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Poll: Winner game 1 Best (P) (12) Ample (T) (1) 13 total votes Your vote: Winner game 1 Poll: Winner of Game 2 Rain (P) (7) Mong (T) (5) 12 total votes Your vote: Winner of Game 2 | ||
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On September 18 2017 18:46 t2azor wrote: what happened to group F? They'll play tomorrow | ||
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http://play.afreecatv.com/aslenglish2 EDIT: I don't know why it's not auto-linking RIP | ||
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On September 18 2017 18:57 EsportsJohn wrote: FlashFTW and I are live. I'm rooting for BeSt tonight! :D play.afreecatv.com/aslenglish2 EDIT: I don't know why it's not auto-linking RIP Put it in [url] tags | ||
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Jung Yoon Jong hwaiting!!! | ||
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On September 18 2017 19:04 Wonk wrote: Is anybody else unable to connect to aslenglish via VLC? I can't seem to find a stream this week. http://play.afreecatv.com/aslenglish Does that not work for you? | ||
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On September 18 2017 19:04 Wonk wrote: Is anybody else unable to connect to aslenglish via VLC? I can't seem to find a stream this week. Afreeca changed the API again, check out his thread. | ||
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Poll: Recommend Game 1? No (9) If you have time (9) Yes (3) 21 total votes Your vote: Recommend Game 1? Edit: Best vs Ample | ||
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EYEBROWS | ||
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Plz more | ||
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wtf did mong not research siege? | ||
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On September 18 2017 19:48 CUTtheCBC wrote: chinese re-stream here: https://www.douyu.com/1764718 wtf did mong not research siege? Yea but is still ahead, tbh if he had siege and would've thought his army is strong enough and leading him to try and defend a third, I think he could've lost | ||
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On September 18 2017 19:54 Sajiki wrote: how did mong just lose 200 vs 160 supply with just one stasis o.o felt like mong didnt hotkey half of his army lol, maybe he had a bunch of idle units sitting in his base. he didn't even bother to attack so it's possible. On September 18 2017 19:55 Pandemona wrote: Rain comeback? theres no way rain wins this, once t has 200/200 with upgrades you need to be way more ahead of where rain is right now to keep up with them | ||
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On September 18 2017 19:56 TT1 wrote: felt like mong didnt hotkey half of his army lol, maybe he had a bunch of idle units sitting in his base. he didn't even bother to attack so it's possible. theres no way rain wins this, once t has 200/200 with upgrades you need to be way more ahead of where rain is right now to keep up with them Oh i see | ||
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FlaShFTW
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then rain decided to suicide his entire army into 8 tanks. well done rain. | ||
letian
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On September 18 2017 19:59 tanngard wrote: Rain said he was feeling sick in the interview? I guess it can explain why he is playing so bad.. He lost because of poor executed or anticipated by Mong dt rush and consequent mine walking entire game. And the last attack was pretty bad. | ||
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EsportsJohn
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I think there's a lot of good and bad things about it...both players making huge and small mistakes combined with some really brilliant drop play. Was very weird, but I guess overall enjoyable to watch? | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:01 FlaShFTW wrote: that was such a weird game from mong. i mean he was obviously ahead even after that weird failed attack but still, shouldnt even be close to losing a fight when you're 30 supply ahead with +2 attack... then rain decided to suicide his entire army into 8 tanks. well done rain. I think the observer snipes by the Goliaths really helped Mong in that engagement. Mines and Tanks proceeded to carve him up after that. Recalling onto mines doesn't help either. I felt Rain was going real good until that moment. | ||
tanngard
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On September 18 2017 20:01 letian wrote: He lost because of poor executed or anticipated by Mong dt rush and consequent mine walking entire game. And the last attack was pretty bad. Yeah and he said in the interview that he wanted quick games because he was not feeling good. Mindgames i guess, because he did in fact try a dt rush. | ||
tanngard
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On September 18 2017 20:01 FlaShFTW wrote: that was such a weird game from mong. i mean he was obviously ahead even after that weird failed attack but still, shouldnt even be close to losing a fight when you're 30 supply ahead with +2 attack... then rain decided to suicide his entire army into 8 tanks. well done rain. Comeback mechanics? | ||
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letian
