EPTThe Value of ROOT_Destiny in Starcraft 2 - Page 5
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
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AnonymousXV
United States45 Posts
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p0lyph0ny
United States217 Posts
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CycLOpZ
Australia22 Posts
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cereith
United States3 Posts
On August 22 2011 15:44 AnonymousXV wrote: more than half of the guys on EG according to this "EGalex" scale are like 3's and 4's at most Axslav was a wc3 probably played for eg in wc3 but can't find that out. Demuslim is a very good terran who posts good results. Idra posts very good results and is one of the best NA players. Incontrol is semi decent, not posting the best results but being a very public figure and a player during sc1 for eg Huk arguably the best non korean and one of the best in the world overall LzGamer was an sc1 player with them. Machine another semi decent player that played during brood war Puma won nasl season 1 Strifeco good 2v2er All of the players aside from strifeco and lzgamer, who are worse, incontrol, who's on the same level, are better than him. Likewise while they may not have the best results, they have tenure from sc1 which destiny doesn't have. While he does have an established fan base, his use of language and lack of being on an sc1 team keep him from being recruited. You also have to realize while a player may be bad, they would just accept a smaller pay, many people would gladly join eg, once a person has joined removing them from the team brings bad press. | ||
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CycLOpZ
Australia22 Posts
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Pwnographics
New Zealand1097 Posts
As we saw today it dies pretty easy to MMA style drop marine harass during and just when he gets infestors. | ||
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lyhb
Canada208 Posts
his play style is interesting but it gets monotonous at times... funny and ironic thing is he makes fun of koreans saying that 'they only do one build and get really good at it' hes more of an entertainer than anything, i would rate him high on that regard | ||
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CycLOpZ
Australia22 Posts
On August 22 2011 15:56 Pwnographics wrote: I think he needs to widen his range of strategies, apart from just mass infestor. As we saw today it dies pretty easy to MMA style drop marine harass during and just when he gets infestors. agreed, he really goes way to all out with infestors, it is unnecessary to even have that many and would most likely be a better "all around" strategy to lower his infestor count and throw in some different units. | ||
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seiferoth10
3362 Posts
On August 22 2011 15:43 Zlasher wrote: Did you receive permission from AG to post a PM or to use his name in it? lol that seems pretty odd to be posting this sort of post with specific names This. I question if OP even asked Alex if he could post this for everyone to see. Anyway, to justify the difference in skills in EG, keep in mind that people are paid different salaries. That, and a lot of their team are carry-overs from BW. | ||
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-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
So, FXO make it happen  Or some Korean team :D | ||
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DH_Remorse
Denmark139 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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DH_Remorse
Denmark139 Posts
On August 22 2011 15:47 p0lyph0ny wrote: ratzDestiny <--- make it happen ...huh Troll harder ? Oh wait no please dont couse some kids might take it seriusly... T_T. + Show Spoiler + Personally I think you need to get a life... Poll: Should I get warned for this post/poll ? Yes (30) ...depends on what u can do to me in 5min. ;D (6) No (5) 41 total votes Your vote: Should I get warned for this post/poll ? (Vote): Yes | ||
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DH_Remorse
Denmark139 Posts
On August 22 2011 16:15 Plexa wrote: I personally don't like destiny's playstyle and never watch his stream, but the fact that he already has an established fan base (that is really big - based off of stream hits) makes him marketable in my book. Yes he has his personality quirks, but its those quirks which have created a cult following. On the right team, he could could really prove an influential figure and an excellent man to represent some sponsors (there are a lot of sponsors which he wouldn't suit, obviously). But dont u think he has potential as a speeker ? I find he's able to analize situations very well , and quickly put togeather a very competent argument. Excuse my bad english  | ||
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SwizzY
United States1549 Posts
(11-12pool>Sling>2base4gas>infestor>Hive>BL). I will admit he has gotten SO much better since I first watched him in his ZvT whinefest days and his full potential has yet to be reached. But here are a few hard-hitting factoids to ask and discuss: 1) Why would a team pick up someone who has publicly expressed that he'd rather go it solo? That's an unnecessary risk for an unnecessary player (Grade B at best). 2) If I may be frank, Destiny is d***-riding the infestor into the ground. He probably has some of the most experience using the infestor to its utmost abilities, but it's been proven by his extremely lackluster tournament results that it can't and won't get him far. 3) I'm part of the viewership he has gained, except I've been around since the beginning (^o^). He's a great personality to have in the community, but my fanboyism checks out at the door and knows that if Destiny showed more varied ZvT, ZvP and even ZvZ tactics and strategies without the results, I'd respect him much more as a player. 4) With the game so volatile, will Destiny's success continue if and when Blizzard deems the infestor too powerful and hits it with the nerf bat? Only time will tell. I think its too early to really size him up when he has yet to show everything he has to offer. | ||
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Shebuha
Canada1335 Posts
I mean, if you beat a good player one time in a show match, that's impressive, but a tournament result is way more so. | ||
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Hrpggtru
25 Posts
On August 22 2011 13:33 Zahki wrote: Destiny is a good player, he just relies too much on his patented infestor playstyle. Gets him ladder wins but in tourneys where he's facing palyers who know him and his style it gets countered so easily. If he tries to play without infestors for 2-3 weeks and develop a few other tricks then I think he could go pretty well. Destiny is more value as entertainment than high quality play anyway. Seeing him infestor his way out of terrible situations is always a laugh, especially if he's skyping while he does it. Destiny has played an innumerable number of games against Deezer, and will basically always go ling infestor against him, even when he gets "hard countered" by a +2 chargelot archon build and will win a significantly large number of those games. So even if he is metagamed by high level grandmaster players he still can do a decent job against them. | ||
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LlamaNamedOsama
United States1900 Posts
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jacksonjackson86
Australia15 Posts
Agree he hasn't proven himself in tournaments, but that will come with time; he is a smart guy with good awareness. | ||
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