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Dear wins WCS Season 3 - Page 4

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VArsovskiSC
Profile Joined July 2010
Macedonia563 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-28 08:17:07
October 28 2013 08:06 GMT
#61
I dislike the nickname..

But w/e - that guy's a freakin Vampire.. First time in my life seeing a Protoss holds every ridiculousness thrown at him - and - when Protoss is in his hands - Aiur doesn't fall.. Believe that the best matches were played vs HerO where Dear was on ropes muuultiple times, as well as the Maru games, and from the finals - G2.. In fact - the finals were really "ridiculous" where seemed like noone defended but both players were attacking each-other all the time.. Dear's a freakin beast.. If he was the Commander at Aiur back when the Overmind attacked - the Overmind would've gone back to char with a bruised eye..

If he plays like he played last night - then I really doubt that anyone else could win Blizzcon
Another world, another place, another universe, won the race.. :) ;) :P
SorrowShine
Profile Joined October 2011
698 Posts
October 28 2013 08:24 GMT
#62
Final 16 for WCS wtih 8T, 6P and 2Z looks a little bit disbalanced
hookyelyak
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Egypt184 Posts
October 28 2013 08:58 GMT
#63
awesome play by dear....aiur is very proud of u ♥
life.parting.mkp.hero.rain.
antigravity
Profile Joined July 2013
29 Posts
October 28 2013 09:02 GMT
#64
Nice writeup - it was indeed a lot better finals than the score suggests.

Would have really liked to see Dear vs NaNiwa - as improbable as it now looks - PvP seems to give Dear the most challenging matches.


Can't wait for the Blizzcon and its all-Bo5 format!

liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
October 28 2013 09:27 GMT
#65
I'm watching the series between Dear and Maru, and I cant help but see similarities of 18 months ago when Parting and MKP were dueling off *happy sigh* such a great Game 1!
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-28 09:51:32
October 28 2013 09:51 GMT
#66
So wait wait wait !

Dear just accomplished what everyone thought Innovation would do in Season 1 ? (Back to back WCS KR + Global) Except the hype was like 1/1000th what it was for Innovation ?

That guy flies under the radar for sure !

Congratz Dear !
LiquipediaWanderer
klup
Profile Joined May 2013
France612 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-28 10:13:26
October 28 2013 10:11 GMT
#67
Perfect Play by Dear! He seems to be on fire recently. His serie against soulkey was so clean and perfect. Very cool to see a protoss win a tournament, I was worried god protosses have disapeared from the scene, here is the guy protoss were waiting for!

It will also shut down some QQ for some time which is great.

EDIT :

Final 16 for WCS wtih 8T, 6P and 2Z looks a little bit disbalanced


Never mind QQ is always there
j1nzo
Profile Joined February 2012
Germany367 Posts
October 28 2013 10:19 GMT
#68
clean sweep, didn't see this one comming
♞ rest in peace Madiba ♞
mechengineer123
Profile Joined March 2013
Ukraine711 Posts
October 28 2013 10:24 GMT
#69
On October 28 2013 17:24 SorrowShine wrote:
Final 16 for WCS wtih 8T, 6P and 2Z looks a little bit disbalanced

Every zotac monthly in HOTS has been won by zerg, "looks a little bit disbalanced".
See how easy that was?

On:
Gratz to Dear, a 2nd solid Protoss after Rain showed how it's done, but this guy is way more consistent so far.
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
October 28 2013 10:26 GMT
#70
Isn't OP just a bit disgraceful? He won GSL and the season finals, nothing else.

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
maru G5L pls
AmuseD
Profile Joined July 2011
Netherlands133 Posts
October 28 2013 10:28 GMT
#71
As far as I recall has every WCS season Grandfinals been a clean 4-0 for the winner?
Wcs season 1 : Innovation 4-0 sOs
Wcs season 2 : Bomber 4-0 Jaedong
Wcs season 3 : Dear 4-0 SK

I hope the Grand grand finals at blizzcon wont be like this.

