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Olli
Austria24422 Posts
Olli sat down with Scarlett during WESG to discuss the event itself, her upcoming Code S group, and just a little bit of game balance.
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OLLI: Solar said you'll advance in Code S. Do you agree?
SCARLETT: Yeah, I think so as well.  MyuNgSiK doesn’t play anymore, so I just have to beat Classic or  aLive, and I think I’ll beat aLive. So even if I lose to Classic I should still advance.
Are you planning on playing in all of the Korean tournaments?
Yeah, I’m living in Korea now. I’ll try and play in all the Korean tournaments. It might be hard though because you have to get top 4 in Code S now to get a seed for next season, everyone else has to play qualifiers again.
Who are top players of each race on ladder?
 ByuL is the best Zerg I think.
Maru is the best TvZ. He reminds me of TaeJa a lot. Back in 2013 I could beat any Terran quite easily with muta/ling/bane. For example: in a Season Finals in 2013 I beat Maru, after he’d just won OSL, and MMA, but then I played TaeJa in practice and it wasn’t even close. Every game I got destroyed. He was so much better at engaging, super patient with his units. He never went on creep; he just slowly pushed the creep back before engaging properly. And he always dealt perfectly with counterattacks. Playing Maru in practice now feels exactly the same.
For Protoss… they’re all pretty similar at the top, but Stats is good. Classic is good too. herO just does random builds and shades on everything, so if you play safe he should be beatable.
What do you think about the skill level overall now compared to years prior? Some people are saying it's gone down, some say it's better than ever.
I don’t think the overall level is lower. I think there’s fewer top players now, but the best are better now. There used to be about a hundred good players in Korea and now there’s around 30. But the top players I think have always gotten better. Even ShoWTimE and Neeb are better than top players years ago.
How do you feel about your match-ups?
ZvT and ZvZ are my better matchups, but in ZvP they just make carriers. It’s almost a free win for Protoss. The only way you really beat it is with roach/queen/nydus and they don’t see it. If it gets to lategame it’s unbeatable. Hydras have no HP and corruptors don’t do enough damage. Skytoss lategame has been an issue for four years now.
Some things are really annoying. 3rax reaper is still an issue, and carriers obviously. On Habitation Station there’s a liberator spot behind the third base where only one queen can hit it. We’ve told Blizzard but they haven’t fixed it. Protoss can’t hit it at all except with stargate units. And as Zerg you need 7 queens to kill a single liberator there.
So if it's been a problem for so long, is it even possible to balance Zerg vs Protoss lategame with tweaks to existing units, or does Zerg need a new unit altogether?
Hopefully just buffs. We have enough units for now. I think corruptors are just useless, so buffing them would be good.
Speaking of balance, you won games in NationWars with BL/infestor. How does it feel to go back to the roots?
It feels nice. But I only won because I was really ahead. BL/infestor works well as a timing, but if they get ravens it doesn’t work anymore.
If you ask different Zergs, they'll tell you that ZvZ is still a coinflip.
The maps now are better for it. I think it’s better than it’s been in a while, but everyone still plays really aggressively so it’s hard.
Have you enjoyed WESG?
Yeah, mostly. I like Chinese events unlike most of the other players. I like coming to China. I came here for the first time when I was 12. I’ve been here 8 times in total. The others don’t like the food or don’t speak or read Chinese, but for me it’s easy to get around.
And I know there’s been stream issues and such, but they’re taking care of everyone so well. There’s player managers that speak essentially every language. We have individual little booths for players, which is the first time I’ve seen that. It’s really nice. So I really hope they’re doing another one of these for StarCraft.
You speak Chinese?
I forgot most of it, but I’ve still got basics. I can order food and such, but no long conversations. Not even StarCraft stuff.
How far can you go in Code S?
Depends on who I have to play against and whether or not they nerf carriers. That’s a big roadblock. And right now I don’t think I can beat Maru. I’d feel pretty confident even against INnoVation or ByuN – I beat them like 60-70% in practice. But Maru I lose to 100%.
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They havent even acknowledged skytoss as an issue publically during those 4 years I think.
So dont hold your breath on a nerf.
Nice interview.
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sounds good that she can beat Byun in practice but Dark said that he won every game against Byun in practice and in tournament games Byun played like a different player so he might not be playing 100% serious in practice.
also liked reading the part about TaeJa. I always said that from pure skill he's one of the best players of all time.
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what, Scarlet beats Innovation and Byun 60-70% in practice ? I would doubt about it. Btw in terms of TvZ, I still think TY is one step ahead of Maru, he's just really solid.
