[Poll] Your favorite match-up to watch/play?

Nocci

Germany108 Posts

October 12 2012 13:20 GMT

With the HotS Beta around tons of threads are sprouting where someone is claiming "x race needs to be fixed because it makes matchup y horrible".

While I have a feeling that there's somewhat of a consensus, I can't rule out personal bias because of playing a certain race. So why not ask everyone which is their favorite match-up to play and watch respectively while also taking into consideration the race they play? Keep in mind this is about the current state of WoL.

It's broken up into 6 polls, favorite/least-favorite mirror/non-mirror to watch (each with T, P, Z, R options) and favorite/least-favorite to play. If you don't really play (=have little bias from playing yourself) but watch a lot, I think you should vote as Random.

Poll: What is your favorite non-mirror match-up to watch?

I play T, favorite to watch is TvZ (76)

39%

I play Z, favorite to watch is TvZ (30)

16%

I play P, favorite to watch is TvZ (21)

11%

I play P, favorite to watch is TvP (20)

10%

I play P, favorite to watch is PvZ (16)

8%

I play T, favorite to watch is TvP (14)

7%

I play R, favorite to watch is TvZ (6)

3%

I play Z, favorite to watch is PvZ (4)

2%

I play R, favorite to watch is TvP (3)

2%

I play R, favorite to watch is PvZ (2)

1%

I play Z, favorite to watch is TvP (1)

1%

I play T, favorite to watch is PvZ (0)

0%

193 total votes

Your vote: What is your favorite non-mirror match-up to watch?

(Vote): I play T, favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play T, favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play T, favorite to watch is PvZ
(Vote): I play P, favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play P, favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play P, favorite to watch is PvZ
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to watch is PvZ
(Vote): I play R, favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play R, favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play R, favorite to watch is PvZ

Poll: What is your favorite mirror match-up to watch?

I play T, favorite to watch is TvT (68)

42%

I play P, favorite to watch is PvP (21)

13%

I play Z, favorite to watch is TvT (17)

11%

I play P, favorite to watch is TvT (16)

10%

I play Z, favorite to watch is ZvZ (14)

9%

I play R, favorite to watch is TvT (7)

4%

I play T, favorite to watch is PvP (5)

3%

I play T, favorite to watch is ZvZ (5)

3%

I play R, favorite to watch is PvP (3)

2%

I play P, favorite to watch is ZvZ (2)

1%

I play Z, favorite to watch is PvP (2)

1%

I play R, favorite to watch is ZvZ (1)

1%

161 total votes

Your vote: What is your favorite mirror match-up to watch?

(Vote): I play T, favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play T, favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play T, favorite to watch is ZvZ
(Vote): I play P, favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play P, favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play P, favorite to watch is ZvZ
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to watch is ZvZ
(Vote): I play R, favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play R, favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play R, favorite to watch is ZvZ

Poll: What is your least-favorite non-mirror match-up to watch?

I play T, least-favorite to watch is PvZ (60)

42%

I play P, least-favorite to watch is PvZ (26)

18%

I play Z, least-favorite to watch is PvZ (17)

12%

I play Z, least-favorite to watch is TvP (12)

8%

I play P, least-favorite to watch is TvZ (9)

6%

I play T, least-favorite to watch is TvP (6)

4%

I play P, least-favorite to watch is TvP (5)

3%

I play R, least-favorite to watch is PvZ (4)

3%

I play R, least-favorite to watch is TvZ (2)

1%

I play R, least-favorite to watch is TvP (2)

1%

I play T, least-favorite to watch is TvZ (1)

1%

I play Z, least-favorite to watch is TvZ (0)

0%

144 total votes

Your vote: What is your least-favorite non-mirror match-up to watch?

(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to watch is PvZ
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to watch is PvZ
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to watch is PvZ
(Vote): I play R, least-favorite to watch is TvZ
(Vote): I play R, least-favorite to watch is TvP
(Vote): I play R, least-favorite to watch is PvZ

Poll: What is your least-favorite mirror match-up to watch?

