On November 05 2013 20:08 Shellshock wrote:
sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch
sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch
Tell him to man up and teach #hype instead
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On November 05 2013 20:08 Shellshock wrote: sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch Tell him to man up and teach #hype instead | ||
Shellshock
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On November 05 2013 20:10 Lorning wrote: Show nested quote + On November 05 2013 20:08 Shellshock wrote: sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch Your teacher got dat #Passion maybe she thinks zerg carapace upgrades count as biomaterials research so we need to see it | ||
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Shellshock
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On November 05 2013 20:12 Dinotramp wrote: What's your opinions on sOs Vs. HerO? I have no idea who'll win. I'm thinking sOs will take it. He seems to be stronger in PvP than HerO is atm and he has a decent lead vs HerO in all time head to head. I think it's 4-1 | ||
Musicus
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On November 05 2013 20:08 Shellshock wrote: sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch sure, sure, class was canceled, we believe you | ||
Hassybaby
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On November 05 2013 20:12 opterown wrote: i got my assessments signed off today so i could take tomorrow off to watch, so yea I made snacks. We're all set | ||
Lorning
Belgica34430 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:12 Dinotramp wrote: What's your opinions on sOs Vs. HerO? I have no idea who'll win. Really? HerO is going to get wrecked | ||
opterown
Australia54649 Posts
We continue our next day of Fan Interview coverage with four of the most successful players in StarCraft 2, with each having multiple premier titles over many years of their career. MC is the winningest player of SC2 looking to make $500k. Bomber and MMA are titans of 2011 that have gotten second wind this year. TaeJa will seek to prove that he can win tournaments outside of summer. Let's roll, as Wintex, The_Templar, Parcelleus and Bagration speak their minds. #8 Seed - Bomber TL Player Preview | Liquipedia | Aligulac | Fan Club | twitter WCS Season 2 Finals 2013 MLG Raleigh 2011 GSL Code A May 2011 Hey, Wintex. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us! First off, give us a small introduction about yourself, and how you became a Bomber fan. G'day, I'm a viking from the cold land known as Norway. Most people find me when Bomber plays, either as the LR OP or as a person mentioning Bomber when he's not even relevant to the discussion at all. If you want the long story, you should check out the article by neoghaleon55 on superfans (the type that cheers, not the one that blows (air, at least)). Basically, it was love at first sight. He actually made me so interested in a game it actually hurt physically when I saw him get swallowed up by nerves during the Bo5 versus Byun that fateful day. A lot of people have heard about Bomber's Law. Can you give us a recap of how this came about, and your thoughts on it? Has it been broken? In my opinion, a competitor is allowed to play worse during a tournament game. It's what enhances the feel of the game. It's what makes you know what's important for the players. I feel for the players that never get recognized and for the players that play a few games, only to get destroyed so hard and retire because of that (Pokjoo ;_; Bisu, you scum). Bomber has had periods where he has not delivered, sadly, but it's part of what makes him amazing. I therefore want to say that this law is nothing but a way to remove enjoyment from the game because it ridicules him if he doesn't deliver every time (every king falls, but best continue after they get hit). In addition, it takes away cheers for the opponent, who never bests him, but was lucky because it was a day "the law delivered". No, it doesn't exist. Every player could have it and it is therefore irrelevant. What has been your favourite tournament to follow featuring Bomber? Was it in 2011, or 2013? He was a GOD during the first half of 2011. He has been a wrecking ball ever since HotS launched. My favorite time is during the reign of the patch zergs, to be completely honest. The way he showed mastery of the terran arsenal during the period September 2012 - November 2012 is what made the terran race develop, and it wasn't the way he made the TvP build used for a great period of time during 2012 more effective than the style MKP went