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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
February 24 2007 12:25 GMT
#21
It's obviously good for progaming, it forces other players to try harder in order to upset Savior's dominance.

What I really don't understand is that, when Nada dominates the progaming scene - shown through his consecutive MSL wins (like Savior) and the inaugural golden mouse achievement in OSL (which is more than what Savior achieved so far) - people still cheered him on. However, when Savior dominates, people hate him.

Am I missing something?
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DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-24 12:26:15
February 24 2007 12:25 GMT
#22
On February 24 2007 21:14 Locke. wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

HOW THE FUCK DID HE WIN 5TH GAME VS IRIS????


that's my thoughts about him

I remember seeing a replay of him on LT a long time ago.. Every little thing he did had meaning and was meant to confuse and demoralize his opponent. It was just beautiful. I prefer his intelligent style much more than nadas spam and attack style even though I usually side with the terrans being one myself.

I think he is great for SC cause he really makes you see the psychology in sc instead of just the plain 13 hours perfect macro micro which to me can be really boring to watch..

I hope he apologise for the Heil-Hitler poses in his next interviews. Being all his life infront of PC playing SC I guess he doesn't fully understand how offensive and out of place that is especially when he is a teenager's idol and every little thing he does has huge impact on the crowd..

By the way Locke. this comment right here makes you look very stupid. NaDa is art player and while being very fast doesn't spam. Almost every action he does is checking on something or macroing or microing. NaDa isn't like the noobies that get 300 apm just to get it. It has a purpose which you evidently don't realize.
mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
February 24 2007 12:27 GMT
#23
It's great, because it forces everyone else to bring their game up a notch.
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eugene17
Profile Joined June 2006
Singapore174 Posts
February 24 2007 12:29 GMT
#24
can't wait to see a solid strat that will beat saviors' go TOSS!
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
February 24 2007 12:30 GMT
#25
No comment the effect it has on the progaming scene.

I just know that if SavioR's where he is at the moment, it's for a reason. He deserve it.
L O V E Y O U
EAGER-beaver
Profile Joined March 2004
Canada2799 Posts
February 24 2007 12:40 GMT
#26
Why do people say savior is boring?!?! I can't wait to see his games because of the insane strategies that he seems to pull off FLAWLESSLY. Game 3 and 4 of the osl finals nearly brought tears to my eyes with the pure art gosuness of his plays. When was the last time we've seen a zerg user use queens, or defilers like savior? Never!
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Zelniq
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States7166 Posts
February 24 2007 12:47 GMT
#27
Live for the swarm.
ModeratorBlame yourself or God
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
February 24 2007 12:47 GMT
#28
Wanting to take him down of his throne increases the progaming competition
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
February 24 2007 12:53 GMT
#29
On February 24 2007 21:40 EAGER-beaver wrote:
Why do people say savior is boring?!?! I can't wait to see his games because of the insane strategies that he seems to pull off FLAWLESSLY. Game 3 and 4 of the osl finals nearly brought tears to my eyes with the pure art gosuness of his plays. When was the last time we've seen a zerg user use queens, or defilers like savior? Never!


I totally agree.
L O V E Y O U
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
February 24 2007 13:00 GMT
#30
The only match of sAviOr that is not worth watching is the 5th game of sAviOr vs NaDa OSL final last night.
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20090 Posts
February 24 2007 13:02 GMT
#31
I dont get why zerg's are always portrayed in a darker image. He was even used as the black ninja in the OSL intro's (i think). If someone had questioned if boxer's dominance was a good thing, they would've been lynched.

But i agree with beaver, after watching the OSL finals (didnt watch many of his games before) i absolutely love/enjoy watching his art usage of lurkers and defilers and overall game control.
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ZaplinG
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
United States3818 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-24 13:28:47
February 24 2007 13:27 GMT
#32
+ Show Spoiler +
that infested cc was art in game 3 (i believe?)

and when he managed to sneak his entire army around the map into nada's main in game four... it was beautiful
Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free
pheer
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
5392 Posts
February 24 2007 13:31 GMT
#33
On February 24 2007 22:00 XCetron wrote:
The only match of sAviOr that is not worth watching is the 5th game of sAviOr vs NaDa OSL final last night.

Agreed 100%
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Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
February 24 2007 13:41 GMT
#34
On February 24 2007 22:27 ZaplinG wrote:
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that infested cc was art in game 3 (i believe?)

and when he managed to sneak his entire army around the map into nada's main in game four... it was beautiful


+ Show Spoiler +

it was game 4 i'm pretty sure, but then again you might be right

i was laughing too hard.

i was thinking when he first went in and brought it down to half how sexy it would be if he goes and infests it

he's just pure sex

only way to put it

ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
February 24 2007 13:46 GMT
#35
He is a sexy, sexy player. But he wins too much.

Where is our Protoss god, Garimto?
^-^
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
February 24 2007 13:55 GMT
#36
His ZvT/ZvZ is godly, and incredibly entertaining

His ZvP is just extremely effective, but fucking boring and he plays it nearly all the same each game

When has there ever been a dominant Zerg?

Sure, you could say July, but it was nowhere near the way savior is now. I was getting sick of the gods being handed from terran to terran each era.
joeki
Profile Joined June 2004
Sweden292 Posts
February 24 2007 14:00 GMT
#37
On February 24 2007 22:55 QuietIdiot wrote:
His ZvT/ZvZ is godly, and incredibly entertaining

His ZvP is just extremely effective, but fucking boring and he plays it nearly all the same each game

When has there ever been a dominant Zerg?

