EPTOn April 04 2018 13:31 jy_9876543210 wrote:
Is he a patchterran now?
Is he a patchterran now?
too late for an april fools joke
I Was Wrong About Maru - Page 2
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SCHWARZENEGGER
206 Posts
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Shuffleblade
Sweden1903 Posts
On April 04 2018 09:01 pvsnp wrote: It's great to see Maru on top of the world again. It's always wonderful when one of the OG pros wins something but the fact that it's MaruPrime, the child prodigy, the little psychopath, and so forth, makes it all the sweeter. As somebody who always had a rather lackluster trophy cabinet compared to the influence he exerted on the scene, watching him fix that discrepancy has been especially fitting. He carried the torch in some very dark times during HotS, and it's been a treat to watch him carry it again in LotV. Maru, the Fourth Race, unhindered by the capricious whims of balance. He's certainly come a very long way from those early days on Prime. No idea where he goes from here, or how long he can keep this up, but I for one am eager to find out. ^This, well written. Maru has been my favorite player since 2015, to the point that I doubt I will ever be as big of a fanboy of any other sportsman. There's just something special about him and how ruthlessly he plays, reminds me of Bomber. In regards of the article I think it should go under bloggs, its more about the writer than about Maru. | ||
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ejozl
Denmark3463 Posts
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Zephyp
238 Posts
On April 04 2018 14:01 MrRee wrote: Same clickbait 'author' that was comically wrong about "The Emperor". Perhaps you should stop writing articles about the skill level of players. Half the articles bash players and the other half takes it back after said player wins something. That's what happened when you convince yourself of something that's impossible to predict. Maybe he does it on purpose to generate clicks. Being controversial is not uncommon among people writing articles. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
Poopi
France12906 Posts
Weird article. It's about time Maru is dominant again with such mechanics. | ||
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Aunvilgodess
954 Posts
But yeah thats the reason Ive been a long time fan too. In game he just runs into the enemy until he eventually wins. Its so refreshingly mechanical. | ||
Waxangel
United States33497 Posts
On April 04 2018 16:40 Zephyp wrote: Half the articles bash players and the other half takes it back after said player wins something. That's what happened when you convince yourself of something that's impossible to predict. Sounds like he's a fan like everyone else  | ||
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xongnox
540 Posts
44% vs Korean protoss post-blizcon. And that include his TvSoS and his bag of tricks vs Stats. Still, his GSL victory is even more impressive when know how much he struggles vs toss. He didn't play one standard game in finale, and still managed to take a BO7. Tbh Stats didn't appear in his most stellar form. Maru was since a along time a formidable BO1 player but his series play was kinda meh, but now he play them great. | ||
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MarianoSC2
Slovakia1855 Posts
He even thinks a lot more on his builds, isn't throwing away units needlessly in a senseless aggression attempts (THIS WAS ACTUALLY HIS BIGGEST WEAKNESS for ETERNITY), knows when to pull back. That is fantastic to see, he matured so much ! His only weakness right now is defense against weird cheesy builds. He got a lot better here as well, but anyway this is the area of the game he will never be perfect at. And I am fine with that, that is just a small price to pay for such an interesting explosive playstyle. Cant wait for the Super Tournament !  Hoping for a Maru vs Rogue final | ||
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Penev
28512 Posts
Hmm, now I'm thinking about it I was (and still am) worried about one thing stopping his come back: His wrists. How bad is it? I'm sure pain in your wrists doesn't motivate you to practice much either. I'm curious about Maru's thought about all this.. Wax? :o | ||
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MarianoSC2
Slovakia1855 Posts
On April 04 2018 18:07 Penev wrote: I never completely lost faith in the possibility of Maru coming back, I think. Maybe because he's still so young I expected him to have this hick up, him needing to mature a bit more. I remember Valdes commenting on Maru not practicing much which might have emphasized this feeling. "One day Maru is going to take this thing seriously again and he'll return to form". Idk I was never really worried about him returning to show his true potential as I am with Zest for example. Hmm, now I'm thinking about it I was (and still am) worried about one thing stopping his come back: His wrists. How bad is it? I'm sure pain in your wrists doesn't motivate you to practice much either. I'm curious about Maru's thought about all this.. Wax? :o He does not seem to have any issues with his wrists anymore. My opinion is that this is just another benefit of his revamped playstyle. He does not play as micro heavy as he used to, so hopefully his wrists will be fine  | ||
