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WCS Grand Finals Post-Game Thread - Page 4

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Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
November 08 2015 13:20 GMT
#61
i enjoyed the final, truly two very clutch player, that was quite amazing

that last game was perfect to describe these two, extremely tense

GG to both
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
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Powerpill
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States1693 Posts
November 08 2015 13:28 GMT
#62
Damnit home page spoiler >< Forgot to use my small vod thread bookmark. Oh well, will watch anyway.
The pretty things are going to hell, they wore it out but they wore it well
munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
November 08 2015 13:35 GMT
#63
On November 08 2015 21:49 Inflicted wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 08 2015 18:20 digmouse wrote:
Retrospectively, if sOs did not replace Zest at MSI he won't be at BlizzCon in the first place so he probably have to buy Zest a good meal lol.


Drew INno in Ro16 as well.
INno wouldve won MSI or Zest gets more points and he could've gone far with the right bracket

Hmm, might've been INno vs Lilbow in Ro16 if he had won MSI

sOs would've probably pushed harder for a win at Dreamhack in that case then
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55561 Posts
November 08 2015 13:37 GMT
#64
On November 08 2015 22:35 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 08 2015 21:49 Inflicted wrote:
On November 08 2015 18:20 digmouse wrote:
Retrospectively, if sOs did not replace Zest at MSI he won't be at BlizzCon in the first place so he probably have to buy Zest a good meal lol.


Drew INno in Ro16 as well.
INno wouldve won MSI or Zest gets more points and he could've gone far with the right bracket

Hmm, might've been INno vs Lilbow in Ro16 if he had won MSI

sOs would've probably pushed harder for a win at Dreamhack in that case then

I mean, he probably pushed as hard as he could to win anyway (he just has a hard time with Solar sometimes). By the way, in that case he would have most likely faced Maru in the Ro16.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
baabaa
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
Canada29 Posts
November 08 2015 13:46 GMT
#65
Life lost to blink stalker sentry, not to SOS. in fact I've never actually seen a high level PvZ where blink stalker sentry was done against zerg and it didn't win. I'm not saying anything is imba. but I have never actually seen that strategy lose a single game against anything zerg does. My own observation.

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dazed25
Profile Joined August 2014
3566 Posts
November 08 2015 14:24 GMT
#66
let's be real with the fact that PvZ is an imbalanced matchup since the SH change. however i don't want to take away anything from sOs's deserved win. both these players are capable of transcending their race and it showed in this series.

life is GOAT.

Zest, Rain, Life, Stats, Flash, PartinG, herO
The_Masked_Shrimp
Profile Joined February 2012
425 Posts
November 08 2015 14:29 GMT
#67
The other players should be glad that all the tournaments don't all offer 100k $ to the first place, otherwise sOs wouldl et us little chance to get any trophies.

It was one of the best finals ever (that didn't include a terran).
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
November 08 2015 14:50 GMT
#68
1. Balls of steel
2. Incredible decision making under pressure
3. One of the best micros in the world
4. Creativity, constant innovation, finding ways others don't see
5. Excellent game read based on incomplete information
6. Great unit knowledge, ability to always build the correct army composition
7. Mindgames, forcing the opponent into disadvantageous situations
8. Unique ability to win lost games
9. Bringing to the crowds amazing entertaining series full of surprising actions

That is sOs.

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sOs is a beast. sOs is a god. sOs is a mastermind. sOs is a mad scientist. sOs is a million dollar man. sOs is the true HotS champion.

Although many silly people call him a cheeser, his true strength is in the mid game. He never plays style "I will cheese and if it doesn't work, I gg." In his case, a cheese is always a part of a grand plan. He always knows the next step. His amazing ability to use cheese against a cheese. To use it to get out of lost situations.

His warp in of DTs in the practically lost game against Rain in the RO8. His colossus drop against Zest in the KT reverse all kill when being far behind in army. His warp in of zealots into the base of Stats in the almost lost game in the same reverse all kill. These are the true fruits of a mastermind.

The yesterday's final was one of the greatest series, I have ever seen. Not a single stupid one hour game, where two passive opponents build two huge armies that will clash in one final battle, where - as a surprise - one of them wins. It was a clash of two aggressive creative players. Constant action, constant harass. Showing no fear in a 100.000$ situation. The best possible end of the HotS era.

I do not look forward to the early months of LotV. One race will dominate and there will be a lot of balancing changes necessary. Hopefully, after some time, it will become a great balanced game as HotS was. I wish, sOs could transfer his skills into LotV and be successful again. Also because his main strengths are not necessarily game dependent. I wish, MC could make a comeback after I saw his 1vs2 awesome play. I wish, JD could make a return to the top again. Well, never mind.