for. It was the constant trials he put himself through to attempt to reinvent the general ideas of the matchups TvP and TvZ. Bomber (with Hack, bear in mind) attempted to revive TvP mech, and Bomber showed how insane raven play could be in TvZ versus the dreaded Infestor Broodlord combo. He was a finalist at the Lone Star Clash 2 event, barely getting edged out by Stephano. He was a slayer of the broods at IPL5, the greatest WoL event, until he met Polt in the semi finals. His style was so artistic and epic that it made for WAY too many entertaining games. Watch any game from that period. You either get the strongest macro play in the world, new ideas (for the time), or crazy stuff for one game. He understands that this game is an organism that is ever-evolving and he never rests because of that. This game is more beautiful because of that. What do you think has been Bomber's most memorable game in WCS this year? The way he utterly toyed with INnoVation at his prime is by far one of the greatest ways to show people how terrifying he was in the matchup. He showed us new styles he had prepared for a patch that hadn't even launched and he took the face of the best player in the world and ruined it. Bomber is going up against MMA, another 2011-generation Terran who recently has hit his stride again. As a TvT, how do you think it will play out? What things might Bomber do, and what should he look out for? MMA might get a win, but I think Bomber is the opponent he doesn't want to play versus. Bomber will ruin his day. I hope MMA likes Hearthstone and WOW announcements! Bomber will show TvT that makes me go wild and he should look out for MMA getting in his groove. Stopping MMA in his tracks is what ruins him. (Oh and MMA's coaches can't sneak a peek while he prepares ). What do you think of Bomber's chances in the tournament after his opening match? If he doesn't lose to SoulKey, I will predict a victory for my favorite player. Tell us one thing, or a story, about Bomber that we might not know! Bomber's stream is actually amazing to watch, and he has the best of Korean music on at all times. One of the bands he enjoys the most is Busker Busker (버스꺼 버스꺼)! If you could tell Bomber one thing before his match at Blizzcon, what would it be? Choi Ji Sung Fighting! I might also tell him I'll treat him to samgyeopsal or something if he wins! Any last words or shoutouts? Shoutout to Opterown, a savior of e-sports that returned to our scene when we needed him the most. Shoutout to Bomber, for giving me the best entertainment. I can't dream for a better thing to grace my eyes than a good Bomber game. Shoutout to Brood War, for being the best game in the world. And last, but not least.. Shoutout to Zealously, my brother in arms. StarTale is the best team, and we gotta tell everyone about the best team! Life and Bomber can share first place as the best player in the world. #9 Seed - MMA Liquipedia | Aligulac | Fan Club | twitter WCS EU Season 3 2013 Iron Squid Chapter 1 2012 IEM Kiev Season VI Blizzard Cup 2011 GSL Code S October 2011 MLG Columbus 2011 Hey, Bagration. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us! First off, give us a small introduction about yourself, and how you became an MMA fan. Hey, thanks for interviewing me. I've been a member of the TL forums for about 2 years now, and I've been following SC2 since its release. I first became an MMA fan when he led the underdog Slayers team to back to back GSTL titles, overcoming the odds and beating out the established teams and players. I love watching him play, with action and chaos all over the map. MMA has certainly spent a lot of time at the top of SC2, but he's also been mediocre for a fair part of it. What has it been like following his career, and how did you feel after his recent WCS EU win? For 2011 and early 2012, it was so fun being an MMA fan. I remember staying up with friends to watch MMA upset Mvp at Blizzcon and take his first GSL title. I remember waking up early in the morning to catch MMA hold off DRG to win the Blizzard Cup. Of course, during most of 2012 and 2013 it was pretty tough being an MMA fan. Watching his trademark TvZ become his weakest matchup, watching him get embroiled in the Slayers drama, hearing people questioning his skill and ability without Ryu Won's help, seeing one of the best players in the world being a mere shadow of his former self, it definitely was a rough time. It had been more than 500 days since MMA had last won a premier tournament when he won WCS EU. For myself, it felt like rain after a long drought. MMA winning was probably the best Starcraft 2 moment for me in over a year. It was a moment of