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Jimmon
United States112 Posts
Jimmon the Toss God has spoken. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On November 01 2018 21:19 opisska wrote: So the semis are gonna be sOs - Special - TY - Dark, right?  Nah TL writers aren't that strong, that's artosis territory you are talking about. | ||
Olli
Austria24422 Posts
On November 01 2018 20:48 Vindicare605 wrote: Olli as usual trying his hardest to be a dissenting opinion just for the sake of it. I used to think it was just his thing, but now I understand that he was just being a modern "hot take" sports writer before they really became a thing everywhere. Is predicting Stats to beat Maru again really such a hot take? He won the last time they played, which was also in the semifinals of a weekend tournament. As for dissenting opinions: yes, that's largely what I do. I'm not interested in pandering to the crowd, and I'm not interested in having to adjust my opinion to some imaginary norm. Where's the value in that? I'm not dissenting for the sake of it, I just don't find writing anything that doesn't offer an alternative perspective on things worth the time in the first place. So if there's a consensus in the community about something and I agree with it, I won't write about it because consensus already exists and I'm adding nothing to the discussion. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Geo.Rion
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Rodya
546 Posts
Btw even if these are dreams and not analysis-based predictions, I think that it would have been cool if you guys weren't all so similar in your feelings. Why is it always a Serral vs Maru finals? This could have been an article where you tell stories about different dream scenarios from different perspectives. Instead they are all about Serral/Maru acheiving destiny or something. I mean what about sOs vs Rogue/Serral/Dark? Stats vs Dark? I mean there are lots of great, epic stories you could tell here. | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
Win Top 2 Top 4 Top 8 + Show Spoiler + Maru 3 ┐ Estimated by Aligulac. Modify. | ||
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niya90s
Norway29 Posts
On November 01 2018 21:41 opisska wrote: At least nobody posted the exact Aligulac bracket, altough some of them are pretty close Win Top 2 Top 4 Top 8 + Show Spoiler + Maru 3 ┐ Estimated by Aligulac. Modify. Wow that was actually very cool. No idea that was possible with aligulac. That pretty sums up my predictions! | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19367 Posts
On November 01 2018 21:37 Rodya wrote: These predictions seem to come from the heart, I guess there's no law against that. Personally I can't agree that Serral's ZvZ is too good to beat. At the last foreigner tournament, he barely beat three foreigners in ZvZ. You could argue that he won that tournament because of Reynor's nerves, as it was Reynor's first finals. Rogue and Dark are both much better ZvZ than those players, and so while Serral can beat them, I think it's quite unlikely that he beats both of them. Btw even if these are dreams and not analysis-based predictions, I think that it would have been cool if you guys weren't all so similar in your feelings. Why is it always a Serral vs Maru finals? This could have been an article where you tell stories about different dream scenarios from different perspectives. Instead they are all about Serral/Maru acheiving destiny or something. I mean what about sOs vs Rogue/Serral/Dark? Stats vs Dark? I mean there are lots of great, epic stories you could tell here. You could also argue that Serral is incredibly clutch. He has so many strategies for every map in ZvZ and can pick the right one to execute perfectly when it comes down to the ace match. And bringing up Reynor is actually a bad example. I love watching Reynor play, but he seems to always lose ZvZ in tournament best ofs. | ||
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frazzle
United States468 Posts
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hexhaven
Finland964 Posts
Your HSC passes have been revoked. | ||
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Wintex
Norway16848 Posts
LMAO tl writers just predict correctly once xd | ||
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leublix
493 Posts
On November 01 2018 21:22 Jimmon wrote: Stats Wins Blizzcon 4-1. Jimmon the Toss God has spoken. I hope you are right. My prediction is that Rogue makes the final if he beats TY. | ||
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sudete
Singapore3054 Posts
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TheOneAboveU
Germany3367 Posts
On November 01 2018 21:37 Rodya wrote: These predictions seem to come from the heart, I guess there's no law against that. Personally I can't agree that Serral's ZvZ is too good to beat. At the last foreigner tournament, he barely beat three foreigners in ZvZ. You could argue that he won that tournament because of Reynor's nerves, as it was Reynor's first finals. Rogue and Dark are both much better ZvZ than those players, and so while Serral can beat them, I think it's quite unlikely that he beats both of them. Btw even if these are dreams and not analysis-based predictions, I think that it would have been cool if you guys weren't all so similar in your feelings. Why is it always a Serral vs Maru finals? This could have been an article where you tell stories about different dream scenarios from different perspectives. Instead they are all about Serral/Maru acheiving destiny or something. I mean what about sOs vs Rogue/Serral/Dark? Stats vs Dark? I mean there are lots of great, epic stories you could tell here. I don't think any of us went purely by heart in these predictions. If I did, Dark would be champion in my bracket. Here's my head reasoning for Dark not getting through Serral (albeit barely): While Serral looked more vulnerable in ZvZ than any other match-up, he still always edged out a win in the end. Nerves of steel. Dark - at least at the moment - can't seem to match that in high pressure situations. Serral simply makes less mistakes. | ||
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uummpaa
238 Posts
especially with the draw the way it is, i think said final is not a very likely thing to happen. and i fear a little, that the dissapointment about that might spoil the actual final is just my opinion though, maybe i'm wrong with that | ||
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Musicus
Germany23579 Posts
But I guess if I had to bet money, I would also go with Maru vs Serral. Maybe Stats vs Serral. | ||
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Shuffleblade
Sweden1903 Posts
Both Maru and Serral are proven stone cold killers with ice water for blood, but in all the years of watching StarCraft 2 I have learnt one thing: of all the icy veined killers on this planet, Korean Terrans are by far the scariest. This made me grin, great writeup. I kind of agree with most writers but I think the most likely alternative if the favorites gets upset is actually Special vs Rogue. I think Special has a good chance against Stats and I believe Special has a better chance against Maru than Stats, just because of how volatile TvT can be. Maybe I'm just too awed by Specials play vs Classic to make decent calls but also consider that Special was the one helping TY prepare for the GSL finals against Maru that went 4-3 in an incredibly close series. | ||
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Fanatic-Templar
Canada5819 Posts
On November 01 2018 22:23 uummpaa wrote: i was rooting otherwise anyway, but at this point i really wish that the maru/serral final doesnt happen, since it never could life up to the hype its getting right now. There's a very real chance of the final not happening, it's just hard to guess where the upset will happen. | ||
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DomeGetta
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