Hey gang, they posted ALL the replays of MLG Anaheim, accessible through:
http://pro.majorleaguegaming.com/news/m ... im-sc2-vod
I got a couple of high recommendations for you:
If you like nukes (danny, looking at you~!), watch: Pool play - Jinro vs Choya game 1 (its about 1/4th down the list).
EPIC TvT, watch: Winners Semi - Boxer vs Rain, game 1 (its about 3/4th down the list).
SC2 noise: MLG anaheim highlights
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I'll admit the Jinro vs Choya game was pretty good. But the Boxer vs. Rain game just continues to reinforce the point that I don't like playing Terran. Those slow tank pushes would drive me crazy.
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Hehe, I look at it from this perspective: in this game, having a stalemate is actually very difficult, as the longer things build up, the harder they'll come crashing down on one side or the other once the shooting starts. Boxer & Rain spend a good 15~20 mins in a Mexican stand-off, but all the re-positioning they're doing continuously change who has the advantage. Master generals trading invisible blows and all that.
That said, all the mirror matches tend to be won by subtle things, since both sides do roughly the same thing. TvT is actually the one mirror match with the most variety. Boxer & Rain happened to do the same style (exactly).
Check out Losers finals - MMA vs Boxer game 3 for an example of a dynamic TvT with opposite styles. I think you'll appreciate that one in particular Dorian, as the simultaneous attacks on multiple fronts are very zerg-esque. Have you ever succeeded in pulling off/defending a drop in main (1) + a drop at third (2) + frontal assault at nat (3) + expand to 4th (4) all at once? Even the casters couldn't keep up with everything going down.
That said, all the mirror matches tend to be won by subtle things, since both sides do roughly the same thing. TvT is actually the one mirror match with the most variety. Boxer & Rain happened to do the same style (exactly).
Check out Losers finals - MMA vs Boxer game 3 for an example of a dynamic TvT with opposite styles. I think you'll appreciate that one in particular Dorian, as the simultaneous attacks on multiple fronts are very zerg-esque. Have you ever succeeded in pulling off/defending a drop in main (1) + a drop at third (2) + frontal assault at nat (3) + expand to 4th (4) all at once? Even the casters couldn't keep up with everything going down.
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I watched that Boxer vs Rain one, partly just to remind myself how to play. I keep getting the urge to play when the soundtrack comes up on my playlist, but then I feel like I'd have to restart the campaign, not remembering basically how to play at all. So yeah, I was kinda paying attention to the early game.
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