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Northern Ireland27271 Posts
Doing my usual check-in to see some promising runs from Trap, hopefully he can take that next step soon.
I wonder how much Maximus Paximus has earned solely from weeklies at this stage :O
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On August 27 2024 15:51 WombaT wrote:
Doing my usual check-in to see some promising runs from Trap, hopefully he can take that next step soon.
I wonder how much Maximus Paximus has earned solely from weeklies at this stage :O
Same with Rogue, hopefully he can bounce back.
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ESL EU was great this week.
So many people signed up who wouldn't normally!
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Russian Federation400 Posts
The weeklies have become monotonous like a routine for both the players and the viewers. Something completely new should be created as a replacement.
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Northern Ireland27271 Posts
On August 27 2024 18:41 RandomPlayer wrote:
The weeklies have become monotonous like a routine for both the players and the viewers. Something completely new should be created as a replacement.
What would you suggest?
Weeklies have, and basically always have filled a pretty crucial role. It’s where your up-and-comers get to tangle with established pros, it’s that bridge between being a good ladder player and tournament presence
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4x Zerg in all of the brackets shown here, I'm not a fanboy, but that is really not a lot. Why are there so few high level zerg? And 50% of those we have are normally favourites to win the tournaments they enter. Weird.
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Zerg representation has always been low.
Plenty of amateur Protoss and Terran players sign-up every week, knowing full-well that nabbing a game off a pro is the best they're likely to do, but amateur Zerg players don't seem to do the same.
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Fingers crossed it won't be the last one!! I'va always enjoied the weeklies!
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On August 27 2024 19:01 MJG wrote:
Zerg representation has always been low.
Plenty of amateur Protoss and Terran players sign-up every week, knowing full-well that nabbing a game off a pro is the best they're likely to do, but amateur Zerg players don't seem to do the same.
No it hasn't.
In recent years, sure. But in HotS for example, EU had plenty of Zerg other than the few at the top. In something resembling the current state of the game, its mostly just been protoss that fill up those "newer" spots.
And its not some crazy coincidence that just happened by lulz in the weeklies either.
Here are GM stats currently:
KR Protoss 39% to 22% Zerg
EU Protoss 42% to 23% Zerg (nearly double lmao)
NA is currently pretty balanced, but even there in the last few seasons Protoss has had a sizeable edge over Zerg.
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On August 27 2024 22:10 Ciaus237 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2024 19:01 MJG wrote:
Zerg representation has always been low.
Plenty of amateur Protoss and Terran players sign-up every week, knowing full-well that nabbing a game off a pro is the best they're likely to do, but amateur Zerg players don't seem to do the same. No it hasn't. In recent years, sure. But in HotS for example, EU had plenty of Zerg other than the few at the top. In something resembling the current state of the game, its mostly just been protoss that fill up those "newer" spots. And its not some crazy coincidence that just happened by lulz in the weeklies either. Here are GM stats currently: KR Protoss 39% to 22% Zerg EU Protoss 42% to 23% Zerg (nearly double lmao) NA is currently pretty balanced, but even there in the last few seasons Protoss has had a sizeable edge over Zerg.
I think you've misread my post, or perhaps I should've been clearer, because what I meant was that Zerg representation in the ESL weeklies has always been low. I didn't mean to imply that Zerg representation on the ladder has always been low.
But I'll have to admit that I haven't checked any statistics for Zerg representation in the ESL weeklies, I'm just going off how it's always felt from watching the broadcasts etc.
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KSL should be #57 i think?
Good showings by trap, too bad he threw g3 vs SHIN in ESL Asia but well done by SHIN wininng 3-0 and almost beating Dark too in KSL
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On August 27 2024 18:47 Rob-Zero wrote:
4x Zerg in all of the brackets shown here, I'm not a fanboy, but that is really not a lot. Why are there so few high level zerg? And 50% of those we have are normally favourites to win the tournaments they enter. Weird.
Well there are a couple reasons.
Zergs has been receiving nerfs along with terrible maps this season
But the main reason is American cup just don’t have any good Zergs in that region beside scarlet
Eu well besides reynor and Serral, no one is really gonna dethrone maxpax / showtime/ or any of the top Koreans who participle
Korean region is basically just dark and solar
But overall the top Zergs skillwise> both terran and Protoss skill wise
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But well, the ESL cups are exactly here to give players from the lower ranks an opportunity to play the top guys and gain experience. So I don't see "they won't dethrone xy" as an argument here.
Maybe it is just easier to get results as protoss/terran on this level? Yeah I know, terran is supposed to be the hardest to master, but maybe there is some kind of roadblock for zergs at exactly this low/high GM level?
Because normally, with the amount of success the likes of Serral, Reynor, Dark and Rogue have had the last five years, there should be a lot of fanboys trying out zerg for themselves, or not?
But then again, the game is old, and there are a lot of people just watching, not playing (like me). I guess, there are not so many new players, so maybe this doesn't play a role here.
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