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OldLadyStarCraft
United States66 Posts
That he also lost to Bomber (strange to see that Red Bull in front) increases the questions to include "Did he just have an off night due to ____? Has he not been practicing as much or for particular opponents? Is he frustrated with "the" game and/or "his" game? Are the contenders just able to come up with the right strategy at the right time to beat him?" So many people want to see JD rise to the very top and win those tournaments that it is easy to lose hope with each defeat. | ||
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OldLadyStarCraft
United States66 Posts
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shid0x
Korea (South)5014 Posts
Nice showing by arthur. | ||
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aZealot
New Zealand5447 Posts
It's great that the game can still throw up unexpected and wacky shit like that. Well played to Has and especially Arthur, but I am glad that Bomber made it through. | ||
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ggofthejungle
Romania392 Posts
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SlammerIV
United States526 Posts
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justnny
United States171 Posts
I don't mind cheese, personally, because it gives us variation in the landscape of games. I have been underwhelmed by TvZ because of the day in, day out Terran train. Back in WoL before the queen buff, TvZ was all over the place and it was entertaining as hell. Cheesing throws everything on its head. What I do find disappointing about cheese is that it allows arguably lesser players to advance in the Bo1 or Bo3 format (see Kyrix in GSL Open Season 2 or BitByBit's legacy). Having said that, MVP (see MVP's career) and Maru (see Maru v Innovation) have both demonstrated the power of cheese as a strategy to exposed weaknesses of specific players. In that context, JD's loss is no different. It has been said that the Protoss of SC1 also had a wide variety of builds that defined it as a race. In that, SC2 is no different. There does appear to be something lost in translation, however, when success for the defending player relies so much on proper scouting and perfect reaction and not so much on the execution of the cheesing player. It would be awesome if there were more opportunities to outplay or react to the opponent, even from a deficit, but alas, it is what it is. | ||
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Intricate
Canada127 Posts
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kaykoose
United States2302 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
This is the highlight of the entire r/Starcraft balance whine due to the fall of JD. It is ironic and honest at the same time. | ||
Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
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aZealot
New Zealand5447 Posts
Edit/ That Wine and Cheese party image from Plansix is hilarious! | ||
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Butterednuts
United States859 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Ragnarork
France9034 Posts
On February 28 2014 04:18 Plansix wrote: http://i.imgur.com/YPetmjs.jpg?1 This is the highlight of the entire r/Starcraft balance whine due to the fall of JD. It is ironic and honest at the same time. THANK YOU NOW I'M HUNGRY. I HOPE YOU'RE SATISFIED. The pic is completely on point. | ||
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SC2Toastie
Netherlands5725 Posts
On February 28 2014 05:25 Plansix wrote: The power of Axiom YouTube video where Crank and Alicia apologize for playing Protoss is pretty awesome too. The ending is really funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iAPd4erRKw&feature=youtu.be Hahahhahahahahahahha xD!! <3 Axiom! | ||
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Mistakes
United States1102 Posts
Interesting results, cool matches. | ||
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Squat
Sweden7978 Posts
On February 28 2014 04:20 Zealously wrote: I find it hard to believe that most people would take even one millisecond to bash JD if he had a number of abusive strategies and used only them to advance. People like to claim that these arguments are about game design and whatnot, but it's (usually) really only an outlet for whining because the 'wrong' player won. If JD was a super cheesy protoss he would probably get quite a bit of hate. His BW accomplishments would likely give him some leeway compared to newer players, but that is only appropriate. Believe it or not, some people just don't like what the game is like right now. | ||
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Godwrath
Spain10121 Posts
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tili
United States1332 Posts
On February 28 2014 04:20 Zealously wrote: I find it hard to believe that most people would take even one millisecond to bash JD if he had a number of abusive strategies and used only them to advance. People like to claim that these arguments are about game design and whatnot, but it's (usually) really only an outlet for whining because the 'wrong' player won. 1. I disagree. People were pretty unhappy with HerO's super cheesy series at cologne. 2. You might concede that if Has had won in a longer game, there would be much, much less bashing.... On February 28 2014 06:28 Squat wrote: If JD was a super cheesy protoss he would probably get quite a bit of hate. His BW accomplishments would likely give him some leeway compared to newer players, but that is only appropriate. Believe it or not, some people just don't like what the game is like right now. agreed. edit: saying "if Has had" in a sentence is just awesome. | ||
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