I play T, least-favorite to watch is PvP (36)

24%

I play T, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ (32)

22%

I play P, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ (24)

16%

I play Z, least-favorite to watch is PvP (21)

14%

I play P, least-favorite to watch is TvT (7)

5%

I play P, least-favorite to watch is PvP (7)

5%

I play Z, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ (5)

3%

I play R, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ (5)

3%

I play R, least-favorite to watch is PvP (4)

3%

I play T, least-favorite to watch is TvT (3)

2%

I play Z, least-favorite to watch is TvT (2)

1%

I play R, least-favorite to watch is TvT (1)

1%

147 total votes

Your vote: What is your least-favorite mirror match-up to watch?

(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ
(Vote): I play R, least-favorite to watch is TvT
(Vote): I play R, least-favorite to watch is PvP
(Vote): I play R, least-favorite to watch is ZvZ

Poll: What is your favorite match up to play?

I play T, favorite to play is TvZ (33)

26%

I play T, favorite to play is TvT (18)

14%

I play T, favorite to play is TvP (15)

12%

I play P, favorite to play is PvT (15)

12%

I play Z, favorite to play is ZvT (15)

12%

I play P, favorite to play is PvZ (14)

11%

I play Z, favorite to play is ZvP (9)

7%

I play P, favorite to play is PvP (6)

5%

I play Z, favorite to play is ZvZ (3)

2%

128 total votes

Your vote: What is your favorite match up to play?

(Vote): I play T, favorite to play is TvT
(Vote): I play T, favorite to play is TvP
(Vote): I play T, favorite to play is TvZ
(Vote): I play P, favorite to play is PvT
(Vote): I play P, favorite to play is PvP
(Vote): I play P, favorite to play is PvZ
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to play is ZvT
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to play is ZvP
(Vote): I play Z, favorite to play is ZvZ

Poll: What is your least-favorite match up to play?

I play T, least-favorite to play is TvP (32)

25%

I play T, least-favorite to play is TvT (19)

15%

I play P, least-favorite to play is PvZ (19)

15%

I play Z, least-favorite to play is ZvZ (13)

10%

I play T, least-favorite to play is TvZ (10)

8%

I play P, least-favorite to play is PvP (10)

8%

I play Z, least-favorite to play is ZvT (9)

7%

I play Z, least-favorite to play is ZvP (9)

7%

I play P, least-favorite to play is PvT (6)

5%

127 total votes

Your vote: What is your least-favorite match up to play?

(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to play is TvT
(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to play is TvP
(Vote): I play T, least-favorite to play is TvZ
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to play is PvT
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to play is PvP
(Vote): I play P, least-favorite to play is PvZ
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to play is ZvT
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to play is ZvP
(Vote): I play Z, least-favorite to play is ZvZ

GohgamX

Canada1096 Posts

October 12 2012 13:26 GMT

TVZ best match-up, ZVZ worst mirror, everything else is fine by me

Interesting, but what do you hope to achieve with this information o_O?

Killmouse

Austria5700 Posts

October 12 2012 13:28 GMT

TVZ best TvT best mirror, PVZ worst , PVP worst mirror

KOtical

Germany451 Posts

October 12 2012 13:30 GMT

im T, i love to see TvZ´s the most and TvP´s the second most... i hate seeing PvZ, and PvP.
i like playing TvP coz its my best mu,i hate playing tvz coz im simply not good against Z.

funny thing is when i started playing/watching sc2 PvZ was my favourite matchup to look, but with the metagame changes and all the new stratz around it kinda feels like alomst every PvZ look te same.

Nocci

Germany108 Posts

October 12 2012 13:34 GMT

My suspicion is that the vP match-ups (especially ZvP) are the least favorite to watch and to play.