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On September 18 2017 20:03 EsportsJohn wrote: That game was super weird. I think there's a lot of good and bad things about it...both players making huge and small mistakes combined with some really brilliant drop play. Was very weird, but I guess overall enjoyable to watch? Yes, the Mong - Rain game was entertaining mostly due to Rain skill (first half of the game) allowed this to last that long. Imagine it was Flash. | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:08 VioleTAK wrote: It was very odd. On top of what everyone said, I also think it's the map that pros as a whole haven't yet settled with. I think the best PvT on the previous map was from Stork so far. | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:07 letian wrote: Yes, the Mong - Rain game was entertaining mostly due to Rain skill (first half of the game) allowed this to last that long. Imagine it was Flash. Rain's skill or Mong's skill? The game should have been over when Rain attacked with his goons vs those unsieged tanks, Mong held that attack really well and just surpassed him via mechanics. He constantly had more supply and took his 4th before Rain did. | ||
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merz
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God damn Mong makes his TvP way too interesting. | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:27 Letmelose wrote: SK Telecom T1 protoss players and their carriers... well his carrier play is what allowed him to comeback in the midd-lategame .. but then Mong's upgrades kicked in | ||
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duke91
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this supply count bar takes away too much of the tension | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:29 Ziggy wrote: Mong, please, my predictions ;_; Tesagi | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:29 duke91 wrote: Great game, but this supply count bar takes away too much of the tension you just w8 for production tab lel (blizz promised) | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:32 merz wrote: Both of Mongs TvPs were actually kinda the same. Gets huge advantage, botches it, somehow pulls his shit together, closes it out. pulls his shit together basically means gets a 200 200 army with upgrades | ||
letian
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On September 18 2017 20:32 merz wrote: Both of Mongs TvPs were actually kinda the same. Gets huge advantage, botches it, somehow pulls his shit together, closes it out. Yes, except it was the other way around. | ||
chuDr3t4
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On September 18 2017 20:32 FlaShFTW wrote: tesagi is real xD I think best upgraded +1 ground weapons/+1 air weapons and that's it? vs 3/3 mech correct me if i'm wrong | ||
[GiTM]-Ace
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On September 18 2017 20:34 TT1 wrote: pulls his shit together basically means gets a 200 200 army with upgrades he seemed to attack all the correct places though at the right time to crush p's income :D` | ||
letian
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On September 18 2017 20:34 chuDr3t4 wrote: I think best upgraded +1 ground weapons/+1 air weapons and that's it? vs 3/3 mech correct me if i'm wrong 0/3 ground vs 2/3 mech | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:32 merz wrote: Both of Mongs TvPs were actually kinda the same. Gets huge advantage, botches it, somehow pulls his shit together, closes it out. Sums up both games up pretty well right here. I feel Rain could've won if he didn't recall on top of mines in his game against Mong. | ||
merz
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On September 18 2017 20:34 TT1 wrote: pulls his shit together basically means gets a 200 200 army with upgrades lol payam don't be so salty. He was 200/200 when he botched the first engagement letting BeSt back in. The second engage he was like 160ish? But just handled the fight really well EDIT: To be fair BeSt had just pulled the carrier + reaver move so might explain why Mong got flustered in the big engagement. | ||
Letmelose
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On September 18 2017 20:28 TT1 wrote: well his carrier play is what allowed him to comeback in the midd-lategame .. but then Mong's upgrades kicked in I'm not faulting his choice of strategy, it was well suited for the map. He caught Mong off-guard, and probably would have won if his troop management, carriers in particular, wasn't so god awful. | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:34 TT1 wrote: pulls his shit together basically means gets a 200 200 army with upgrades His decision to go straight for the P nat when carriers were attacking his 3rd was actually very good. Got into a very good siege position and managed to snipe most of the HTs. | ||
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merz