Dear sOs, your "balls of steel" and "no fear" mentality are an inspiration for millions of your fans around the world. It was a beautiful and unique evening yesterday. And for us, all million dollar man's fans, it was unforgettable. Thank you.
sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC
-KG-
Profile Joined October 2012
Denmark1218 Posts
November 08 2015 14:59 GMT
#69
Awesome final series, enjoyed watching it a lot - hope we will have a lot more in legacy!
~~(,,ºº>
Muffloe
Profile Joined December 2012
Sweden6061 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-08 15:12:27
November 08 2015 15:12 GMT
#70
Great post Diabolique, sOs is definately a unique and cool player! There is always bound to be some racial bias, but I hope that people can see that he isn't just another toss cheeser, or something stupid like that
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
November 08 2015 15:40 GMT
#71
On November 08 2015 22:35 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 08 2015 21:49 Inflicted wrote:
On November 08 2015 18:20 digmouse wrote:
Retrospectively, if sOs did not replace Zest at MSI he won't be at BlizzCon in the first place so he probably have to buy Zest a good meal lol.


Drew INno in Ro16 as well.
INno wouldve won MSI or Zest gets more points and he could've gone far with the right bracket

Hmm, might've been INno vs Lilbow in Ro16 if he had won MSI

sOs would've probably pushed harder for a win at Dreamhack in that case then

I'm sure he played at 40% there, right?
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
November 08 2015 15:45 GMT
#72
On November 09 2015 00:40 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 08 2015 22:35 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
On November 08 2015 21:49 Inflicted wrote:
On November 08 2015 18:20 digmouse wrote:
Retrospectively, if sOs did not replace Zest at MSI he won't be at BlizzCon in the first place so he probably have to buy Zest a good meal lol.


Drew INno in Ro16 as well.
INno wouldve won MSI or Zest gets more points and he could've gone far with the right bracket

Hmm, might've been INno vs Lilbow in Ro16 if he had won MSI

sOs would've probably pushed harder for a win at Dreamhack in that case then

I'm sure he played at 40% there, right?

I do not want to step into another fight with YOU, I had already a fight with Zealously about that, but to answer your question: Yes, he did.
sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55561 Posts
November 08 2015 15:48 GMT
#73
On November 09 2015 00:45 Diabolique wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2015 00:40 Ej_ wrote:
On November 08 2015 22:35 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
On November 08 2015 21:49 Inflicted wrote:
On November 08 2015 18:20 digmouse wrote:
Retrospectively, if sOs did not replace Zest at MSI he won't be at BlizzCon in the first place so he probably have to buy Zest a good meal lol.


Drew INno in Ro16 as well.
INno wouldve won MSI or Zest gets more points and he could've gone far with the right bracket

Hmm, might've been INno vs Lilbow in Ro16 if he had won MSI

sOs would've probably pushed harder for a win at Dreamhack in that case then

I'm sure he played at 40% there, right?

I do not want to step into another fight with YOU, I had already a fight with Zealously about that, but to answer your question: Yes, he did.

You might want to stop accusing your favourite player of losing on purpose to skew the WCS ranking.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Fliparoni
Profile Joined February 2012
205 Posts
November 08 2015 15:55 GMT
#74
Awesome series. It was action packed and never a dull moment. It actually reminded me of watching lotv streams where the gameplay is similarly action packed all game long. Makes me look forward to lotv even more.
KtJ
Profile Joined October 2014
United States3514 Posts
November 08 2015 15:55 GMT
#75
Great article guys! And goodbye Heart of the swarm.
"I thought I destroyed my CC but it seemed like the only thing I destroyed was Idra's mentality."
Kingsky
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Singapore298 Posts
November 08 2015 15:56 GMT
#76
On November 08 2015 18:43 Roadog wrote:
[spoiler]

sOs will probably never achieve bonjwa status. Even now he is derided as a cheeser and a fluke (well, it's been 3 flukes now), a weekend warrior who has not acheived the consistency needed to make him one of the greatest of all time. But whether it's a no-name tournament with players from the Middle East and a prize pool of exactly $0 and 0 WCS points but with no VODs and no replays, or the year-end World Championship with all the greatest Starleague and WCS champions of the year and a $100,000 grand prize, as long as sOs is in the tournament, he is a guy you can never, ever count out.




3 times is a pattern friend :D

No one will take him as a fluke now <:
Why do people hate the Colossus? Because the Colossus is like banksters from Wall Street: “too big to fail”. - TheDwF
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
November 08 2015 16:01 GMT
#77
Called it.
kiss kiss fall in love
Lgnarrow
Profile Joined April 2015
104 Posts
November 08 2015 16:08 GMT
#78
I would put Life before Mvp in the list of the greatest sc2 players ever after this run. Just my personal opinion
dazed25
Profile Joined August 2014
3566 Posts
November 08 2015 16:17 GMT
#79
On November 09 2015 01:08 Lgnarrow wrote:
I would put Life before Mvp in the list of the greatest sc2 players ever after this run. Just my personal opinion


inb4 he bopped a foreigner, chokovation, faceless chintoss, and lost in final.

but yes i feel the same. he beat the strongest player in the tournament and almost two top tier protoss at a time when zerg is really weak. just like last year
Zest, Rain, Life, Stats, Flash, PartinG, herO
Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
November 08 2015 16:28 GMT
#80
Perfect final. I was on the edge of my seat every game at some point. I couldn't be happier game and storyline wise, truly the perfect finish for hots.
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