On February 27 2012 10:09 Zeon0 wrote: i hate MKP for his cheesy play right now. I dont mind if a Player cheeses once or twice in a Bo7, but 5 times in 6 games is just too much for me, i cant enjoy sc2 with that kind of play
How did he cheese at all?
yeah, 2rax bunker rushing is solid macro play!
The only cheese including bunkers was on metalopolis, the other ones were all 12/14 rax, without cutting VCE's and even if got scouted, it was hardly a game breaker for MKP.
This exactly. 12/14 is not cheese at all, it's just light pressure that can do damage if the zerg doesn't respond correctly. All it really did for MKP was put him in a slightly better position and scared DRG into playing ultra safe in that last game.
On February 27 2012 10:14 eXNewB wrote: I don't get why people call it cheese, ya hes bunker rushing but most of the time hes also building an expo.... so if it fails he falls back. Isn't cheese when after you start that strategy , if it doesn't work no matter what you lose?
Wanted DRG to win but grats MKP! Fan of him as well!
It's not cheese even if MKP's not expanding. Its a reaction to hatch first. Every terran should open this way to hatch first. Just like every zerg should six pool nexus first.
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote: One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!
The line-up was pretty stacked, many people have said it's the most difficult tournament they have been in. Many meaning, HuK.
stacked or not, assembly was way more entertaining.
admittedly i only caught a few games of MLG, but it was kinda disappointing. it might as well have been an online cup... a dark empty studio isn't a 'lan' event... where is the excitement and drama?
the final wasn't really riveting either. pretty one-sided and dull games. bunker your natural i win? cool... greedy 3rd base 2/2 push i win? cool.
On February 27 2012 10:15 mango_destroyer wrote: Why are people complaining about cheese in this game still? It is part of the game deal with it. Obviously these people never followed BW.
Seriously. I never understood the SC2 community's fanatical hatred of cheese. In BW it was accepted as part of the game. Almost every single player did it from time to time. It was just part of the overall strategy of winning a series.
On February 27 2012 10:09 Zeon0 wrote: i hate MKP for his cheesy play right now. I dont mind if a Player cheeses once or twice in a Bo7, but 5 times in 6 games is just too much for me, i cant enjoy sc2 with that kind of play
How did he cheese at all?
yeah, 2rax bunker rushing is solid macro play!
It is most certainly not cheese, you can macro just fine out of it.
stop complaining about the lack of prize ceremony, they're all usually incredibly awkward and lame anyway. The games and production value of this tournament were, without a doubt, worth $20. If you compare this content to other entertainment I think you would find that it makes sense. Go to the movies and you're immediately out $10 plus popcorn and drinks, and the gas to get you there. This was 3 days worth of hours upon hours of gameplay, casting, and interaction, that definitely warranted a PPV model.
Get used to it nerds. Save your benjamins.
PS - GO DEMUSLIM and glad minigun took a game off Huk but he could have taken him out, Huk didn't perform well.
On February 27 2012 10:16 DJSub wrote: OMFG just woke up and it's already the best day for sc2 ever!!!! FINALLY MKP!!!! Gonna buy the pass now to watch VODS omg $20 is so worth it to see MKP crush DRG alone!!!
despite the big players, this kind of event should not be repeated, especially not as a ppv event. MKP wins a stacked event, no hype, no applause, a boring interview, not even a prize ceremony. why bring players there. could as well be played online.
On February 27 2012 10:16 DJSub wrote: OMFG just woke up and it's already the best day for sc2 ever!!!! FINALLY MKP!!!! Gonna buy the pass now to watch VODS omg $20 is so worth it to see MKP crush DRG alone!!!
On February 27 2012 10:12 MrShankly wrote: So glad for MKP, lots of people would argue he is not the better player, which makes it even more amazing that he managed to pull out the win!
MKP will become the best player in the world once he finally defeats his nerve issues at live events. Hes probably the best online player, having 70%+ win ratio and #1 on korean ladder for all the seasons so far.
80% last season i believe with number 1 rank by miles in points.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. MKP is awesome but I wouldn't put him on the level on an MMA or an Alive quite yet.
On February 27 2012 10:16 megid wrote: I'm sad by the ppl that giveaway $20 for this, no1 is seeing this. It's some sc2 in a room, how it's helping esports at all? Plz, it's just helping the mlg pockets. thx for nothing.
On February 27 2012 10:16 DJSub wrote: OMFG just woke up and it's already the best day for sc2 ever!!!! FINALLY MKP!!!! Gonna buy the pass now to watch VODS omg $20 is so worth it to see MKP crush DRG alone!!!
On February 27 2012 10:12 Zarahtra wrote: MLG's 2012 will be pretty korean filled... While that's great, I just wonder if all those players will actually show up? :/
All expenses paid for a chance to win more money, yeah I doubt all of them will show up ;p
Are the regular MLGs all expenses paid? Because it was only those 4 invited koreans that got expenses paid in 2011, right? Not the pool players...
top 16 arena gets all expense paid trip to the championship event (they also get seeded into the pool play)
I mean obviously for the first event, not the champ event. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Just wondering about if those seeds will all actually be used up, since last year plenty of koreans didn't really seem to care much about the points for the last event.
im not sure what your talking about but I already made it clear top 16 of winter arena gets all expense paid trip to MLG columbus championship and will be seeded into pool play (it doesn't matter if your korean or not, there is no exchange program)
It was a great tournament as MLG usually is, but it wasn't worth the $20. I feel bad for those who paid for it only to watch it by yourself. They need to settle on a much more reasonable price point, because as it is, its not worth is...