redemption, a phoenix rising from the ashes of a long slump. In the words of Nerchio, "MMA is back". What do you think has been MMA's most memorable game in WCS this year? For me, MMA's classic trademark is his TvZ. It is a style that is dominant and entertaining, hitting in multiple places in multiple ways, always keeping the Zerg second-guessing himself and unsure. Because of this, I think game 1 against Nerchio was the most memorable (Ro8). Using an unorthodox unit composition that included banshees, MMA absolutely demolished Nerchio in the early and mid-game, inflicting massive damage while barely losing any units. It was classic MMA TvZ, MMA is going up against Bomber, another 2011-generation Terran who recently has hit his stride again. As a TvT, how do you think it will play out? What things might MMA do, and what should he look out for? Bomber is an excellent player, and a fearsome one for MMA. I believe either player could win this Bo5. MMA is a sold player, but he especially excels when he has the chance to thoroughly prepare for his opponent. He needs to have a plan for each possible game on each possible map. He needs to get Bomber uncomfortable, and prevent him from building confidence and momentum. He needs to play boldly and take risks, whether it be greed or aggression, to throw Bomber off-balance. What do you think of MMA's chances in the tournament after his opening match? There is not a single weak player at Blizzcon. No player is a clear favorite to win, and it would not be surprising to see any one of these players make the dream run to the championship. I do not think MMA has an very large chance of winning, but I also do not think his chances are any lower than anyone else's. That being said, I will be cheering 100% for MMA to take another championship in front of the Blizzcon audience. Tell us one thing, or a story, about MMA that we might not know! MMA was the first person in the history of Starcraft 2 to gain the Triple Crown (winning a title in Korea, North America, and Europe). When he wins Blizzcon, he will have earned his second Triple Crown. He will also surpass Nestea in prizemoney won, and will be the 3rd highest earning SC2 progamer after MC and Mvp. If you could tell MMA one thing before his match at Blizzcon, what would it be? Two years ago at Blizzcon, you were the heavy underdog against Mvp, the defending GSL champion. You were able to overcome the expectations and convincingly defeat the best player in the world and become the champion. You can do it again. It's time to prove that you are the world's greatest, and the halls of Blizzcon will echo with the chanting of your name: "M-M-A! M-M-A! M-M-A!" Any last words or shoutouts? Thank you to opterown for conducting this interview, for all his hard work on these forums and for being such a swell guy (though it seems like we are polar opposites in terms of players we root for). Shoutout to the former Slayers and Vile players. Teams may disband, players may retire, but legacies are forever. Axiom-Acer, make sure you guys win GSTL! You know I'll be rooting for you guys! #10 Seed - MC Liquipedia | Aligulac | Fan Club | twitter IEM World Championship Season VI HomeStory Cup IV GSL Code S March 2011 GSL Open Season 3 2010 Hey, Parcelleus. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us! First off, give us a small introduction about yourself, and how you became an MC fan. I'm from Perth, Australia and have been playing RTS games for over 10 years. Regarding Brood War, I tried to get it running at a higher resolution which never worked so I shelved it, so I didn't follow it and it's pro scene much. I started with Dune, and spent most of my RTS years playing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and their expansions. I started playing SC2 a couple months after release. I am a fan of MC because of his aggressive unique style of play - that being, he uses his sick micro and game understanding to maul opponents with his innumerous builds. He's also got an awesome personality i.e. funny, smart, epic trash talker, warm heart etc. I'm also a fan due to the 'specialness' of his aggression where he would make things work where most, if not all, other Protosses would fall short. He had a bit of hard time when HOTS was first released, as his aggression was easier to tame, but he is still able do the same 'special aggression' with more added dimensions to his game. Oh and his forcefields! I love it! MC has won many tournaments in his career. Which one do you think has been his most important, or epic one? I like his IEM Extreme Masters World Championship 2012. MC played Puma in the final, a player who had the better