As far as bops go, this was one of them. Not even close though there were several parts of multiple games to point to where Maru goofed and lost, especially that Oxide game which looked won for a bit.
Congratulations to Rogue on becoming a three-time GSL champion in addition to his many other accolades in his storied SC2 career. His level of play was absolutely spectacular. Wonder where Maru's eyes went when those slow banes killed those 22 SCVs at his third. We were all perplexed.
On May 10 2021 09:43 Argonauta wrote: I was not expecting such level of stomp. GG to Rogue, looking forward to see him defend the GSL title in the upcoming season finals. There is season finals no?
Yes but it's in two months (at the start of July).
On May 10 2021 10:54 tommey.liang wrote: Congratulations to Rogue on becoming a three-time GSL champion in addition to his many other accolades in his storied SC2 career. His level of play was absolutely spectacular. Wonder where Maru's eyes went when those slow banes killed those 22 SCVs at his third. We were all perplexed.
He was chasing down hard on the Muta, and at that moment he was also tilted as well. When Maru doesnt play clean like he should, that is what you got. Dont forget Rogue stomped him 3-0 in ST2 last year in the same fashion.
On May 10 2021 10:29 Ben... wrote: As far as bops go, this was one of them. Not even close though there were several parts of multiple games to point to where Maru goofed and lost, especially that Oxide game which looked won for a bit.
Had Maru did the right thing in that Oxide map, which is staying home and macro instead of moving ALL of his Bio out, it would have been a 2-2 score and we would have had a great Finals. There was no reason for him to try counter-attack so soon because Rogue was pretty much all-in and did not have that strong of a economy back home.
On May 09 2021 15:35 swarminfestor wrote: Will Rogue finally earn the right of the first seed to swap the player in Group Nominations later? Unless somehow he does not advance to semifinal of ST 2, and Maru or Trap end up winning championship instead.
yes he will
It will be funny if he makes Group A as a group of death.
There's reason to believe he might do it.
Remember back in Season 3 of 2020, when he grabbed INnoVation as his first opponent? Well, in the most recent group selection, he revealed that he only made the 'fun' pick because he had already clinched his IEM Katowice seed, and that he would be picking conservatively instead. Now that he has that IEM Katowice seed in hand, maybe he'll try to entertain the fans again.
On May 10 2021 14:37 Waxangel wrote: Remember back in Season 3 of 2020, when he grabbed INnoVation as his first opponent? Well, in the most recent group selection, he revealed that he only made the 'fun' pick because he had already clinched his IEM Katowice seed, and that he would be picking conservatively instead. Now that he has that IEM Katowice seed in hand, maybe he'll try to entertain the fans again.
Another interesting tidbit is that so far in the new ESL system Rogue has grabbed the first seed to Katowice both times. Last year he won Katowice, giving him a seat to the next one, and now he won the first GSL, again getting a seat before anyone else.
All Rouge finales feel like he does stuff and it works, without anything speacel, but i guess thats what makes him so strong not playing to look fancy and good but to win and mess with his opponent, the last game looked like Rouge already won mentally. Gotta love my abusers
For a first time after 10 years I lost motivation to watch the final. But when I saw the result I felt some relief. Rogue definitely deserves it. Sorry for Maru fanboys, but I got really pissed to watch how important matches are decided by some bunker rushes and that match with Trap made me rage so much like never before. Rogue is not my favorite zerg, but I've always respected his character and his macro strategy. Then I read how he made it like Dark should do it many times and he made it only once. What an irony. Of course I felt deja vu because MMA did it the way Marineking never succeeded in the past. So I guess it is not always about winning strategy, it is about will and confidence. But If I don't see a protoss wins Code S finally, I can't watch GSL after so many years. Of course protosses struggle in ASL too, for now I find it much more fun to watch.
On May 09 2021 15:35 swarminfestor wrote: Will Rogue finally earn the right of the first seed to swap the player in Group Nominations later? Unless somehow he does not advance to semifinal of ST 2, and Maru or Trap end up winning championship instead.
yes he will
It will be funny if he makes Group A as a group of death.
There's reason to believe he might do it.
Remember back in Season 3 of 2020, when he grabbed INnoVation as his first opponent? Well, in the most recent group selection, he revealed that he only made the 'fun' pick because he had already clinched his IEM Katowice seed, and that he would be picking conservatively instead. Now that he has that IEM Katowice seed in hand, maybe he'll try to entertain the fans again.
As much as I can think of, what else other than Maru and Trap can make a group of death?
Dark and Innovation are pretty much not powerhouse players like they used to be. TY, Zest and Stats are leaving for military service. Then, we end up with the remaining "good" players like Dream, Zoun, Cure, Bunny, Parting, DRG, SoS and Byun.
Otherwise, if foreign players like Clem and Reynor plus the military returnees like Cj Hero and Gumiho join the latest season, I believe the new season will be interesting as hell.
Very sad that Maru didn't win but tbh it feels kind of like an inevitability now that he'll disappoint I wish I had followed him during his championship run more closely because I would still be riding that dopamine high far into the future
What is happening is zergs have started 2 solve the meta, you can expect other zerg players to start becoming more dominant again as well. Rogue is a GOD at finding the optimal way to play zerg. Patches that have nerfed zerg you will see rogue not do so well until he adapts new unstoppable ways to play zerg. I expect more nerfs to come in the future and if the game stays the game expect continued Zerg domination in all big tournaments.
On May 10 2021 10:29 Ben... wrote: As far as bops go, this was one of them. Not even close though there were several parts of multiple games to point to where Maru goofed and lost, especially that Oxide game which looked won for a bit.
Had Maru did the right thing in that Oxide map, which is staying home and macro instead of moving ALL of his Bio out, it would have been a 2-2 score and we would have had a great Finals. There was no reason for him to try counter-attack so soon because Rogue was pretty much all-in and did not have that strong of a economy back home.
Maru v Meomaika, game 2(IIRC). Had Maru stayed at home, he would have probably won that game. Nope, he moved out. This is the Maru thing to do.
On May 13 2021 21:01 Dedraterllaerau wrote: What is happening is zergs have started 2 solve the meta, you can expect other zerg players to start becoming more dominant again as well. Rogue is a GOD at finding the optimal way to play zerg. Patches that have nerfed zerg you will see rogue not do so well until he adapts new unstoppable ways to play zerg. I expect more nerfs to come in the future and if the game stays the game expect continued Zerg domination in all big tournaments.
There was nothing to solve, Maru DID defend against the initial Roach Ravager pressure 2 out of 4 times. He just made mistakes and lost the games. This should have no effect on the current balance META, people are acting like Rogue was doing some ground-breaking strategy and people start copying him everywhere or something.
EPT
I wish I had followed him during his championship run more closely because I would still be riding that dopamine high far into the future
