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//: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty |OT3| GL HF NO GG
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PhoenixDark
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Pandaman said:
When Ret loses he loses horribly, but when he's allowed to do his thing he's insanely good. Still, I'd agree that he's a Zerg on the upswing, with Dimaga and Sen being on top (foreigners).
Idra's play has regressed, and he lacks any imagination or passion seen in the players mentioned above. I had thought that Huk's ascension would provide ample motivation for him, but he almost seems content to beat sub part/decent players and complain anytime he loses to them, all while giving up the minute he's in game with a Korean.
I enjoy watching his games, but in terms of inspiring myself I look more towards Destiny for instance. He's not great, but is clearly providing a blueprint of success for the race.
I honestly think that the aspect of his game that he needs to work on the most is his decision making and his micro.Dooraven said:Coca's ZvP is amazing, his ZvZ is good, but man, he seriously needs to work on his ZvT. He threw away too many units v Bomber
He has really solid strategies and the macro to back them up, but he just doesn't always do the smartest things with his units. His last 2 games against Bomber were pretty damning as far as decision making goes. Game 2 on Shakuras Plateau, he had enough units to stop Bomberss attempts to hold the center but he opted (twice) for backstabs/run-bys that were not as effective as straight up crushing Bomber's force would have been.
I also think a couple of his games against Nestea in the last GSL back up my theory. The game on Xel'naga Caverns, in particular, stood out. He had the Overlord paths and timing mapped out to such a degree that he was able to run his early lings right outside their vision and get all the way to Nestea's base undetected and then, once there, he wasted his advantage in a completely misjudged attack.
PhoenixDark
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syllogism said:
Ret has been practicing, and it resulted in some nice results until MLG where he lost game after game due to ridiculous droning. I'm not familiar with Dimaga's practice habits, but he did just win a big tournament.
PhoenixDark
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syllogism said:
He's always grinding on his US account, and I thought his recent play outside of MLG showed he was in quite a solid place.
On the flip side, how do you know Dimaga doesn't practice/grind?
Why would he be grinding on the US account though, it doesn't make sense for an EU player who actually is interested in practicingPhoenixDark said:
Obviously he isn't bad at all, and indeed is a "top" foreigner zerg, I just don't think dimaga/ret are evaluated objectively because everyone either likes their personalities or were huge fanboys from BW. When idra goes 2-3 in MLG everyone calls him trash, while no one blinks an eye when ret goes 1-4 and gets eliminated soon after. Similarly Dimaga has quite a few disastrous showings and for instance his games against socke in homestory cup were mindbogglingly embarrassing
syllogism said:
Cause people are retards and are happy when people like idra loses. Oh ret, he lost but it can happen! -_-;; Kinda hypocritical cause i hated huk alot before he came "kinda" good but i didn't shove it in the faces of people around all the forums i can find saying "HAHAHAH HUK LOST LOOOL"
PhoenixDark
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syllogism said:
That's simply not true; Ret has received a lot of criticism over poor play. Part of the reason his MLG play was so disappointing is because of his good results recently. Idra doesn't bomb out of tournaments as often, but when he does (like MLG) he sees quite a lot of puzzled responses.
Dimaga has been playing well recently, and is a top foreigner zerg if not the best.
PhoenixDark
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Dimaga is not a top foreigner zerg? lol ok
PhoenixDark
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Cheeto said:
Bitter protoss tears
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Cheeto said:
A patch, several page long discussions over the warp prism, Terran is imba, Zerg is imba, infestors are hilarious, ponies, MLG, uhhhhhh Idra ACTUALLY raging at MLG and breaking a key on his keyboard.
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