Lilbow to switch from StarCraft 2 to Overwatch - Page 8

i'm indeed trying to switch into overwatch as I have no more passion for starcraft 2 anymore, basically haven't played the game since 4 months except a tiny bit to prepare for dh tours which I lost 3-2 (again....) I don't wanna say too much, just thanks for you support and do not expect a come back for now as my overwatch experience is truely great

and do not expect a come back

On July 03 2016 21:15 Grumbels wrote:

I would kinda wish TL had some sort of anti-meme policy where you can't repeat the same tired joke about Lilbow every time he is the topic of conversation.

On July 03 2016 14:22 1 2 1 2 wrote:

If for a moment you forget every explanation and every excuse Lilbow offered upon losing to explain himself or to protect his ego or however you want to look at it - if for a moment you forget any dislike you may feel for Lilbow that could be clouding your judgement - consider the facts.

Lilbow is to play against a formidable opponent who is not reluctant to be aggressive. Game 1 he scouts a gas opening which gives Life the option to be aggressive. At this point Lilbow has a lot of scenarios to account for. Im sure you realize how Fog of War works and Im sure you appreciate that against a perceived strong if not outright superior opponent Lilbow would be a fool to try not to cut corners (even against equal opponents you would be a fool to never cut corners). He happens to not account for the particular option Life opted for. Could Lilbow have made a Pylon to spot his Rocks being destroyed? Absolutely he could have. Would I if I had been his coach adviced him that this would have been a reasonable move in that particular scenario given the risk/reward? Yes, I would have. But making that Pylon would have had an opportunity cost.

Are you going to argue something similar has not happened in Code S games? (spoiler alert: it has)

Game 2. Lilbow simply misreads a Life's 13|12 opening.

Are you really going to argue something similar has not happened in Code S games? (spoiler alert: it happens frequently)

Game 3: I imagine you would fault Lilbow for not Probe scouting Life in this game. You would argue Life has a thing for being aggressive - particularly against players whom he considers inferior in skill to himself. Yes, I would agree - Life tended to be aggressive a lot (which backfired at times and would have backfired even more times had he played against world class players every game and not just occassionally). Still. Down two games, are you going to fault Lilbow for sticking to his comfort zone? Lilbow of all Protosses of the late HotS era favored not Probe-scouting in PvZ.

At the end of the day, you may disagree with which corners Lilbow chose to cut, but taking everything in account - especially given Lilbow's sound mechanical execution on the day - people like you are not being reasonable towards him.

Not that I like Lilbow myself or think he was a great player. He was never at any point as good as the best Protosses in HotS. But I guess it's triggering me to see people with no clue giving him shit he does not deserve.

On July 03 2016 23:52 Shield wrote:


There's a difference between calling someone arrogant and calling someone autist (illness). If you can't tell the difference, I'm sorry for you.