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Interview with Flash about SC2 - Page 34

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 SoniC_eu   Denmark. May 12 2012 08:10. Posts 794
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On May 12 2012 07:58 rEalGuapo wrote:

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ok I make this real simple.

Just because the best Guitarrist of all times is also seen as the greatest musician does not mean he is the greatest:
Drummer, Bass player, Violinist, Pianist etc.etc.etc.
Yes with enough practice he can become that but it doesn't matter before he practiced.

how hard is it to understand that SC2 IS NOT Broodwar!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


U wrote somewhere that he has played 40-50 games (which is not true).
Well your premise is not right. Guitar playing is something specfic in music, while RTS as a genre is not specific to one game.
I know Sc2 isn't BW. But they are in the same genre, and made by the same company. They even share similiar units, buildings and special abilities. Incredible isn't it?
You're basically wanting to negate Flash's opinion, because you consider him to be inferior at the moment. Have you considered that he might know more than he lets on?
As you can see from the interview, Flash is very humble and honest about what he thinks. He knows "he is a noob" (As he puts it himself). But he means a noob compared to what he is in BW. Don't let that statement fool you for a second or create any doubt that he doesnt have an understanding of sc2. His balance claims remain to be seen, but his opinion should not be cast aside because casual laddering players call him a "noob". That would be ridiculous.

EDIT: Also I would like to reiterate that he doesn't claim imbalance to certain units. He refers to certain aspects to the mechanics (FF and Warp-in mechanics) to be broken. Is it becuase he isn't use to it, or is he infact stating what a lot of other pro gamers have been talking about for a long time? Time will tell, but rest assured he isn't the first one to be touching upon the topic of warp in mechanics. I think we are all interested in having a game where one certain mechanic doesn't ruin the game for everyone, including PvP, right? It's hard to adapt to a broken mechanic...
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 WolfintheSheep   Canada. May 12 2012 08:10. Posts 1763
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On May 12 2012 07:59 jj33 wrote:

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the fact you're asking that question in that manner shows you don't undestand what strategy really is.

Strategy is strategy. It is not exclusive to a particular rts game. you can apply the same principles of strategy to any strategical game or warfare simulation etc.



Better hire Gary Kasparov to balance SC2 then. Strategy is strategy, after all.
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 askTeivospy   May 12 2012 08:11. Posts 1495
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i thought i was reading an idra interview when the balance stuff came up O_O
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 Neoattitude   Guam. May 12 2012 08:11. Posts 156
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OMG! FLASH PLAYING SC2!!! I WANT TO WATCH!
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 takingbackoj   United States. May 12 2012 08:12. Posts 490
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On May 12 2012 08:09 rEalGuapo wrote:

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Don't bother, some people simply are not capable of logical thought processes.

Why do you guys keep bringing up Flash as the best in the world? Other than when you have mentioned it no one else has? Stop adding words to other peoples post. Only you two have said anything about flash being the best at all RTS games. Honestly, go back and look, no one else has mentioned that.
Get the hell outta here Der Beek, your'e ruining my moment.
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 Megabuster123   Canada. May 12 2012 08:12. Posts 1795
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On May 12 2012 08:10 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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Better hire Gary Kasparov to balance SC2 then. Strategy is strategy, after all.

It's so weird that everyone who plays Sc2 has at least a cursory understanding of Chess as well...weird...>_>
 
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 Sapphire.lux   Romania. May 12 2012 08:12. Posts 1305
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On May 12 2012 07:58 kamikami wrote:
If Protoss is OP then choose Protoss Flash. How can you complain about balance while you spent your entire BW career playing the strongest race in that game ?

He didn't play Protoss in BW.


