The Value of ROOT_Destiny in Starcraft 2 - Page 7
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
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Telcontar
United Kingdom16710 Posts
On August 22 2011 17:28 Sfydjklm wrote: destiny is the zerg equivalent of sjow/goody/elfi etc. Now look at their achievements: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/1777_SjoW http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/1221_GoOdy http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/1836_elfi and now look at Destiny's: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/2765_Destiny Yeah.........no. | ||
Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On August 22 2011 17:32 Telcontar wrote: Now look at their achievements: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/1777_SjoW http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/1221_GoOdy http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/1836_elfi and now look at Destiny's: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-international/players/2765_Destiny Yeah.........no. as i said, zerg equivalent. | ||
jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
Explain how they are equivalent... | ||
ThatGuy89
United Kingdom1968 Posts
once they get fixed i dunno how well he'll do sadly, another good player who doesnt seem to preform well at tournaments ![]() | ||
Jojo131
Brazil1631 Posts
Maybe other players are also not streaming enough, so I dont have the full picture of everyone's performance. On August 22 2011 17:42 ThatGuy89 wrote: as much of a destiny as i am (watching his stream right now, and i play toss :p) he relies on infestors too much once they get fixed i dunno how well he'll do sadly, another good player who doesnt seem to preform well at tournaments ![]() Watching his stream, as a zerg player, I also find that his map control and creep spread is something to work on... ![]() | ||
enecateReAP
United Kingdom378 Posts
On August 22 2011 17:28 Sfydjklm wrote: destiny is the zerg equivalent of sjow/goody/elfi etc. No, not at all. He's more like the zerg equivilent of Sterling/incontrol etc. He's not a top tier player, he's good, but hes not top tier, Sjow has won SO many tournaments in Europe, if you're not recognising that, then don't use his name in a post o.O Goody won 3 tournaments just last month and consistantly wins/takes high ranking. Elfi, meh, maybe. | ||
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Noam
Israel2209 Posts
Your repetitive use of 'the player formerly known as ROOT_Destiny' was pretty comical. | ||
Carkis
Canada302 Posts
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p0lyph0ny
United States217 Posts
HELL YES | ||
Jinsho
United Kingdom3101 Posts
Anyone remember Spanishiwa and how much people loved him, hyped him up to the point of ridiculousness? It's similar here. He came up with something that works reasonably well, and rode it out until it died. Unless Destiny gets better at SC2 in general, he will not be able to progress. | ||
Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On August 22 2011 17:51 enecateReAP wrote: No, not at all. He's more like the zerg equivilent of Sterling/incontrol etc. He's not a top tier player, he's good, but hes not top tier, Sjow has won SO many tournaments in Europe, if you're not recognising that, then don't use his name in a post o.O Goody won 3 tournaments just last month and consistantly wins/takes high ranking. Elfi, meh, maybe. Well Goody/Sjow/Elfi aren't particularity good at starcraft 2 but they all devised styles that allow them to overcome their shortcomings and compete at the highest level. | ||
JustPassingBy
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
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supdubdup
United States916 Posts
On August 22 2011 18:04 Sfydjklm wrote: Well Goody/Sjow/Elfi aren't particularity good at starcraft 2 but they all devised styles that allow them to overcome their shortcomings and compete at the highest level. What's Sjow's style? I didn't even know he had one o.O. | ||
Penecks
United States600 Posts
I'm also not sure why people call his style one dimensional, yes he uses infestors a lot, but I don't think one day someone is going to wake up and say "Great scott I've got it, here's how to never lose to infestors again!" and then Destiny will fall to bronze league or something. It's just a slightly different unit composition, the mechanics and game sense remain the same. | ||
Tortious_Tortoise
United States944 Posts
On August 22 2011 18:13 Redox wrote: One of the dumbest threads I have seen in a while. I completely disagree. The OP was insightful, thought-provoking, and a refreshing change of pace from the usual crap-tastically written tripe that most moronic posters bring. Destiny is one of the most popular players outside of Korea right now and he doesn't have a team-- this thread is highly relevant. So, basically, what I'm saying is, keep stupid posts like that to yourself. | ||
Uriah
France54 Posts
On August 22 2011 17:28 Sfydjklm wrote: destiny is the zerg equivalent of sjow/goody/elfi etc. The comparison can be comprehensible for GoOdy(somewhat trademark style, some shine here and there, with more LAN results though), but Sjow is able to play several styles, and posted good LAN results, elfi only made some splash recently, but during LAN (assembly Summer/Winter)... To be honest, I don't see the point of this thread. Destiny has a good potential, that's true. But the decision to get him in a good team relies on his decision, on the perspectives he offers for the team... | ||
-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
On August 22 2011 17:10 KeksX wrote: He gets infestors out ASAP and then masses them(losing them, but then remassing them again :D). Whether it be on 1 base or 2base isn't really important, he does it just in a gimmicky style(doesn't scout and just goes blindly for lair etc). Maybe I'm too harsh calling it gimmicky but this is how I feel about that. Let's not start a balance discussion or ingame-discussion as this is not the topic. It's just my opinion that he wins greatly because of the reason that he has this gimmicky playstyle around the infestor. As soon as I see him playing solid playstyles and everything and still have decent success I'll change my mind. @jacksonjackson86: Yea right. Right now, people still didn't quite figure out how to beat this style. But they will eventually, and if Destiny doesn't adapt soon enough he'll be "caught off guard" pretty bad... 2base colossi. Sound familiar? 2base muta. Sound familiar? So, how is 2base infestor gimicky? I do not know why are you so sure that infestor play will be hardcountered in any future?! It is just another tactic that works if the player does it well enough. Destiny beat some good Toss with this but lost to Socke and some others using this style. | ||
vdale
Germany1173 Posts
On August 22 2011 18:04 Sfydjklm wrote: Well Goody/Sjow/Elfi aren't particularity good at starcraft 2 but they all devised styles that allow them to overcome their shortcomings and compete at the highest level. No, just no. They are very good at starcraft 2, especially Goody and Sjow. Goody's and Sjow's multitasking is not as good as of other top players, but they are better than many other players on the highest level in terms of decision making (openings, building/unit placement, attack timings, expansion timings, unit movement, etc. <- all those things make you "good at starcraft 2"). | ||
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