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On May 28 2020 18:10 Olli wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2020 17:58 deacon.frost wrote:On May 28 2020 16:41 Veluvian wrote:
Unfortunately got to admit that recently in Korea top protosses do not show the level they should. Parting was brilliant against Maru but such micro style is hard to be kept consistently. Not sure how the current meta is fine or not but at least this time... TY, if you can read this - please take that damn Code S trophy, we've been waiting for it at least for 5 years.
But overall, I'm disappointed by the toss power. sOs plays like he doesn't care anymore. Yeah, the hidden nexus in Bunny's back looks cool but this is not serious if you really want to do something significant to the final. Zest was humiliated which is like something you can't imagine for such a monster in the past. Trap is not Trap from the last year and yet he was kind of close to surprise Inno. Stats is fading. Dear was actually the greatest disappointment. It could be Scarlett or Rogue on his place in Ro8. Classic is in the military and I really miss him. Honestly seems like only Rain can switch again to SC2 and do something worth but he have won all that could be won already Maru lost because for whatever reason he didn't play like Maru. Don't know who advocated for that play, but it was really stupid idea. Korea doesn't have top Protosses anymore, closest players are Dear, Trap and Zest and we have to rely on them to play well. Which means Dear/Trap find their lost mojo. Zest is just randomly the best in LotV as it seems, sadly. Stats is fading because his army departure is near. All three races in Korea nowadays have only a handful of absolute top players, unfortunately. For Terran it's Maru, Innovation, TY, Cure, with Dream and Taeja slowly getting there again. For Protoss it's Zest, Trap and a fading Stats, with Dear and Patience middling and Parting getting back to a high level. For Zerg you only really have Rogue, Dark, and then I'd say Ragnarok, soO and DRG. The thing is, among those top players, only Terrans and Zergs actually win tournaments. At the very top level, Protoss has been in a pretty sorry state for a while. It's been over a year since a Protoss last won a big tournament (Classic in Super Tournament). Show nested quote +On May 28 2020 16:14 RKC wrote:On May 28 2020 16:02 DarkGamer wrote:On May 28 2020 15:49 Olli wrote:On May 28 2020 14:31 doggietres wrote:On May 28 2020 13:47 RKC wrote:
Parting's blink-stalker timing attack looks pretty strong. Even if the attack doesn't kill Terran, Protoss can macro safely behind to build an advantage for the late game (like G6). Dismantled Maru, and won games off TY. So strong that it probably forced them to pull of cheesy openings to delay or disrupt the timing.
I'm somewhat surprised Terran doesn't have a better counter (aside from cheesy openings). Mix some marauders in? Defensive widow mines instead of tanks (mines can also be used for offensive drops easily)? The thing is mines are easy to dodge with blink. Tanks come out way too slow for blink. If you put a tech lab instead of a reactor on the rax, you don't get enough marauders to make a difference. I agree with a previous post. Cheesing shouldn't be a way to counter something too strong. Blink stalker lets you take fast 3rd without really worrying about anything. This game also just shows you how bad protoss players are at micro, but eventually, when the toss players practice, I reckon that skill level will go up Almost all of this is wrong. Blink is the preferred opening because it can handle the largest variety of Terran openings, but Parting's specific 4gate variant is only powerful in the meta right now because Terrans are being greedy with their tech after expand. They'll follow up with a 1-1-1 setup, do mine or hellion drops, add an ebay and delay stim for all that. Some even go 1-1-1, Ebay, third CC, then additional rax. You can go back to Maru vs Parting and see how it did against a more robust 3rax followup - it did nothing and Parting lost. But no, even tanks don't come out too slowly to defend it. The only reason TY died to Parting's attack on Eternal Empire is because his positioning and control was poor and he kept bleeding tanks so that he never had enough to cover two bases. He continuously had siege tanks unprotected and units in vulnerable positions - marines in the main and tank visible on the ramp, tank on the edge of the main cliff, then no marines in his bunker in the main. Front door wide open for stalkers to walk in. Compare that to the