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On April 18 2014 07:56 Holdenintherye wrote: To be honest, I'm more impressed by the click the picture to switch thing than the article itself. That's some cool shit.
Yeah that blew my mind, well written though d^_^b
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Production value. The roof.
Patience would be one of the big names if i went all the way to final in DH W 2013 Quali --> ezpz group --> killing the lower bracket and yet falling short to 3'rd. One of my favorite runs in sc2 history.
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Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job.
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Rofl @ best game ever. Game was boring as F, macro game with no meaningful harass til they both are like 4 bases. 2 big fights later on which were HARDLY exciting.
Good to know sc2 is still sh1t, and lol @ TL for calling this one of the best games ever, JD fanboism or just stupid?
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I'm glad that picture of JD I found made it in.
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Yes, i remember this one! It was heartbreaking b/c I wanted patience to win this one, lol. Helluva series though. The final game was just epic, especially when it was live. Patience had a lot of hype going into this match and thedong had a lot of pressure on him. Overall, one of the most memorable series of the year so far.
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On April 18 2014 10:04 uTears wrote: Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job.
I think the game was pretty beautiful not the greatest ever in history of ever but honestly, a little embellishment never hurt anyone.
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I remember watching this game it was early in the morning and I had work tomorrow but it was so worth I remember that final huge engagement were Jaedong barely pulled through it was such a great game it had me on the edge of my seat
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On April 18 2014 11:36 ZeromuS wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2014 10:04 uTears wrote: Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job. I think the game was pretty beautiful not the greatest ever in history of ever but honestly, a little embellishment never hurt anyone.
Heres the deal. 90% of games are meaningless drivel. How it is presented is 100% of the reason popular sports/esports exists. Most football games are crap, unless the marketing department/commentators make it look pretty. Most Boxing matches are boring, but its exciting when the narrative of the boxers is presented.
Esports NEEDS more shit like this. It NEEDS more ways of presenting even "okay" games as something exciting. This article did that--this article is a godsend.
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On April 18 2014 11:59 Thieving Magpie wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2014 11:36 ZeromuS wrote:On April 18 2014 10:04 uTears wrote: Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job. I think the game was pretty beautiful not the greatest ever in history of ever but honestly, a little embellishment never hurt anyone. Heres the deal. 90% of games are meaningless drivel. How it is presented is 100% of the reason popular sports/esports exists. Most football games are crap, unless the marketing department/commentators make it look pretty. Most Boxing matches are boring, but its exciting when the narrative of the boxers is presented. Esports NEEDS more shit like this. It NEEDS more ways of presenting even "okay" games as something exciting. This article did that--this article is a godsend.
Whoa whoa whoa, this was not an "okay" game. Did you not see the triple-pronged attack with BLord morphs, ultra drops, and army movement??? Did you not the literally constant ling/phoenix movement in the early game and the way each player subtly changed their strategies based on scouting? Did you not see the two INCREDIBLE fights that Jaedong somehow managed to claw an advantage out of? Did you not see the breathtaking, stunning arc of each player's game plan?
There have been some good games after this, especially in the HerO vs. Polt series in the finals of this IEM. But without a doubt, this was one of the most amazing games I've ever watched. There is so much going on the entire game, and this was the first really, truly amazing game played on this map. How can you look at this game and not see these things?
In my opinion, this game DEFINED the PvZ meta on this map. Both players did all of the perfectly right things and played out the mid game perfectly...I look at this game and wonder why anyone would play any other way. It's so beautiful.
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This is not only the best write up I've ever read on TL, but quite possibly one of the best articles ever. Great read, I feel like I was watching the damn game. Now I'm gonna go watch the game lmao.
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On April 18 2014 12:27 SC2John wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2014 11:59 Thieving Magpie wrote:On April 18 2014 11:36 ZeromuS wrote:On April 18 2014 10:04 uTears wrote: Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job. I think the game was pretty beautiful not the greatest ever in history of ever but honestly, a little embellishment never hurt anyone. Heres the deal. 90% of games are meaningless drivel. How it is presented is 100% of the reason popular sports/esports exists. Most football games are crap, unless the marketing department/commentators make it look pretty. Most Boxing matches are boring, but its exciting when the narrative of the boxers is presented. Esports NEEDS more shit like this. It NEEDS more ways of presenting even "okay" games as something exciting. This article did that--this article is a godsend. Whoa whoa whoa, this was not an "okay" game. Did you not see the triple-pronged attack with BLord morphs, ultra drops, and army movement??? Did you not the literally constant ling/phoenix movement in the early game and the way each player subtly changed their strategies based on scouting? Did you not see the two INCREDIBLE fights that Jaedong somehow managed to claw an advantage out of? Did you not see the breathtaking, stunning arc of each player's game plan? There have been some good games after this, especially in the HerO vs. Polt series in the finals of this IEM. But without a doubt, this was one of the most amazing games I've ever watched. There is so much going on the entire game, and this was the first really, truly amazing game played on this map. How can you look at this game and not see these things? In my opinion, this game DEFINED the PvZ meta on this map. Both players did all of the perfectly right things and played out the mid game perfectly...I look at this game and wonder why anyone would play any other way. It's so beautiful.
Well, I was being much more broad when I said that 90% of all games are crap. This specific game was absolutely amazing and anyone who dislikes it obviously either didn't watch it or didn't *watch* it.
However, I know for a fact that a well written battle report will make even the dumbest one sided games sound like the stuff of legend. Heck, even a 4-0 roflstomp can, with enough eloquence, be made to sound like the most exciting moment of the year. This is not because Battlereports are better than live games, it is because battlereports can show you what was actually happening in a game. So not only do you know *why* the match was 4-0 but you can see what mistakes the players made that caused him to go 0-4, you can see just what the winning player saw that allowed him to go 4-0.
Its a tough task, and but damn its an absolutely sexy product.
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Sick artcile! Great game! The Tyrant games are most exciting.
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Nice to see these back, cool read.
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is this really a greatest game of all time level ?
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On April 18 2014 11:36 ZeromuS wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2014 10:04 uTears wrote: Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job. I think the game was pretty beautiful not the greatest ever in history of ever but honestly, a little embellishment never hurt anyone.
^^ Why let the truth get in the way of a good story!
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On April 18 2014 11:36 ZeromuS wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2014 10:04 uTears wrote: Best game ever? lol..
there a lot of better games imo, but nice article:D keep the good job. I think the game was pretty beautiful not the greatest ever in history of ever but honestly, a little embellishment never hurt anyone.
the game was good, dont get me wrong. but is just a bored macro game, with no good harass(just the phoenix one by Patience) or even good fights.. they just sit in base and wait for 200/200 and try to do smth against full upgrades armys.. its was bored to me.
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Every game that Jaedong wins is the greatest of all time. (:
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Thanks TL Strategy Team
I haven't watched SC2 for a while now and it took some getting into. An ignorant person won't see the beauty in this game and even for an experienced person there's something to admire on second and third watch.
+ Show Spoiler [feedback] +The perspective concept is cool. I thought it could be a bit stronger still (more bold perhaps) where you'd exemplify information being hidden. Patience's piece was written a bit more .. negative (losing side) through out, but that was perhaps the reality.
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