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On January 22 2017 21:39 ParksonVN wrote:
what, Scarlet beats Innovation and Byun 60-70% in practice ? I would doubt about it. Btw in terms of TvZ, I still think TY is one step ahead of Maru, he's just really solid.
Practice is always a different story than tournaments.
Myungsik is a trap! He qualified for code S when he had already switched to overwatch and we know how protoss bs can affect Scarlett :D
Great to see they can't hotfix that liberator spot even when pros tell them 8)
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Elentos
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On January 22 2017 21:39 ParksonVN wrote:
what, Scarlet beats Innovation and Byun 60-70% in practice ? I would doubt about it. Btw in terms of TvZ, I still think TY is one step ahead of Maru, he's just really solid.
In one of the LR threads for NationWars she also said she loses to TY every time on ladder because "Hellions kill my drones". But Maru's TvZ is just pretty disgustingly good no matter how he plays.
I like the confidence but we'll have to see if it's warranted. aLive isn't someone you can afford to underestimate atm.
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France13023 Posts
On January 22 2017 21:38 Charoisaur wrote:
sounds good that she can beat Byun in practice but Dark said that he won every game against Byun in practice and in tournament games Byun played like a different player so he might not be playing 100% serious in practice.
also liked reading the part about TaeJa. I always said that from pure skill he's one of the best players of all time.
Yeah ByuN is the wolf in sheep's clothing :D.
It's a bit weird that she takes practice results seriously
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Scarlett should know that practice and offline tournament are differents! Her gsl group is quite easy with myungsik retired but i hope she'll meet INnoVation or Byun later.
I miss Taeja, he had a very unique skill...
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you have to get top 4 in Code S now to get a seed for next season
wow didn't know that, that's pretty brutal
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Elentos
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On January 22 2017 22:13 Charoisaur wrote:wow didn't know that, that's pretty brutal
TY said it was top 8 during his GSL group. Conflicting information.
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Go Scarlett! gl hf! 
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I hope they will fix that liberator spot because that sounds awful.
Thanks for the interview!
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i feel bad, but scarlet is definitely not getting out of this group, she wont make it to late game, timing attacks and cheese will crush her.
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Maru confirmed best player basically. I think scarlett can do very well in this GSL, would be interesting to see her in a finals tbh
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On January 22 2017 22:26 Darkencik wrote:
I hope they will fix that liberator spot because that sounds awful.
Thanks for the interview!
it not only sounds awful...
clips.twitch.tv
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Norway839 Posts
On January 22 2017 22:33 Charoisaur wrote:Show nested quote +On January 22 2017 22:26 Darkencik wrote:
I hope they will fix that liberator spot because that sounds awful.
Thanks for the interview! it not only sounds awful... clips.twitch.tv
i counter this by bringing 8 queens to that spot, it works just fine. a bit scary though because you're "a bit" weak to pressure elsewhere while your queens are busy, lol xD
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France13023 Posts
On January 22 2017 22:33 Charoisaur wrote:Show nested quote +On January 22 2017 22:26 Darkencik wrote:
I hope they will fix that liberator spot because that sounds awful.
Thanks for the interview! it not only sounds awful... clips.twitch.tv
Can't blizzard pretend to care and "nerf" that spot with the same trick they used to prevent bunkers blocking the ramps? :/.
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On January 22 2017 22:50 Poopi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 22 2017 22:33 Charoisaur wrote:On January 22 2017 22:26 Darkencik wrote:
I hope they will fix that liberator spot because that sounds awful.
Thanks for the interview! it not only sounds awful... clips.twitch.tv Can't blizzard pretend to care and "nerf" that spot with the same trick they used to prevent bunkers blocking the ramps? :/.
We could also remove liberators
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Elentos
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On January 22 2017 22:50 Poopi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 22 2017 22:33 Charoisaur wrote:On January 22 2017 22:26 Darkencik wrote:
I hope they will fix that liberator spot because that sounds awful.
Thanks for the interview! it not only sounds awful... clips.twitch.tv Can't blizzard pretend to care and "nerf" that spot with the same trick they used to prevent bunkers blocking the ramps? :/.
They're like "Hey guys we've had reports about an unattackable liberator spot on Habitation Station, what do we do? Fix it immediately?" "Nah too much effort, maps gonna be gone from ladder soon anyway"
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Love the shoutout to TaeJa... Never would have considered him and Maru to be similar.
Very confident, hopefully she does well.
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