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On September 18 2017 20:40 TT1 wrote: I dont think Mong was ever in danger of losing vs Rain after he held the goon pressure without siege. I thought he'd lose vs BeSt after the reaver harass and getting crushed in the 1st battle midd map. BeSt was up about 50-60 supplies on 5 bases, Mong was on 3 bases but he smartly went for super fast upgrades which is how you have to play vs carriers. Yeah I agree with you there, despite the first big engagement against Rain it was still waaaaay in Mongs favour. But then Rain just going "fuck it" and running into pre-sieged tanks and mines kinda made the ending lackluster. I think Rain coulda definitely made the game a lot more interesting but it was Mongs game to lose after he held the goons. EDIT: Also the final big engagement in Mong vs Best was like really well timed and he couldn't have asked for a better position to fight in. Kind of curious from Best to let Mong walk all across the map all the way to his natural, but then again, you let T do that I think that's in itself a huge blunder. Had he been able to chip away with carriers/lay some storms while Mong advanced, Best would've closed it out easily. | ||
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letian
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On September 18 2017 20:38 Greg_J wrote: Fair play to Best for making a game out of that after the start. I thought he was dead at least 20 mins before gg. Same here, it was over after the first Mong's push. Amazing how we can even argue why he lost the game. Both Rain and Best played good games (well Rain's game was worse) but crippled themselves in the very beginning. Mong didn't do anything special except for playing safe and not forgetting upgrades (like Last). Really sad Best or Rain go, there is enough terrans already. | ||
Greg_J
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24,000+ | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:36 merz wrote: lol payam don't be so salty. He was 200/200 when he botched the first engagement letting BeSt back in. The second engage he was like 160ish? But just handled the fight really well EDIT: To be fair BeSt had just pulled the carrier + reaver move so might explain why Mong got flustered in the big engagement. other way around, he wasnt close to 200 in the first fight (midd map when he was 2-1, he was around 150 or 160) and he was 200 in the 2nd fight (the one he took at BeSt's nat) | ||
chuDr3t4
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On September 18 2017 20:48 Greg_J wrote: Why is everyone watching Sea's stream? 24,000+ there is no such thing as bad publicity | ||
Letmelose
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On September 18 2017 20:48 Greg_J wrote: Why is everyone watching Sea's stream? 24,000+ Because of this guy. | ||
Ziggy
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mine drag rain | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:51 TT1 wrote: other way around, he wasnt close to 200 in the first fight (midd map when he was 2-1, he was maybe like 150 or 160) and was 200 in the 2nd fight (the one he took at BeSt's nat) Hmm. Okay thought it was the other way around, still think it was a huge blunder by Best to allow Mong get that position. | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:54 Terrorbladder wrote: Where is Group D? Group D got postponed to Wednesday | ||
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What am I watching >.< | ||
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Anyway, always nice to see Lockdowns. | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:57 TT1 wrote: unsiege ur tanks..? Requires too much APM lul /s | ||
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On September 18 2017 20:58 739 wrote: Nice idea, poor execution. Anyway, always nice to see Lockdowns. I think rains execution of dweb was decent. Lockdown became useless when rain saw ghosts and cancelled carriers and went for corsairs. No execution could have saved ample there/made ghosts useful. | ||
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On September 18 2017 21:06 [GiTM]-Ace wrote: wtf was that carrier micro............... The "I-don't-give-a-fuck"-micro. Best applied when you are so far ahead that you can just 1a2a3a4a, sit back, and laugh | ||
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Time for some sick PvP action from BeSt. I hope. | ||
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On September 18 2017 21:10 TT1 wrote: dweb/goon was pretty popular on destination I guess because of the narrow side paths and chokes on the mid-bridges? | ||
tanngard
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On September 18 2017 21:10 TT1 wrote: dweb/goon was pretty popular on destination Not in pro matches right? | ||
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On September 18 2017 21:13 merz wrote: I guess because of the narrow side paths and chokes on the mid-bridges? It's hard for Terran to push out early to secure their 3rd so they end up having to deal with a goon contain (with dweb support eventually). Even if they do they have to deal with mass goon + dweb in an open field. It's easy for P to spread his goons to minimize splash damage. Terran has to spread their tanks vs dweb but then they attack 1 by 1 and get picked off easily (and the ones in the back or any overlapped tanks get dweb'd). | ||
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i remember that build from reps, dunno if it was ever used in a pro match | ||
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CHEONSOYUN
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lets just pretend that game we saw a very long pvp on fighting spirit | ||
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CHEONSOYUN