Nightshade game and you see how hard it can be to get anything done as the blink aggressor if Terran defends properly. Second bunker in the front, tanks protected behind rax in the main. Parting got very little done, had to commit in deep because 4gate blink is a big investment that requires returns, and TY happily deflected him. You're delaying upgrades, tech, and keeping your probe count low to do it, only to end up with a handful of bruised stalkers if it doesn't do significant damage. It's a strong build no doubt, but it isn't too strong by any means. As for expand builds, blink is very useful but not too powerful by any means. It's the only really useful tool you have to keep Terran contained for a while, slow them down as they move across the map, and get the necessary army up to defend their pushes. SG is frankly not very good anymore after the charge nerf. You just don't have the straight up fighting power to beat the super common marine/tank pushes reliably with a charge followup, and blink after SG dies even harder. Phoenix/colossus is somewhat useful again, but that's quite weak to a lot of other things Terran could be doing (3rax +1 timing, for example) and you can be pretty committed to it before you know what it is they're doing. Also highly map dependent. Lastly, I'd appreciate if you stopped calling top Protoss poor at micro. To put it mildly, that's absolute bullshit. i think you are a right with a lot if this. but interestingly parting wasnt behind after the failed 4 gate blink stalker strategy beside ty hold it perfectly. if he would not have a-clicked 1/2 of his army with his following timing attack on the 3. base he would have won, wouldnt he? Yes, in G6, Parting managed to gain an economic lead despite TY holding off his blink-stalker aggression. Perhaps TY may have gained a slender tech lead due to Parting delaying his robo and forge upgrades? Either way, things just even out - the build looks pretty solid and strong (as Protoss takes the initiative, gains map control, and has the opportunity to punish if not kill off Terran). So what's Terran optimal counter then? Mech?  Parting wasn't ahead economically. TY finished his third CC while Parting's attack was still going on. TY lost 25 gas worth of units during that whole attack, Parting lost 500, with comparable mineral losses. Worker counts were at 42 (TY) to 53 (Parting) when the attack ended and Parting had only just started his third base while TY was dropping triple MULEs. That's not an economic lead, if anything I'd give an edge to TY there. And tech-wise TY was definitely ahead too, with stim and combat shields finishing, tanks, a starport done for medivac production, 4th and 5th rax already being built while Parting was on stalkers and a forge, only getting a robotics bay. TY also got double ebay down pretty fast after the attack so his 1/1 finished when Parting was only on +1 attack and a single forge. An economic lead for Parting only came later, after he scouted that TY chose a really passive approach to the midgame with double factory, straight into ghost academy and 4th CC, and Parting responded by expanding aggressively, as you're supposed to against turtle styles. Parting saw that and wanted to commit to an attack to do some damage and slow TY down, I assume because he knew he was behind and didn't want to let TY just macro, but it failed and Parting was always quite far behind from there. It's a strong build no doubt, and it isn't all-in as you can expand, try to contain and transition, but you're certainly looking for some damage or you'll end up behind.
Parting had a small supply and worker lead at the 6-minute mark during his first blink-stalker aggression. Parting's third nexus came up first at about 7.15. TY's third CC only came up at the 8.45 mark (after the failed medivac drop chased away by colossi). Maybe it's normal for Protoss to expand faster than Terran in the current meta, but definitely Parting was expanding faster than TY throughout the game.
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On May 28 2020 20:33 RKC wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2020 18:10 Olli wrote:On May 28 2020 17:58 deacon.frost wrote:On May 28 2020 16:41 Veluvian wrote:
Unfortunately got to admit that recently in Korea top protosses do not show the level they should. Parting was brilliant against Maru but such micro style is hard to be kept consistently. Not sure how the current meta is fine or not but at least this time... TY, if you can read this - please take that damn Code S trophy, we've been waiting for it at least for 5 years.
