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Psychonian
Profile Joined March 2012
United States2322 Posts
April 19 2020 05:18 GMT
#61
I saw a really really stupid one when watching Open season 1, in the ro64. ZvP on lost temple, Zerg nydused P main and killed the entire thing, P pushed all the way down to his natural, and P reclaiming his main but not actually retaking the base because there was creep in the way. He had an observer. Didn't bother clearing the creep so he could retake his still half-full of resources main. Z later nydused hydras and spines onto high ground outside natural, but it didn't really work. The protoss won if I remember right. It was a really stupid game.
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FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
April 19 2020 07:33 GMT
#62
On April 19 2020 04:53 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
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On April 19 2020 04:05 FFW_Rude wrote:
I tried to start something like this a long time ago (but someone beat me to it) :

Tons of game here : https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/313668-cool-unusual-starcraft-2-games (from WoL to LotV)

ONLY stupid / Crazy games

Also wanted to trick people with a vod of reality vs soulkey but that would be really really mean.

Aw shit this is a goldmine, exactly what I was hoping for, many many thanks. For a second I thought you were saying that The_Templar was your alt account lol. If I ever compile a bunch maybe I'll risk the 5 year bump

I'll express my gratitude by playing reality vs soulkey in the background sometime this week while I'm doing some work.


No no. I wanted to take over the OP a while ago but Templar had more time than me.
#1 KT Rolster fanboy. KT BEST KT ! Hail to KT playoffs Zergs ! Unofficial french translator for SlayerS_`Boxer` biography "Crazy as me".
yakitate304
Profile Joined April 2009
United States655 Posts
April 19 2020 07:47 GMT
#63
One of my favorite games ever was in the first GSL event, in a RO16 match between sanZenith and oGsInca. Back when charged Void Rays were a thing, this was one of the first games where we saw players at a high level really making a serious effort to get them charged before going into battle. As Tastosis said, at the time it seemed like this was just a glimpse of what the future would hold in terms of the VR, but alas Blizzard changed the mechanic.



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Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-19 10:35:48
April 19 2020 10:28 GMT
#64
On April 18 2020 08:59 Die4Ever wrote:

I miss the crazy maps lol

I was looking for someone to post this I haven't watched it since back then, but I still remember it was an amazing game.

Long time no see btw, still have fond memories of our TvZs during the beta (and my Thor drops haha).

On April 19 2020 08:37 VelRa_G wrote:
Nothing like Day9 picking apart the 1337 strats of mass air on STEPPES OF WAR!


Oh man... not seen that one in a while.

On the subject of TvT in early WoL, the first time I played vs TLO was right after he joined TL. We were playing on Kulas Ravine and the first contact our units made was in the middle of the map.

We were both Thor rushing, and I knew right then I would like this guy lol
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Dangermousecatdog
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom7084 Posts
April 19 2020 11:02 GMT
#65
What I remember from early WoL: the maps were rubbish. They were all rush maps, or with one obvious gimmick usually close air.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51582 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-19 11:55:58
April 19 2020 11:55 GMT
#66
when daybreak was released in late 2011 it pretty much set the golden standard for sc2 maps.
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DSK
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
April 19 2020 12:33 GMT
#67
On April 16 2020 16:47 I wasbanned fromthis wrote:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAyspLJ9t4







BoxeR vs Rain on Metalopolis was the first game I thought of immediately. Some of the ones that come to mind for me:

MarineKing vs Zenio - GOMTV All-Stars 2010 (example of ramp blocking a zerg)
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Classic Tester DT shenanigans on Lost Temple
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MarineKing vs Tester on Metalopolis
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wannabecool cannon rushing the main in Testbug, vs Oz
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wannabecool also cannon rushing the main in Testbug, vs Socke
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MMA vs BoxeR on Shakuras Plateau, a passing of the torch moment in a cool macro game
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HerO vs SLush in a brutal macro game on Metalopolis
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drewbie vs MarineKing in a macro game with nukes
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Fanatic-Templar
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada5819 Posts
April 19 2020 15:29 GMT
#68
On April 19 2020 12:20 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2020 10:42 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
On April 19 2020 04:05 FFW_Rude wrote:
I tried to start something like this a long time ago (but someone beat me to it) :

Tons of game here : https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/313668-cool-unusual-starcraft-2-games (from WoL to LotV)

ONLY stupid / Crazy games

Also wanted to trick people with a vod of reality vs soulkey but that would be really really mean.


So many games, and I still can't find that JulyZerg cheese. Am I the only one who was marked by it, or is it just completely lost?

Did a bit of LR sleuthing and I think I found it: 2011 january code a versus oDin on, indeed, delta quadrant Unfortunately I don't think those vods are on anywhere other than the gomtv website and are region locked to some degree. If you track down a replay give us a link!


Very grateful to you for finding the opponent though! Also hilarious to see a bunch of comments about how its an old, common cheese . I'll update if I ever manage to get my hands on it.
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BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic627 Posts
April 19 2020 16:26 GMT
#69
we need another scrap station map in LOVT, it would do a lot of interesting games.
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catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3835 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-19 16:51:37
April 19 2020 16:50 GMT
#70
On April 20 2020 00:29 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2020 12:20 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
On April 19 2020 10:42 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
On April 19 2020 04:05 FFW_Rude wrote:
I tried to start something like this a long time ago (but someone beat me to it) :

Tons of game here : https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/313668-cool-unusual-starcraft-2-games (from WoL to LotV)

ONLY stupid / Crazy games

Also wanted to trick people with a vod of reality vs soulkey but that would be really really mean.


