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Latr02
Profile Joined December 2012
United States268 Posts
May 01 2020 18:38 GMT
#21
Terran is in the ascendancy and Inno is talking smack again. Life is good

Definitely one of the best Group Nomination interviews, interesting choice to do it in the same room as the interrogation scene in Casino Royale though.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13977 Posts
May 01 2020 18:44 GMT
#22
On May 01 2020 21:14 BisuDagger wrote:
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On May 01 2020 20:56 pvsnp wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:40 BisuDagger wrote:
Ragnarok for Stats swap would have been contender for GOAT group of death.


Parting/Life/Inno/Flash was the true Group of Death imo.

https://tl.net/forum/news-archive/410623-wcs-kr-ro16-group-b-preview-code-a-recap-s1#one

Since that group actually happened, it definitely was a legit group of death. Thanks for sharing! I'm curious what other groups people think would be contenders.

DRG Rain Taeja Polt when **** walked the Royal Road remains a terrifying group of death in my mind.
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10675 Posts
May 01 2020 18:45 GMT
#23
Lets go PartinG! My body is ready for some crazy builds.
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16071 Posts
May 01 2020 18:51 GMT
#24
On May 02 2020 00:40 Waxangel wrote:
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On May 02 2020 00:05 Vindicare605 wrote:
Ragnarok completely fucked himself. There was a theory in the LR thread that Ragnarok was hoping for Dark to swap him out of that nightmare, and then it didn't happen.


this is addressed directly in the post

do we have to actually enforce the "ban for posting without reading" rules again


Hey if you wanna make it a crime to read the headline and not the article I can adjust, but you're going to completely ruin the US politics thread.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
LemonyTang
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom428 Posts
May 01 2020 19:53 GMT
#25
Awesome write up Wax, loved it. Can't wait for the groups.
Mvp #1
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-01 20:11:56
May 01 2020 20:08 GMT
#26
On May 01 2020 22:59 S19Q9A5 wrote:
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On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.

hey, where i can find it, please?

bilibili
It's the netease NEXT team tournament, so its in Chinese. It's the thrid and fifth game.
"You don't need a gsl champion, you don't need a esl champion. I feel like I'm just a normal man. I just practice very hard this time, like 15hrs everyday" Oliveira 2023
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-01 20:15:05
May 01 2020 20:08 GMT
#27
On May 02 2020 05:08 Howard_Kao wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2020 22:59 S19Q9A5 wrote:
On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.

hey, where i can find it, please?

bilibili
It's the netease NEXT team tournament, so its in Chinese

Can i somehow delete my comments as I frequently misclick quote and edit, plz tell me if thats something i can do
"You don't need a gsl champion, you don't need a esl champion. I feel like I'm just a normal man. I just practice very hard this time, like 15hrs everyday" Oliveira 2023
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
May 01 2020 21:22 GMT
#28
On May 02 2020 05:08 Howard_Kao wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2020 05:08 Howard_Kao wrote:
On May 01 2020 22:59 S19Q9A5 wrote:
On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.

hey, where i can find it, please?

bilibili
It's the netease NEXT team tournament, so its in Chinese

Can i somehow delete my comments as I frequently misclick quote and edit, plz tell me if thats something i can do


You can edit your comment and delete all the words so it's just an empty box.
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Ryu3600
Profile Joined January 2016
Canada469 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-01 21:29:01
May 01 2020 21:28 GMT
#29
On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.


What tournament did inno 2-0 dark in? - SORRY DISREGARD THIS I just saw someone post the link
Maru is the best Terran ever.
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24417 Posts
May 01 2020 21:28 GMT
#30
On May 02 2020 06:22 pvsnp wrote:
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On May 02 2020 05:08 Howard_Kao wrote:
On May 02 2020 05:08 Howard_Kao wrote:
On May 01 2020 22:59 S19Q9A5 wrote:
On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.

hey, where i can find it, please?

bilibili
It's the netease NEXT team tournament, so its in Chinese

Can i somehow delete my comments as I frequently misclick quote and edit, plz tell me if thats something i can do


You can edit your comment and delete all the words so it's just an empty box.


Lots of people should do this very often
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1885 Posts
May 02 2020 00:38 GMT
#31
On May 02 2020 03:44 Cricketer12 wrote:
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On May 01 2020 21:14 BisuDagger wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:56 pvsnp wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:40 BisuDagger wrote:
Ragnarok for Stats swap would have been contender for GOAT group of death.


Parting/Life/Inno/Flash was the true Group of Death imo.

https://tl.net/forum/news-archive/410623-wcs-kr-ro16-group-b-preview-code-a-recap-s1#one

Since that group actually happened, it definitely was a legit group of death. Thanks for sharing! I'm curious what other groups people think would be contenders.

DRG Rain Taeja Polt when **** walked the Royal Road remains a terrifying group of death in my mind.


Some civilization in the far distant future will sing songs of Crick's enduring effort to preserve DRG's legacy.
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DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
May 02 2020 01:26 GMT
#32
On May 01 2020 21:14 BisuDagger wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2020 20:56 pvsnp wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:40 BisuDagger wrote:
Ragnarok for Stats swap would have been contender for GOAT group of death.


Parting/Life/Inno/Flash was the true Group of Death imo.

https://tl.net/forum/news-archive/410623-wcs-kr-ro16-group-b-preview-code-a-recap-s1#one

Since that group actually happened, it definitely was a legit group of death. Thanks for sharing! I'm curious what other groups people think would be contenders.

