EPTbut throwing around numbers and win statistics doesn´t do justice to this great article - which of course does the same thing itself, but is overall nothing short of good poetry.
guess all I want to say is: thanks, mizenhauer.
Keepers of the Faith: Can INnoVation & Maru Save Terran? -…
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yoshi7319b
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but throwing around numbers and win statistics doesn´t do justice to this great article - which of course does the same thing itself, but is overall nothing short of good poetry. guess all I want to say is: thanks, mizenhauer. | ||
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Togekiss
Canada154 Posts
It clearly states why Maru deserves to be in the spotlight, yet the majority of readers say, "Why Maru, Maru hasn't done anything in forever etc etc." -- funny part is, that's exactly what I expected from this community: hating on Maru has been the cool thing to do for a very long time now, and it really is sad that most people just don't seem to have a true handle on Maru's ability, or what he's capable of when he means business... Sure, you may say it's a big "If", but honestly, if there's a Terran that can do it when INno can't, I would easily pick Maru any day of the week. People so easily forget how Maru carried JAGW in PL when the likes of sOs and Rogue couldn't muster any consistency for their team. People so easily forget the Terran whom so often has been praised by the likes of soO and Scarlett as the best TvZer on the planet etc etc. Pro's fear Maru because they get it - even if you don't. | ||
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Argonauta
Spain4967 Posts
On January 06 2018 02:15 iamkaokao wrote: i see terran beating zergs and protoss all day in the korean ladder streams they are fine , Maru has been off the playoffs or round of 16 for years, not even in the top 15 of Korea Wait what? Maru has 2 of 3 Ro8 code S appearances in 2017 same as ByuN, one more than Gumi and 1 less than TY. | ||
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Tyrhanius
France947 Posts
On January 06 2018 03:42 Psychobabas wrote: Completely unrelated. A 6.5k+ player will be matched with people even 1000 mmr below him. So thats why you see the stomps on stream for pro korean races. Tournament play is different. You dont hide behind a barcode, your opponent knows you inside out. You have days or sometimes week to prepare. The statistics show that there is a big problem with terran right know. It is actually not viable to be a Terran progamer which is so sad. Top 10 earnings : 6 Terrans, 2 Zergs, 2 Protoss | ||
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Solar424
United States4001 Posts
On January 06 2018 03:37 Psychobabas wrote: When there are only 2 terrans that stand a chance in the meta, as this article points out, then you know something is very wrong. Blizzard, fix. TIL that one writer's opinions are undeniable fact. | ||
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PuddleZerg
United States82 Posts
There haven't even been any major tournaments since HSC. This is crying wolf. | ||
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todespolka
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todespolka
221 Posts
On January 06 2018 04:26 Togekiss wrote: Thank-you for this article. It clearly states why Maru deserves to be in the spotlight, yet the majority of readers say, "Why Maru, Maru hasn't done anything in forever etc etc." -- funny part is, that's exactly what I expected from this community: hating on Maru has been the cool thing to do for a very long time now, and it really is sad that most people just don't seem to have a true handle on Maru's ability, or what he's capable of when he means business... Sure, you may say it's a big "If", but honestly, if there's a Terran that can do it when INno can't, I would easily pick Maru any day of the week. People so easily forget how Maru carried JAGW in PL when the likes of sOs and Rogue couldn't muster any consistency for their team. People so easily forget the Terran whom so often has been praised by the likes of soO and Scarlett as the best TvZer on the planet etc etc. Pro's fear Maru because they get it - even if you don't. Nobody hates maru. It is a fact that he had no success recently. What have his old hots successes to do with tomorrow? Not all of us are maru fanboys, we respect his skill, but don't need to praise him 24/7. | ||
Poopi
France13011 Posts
On January 06 2018 04:26 Togekiss wrote: Thank-you for this article. It clearly states why Maru deserves to be in the spotlight, yet the majority of readers say, "Why Maru, Maru hasn't done anything in forever etc etc." -- funny part is, that's exactly what I expected from this community: hating on Maru has been the cool thing to do for a very long time now, and it really is sad that most people just don't seem to have a true handle on Maru's ability, or what he's capable of when he means business... Sure, you may say it's a big "If", but honestly, if there's a Terran that can do it when INno can't, I would easily pick Maru any day of the week. People so easily forget how Maru carried JAGW in PL when the likes of sOs and Rogue couldn't muster any consistency for their team. People so easily forget the Terran whom so often has been praised by the likes of soO and Scarlett as the best TvZer on the planet etc etc. Pro's fear Maru because they get it - even if you don't. I don't hate Maru at all lol, just saying that TY is objectively the most suited for the role in the article. | ||
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Psychobabas
2531 Posts
On January 06 2018 06:09 Solar424 wrote: TIL that one writer's opinions are undeniable fact. I wouldnt say they are undeniable but I agree with you that there is a lot of strength to them. | ||
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DubiousC2
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DieuCure
France3713 Posts
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Shuffleblade
Sweden1903 Posts
Please Maru, keep on showing us that spark! | ||
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DSK
England1110 Posts
On January 06 2018 00:13 Poopi wrote: Gumiho? Gumiho isn't known for his mechanics nor micro. Even himself knew it as you can see in his WCS 2017 signature series vidéo. Maru had some good micro centric TvZ on LotV, in the super tournament iirc, he still has his own signature style so the article is spot on about that. However I feel like Maru got put there for the narrative but in reality TY should have been there instead, he was the best performing terran at Blizzcon 2017 and there aren't enough data post patch to assess Maru as a potential savior of terrans. Thanks for the article tho, hopefully I'm wrong and Maru comes back, gotta love these Prime terrans. GumiGod was using mech and winning with it in 2014 onwards, long before INno adapted it for his use to lethal effect at the end of 2015. Only the likes of Samsung duo Reality and BrAvO were meching as much as him, but were unable to get many wins with it or had the innate knowledge and experience of Gumiho. He was somewhat unique in that, in my opinion, his bio was slightly weaker than his mech. In 2017 he completely changed his binds and looked at himself and made massive improvements. His effortless mech style in the GSL 2017 S2 finals vs soO epitomised his mech extraordinaire credentials. | ||
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MiCroLiFe
Norway275 Posts
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TheWinks
United States572 Posts
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On January 06 2018 05:05 Tyrhanius wrote: Top 10 earnings : 6 Terrans, 2 Zergs, 2 Protoss Earnings is just a stupid way to judge balance. Some of the highest skill tournaments have $25K prize pools, and some lower skill ones have six figure prizes. Which race happens to earn the most is too random to mean anything | ||
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NKexquisite
United States911 Posts
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
On January 06 2018 10:19 Fango wrote: Earnings is just a stupid way to judge balance. Some of the highest skill tournaments have $25K prize pools, and some lower skill ones have six figure prizes. Which race happens to earn the most is too random to mean anything Amen. Not to mention, those are total career earnings. Balance has changed many, many times over the years. | ||
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Lorch
Germany3703 Posts
On January 06 2018 02:15 SoleSteeler wrote: I was there When Rain beat DRG - wasn't that also an OSL? Great article! Yep.  2012 OnGameNet Starleague Season 1Great article. Actually makes me wanna watch GSL again after like 3 years. | ||
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