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Doko
Argentina1737 Posts
Missed g1 vs Trap but him winning 2-0 is not actually that surprising to me, he is in the same team as maru and has sOs to give him advice on maru who he probably plays a lot as well. Not to mention trap played a spectacular 2nd game. He didn't show his usual starsense on the other two series and ended up losing both 1-2. Serral's win streak better not end tomorrow or there might be riots. | ||
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starkiller123
United States4030 Posts
On March 01 2019 09:51 Doko wrote: Maru plays on the razor's edge thanks to his godly army control but sometimes he cuts too many corners while neglecting souting and has always been stuborn that combination can make anyone look like an idiot every once in a while. Its good that maru keeps loosing like this, it might make him a better player in the future when he matures a bit more and stops treating top tier players like the GSL ro32 cannon fodder he gets every season. Missed g1 vs Trap but him winning 2-0 is not actually that surprising to me, he is in the same team as maru and has sOs to give him advice on maru who he probably plays a lot as well. Not to mention trap played a spectacular 2nd game. He didn't show his usual starsense on the other two series and ended up losing both 1-2. Serral's win streak better not end tomorrow or there might be riots. yeah I feel like that has been a staple of Maru's play since like 2013, when he's hot he looks incredible but he plays a pretty risky style overall. oh you can bet I will be shitposting if Serral loses tomorrow, actually I will be shitposting either way lol | ||
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Anc13nt
1557 Posts
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SHODAN
United Kingdom1106 Posts
during his reign of terror, Maru was really only 1 or 2 steps ahead of the competition. not 100 steps, not 10 steps, not even 3 steps -- only 1 or 2 steps. you only need to be 1 step ahead to win a match. if you are always 1 step ahead 100% of the time in all the competitions you play, it looks like you're 100 steps ahead | ||
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Xain0n
Italy3963 Posts
I'm very sorry! See the(double) post below. | ||
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Xain0n
Italy3963 Posts
On March 01 2019 10:05 Xain0n wrote: Korean haters? Would you please quote the phrases that made you write that? "Shitposting" would be entitely a fault of your own, I haven't seen a single shitpost; even Rodya's was almost a proper one. Pointing out Maru lost early again yet treating him as the top player he definitely is not hate. Considering WCS championship like garbage tier majors, that's hate. Moreover, why isn't everyone praising the insane consistency and level of play Stats has at 27 years old? Is it because he plays the filthy Protoss? Or because he dropped out of the Sacred Code S, much better than BlizzCon and IEM? As for Maru not taking IEM seriously because he prefers Code S and WESG, why would he even bother to fly to Katowice considering it seems he doesn't like to travel? He could just skip it, Jin Air sent an appropriate number of players to the tournament. | ||
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Doko
Argentina1737 Posts
On March 01 2019 10:05 Xain0n wrote: Korean haters? Would you please quote the phrases that made you write that? Pointing out Maru lost early again yet treating him as the top player he definitely is not hate. Considering WCS championship like garbage tier majors, that's hate. Moreover, why isn't everyone praising the insane consistency and level of play Stats has at 27 years old? Is it because he plays the filthy Protoss? Or because he dropped out of the Sacred Code S, much better than BlizzCon and IEM? As for Maru not taking IEM seriously because he prefers Code S and WESG, why would he even bother to fly to Katowice considering it seems he doesn't like to travel? He could just skip it, Jin Air sent an appropriate number of players to the tournament. 2019... internet has been out for a while now.... anyone saying a progamer is not taking a tournament of this caliber seriously is trying to troll you. | ||
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
On March 01 2019 10:03 Anc13nt wrote: Wouldn't be super surprised if Serral lost his group too but I feel like he's pretty strong when given more games (explains why he is really good at bo7s) so this format is good for him. Honestly I hope he loses, just so people can start talking about other players for a change. 2018 was already packed full of Maru this and Serral that. What's wrong with anyone else in 2019? | ||
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Xain0n
Italy3963 Posts
