EPTOn November 07 2013 02:55 eurTsItniH wrote:
Very well written, however:
Wasn't it Stardust who broke that win streak?
Very well written, however:
Wasn't it Stardust who broke that win streak?
StarDust broke another streak :D
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40190 Posts
StarDust broke another streak :D | ||
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eurTsItniH
887 Posts
Oh lol I did not know, thanks for clarifying. | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
On November 07 2013 02:14 highsis wrote: Dear was defeated in IEM by Hydra 2-0, just saying even if he wasn't putting his best effort. Coach Park! On November 07 2013 02:57 eurTsItniH wrote: Oh lol I did not know, thanks for clarifying. Note that it's always protoss players breaking these streaks. (all-ins yay) | ||
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caznitch
Canada645 Posts
Too bad he's going to get smoked by Taeja! | ||
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40190 Posts
On November 07 2013 02:58 Grumbels wrote: Coach Park! Note that it's always protoss players breaking these streaks. (all-ins yay) Hey, we are talking SC1 Protoss here. Hehehe | ||
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movac
Canada494 Posts
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awesomoecalypse
United States2235 Posts
Nice article, btw, though I think it sort of glossed over how fun Dear is to watch these days. He plays an extremely exciting and spectator friendly style of Protoss--not as defensive as Rain or as aggressive as MC, but just doing all the little things right, multitasking like crazy, and never losing his composure even in the most high pressure situations | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
On November 07 2013 03:00 lolfail9001 wrote: Hey, we are talking SC1 Protoss here. Hehehe Ask Artosis about DT drops. | ||
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fezvez
France3021 Posts
On November 07 2013 03:01 awesomoecalypse wrote: If Dear wins Blizzcon, he's going to have a strong argument to being the world's best player at the moment, and the best Protoss in SC2 history. The word "bonjwa" gets overused, but Dear is one of the only guys who we could legitimately put in that conversation if he does win Blizzcon. Nice article, btw, though I think it sort of glossed over how fun Dear is to watch these days. He plays an extremely exciting and spectator friendly style of Protoss--not as defensive as Rain or as aggressive as MC, but just doing all the little things right, multitasking like crazy, and never losing his composure even in the most high pressure situations Well, unfortunately, no. Dear may be very strong at the moment, and even more if he wins Blizzcon, but "best Protoss SC2 in history"? You need much much more than a few months of success than that. Right now, he is more akin to "Summer of Taeja" than "King of Wings" | ||
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awesomoecalypse
United States2235 Posts
On November 07 2013 03:05 fezvez wrote: Well, unfortunately, no. Dear may be very strong at the moment, and even more if he wins Blizzcon, but "best Protoss SC2 in history"? You need much much more than a few months of success than that. Right now, he is more akin to "Summer of Taeja" than "King of Wings" Which is more impressive, consistently being very good for a long time, or a streak of absolute unparalleled dominance? MC is the only Protoss to have the former (PartinG and Her0 both came fairly close), but NO Protoss has looked as unbeatable and utterly dominant as Dear currently does. Winning the 3 biggest tournaments on the scene all in a row like this would be completely unprecedented for any Protoss to achieve. | ||
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Ramiz1989
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slowbacontron
United States7722 Posts
On November 07 2013 03:08 awesomoecalypse wrote: Which is more impressive, consistently being very good for a long time, or a streak of absolute unparalleled dominance? MC is the only Protoss to have the former (PartinG and Her0 both came fairly close), but NO Protoss has looked as unbeatable and utterly dominant as Dear currently does. Winning the 3 biggest tournaments on the scene all in a row like this would be completely unprecedented for any Protoss to achieve. In the SC2 scene, I'd say consistently being very good for a long time is more impressive  As for dominance, I think Rain came close, though maybe not quite at Dear's level | ||
Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 07 2013 03:00 movac wrote: Another nice article. Since we've only got today and tomorrow left before BlizzCon, you'll need to put them all out before the end of tomorrow. Ezpz | ||
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Elroi
Sweden5617 Posts
Fighting! | ||
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Prog455
Denmark970 Posts
On November 07 2013 03:08 awesomoecalypse wrote: Which is more impressive, consistently being very good for a long time, or a streak of absolute unparalleled dominance? MC is the only Protoss to have the former (PartinG and Her0 both came fairly close), but NO Protoss has looked as unbeatable and utterly dominant as Dear currently does. Winning the 3 biggest tournaments on the scene all in a row like this would be completely unprecedented for any Protoss to achieve. The fact that no Protoss has done this before probably says more about Protoss as a race than anything else. No doubt that Dear is on an impressive streak, but complete and utter dominance within a month does not make one a bonjwa. It would appear that in SC2 it is a far greater achievement to stay relevant for a long time, than it is to dominate for a short while. | ||
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NeThZOR
South Africa7387 Posts
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awesomoecalypse
United States2235 Posts
The fact that no Protoss has done this before probably says more about Protoss as a race than anything else. Thats precisely my point. Dear is doing stuff that people thought was basically impossible for a Protoss in SC2. | ||
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Artime
United States6 Posts
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Steins;Gate
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On November 07 2013 03:05 fezvez wrote: Well, unfortunately, no. Dear may be very strong at the moment, and even more if he wins Blizzcon, but "best Protoss SC2 in history"? You need much much more than a few months of success than that. Right now, he is more akin to "Summer of Taeja" than "King of Wings" Autumn of Dear? Now all we need is someone to only play well during the spring season lol | ||
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NightOfTheDead
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