Except toss have a bajillion different strengths and builds that can instantly kill terrans off
My point is toss can play different styles against terrans while terrans are stuck with bioUSA! USA! USA!
There are a few things that are making the matchup slightly imbalanced (even slight imbalances can have a big impact). It's embarrassing the way people talk about the matchup.
Protoss is favored and changes are needed but it's not even close to as bad as you and everyone else is implying.
My point is toss can play different styles against terrans while terrans are stuck with bio
Balanced or imbalanced matchup... whatever. I just want to know why protoss have ready access to so many storms when ever other attack advantage comes with weaknesses. Even the incredible power of stim damages the units that do it. It just seems a lot like fungal growth to me before that was made into a projectile, adding a little extra skill needed to make it balanced.
I'm actually pushing for Rain here though since jjakji is already qualified for Katowice. <3
The disadvantage is that if you get your high templar sniped or EMP'd your army turns into paper. I want to see the protoss race changed but my suggestions would center around the MSC, sentry, oracle, voidray and collosus. I'd also look into giving terran more options to deal with storm (like buffing ghosts which they're looking into).
If Jjakji wins that means polt automatically gets a spot so i'm rooting for Jjakji.
The Moebius Reactor removal update is already in there. Polt was able to hang on and win on Frost because of it but it's not fair to say that Terran should easily be able to snipe/EMP HTs while also microing their bio army back. Meanwhile all Protoss have to do is 1-A their deathball while selecting HTs to land the most effective storms.
Wait... I don't follow. lol
Polt would still have to defeat jjakji in the semis to achieve a slot...
Hmm i was thinking a spot would go to each side so Polt would automatically get a spot if Jjaki got through. I guess if polt lost there would have to be a play off for the spot? Not sure how it would work.
Not sure why jjakji thought pulling SCVs vs 7 Colossi was a good idea.
Rain also took advantage of jjakji's poor unit positioning to dominate that engagement.
The way I understand it, if jjakji makes the finals here, there will be a third slot available through the 16-man open bracket that'll be held at Katowice before the main single-elimination bracket gets underway. Originally there was only supposed to be one slot awarded through that open bracket but because herO made the last two IEM finals, ESL's made two available.
It's like rain knew what was coming. Building that colossi is pretty much always a bad idea unless the terran pulls a move like that.
He cranked so many of them out though. Like Kaelaris said, he must been chronoboosting the shit out of that Robo.
This series feels lower quality than the last one. I was expecting better.
First semi will be awesome. Now please give us JD vs INnoVation.
pls
Seriously would be amazing. I'm a bit worried that both will miss out.
if patience ruins one more tournament I'm gonna have to commit sudokuAre you suggesting that we may have a Patience vs HerO semifinal? Because I'm pretty sure that means I'm not long for this world.
Are you suggesting that we may have a Patience vs HerO semifinal? Because I'm pretty sure that means I'm not long for this world.
I love thisAlso, My little Protoss: Forcefields are magic
recall is the most ridiculous ability for an rts game
recall is the most ridiculous ability for an rts game
I think people would hate toss less if not for the fact that the games really look unbalanced due to MSC and the power of Storm vs everything bio.
#TossHateGAF
Go JD! Bring it back!
I really need to catch these games. Didn't miss Innovation vs HerO thankfully.
Edit: DAMN! PWNED!
Honestly, this has been one of the greatest SC2 tournaments ever. Really long engaging games, racially diverse and the usual ESL top production to boot.
Nerd chills. C'mon INnoVation!