On March 01 2019 10:14 pvsnp wrote: Honestly I hope he loses, just so people can start talking about other players for a change. 2018 was already packed full of Maru this and Serral that. What's wrong with anyone else in 2019? Only Bunny and Ragnarok would be breakout players; soO, Trap or any foreigner would have their most important triumph in their careers. I am rooting for Serral to win, going out in the groupstage would be a huge and unlikely letdown; seeing him lose to witness the resurgence of an established player isn't even a very appealing narrative imho. | ||
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gpanda
36 Posts
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MarianoSC2
Slovakia1855 Posts
He was off in reaction time, decision making, engagements and micro. Macro alone wont assure anyone anything if everything else is bad. He wouldnt deserve to advance with his showing, so many mistakes and dumb plays... Its a shame but nothing new with him and tourneys outside of Asia. Lets hope Inno, TY and Gumi can save the Terran reputation tomorrow or whenever the next group is  | ||
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jy_9876543210
265 Posts
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Riner1212
United States337 Posts
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argonautdice
Canada2719 Posts
On March 01 2019 11:45 Riner1212 wrote: so if all the terrans get eliminated tomorrow does that mean terrans will get a buff? Yes | ||
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RaFox17
Finland4581 Posts
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NoS-Craig
Australia3095 Posts
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FrkFrJss
Canada1205 Posts
On March 01 2019 14:00 RaFox17 wrote: There is also the fact that current GSL format gives the last year winner a huge advantage. Maru can basically skip trough the group stages. Maybe he had the same attitude here. He seems to shine in bo5/7 series. Bo3 definitely favours an upset over the other match types. It's like with any sport. Any person can play below their level on any given day, and conversely, their opponent can play in a way that makes it seem like their opponent is making more mistakes. For instance, if Neeb loses badly in both bunker games against Maru, suddenly Maru's back in the tournament. | ||
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Togekiss
Canada154 Posts
It's really easy for people to say that the hype around him is unjustified after watching his performance today (if you don't or haven't really closely followed his games in the past), but honestly, his play today was nowhere near what it is when he's playing in Korea. Maybe travelling abroad just really isn't in his comfort zone, and without his familiar home environment he is unable to play up to his potential? Maybe not having the food he is used to eating, or his regular bed to sleep in really has a bigger impact on him than we realize? We all know by now that he typically struggles in the weekender format tournaments, but again, for all those out there who are just looking for reasons to write him off entirely, it's blatantly obvious he wasn't on his game today and it was a very VERY bad day for him (which we don't really see in GSL for whatever reason). Here's to hoping Maru can rebound and show everyone what he's capable of at WESG... | ||
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litLikeBic
Canada105 Posts
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digmouse
China6329 Posts
On March 01 2019 14:37 Togekiss wrote: I can admit straight up I am the biggest Maru fanboy, but I will say this: His play today was simply put, flat. He continually made uncharacteristically sloppy mistakes in his games like not unloading one of his medivacs during a multi-medivac drop, or losing important units in a battle due to bad control etc etc. Maru rarely makes these kind of control mistakes, but today, it's as if nothing was going right for him, and everything that could possibly go wrong, did go wrong. It's really easy for people to say that the hype around him is unjustified after watching his performance today (if you don't or haven't really closely followed his games in the past), but honestly, his play today was nowhere near what it is when he's playing in Korea. Maybe travelling abroad just really isn't in his comfort zone, and without his familiar home environment he is unable to play up to his potential? Maybe not having the food he is used to eating, or his regular bed to sleep in really has a bigger impact on him than we realize? We all know by now that he typically struggles in the weekender format tournaments, but again, for all those out there who are just looking for reasons to write him off entirely, it's blatantly obvious he wasn't on his game today and it was a very VERY bad day for him (which we don't really see in GSL for whatever reason). Here's to hoping Maru can rebound and show everyone what he's capable of at WESG... All the previous best players of world are capable of doing well in both weekenders and GSLs. | ||
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