There's a lot of talk on the Beta forums about how to improve P but then again DB and DK don't even seem to acknowledge P has a design problem. If this shows the results I suspect, then it might be a way to show them "hey look in this poll not asking any "whys", people don't think it's as much fun to play/watch as the other races"

If everything spreads out evenly I guess it's time to stop bitching

Desertfaux

Netherlands276 Posts

October 12 2012 13:37 GMT

I love everything T, meaning I won't be following the WCS

.Maybe HOTS will make tournaments watchable again...

I hope these polls point towards a clear least-favourite matchup to watch, because PvZ is just a silly lategame with the mothership at the centre. Note, carriers only seem to happen on metropolis.

SlixSC

666 Posts

October 12 2012 13:44 GMT

Favorite matchup to watch is TvZ, favorite mirror matchup is TvT.

Favorite matchup to play is TvP, I love playing endgame mass ghost style with planetaries and stuff, it's just so much fun. I really dislike TvZ though because I feel like I don't really have a strong enough endgame as Terran in that matchup. Maybe it's just because I haven't really found a way of transitioning into ravens on small maps, on most maps I just feel like I'm playing against the clock. But TvP is just awesome imo.

Drake

Germany6146 Posts

October 12 2012 13:47 GMT

tooo much possibilities ^^

favorite mu to watch are pvt and pvz and best mirror is pvp ^^ and i am random

graNite

Germany4434 Posts

October 12 2012 13:48 GMT

I like playing tvp, but as the game goes to the lategame microing perfectly doesnt feel very rewarding, so i only enjoy the micro battles up to the midgame.
all matchups a terran is in are great!
pvp is so tense in the earlygame, but when both players got colossi it is only a giant lasershow and very anticlimatic.
zvz is the other way round, once the pros get to the lategame it can be very interesting.

Nocci

Germany108 Posts

October 12 2012 15:25 GMT

#10

...aaand PvZ takes a strong lead!

Pretty much as expected, but I hope we can get a couple hundred votes, keep going guys!

SirPsychoMantis

United States180 Posts

October 12 2012 15:30 GMT

#11

Nowadays as a spectator I really enjoy games where something unexpected, or metagamey happens. Watching the millionth standard macro game that ends late game is quite boring. That doesn't mean I don't like long games, the crazy super-late game tactics can be quite interesting.

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

October 12 2012 15:33 GMT

#12

I love watching all terran matchups (I am Terran) Though a good TvZ trumps everything and TvT when played by top level pros is far and away the best playing it at my level is painful -.-

Yorbon

Netherlands4272 Posts

October 12 2012 15:39 GMT

#13

At this point i like all mirrors to watch, except pvp when both players go into macro mode and start lasering eachother. However, the micro wars are fun. In general i like games where timings are all messed up for example with sufficient damage during a failed all in. A player's true understanding of the game then shows.

geokilla

Canada8247 Posts

October 12 2012 15:44 GMT

#14

Not surprised at the results. TvZ is the most fun and entertaining non-mirror matchup to play and watch.

PvZ is so boring half the time, especially in the late game. Zerg got a 10k bank? No problem. I'll just Archon toilet that for you so it's easy GG.

Rad

United States935 Posts

October 12 2012 15:44 GMT

#15

Play P, my favorite to play and watch is PvP. Really dislike playing and watching PvZ, don't mind PvT. ZvZ can be fun or it can be terrible. TvZ is only fun if it's 2 really big names (used to be my favorite, guess I'm bored of it now). TvT can diaf, though again if it's 2 big names I might end up enjoying it (or any MKP game).

SniXSniPe

United States1938 Posts

October 12 2012 15:47 GMT

#16

I don't mind TvP anymore now days. It might be my favorite to play/watch now.

I really dislike TvZ currently, though.

But anyways, I think all 3 Terran match ups are more entertaining to watch compared to all others in general.

virpi

Germany3599 Posts

October 12 2012 15:47 GMT

#17

to watch: tvz > zvz > tvt > pvt > pvp > pvz
to play: zvt > zvz > zvp

screw protoss, I guess.