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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
November 06 2014 14:07 GMT
#21
On November 06 2014 22:59 OtherWorld wrote:
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On November 06 2014 22:51 Meavis wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:11 OtherWorld wrote:
Two interviews, two progamers saying the Dreampool is bad. Heh. Also 12 hours of training a day, omg Oo I guess the KeSPA training regime is real
Nice interview though, thanks for these (:

ofcourse the jokepool is bad, it was never intended for competitive play but rather for ladder casuals.

Yeah but there were people arguing that the Dreampool wouldn't affect progamers because they would practice Custom Games anyway. Harstem and Solar invalidated that


The fact that two progamers disagree doesn't necessarily make it false. Remember when Rain said Terran was more overpowered than BL/Infestor?
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
November 06 2014 14:45 GMT
#22
On November 06 2014 23:07 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 06 2014 22:59 OtherWorld wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:51 Meavis wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:11 OtherWorld wrote:
Two interviews, two progamers saying the Dreampool is bad. Heh. Also 12 hours of training a day, omg Oo I guess the KeSPA training regime is real
Nice interview though, thanks for these (:

ofcourse the jokepool is bad, it was never intended for competitive play but rather for ladder casuals.

Yeah but there were people arguing that the Dreampool wouldn't affect progamers because they would practice Custom Games anyway. Harstem and Solar invalidated that


The fact that two progamers disagree doesn't necessarily make it false. Remember when Rain said Terran was more overpowered than BL/Infestor?

Hmm, I see this as something different. Harstem and Solar are talking about the way they practice, which is something that cannot be discussed since they do practice that way (it's a "solid", "real" fact). On the other hand, any talk about balance can be discussed because you never have facts when you're talking about it, you most often refer to what you feel while playing (like Rain) or to statistics/figures, which aren't facts. Although yes, two progamers aren't enough to make something a factual truth, but you understand the spirit.
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2216 Posts
November 06 2014 14:46 GMT
#23
Solar sounds like a proper Bro.
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FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
November 06 2014 14:54 GMT
#24
On November 06 2014 22:11 OtherWorld wrote:
Two interviews, two progamers saying the Dreampool is bad. Heh. Also 12 hours of training a day, omg Oo I guess the KeSPA training regime is real
Nice interview though, thanks for these (:


maybe 1 out of 100 would like the dream pool, because pros forced the tournaments into using the ladder maps so they can train really easily for tournaments. I wish it would be intentional to enforce a more diverse map pool. But then the two Korean tournaments would have to use their own map pool.
If they do and if the international WCS uses the Ladder maps, foreigners might even stand a chance at 2015 Blizzcon. Unless they have become to bad to do anything by then.
Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
November 06 2014 15:02 GMT
#25
I <3 Solar ^_^

and yeah the dreampool is fine for ladder but I wish they didn't enforce it for tournaments...
Meavis
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Netherlands1300 Posts
November 06 2014 15:12 GMT
#26
afaik, dreampool is not enforced in tournaments, it's just a shame that ladder is taking pretty much all 1v1 activity, including practice for pro's, and the dreampool is bad for that.
"Not you."
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
November 06 2014 15:21 GMT
#27
40-50 games 12hrs/day, holy moly
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
November 06 2014 16:31 GMT
#28
On November 07 2014 00:02 Silvana wrote:
I <3 Solar ^_^

and yeah the dreampool is fine for ladder but I wish they didn't enforce it for tournaments...

WCS is in its off season until 2015 so the tournaments don't need to have the ladder maps for their map pools.
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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
November 06 2014 16:44 GMT
#29
On November 07 2014 01:31 Boucot wrote:
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On November 07 2014 00:02 Silvana wrote:
I <3 Solar ^_^

and yeah the dreampool is fine for ladder but I wish they didn't enforce it for tournaments...

WCS is in its off season until 2015 so the tournaments don't need to have the ladder maps for their map pools.


Oh well, now then it turned into an interesting thing, because tournament organizers can pick whatever maps they like... again not cool for the pros but fun for us viewers ^^ yay chaos everywhere! it honestly gets boring to have the same 7 maps in every tournament
eurTsItniH
Profile Joined January 2012
887 Posts
November 06 2014 17:36 GMT
#30
Solar is awesome. Thanks for the interview!
-ReD-
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada167 Posts
November 06 2014 17:44 GMT
#31
solar is hands down my favorite player.
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
November 06 2014 17:55 GMT
#32
You gotta do what you gotta do to achieve excellence.

great interview olii!
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
November 06 2014 19:17 GMT
#33
Not surprised he won. Solar seems like he's been working incredibly hard this year. He's in nearly every qualifier and tournament I view.

imo Solar is battling Life for the #2 Zerg of the year.
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CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
November 06 2014 19:33 GMT
#34
On November 06 2014 23:07 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 06 2014 22:59 OtherWorld wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:51 Meavis wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:11 OtherWorld wrote:
Two interviews, two progamers saying the Dreampool is bad. Heh. Also 12 hours of training a day, omg Oo I guess the KeSPA training regime is real
Nice interview though, thanks for these (:

ofcourse the jokepool is bad, it was never intended for competitive play but rather for ladder casuals.

Yeah but there were people arguing that the Dreampool wouldn't affect progamers because they would practice Custom Games anyway. Harstem and Solar invalidated that


The fact that two progamers disagree doesn't necessarily make it false. Remember when Rain said Terran was more overpowered than BL/Infestor?


And Rain was eventually proven right! He is the Jeremiah of our time.
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imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
November 06 2014 19:43 GMT
#35
On November 06 2014 23:07 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 06 2014 22:59 OtherWorld wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:51 Meavis wrote:
On November 06 2014 22:11 OtherWorld wrote:
Two interviews, two progamers saying the Dreampool is bad. Heh. Also 12 hours of training a day, omg Oo I guess the KeSPA training regime is real
Nice interview though, thanks for these (:

ofcourse the jokepool is bad, it was never intended for competitive play but rather for ladder casuals.

Yeah but there were people arguing that the Dreampool wouldn't affect progamers because they would practice Custom Games anyway. Harstem and Solar invalidated that


The fact that two progamers disagree doesn't necessarily make it false. Remember when Rain said Terran was more overpowered than BL/Infestor?


the fact that a lot of pro use ladder as their main tool of practice is enough to say that dreampool is awful...
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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-06 21:11:39
November 06 2014 21:10 GMT
#36
On November 07 2014 04:17 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Not surprised he won. Solar seems like he's been working incredibly hard this year. He's in nearly every qualifier and tournament I view.

imo Solar is battling Life for the #2 Zerg of the year.


As far as overall play goes, he's impressed me a lot more this year. Solar is already the second best zerg behind soO atm, in my opinion. He even beat him at Dreamhack, and now beat Parting at MSI. Also did really well in GSL throughout the year. I'd say he's been much more impressive than Life.
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WellCrap
Profile Joined July 2012
Sweden122 Posts
November 06 2014 21:31 GMT
#37
Thank you for the lovely interview.
The last question was a lot of fun!
G9x-MiCo
sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5523 Posts
November 06 2014 22:07 GMT
#38
Solar is awesome!
Like Tinkerbelle, I leave behind a sparkly residue.
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-07 06:03:08
November 07 2014 06:02 GMT
#39
I love Solar :D
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