But overall, I'm disappointed by the toss power. sOs plays like he doesn't care anymore. Yeah, the hidden nexus in Bunny's back looks cool but this is not serious if you really want to do something significant to the final. Zest was humiliated which is like something you can't imagine for such a monster in the past. Trap is not Trap from the last year and yet he was kind of close to surprise Inno. Stats is fading. Dear was actually the greatest disappointment. It could be Scarlett or Rogue on his place in Ro8. Classic is in the military and I really miss him. Honestly seems like only Rain can switch again to SC2 and do something worth but he have won all that could be won already Maru lost because for whatever reason he didn't play like Maru. Don't know who advocated for that play, but it was really stupid idea. Korea doesn't have top Protosses anymore, closest players are Dear, Trap and Zest and we have to rely on them to play well. Which means Dear/Trap find their lost mojo. Zest is just randomly the best in LotV as it seems, sadly. Stats is fading because his army departure is near. All three races in Korea nowadays have only a handful of absolute top players, unfortunately. For Terran it's Maru, Innovation, TY, Cure, with Dream and Taeja slowly getting there again. For Protoss it's Zest, Trap and a fading Stats, with Dear and Patience middling and Parting getting back to a high level. For Zerg you only really have Rogue, Dark, and then I'd say Ragnarok, soO and DRG. The thing is, among those top players, only Terrans and Zergs actually win tournaments. At the very top level, Protoss has been in a pretty sorry state for a while. It's been over a year since a Protoss last won a big tournament (Classic in Super Tournament). On May 28 2020 16:14 RKC wrote:On May 28 2020 16:02 DarkGamer wrote:On May 28 2020 15:49 Olli wrote:On May 28 2020 14:31 doggietres wrote:On May 28 2020 13:47 RKC wrote:
Parting's blink-stalker timing attack looks pretty strong. Even if the attack doesn't kill Terran, Protoss can macro safely behind to build an advantage for the late game (like G6). Dismantled Maru, and won games off TY. So strong that it probably forced them to pull of cheesy openings to delay or disrupt the timing.
I'm somewhat surprised Terran doesn't have a better counter (aside from cheesy openings). Mix some marauders in? Defensive widow mines instead of tanks (mines can also be used for offensive drops easily)? The thing is mines are easy to dodge with blink. Tanks come out way too slow for blink. If you put a tech lab instead of a reactor on the rax, you don't get enough marauders to make a difference. I agree with a previous post. Cheesing shouldn't be a way to counter something too strong. Blink stalker lets you take fast 3rd without really worrying about anything. This game also just shows you how bad protoss players are at micro, but eventually, when the toss players practice, I reckon that skill level will go up Almost all of this is wrong. Blink is the preferred opening because it can handle the largest variety of Terran openings, but Parting's specific 4gate variant is only powerful in the meta right now because Terrans are being greedy with their tech after expand. They'll follow up with a 1-1-1 setup, do mine or hellion drops, add an ebay and delay stim for all that. Some even go 1-1-1, Ebay, third CC, then additional rax. You can go back to Maru vs Parting and see how it did against a more robust 3rax followup - it did nothing and Parting lost. But no, even tanks don't come out too slowly to defend it. The only reason TY died to Parting's attack on Eternal Empire is because his positioning and control was poor and he kept bleeding tanks so that he never had enough to cover two bases. He continuously had siege tanks unprotected and units in vulnerable positions - marines in the main and tank visible on the ramp, tank on the edge of the main cliff, then no marines in his bunker in the main. Front door wide open for stalkers to walk in. Compare that to the Nightshade game and you see how hard it can be to get anything done as the blink aggressor if Terran defends properly. Second bunker in the front, tanks protected behind rax in the main. Parting got very little done, had to commit in deep because 4gate blink is a big investment that requires returns, and TY happily deflected him. You're delaying upgrades, tech, and keeping your probe count low to do it, only to end up with a handful of bruised stalkers if it doesn't do significant damage. It's a strong build no doubt, but it isn't too strong by any means. As for expand builds, blink is very useful but not too powerful by any means. It's the only really useful tool you have to keep Terran contained for a while, slow them down as they move across the map, and get the necessary army up to defend their pushes. SG is frankly not very good anymore after the charge nerf. You just don't have the straight up fighting power to beat the super common marine/tank pushes reliably with a charge followup, and blink after SG dies even harder. Phoenix/colossus is somewhat useful again, but that's quite weak to a lot of other things Terran could be doing (3rax +1 timing, for example) and you can be pretty committed to it before you know what it is they're doing. Also highly map dependent. Lastly, I'd appreciate if you stopped calling top Protoss poor at micro. To put it mildly, that's absolute bullshit. i think you are a right with a lot if this. but interestingly parting wasnt behind