Olli Profile Blog Joined February 2012 Austria 24289 Posts Last Edited: 2017-01-22 12:30:52 #1





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OLLI : Solar said you'll advance in Code S. Do you agree?



SCARLETT: Yeah, I think so as well. doesn’t play anymore, so I just have to beat or , and I think I’ll beat aLive. So even if I lose to Classic I should still advance.



Are you planning on playing in all of the Korean tournaments?



Yeah, I’m living in Korea now. I’ll try and play in all the Korean tournaments. It might be hard though because you have to get top 4 in Code S now to get a seed for next season, everyone else has to play qualifiers again.



Who are top players of each race on ladder?



is the best Zerg I think.



Maru is the best TvZ. He reminds me of TaeJa a lot. Back in 2013 I could beat any Terran quite easily with muta/ling/bane. For example: in a Season Finals in 2013 I beat Maru, after he’d just won OSL, and MMA, but then I played TaeJa in practice and it wasn’t even close. Every game I got destroyed. He was so much better at engaging, super patient with his units. He never went on creep; he just slowly pushed the creep back before engaging properly. And he always dealt perfectly with counterattacks. Playing Maru in practice now feels exactly the same.



For Protoss… they’re all pretty similar at the top, but is good. is good too. just does random builds and shades on everything, so if you play safe he should be beatable.



What do you think about the skill level overall now compared to years prior? Some people are saying it's gone down, some say it's better than ever.



I don’t think the overall level is lower. I think there’s fewer top players now, but the best are better now. There used to be about a hundred good players in Korea and now there’s around 30. But the top players I think have always gotten better. Even and are better than top players years ago.



How do you feel about your match-ups?



ZvT and ZvZ are my better matchups, but in ZvP they just make carriers. It’s almost a free win for Protoss. The only way you really beat it is with roach/queen/nydus and they don’t see it. If it gets to lategame it’s unbeatable. Hydras have no HP and corruptors don’t do enough damage. Skytoss lategame has been an issue for four years now.



Some things are really annoying. 3rax reaper is still an issue, and carriers obviously. On Habitation Station there’s a liberator spot behind the third base where only one queen can hit it. We’ve told Blizzard but they haven’t fixed it. Protoss can’t hit it at all except with stargate units. And as Zerg you need 7 queens to kill a single liberator there.



So if it's been a problem for so long, is it even possible to balance Zerg vs Protoss lategame with tweaks to existing units, or does Zerg need a new unit altogether?



Hopefully just buffs. We have enough units for now. I think corruptors are just useless, so buffing them would be good.



Speaking of balance, you won games in NationWars with BL/infestor. How does it feel to go back to the roots?



It feels nice. But I only won because I was really ahead. BL/infestor works well as a timing, but if they get ravens it doesn’t work anymore.



If you ask different Zergs, they'll tell you that ZvZ is still a coinflip.



The maps now are better for it. I think it’s better than it’s been in a while, but everyone still plays really aggressively so it’s hard.



Have you enjoyed WESG?



Yeah, mostly. I like Chinese events unlike most of the other players. I like coming to China. I came here for the first time when I was 12. I’ve been here 8 times in total. The others don’t like the food or don’t speak or read Chinese, but for me it’s easy to get around.



And I know there’s been stream issues and such, but they’re taking care of everyone so well. There’s player managers that speak essentially every language. We have individual little booths for players, which is the first time I’ve seen that. It’s really nice. So I really hope they’re doing another one of these for StarCraft.



You speak Chinese?



I forgot most of it, but I’ve still got basics. I can order food and such, but no long conversations. Not even StarCraft stuff.



How far can you go in Code S?



Depends on who I have to play against and whether or not they nerf carriers. That’s a big roadblock. And right now I don’t think I can beat . I’d feel pretty confident even against or – I beat them like 60-70% in practice. But Maru I lose to 100%. Olli sat down with Scarlett during WESG to discuss the event itself, her upcoming Code S group, and just a little bit of game balance.Yeah, I think so as well. MyuNgSiK doesn’t play anymore, so I just have to beat Classic or aLive , and I think I’ll beat aLive. So even if I lose to Classic I should still advance.Yeah, I’m living in Korea now. I’ll try and play in all the Korean tournaments. It might be hard though because you have to get top 4 in Code S now to get a seed for next season, everyone else has to play qualifiers again. ByuL is the best Zerg I think.Maru is the best TvZ. He reminds me of TaeJa a lot. Back in 2013 I could beat any Terran quite easily with muta/ling/bane. For example: in a Season Finals in 2013 I beat Maru, after he’d just won OSL, and MMA, but then I played TaeJa in practice and it wasn’t even close. Every game I got destroyed. He was so much better at engaging, super patient with his units. He never went on creep; he just slowly pushed the creep back before engaging properly. And he always dealt perfectly with counterattacks. Playing Maru in practice now feels exactly the same.For Protoss… they’re all pretty similar at the top, but Stats is good. Classic is good too. herO just does random builds and shades on everything, so if you play safe he should be beatable.I don’t think the overall level is lower. I think there’s fewer top players now, but the best are better now. There used to be about a hundred good players in Korea and now there’s around 30. But the top players I think have always gotten better. Even ShoWTimE and Neeb are better than top players years ago.ZvT and ZvZ are my better matchups, but in ZvP they just make carriers. It’s almost a free win for Protoss. The only way you really beat it is with roach/queen/nydus and they don’t see it. If it gets to lategame it’s unbeatable. Hydras have no HP and corruptors don’t do enough damage. Skytoss lategame has been an issue for four years now.Some things are really annoying. 3rax reaper is still an issue, and carriers obviously. On Habitation Station there’s a liberator spot behind the third base where only one queen can hit it. We’ve told Blizzard but they haven’t fixed it. Protoss can’t hit it at all except with stargate units. And as Zerg you need 7 queens to kill a single liberator there.Hopefully just buffs. We have enough units for now. I think corruptors are just useless, so buffing them would be good.It feels nice. But I only won because I was really ahead. BL/infestor works well as a timing, but if they get ravens it doesn’t work anymore.The maps now are better for it. I think it’s better than it’s been in a while, but everyone still plays really aggressively so it’s hard.Yeah, mostly. I like Chinese events unlike most of the other players. I like coming to China. I came here for the first time when I was 12. I’ve been here 8 times in total. The others don’t like the food or don’t speak or read Chinese, but for me it’s easy to get around.And I know there’s been stream issues and such, but they’re taking care of everyone so well. There’s player managers that speak essentially every language. We have individual little booths for players, which is the first time I’ve seen that. It’s really nice. So I really hope they’re doing another one of these for StarCraft.I forgot most of it, but I’ve still got basics. I can order food and such, but no long conversations. Not even StarCraft stuff.Depends on who I have to play against and whether or not they nerf carriers. That’s a big roadblock. And right now I don’t think I can beat Maru . I’d feel pretty confident even against INnoVation or ByuN – I beat them like 60-70% in practice. But Maru I lose to 100%. Administrator "Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."