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Old 03-25-2012, 08:54 PM   Top  -  End  -  #211
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And now to un-earn that internet with MORE REPLAYS.

a bunker contain that I refused to let get the better of me. An opponent who didn't expand nearly enough. A protoss with six bases. All this and more, on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z(erg who aren't in this game at all)!
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:57 AM   Top  -  End  -  #212
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DRG=DR. ZerG?
HuK made top 4, for the second MLG tournament in a row. It would be great to see some more canadians in the top 20. I think HuK can take the win one of these days, but he seems to get bogged down and ignore his Macro when a big complex fight breaks out. He did multidirectional pressure really well and did some excellent non-forcefield surrounds.

Won another 4 person party pack for the gaming center just down the road from me.

Barcraft + Berfday was awesome.
Baneling cake = win.

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"Nerf Pylons"
"Do Not Clench Fish"
"Larva are OP"
"Make exceptions and defense them"
And a slew of player specific signs as well as various 'umad' type messages.

So much fun.
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Old 03-26-2012, 01:33 PM   Top  -  End  -  #213
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DRG=DR. ZerG?
HuK made top 4, for the second MLG tournament in a row. It would be great to see some more canadians in the top 20. I think HuK can take the win one of these days, but he seems to get bogged down and ignore his Macro when a big complex fight breaks out. He did multidirectional pressure really well and did some excellent non-forcefield surrounds.

Won another 4 person party pack for the gaming center just down the road from me.

Barcraft + Berfday was awesome.
Baneling cake = win.

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And a slew of player specific signs as well as various 'umad' type messages.

So much fun.
The entire tournament format was heavily against HuK. He had to play a lot more games compared to MKP (and so did DRG for that matter).
If they changed the format, he would have an extremely convincing chance of winning a MLG.
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Old 03-26-2012, 01:42 PM   Top  -  End  -  #214
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The entire tournament format was heavily against HuK. He had to play a lot more games compared to MKP (and so did DRG for that matter).
If they changed the format, he would have an extremely convincing chance of winning a MLG.
That is what I kept hearing as well. Any idea why the format stacked so many games on him?

I get it. It's because he's Canadian isn't it? I knew it!
Blue text is sarcasm

Oh well. Nerf Pylons already!
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Old 03-26-2012, 01:48 PM   Top  -  End  -  #215
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That is what I kept hearing as well. Any idea why the format stacked so many games on him?

I get it. It's because he's Canadian isn't it? I knew it!
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Oh well. Nerf Pylons already!
Double elimination and extended series.
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Old 03-26-2012, 02:27 PM   Top  -  End  -  #216
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Well, I have been finding myself in increasingly rough waters in PvP, now that most toss open with a robo in some way as well. It sure was nice to see a 4 gate after all this time.

Edit: Also, it seems I'm getting better at going up against Protoss and Terran. It feels weird on delaying my expansion for so long, but I realized that I can't play protoss like a zerg, creating your whole army at the last second. Maybe this will be how I can stand up in ZvZ and start making more units than drones early on.
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Old 03-27-2012, 07:21 PM   Top  -  End  -  #217
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Next Funday Monday topic:

MONOBATTLES!!!!!!!


Who is with me!


In other news, this is the most epic Insane AI surrender before 5 minutes attempt EVAR!!!
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Old 03-28-2012, 12:41 AM   Top  -  End  -  #218
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I'm certainly up for some Monobattles.
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Old 03-28-2012, 04:14 AM   Top  -  End  -  #219
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Tomorrow I return with glorious, glorious internet. I missed net.

Did you guys know you have to go online to turn offline mode on for steam? How does that even make sense?
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Old 03-28-2012, 06:14 AM   Top  -  End  -  #220
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Ugh.. I haven't played SC2 for AAAAAAGES! (holy crap, I just checked my account history, and the last game I've got listed was played on March 3rd. 2011!) I need to start up again.

Had to reinstall my computer since last time I played, though, so i need to reinstall SC2 as well. Been trying to follow some of the live streams from some of the recent tournaments, which has got me interested again.
Just need to get going with the install again, I guess.
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Old 03-28-2012, 12:23 PM   Top  -  End  -  #221
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Been trying to follow some of the live streams from some of the recent tournaments, which has got me interested again.
Just need to get going with the install again, I guess.
I highly recommend the show APM on gamebreaker.tv
It's maybe 10 minutes long at most, but they count off the top 5 matches in competative play. Very cool highlights.
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Old 03-28-2012, 05:17 PM   Top  -  End  -  #222
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I highly recommend the show APM on gamebreaker.tv
It's maybe 10 minutes long at most, but they count off the top 5 matches in competative play. Very cool highlights.
I like the broadcasts by Husky and Day9, and I recently found the "State of the Game" show and watched a few of those episodes, even if they're not really about game play as much as discussions about what's been going on lately.
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Old 03-29-2012, 02:35 AM   Top  -  End  -  #223
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I actually don't like Day[9]'s casting that much. His dailies are great, and so on, but I don't like his casting.

