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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18774 Posts
April 16 2014 18:03 GMT
#41
On April 17 2014 02:59 ssxsilver wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2014 02:56 sharkie wrote:
On April 17 2014 02:54 ssxsilver wrote:
Maybe they should just send Flash to a bunch of foreign tournaments to "boost" his confidence. Granted I wouldn't bet on him winning a GSL anytime soon, but his inability to even sniff Code A has to be mental, no?


They used to do that. Flash bopped in all of them.
It's not mental, Flash is just not a reactive player as he was in BW

But then that doesn't really explain his proleague performance. If anything, the argument is that PL bo1's are more favorable towards cheese/trick plays.


Well most losses in PL to Flash have been cheese/trick plays.
But Flash just really prepares very well for PL
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 16 2014 18:10 GMT
#42
Woo RagnaroK! ZvZ god!
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Amazonic
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden239 Posts
April 16 2014 18:11 GMT
#43
So depressing that there's not more terrans. ZvT best matchup by far, so sad flaSh ain't doing better :c
"Amazing how something so simple as a fat person and gravity can be so amusing. Classic!"
Thieving Magpie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
April 16 2014 18:14 GMT
#44
On April 17 2014 02:10 Lonyo wrote:
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On April 17 2014 01:44 SatedSC2 wrote:
I'm glad that FlaSh got knocked out. Elephant in the Room: Never forgive, never forget =P

He got knocked out by two Kespa players...


esf vs kespa was not what the article was talking about...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think he was talking about the assumption that the better you are at BW then the better you would be at SC2 => Which was what the article was talking about.

With the assumption:

MVP => "okay" BW Player/Best SC2 Player

And then concluding that:

BW Players who were better than MVP will dominate like/more than MVP. That didn't happen.

What we have is some Kespa players are better than others but the quality of their skills in BW did not transpose to their quality of skills in SC2.

As an example, Flash/JD/Bisu no longer being the top of their races. None of them can even get through Code A it seems.

Are they good players? Yes, they are amazing players. But Flash is no longer God and its no longer ZvDong. The actual true conclusion of "its depends on player to player, some will be really good when the transition happens while some won't be as good" is not as exciting a conclusion but is more the truth than the actual hypothesis of the argument.


He shouldn't have brought up the elephant though, it never leads to anything productive. + Show Spoiler +
This post, for example.

Hark, what baseball through yonder window breaks?
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-16 18:19:43
April 16 2014 18:18 GMT
#45
there are like no terrans LUL :p

edit: flash losing to shine just adds insult to injury, the way artosis described shine's play. which was indeed weird as hell
maru lover forever
phil.ipp
Profile Joined May 2010
Austria1067 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-16 18:37:02
April 16 2014 18:36 GMT
#46
wrong thread :/
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
April 16 2014 18:39 GMT
#47
Well damn it I left when flash was 1-0 against shine, what happened TT
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kisoso
Profile Joined November 2010
Bulgaria105 Posts
April 16 2014 18:48 GMT
#48
It seems like all but few top tier Terran players moved to EU/AM. When will we have more new Terran rising in KR? T_T
Yakikorosu
Profile Joined March 2013
1203 Posts
April 16 2014 19:20 GMT
#49
As I posted when the Code A groups were announced, people underestimate RagnaroK at their own risk...

And as of now, Zerg is the predominant race in Code S (11 vs 10 Protoss).

Did anyone else watching Flash do a fast 3-CC build against Shine get immediate flashbacks to INnoVation vs. Maru from the last OSL? What is it with these macro KeSPA terrans?!
McRatyn
Profile Joined January 2013
Poland901 Posts
April 16 2014 19:29 GMT
#50
Wonder if Flash ever seriously considered how his style of play in BW translates to 2's races. Read in some interview he was thihking about Protoss, maybe not thnking hard enough? It's not even that P is doing well as of late (which would certainly help) just that maybe he'd be more comfortable to play with it and have some success both inside and outside of PL.
FuRRie
Profile Joined February 2009
Belgium815 Posts
April 16 2014 19:29 GMT
#51
Flash plays sc2 too much like SCBW

Yeah you could 3CC in scbw due to metagame, you can't here flash, learn it :p
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
April 16 2014 19:41 GMT
#52
On April 17 2014 04:29 McRatyn wrote:
Wonder if Flash ever seriously considered how his style of play in BW translates to 2's races. Read in some interview he was thihking about Protoss, maybe not thnking hard enough? It's not even that P is doing well as of late (which would certainly help) just that maybe he'd be more comfortable to play with it and have some success both inside and outside of PL.

