StarCraft 2

[James]

mfw this was the true form of upgrade cheese

the prophecy came true. the end is upon us. kill all protoss scum

[Professor Layton]

Overdone imagemacros.. but still
..

[Professor Layton]

NESTEAAAA

[James]

ForGG?, best player in SC2 right now.

[Professor Layton]

Shame he quit sc all together man, ForGG is out.


I've been hearing interesting things about oGs`Fin though! :p

[James]

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Okay sure, people will call him Fin by the masses soon. Just will take a few months like FOXER.

[Professor Layton]

Shut up about the reaper btw james

You're not allowed to complain about units that make terrans win.

[James]

it is a literal joke unit that needs to be removed.

[Professor Layton]

BUT OGSFIN DID A LOT OF REAPER HARASS M8

[James]

That is why it is literally a **** unit. The entire premise and a design of such a unit is a tragedy and blight to the game's balance. They will have to nerf it until they become useless, so why not just remove it?

[Professor Layton]

Oracle

[James]

DAVID KIM AND DUSTIN BROWDER KINGS OF IDIOCY

[Professor Layton]

I really hope the battle hellion fixes the zealot problem in TvP without messing up the other matchups. I just can't see it taking down zealots cost effectively while not getting ridiculously strong in TvZ.

[James]

Remember the swarmhost and oracle (...) is final as of Blizzcon 2011.

We can discuss potential units of course, I don't like the battlehellion at all. Sure it will be more balanced than medivac'd firebats, it just isn't a unit I feel they've explored enough. How about this scenario, a player with enough micro making hellions, getting them to make a concave of battle hellions to wall in an enemy ramp (drop or not), and then drop stuff in the main. From what I feel, they seem to be as durable as zealots with added AOE destruction vs light.

The problem with the Battle Hellion and Sentry is that they've created them as defensive units, I don't think they understand their potential offensive capability.

[Professor Layton]

Just like shredders lol

But yeah the battle hellion sounds like a really odd concept; zealots are a huge problem lategame, but you can't just go and give terran a very strong anti-light unit that costs nothing*2 to make....

The warhound should also ignore immortal shields at least partially to make it useful in TvP, as it can't really fullfill it's antimech role if the immortal just takes half damage of it's attack. (even less if it would have attack upgrades)

Edit:
[spoiler="SC2 images thread!!"][/spoiler]

[Professor Layton]

will boxer get code S m8?

Game1:

Marineking opens with BOXER's build from the last series lol. I guess he just decided he should do more than just take boxer's name.

scvs are pretty useful toi have vs tanks, MKP takes the game

GAME 2:

ARE YOU KIDDING ME, MECH VS MECH FROM THESE 2 GUYS???

mkp breaking siegetank lines with the help of autoturrets lol

drops everywhere by boxer, boxer takes the game

GAME 3:

boxer mech vs mkp bio

boxer holds off many pushes and is really far ahead

boxer decides to go battlecruisers and loses the game

[Professor Layton]

he can still make it from the up & down matches

[James]

COME ON BOXER

Also I think Taeja did the style first, but yes lol, BoxeR's style.

[Professor Layton]

Yeah, true, SlayerS build!


Artosis kept saying stupid shit though, he hadn't watched code A, so he was like:



WOW MKP SO GOOD THIS BUILD WOW ITS JUST SO GREAT WHAT IS HAPPENING MKP HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH THIS!!! MKP JUST HAS OUTDONE BOXER BY CREATING THIS BUILD! I BET BOXER RIGHT NOW IS THINKING SOMERTHING LIKE: THIS IS A BUILD I COULDVE COME UP WITH

He kept coming back to it in the second game too, I'm sure his TWITTER must've been spammed to death now by people.

[James]

I hope TWITTER made your viewing boring thanks to no jokes.

[Professor Layton]

What? do you really think i would follow a match on twitter? I can see a message go like this

THE MAP IS DUAL SIGHT
BOXER SPAWNS AT THE 9 O CLOCK POSITION
MARINEKINGPRI... HTTP://HELLOLINKTOPASTEBINORWHATEVER

for each update

[James]

Oh, they requested sc questions instead of jokes i heard.

also i use live update!! textcraft!!!