Sure, you could say July, but it was nowhere near the way savior is now. I was getting sick of the gods being handed from terran to terran each era.


Agree 100%. We already have too many terran icons...

Finally a Zerg that owns just about everyone... For us who was sick and tired of all the Terran dominance the last years this is happy times. Now we just need some less terran favored maps that works in ZvP too. I so hope we get such a map next season.
rgfdxm
Profile Joined December 2006
United States239 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-24 15:51:37
February 24 2007 14:05 GMT
#38
A lot of people seem to forget that Savior is human. For these people, he is resented because of his dominant play, but this dominant play is never really credited to him. Savior is instead a force of nature interrupting the world of progaming and ruthlessly keeping "real" human progamers down, a scourge that stops the best of BW from winning. His composure during and after play makes him "robotic" and "inhuman," his builds "macro-whorish" and exploitative.

What I think more people should really realize is that Savior himself is a 20 year old kid. He wasn't granted some great gift from the heavens to be able to play BW. He worked damn hard to get where he is, and every aspect of his skills and strengths now was forged over years of practice and determination, just like a Ra or a Boxer or a July.

We all acknowledge what a daunting - no, terrifying experience it must be to get in front of a crowd of hundreds or thousands and even more on television, including family and friends, and be expected to play a lightning fast game of skill and concentration against what you know will be a world-class opponent. We acknowledge from the example of players like Midas or Canata that practice, skill, and dedication alone won't win you titles. Mental strength to me is the hallmark of Savior's style, and I see many people resent him for it when to me it is a thing to be respected, whether or not I like him, whether or not I like his games.

When Savior got on that stage opposite Nada a day ago, on maps known not to favor his race, playing against the most accomplished player in history, I don't understand how you could not give Savior some respect for his composure and beautifully consistent play. Savior's style is to make no mistakes, play for every small advantage he can get and let the mistakes of his opponent accumulate to spell their doom. I can understand that some people will find that more boring than, say, July's balls-to-the-wall aggressiveness. But that is why July is the God of War, and Savior the Maestro. Feel free to appreciate tactics over strategy or vice versa, but one is not more "inhuman."

I'm not especially a fan of Savior. I'm a very optimistic kind of person, and I enjoy seeing all players succeed. I would have been happy with any result of the semifinal matches. I can understand that other people would rather see some players win than others, but the outright dismissal of Savior as something other than human frustrates me. Those of you who demonize him, remember that he's put in the time, he developed his signature builds himself, he is elevating the play of his race to new heights. Imagine how it would be for you in Savior's position. Could you be as cool, as composed, as consistent as he is? Savior, name change or no, is still the same person, the same human, he was years ago as IPXZerg. His dominance is not a fact of life, it's a result of his growth as a player in every way.

There's no zerg master waiting for him back at CJ, ready to give him the new builds that win on maps like RT and Longinus 2 against players like Hwasin, Midas, Nada, no cheat sheet that gives him the answers. He's a man with a target on his back, doing his best and making it up as he goes along. If Savior's defiler use is godly, it isn't because God hates Nada, it's because Savior more than anyone around him realized the power of defilers and practiced his art to perfection. If you care to deride him for "drone-whoring," then I'll challenge you to a game of BW PvZ, but you're not allowed to make drones.

He was given the same tools as every other zerg in BW history, and I can't disdain him for seeing their potential in ways no one else has. Other players have done that before, and most of them are revered and respected. Those who hated Boxer and his dropships, Nada and his multitasking, oov and his macro are nowadays mostly gone. Those players contributed greatly to the game of BW and have masses of fans to show for it. Any of you who can still honestly not respect them now, feel free to disrespect Savior and pray for him to lose all his games and go back to being a nobody as IPXZerg. Then I'll know who not to pay attention to.
Locke.
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Israel562 Posts
February 24 2007 14:13 GMT
#39
On February 24 2007 21:25 DeadVessel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2007 21:14 Locke. wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

HOW THE FUCK DID HE WIN 5TH GAME VS IRIS????


that's my thoughts about him

I remember seeing a replay of him on LT a long time ago.. Every little thing he did had meaning and was meant to confuse and demoralize his opponent. It was just beautiful. I prefer his intelligent style much more than nadas spam and attack style even though I usually side with the terrans being one myself.

I think he is great for SC cause he really makes you see the psychology in sc instead of just the plain 13 hours perfect macro micro which to me can be really boring to watch..

I hope he apologise for the Heil-Hitler poses in his next interviews. Being all his life infront of PC playing SC I guess he doesn't fully understand how offensive and out of place that is especially when he is a teenager's idol and every little thing he does has huge impact on the crowd..

By the way Locke. this comment right here makes you look very stupid. NaDa is art player and while being very fast doesn't spam. Almost every action he does is checking on something or macroing or microing. NaDa isn't like the noobies that get 300 apm just to get it. It has a purpose which you evidently don't realize.


Using the words "spam and attack" was inaccurate.. this IS nada we're talking about of course he is art player and has amazing strategy abillities. he is also the most accomplished SC player ever... But I was comparing him to Savior not to "a noobie that gets 300 apm just to get it". And doing that I still think that Savior brought psychological warfare in BW to another level. Far above nada, whose main charectaristic is perfection of mechanics.

On a side note, why be so bad mannered and why use "by the way" if that's the only thing you're saying?
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
February 24 2007 14:19 GMT
#40
After Boxer's departure I feel that there needs to be some great storyline in progaming to lift the interest up a bit, and savior is it.
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