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IEM Katowice 2015 - Pole Positions - Page 2

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hborrgg
Profile Joined February 2015
United States888 Posts
March 12 2015 05:02 GMT
#21
On March 12 2015 12:25 lichter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 12 2015 12:12 Yorkie wrote:
Awesome preview. Bit heavy handed with the evolutionary biology in Life's blurb for my taste but it's all good. So unbelievably hyped for this weekend


zealously tryhard mode

Did zealously write Maru's too?
feanaro
Profile Joined March 2014
United States123 Posts
March 12 2015 05:03 GMT
#22
It says Bbyong never made the playoffs of a premier tournament - but didn't he get a top 8 at the Hot6ix Cup, dropping out to Skyhigh?
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2015 05:34 GMT
#23
On March 12 2015 13:53 Deathstar wrote:
rofl

natural selection says Life is on the ropes. His play is weak. He's a done man for IEM AND GSL. Better players will gladly eat him

Hilarious
WriterRecently Necro'd (?)
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
March 12 2015 06:30 GMT
#24
Its really interesting how so many of these players are either declining or in a very uncertain state formwise. Right now it's hard to say which players are on top of the world. herO, Life or Maru have a chance to cement themselves there for a while, but more likely is that diverging results at the top level will result in an even more difficult to read situation.
Thrillz
Profile Joined May 2012
4313 Posts
March 12 2015 06:33 GMT
#25
I don't know where Fantasy went wrong. His early transition looked promising and it looked like the game suit him well. He qualified for the individual leagues and even though he didn't get far had flashes of brilliance. I even remember when he was doing well in proleague and was called upon for a few ace matches. Then all of a sudden he disappeared and never made an appearance for SKT in proleague and here he is now...
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2719 Posts
March 12 2015 06:52 GMT
#26
Amazing preview. Life to take it all!
very illegal and very uncool
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
March 12 2015 06:55 GMT
#27
The Cure article was brilliant. I had no idea that he did that. Wow. I am compelled to go and track down those games!

The Maru and INno articles I can't agree with. Re: Maru, I don't think that he's vengeful, and I definitely don't think he's not a Champion - he's on the verge of being a two time GSL champion, and he was literally one laggy game away from defeating Life at IEM Taipei. But it's a fresh perspective, so I'll give it that!

The click-baity anti-hype in INnoVation's article is too melodramatic for my tastes. The dude has won two of the biggest premier events in Korea and was a finalist in a third (one game away from taking the title), and he's being compared to Marine King? Sorry, we have a pretty good idea of where INno ranks in the hierarchy of things, and it's right at the god damn top.

On March 12 2015 12:54 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:I like a lot of players here, but nobody do I hold deep investment in.


Flash, Life, Taeja, INnoVation, Maru, Rain, Zest, herO

How... do you... not hold... a deep investment... in any of them?

In ANY of them?

I don't know how you watch StarCraft, but I am sure, sir, that you do it wrongly.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
rice_devOurer
Profile Joined July 2012
United States773 Posts
March 12 2015 07:14 GMT
#28
On March 12 2015 15:55 pure.Wasted wrote:
The Cure article was brilliant. I had no idea that he did that. Wow. I am compelled to go and track down those games!

The Maru and INno articles I can't agree with. Re: Maru, I don't think that he's vengeful, and I definitely don't think he's not a Champion - he's on the verge of being a two time GSL champion, and he was literally one laggy game away from defeating Life at IEM Taipei. But it's a fresh perspective, so I'll give it that!

The click-baity anti-hype in INnoVation's article is too melodramatic for my tastes. The dude has won two of the biggest premier events in Korea and was a finalist in a third (one game away from taking the title), and he's being compared to Marine King? Sorry, we have a pretty good idea of where INno ranks in the hierarchy of things, and it's right at the god damn top.

Show nested quote +
On March 12 2015 12:54 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:I like a lot of players here, but nobody do I hold deep investment in.


Flash, Life, Taeja, INnoVation, Maru, Rain, Zest, herO

How... do you... not hold... a deep investment... in any of them?

In ANY of them?