PsyStarcraft is great for diamond and lower zergs to learn some strategy, although he is quite crude. To say the least.

HDStarcraft can be amusing, but he is slowly dropping out of the scene as far as I can tell. He does work with IGN to do more professional stuff, but the channel is dying.

LagTV is funny, but definitely not a place to learn SC. Pretty crude at times as well. This is the most unique, in that they do only fan based games. Best known for when cheese fails.

Ahnaris is pretty good, but I don't have enough time to watch him that frequently due to the others I have listed.

Oh I forgot Husky, somehow. Husky is probably the best solo caster in terms of entertainment. His knowledge of the game mechanics is sometimes dodgey, and misses a lot of stuff in terms of drops. That said he is by far the most funny and energetic for casting.

Those are the only ones I can remember while sitting here at work.
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Old 03-29-2012, 05:59 AM   Top  -  End  -  #224
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Got the game installed last night. Then had to wait for the patching to get done, which took a while, and in the mean time i got bored waiting for it and sat in front of the tv for a while, and ended up not gettign back to the computer until about 1:30am.. Just enough time to start up the game and watch the intro, only to then shut it down and go to bed.

I'll try to get a game or two in this evening.
Anyone on the EU server that want to kick my ass?
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Old 03-29-2012, 06:56 AM   Top  -  End  -  #225
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Unfortunately almost all of us are US. Stupid blizzard with its regional restrictions...
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Old 03-29-2012, 08:14 AM   Top  -  End  -  #226
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Got the game installed last night. Then had to wait for the patching to get done, which took a while, and in the mean time i got bored waiting for it and sat in front of the tv for a while, and ended up not gettign back to the computer until about 1:30am.. Just enough time to start up the game and watch the intro, only to then shut it down and go to bed.

I'll try to get a game or two in this evening.
Anyone on the EU server that want to kick my ass?
I'm game. I really need to start playing proper 1v1's again.

Edit: I'd also be up for monobattling on US this weekend if I get the time. I've gotten quite good with Queens, Hellions and Sentries. I like a challenge.
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Old 03-29-2012, 09:42 AM   Top  -  End  -  #227
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Unfortunately almost all of us are US. Stupid blizzard with its regional restrictions...
Yeah, i know they've got those stupid regional restrictions, which is why i made sure to mention that I'm in the EU region.

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Excellent. I should be around probably from about 7PM BST/8PM CET.

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Old 03-29-2012, 09:43 AM   Top  -  End  -  #228
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Unfortunately almost all of us are US. Stupid blizzard international laws and trade zoning with its regional restrictions...
Fixed that for you.


@Day9 and Husky
They usually do casting for MLG and other competitions as well. It's great seeing those two goof off every time I go to Barcraft.
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Old 03-29-2012, 12:44 PM   Top  -  End  -  #229
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The rage is strong with this one.
I went through the replays you left on my computer and I also found someone strong in the ways of the rage.
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Old 03-31-2012, 06:39 PM   Top  -  End  -  #230
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So is anyone going to get on? Noone is there except for chan. And he is afk. I'll be back on in about 30-40 minutes, hope to see someone soon.
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I don't think I will be able to get on. My laptop that I had Starcraft 2 on was stolen. I filed a police report with the serial number, but that's about the best I can do. I'm trying to find a replacement for it currently.
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Yeah, nobody was on yesterday at all when I checked, so I just did my usual custom games and went away.
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Old 04-02-2012, 10:49 PM   Top  -  End  -  #233
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Me and my brother's game (plus two of our friends) got shown on Funday Monday. I can now die happy.
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what was the funday today anyway?
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what was the funday today anyway?
Good ole' monobattles.
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Old 04-03-2012, 09:58 AM   Top  -  End  -  #236
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I was there, though I won't be this next week.
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Played my first game for nearly a year, against the hard computer. I randomed both of us and it ended up TvP. I stomped him pretty hard but I felt crazy out of practise.

Was missing hot keys repeatidly, forgetting what units to build, not building a factory... Though Terran was always my worst race to play. Not quite the Plat player I was back in S1.
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Me and my brother's game (plus two of our friends) got shown on Funday Monday. I can now die happy.
What are your names so we know what to look for?
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Old 04-03-2012, 01:46 PM   Top  -  End  -  #239
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What are your names so we know what to look for?
Last game, I'm Kragen, my brother's Arhejar. Two last guys are someone I play League of Legends with.

We submitted two games. In my opinion, our Queen/Battlecruiser/Sentry/Hydralisk game was better than the one shown, though.
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