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Top 100 most influential people who have left SC2

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HaN- France1920 Posts February 07 2016 13:37 GMT #1 http://i.imgur.com/SKtg3ma.jpg Please don't take this too seriously, this is just my opinion. I know that some are still playing the game, etc.. I probably messed up big time on some names. I'd be happy to make some corrections if you point them out and that I feel like they make sense. Cheers.

y0su Finland7871 Posts February 07 2016 13:49 GMT #2 Did Stephano re-retire after NW? I infer "have left" as it being their choice so I wouldn't include anyone that's been arrested/banned.

HaN- France1920 Posts February 07 2016 14:30 GMT #3 Yea, I chose this title for its impact and for the ingame reference "X has left the game!' even tho I knew it was a poor one. What does leaving the game mean? If that means a person who has announced his retirement from competition or stated his departure from the scene, then it only applies to a very few amount of people since almost nobody does that. It makes no sense to go by this rule. I meant to include all the top people that had a big influence on the game which is now over or very small in comparison to what it was in the past. A player like Stephano in my book belongs to this list, sure he is still part of the community since he goes to event, plays in competition but its nothing compared to the past. Same for DIMAGA or SeleCT who have been long gone and just recently started appearing again.

y0su Finland7871 Posts February 07 2016 15:26 GMT #4 Just semantics "Left", "Retired", "no longer part of.." etc. (How would you have titled it in French?) You made the list and did the work (I like the formatting/look).

boxerfred Germany8360 Posts February 07 2016 15:39 GMT #5 some old schoolers in that list. x(

Bojas Netherlands2397 Posts February 07 2016 18:18 GMT #6 So many people have had very little to do with SC2 in the first place. So many people haven't really left. So many people had limited influence on the scene. I know you don't want people to take this serious, so I'm wondering what's the point of this list.

Ovid United Kingdom948 Posts February 07 2016 18:39 GMT #7 Where's Hyvaa?

JimmyJRaynor Canada17409 Posts February 07 2016 20:07 GMT #8 i think the biggest shift in SC2 occurred before the game came out when the mastermind behind Brood War was pulled off of SC2 in 2008. Rob Pardo is far and away the most influential force in the history of the Starcraft franchise. I'd put Pardo #1 on the list. it was a move Blizzard had to make though; Pardo was moved from a game that makes millions onto a game that makes billions.

aRyuujin United States5049 Posts February 07 2016 21:50 GMT #9 gordon hayward?

Deleted User 101379 4849 Posts February 08 2016 13:13 GMT #10 Genna Bain aka Intricacy needs to be on there. TB is on the list, but Genna was the one that actually did most of the Starcraft stuff while he was just the face and voice. She's essentially more influential than TB himself. Genna brought TB into casting SC2 and was the one with the idea to start Axiom, and I wouldn't be surprised if she's still involved with everything behind the scenes, giving Progamers advice on contracts and such.

TheCzarOfAll United States170 Posts February 08 2016 17:59 GMT #11 MarineKing still plays....

LetaBot Netherlands557 Posts February 09 2016 01:11 GMT #12 Some of these people are still on a team,streaming or organizing events. What is your definition of "leaving SC2"?

Revalence United States9 Posts February 12 2016 07:12 GMT #13 Ummmmm quite a few of those people are still in the community and just aren't competing or are in the scene less frequently.

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