of him prior to the final with his infamous 1-1-1 build and was at the peak of his success after winning numerous tournaments like NASL. So it was very satisfying to see MC turn the tables on Puma to take the IEM Extreme Masters World Championship title. But the 2x GSLs are the most important of his career so far as this is the most difficult tournament in the world at the time, and MC made it look easy, crushing Rain (Terran) 4-1 and July (Zerg) 4-1 repectively. Throughout WoL and HOTS he still holds the Protoss record for most GSL title wins. What is your favourite MC nickname? BossToss is my favourite, but President is pretty good too. ObamaToss is bit excluding to other nations haha. I like BossToss as it reflects how dominating and admired he is in Sc2. What do you think has been MC's most memorable game in WCS this year? The impressive display of defeating Soulkey 2-0 in S3 Finals group stage where Soulkey went on to reach the final. Both games were very different builds from MC and both were equally impressive in how he out-strategized Soulkey. In game 1, MC kept Soulkey guessing from the get-go as MC broke out a very uncommon opening of 1 gate, no zealot expand. MC followed up with MSC and some gateway unit pressure which pushed back Soulkey's build. Soulkey was never able to recover as MC poured on the pressure until he had to gg to to an eventual MC timing. In game 2, Soulkey scouted the stock piling of sentries at MC's expansion but this did not help him stop the MC train, with perfect forcefields and time warps the screen looked like a piece of art as he dismantled Soulkey's final army and reinforcements GG. MC is facing up against Maru in the RO16 at Blizzcon. Recently, Maru's shown some devastating PvT skills against Dear. Do you think MC can hold up? How would this series play out? MC has recently said his worst MU is PvT, and his results have reflected that (2-4 MMA, 0-2, 2-1 Thorzain WCS EU). I think he realises that he needs to work on his PvT and Im confident he will have a vastly improved PvT for Blizzcon. He nearly lost vs Hack at the S3 finals, so MC is well aware he will need to come up with something more convincing in his PvT. ie. Opening with two or more Colossi has not been working well for MC. I think Maru's style is very predictable and MC will devise something to deal with it. However, Maru might throw in some variations as everyone now knows how he plays PvT, so I think MC will have to be on top of his scouting to effectively deal with Maru. Im not sure what MC will do, whether he will be very aggressive before Maru can get into the swing of his build or if he will just focus on impeccable defense and counter when ready or something else. I do feel that MC's PvT for Blizzcon will be the best it has ever been in 2013, which at least for me means he has a good chance vs Maru. Just like when MC had time to prepare for Soulkey at the S3 finals, MC will bring something special for Maru. MC is gunning for the magical $500,000 prize money, which he will get if he wins Blizzcon. How do you feel about his chances? Very good, while not taking a championship this year, he has proved he is still at the top and could very well go the extra step. I see 2013 as a big learning experience for MC's game , as he has really developed alot more playstyles and builds than in the past (where he would just rely on bulldozing the opponent over). He has learned alot recently about his weaknesses (PvT, and PvP meta), so MC has a clear picture of what needs attention, and this is at the very top level. So I think with solid preparation he can win Blizzcon 2013. MC has been known for all three matchups through his career. Which of these do you think is the most solid, and why? Most probably PvZ. I remember MC always having a shockingly good game understanding of PvZ in WoL and HOTS. I recall that game vs ST_Curious in 2012 in the GSL where MC made four carriers, when no-one dared to make carriers in such important matches. I remember Tastosis freaking out at the arrogance of the build and then freaking out even more when MC controlled his Carrier, High Templar and Void Ray army to utterly destroy Curious in way that none of us had ever seen. I also remember that crazy game vs Jaedong, where it was such a scrappy game where these guys were constantly micro-fighting. MC just made zealots, archons and stalkers, it looked many times like Jaedong would overwhelm MC , but MC warped in the exact required composition over and over until eventually Jaedong had to gg. According to the TLPD, MC has won the last 8 out 10 games in PvZ, compared with 4 out of 10 games for PvT and 5 out of 10 for PvP. So at least on paper, PvZ is looking like his strongest MU coming into Blizzcon. Tell us one thing, or a story, about MC that we might not know! I think everyone knows just about everything about MC as he is basically SC2. But something we recently learned about MC is that he likes straight hair and wavy hair too ! (ie. that badass perm) If you could tell MC one thing before his match at Blizzcon, what would it be? Kill him! Any last words or shoutouts? MC MC ALWAYS MC !!! xD #11 Seed - TaeJa Liquipedia | Aligulac | Fan Club | twitter DreamHack Bucharest 2013 ASUS ROG Summer 2013 HomeStory Cup VII DreamHack Valencia 2012 ASUS ROG Summer 2012 MLG Summer Arena 2012 Hey, The_Templar. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us! First off, give us a small introduction about yourself, and how you became a Taeja fan. Hello, I'm The_Templar, an American high school student. I like to help live report in order to increase ESPORTS popularity and so I can enjoy the game further by writing about it. I became a fan of Taeja around the time he joined Team Liquid. After the RO32 of the Season 2 2012 GSL, where Taeja managed to come back from the losers match 4-0, beating reigning champion DRG and jjakji, I figured it would be worth it to see how the new liquid player would turn out after he adjusted to the team. I pretty much religiously followed all of his tournament runs after watching the RO16, which was one of the first times I dragged myself out of bed at 5am to watch starcraft. I watched as he lost 0-2 to MKP in two action-packed, very close games but I also realized that day how amazingly awesome he was as he once again went 4-0 in the next two matches, beating TheSTC and MKP again, to advance. While he did lose 0-3 to Squirtle that season, I was still very impressed by how Taeja played, and how he could win if he chose to. I immediately decided to make sure I watched every single facet of his play next GSL, where he ended up making the RO8 again before losing to MC in a very close set that showed us how awesome Taeja really is. TaeJa really did come out guns blazing after being picked up by Team Liquid last year. Before that, he was known mainly as a champion of ESV/iCCup weeklies. What was it like following his progress through those? Did you know he would become such a skilled player? I had little idea those tournaments even existed, actually. Back in 2011 and early 2012, I was pretty new to watching any professional starcraft and therefore mostly followed the premier tournaments, which were GSL, GSTL, MLG for me, and as I said I didn't really follow Taeja that much until after he joined TL and revealed himself as a god. So I really can't say much about those, other than Taeja probably owned face. TaeJa has won many, many tournaments. Which one of those has been your favourite to follow? I loved following IPL TAC 3, even though Taeja didn't win that one. It had everything I was starting to love about him. One-sided domination, incredible wins that I believed only Taeja could do. I remember one game on Sanshorn Mists against a protoss, I think Puzzle? where Taeja mounted a gigantic comeback with persistent attacks and awe-inspiring defense to anything Puzzle could throw at him, which helped him on the way to 4-killing SlayerS. I also started waking up at obscenely early times just to watch Taeja's games in GSL, I would sleep a bit in between his series and watch just him until I had to go to school, or his games were over. He never won that either but it was the summer of Taeja and you couldn't help but stare open-mouthed at his play if you were a fan. My favorite tournament that he won was ASUS ROG in summer 2013. During a period where Terrans were falling to protoss unless they resorted to cheese and zerg was starting to figure out widow mines, Taeja just won. And he did it in a way that glued me to my screen. I jumped up and cheered when he beat Alicia in the RO4. What do you think has been Taeja's most memorable game in WCS this year? This is an easy one, Taeja vs INnoVation on Newkirk Precinct 50+ minute game full of non-stop bio-tank vs mech. Heck, Taeja even used tanks in his medivac drops for extra firepower, even securing and holding ground for a time with these drops alone. Forced Innovation to spread out his mech army with these tank drops and small bio forces picking off unfortified positions, weakening the army of Innovation until Taeja secured a win. TaeJa's first match this tournament might be one of the highest skilled RO16s ever, as he faces Dear. Dear's recently shown some immaculate PvT against Maru - what do you think TaeJa has to do in order to overcome it? Dear is a very