Dark used to create some spicy groups. I think on the theme of family they picked Dark, Classic, soO and InnoVation (with dark eliminated in last place).
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
May 02 2020 01:28 GMT
#33
man I really hope Inno wins this one.
Mun_Su
Profile Joined December 2012
France2063 Posts
May 02 2020 02:20 GMT
#34
On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.



Wait where was that ? Do you have a link please?
INno <3 - TY - Maru - Taeja - Rain <3 - Classic <3 - Stephano <3 - soO <3 - Soulkey - Dark - SERRAL =O / END REGION LOCK
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-02 02:25:02
May 02 2020 02:24 GMT
#35
On May 02 2020 11:20 Mun_Su wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2020 19:40 pvsnp wrote:
After watching Inno beat Dark 2-0 in standard macro games an hour ago, I'm think it's safe to say he's not just bragging. The first game lasted 30 minutes and looked like Maru was playing.



Wait where was that ? Do you have a link please?


https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1WZ4y1s7Yw

Another guy linked it above. Wardi couldn't make it. so there's only Chinese cast,
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TL+ Member
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13977 Posts
May 02 2020 03:53 GMT
#36
On May 02 2020 09:38 Mizenhauer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2020 03:44 Cricketer12 wrote:
On May 01 2020 21:14 BisuDagger wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:56 pvsnp wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:40 BisuDagger wrote:
Ragnarok for Stats swap would have been contender for GOAT group of death.


Parting/Life/Inno/Flash was the true Group of Death imo.

https://tl.net/forum/news-archive/410623-wcs-kr-ro16-group-b-preview-code-a-recap-s1#one

Since that group actually happened, it definitely was a legit group of death. Thanks for sharing! I'm curious what other groups people think would be contenders.

DRG Rain Taeja Polt when **** walked the Royal Road remains a terrifying group of death in my mind.


Some civilization in the far distant future will sing songs of Crick's enduring effort to preserve DRG's legacy.

<3
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
Raxxes
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Germany64 Posts
May 02 2020 07:29 GMT
#37
What do you guys think?
Can Taeja get out of this.

i am mean summer is coming right?
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
May 02 2020 08:37 GMT
#38
So hyped for this Ro16. There seems to be a very good mood around the whole thing these days, from fans and players alike. A bit sad that the two death groups are NA time tho, will have to catch the vods.

On May 01 2020 19:20 TL.net ESPORTS wrote:
As you delve deeper into any fandom, you discover there's an important line that ends up being crossed. It's the line where the surrounding talk, gossip, and human relationships of the performers becomes almost as interesting as the art itself (be it movies, music, or professional video games). For those of us who have reached crossed that point of no return in StarCraft II esports, the GSL group selection ceremony is our holy grail of entertainment.


Indeed. And for us non-Koreans there is the general problem of a lack of access to what these players say, which is often unavailable or only sporadically available through live translations. It's all a big enigmatic, which is why stuff like the subbed vods of TY balance whining or doing predictions is so good. And of course the Code S pre-filmed interviews which are becoming better and better. Several of the 2019 seasons had awesome interviews already in the Ro32.

"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55553 Posts
May 02 2020 08:41 GMT
#39
On May 02 2020 16:29 Raxxes wrote:
What do you guys think?
Can Taeja get out of this.

i am mean summer is coming right?

TaeJa can maybe beat Scarlett but that'd be about it. In his current form he's out of his depth in this round.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-02 10:11:23
May 02 2020 10:06 GMT
#40
On May 02 2020 03:31 yubo56 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2020 21:46 Phredxor wrote:
On May 01 2020 21:14 BisuDagger wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:56 pvsnp wrote:
On May 01 2020 20:40 BisuDagger wrote:
Ragnarok for Stats swap would have been contender for GOAT group of death.


Parting/Life/Inno/Flash was the true Group of Death imo.

https://tl.net/forum/news-archive/410623-wcs-kr-ro16-group-b-preview-code-a-recap-s1#one

Since that group actually happened, it definitely was a legit group of death. Thanks for sharing! I'm curious what other groups people think would be contenders.


The 2014 group of Zest, Dear, Soulkey and Maru would be up there. The 3 WCS Korea champs from 2013 and Zest who would go on to win that season.

I feel like these two are the obvious GOAT group of death contenders. I slightly favor the Parting/Life/Inno/Flash one simply because of how strong parting + life + inno were, that FlaSh seemed like a clear underdog (and you don't get to say that very often). From what I remember, the second group you mentioned, Dear + SK + Maru were all in somewhat inconsistent phases of their career at that point, so I didn't feel as hyped for that one, but that could be personal preference.

The PartinG/INno/Life/Flash group was the most memorable in terms of popularity and hype of the players.

But the Dear, Soulkey, Zest, Maru group was absolutely the GOAT group of death in terms of the level of players at the time. It just wasn't as hype because none of it's players were massive stars in foreign tournaments. Dear was never that popular, Maru and Dear barely played outside of Korea, and no one had quite realised yet that Zest was the best.

You had literally the champions of the last three seasons (Soulkey, Maru, Dear) and then Zest who won that very season. Not to mention Zest and Dear were the #1 and #2 protoss at the time, Maru was absolutely the #1 terran, and Soulkey had been the #1 zerg for almost an entire year.

edit: also massive disappointment that Dark didn't do the Rag/Stats swap. Having literally the two best terran and protoss of all time in the same group would have been historic. You'd be looking at 14 GSL trophies in one group, vs 2/1/0 in the others.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
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