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  The Intel Classic starts in less then 3 hours (2am PST). This is the second batch of 32 round fights (se : xylothan
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    awesome. Yay for SK being in almost the same timezone as me... I can actually watch this stuff at a reaso... : aeg1x
    • Yes watching it live is nice because the VODs they post aren't as good quality and you get to see the cra... : xylothan
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    Argh, they're looping a 15 second promo over and over and over now and I don't know how long I can take i... : Zero|DPX
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      Ahaha yeah it will change about a hour before start time. They'll start doing cam checks and stuff. L... : xylothan
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        This promo is killing me here. : TreMetal
        • STARCRAFT UNIVERSE : TreMetal
        • Yay they are doing setup now. : xylothan
  • Wohoo, good thing I couldn't sleep, I would have missed this otherwise. I want an RSS feed for these engl... : razorblade79
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    Why are they using such noob CRTs? : FPSDavid
    • Ghosting maybe? When they get up to like 500 apms it might be an issue. I dunno. : xylothan
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      Starcraft is 640x480. Kind of pointless to have a 24" LCD or what have you. : TreMetal
      • Agreed. Starcraft looks ghastly on a LCD. : JarEme
    • If you don't have to move it around, a properly calibrated CRT is better than an LCD. : Zero|DPX
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  BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, there's a TON of previous matches for these online at the GomTV site, w... : Zero|DPX
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    Also I love that they use music from awesome bands like Nightwish as background music sometimes :D : Zero|DPX
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      If you want to know what music they are using for these leagues, check out http://proscenemusic.4shared.com/
      
      Doesn't look like MSL 2008 Arena is posted yet.. I know they are using Foo Fighters

      Jun 01, 2008 12:17am PDT
      If you want to know what music they are using for these leagues, check out http://proscenemusic.4shared.c... : xylothan
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  Well, it looks like it is booting up. Though right now it is just a shot of the announcer's table with n... : TreMetal
  • Heh, I like the background music levels bouncing up and down as they figure things out. : Zero|DPX
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  Is this a live game or they just messing around to setup the cameras and what not? : TreMetal
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    They are just setting up. Note technically you're not supposed to be seeing this. This don't go live ... : xylothan
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      Yay for Tastelss' mic checking : Zero|DPX
      • No pimples on the upper lip this week i guess. =) : xylothan
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      How are we seeing this if we're not supposed to? Why not just not start broadcasting once the matches are... : FPSDavid
      • They need to test the stream too :) : Zero|DPX
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        That's what they do. Go to http://gomtv.net/ and you'll see the "watch live" button is greyed out. : xylothan
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          Also it's good to get in early because when it goes lives it's fucking impossible to get a stream right o... : xylothan
          • sweet : FPSDavid
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  AW SHIT the feed just dropped!!!!!!111111one : FPSDavid
  • Yep they reset it every week when they are done on setup. It should be back in about a minute or so. : xylothan
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  Um. All I'm getting are weird music videos. What is going on here? : Moonbase Commander
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    this is what professional starcraft looks like : aeg1x
    • So this is what happens with you APM goes over nine thousand. Hold me. : Moonbase Commander
  • You've never seen what a full on zerg assault looks like have you? : xylothan
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    Ok, seriously. If I see this Goddamn pilot...captain...pedostache-wielding guy again, I'm going to snap. : Moonbase Commander
    • Ahaha if you think that is bad wait until you see the Titty Sambo commercial and the blond haired guy. ... : xylothan
    • Damnit it's starting, I only got to watch two terribly awesome music videos! : Xevo
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  It's starting! : xylothan
  • Thank God. I think a certain video was about to loop again. First time watching something like this, ... : Moonbase Commander
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    First match should be pure rape. Jaedong is ranked #1 and Azang has like been in the league for two mont... : xylothan
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      Man you seriously follow this, you said that just before the announcer did, heh. : Xevo
      • No I'm just a casual watcher. It's just amazing to watch honestly.. it just boggles my mind how fast th... : xylothan
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  fucking buffering : aeg1x
  • R e a l M e d i a ' d : xylothan
• If I was there I would so be holding a giant D and fence. No silly pictures! : DarkWolf5
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  How long does a typical match last? : FPSDavid
  • Totally depends. I've seen 3 min games up to 15-20 min games. : xylothan
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  Oh rape : xylothan
  • Yes as brutal as was predicted, big risks big rewards I guess, although he did not get lucky this time. : Xevo
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    I know basically nothing about StarCraft anymore but just based on what the commentator is saying, why di... : Moonbase Commander
    • Like I said, I think he thought the very low chance his strat would work was his only real chance, since ... : Xevo
    • As far as I can tell he was hoping that he would surprise Jaedong by going with an unexpected tech patter... : xylothan