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gg | ||
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VioleTAK
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But I'm happy Rain made it, he's an important part of the true Protoss talent future. | ||
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NoS-Craig
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Well, I got 1-1 again in my pics. | ||
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Barneyk
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That was a blast! | ||
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On September 18 2017 21:26 Twinkle Toes wrote: Fuck i missed this, I was so sleepy already Dont read this thread, watch the VODs! | ||
Barneyk
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Mong played fantastic and the macro he had against Best was insane. A bit interesting how sSak and Mong who I rooted hard against is in the Ro16 and Last who I rooted for is not. A bit unexpected Terrans thats moving on, or am I just underrating them? | ||
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On September 18 2017 21:24 FlaShFTW wrote: last and best both out. damn. I have bad feeling about JD, hope he can do it. | ||
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https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=lu0VVj1BMu8&mweb=1 | ||
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edit: just watched the VODs, and holy fuck how did Mong who has a 46% vP spon match winrate defeat both Best and Rain, two of the top macro tosses? Best and Rain partly played horribly (Rain recalls into mines, wtf... and best does an unlikely carrier switch), but Mong showed some solid TvP. | ||
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On September 19 2017 04:16 DoctorHot wrote: Does anyone know the name of the song when the games start, that starts with New World Symphony? Beast In Black - Blind And Frozen | ||
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On September 19 2017 06:16 RoxieChan wrote: Why are these games still played in best of 1 format? can they not afford to broadcast best of 3? Best of 1 barely shows the player's talents. I hope changes are brought for the next season. For ASL 3, the matches were Bo5 after the group stages. | ||
RoxieChan
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On September 19 2017 06:18 deathgod6 wrote: For ASL 3, the matches were Bo5 after the group stages. So only 8 players got to play an actual series? That seems like a pretty unfair and wonky system. This is a competition, to determine the best. Best of 1 is crushingly brutal. Were old Starleagues like this? | ||
Cryoc
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On September 19 2017 06:23 RoxieChan wrote: So only 8 players got to play an actual series? That seems like a pretty unfair and wonky system. This is a competition, to determine the best. Best of 1 is crushingly brutal. Were old Starleagues like this? It is almost exactly like the OSL format, the only change is that the Ro16 groups are also decided with the dual tournament format. | ||
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Hat? | ||
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On September 19 2017 09:00 Starecat wrote: What's up with the beeping thing during ads? Are you talking about that one ad with flash and other streamers? They are just saying what haters are saying to them on stream in the chat, bad stuff. | ||
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On September 19 2017 06:37 FlaShFTW wrote: Ffs stop complaining about bo1. It allows for build order preparations and upsets. Thats what makes groups so exciting. It's definitely great for us, the viewers. It adds a lot of drama. But you have to feel for BeSt when he's eliminated by a lucky probe. There's money on the line here, not to mention the hours of training and sacrifice. | ||
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On September 19 2017 08:26 BigFan wrote: Really good games all around. Also, people need to stop underrating Mong. Sure, his game can be sloppy at times and maybe he hasn't been in form recently but this is still the same guy who took third place towards the end of the Sonic era and made the top 8 just last ASL. I think he is a Top 5 terran atm. Not underrating Mong here, but his record on September has been abysmal while Best and Rain are both in top ten (ELO rating) He had no right to mess with me liquibet! T_T (also i would say Flash/Last/Ssuck/Light/Mind for top5, but that's just me) | ||
FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On September 19 2017 10:54 THE Sliggy wrote: It's definitely great for us, the viewers. It adds a lot of drama. But you have to feel for BeSt when he's eliminated by a lucky probe. There's money on the line here, not to mention the hours of training and sacrifice. I don't think it's fair to think of the group stage as a Bo1, it's a Bo3 against different opponents. He didn't only lose because of a scouting thing (not to mention he got massively outmacroed that game, and could have most likely held), but he also lost to Mong. The only time it's a little bit unfortunate is when in one group you have one amazing player, one bad player, and two medium players, and then it becomes sort of a Bo1 in the last game. For most part though, it's just a Bo3, and I think it's the best group format for BW. | ||