[Professor Layton]

same, I just kept refreshing the thread every 2-3 minutes :p

[Professor Layton]

After sc2 being 30 dollar for US, there's now a sale for europe!! Only 53 dollar for the game now

[James]

What do you think is the most retarded unit for each race?

Me:
Reaper - Stupid gimick unit
Collosus - Enough said
Broodlord - Masses

What unit do you appreciate the most?

Marine - I maek
Archon - Oh God
Baneling - Jesus

Which do you feel is the most 'complete' units for that race? i.e balanced and useful.

Siege tank - Marines might still be too good. I don't see more changes especially when armies will be split following new emphasis on mechanics.
Zealot - Perfect. It doesn't need more changing, ever
Queen - Great utility unit, would have picked zergling if it wasn't for the need for queens and their potential future transfuse micro among the coming of a new age in SC2

[Professor Layton]

What do you think is the most retarded unit for each race?

Me:
Reaper - Only use these days is to catch your opponent off guard with them.
Collosus - Makes me wanna gg the moment I see them <_<
Corruptor - Flying Roach


What unit do you appreciate the most?

Hellion - Such quick units, very powerful vs non-protected light.
Warp Prism - When properly used, it allows for very strong drop play, hopefully shifting the protoss away more and more from the deathball eventually. Don't forget putting HTs in prisms to cover them from EMP!
Speedling - TvZ and ZvZ reward microing this unit so much! Trading 1-2 lings for banelings and getting a good surround on hellions near spinecrawlers always makes me feel great.


Which do you feel is the most 'complete' units for that race? i.e balanced and useful.

Most units are pretty much balanced and useful

[James]

Today Complexity Gaming and Quantic Gaming are announcing that the professional gamer contract of Johan "Naniwa" Lucchesi has been sold, effective immediately.

"We approached Quantic Gaming and were pleased to find that they were interested in purchasing the contract rights to Naniwa," said Jason Lake, Founder and CEO of Complexity Gaming. "He is an amazing talent but we have come to discover that he does not share the core values of compLexity and felt it was best for both parties to part ways. We wish him the very best in his gaming career. We will be seeking another top contender to fill his spot in the near future."

Mark Ferraz, Founder and CEO of Quantic Gaming, provided the following statement regarding the acquisition, “We’ve made a commitment to invest in StarCraft 2, in order to deliver the most memorable and engaging experiences for both fans and partners,” commented Mark Ferraz, CEO of Quantic Gaming, “Acquiring NaNiWa aligns with our revised approach nicely. We expect our ‘Power-Protoss-Duo’ to deliver at the highest and most entertaining level. I warmly welcome Johan to the team.”

[Professor Layton]

Quantic Gaming is doing the weirdest things the last month..

[James]

Western teams are being far too idiotic. It pains me to say that EG has all the right ideas but they're executing them very wrongly.

I feel they're going to suffer under their own laziness and couldn't be bothered putting more behind it than enough to make revenue from their sponsors... with the BROOD WAR PLAYERS coming, foreigners are under a huge threat AND WILL NOT be able to compete

My hopes for foreigner teams in SC2 for 2012

-Contracts expire, get out the dead wood. (Commentators, unskilled players, etc.)
-Commentators get less money, if not all commentators get kicked from teams.
-Teams emulate sport/Brood War training. All players set in one locale, team house/own homes. Training house/office meeting set hours a week optimal with professional schedules emulating success from Brood War houses.
-STREAMING/LADDERING IS NOT TRAINING - Train train train. Let public games be after scheduled training hours for resting and own personal gain.
-Remove Code A/S loans outside of Korean competitions - Korean teams and players should focus their own efforts if they feel the need to bring their successful ones outside of the home of SC2.
-Loaning more downtime/Code B players outside of Korea. Find their feet outside of Korea with the more frequent (less preteigious) non-Korean leagues until a week or two before the code A qualifying rounds.
-Take on players more often. Either on trial or short term contracts.
-Establishment of a union or governing body that enforces fairplay and standards foreigners have to uphold.

[Professor Layton]

ENFORCES FAIRPLAY YOU SAY?




Let me tell you about the KESPA:
player1: ppp
*pause*
kespa: omg u said ppp instead of pp, doesnt count , disqualified!!


player1:gg (but in korean letters)
kespa: omg u got disqualified for not saying gg!!