after the failed 4 gate blink stalker strategy beside ty hold it perfectly. if he would not have a-clicked 1/2 of his army with his following timing attack on the 3. base he would have won, wouldnt he? Yes, in G6, Parting managed to gain an economic lead despite TY holding off his blink-stalker aggression. Perhaps TY may have gained a slender tech lead due to Parting delaying his robo and forge upgrades? Either way, things just even out - the build looks pretty solid and strong (as Protoss takes the initiative, gains map control, and has the opportunity to punish if not kill off Terran). So what's Terran optimal counter then? Mech? Parting wasn't ahead economically. TY finished his third CC while Parting's attack was still going on. TY lost 25 gas worth of units during that whole attack, Parting lost 500, with comparable mineral losses. Worker counts were at 42 (TY) to 53 (Parting) when the attack ended and Parting had only just started his third base while TY was dropping triple MULEs. That's not an economic lead, if anything I'd give an edge to TY there. And tech-wise TY was definitely ahead too, with stim and combat shields finishing, tanks, a starport done for medivac production, 4th and 5th rax already being built while Parting was on stalkers and a forge, only getting a robotics bay. TY also got double ebay down pretty fast after the attack so his 1/1 finished when Parting was only on +1 attack and a single forge. An economic lead for Parting only came later, after he scouted that TY chose a really passive approach to the midgame with double factory, straight into ghost academy and 4th CC, and Parting responded by expanding aggressively, as you're supposed to against turtle styles. Parting saw that and wanted to commit to an attack to do some damage and slow TY down, I assume because he knew he was behind and didn't want to let TY just macro, but it failed and Parting was always quite far behind from there. It's a strong build no doubt, and it isn't all-in as you can expand, try to contain and transition, but you're certainly looking for some damage or you'll end up behind. Parting had a small supply and worker lead at the 6-minute mark during his first blink-stalker aggression. Parting's third nexus came up first at about 7.15. TY's third CC only came up at the 8.45 mark (after the failed medivac drop chased away by colossi). Maybe it's normal for Protoss to expand faster than Terran in the current meta, but definitely Parting was expanding faster than TY throughout the game.
That small worker lead doesn't take MULEs into account. You need to be I'd say around 7-10 workers ahead to be even as Protoss, and more if there's a third CC done and dropping additional MULEs. Note also that TY can produce triple SCVs with the third CC done while Parting needs to wait for his third to finish to produce three probes at once.
TY's third CC only landed around 8:40, but he was already benefitting from it. And yes, it's normal for Protoss to outexpand Terran, especially when - as I said - TY chose an extremely turtley double factory, ghost academy, early 4th CC build. He's got no map presence whatsoever with that style, so of course Parting would expand even more aggressively than Protoss normally would.
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whn will blizzard finally relaize terran (and also z) being too strong? or turn things around: toss needs buff badly.....
has been nerfed to ground after st1 in 2019 and the balance suffered a lot....
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On May 29 2020 01:51 c4rn wrote:
whn will blizzard finally relaize terran (and also z) being too strong? or turn things around: toss needs buff badly.....
has been nerfed to ground after st1 in 2019 and the balance suffered a lot....
And yet the biggest representation in RO8 has Protoss, then Zerg and then Terran, I wonder how that could be if they're so weak, care to explain?
Statistics in the balance thread.
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This is why you shouldn't stream 6-8 hours everyday and the DAY of your RO4 match. I just don't think it's possible to be a full time streamer and pro gamer in the Ro4 and expect a good result.
TY did 1-2hour streams during this time which is completely fine. TY looked and played like someone who used his time responsibly.
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On May 29 2020 01:51 c4rn wrote:
whn will blizzard finally relaize terran (and also z) being too strong? or turn things around: toss needs buff badly.....
has been nerfed to ground after st1 in 2019 and the balance suffered a lot....
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I'm sorry, mods, but how on earth was this user banned for this post? All he is doing is sharing he opinion, which everyone is entitled to. Just because you might not agree with someone doesn't mean you should ban them.
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I think Cure's going to take out Innovation, and then TY is gonna take out Cure to win the GSL.
Then we'll have TY as the one guy who pulled off the DPG Hat Trick! (Which is beyond impressive.)
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On May 29 2020 02:20 TaeTae wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2020 01:51 c4rn wrote:
whn will blizzard finally relaize terran (and also z) being too strong? or turn things around: toss needs buff badly.....
has been nerfed to ground after st1 in 2019 and the balance suffered a lot....
