Ayamis Profile Joined January 2011 United States 28 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-17 04:23:41 #1



Once i have a working computer this WILL be on a weekly basis, and the quality of content will be much higher



I hope to see you then!



Vods:

Episode 4, PvZ with ReIGN Axslav: Youtube

Episode 3, TvZ with Quantic.TheOgnis: Youtube

Episode 2, PvT with EGAxslav:

Episode 1: ZvT with EGStrifecro: Youtube





Hello, Team Liquid!

I am Ayamis, a mid masters level player who has never had a significant amount of community involvement in Starcraft 2. While I have attended an MLG, and played in online tournaments, I wanted to provide some high level content to the Starcraft community. This is my attempt to do so!



Welcome to the new hardcore analysis show, “From A to Zerg”



Abstract:

+ Show Spoiler + Despite the rapid growth of Starcraft into a global e-sport, with superstars such as Idra and Huk smashing through the competition, there are many professional players who the community knows little to nothing about. These players are often overshadowed by the most successful and most vocal of players, despite being phenomenal players. The goal of “From A to Zerg” is to provide the community a chance to interact with some of these lesser known pro players, and allow the pros to show their skills and strategies that will help the rest of us rise to the next level, and why they deserve a chance in the lime light.



Introduction:

Shortly after I had switched to zerg, a community member by the name of Mr.Bitter started producing his “12 weeks with the pros” series, bringing professional players onto his show, providing coaching to the entire community, and giving them community exposure at the same time. In addition to bringing on some of the largest names in the community; such as EGiNcontroL, Liquid’Ret and EGIdrA, lesser known players such as Spanishiwa and Aquanda were given the chance to showcase their awesome and unique styles to the world.



I found this content to be some of the best for learning how to play particular matchups, and as a player who now plays all three races, I was very excited at the announcement of “The Next 12 Weeks” where all races and matchups would be looked at in detail. However Mr. Bitter is a busy man, traveling around the world casting events and is most understandably unable to provide the volume of content that the Starcraft community demands.



After a few months of bemoaning the hiatus of “The Next 12 Weeks” , I came to a shocking revelation. I could just make the content that I loved so much, and even add a personal twist …



What is “From A to Zerg?”

From A to Zerg is going to be a show that draws off of the same ideas that made “12 Weeks With the Pros” great, but with a large focus on the pro players that we don’t get to see much of as a community. All Starcraft teams have players who are insanely good, post results, and only lose to the top tier of players in the world, and yet we as a community largely have no idea who they are.



Over the course of these broadcasts, I will expose you to some of the best, but lesser known, players in our community, and show you why they deserve your attention. Through a paid coaching session with these pros we will take a detailed look into all of the matchups in Starcraft, and apply the wisdom and experience of these experts to our own play.



Having trouble with hellions in ZvT? No idea how to play PvP after the 1.4 patch? We will be looking at problems such as these for every matchup, reviewing the awesome (and sometimes crazy) solutions that some of the best players in the world have come up with.



And the best part? This series has no scheduled end date. One of the major goals of this series is to provide weekly content to the community, no matter what.



Why am I doing this?

+ Show Spoiler + I have four goals that I wish to accomplish with this show:

1) I want give some of the lesser known pros the opportunity to share their talents with the broader Starcraft community.

Personally I am a huge fan of a few pros that much of the community knows very little about, for example I have been a hardcore EGAxslav fan for the longest time, yet many people don’t even know that EG has a player named Axslav on it, let alone that he is an awesome player. I think there are many players who simply deserve to be known by the community, and I intend on making it so.



2) I want to provide the community with more analysis based content.

Currently the Starcraft community has a ton of fantastic content, ranging from the GSL, to State of the Game, to Husky’s YouTube casts. However I do not personally feel that there is enough high level analysis of the game. I love Starcraft for both its breadth of people it can appeal to, and its depth of complex and intricate gameplay, and I think it’s time to dive down and find the beauty in this game that is inherent in its complexity.



3) I want to become a better player.

While sounding completely selfish, I love Starcraft. The last vacation I took was down to Anaheim to play in MLG, because it sounded like fun, and it was. Being thrashed by Liquid’Jinro in Winners Round 2 of the open bracket was completely awesome, and I bet playing an actual game against someone as cool as him would be even more awesome than that.



4) It sounds like fun

Self explanatory, I love Starcraft, I love this community, and I have always wanted to bring you guys some cool content, this is my chance.





