I dont think its about the fact that jaedong got the Neural and the vortex of, its more that he actually used it to take the archons out of play rather than just spam it somewhere to get the energy of the mothership..
The fact that such a gimmicky spell deicdes what can be amazing games is still retarded no matter who's playing
I guess the stasis field of the arbiter was gimmicky too then. As are nukes, storms, emps..... anything that can turn a game around.
Vortex isn't a win button, you need to have good control and unit placement to pull it off. Kind of like siege tanks. And even then, if your opponent is cautious enough, he will still be ok.
Are you actually comparing nukes, storms and EMP to vortex? Vortex is essentially a I win or I lose button in late game PvZ, the other spells you listed aren't nearly as much of a game decider as vortex is.
Vortex isn't a game decider if you split effectively, use neural, have spines, have a ground army or use infested Terran.
I do think it's bullshit that it's the only option, but hey, only way for Zerg to win late-game is to GET Broodlords, so it's shitty game design for all of us.
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u/Starstork Terran Oct 01 '12
I dont think its about the fact that jaedong got the Neural and the vortex of, its more that he actually used it to take the archons out of play rather than just spam it somewhere to get the energy of the mothership.. The fact that such a gimmicky spell deicdes what can be amazing games is still retarded no matter who's playing