EPTFellow terrans, add this guy to your following list, you won't regret it!! :D
[Stream] avilo - Page 27
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FreSH_LiKe_Uhhh
United States14 Posts
Fellow terrans, add this guy to your following list, you won't regret it!! :D | ||
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lamprey1
Canada919 Posts
interesting guy. a little over the top ... sometimes takes himself too seriously. over all the Avilo stream is really worth watching. does the "lock" beside his name mean that he is on a "temp ban" ? | ||
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
On June 24 2013 15:04 lamprey1 wrote: interesting stream. interesting guy. a little over the top ... sometimes takes himself too seriously. over all the Avilo stream is really worth watching. does the "lock" beside his name mean that he is on a "temp ban" ? Yup, that's what it means. Avilo is known for speaking his mind about balance. Personally I think being outspoken is a positive personality trait, but it does get him into trouble on teamliquid every now and then. I believe his temp ban ends on 1 July 2013. Edit: I'd just like to point out that the post I quoted was Lamprey's 69th post. Sixty nine FTW!! :D | ||
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RoieTRS
United States2569 Posts
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
On June 24 2013 15:23 RoieTRS wrote: He also has the uncanny ability to be 3months ahead of everyone else when commenting about balance, which detracts from his credibility unfortunately. I think that's because he regularly plays really long games. There are some strategies that only show up in really long games. For example, you really aren't ever going to see a full-fledged Tempest HT army in a game that's less than 50 minutes long. Now for most players, such long games are rare. This means that if there are broken strategies that can only show up in super long games, it's going to be awhile until most of the community has had the chance to experience them and practice against them enough to realize how broken they are. However for Avilo, games that are >50 minutes long are the norm. Avilo plays several games like that every single day. Long games are Avilo's standard game plan, so he gets many opportunities to play these ultra late-game strategies (like Tempest HT) long before most players even know that they exist. Indeed, if you haven't played many games out past the 50 minute mark, you simply won't know that there exists a time in Starcraft II where it is viable to have an entire army consisting of Tempests and High Templars, with mass canons for support. I think this is also one of the reasons why Avilo gets a lot of hate in the community: many players don't like playing super long games. For many players, a super long game is an annoyance that crops up when both they and their opponent mess up in some way and are unable to kill each other. So I can understand why opponents would get frustrated when they're facing an opponent who's an expert at FORCING the game to last a really long time. Most GM and high-master players on the NA ladder have probably had the experience of being locked in a 90+ minute game vs Avilo, so I can understand why they would groan when they see him as their opponent. "Oh no, not this guy again! Now I'm stuck here for at least 50 minutes unless I can kill him with an all-in!". And since Avilo's gotten much better at holding off all-ins recently, killing him with an all-in is becoming less and less viable. Of course, this is absolutely not a valid reason to throw hate at someone. And anyone who does throw hate at a player just because they don't like their play-style is despicable. Hate the play-style, not the player (and in Avilo's case, don't hate the play-style because it's very interesting, and it reveals new facets about the game that might otherwise not be uncovered. Plus, we get to see huge armies demolishing each other in an epic confrontation. Who couldn't love large numbers of units going BOOM?). | ||
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
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Arkansassy
358 Posts
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
On June 25 2013 06:16 Arkansassy wrote: It looks awesome Codon. :D That game was good too lololol I think everyone in this community likes seeing a stream cheater get what's coming to them. We've all seen our favorite streamers get harrassed by stream cheaters, and we all hate it. So Avilo didn't just win a personal victory, he won a victory for the entire community. | ||
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Rainbow Cuddles
United States486 Posts
http://i.imgur.com/p4NHUgZ.jpg | ||
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Arkansassy
358 Posts
On June 25 2013 07:02 Rainbow Cuddles wrote: Got a pet turtle today. I named him... Avilo. http://i.imgur.com/p4NHUgZ.jpg awwwww how sweet :D Avilo is at it again! Good play. Good times. A fun for all - except his opponents. http://www.twitch.tv/avilo | ||
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bypLy
757 Posts
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
On June 26 2013 02:42 Arkansassy wrote: awwwww how sweet :D Avilo is at it again! Good play. Good times. A fun for all - except his opponents. http://www.twitch.tv/avilo Damnit! I just got out of work and he's already stopped? Now I'm sad. I think I'll go cry in a corner and look at my porn collection :'( | ||
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iiXenO
United States6 Posts
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iiXenO
United States6 Posts
 because awesome modz keep it that way | ||
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
On June 27 2013 12:07 iiXenO wrote: And also he chat is awesome because awesome modz keep it that way Dawww, ty iiXenO <3 Yeah, we try to keep it a nice place to hang out. Who says that the entire internet has to be a shit-hole? | ||
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Arkansassy
358 Posts
On June 27 2013 12:07 iiXenO wrote: And also he chat is awesome because awesome modz keep it that way This just made me smile from ear to ear. Thx XenO - it's not always easy, but viewers like you make it a lot less stressful. :D | ||
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mantequilla
Turkey775 Posts
 Way to go avilo keep up the good work | ||
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Arkansassy
358 Posts
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Meldrath
United States620 Posts
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codonbyte
United States840 Posts
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