A case for Jaedong: Why he was superior to Flash - Page 3

On September 15 2013 10:30 Chef wrote:
Before I even read this, I half agreed (I rank them equal).

Map balance is a thing, but it's not the only factor. Did you include build order advantages? Or does that count as part of the skill? Well I guess that doesn't matter too much.

IMO these players both transcended the maps, especially in their matches with each other.

I would also say that ZvZ is much more volatile and difficult to be successful in than TvT (really the most stable of the mirrors).

JD suffered on Team 8, but I think most people thought of him as equal to Flash while he played on Oz.

Of the two, Jaedong is more of a trooper who will get at a huge disadvantage (like 12hat vs 9poolspeed) and still come out of it. Flash plays super defensive and has great expo timing and often just dominates the match when he wins. He will trooper it out too if he gets in a bad spot, but the dong gets way more scrappy I think.

The Ultimate Weapon, The Legend Killer.... It was going to take a platinum mouse for Flash to really convincingly knock Jaedong off the throne. If Oz had stayed together and the scene had held on, I could see them both still being threats.

If there's any argument for Jaedong surpassing Flash in this hypothetical, it might be more arm troubles for Flash. But as to who was better in their glory days?? It's not like Boxer v Yellow. They went super evenly. Flash gets remembered cause Jaedong on T8 was nerfed.

On October 13 2013 19:06 endy wrote:
Even this can't make Harem come back