On February 21 2014 01:39 Nebuchad wrote:
Also remember the blink cooldown change isn't supposed to make it into next patch if we believe the balance test post, so the test map isn't what TvP will look like either.

Its still a much more likely and relevant change than any theoretical SH nerf.

gingerfluffmuff

Austria4570 Posts

February 20 2014 16:58 GMT

#62

Cool idea i guess. Lets bring out the SHs!

OldLadyStarCraft

United States66 Posts

February 20 2014 17:08 GMT

#63

Thanks XMG and ToD! Anything new & creative to keep the StarCraft 2 scene fresh is laudable. I was sad at first to see no Terran (so strange to say that as I originally hated Terran and now I enjoy watching them a great deal) but I bet ToD has a plan for more.
And what's the deal with Stephano? Studying pre-med not as fun as playing StarCraft? I'll definitely be watching - more fun than many of the other things I should be doing.

TrAiDoS

Germany133 Posts

February 23 2014 13:11 GMT

#64

[Update] There will be a Russian stream too, casted by Pomi. :-)

MrMotionPicture

United States4327 Posts

February 23 2014 14:12 GMT

#65

Firecake and Mana. Oh man.

TrAiDoS

Germany133 Posts

February 23 2014 16:08 GMT

#66

[Update] There will be a LR (in the spoiler under every match on the front post). Hope this helps some of you guys. :-)

The Reddit Thread

waitwhat

United States152 Posts

February 23 2014 16:45 GMT

#67

I really hope this is some sort of oversight. You're literally about to hold a balance test TOURNAMENT in an era in which Terran is suffering immensely, yet you're excluding them entirely. How in the world does this make ANY sense?

kawin159

Thailand60 Posts

February 23 2014 17:04 GMT

#68

Disappoint with no-terran decision ,but anyway,I can watch TvP on minigun v dayshi

HeavenResign

United States702 Posts

February 23 2014 19:22 GMT

#69

I think this is the clear type of game (Mana v Firecake) Blizz was trying to avoid with the new balance patch, I think it does show the Tempest change, while looking useful, still allows these kinds of games to happen, which imo is just not my thing.

GinDo

3327 Posts

February 23 2014 19:23 GMT

#70

Game 1.....

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

February 23 2014 19:29 GMT

#71

On February 24 2014 04:22 HeavenResign wrote:
I think this is the clear type of game (Mana v Firecake) Blizz was trying to avoid with the new balance patch, I think it does show the Tempest change, while looking useful, still allows these kinds of games to happen, which imo is just not my thing.

The Zerg is losing with their turtle style. If massing one unit works so well, then Swarmhosts will fall out of the meta. They aren't the problem in any case, Static D of the Zerg is.

HeavenResign

United States702 Posts

February 23 2014 19:33 GMT

#72

On February 24 2014 04:29 FeyFey wrote:

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The Zerg is losing with their turtle style. If massing one unit works so well, then Swarmhosts will fall out of the meta. They aren't the problem in any case, Static D of the Zerg is.

Yeah, you're correct - if this ends up in a 3 - 0 and turtle sh games in general go that way, the style will fall out. Was just feeling a little frustrated watching but that's what this tourney is for haha

Undead1993

Germany17651 Posts

February 23 2014 19:35 GMT

#73

swarmhosts are fine, mana won a game against firecake, everything's fine now