smart player in general and probably one of the favorites in such a terran-filled lineup. Against Maru in game one he knew exactly how to handle the ridiculous amount of pressure Maru put on him- you don't put up the sort of defense without strategizing that entire aspect of PvT. Taeja needs to either out-think Dear and hit one of his narrow timings by studying Dear's recent PvT matches or by brute-forcing his way through him with absolutely solid play and, of course, ghosts, since Maru has kindly shown Taeja that no-ghost is a no-go. Also, Taeja needs to practice his storm dodging- it's an ability that is doable by anyone, but Dear is constantly on the map with templars, even doing storm drops in mineral lines occasionally, which few protosses do. I think it will be a close series no matter what though, and while I predicted Taeja to win 3-0, I think he'll win 3-1 or 3-2. What do you think of Taeja's chances in the tournament after his opening match? He definitely has good chances if he's on his game. He'll most likely beat Jaedong/aLive/Mvp, although I'm worried about Mvp, and then the only real obstacles for him are Maru in the semi-finals and Polt/Soulkey in the finals. Maru could definitely lose to any of the other three players in his quarter of the bracket, though, and the other side of the bracket screams upsets to me with players currently under the radar like aLive, sOs, and Naniwa, so we'll see. Tell us one thing, or a story, about Taeja that we might not know! Hmm, well besides his godly play, his cheerful demeanor, and his ability to not tilt after a painful loss... Typing www.teamtaeja.net used to redirect you to TL, which just shows that Taeja was so powerful the internet bent to his will, but it no longer does this, since all of Taeja's fair-weather fans left him after the fair-weather summer of Taeja. Join us and make teamtaeja.net real again. If you could tell Taeja one thing before his match at Blizzcon, what would it be? "You are a god. Good luck." Any last words or shoutouts? Shoutout to TAEJAFAN for having 23 posts, all of which are about how amazing Taeja is. This man has given all of his esports reputation towards praising Taeja and I'd like to thank him for doing so. | ||
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On November 05 2013 20:12 Shellshock wrote: Show nested quote + On November 05 2013 20:12 Dinotramp wrote: What's your opinions on sOs Vs. HerO? I have no idea who'll win. I'm thinking sOs will take it. He seems to be stronger in PvP than HerO is atm and he has a decent lead vs HerO in all time head to head. I think it's 4-1 But it's November now. HerO is to Winter what Taeja is to Summer. | ||
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On November 05 2013 20:10 Hassybaby wrote: The Illuminati forced me out of hiding in the shadows to actually post something. It feels weird having to type and not hear Skype noises when seeing responses DING | ||
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On November 05 2013 20:12 Musicus wrote: Show nested quote + On November 05 2013 20:08 Shellshock wrote: sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch sure, sure, class was canceled, we believe you There will be no class on Tuesday, Nov 5th but there will be a quiz on Thurs, Nov 7th that will require the use of a calculator (will be provided) for problems based on posted Guidelines for Unit Cells. :D | ||
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On November 05 2013 20:13 Dinotramp wrote: Show nested quote + On November 05 2013 20:12 Shellshock wrote: On November 05 2013 20:12 Dinotramp wrote: What's your opinions on sOs Vs. HerO? I have no idea who'll win. I'm thinking sOs will take it. He seems to be stronger in PvP than HerO is atm and he has a decent lead vs HerO in all time head to head. I think it's 4-1 But it's November now. HerO is to Winter what Taeja is to Summer. Winter starts in December. He needs to delay the event for 4 weeks | ||