I don't know how you watch StarCraft, but I am sure, sir, that you do it wrongly.

maybe he meant that the differences in the deep investments are negligible lol
IN SOVIET RUSSIA ノ┬─┬ノ ︵ ( \o°o)\ Table Flips you
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
March 12 2015 07:21 GMT
#29
On March 12 2015 15:55 pure.Wasted wrote:

Show nested quote +
On March 12 2015 12:54 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:I like a lot of players here, but nobody do I hold deep investment in.


Flash, Life, Taeja, INnoVation, Maru, Rain, Zest, herO

How... do you... not hold... a deep investment... in any of them?

In ANY of them?

I don't know how you watch StarCraft, but I am sure, sir, that you do it wrongly.


Don't get me wrong, I'm hyped. The games are going to be spectacular. There's just nobody here that fills me with strong emotion as to whether they win or lose.

Closest out of this bunch are Fantasy, Life, Taeja, Maru and Dark.

Life's won more than enough shit. If he wins, cool. Contribute to the developing bonjwa storyline and save Zerg again. If not, whatev, there's plenty of other stuff to see him in.

Fantasy and Dark are fun players that could use a premiere title. That's about it.

Taeja is basically Life to a lesser extent. Already enjoys a glorious career and though I like him, I don't like him THAT much. Though, a win from him would be fun to stir the everlasting controversy of Taeja's position among the greats.

Maru is just flat overdue for another big win. Didn't win anything in 2014 despite the great adversity he faced in Korea.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
dyDrawer
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada438 Posts
March 12 2015 07:24 GMT
#30
I am rooting for Rain, but alas, I fear his run could end very early here.
Dear, Rain, PartinG, Trap - "Glory to the Firstborn"
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24591 Posts
March 12 2015 07:40 GMT
#31
I came here for the disgusting liquid bias
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18509 Posts
March 12 2015 07:51 GMT
#32
Awesome writeups! Also thanks for not forgetting hydra's half blindness
Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
March 12 2015 08:03 GMT
#33
This was an amazing article! Thanks for this. This tournament is so crazily stacked, my favorites are Maru and herO by far but many others are great players that I would also cheer for! The best example of this is Cure, such a great player and such an iron will.

Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
TriZ
Profile Joined September 2012
Belgium379 Posts
March 12 2015 08:07 GMT
#34
I haven't finished it all but great stuff to read. Thanks for the article.
I'm so sad I have to work today. I wanted to watch Dark vs Taeja.
Not missing Innovation vs Life rematch though, that's gonna be great. For once I'd like the Machine to pull through!
hitthat
Profile Joined January 2010
Poland2267 Posts
March 12 2015 08:10 GMT
#35
If Flash was
[image loading]
for Terrans in so called "Flash era", than Fantasy was
[image loading]

Sorry Fanta, my job stops me to cheering you in person today. Wish you all the best.
Shameless BroodWar separatistic, elitist, fanaticaly devoted puritan fanboy.
karl1ok
Profile Joined December 2014
Norway85 Posts
March 12 2015 08:52 GMT
#36
I want to watch SO bad, but Im going to a friends wedding outside my own country this weekend I have faith on herO, but we will see how it pans out
sOs | soO | Snute | MC, farewell sweet prince | Solar | Patience | ForGG | Stardust
ramon
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany4842 Posts
March 12 2015 10:36 GMT
#37
actually found the hydra title a bit upsetting, but turned out fine in the end
bisu
re-nato
Profile Joined November 2014
Slovenia4 Posts
March 12 2015 10:39 GMT
#38
i think i watched most if not all tournaments in last few years and i like this lineup the most...by far. Maybe i would add Jaedong and Parting but lets not be greedy. I want to watch each and every game of this tournament.

Btw, my heart says FanTasY but my mind says herO.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55555 Posts
March 12 2015 10:42 GMT
#39
Whoever wrote the Flash part could have at least mentioned that it looks like he's (getting) out of his slump now.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24591 Posts
March 12 2015 10:43 GMT
#40
On March 12 2015 19:42 Elentos wrote:
Whoever wrote the Flash part could have at least mentioned that it looks like he's (getting) out of his slump now.


*Looks at post, looks down at flare, looks back at post. Closes window*
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