When will it take place?



Starcraft: From A to Zerg will take place at 7:00 PM PST every Friday Evening. The first episode will be on November 25th

Vods will be uploaded within 24 hours of the show



This sounds awesome, how can I help?

I need practice partners for the show its self, all masters and grandmasters level players are needed, low-mid masters for my TvX and ZvX matchups, and mid/high masters for my PvX matchups and high masters/grandmaster opponents for the pros on the show, message me ingame (Ayamis.752), Email FromAtoZerg@gmail.com, or PM Ayamis on Teamliquid if you are interested in helping



I Intend on providing all pros on the show with payment for their appearance, and will have the capability to accept donations from the community to help fund these lessons. However, that can wait until a time that I have provided sufficient content to warrant donations.



This is intended as a non-profit venture. All donations will go either toward paying the pros or improving the quality of the show.



Conclusion

Thank you for reading this giant wall of text, I am very excited to start this project, and I hope to

see all of you on November 25th for the first episode of From A to Zerg with our first guest, Evil Geniuses own Strifecro!



TL:DR: Read the section “What is From A to Zerg?” or just turn into Status update: Shoddy old Computer finally kicked the bucket, working to get an affordable (college student self supporting TT) computer that can actually produce a good quality streamOnce i have a working computer this WILL be on a weekly basis, and the quality of content will be much higherI hope to see you then!Vods: On Youtube or On Blip.tv I am Ayamis, a mid masters level player who has never had a significant amount of community involvement in Starcraft 2. While I have attended an MLG, and played in online tournaments, I wanted to provide some high level content to the Starcraft community. This is my attempt to do so!Shortly after I had switched to zerg, a community member by the name of Mr.Bitter started producing his “12 weeks with the pros” series, bringing professional players onto his show, providing coaching to the entire community, and giving them community exposure at the same time. In addition to bringing on some of the largest names in the community; such as EGiNcontroL, Liquid’Ret and EGIdrA, lesser known players such as Spanishiwa and Aquanda were given the chance to showcase their awesome and unique styles to the world.I found this content to be some of the best for learning how to play particular matchups, and as a player who now plays all three races, I was very excited at the announcement of “The Next 12 Weeks” where all races and matchups would be looked at in detail. However Mr. Bitter is a busy man, traveling around the world casting events and is most understandably unable to provide the volume of content that the Starcraft community demands.After a few months of bemoaning the hiatus of “The Next 12 Weeks” , I came to a shocking revelation. I could just make the content that I loved so much, and even add a personal twist …From A to Zerg is going to be a show that draws off of the same ideas that made “12 Weeks With the Pros” great, but with a large focus on the pro players that we don’t get to see much of as a community. All Starcraft teams have players who are insanely good, post results, and only lose to the top tier of players in the world, and yet we as a community largely have no idea who they are.Over the course of these broadcasts, I will expose you to some of the best, but lesser known, players in our community, and show you why they deserve your attention. Through a paid coaching session with these pros we will take a detailed look into all of the matchups in Starcraft, and apply the wisdom and experience of these experts to our own play.Having trouble with hellions in ZvT? No idea how to play PvP after the 1.4 patch? We will be looking at problems such as these for every matchup, reviewing the awesome (and sometimes crazy) solutions that some of the best players in the world have come up with.And the best part? This series has no scheduled end date. One of the major goals of this series is to provide weekly content to the community, no matter what.Starcraft: From A to Zerg will take place at 7:00 PM PST every Friday Evening. The first episode will be on November 25thVods will be uploaded within 24 hours of the showI need practice partners for the show its self, all masters and grandmasters level players are needed, low-mid masters for my TvX and ZvX matchups, and mid/high masters for my PvX matchups and high masters/grandmaster opponents for the pros on the show, message me ingame (Ayamis.752), Email FromAtoZerg@gmail.com, or PM Ayamis on Teamliquid if you are interested in helpingI Intend on providing all pros on the show with payment for their appearance, and will have the capability to accept donations from the community to help fund these lessons. However, that can wait until a time that I have provided sufficient content to warrant donations.This is intended as a non-profit venture. All donations will go either toward paying the pros or improving the quality of the show.Thank you for reading this giant wall of text, I am very excited to start this project, and I hope tosee all of you on November 25th for the first episode of From A to Zerg with our first guest,ownTL:DR: Read the section “What is From A to Zerg?” or just turn into http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/Ayamis at 7:00 PM PST on Friday November 25th!