Other then that. Happy for Dear. He played so solid.
Supah ToHLL
TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
October 28 2013 10:29 GMT
#72
On October 28 2013 18:51 Ragnarork wrote:
So wait wait wait !

Dear just accomplished what everyone thought Innovation would do in Season 1 ? (Back to back WCS KR + Global) Except the hype was like 1/1000th what it was for Innovation ?

That guy flies under the radar for sure !

Congratz Dear !

Dear didn't get hyped enough by Artosis
maartendq
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Belgium3115 Posts
October 28 2013 10:29 GMT
#73
I wonder whether Dear will be a consistently good player, or will end up like innovation, i.e. a player that's good for a few months but then gets figured out and has a hard time getting anywhere.

Either way, Blizzcon is looking promising with this level of play.
boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
October 28 2013 10:31 GMT
#74
On October 28 2013 16:27 gOst wrote:
And yet another name pops up basicly out of nowhere and wins a big tourney. SC2 is just too easy. At the highest level of competition, all that determines match outcomes is luck. There will never be periods of dominance in sc2 as flash or jaedong had in bw, because sc2 is just too easy and random.

User was warned for this post



It's quite funny that the guy got warned for basically having an opinion. Though Dear might not come out of nowhere, he did not have any sc2 success besides being part of innovation winning proleague.

I was also stating all the time that he's a fluke, but I guess the outcome of this tournament proved me wrong. But a warning for this is simply wrong.
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-28 10:33:19
October 28 2013 10:32 GMT
#75
On October 28 2013 19:26 neptunusfisk wrote:
Isn't OP just a bit disgraceful? He won GSL and the season finals, nothing else.

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


Because it was in 'murica ! Doh ! :D
LiquipediaWanderer
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
October 28 2013 10:37 GMT
#76
On October 28 2013 16:27 gOst wrote:
And yet another name pops up basicly out of nowhere and wins a big tourney.


Ok, so being the solid protoss for the Proleague champion team is nowhere, being a rising rookie even back in BW is only lucky and not following SC2 gives you a legit position to criticise it. Ok.
maru G5L pls
Mocking
Profile Joined April 2013
Brazil52 Posts
October 28 2013 10:53 GMT
#77
lol, every wcs season finals was an 4-0 :D
Scarlett Jaedong Life Revival Naniwa Dimaga MVP Hyun Snute TLO Vortix Grubby
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 28 2013 11:00 GMT
#78
On October 28 2013 19:31 boxerfred wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 28 2013 16:27 gOst wrote:
And yet another name pops up basicly out of nowhere and wins a big tourney. SC2 is just too easy. At the highest level of competition, all that determines match outcomes is luck. There will never be periods of dominance in sc2 as flash or jaedong had in bw, because sc2 is just too easy and random.

User was warned for this post



It's quite funny that the guy got warned for basically having an opinion. Though Dear might not come out of nowhere, he did not have any sc2 success besides being part of innovation winning proleague.

I was also stating all the time that he's a fluke, but I guess the outcome of this tournament proved me wrong. But a warning for this is simply wrong.


Actually I'm pretty sure there's a rule against bullshit on TL. Bashing the game and spewing out a pile of bullshit isn't something you should do on this web site.

OT: Dear is insane. He looked a little shaky in the group stages but once the bracket stage came along, he looked almost unstoppable. His series against Maru was incredible and he definitely showcased all of his strenghts in full this tournament. Very impressed.
AdministratorBreak the chains
elmerpogs
Profile Joined August 2011
Philippines441 Posts
October 28 2013 11:05 GMT
#79
Dear vs Innovation is another story. I hope the two x-teammates meet at a tourney finals.
SKT [img]http://i.imgur.com/1NuGXvx.png[/img] is still the best [img]http://i.imgur.com/MsxcOXX.png[/img]
elmerpogs
Profile Joined August 2011
Philippines441 Posts
October 28 2013 11:08 GMT
#80
Let's just face it, there is no long player dominance in SC2.Period.
SKT [img]http://i.imgur.com/1NuGXvx.png[/img] is still the best [img]http://i.imgur.com/MsxcOXX.png[/img]
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