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On July 29 2020 19:40 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? all those ppl who talked about taking breaks and work-life balance were right? imo, loss of skill from taking breaks is very overrated in general, not just in Starcraft
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On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ?
It means that playing mindlessly for years non stop and do that only has its limits.
DRG was never ever that good, even during his past peak. I think, for some players, military service make them stronger mentally and physically, and it does have its benefits in a game like StarCraft2. The mechanics of sc2 are like riding a bicycle anyways.
The person DRG is today is just way stronger than the person DRG was in the past, and its making him have a higher skill ceiling in StarCraft now than in the past.
/tinfoil hat off
I do think in 1-2 years, Europe will be a stronger region than Korea.
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Still tho DRG went from going 1-4 vs Zest and Impact in season 1 ro32 to absolutely smashing it into the ro4 this time, which is a pretty insane improvement :D
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On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room Skill level is sinking back to pre kespa days.
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My goodness, DRG!!! Completely mopped the floor with Inno there, super props to him man
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On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ?
*Insert WCS rant here*
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On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room No, this is the mouse in the elephant's room. ESF players are better after all. They can go away for years and still win, KeSPA players can't do that
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On July 29 2020 19:50 Morbidius wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room Skill leveo is sinking back to pre kespa days.
So... Fruitdealer is winning the last GSL? Do they even have computers in retirement homes?
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On July 29 2020 19:50 darklycid wrote: Still tho DRG went from going 1-4 vs Zest and Impact in season 1 ro32 to absolutely smashing it into the ro4 this time, which is a pretty insane improvement :D yeah he looked really weak back then
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On July 29 2020 19:51 showstealer1829 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? *Insert WCS rant here* this
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On July 29 2020 19:51 Zzzapper wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room No, this is the mouse in the elephant's room. ESF players are better after all. They can go away for years and still win, KeSPA players can't do that
INnoVation getting beat up by FanTaSy in CTC, beat up by Dream in GTC, beat up by DRG in GSL... maybe he's really afraid of soldiers
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On July 29 2020 19:52 sneakyfox wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:50 Morbidius wrote:On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room Skill leveo is sinking back to pre kespa days. So... Fruitdealer is winning the last GSL? Do they even have computers in retirement homes? time is a flat circle what was will be, and what will be was
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On July 29 2020 19:50 darklycid wrote: Still tho DRG went from going 1-4 vs Zest and Impact in season 1 ro32 to absolutely smashing it into the ro4 this time, which is a pretty insane improvement :D He started playing way better right after that loss. Maybe he was struck by some inverse curse?
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On July 29 2020 19:53 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:51 Zzzapper wrote:On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room No, this is the mouse in the elephant's room. ESF players are better after all. They can go away for years and still win, KeSPA players can't do that INnoVation getting beat up by FanTaSy in CTC, beat up by Dream in GTC, beat up by DRG in GSL... maybe he's really afraid of soldiers He's afraid of his impending military service so he gets spooked when he faces them
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On July 29 2020 19:51 Zzzapper wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room No, this is the mouse in the elephant's room. ESF players are better after all. They can go away for years and still win, KeSPA players can't do that
I'm thinking, maybe it's something to do with going back to your instincts? Like look at DRG's play here, there's nothing "gimmicky" about it, he just straight up macro'd his heart out and won
Like the last game, once you beat that Terran mech army maybe someone who's played a lot would feel, okay, I can macro back up and do whatever I want to win, but DRG smelled blood and went with it, and was rewarded?
The same thing I'm thinking about Parting and his Blink stalkers play - many Protosses have tried that tactic and failed, but Parting just seems to be able to eek out a win, maybe less "practice" made him more close to his instincts to say "this is the right time, right amount of stalkers, let's go" and it messes with people who practice a type of play or a type of build a lot?
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On July 29 2020 19:51 Zzzapper wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2020 19:46 Lorning wrote:On July 29 2020 19:39 DieuCure wrote: What would it mean on the current level of the korean scene if three of the four RO4 players had taken breaks of two years or more ? The elephant in the room No, this is the mouse in the elephant's room. ESF players are better after all. They can go away for years and still win, KeSPA players can't do that
Ryung vs Byun finals will be super weird next year.
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Dreams is getting wrecked but at least he' trying.
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i had a feeling rogue was gonna win, but wtf is this
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I really thought this was going to be INno's time
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