User was banned for this post. I'm sorry, mods, but how on earth was this user banned for this post? All he is doing is sharing he opinion, which everyone is entitled to. Just because you might not agree with someone doesn't mean you should ban them.
Look at his comment history.
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On May 28 2020 15:52 pvsnp wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2020 14:37 Elentos wrote:On May 28 2020 09:43 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 09:23 kajtarp wrote:
I hope TY lifts up the trophy. It's now or never... He has a pretty good shot, but TvT is the worst matchup for the kind of cheesy shenanigans that TY relied on to get past Dark and Parting. And of course, your opponent can always do it right back. There may or may not be a mental factor in TY's head as well–he has 2 GSL silvers already and number 3 would start putting him in soO territory. Also, Inno's TvT has looked extremely strong as of late–his recent record is significantly better than TY's–and he's seemingly abandoned his former hesitation about embracing cheesy shenanigans of his own. Refer to double proxy BC. I suspect TY won't feel a need to play cheesy in TvT given that he said it's his most confident MU. For what it's worth TY and Inno are at 7-7, 2-2 this year with TY winning the more recent matches. I just realized that I completely forgot to mention Cure. I like how you didn't even question it though 
I honestly don't know who is the favorite between inno and cure.
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On May 29 2020 04:03 greenturtle23 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2020 15:52 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 14:37 Elentos wrote:On May 28 2020 09:43 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 09:23 kajtarp wrote:
I hope TY lifts up the trophy. It's now or never... He has a pretty good shot, but TvT is the worst matchup for the kind of cheesy shenanigans that TY relied on to get past Dark and Parting. And of course, your opponent can always do it right back. There may or may not be a mental factor in TY's head as well–he has 2 GSL silvers already and number 3 would start putting him in soO territory. Also, Inno's TvT has looked extremely strong as of late–his recent record is significantly better than TY's–and he's seemingly abandoned his former hesitation about embracing cheesy shenanigans of his own. Refer to double proxy BC. I suspect TY won't feel a need to play cheesy in TvT given that he said it's his most confident MU. For what it's worth TY and Inno are at 7-7, 2-2 this year with TY winning the more recent matches. I just realized that I completely forgot to mention Cure. I like how you didn't even question it though I honestly don't know who is the favorite between inno and cure.
INnoVation is the favorite, I want Cure to win this GSL but I just don't think he will get past INno
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Innovation TY finals go go!
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Northern Ireland27287 Posts
On May 29 2020 04:26 starkiller123 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2020 04:03 greenturtle23 wrote:On May 28 2020 15:52 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 14:37 Elentos wrote:On May 28 2020 09:43 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 09:23 kajtarp wrote:
I hope TY lifts up the trophy. It's now or never... He has a pretty good shot, but TvT is the worst matchup for the kind of cheesy shenanigans that TY relied on to get past Dark and Parting. And of course, your opponent can always do it right back. There may or may not be a mental factor in TY's head as well–he has 2 GSL silvers already and number 3 would start putting him in soO territory. Also, Inno's TvT has looked extremely strong as of late–his recent record is significantly better than TY's–and he's seemingly abandoned his former hesitation about embracing cheesy shenanigans of his own. Refer to double proxy BC. I suspect TY won't feel a need to play cheesy in TvT given that he said it's his most confident MU. For what it's worth TY and Inno are at 7-7, 2-2 this year with TY winning the more recent matches. I just realized that I completely forgot to mention Cure. I like how you didn't even question it though I honestly don't know who is the favorite between inno and cure. INnoVation is the favorite, I want Cure to win this GSL but I just don't think he will get past INno
Cure looks good, question is he’s had a huge mental block in bringing his online form to the GSL arena.
Sometimes such a block can take time to overcome and then disappears, sometimes one makes a big important breakthrough, crumbles and comes back to break that final few hurdles.