Apart from the "Protoss op" i think is important to note that he did not talk about units, or unit stats, but more about design problems. The same design problems like warp in, FF, colosuss (encouraging death balls), etc have been evident and criticized since BETA. They are bad and need to go, just wish Blizzard would admit they fucked up in designing Protoss and do something about it instead of making things like the replicant, carrier MK2, etc.
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 Paljas   Germany. May 12 2012 08:12. Posts 611
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I really like Marauders and Marines.

haha, poor artosis
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 JOJOsc2news   May 12 2012 08:12. Posts 2999
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Can't wait to see Flash play at MLG Anaheim. I am curious what level he is actually at at the moment.
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 SoniC_eu   Denmark. May 12 2012 08:13. Posts 794
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On May 12 2012 08:10 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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Better hire Gary Kasparov to balance SC2 then. Strategy is strategy, after all.

Whoops...Well sc2 has been compared to chess many times...So that statement hits closer to home than you think
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 JOJOsc2news   May 12 2012 08:15. Posts 2999
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On May 12 2012 08:12 Sapphire.lux wrote:

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He didn't play Protoss in BW.


Apart from the "Protoss op" i think is important to note that he did not talk about units, or unit stats, but more about design problems. The same design problems like warp in, FF, colosuss (encouraging death balls), etc have been evident and criticized since BETA. They are bad and need to go, just wish Blizzard would admit they fucked up in designing Protoss and do something about it instead of making things like the replicant, carrier MK2, etc.


You are kidding right? This game would not be competitive if it was as broken as you make it out to be.



Interesting interview. Flash playing SC2 is beyond epic.
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 Rainfall7711   May 12 2012 08:15. Posts 279
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Balance whine has gone so far it's silly. Flash can't talk before he's a lot better at the game for a start. Secondly the balance whine get's more irrational by the day.

Protoss stomps a Terran in GSL - Protoss OP OMFG.
Terran stomps a Protoss- Nope GSL doesn't matter, sample is too small.
It's so stupid. It's got to the point where people are basically saying no Protoss earns his victories but every Terran does.

Face it all of you. There are too many variables in place for any of you to balance whine. We have noob level, we have laddr, we have Pro tournaments. Everyone uses something different for justification. Just stop it. If Blizzard see a need for change let them test it. Stop crying ALL THE DAMN TIME over Protoss. We even have the tournament winning data. It shows Terran having the most wins in 2012. Nono someone says..' that could just be someone having a good run.' Yeah it could, but more Terrans had those good runs. Same in GSL, did Terrans have a 'good run'.

It's so silly. No one can even justify why Protoss are OP, they see a storm or two hit on GSL then cry on this forum like it means something. Balance is not perfect. But is it so out of whack that protoss win everything. Certainly not, in fact it's the opposite. More bans need to be handed out. It may be peoples opinion, but it's a horrible taint on teamliquid and everywhere.

Anything close to a large statistical analysis suggests Protoss aren't OP. If they are/happen to be in the meta game right now then please look a few months back when Protoss was performing beyond awful. Things change, things fluctuate. Stop it.
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 WolfintheSheep   Canada. May 12 2012 08:16. Posts 1763
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On May 12 2012 08:12 takingbackoj wrote:

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Why do you guys keep bringing up Flash as the best in the world? Other than when you have mentioned it no one else has? Stop adding words to other peoples post. Only you two have said anything about flash being the best at all RTS games. Honestly, go back and look, no one else has mentioned that.

That's because you suck at reading comprehension.

Everyone and their grandma is pretending that Flash is qualified to make meaningful balance statements because he 'understands RTS game better than everyone else'.

He can comment all he wants, but there's no reason his opinion should be taken over any of the other Masters players in the balance whine thread.
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 takingbackoj   United States. May 12 2012 08:20. Posts 490
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On May 12 2012 08:16 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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That's because you suck at reading comprehension.

Everyone and their grandma is pretending that Flash is qualified to make meaningful balance statements because he 'understands RTS game better than everyone else'.

He can comment all he wants, but there's no reason his opinion should be taken over any of the other Masters players in the balance whine thread.