  • I'm surprised that Azang hasn't given up yet. Is he waiting for a full building-destruction loss, or some... : Felraiser
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  Why has this not GGed yet, the game is over : Zero|DPX
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    OK, finally : Zero|DPX
    • I think he just wanted to try and do something so it didn't look like it was total ownage. : xylothan
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  Damn, that was fast, althought I didn't really understand how it went down so quick like that. : FPSDavid
  • I've lost faster. I suck so much at starcraft. : DarkWolf5
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  Is it my connection or is the stream lagging? :( Good job at explaining stuff by Tasteless btw! : razorblade79
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    It's not lagging for me. : xylothan
    • Working for me as well. : Xevo
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    I get buffering every minute or so. : Zero|DPX
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      Make that every 15 seconds. : Zero|DPX
      • I got some nasty buffering too after the upset, people must be tuning in now that it got close. : Xevo
      • Yeah it got worse... I don't even know if the 2nd match ended already -.- Just seeing crappy commercials ... : razorblade79
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  Damn nice marine micro there. : Xevo
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    Although, as Tastless pointed out, it may be just that he is fighting an early war of attrition to have a... : Xevo
    • Holy fucking shit! : Xevo
    • Nope! : DarkWolf5
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  Ok, that was epic. : Moonbase Commander
  • Haha, I have goosebumps. That was totally unexpected. : TreMetal
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  NICE : Zero|DPX
  • Also nice use of an Edguy song afterwards! That progamer music site doesn't have 1/10th of the songs t... : Zero|DPX
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  Damn, that was a good 2nd match. I want to see some Ghosts though. : FPSDavid
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    You will never see ghosts in competitive play. : TreMetal
    • Or (from what I've seen) Valkyries, Scouts, Devourers, Queens, or Dark Archons. Well, OK, I've seen ea... : Zero|DPX
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    Almost never see ghosts really. : xylothan
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      I want a nuclear strike detected :( : FPSDavid
      • Games never last long enough, sadly... It would have to be a weird map for that to really be effective, ... : Xevo
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  I cant get 10 seconds of unbuffered video, this shit is ridiculous. : aeg1x
  • I have only buffered 2 or 3 times.. that is a bummer. : TreMetal
• LMAO their commercials rock I want to run out and buy this computer. : DarkWolf5
• Is that commentator the guy who called the Blizzcon games? : Ellissd
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  What the hell is all this macro micro stuff they're talking about????? : FPSDavid
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    I think it's building expansions, managing your economy (macro) vs moving your units around (micro) : razorblade79
    • Right, basically micro is your individual fine-control of units, vs macro which is the overall build and ... : Xevo
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    Macro is basically managing your resource flow and your build order to get as many of the right unit as p... : Zero|DPX
    • Got it. : FPSDavid
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  Is the guy who won, the same as the guy who lost in the first match? If so how many matches do they play? : DarkWolf5
  • Each 1v1 is a best-of-3. : Zero|DPX
• OMG rush, my stream is gonna die any moment : razorblade79
• Amazing how fast the strategies in the guys has shifted from the super-aggro build of Jaedong in the firs... : Xevo
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  Is this another OHSHI- strat going down? : Moonbase Commander
  • This would be basically old-school Terran marine rush, that was just barely thwarted by a lucky done spot... : Xevo
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    Hahahah holy shit did he see the hidden hatch? : xylothan
    • Looks like no, and experience definitely won out in the end. : Xevo
• This is really really cool. : DarkWolf5
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  This match is already over, Jaedong has it won due to that lucky spot. : Zero|DPX
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    Ahaha hear comes the big fuck you : xylothan
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      There was no way to bring his economy back from such a completely all-in move. It would have worked, had... : Zero|DPX
      • Definitely true, and it's decisions like shooting the expansion hatchery that a more experienced player w... : Xevo
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  Nice, almost lost then he won : FPSDavid
  • His scouting saved him and then the hidden hatch was basically the deal seal there. Awesome game. : xylothan
• Azang definitely deserves respect for playing it all pretty balls-out and not doing anything standard. J... : Xevo
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  Dude I want that PC if it comes with those guys : Zero|DPX
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    The last scene in that ad is really full of lols : razorblade79
    • I need GOM TV! : xylothan
• Ugh that mono commercial was painful to listen to, nice to know that even Korean TV has advertisers who a... : Xevo
• Wait, an avocado-shrimp burger? That might just work... : Moonbase Commander
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  What the fuck kind of intermission is this? Now 9/11 footage? Are they just getting the news, 7 years l... : Xevo
  • yeah, wtf was that about? : jujubees
• hey it's the asian paris hilton. : DarkWolf5
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  I have no idea what's going with all the tactics speak, but I love the Terran music! : Grimp
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    Keep watching for dozens of matches and you might start to get it. Although I still don't completely :) : Zero|DPX
    • Yeah likewise, I also don't really get a good grasp on many of the strats until I see what units they're ... : Xevo