Should hopefully be a great series anyway. I can see Cure beating Inno if he brings his A game but Inno and TY in succession in high pressure offline series for the prestige tournament in the game? That would be what I’m skeptical about
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so looking forward to some long overdue TVT finals! Hyped
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On May 29 2020 04:03 greenturtle23 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2020 15:52 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 14:37 Elentos wrote:On May 28 2020 09:43 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 09:23 kajtarp wrote:
I hope TY lifts up the trophy. It's now or never... He has a pretty good shot, but TvT is the worst matchup for the kind of cheesy shenanigans that TY relied on to get past Dark and Parting. And of course, your opponent can always do it right back. There may or may not be a mental factor in TY's head as well–he has 2 GSL silvers already and number 3 would start putting him in soO territory. Also, Inno's TvT has looked extremely strong as of late–his recent record is significantly better than TY's–and he's seemingly abandoned his former hesitation about embracing cheesy shenanigans of his own. Refer to double proxy BC. I suspect TY won't feel a need to play cheesy in TvT given that he said it's his most confident MU. For what it's worth TY and Inno are at 7-7, 2-2 this year with TY winning the more recent matches. I just realized that I completely forgot to mention Cure. I like how you didn't even question it though I honestly don't know who is the favorite between inno and cure.
Cure has never beaten Inno in any offline series during his entire career. His online record is not much better. His TvT winrate is lower, both historically and recently. He has a history of stage anxiety, unlike Inno. He has never made it past the GSL Ro4, unlike Inno. He is a strong macro player against a stronger macro player who also doesn't hesitate to cheese.
I literally can't find a single metric that favors Cure. He's not quite a dead man walking, but any and all signs are pointing towards the morgue. He might not follow the signs this time around–remember that TY upset Dark–but there they are.
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On May 29 2020 10:05 pvsnp wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2020 04:03 greenturtle23 wrote:On May 28 2020 15:52 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 14:37 Elentos wrote:On May 28 2020 09:43 pvsnp wrote:On May 28 2020 09:23 kajtarp wrote:
I hope TY lifts up the trophy. It's now or never... He has a pretty good shot, but TvT is the worst matchup for the kind of cheesy shenanigans that TY relied on to get past Dark and Parting. And of course, your opponent can always do it right back. There may or may not be a mental factor in TY's head as well–he has 2 GSL silvers already and number 3 would start putting him in soO territory. Also, Inno's TvT has looked extremely strong as of late–his recent record is significantly better than TY's–and he's seemingly abandoned his former hesitation about embracing cheesy shenanigans of his own. Refer to double proxy BC. I suspect TY won't feel a need to play cheesy in TvT given that he said it's his most confident MU. For what it's worth TY and Inno are at 7-7, 2-2 this year with TY winning the more recent matches. I just realized that I completely forgot to mention Cure. I like how you didn't even question it though I honestly don't know who is the favorite between inno and cure. Cure has never beaten Inno in any offline series during his entire career. His online record is not much better. His TvT winrate is lower, both historically and recently. He has a history of stage anxiety, unlike Inno. He has never made it past the GSL Ro4, unlike Inno. He is a strong macro player against a stronger macro player who also doesn't hesitate to cheese. I literally can't find a single metric that favors Cure. He's not quite a dead man walking, but any and all signs are pointing towards the morgue. He might not follow the signs this time around–remember that TY upset Dark–but there they are.
Fair points. I was thinking about how strong Cure looked vs Dear. Cure had never beaten Dear offline until that match either, but he absolutely destroyed him. Meanwhile inno squeaked by vs trap. I agree with you he is probably still a big dog to win it, but I hope he can pull through or at least make it close.
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Really hoping for a TY v Innovation finals!
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On May 29 2020 02:15 mikedupp wrote:
This is why you shouldn't stream 6-8 hours everyday and the DAY of your RO4 match. I just don't think it's possible to be a full time streamer and pro gamer in the Ro4 and expect a good result.
TY did 1-2hour streams during this time which is completely fine. TY looked and played like someone who used his time responsibly.
This is (sadly) probably true. Dumb mechanical mistakes really hurt PartinG here (forgetting warpgate in g3, messing up hotkeys causing him to lose half his army twice in g6). Had he quit streaming clown builds on NA ladder in the run up to this match, and instead spent time practicing his GSL game, maybe that doesn't happen.
On the other hand, he has nearly 2K subs on twitch last time I checked? For someone streaming regularly he's probably getting at least $6-7K a month there. So choosing to stream over practice for GSL does have some merit to it, it's just sad that in this case he might have actually won this entire season.
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