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Poopi
France12906 Posts
On April 04 2018 17:45 xongnox wrote: Maru saved his fame and glory, but sadly he didn't save Terran, because he didn't save TvP. 44% vs Korean protoss post-blizcon. And that include his TvSoS and his bag of tricks vs Stats. Still, his GSL victory is even more impressive when know how much he struggles vs toss. He didn't play one standard game in finale, and still managed to take a BO7. Tbh Stats didn't appear in his most stellar form. Maru was since a along time a formidable BO1 player but his series play was kinda meh, but now he play them great. Wasn't a bunch of these games when protoss was notoriously OP which resulted in a nerf of stalkers? | ||
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Penev
28512 Posts
On April 04 2018 16:40 Zephyp wrote: Half the articles bash players and the other half takes it back after said player wins something. That's what happened when you convince yourself of something that's impossible to predict. Maybe he does it on purpose to generate clicks. Being controversial is not uncommon among people writing articles. Or maybe you only like save and bland. And to exaggerate. | ||
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leublix
493 Posts
On April 04 2018 17:45 xongnox wrote: Maru saved his fame and glory, but sadly he didn't save Terran, because he didn't save TvP. 44% vs Korean protoss post-blizcon. And that include his TvSoS and his bag of tricks vs Stats. Since the latest balance patch he is 5-2 in offline series (14-11 in games). That doesn't seem like struggling. | ||
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Penev
28512 Posts
On April 04 2018 18:12 MarianoSC2 wrote: He does not seem to have any issues with his wrists anymore. My opinion is that this is just another benefit of his revamped playstyle. He does not play as micro heavy as he used to, so hopefully his wrists will be fine I don't think I saw him wag his wrists during and after his recent games, which is a good sign. The long practice hiatus might have healed everything up nicely. For now at least, these kind of problems tend to never really go away. Or maybe it was never really that bad (that much worse than most others have it) to begin with. It just looked worse because of the horrible posture he had, that was just painful to watch. | ||
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Freeborn
Germany421 Posts
ruthless describes him well lol, he just abuses every tactical advantage he can get. And seems to be the only one to realize how powerful speed banshees and ravens can be. Was really impressive to watch. | ||
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Mithriel
Netherlands2969 Posts
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xongnox
540 Posts
On April 04 2018 18:15 leublix wrote: Since the latest balance patch he is 5-2 in offline series (14-11 in games). That doesn't seem like struggling. He still win only by tricks & cheese, and that's a very few games. And for his god-level of best player ever, and his TvP HoTs legacy, 14-11 or 56% is not that good, especially compared to his TvT and TvZ. He even can't win Has without 1basing himself. For information, Classic is at 80% in games and 90% in series vs Korean terrans post-blizcon. That's good MU stats for a champion. (luckily enough for Maru, Classic_vs_Z is not at the same level :D ) | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
 )Very happy to see that he matured in his play now though, he can basically play any style (very aggressive early or mid, also super lategame, micro and multitaskign focused, etc) and his boX play has improved as well. Super tournament is close, maru might be the best player in the world again, let's see what this 20 year old kid can do. | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On April 04 2018 08:21 Mizenhauer wrote: Not wrong in my logic, of course. After all, I had watched hundreds of games and thousands of hours of StarCraft II, and I knew how things worked. It seems wrong to disregard Maru of the basis of how other players tend to peak and fall-off. Like him or not, he's still one of the biggest phenomenons of sc2. Neither his gameplay or results have ever followed the norm. Plus even at his worst he's still capable of beating anyone. People say his 2016 was tragic but he had the greatest proleague run of all time, as well as some of the worst GSL bracket luck of all time. His 2017 was lackluster but but he still had his share of amazing games in there. | ||
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