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+ Show Spoiler + Hey, sGDaevil. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us! First off, give us a small introduction about yourself, and how you became an Taeja fan. Hey! My name is Daniel, and I am a Swedish GM Terran player currently playing and practicing with the European team Karnage. Taeja just always seems to impress me. Every tournament he participates in, whether he wins or loses, he always does something extraordinary. It can be a very impressive tactic, a great display of unit control, general beastly macro or impeccable decision making. Even the games he loses, you can see that he has the potential to win if he just works on improving a few small things in his gameplay. At least that was the case until the IPL TAC where he'd actually worked out all of his mistakes and became one of the most feared players in the Starcraft II scene. I've always been a Taeja fan. I even cheered for him in his first Code S run (oct 2011) as he played in a group with Polt, DongRaeGu and Killer. It was an intense group but in the end Taeja got eliminated caused by losses to Polt and DongRaeGu. But that didn't make me less of a fan, in fact, I know knew more about this young Terran player on Slayers and was eager to see more games of him. And after he qualified for Assembly Winter 2012 through winning the ESV TV Korean Weekly Season 2 with immaculate TvT, 4-0ing the likes of jjakji in the finals and showing total domination on the way there, I was starting to become a true fan boy and now today, I still cheer for Taeja in all of his tournament performances. TaeJa really did come out guns blazing after being picked up by Team Liquid last year. Before that, he was known mainly as a champion of ESV/iCCup weeklies. What was it like following his progress through those? Did you know he would become such a skilled player? Yes, for sure he did. When Taeja was on Slayers, his main accomplishments was winning 6 out of 7 ESV TV Korean Weeklies, as well as I mentioned before, winning the Grand Prix #1. Which was an okay showing, but he wasn't really seen as a favorite in any tournament he entered at the time, which was going to change in the near future. Oh boy was that going to change... When Taeja left Slayers and became the fierce "LiquidTaeja" as we know him today, he started showing off what true Terran skills could accomplish. He started slow with a good showing in GSL Code S, getting to the quarter finals with impressive wins over TheStC and MarineKing, but quickly spiraled out of control, crushing everyone in the IPL TAC. This is where his name started to get really famous, with all-kills left and right. One of the most known ones was the all-kill over team Prime, where he won over AnNyeong, BBooongBBoong, Creator, Maru and MarineKing. You all know the drill from there, he kept playing like the godlike Terran he is, and finished the season with a 23-3 record, which is so insane that the community switched the team name Teamliquid to TeamTaeja. I must say that I did think Taeja would become a strong player, but I had no idea that he would become this type of a solid monster, who just wrecks his opponents wherever he goes. Following his achievements throughout Liquid has been nothing short of amazing. I can remember so many epic moments, where I was up all-night trying to learn build orders and tactics from watching Taeja outplay every opponent. I remember him being maxed at 13 minutes vs AnNyeong on Antiga Shipyard and just rolling him over with his incredible macro. TaeJa has won many, many tournaments. Which one of those has been your favourite to follow? I think Assembly Summer 2012 might have been my favorite Taeja performance to watch. Why? Because of the fact that he finally managed to edge out a win over his teammate LiquidHerO, which seemed like an impossible task for Taeja, since the past showed that HerO definitely had Taeja's number. When he beat HerO 3-1 I knew that he had overcome the hardest threat of the tournament, and the quick sweep over ForGG in the semis and the 4-1 victory over MC in the finals sealed the deal. Taeja had become the best Terran player, and if you wanted to learn how to play Terran, you knew whom to study. What do you think has been Taeja's most memorable game in WCS this year? OBVIOUSLY the MOST EPIC GAME EVER on Newkirk Precinct versus Innovation in the WCS Season 2 Finals. I hope you've all watched this game because this game is so ridiculously action-packed and intense that you just watch with your mouth open in jaw-dropping fashion. With Taeja's masterful bio vs mech play he barely edged out a win after 52 minutes of multitasking. After seeing this I try to never ever miss out on another Taeja game! TaeJa's first match this tournament might be one of the highest skilled RO16s ever, as he faces Dear. Dear's recently shown some immaculate PvT against Maru - what do you think TaeJa has to do in order to overcome it? Seeing this makes me cringe. Really? I mean... Really? Taeja, which in my opinion has the best TvP in the world when he is playing his A-game. Versus Dear, the recent monster, who has been tearing up the scene, and made it look like top-tier Korean Terran players has no clue about how to actually play the Terran versus Protoss match up. This... Will... Be...HYPED! I'm stating it now: