The title does say week 2, which doesn't include day 5.

The news being the news makes it really, really funny to read sometimes when you do know the results XD.

corumjhaelen

France6884 Posts

December 22 2010 23:54 GMT

#24

Nice articles, as always, especially the battle reports. I think you give too much credit to Mind though, I thought the game was pretty horrible. But hey, you recognized the genius of Stork, so I can't complain !
Thanks to all the bw writing staff, I read everything avidly.

Lightwip

United States5497 Posts

December 22 2010 23:59 GMT

#25

Oh wow, this writeup just barely missed all the best parts of this OSL.

Waxangel

United States32928 Posts

December 23 2010 00:03 GMT

#26

I'll be sad if I can't use afrotoss pictures after RO16

DMXD

United States4064 Posts

December 23 2010 00:28 GMT

#27

OMG the Boxer Yellow staring contest was hot and Reach as well =D "the freaking hair"

OSL intros use to be epic....

Spazer

Canada8028 Posts

December 23 2010 00:33 GMT

#28

Minor mistake in the Mind vs Shine battle report: scvs is misspelled as scbs.

Looks like Sea's well on his way to dropping out in another Ro16. He's so consistent with his choking.

On December 23 2010 09:03 Waxangel wrote:
I'll be sad if I can't use afrotoss pictures after RO16

Just photoshop an afro onto the remaining players and pretend it's afrotoss.

Why was he so hyped in the first place? He's a decent player, but he's not really that good.

1Eris1

United States5797 Posts

December 23 2010 00:44 GMT

#29

flash >=)

FuRong

New Zealand3089 Posts

December 23 2010 02:16 GMT

#30

On December 23 2010 08:59 Lightwip wrote:
Oh wow, this writeup just barely missed all the fucking ridiculous parts of this OSL.

fyp.

Also I agree that the intro is kind of lacklustre, I thought the one for the Korean Air (Effort's) OSL was much cooler in comparison with the airport theme and the suits.

Carefree

United States1571 Posts

December 23 2010 02:32 GMT

#31

I suddenly feel an urge to go back and visit those 2007-2008 years... that Bacchus 2008 opening made me go back and visit all the memories from Savior's slow slump and Bisu's gradual rise.

Ah. Good times.

It seems like most articles focus on the period before 2007, while 2007-2008 just seem to be forgotten..

IntoTheEmo

Singapore1169 Posts

December 23 2010 02:58 GMT

#32

I thought EVER 07 was the most epic :\
+ Show Spoiler +

And yea both the current one and the linked one are Linkin Park :D

Well, Bacchus could have done a lot worse, Boys Like Girls and then Kelly Clarkson for the past OSLs. I don't mind this one though, it's pretty hard hitting.

I'm all for afroing random players for future reports, Afrodong plz ^^

Thanks for OSL writeup as usual, fingers crossed for Friday's games...

kuroshiroi

3149 Posts

December 23 2010 03:16 GMT

#33

Those battle reports were excellent, I learned a lot. I'm definitely looking forward to day 5 battle reports, to understand better what happened there.

I definitely liked Stork's play vs. Sea, I sometimes feel like arbiters are a waste of space and minerals when the protoss could just make more stuff instead and go kill the terran, clearly Stork agrees. It won't work in every situation, I'm sure, but it's definitely something to consider.

Crunchums

United States11143 Posts

December 23 2010 04:42 GMT

#34

The first to be seen are the most recognizable symbols of e-Sports in Boxer and Nada.

isn't that second picture yellow?
edit: oh you are not saying that second picture was the second thing you see.

I can understand your complaints about the intro but I still think it's good.

PineappleLumpsToss

New Zealand2434 Posts

December 23 2010 04:54 GMT

#35

Thanks for the write-up - look forward to these every week.

BTW, I too will miss you being able to use Paralyze. Here's hoping he fights for the right to appear in these articles.

nozaro33

Taiwan1819 Posts

December 23 2010 05:33 GMT

#36

nice writeup! I actually liked this intro a lot, it should have a 3 or 4/5 star

Waxangel

United States32928 Posts

December 23 2010 05:43 GMT

#37

I don't know how 29837897 JD vs Flash finals haven't been able to capture the intensity of that Yellow-Boxer stare-off in the IOPS intro. Goddammit production teams, I need my nerdgasm -_-

hacklebeast

United States5090 Posts

December 23 2010 06:32 GMT

#38

Like the article on intros. I agree with everything you said, with one major exception. The Fantasy half turn and snap is awesome. It’s a pretty cool move on its own, but it’s fantasy the player that makes it great. It exemplifies him as “the terrorist.” Its far better than the generic punch, or collar pop, or other mover that plenty of progamers have done in the past, and will continue to do in the future. Other than Hiya rapping, which other mover can you say suit their performer? I guess the Jaedong hand beckon into crush kinda represents Jaedong, but there are plenty of others who could do it. (and the hyuk face cover is symbolic of how sometimes it seems like he is playing blind I guess, but yea…)

Oh, and the “cool” moment of the 2008 bacchus OSL was definitely the Ma Jae Yoon explosion. That is one of my favorite intros because of that move almost exclusively.

Keep up the good work.

Lightwip

United States5497 Posts

December 23 2010 07:31 GMT

#39

Well, this OSL got originality right in one aspect.
+ Show Spoiler +

The game results. Wtf?

Pyrrhuloxia

United States6700 Posts

December 23 2010 08:05 GMT

#40

On "originality":

I assumed this was a dig at GOM / SC2. It's not that this OSL is so much different than previous ones, it's that they are trying to play Coca-Cola Classic to GOM's New Coke / Coke 2.

I'm watching MSL right now and there are many empty seats while the latest GOM Final had the biggest SC2 crowd yet so I'm sure its a worry.