outscar
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Levque
88 Posts
4 hours is not a long time in the esports world, I see dota tournaments streaming 12 hours straight and then they do it again the next day. The more brood war the better I say. | ||
THE Sliggy
Australia65 Posts
On September 19 2017 13:49 Levque wrote: I would definitely like to see Bo3's in the RO16 next season. It's really unsatisfying to see your fav player knocked out in a Bo1. 4 hours is not a long time in the esports world, I see dota tournaments streaming 12 hours straight and then they do it again the next day. The more brood war the better I say. While I 100% see the merit in outscar and FiWiFaKi's points, this is my sentiment as well. Brood War games are QUICK, with the longest TvT games still running shorter than the average League of Legends match. I see nothing wrong with watching 6-9 Stork games in a single night. Sounds like a damn good time. | ||
Disregard
China10252 Posts
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Dante08
Singapore4101 Posts
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Qikz
United Kingdom12010 Posts
I'm sad that BeSt lost, but Rain deservedly moved on. BeSt really should've been able to beat Mong. His PvT is unreal. Mong just prepared better for the night. PvP is going to be like the Bo1 was even in a Bo3, that's just how PvP is sometimes, it's a complete coinflip and you can lose in build order losses. On September 18 2017 21:34 Barneyk wrote: Man, so sad to see Best out already, happy to see Rain go on though, he does bring something a bit different to the game all the time. Mong played fantastic and the macro he had against Best was insane. A bit interesting how sSak and Mong who I rooted hard against is in the Ro16 and Last who I rooted for is not. A bit unexpected Terrans thats moving on, or am I just underrating them? People really sleep on sSak. He really is amazing, he's done really well in a lot of the SSLs and even last ASL. Mong is pretty well rounded too, his macro as proved yesterday vs Best was really good. | ||
Cryoc
Germany909 Posts
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xccam
Great Britain1150 Posts
On September 19 2017 16:58 Cryoc wrote: I don't get the arguments for Bo3 in group stages. Do the proponents of this idea really think you would get games as good or unusual as you would have with a Bo1 format? The most likely reason to even see something like corsairs vs ghosts is that the players can focus on preparing a maximum of 3 games. Increasing the number of games just emphasizes preparation in a general way like improving your standard macro play. The argument is almost never from an "I think groups would be better and more exciting" perspective and almost always from a "my favourite player was knocked out!" reaction. Keep bo1 groups, if it was a knock out from this stage with bo3 Vs one opponent would people complain? It would be the same 2 losses and you're out and yet I reckon people wouldn't complain about it being too few games to really show skill. | ||
letian
Germany4221 Posts
On September 19 2017 15:36 Qikz wrote: I'm sad that BeSt lost, but Rain deservedly moved on. BeSt really should've been able to beat Mong. His PvT is unreal. Mong just prepared better for the night. Mong played fantastic and the macro he had against Best was insane. His macro was not insane, in later game he was 20-30 supply behind Best all the time, it is Mong's positioning and goliath army control that eventually won him the game. Besides Best could not properly defend and almost died to first 3-fac push which he failed to scout and when he did it was too late because he went 3d nexus with barely any units. Moreover for some unknown reason he built his robo far outside of his base making his shuttle useless which could help him in defending the push. But yes, I guess you can say that Mong was better prepared while Best was just too greedy. | ||
Elroi
Sweden5471 Posts
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Alpha-NP-
United States1242 Posts
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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BigFan
TLADT24917 Posts
On September 20 2017 10:48 Golgotha wrote: oh god. Mong. I was SO happy for him. What a beast. he played like a boss and so many people were doubting him and making fun. Would say that game against BeSt on Crossing Fields was great. Even though Best did a fantastic job catching up and taking the lead, Mong played it extremely well and macroed like a champ to take the game even with that large carrier count. Definitely a must watch! | ||
THE Sliggy
Australia65 Posts
On September 19 2017 17:08 xccam wrote: The argument is almost never from an "I think groups would be better and more exciting" perspective and almost always from a "my favourite player was knocked out!" reaction. Keep bo1 groups, if it was a knock out from this stage with bo3 Vs one opponent would people complain? It would be the same 2 losses and you're out and yet I reckon people wouldn't complain about it being too few games to really show skill. I don't have any favourites. I'm just interested in what's best for the players, rather than focusing entirely on my own desires as a spectator. | ||
GTR
51135 Posts
(so bo1 initial and winners match, bo3 losers + final match) | ||
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