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swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
December 15 2019 03:34 GMT
#1
Hello, TL, I just wanted to share some good games I found recently.
Crank does a lot of interesting things, and this time, he did an offrace match Maru vs Dark. A lot of you guys probably didn't know this bc the title and commentary are in Korean.

I gotta say, the whole thing was hilarious, and it's a shame that there aren't english subltitles so more of us can understand.

you can find the match at Crank's youtube channel (and probably twitch but haven't checked):


Feel free to take this post down if this isn't a thing.

+ Show Spoiler +
A bit of a spoiler, but Dark loses to maru's zerg, Dark gets triggered, asks for rematch(s) and keeps on getting stomped. In the interview, Dark complains that maru's offrace 400 apm is just not fair.

Also, Crank said when he was still active, he met maru protoss, and he was better than Alicia. Crank still won, but then maru asked something like: hey mister sorry for bothering you, but what should I do in this and this scenario?
and Crank thought like: what's up with this guy? why would you care about PvP meta, you're terran!


SamirDuran
Profile Joined May 2012
Philippines895 Posts
December 15 2019 09:38 GMT
#2
So in short, if maru chose zerg, he will be the greatest sc2 player rn
Don't practice until you can get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong.
royalroadweed
Profile Joined April 2013
United States8301 Posts
December 15 2019 10:45 GMT
#3
Maru asking for tips on PvP is hilarious.
"Nerfing Toss can just make them stronger"
Guiip
Profile Joined October 2016
2 Posts
December 15 2019 10:46 GMT
#4
Oh thanks for taking the time to share this ! i'm very fond of pro playing off race
Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden592 Posts
December 15 2019 11:22 GMT
#5
I like this!
+ Show Spoiler +
Dark playing Terran? I've sporadically watched Dark stream. He sometimes offraces. His Terran isn't very good at all. It's so far from his Protoss and Zerg that you wouldn't think him a pro player if you only watched his Terran.
Sure, I haven't watched it in the last few months, but I have a hard time believing Dark improved that much during that time.
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DarkGamer
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany330 Posts
December 15 2019 11:56 GMT
#6
On December 15 2019 20:22 Drfilip wrote:
I like this!
+ Show Spoiler +
Dark playing Terran? I've sporadically watched Dark stream. He sometimes offraces. His Terran isn't very good at all. It's so far from his Protoss and Zerg that you wouldn't think him a pro player if you only watched his Terran.
Sure, I haven't watched it in the last few months, but I have a hard time believing Dark improved that much during that time.



He also played Protoss and didnt stand a chance against Maru. :D
Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden592 Posts
December 15 2019 13:07 GMT
#7
On December 15 2019 20:56 DarkGamer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2019 20:22 Drfilip wrote:
I like this!
+ Show Spoiler +
Dark playing Terran? I've sporadically watched Dark stream. He sometimes offraces. His Terran isn't very good at all. It's so far from his Protoss and Zerg that you wouldn't think him a pro player if you only watched his Terran.
Sure, I haven't watched it in the last few months, but I have a hard time believing Dark improved that much during that time.



He also played Protoss and didnt stand a chance against Maru. :D

Dark won half of PvZ. He did stand a chance.
Random Platinum EU
Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
December 15 2019 13:15 GMT
#8
most terrans have fantastic offrace. its just how it is
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
December 15 2019 14:04 GMT
#9
Maru had good offraces but he only looks like a god as Terran, thankfully he plays it so we can watch his amazing gameplay.
I watched some of their ZvT this series and Dark struggles with pickup micro
WriterMaru
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
December 15 2019 14:14 GMT
#10
On December 15 2019 22:15 Obamarauder wrote:
most terrans have fantastic offrace. its just how it is

Specials offrace is pretty bad, as far as I know.
Reynors Terran, Lambos Protoss and Showtimes Zerg are pretty good as well. So I gues it is not realy a thing, that Players from one specific race are generally better than other with their of race
MaxPax
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55570 Posts
December 15 2019 14:19 GMT
#11
On December 15 2019 23:14 dbRic1203 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2019 22:15 Obamarauder wrote:
most terrans have fantastic offrace. its just how it is

Specials offrace is pretty bad, as far as I know.
Reynors Terran, Lambos Protoss and Showtimes Zerg are pretty good as well. So I gues it is not realy a thing, that Players from one specific race are generally better than other with their of race

I can guarantee you most Korean Terrans are worse offrace players than Dark because they don't play nearly as much as him. Maru is a pretty significant outlier because he's gone to 6400 MMR and higher on his offraces (Protoss being his better one).
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
December 15 2019 15:51 GMT
#12
On December 15 2019 22:15 Obamarauder wrote:
most terrans have fantastic offrace. its just how it is

Sure, since this is how it is, you have something called a proof I know, it's evil to ask for one on the interwebz.

BTW MC had a pretty stellar Terran, so good, people actually used his Terran skill to practice on a high level. Many mentioned his Terran as just slightly weaker than his P.
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
December 15 2019 16:03 GMT
#13
On December 16 2019 00:51 deacon.frost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2019 22:15 Obamarauder wrote:
most terrans have fantastic offrace. its just how it is

Sure, since this is how it is, you have something called a proof I know, it's evil to ask for one on the interwebz.

BTW MC had a pretty stellar Terran, so good, people actually used his Terran skill to practice on a high level. Many mentioned his Terran as just slightly weaker than his P.

75% of terran posts on the internet are vague insinuations of the Great Truth all terrans know about sc2 races
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-15 16:25:30
December 15 2019 16:24 GMT
#14
Maru's offrace protoss hit 6.7K when he was streaming last season. And his zerg is at least 6.4K I think.

Dark really didn't stand a chance as terran here, the only offrace he really plays on a high GM level ks protoss.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2449 Posts
December 15 2019 16:53 GMT
#15
Can we randomize the race applicable to all the players compete at any tournament?
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
December 15 2019 17:06 GMT
#16
On December 16 2019 01:53 swarminfestor wrote:
Can we randomize the race applicable to all the players compete at any tournament?

this would lower the overall skill level of all players as well as encourage people to practice only single timing-based builds and cheeses instead of macro play
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Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
December 15 2019 17:37 GMT
#17
Thanks for the VOD link! Couldn’t find it
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
December 15 2019 18:02 GMT
#18
On December 16 2019 01:53 swarminfestor wrote:
Can we randomize the race applicable to all the players compete at any tournament?


Long time ago Millenium's caster Llewellys organised a very small EU tournament where the looser of the previous map choose which race the other player had to play for the next map (while he stick to the race he was himself playing the previous map). Most of the series finished with 3-2 if I remember well. It was lots of fun but not played at a very high level of play.

I can't remember when it was, but I believe Feast was playing for Millenium at that time.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Hvvacha
Profile Joined April 2018
82 Posts
December 16 2019 06:22 GMT
#19
lol ofc maru stomped him just like hero, terran skills as usual.
stilt
Profile Joined October 2012
France2754 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-16 13:37:50
December 16 2019 13:37 GMT
#20
On December 16 2019 03:02 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2019 01:53 swarminfestor wrote:
Can we randomize the race applicable to all the players compete at any tournament?


Long time ago Millenium's caster Llewellys organised a very small EU tournament where the looser of the previous map choose which race the other player had to play for the next map (while he stick to the race he was himself playing the previous map). Most of the series finished with 3-2 if I remember well. It was lots of fun but not played at a very high level of play.

I can't remember when it was, but I believe Feast was playing for Millenium at that time.


I was a great fan of lwl and I don't remember it at all Oo
The game between Souls/Reynor and Serral/Special were nices.
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