    • Well, I understand what happens, but I have no idea what the different build trees are. :( : Grimp
• ...and there goes my connection. Damnit. : Moonbase Commander
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  Recall incoming : xylothan
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    Damn nasty Recall. : Xevo
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      Yeah, very nice storms. : Zero|DPX
      • So many zealots.. : xylothan
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        Wow, x2. : Zero|DPX
        • Aaha number 3 : xylothan
        • Make that 3 lol! : Xevo
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      He's just not reacting to the strat. No defensive tanks or turrets near the economy... easy to just repea... : Felraiser
      • No kidding, I figured he would've kept some tanks back or at least a turret after the last recall. : Xevo
• Wow 4hp left on the Nexus... way close. : Xevo
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  man so many gateways. That building spamming aspect is something I really dislike in RTS games... and why... : aeg1x
  • It's definitely a very different style of play, to be sure... however I always like the Tetris-like aspec... : Xevo
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  What'd the last guy do to win? : FPSDavid
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    Trashed Terran's economy twice and then nuked his upgrades twice. : xylothan
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      Yeah, but what was the winning/losing move? Like he didn't destroy the terran base or anything... : FPSDavid
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        Pro games never go until "the bitter end". The loser taps out when it's clear he can't win. In this cas... : Zero|DPX
        • Ahhh right, I forget that people are used to seeing the entire other guy's stuff destroyed. : Xevo
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          Oh, so Skyhigh surrendered? : FPSDavid
          • Yes, he wrote gg and left the game. : Zero|DPX
      • He didn't need to destroy everything, he got rid of only the stuff that would make him lose the race, nam... : Xevo
  • Outbuilt the other dude, had more money, better units, and never had his core strategy of back line disru... : Xevo
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    Honestly, seems more like his opponent lost it than that he won it. It seems very possible to defend agai... : Felraiser
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      An example of Jangbi failing with the strat, though against a much higher-ranked player: http://youtube.c... : Felraiser
      • I'll definitely watch this during the next break! : Xevo
• Jangbi is gettting laid tonight. : DarkWolf5
• As you can see, its predominantly female down here, thats why Starcraft is so baller... : FPSDavid
• Nice drop and micro : xylothan
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  Wow, I cannot believe that reaver held up for so long. : Zero|DPX
  • Yeah this is just brilliant Protoss micro all around. : Xevo
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  How is the announcer for this? Quality stuff or what? : Grimp
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    Tasteless is a pretty decent announcer. I happen to like Artosis a little better but both definitely kno... : Zero|DPX
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      Okay, cool. Since I don't know what's going on, I have to choose to trust the knowledge of the announcer... : Grimp
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        Anyone announcing these things has generally spent 5+ years playing at a very high level. The Korean ann... : Zero|DPX
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          This is my first time watching any live Starcraft tourney thing. I've seen some FPS ones and some not so... : Grimp
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            The only Starcraft tourneys that get casted are the Korean matches, which are very professionally produce... : Zero|DPX
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              Yeah, I'll probably watch more if they're produced like this one. : Grimp
              • Watch the back episodes of this tourney (dozens) at http://www.gomtv.net/classic/vod/ , the back episodes... : Zero|DPX
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  WOW reaver drop owns the scvs : xylothan
  • Hmm.. Jangbi just throw away so many units there.. : xylothan
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  Curse the buffering I'm getting every 5 seconds :( : Zero|DPX
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    Try reconnecting. I'm not having any buffering issues. : xylothan
    • Helped a little it seems. Still lagging but no more 10-15 seconds buffering... : razorblade79
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  Whoa, new announcers. : FPSDavid
  • Yep they swithch out and each set casts 2 match ups. : xylothan
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  Daym. I didn't realize Starcraft still has so much fan support. I can't wait til number 2. Ok I can wait ... : Charmplus
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    I wish they were doing World of Starcraft. : FPSDavid
    • I would hate to give up on my social life : razorblade79
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  ?why did he lift the barracks?! : Zero|DPX
  • It looked like he thought he had an ambush or something, but I don't know it seemed really stupid, he put... : Xevo
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  How is Hwasin not yet dead what with getting owned so hard? : Zero|DPX
  • Just some amazing microing, but I don't think he has the resources to pull out a win. : Xevo
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    OK, now he is. Well, I need to sleep, it's 4:30 AM. I guess I'll catch the other matches as VODs. : Zero|DPX
    • Good chatting it up with ya, cya! : Xevo
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  red has this in the bag : Charmplus
  • seems like he lost motivation or something... ah just gg'd. Too bad, would have loved to see some Battlec... : razorblade79
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  Are nydus canals used in competitive play? : Grimp
  • I've seen them used sometimes. : razlebol
• Some really nice games! Thanks for posting! :) : razorblade79