So many games, and I still can't find that JulyZerg cheese. Am I the only one who was marked by it, or is it just completely lost?

Did a bit of LR sleuthing and I think I found it: 2011 january code a versus oDin on, indeed, delta quadrant Unfortunately I don't think those vods are on anywhere other than the gomtv website and are region locked to some degree. If you track down a replay give us a link!


Very grateful to you for finding the opponent though! Also hilarious to see a bunch of comments about how its an old, common cheese . I'll update if I ever manage to get my hands on it.

Glad to help ! Haha judging from those comments I guess the tradition of depraved zerg cheese on NA goes as far back as 2011.

On April 20 2020 01:26 BonitiilloO wrote:
we need another scrap station map in LOVT, it would do a lot of interesting games.

I like to think of purity and industry as scrap station's twisted, evil sibling.
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3835 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-19 16:51:16
April 19 2020 16:51 GMT
#71
double pasta
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic627 Posts
April 19 2020 17:00 GMT
#72
I like to think of purity and industry as scrap station's twisted, evil sibling.[/QUOTE]

thing is air can be used as effective as it was in scrap
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Rucho
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States124 Posts
April 19 2020 19:31 GMT
#73
The idea that a modern player could crush in early gsl is just ridiculous. They would get slapped down and it would take months for them to learn the old builds. How the hell would you 1 gate expand vs Zerg with no adepts or oracles? How could you quickly expand in pvp when a single pylon on low ground can start warping in stalkers? Where you don't have WP pick-up range or increased health, or shield batteries to hold pushes? Where you have to research hallucination after warp gate if you want some sort of quick scouting?

There's a reason the pvz expand build was 3 gate expand with mass sentries and sim city (and they still got busted all the time).

Do you think neeb would remember the proper building locations for 3 gate expand on xel naga caverns?

How would a Terran 1 rax expand against protoss when they don't have quick reapers?


Yes there were some concepts that the early players were just not focusing enough on, like creep spread and scouting. But the rushes were powerful and the maps were small. Did yellow get triple bunker rushed from boxer because he was bad or ignorant? No, of course not. The build was strong and boxer had amazing micro. Would a B Zerg hold it today? Not likely.
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yakitate304
Profile Joined April 2009
United States655 Posts
April 19 2020 20:19 GMT
#74
On April 19 2020 20:55 GTR wrote:
when daybreak was released in late 2011 it pretty much set the golden standard for sc2 maps.


Team Crux put out some really fantastic maps. Daybreak and Frost in particular were among the very best that we've seen. Metropolis gave us that insane Mvp vs Squirtle match in 2012 as well.

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LemonyTang
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom428 Posts
April 19 2020 20:29 GMT
#75
On April 19 2020 20:55 GTR wrote:
when daybreak was released in late 2011 it pretty much set the golden standard for sc2 maps.


Yep. By far the most important map and probably the greatest sc2 map of all time.
Mvp #1
JakePlissken
Profile Joined August 2018
55 Posts
April 19 2020 21:06 GMT
#76
LemonyTang
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom428 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-20 21:02:39
April 20 2020 21:01 GMT
#77
Thought I'd share some absolute classics from TSL3 - the tournament that got me into StarCraft.

The iconic GoOdy:


Thorzain vs Kas:


MC vs ThorZain game 4:


MC vs ThorZain Game 5


So hyped for TSL5!

(Also, the TSL3 theme music is STILL amazing: www.youtube.com)
Mvp #1
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16121 Posts
April 21 2020 13:10 GMT
#78
On April 19 2020 20:55 GTR wrote:
when daybreak was released in late 2011 it pretty much set the golden standard for sc2 maps.


Daybreak is 100% the gold standard for modern SC2 maps. You could play a game of SC2 on it today and it would still work.

It's the Fighting Spirit equivalent for SC2.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-21 14:26:42
April 21 2020 14:26 GMT
#79
On April 16 2020 23:30 deacon.frost wrote:
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On April 16 2020 23:27 Mallyx wrote:
On April 16 2020 23:01 deacon.frost wrote:
On April 16 2020 22:58 Mallyx wrote:
On April 16 2020 21:58 omop wrote:
I would love to see a big 10 year anniversary tournament with games from every iteration or starcraft 2. Big and prestigious tournament to find out the true GOAT. I think for example it would fit good for online Homestorycup, because ping makes it a bit wacky anyway.


Every Vanilla ZvT gonna be a Proxy Rax. I don't think you can hold this with the patch and the control of a modern day Terran. So a very prestigious tournament might be a bit stupid, but some Showmatches would be cool.

Vanilla 2 rax is a serious all in though, so if the Zerg goes pool first you're done. It's not like LotV where it's just an aggressive opening.


You think so? I'm not sure, tbh. It seemed insanely broken back then even during a time when many people went for a pool first build if I remember that correctly.

There's a reason why it wasn't played so much and it's not just because they were lacking the control, don't forget MarineKing It's not like there needs to be that much higher marine control for 2 raxing

In 2012 at least, every ZvT had at least 1 2rax into 3CC that Zerg could not punish.
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VelRa_G
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada304 Posts
April 21 2020 16:27 GMT
#80
I would love to watch a modern LotV tournament with the beta map pool, unaltered. Would be derpy but fun. Streamers and tournament organizers, take note!
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