Ive been thinking about this for a while...

I mean, you have the great generals of the past such as Hannibal and Alexander, but there are other clever minds from the past...

How would the great scientists and minds fare; the likes of Einstein and Archimedes?

How would the whizkids of the early computer age fare.. such as Berners-Lee?

Anyway, my opinion is Alexander due to his tactical brilliance, but there are so many historical greats of the past...

What is your opinion?

Reasoning would also be cool

Lonyo

United Kingdom3884 Posts

June 13 2011 20:34 GMT

Pianists.
Dedication to practice. Finger skill.

Sabre

United Kingdom1086 Posts

June 13 2011 20:35 GMT

On June 14 2011 05:34 Lonyo wrote:
Pianists.
Dedication to practice. Finger skill.

any in particular?

Lonyo

United Kingdom3884 Posts

June 13 2011 20:37 GMT

On June 14 2011 05:35 SabreUK wrote:

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any in particular?

Don't know enough about pianists to specify any so pick a famous virtuoso :p

Navane

Netherlands2757 Posts

June 13 2011 20:40 GMT

Must be a jazz pianist; classicle pianists are buildorder robots.

Kralic

Canada2628 Posts

June 13 2011 20:42 GMT

Hmmm for a game as young as SC2 I would have to pick Galileo. It seems like he would think of his own builds and play an unorthodox style that would probably bring a lot of controversy and have him slammed at the start, but more widely accepted later on, as a pioneer in the games development.

esla_sol

United States756 Posts

June 13 2011 20:43 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-François_Roberval

hes a corsair and total badass commander. a protoss for sure

Talin

Montenegro10532 Posts

June 13 2011 21:03 GMT

Eh, not really sure any of them would do well given the nature of their "jobs" or lifestyle. I would also be reluctant to pick anyone based on intellectual qualities alone. I think I'd also go with the pianist of choice.

Pretty sure BoxeR qualifies as a historical figure though.

Gnial

Canada907 Posts

June 13 2011 21:09 GMT

Bruce Lee. That guy had crazy fast-twitch muscles.

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9174 Posts

June 13 2011 21:15 GMT

#10

Napoleon or Alexander imo for sheer strategic brilliance. Casanova's also an outside chance with his confidence and dexterity.

Xerxes would be #1 for macro alone if his army control wasn't so terrible

ComusLoM

Norway3547 Posts

June 13 2011 21:37 GMT

#11

Hitler for brilliant economic management and rommel for great tank control.

Slow Motion

United States6960 Posts

June 13 2011 21:59 GMT

#12

On June 14 2011 06:37 ComusLoM wrote:
Hitler for brilliant economic management and rommel for great tank control.

Yeah but Hitler might be too proud to learn from Koreans.

Dubzex

United States6994 Posts

June 13 2011 22:00 GMT

#13

The father of stride piano, James P. Johnson.

dragoon

United States695 Posts

June 13 2011 22:13 GMT

#14

Socrates for sure

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

June 13 2011 22:28 GMT

#15

On June 14 2011 07:13 Xarow wrote:
Socrates for sure

I counter with Plato.

platorepublic to be specific hehehehe

ComusLoM

Norway3547 Posts

June 13 2011 22:49 GMT

#16

On June 14 2011 07:28 eviltomahawk wrote:

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I counter with Plato.

platorepublic to be specific hehehehe

What Plato wouldn't expand at all so as to not garner attention from larger enemies. He'd attain a small but manageable army and only replenish it when they died, and even then it would take too long because only the best would breed to be soldiers.