He seriously considered switching to zerg when he first transitioned. At this point a race swap is really unlikely. He's still super good, and just on the brink of being elite. I don't think he needs such a drastic change to make it to the top
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Grampz
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2147 Posts
April 16 2014 19:49 GMT
#53
MAN has SC2 come full circle. Remember back when GSL first started? Zergs and terrans. Then terran domination. Now terrans are just non existant
GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-16 19:52:23
April 16 2014 19:52 GMT
#54
Blizzard needs to balance Terran around Flash.

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Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
April 16 2014 19:55 GMT
#55
On April 17 2014 04:41 Yorkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2014 04:29 McRatyn wrote:
Wonder if Flash ever seriously considered how his style of play in BW translates to 2's races. Read in some interview he was thihking about Protoss, maybe not thnking hard enough? It's not even that P is doing well as of late (which would certainly help) just that maybe he'd be more comfortable to play with it and have some success both inside and outside of PL.

He seriously considered switching to zerg when he first transitioned. At this point a race swap is really unlikely. He's still super good, and just on the brink of being elite. I don't think he needs such a drastic change to make it to the top


Yeah it's funny because getting to Code A still means you're really good. You just need to go that extra mile to get to code S, I guess.
maru lover forever
zEEzz
Profile Joined October 2012
93 Posts
April 16 2014 20:10 GMT
#56
he is still doing pretty well in proleague where he beat maru and other top tier
Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3884 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-16 20:14:56
April 16 2014 20:11 GMT
#57
On April 17 2014 03:14 Thieving Magpie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2014 02:10 Lonyo wrote:
On April 17 2014 01:44 SatedSC2 wrote:
I'm glad that FlaSh got knocked out. Elephant in the Room: Never forgive, never forget =P

He got knocked out by two Kespa players...


esf vs kespa was not what the article was talking about...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think he was talking about the assumption that the better you are at BW then the better you would be at SC2 => Which was what the article was talking about.

With the assumption:

MVP => "okay" BW Player/Best SC2 Player

And then concluding that:

BW Players who were better than MVP will dominate like/more than MVP. That didn't happen.

What we have is some Kespa players are better than others but the quality of their skills in BW did not transpose to their quality of skills in SC2.

As an example, Flash/JD/Bisu no longer being the top of their races. None of them can even get through Code A it seems.

Are they good players? Yes, they are amazing players. But Flash is no longer God and its no longer ZvDong. The actual true conclusion of "its depends on player to player, some will be really good when the transition happens while some won't be as good" is not as exciting a conclusion but is more the truth than the actual hypothesis of the argument.


He shouldn't have brought up the elephant though, it never leads to anything productive. + Show Spoiler +
This post, for example.



[image loading]

Also, Shine had the longest win streak in BW IIRC. Or second longest.
And Hydra the MSL champ. In the MSL where Flash lost to Ssak.
HOLY CHECK!
rysecake
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2632 Posts
April 16 2014 20:12 GMT
#58
On April 17 2014 01:44 SatedSC2 wrote:
I'm glad that FlaSh got knocked out. Elephant in the Room: Never forgive, never forget =P


who cares. he's still the greatest player in the most difficult competitive game of all time.
The Notorious Winkles
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
April 16 2014 20:17 GMT
#59
While Flash is nowhere near the level he was at in BW, it is still an absolute shame that he was cheesed out of GSL again. He belongs in Code S
Get off my lawn, young punks
starslayer
Profile Joined August 2011
United States696 Posts
April 16 2014 20:20 GMT
#60
On April 17 2014 02:51 mvdunecats wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2014 01:38 Canucklehead wrote:
It's really sad to see the michael jordan of sc fail over and over.

So BW is basketball, and SC2 is baseball?

lmao good one will be sad if he goes back to bw to me but wouldnt be surprised he did if he didnt make code a next season
i came here to kickass and chew bubblegum and i'm all out of bubble gum
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