The most skilled ro16 match in Starcraft II History. The best Terran player vs the best Protoss player in the freakin' round of 16, Oh, boy will this be cool! Okay, so let's analyze this a bit. A bo5 between Taeja and Dear. How does Taeja win? I think Taeja's advantage lies in standard macro games, where he can on an even footing get up to a strong ghost, viking, bio max on 4 bases and take the win based of solid unit composition and fight control. Dear has shown recent domination in his Protoss play, but his opponents has all been aggressive. We all know he can handle SCV trains, or super aggressive bio play from the like of Maru and Polt. He has shown us that he can defend three bases with minimal losses and edge out a win with an incredible strong max army. But what he hasn't shown us as much of, is straight up macro, lategame play. How does he fair in an even game with Ghost vs Hightemplar wars, and just straight up 200/200 fights? I do not think Taeja's edge lies in out-multitasking his opponent, or getting wins from build order advantages. I think Taeja's edge lies in a toe to toe macro game. If you are skeptical about this Idea. You may be thinking: "Macro in TvP, Isn¨t that just playing into the Protoss hands?" I understand your concerns, but after Taeja beat Rain 3-0 in the WCS Season 2 Finals. I came to understand that Taeja has some insane TvP, and I hope that he has prepared hard enough to showcase my points! What do you think of Taeja's chances in the tournament after his opening match? As much as I do think Dear is the biggest threat in the tournament, I think the road ahead will be much as hard. I think he can beat Jaedong, aLive or MVP in the quarter finals, and I am hoping for a rematch between him and Innovation in the quarter finals, where he takes the win an advances through to the finals. If we watch Taeja's threats in his side of the bracket, I think Dear, MVP and Maru are the ones who can potentially take him out. If he can dodge the latter two, or showcase his brilliant top form TvT, I definitely can see him reaching the finals. The top side of the bracket is just ridiculously hard to call, so I am just going to say that whatever happens, Taeja is going to have to perform one hell of a series to become the champion, but I think he has it in him, and if I get to pick one Terran to rule them all, I would have to go with the by far best clapper amongst Starcraft II Players, LiquidTaeja himself!! Tell us one thing, or a story, about Taeja that we might not know! Taeja is not only a top Terran player, but he is super good at off-racing as Protoss and Zerg. He won vs a lot of European pros on stream with his Protoss play, which is remarkable. He also seems to really enjoy 3v3, as he plays a ton of it on his stream, playing as random. If you could tell Taeja one thing before his match at Blizzcon, what would it be? Remember to scout for DTs and Oracles. Doesn't matter how good you are, if you don't have a turret, your out! Any last words or shoutouts? I want to thank Teamliquid for being such an awesome site, and for helping out the Starcraft community. Also my new team Karnage, for their support and friendship, and guys! Don't miss out on Taeja vs Dear, because it might just be the most epic series of all time! | ||
Hassybaby
United Kingdom10823 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:14 Shellshock wrote: Show nested quote + On November 05 2013 20:12 Musicus wrote: On November 05 2013 20:08 Shellshock wrote: sick city my class got canceled today. guess I can watch sure, sure, class was canceled, we believe you Show nested quote + There will be no class on Tuesday, Nov 5th but there will be a quiz on Thurs, Nov 7th that will require the use of a calculator (will be provided) for problems based on posted Guidelines for Unit Cells. :D Shellbot showing how rich his uni is. Even providing calculators....dayum | ||
Shellshock
United States97247 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:15 lystier wrote: So if they're doing multistream will you guys watch Taeja vs Dear or Jaedong vs Mvp? 2 streams 1 comp | ||
Lorning
Belgica34430 Posts
I therefore want to say that this law is nothing but a way to remove enjoyment from the game because it ridicules him if he doesn't deliver every time (every king falls, but best continue after they get hit). In addition, it takes away cheers for the opponent, who never bests him, but was lucky because it was a day "the law delivered". No, it doesn't exist. Every player could have it and it is therefore irrelevant. Stop trying Wintex. It's a thing. | ||
Wintex
Norway16828 Posts
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