EPTI'm not sure Maru would have survived game 7 even if he had built a functional wall. His opening was pretty greedy, and it isn't like he had plenty of units waiting behind the wall.
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
I'm not sure Maru would have survived game 7 even if he had built a functional wall. His opening was pretty greedy, and it isn't like he had plenty of units waiting behind the wall. | ||
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SC2Toastie
Netherlands5725 Posts
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pretender58
Germany713 Posts
On February 01 2015 20:47 Zealously wrote: I'm not sure Maru would have survived game 7 even if he had built a functional wall. His opening was pretty greedy, and it isn't like he had plenty of units waiting behind the wall. Possibly, he would have died anyway, but failing to build a full wall-in in the first place is certainly a mistake you simply cannot make in a deciding map and he immediately got punished for it. | ||
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Grizvok
United States711 Posts
On February 01 2015 18:39 Zealously wrote: I think you're grossly overestimating the significance of Maru playing a good series against Life, yes. Remember, this is hardly the first time Life has been brought to the brink of elimination by another player only to get his shit together and win 2, 3, 4 (even 5 at one point I think) games in a row in confident and collected fashion. Maru played very well, I think he played above his level and managed to find the cracks you can exploit in Life's armor if he's good enough, but Life adapted and ironed out the chinks like he always does. This series didn't display weakness, it showed why Life is the best player in the world (peerless adaptability, mental composure and top-level skill in every aspect of the game) and Maru isn't, and I would much sooner intepret the finals as a sign of unabated strength than impending doom. Lol. Maru didn't play "above his level." | ||
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
Funny how opinions work. | ||
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LordYama
United States370 Posts
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BlackCompany
Germany8388 Posts
On February 01 2015 23:11 LordYama wrote: I seem to recall IEM/ESL making replay files available from past events, will they publish these replays do you think? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/477104-iem-taipei-replaypack | ||
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LordYama
United States370 Posts
On February 01 2015 23:13 BlackCompany wrote: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/477104-iem-taipei-replaypack Awww yeahhh! Thanks! | ||
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kottbullar
Australia489 Posts
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aLjaKSndr
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
On February 01 2015 15:35 Larkin wrote: Axiom is more his wife's project... although I will concede that it is a contribution outside of what I mentioned Not in any way is this true. | ||
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Rollora
2450 Posts
However, I feel that the pause was, what changed the last game. Losing 3 reapers... and oh my god that hole in the wallup... Maru? On February 01 2015 23:13 BlackCompany wrote: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/477104-iem-taipei-replaypack That is so awesome, thank you! IEM rocks for that! | ||
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ilovegroov
357 Posts
What is objective though is that you are known to be the #1 Life fanboy so everything you say is probably rather biased. | ||
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Rollora
2450 Posts
On February 01 2015 18:39 Zealously wrote: I think you're grossly overestimating the significance of Maru playing a good series against Life, yes. Remember, this is hardly the first time Life has been brought to the brink of elimination by another player only to get his shit together and win 2, 3, 4 (even 5 at one point I think) games in a row in confident and collected fashion. Maru played very well, I think he played above his level and managed to find the cracks you can exploit in Life's armor if he's good enough, but Life adapted and ironed out the chinks like he always does. This series didn't display weakness, it showed why Life is the best player in the world (peerless adaptability, mental composure and top-level skill in every aspect of the game) and Maru isn't, and I would much sooner intepret the finals as a sign of unabated strength than impending doom. I must have watched another game then. We have seen impressive holds by Maru over and over again, and these series were not less impressive. In lots of cases you could say, that no other terran out there could have done that. Sure mistakes were made on both sides (I am still not sure if Zerg isn't a little bit more forgiving when it comes to mistakes, since the macro works so different within the 2 races, but I am not saying anything about balance here, cause where there might be an advantage for the zerg, on the other side there is one for the Terran), but saying Life is above Maru, when Maru compeletely wrecked Life in 2 Games with a slow, macro oriented push, while he himself lost to all-inish moves... If Maru isn't top although doing what almost no other Terran can do, then I don't know who is... Life is impressive, I always knew that from the first time I saw him. It was like "oh look, a Zerg who not just A-Moves but micros, he will win tournaments very soon" | ||
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pichoo
Australia123 Posts
I pick up something in this final though, the 3 games Maru wins, it involves banshees. If I remember correctly forGG also did quite bit of trouble with banshee to Life in DH winter final too. Could this be a chink in Life's armor? His blindside? Overall being a fan of both players, I think Life won the mental battle, possibly due to his careless confidence attitude and more experience in foreign tournaments. On another note, Life learned that Maru tend to do proxy and he respect that by scouting early in every game. While I feel Maru doesn't learn that Life does counter attack and ling run by more than any other zerg in the world. | ||
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United States15275 Posts
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Nebuchad
Switzerland11745 Posts
On February 02 2015 00:27 ilovegroov wrote: What is objective though is that you are known to be the #1 Life fanboy so everything you say is probably rather biased. Still waiting on that famous unbiased player's appreciation list | ||
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