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Disarmed
Austria721 Posts
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PinoKotsBeer
Netherlands1385 Posts
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gneGne
Netherlands697 Posts
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Anacreor
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Makro
France16890 Posts
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Mojito99
Germany154 Posts
On July 20 2014 21:50 Makro wrote: can someone tell me how taeja manages to be so consistent over the years ? the only player that reminds me of such a consistency is MC he is a very smart player and does two things which most Terran players do not a) he varies his openings in almost every series. b) he is confident in his lategame and never overcommits in the midgame. | ||
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gneGne
Netherlands697 Posts
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Dingodile
4139 Posts
On July 20 2014 21:10 Disarmed wrote: teaja is so awesome, i can't stand the thought of him quitting sc2 by the end of the year afaik this year will be his 3rd try to retire at end of the year. Maybe he only "cares" to retire at end of the year. | ||
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phil.ipp
Austria1067 Posts
if i would have pain when playing AND i dont win money at all -> retire if i have pain when playing AND i win thousands of dollars with it -> go take some painkillers | ||
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Thax
Belgium1060 Posts
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Mojito99
Germany154 Posts
On July 20 2014 22:09 gneGne wrote: I think there are way more Terran players that do just that Mojito99. TaeJa just does it ALL. In particular I would admire his crisis management which is just stellar... What is his weakness? I sincerely can't think of anything. He doesn't do 11/11 maybe...? He barely won against Solar though, which shows just how good that kid Solar is as well. I really only know of 1 other Terran confident in his lategame vs Protoss. That is Happy and he is not exactly winning tournaments. Crisis management is of course another factor but its hard to make that a distinguishing factor. Another terran with absolutely stellar control is Innovation, who, despite his shortcomings, is often referred to as the mechanically most skilled player in korea. One thing he does not do, is vary his openings. Same goes for Polt, although he does mix it up from time to time. Terrans overall are just very predictable compared to their zerg and protoss opponents. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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sabas123
Netherlands3122 Posts
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gneGne
Netherlands697 Posts
On July 20 2014 22:21 Mojito99 wrote: I really only know of 1 other Terran confident in his lategame vs Protoss. That is Happy and he is not exactly winning tournaments. Crisis management is of course another factor but its hard to make that a distinguishing factor. Another terran with absolutely stellar control is Innovation, who, despite his shortcomings, is often referred to as the mechanically most skilled player in korea. One thing he does not do, is vary his openings. Same goes for Polt, although he does mix it up from time to time. Terrans overall are just very predictable compared to their zerg and protoss opponents. Yes, but... Bomber, Maru (maybe too much 11/11 though lately lol), Bbyong, TY, Gumiho, ForGG... even MKP and FlaSh beg to differ concerning variating their openings.. I would argue Polt and Innovation are more the exception than the rule here... These two are also known for having the best late-game Terran though. | ||
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ETisME
12704 Posts
He can play extremely cautiously and strategic and then the next time dives into a fast paced aggression rally with strong timings. he is also one of the few players that still gets a viking to clear overlords and deny scouts with marines patrolling in base. was a pleasure to watch him playing it live. also the chinese casters were pretty good | ||
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Tanzklaue
Germany1420 Posts
it's actually kinda funny, because people once said about taeja that if he had the smarts of Mvp he would be the greatest. now look at him. | ||
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Salient
United States876 Posts
On July 20 2014 22:18 phil.ipp wrote: why should he retire? if i would have pain when playing AND i dont win money at all -> retire if i have pain when playing AND i win thousands of dollars with it -> go take some painkillers Because it's a bad idea to cripple yourself at age 20. | ||
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Dingodile
4139 Posts
On July 20 2014 22:18 phil.ipp wrote: why should he retire? if i would have pain when playing AND i dont win money at all -> retire if i have pain when playing AND i win thousands of dollars with it -> go take some painkillers And what if the game makes no fun to play? Look on "Pro Opinions", someone said that wm buff killed most fun protoss strat "zealot/templar" and force more the most boring protoss strat with many collossi. You should notice that Blizzard like to kill interesting strategies and force more in most boring strat by all 3 races, preferably that all 3 races only use one strat until lategame. | ||
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Mojito99
Germany154 Posts
On July 20 2014 23:14 Dingodile wrote: And what if the game makes no fun to play? Look on "Pro Opinions", someone said that wm buff killed most fun protoss strat "zealot/templar" and force more the most boring protoss strat with many collossi. You should notice that Blizzard like to kill interesting strategies and force more in most boring strat by all 3 races, preferably that all 3 races only use one strat until lategame. asking for both perfect balance and diversity does not work in an RTS | ||
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Disarmed
Austria721 Posts
On July 20 2014 22:18 phil.ipp wrote: why should he retire? if i would have pain when playing AND i dont win money at all -> retire if i have pain when playing AND i win thousands of dollars with it -> go take some painkillers he said in an IEM interview that he is gonna do his military service at the end of the year | ||
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