dumb. I'm glad he's telling off people who love giving the best player in the world title to whoever won the most recent tournament, though he's definitely still a contender for that right now.

no liquid`san ;;

It isn't just because he won the most recent tournament. He has been consistently getting better for 3 months now and was already a top 10 player. I think in the last two months the only series he has lost have been to Polt 2-3 and Bomber 2-3 both of which were very close. He also looks dominant in his games while the other top players are faltering. Some people were saying he was the best before DH. We was second in the PR before it.
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justiceknight
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Singapore5741 Posts
September 28 2013 06:37 GMT
#26
Your self-clapping is also getting some attention. What's up with that?

I didn't know that I could play at that level at the time, and I was proud of myself so I clapped.


lol in what matches does this happen? link them if possible.
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
September 28 2013 06:40 GMT
#27
On September 28 2013 15:37 justiceknight wrote:
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Your self-clapping is also getting some attention. What's up with that?

I didn't know that I could play at that level at the time, and I was proud of myself so I clapped.


lol in what matches does this happen? link them if possible.

http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1menof/do_the_taeja_clap/
http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1mu1b5/

he does it a lot actually
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Lysanias
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands8351 Posts
September 28 2013 06:42 GMT
#28
On September 28 2013 14:17 Shellshock wrote:
But why can't liquid have HerO AND San?


Because now we have Incontrol in Liquid. No more esports money left.
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
September 28 2013 06:43 GMT
#29
On September 28 2013 15:32 bourne117 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2013 14:16 slowbacontron wrote:
bahaha Taeja doing a lot of playing dumb. I'm glad he's telling off people who love giving the best player in the world title to whoever won the most recent tournament, though he's definitely still a contender for that right now.

no liquid`san ;;

It isn't just because he won the most recent tournament. He has been consistently getting better for 3 months now and was already a top 10 player. I think in the last two months the only series he has lost have been to Polt 2-3 and Bomber 2-3 both of which were very close. He also looks dominant in his games while the other top players are faltering.

I agree and his friggin high skill level is quite apparent, just musing. There are a lot of Innovation haters who look for any possible way to say he's not a top player anymore, for example because he lost to maru or because he lost to curious, but I don't think it's that simple.
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goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44280 Posts
September 28 2013 06:47 GMT
#30
i dont get how taeja thinks innovation is better than him in tvp ?

has he seen his tvp .. hes like the only terran player i see that doesnt try to scv-all in most of the time .. although in tvz no doubt innovation is the best in the world right now
this is a quote
braller
Profile Joined January 2013
96 Posts
September 28 2013 06:51 GMT
#31
When Taeja says he's not the best Terran in the world he's not "disproving" anything, he's just being polite.
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29905 Posts
September 28 2013 06:59 GMT
#32
On September 28 2013 14:13 WigglingSquid wrote:
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On September 28 2013 14:09 lichter wrote:
Dear Taeja, what is your spirit animal?

Clearly the seal. Clap clap.

haha, well played 8D
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bourne117
Profile Joined May 2010
United States837 Posts
September 28 2013 06:59 GMT
#33
On September 28 2013 15:43 slowbacontron wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2013 15:32 bourne117 wrote:
On September 28 2013 14:16 slowbacontron wrote:
bahaha Taeja doing a lot of playing dumb. I'm glad he's telling off people who love giving the best player in the world title to whoever won the most recent tournament, though he's definitely still a contender for that right now.

no liquid`san ;;

It isn't just because he won the most recent tournament. He has been consistently getting better for 3 months now and was already a top 10 player. I think in the last two months the only series he has lost have been to Polt 2-3 and Bomber 2-3 both of which were very close. He also looks dominant in his games while the other top players are faltering.

I agree and his friggin high skill level is quite apparent, just musing. There are a lot of Innovation haters who look for any possible way to say he's not a top player anymore, for example because he lost to maru or because he lost to curious, but I don't think it's that simple.

I don't either but when Taeja has won like 4 straight games against Innovation and started to kind of man handle him as of late it seems pretty safe to say Taeja has taken over him. Especially when Taejas other matchups are still top notch. In taejas own opinion his TvT is his weakest.
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slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
September 28 2013 07:11 GMT
#34
On September 28 2013 15:59 bourne117 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 28 2013 15:43 slowbacontron wrote:
On September 28 2013 15:32 bourne117 wrote:
On September 28 2013 14:16 slowbacontron wrote:
bahaha Taeja doing a lot of playing dumb. I'm glad he's telling off people who love giving the best player in the world title to whoever won the most recent tournament, though he's definitely still a contender for that right now.

no liquid`san ;;

It isn't just because he won the most recent tournament. He has been consistently getting better for 3 months now and was already a top 10 player. I think in the last two months the only series he has lost have been to Polt 2-3 and Bomber 2-3 both of which were very close. He also looks dominant in his games while the other top players are faltering.

I agree and his friggin high skill level is quite apparent, just musing. There are a lot of Innovation haters who look for any possible way to say he's not a top player anymore, for example because he lost to maru or because he lost to curious, but I don't think it's that simple.

I don't either but when Taeja has won like 4 straight games against Innovation and started to kind of man handle him as of late it seems pretty safe to say Taeja has taken over him. Especially when Taejas other matchups are still top notch. In taejas own opinion his TvT is his weakest.

At this point I can agree that Innovation doesn't have a monopoly on the title. Probably best just to leave it there ^^
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oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
September 28 2013 08:34 GMT
#35
lolz buff taeja
virpi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany3599 Posts
September 28 2013 08:49 GMT
#36

Why don't you just throw season 3 then, for balance.

No.

This one led to a burst of laughter.
first we make expand, then we defense it.
DusTerr
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
2520 Posts
September 28 2013 08:51 GMT
#37
haha, awesome interview!

I think people really overlook how important of an 'X factor' confidence can be.
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
September 28 2013 08:53 GMT
#38
On September 28 2013 17:51 DusTerr wrote:
haha, awesome interview!

I think people really overlook how important of an 'X factor' confidence can be.

But then again, this is the guy who said that momentum doesn't matter.

Maybe some X factors are more Xy than others
jjakji fan
XtreMe_au
Profile Joined August 2012
Australia412 Posts
September 28 2013 08:56 GMT
#39
Man... Taeja is a beast. I'll never forget that ghost micro against rain. I'm a huge innovation fan boy but that was unprecedented. Everybody whines but we are yet to see a Protoss of this level (for Zerg I'd say soulkey).
danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
September 28 2013 09:14 GMT
#40
OMFG thank you Waxangel, lovely interview.
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