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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVogp9bicB4 Interesting thoughts on the current Protoss lack of major wins for the past few years.
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# ? Jun 11, 2024 21:06 |
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2023 went by too fast for me, feels unreal. I was curious about the main tournaments that happened. I did a quick look on Liquidpeida for "Premier Tournaments" Since the last World Championship Katowice 2023. There are two team-based tournaments that I skipped. For my own reference I put together the top finishes of the top tournaments to see how it all played out: 2023 GSL Code S Season 1
Masters Coliseum 7 is going on until tomorrow it seems. IEM Katowice 2024 is next month, but it's not the world championship, that will be in May in Dallas, TX. So that's 7 "premier" tournaments for 2023, about one every other month. There are also the ESL regionals that can feel like premier events, not sure what the real difference is between a Premier and non-Premier tournament. Either way, this is the end of the first year after Blizzard withdrew a bunch of funding, and I felt like there was still so much going on in the pro scene that I couldn't keep up with it. I didn't watch anything with the Masters Coliseum for example. And I'm super looking forward to the Dallas tournament, I might be able to make it out there for that in person which would be amazing. Building the list does show how tough it is to be a Protoss enjoyer this year, they just couldn't get into the finals like the Terrans and Zergs could. I just watched a video about Parting being out of military service and back into tournaments, so maybe he will bring something to the table. Also, Maru and Serral both had two 1st place finishes, they are so good. Clem has the most recent 1st place finish, he is doing great right now, I feel like at the beginning of last year he wasn't nearly as strong, now it feels like he can take on anyone, I've seen a few youtubes of him beating Serral. Honestly it's great to see someone new move up to the top spot, I feel like it's been Maru at the top forever and now things feel a little more dynamic, but just a little.
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# ? Jan 28, 2024 00:18 |
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Stormgate beta is open for Steam Nextfest!
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# ? Feb 5, 2024 21:38 |
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https://twitch.tv/esl_sc2 IT'S HAPPENING IN THE GRAND FINALS
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# ? Feb 11, 2024 19:29 |
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Well that was pretty anticlimactic
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# ? Feb 11, 2024 21:09 |
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The Goat!
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# ? Feb 11, 2024 21:09 |
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Pretty sad to see the state of protoss.
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# ? Feb 11, 2024 21:12 |
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Game 2 of the finals, with drones and mules fighting over the last scraps of minerals in that corner base, while the broodlords looked over everything like angry bouncers, was sweet. Love the endgame scenarios in SC2.
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# ? Feb 12, 2024 00:10 |
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Morol posted:Pretty sad to see the state of protoss.
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# ? Feb 12, 2024 16:41 |
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I predict another Maru/Dark final.
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# ? Feb 15, 2024 19:34 |
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Katowice finals sure was a wet fart The long rear end macro game was fun tho
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 05:25 |
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I liked the result, but only having a single game that wasn’t one-sided was a bit boring.
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 05:31 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aujtGHKTtek 15 years of GSL.... I'm so old
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# ? Feb 22, 2024 16:40 |
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It is happening again!! Bay Area SC2 fans:quote:more details about NorCal StarFest II. Unfortunately I will out of the country while this is taking place. Wish I could go!!
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# ? Feb 28, 2024 01:47 |
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Loving GSL this round. It just wrapped up but I want to watch the 2nd group of Ro8 before I watch the end. For the Ro16, all the days were good, but Group B and D had a lot of good games. I, and the english casters, were very surprised that this GSL applied the patch during the tournament. I know they play on custom map modes so they didn't have to do this, it's very odd to me to have a big tournament where the patch and map pool changes halfway through Anyway, great games so far and seeing more Protoss than normal, hope to catch up fully this weekend
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# ? Apr 12, 2024 05:47 |
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There was a WILD showmatch of SC1 vs SC2, where some madlad reproduced BW units into SC2. Afreeka then makes some teams of BW & SC2 players and makes a big showmatch where the teams take turns playing as SC1/SC2 races. It's entertaining as all hell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snx0tLcJv_k
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# ? May 21, 2024 14:49 |
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I love GSL
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# ? May 21, 2024 15:28 |
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Blizzard really tried too hard with the SC2 unit designs, the BW ones just seem to fit together so much better.
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# ? May 21, 2024 17:28 |
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End of an era... for the first time since I bought the game, SC2 isn't installed on any computer I own. RIP Still watching GSL.
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 00:21 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcTjIuobZVk Best series of the year. I honestly thought Oliveira was going to win the series. He made Serral look beatable which almost never happens these days.
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 01:21 |
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Fozzy The Bear posted:End of an era... for the first time since I bought the game, SC2 isn't installed on any computer I own. I built a new computer a few months ago. I reinstalled SC2 to participate in the ongoing LP, so now I'm doing a supporting role in both SC2 LPs grenada posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcTjIuobZVk I'm excited to dig into the series!
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 05:29 |
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Synastren posted:I built a new computer a few months ago. I reinstalled SC2 to participate in the ongoing LP, so now I'm doing a supporting role in both SC2 LPs There is a LP SC2 on SA? Can you link?
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 14:36 |
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Fozzy The Bear posted:There is a LP SC2 on SA? Can you link? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4033245
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 15:08 |
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I was able to be there at DreamHack and watch most of the games live, it was a blast and I recommend it to everyone. They had great speakers, you could really hear when the seige tanks fire, it was very different from watching on YouTube like I usually do. Crowd energy was amazing. After Dark Vs Maru, Maru came out to the floor and did autograph signing which was great since I missed his signing session on Friday. After the final game, Serral did the same for a few minutes before some staff took him to do a photo shoot. I asked Serral if he can hear the crowd cheering during these live events, I know they make the pros listen to white noise during the game. He said that actually he can hear the crowd, but for the finals he asked the crew to really turn up the white noise so he can concentrate and not get distracted. Said it hurt his ears. It's my first DreamHack, I can't believe how big it was, just massive.
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# ? Jun 6, 2024 07:53 |
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PleasantDilemma posted:I was able to be there at DreamHack and watch most of the games live, it was a blast and I recommend it to everyone. They had great speakers, you could really hear when the seige tanks fire, it was very different from watching on YouTube like I usually do. Crowd energy was amazing. This would have been the first live event I could have attended, but by the time I discovered that I would have the work schedule to attend, it was too late for me to go. Sounds like a great time, and I'll see what I can do to catch the next one! Did you do anything other than spectate the SC2 tournament while you were there?
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# ? Jun 11, 2024 21:06 |
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I went to a Dreamhack once and while the crowd was great, the downtime between matches sucked and sitting through the less interesting matchups didn't help. I definitely prefer watching at home where I can kick the stream off to the side while waiting for things to happen, or if it's something with B streams switch over to those. Also missed the last train to get home so I had to book a hotel for the night.
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