I agree, it is probably untrue that flash "understands RTS games better than everyone else". I kind of suck with reading comprhension as you pointed out so can you point me to the page where that quote is? I cant seem to find it but im sure you're not making it up to validate your point.
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 Caihead   Canada. May 12 2012 08:21. Posts 5160
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On May 12 2012 08:16 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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That's because you suck at reading comprehension.

Everyone and their grandma is pretending that Flash is qualified to make meaningful balance statements because he 'understands RTS game better than everyone else'.

He can comment all he wants, but there's no reason his opinion should be taken over any of the other Masters players in the balance whine thread.


And everyone and their grandma is pretending that they are qualified to make meaningful critiques about said comments and taking them way out of context when flash already prefaced it with "i'm a noob at SC2, this is my personal opinion and difficulty".
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 jj33   May 12 2012 08:21. Posts 741
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On May 12 2012 08:10 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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Better hire Gary Kasparov to balance SC2 then. Strategy is strategy, after all.



strawman argument.

that's not what i mean at all. but ok =]

all I said was concepts of strategy are not exclusive to any game or platform.
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 Alexj   Ukraine. May 12 2012 08:21. Posts 411
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Look, Flash interview! LET'S DISCUSS BALANCE
More GGs, more skill
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 An2quamaraN   Poland. May 12 2012 08:22. Posts 359
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On May 12 2012 08:02 nucLeaRTV wrote:
Perhpas Blizzard will now take a look into the PvT current state.


It doesn't seem like there's something wrong with PvT for MVP for example. Maybe it's just other terrans are bad?

 
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 JimmiC   Canada. May 12 2012 08:23. Posts 113
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On May 12 2012 07:07 JimmiC wrote:
Dream Hack won by Terran
MLG spring arena won by Zerg
Ironsquid won by Terran
MLG winter 2012 won by Terran
IPL 4 won by Terran
IEM Season VI Protoss
GSL season 1 Terran
Assembly 2012 Terran
IEM Sao Paulo Zerg
IEM Kiev Terran
Homestory IV Protoss
AOL King Of Kongs Zerg


Don't ACTUAL results matter?


very true, but, for example, just because this code-s may be won by a terran, doesn't mean that there isn't something wrong that there were 3 protosses in the top 4. what race wins a tournament is generally unimportant, it should be looked at more how many of each race are in the top 8/top 4.

*edit* i'm saying the winner of tournaments is generally unimportant, because someone can just be on a tear and win with whatever builds they're doing. an overall trend of terran winning might signal something, but still I think it's much more important which races are in the top 4, so it's taken into account the argument that "oh, the best players play terran so they always will win since they're just better"

in my personal opinion, the game as a whole is very balanced, but it should be changed from the way it is, where protoss is almost impossible to beat in the late game tvp, to something where terran is slightly worse in their advantage phase, and protoss is worse in their advantage phase(late game) so it doesn't turn into the turtle fest that it often does for protosses... just my opinion


Do what I did with the top 4 of each tourny and you will be shocked at how few Toss there is. The game is not as out of balance as whiners would like to make it seam and if top 4 is a fair assessment you will find out Terran still has the most by far.
that just happend
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 SoniC_eu   Denmark. May 12 2012 08:23. Posts 794
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On May 12 2012 08:16 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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That's because you suck at reading comprehension.

Everyone and their grandma is pretending that Flash is qualified to make meaningful balance statements because he 'understands RTS game better than everyone else'.

He can comment all he wants, but there's no reason his opinion should be taken over any of the other Masters players in the balance whine thread.


I can think of several reaons why he will be taken seriously (if he wants to). One of them being, he is better than the Masters players on the TL thread. There Or maybe you would prefer to put a sack over your head and not look at Flash's comments, because they somehow don't sit well with you (for reasons other than you state). Flash is simply stating obsverations being "new" to sc2, kinda like a baby seeing the world for the first time. Sometimes being fresh can bring more astute observations than having grinded the game for 1½ yrs and simply winning by following certain metagame trends. Sometimes being new means ur opinions will change after some time... So I am repeating myself again, and saying let's see what the future holds for his opinion.
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