theres no fucking top 2 unless you can define ideal circumstances for a ranking
a certain map everyone is best on, a certain moment everyone is at his best, those are ideal circumstances and if those really existed maybe you could set up a good ranking, even then it would be difficult because of mu differences
and ranking by achievement is probably the most fucked up circumstantial way to rank people
On June 17 2005 08:46 ManaBlue wrote: Let's see Mondi play some skilled Korean Ts and Zs and we can get a better picture of his overall skill rather than watching him rape protoss players over and over...where's nony when you need him.
On June 17 2005 08:50 LostDevil wrote: Why does everyone insist Smuft was god or something...
He beat Mondi in a series PvZ for the first TLT final...what the fuck is your problem? Even if you don't like him overall, he is one of few that has contested Mondis ZvP greatness. Stop being a dick.
On June 17 2005 08:50 LostDevil wrote: Why does everyone insist Smuft was god or something...
He beat Mondi in a series PvZ for the first TLT final...what the fuck is your problem? Even if you don't like him overall, he is one of few that has contested Mondis ZvP greatness. Stop being a dick.
On June 17 2005 08:50 LostDevil wrote: Why does everyone insist Smuft was god or something...
He beat Mondi in a series PvZ for the first TLT final...what the fuck is your problem? Even if you don't like him overall, he is one of few that has contested Mondis ZvP greatness. Stop being a dick.
That's a joke right? Here's the map pool for that final: -Philanthropist -Vertigo -Nostalgia -Plains 2 Hill
Sounds like a really zerg friendly series, huh? Mondragon was not at his current level back then, either. The present day mondragon would absolutely crush smuft even on that same unfair map pool.
how can you even say that. Have you pitted them together and watched the outcome of 100 games? Why do people constantly on this site add their 2cents like its absolute fact. Until you can prove with evidence that mondragon would absolutely crush smuft, I dont believe 1 single word you have written. Seriously, before you people say something that sounds like a fact, back it up with some evidence....otherwise your entire post was a waste of time.
On June 17 2005 14:19 ronhaak wrote: how can you even say that. Have you pitted them together and watched the outcome of 100 games? Why do people constantly on this site add their 2cents like its absolute fact. Until you can prove with evidence that mondragon would absolutely crush smuft, I dont believe 1 single word you have written. Seriously, before you people say something that sounds like a fact, back it up with some evidence....otherwise your entire post was a waste of time.
it is a fact that mondis zvp is very fucking good, hes proven that in countless games. it is a fact that mondi is pretty much in top shape, hes been as active as ever and playing plenty. it is a fact that smuft is inactive. the odds are veeeeery far in mondis favor, they dont have to have actually played for that much to be obvious.
On June 17 2005 08:35 RiSE wrote: I'd love to see a bo27, Testie as random and mondi as zerg. I'd predict something like 22-5 in mondi's favor :V
I think you have too much confidence in Mondi. 22-5 is a land slide. But I agree, ran vs Z would be more entertaining since they would both be playing their best. This series is clearly just for fun.
From what I've seen in the past, Testie wins many if not most of the Random Zerg vs Zerg games with Mondi (since ZvZ is mondis weakest MU). I'd like to see Testie and Mondi play RvZ or ZvZ series and see what happens.
The big thing is that Mondi is the shit ZvP, and many good foreigners are P so it makes him look even better. Poor FisheYe always gets bitchslapped around everytime because they have to play on Mondi's terf. (His fav MU) Let's see Mondi play some skilled Korean Ts and Zs and we can get a better picture of his overall skill rather than watching him rape protoss players over and over...where's smuft when you need him.
If there's a matchup mondi always complains about, it's ZvT.
His ZvT is 'weakest' of the zerg matchups, his ZvZ is amazing.
On June 17 2005 08:50 LostDevil wrote: Why does everyone insist Smuft was god or something...
He beat Mondi in a series PvZ for the first TLT final...what the fuck is your problem? Even if you don't like him overall, he is one of few that has contested Mondis ZvP greatness. Stop being a dick.
That's a joke right? Here's the map pool for that final: -Philanthropist -Vertigo -Nostalgia -Plains 2 Hill
Sounds like a really zerg friendly series, huh? Mondragon was not at his current level back then, either. The present day mondragon would absolutely crush smuft even on that same unfair map pool.
P map, Z map (I dunno, maybe even), Z or balanced, Z or balanced.
On June 17 2005 09:15 NoRTyDoG wrote: so your saying Mondi/Testie are top 2?
Who's better? Non-Korean, who are really that much better than Testie and Mondragon? Fisheye, Breakdown? Who?
EDIT: Maybe top 2 is a bit high, but I don't really think there are that many people who would consistantly beat Mondragon or Testie. Both of them would win quite a few against any other top non-Korean, I think.
On June 17 2005 08:46 ManaBlue wrote:
The big thing is that Mondi is the shit ZvP, and many good foreigners are P so it makes him look even better. Poor FisheYe always gets bitchslapped around everytime because they have to play on Mondi's terf. (His fav MU) Let's see Mondi play some skilled Korean Ts and Zs and we can get a better picture of his overall skill rather than watching him rape protoss players over and over...where's smuft when you need him.
He did beat Zeus ZvP, then Zeus went on to beat Yellow.
On June 17 2005 08:50 LostDevil wrote: Why does everyone insist Smuft was god or something...
He beat Mondi in a series PvZ for the first TLT final...what the fuck is your problem? Even if you don't like him overall, he is one of few that has contested Mondis ZvP greatness. Stop being a dick.
That's a joke right? Here's the map pool for that final: -Philanthropist -Vertigo -Nostalgia -Plains 2 Hill
Sounds like a really zerg friendly series, huh? Mondragon was not at his current level back then, either. The present day mondragon would absolutely crush smuft even on that same unfair map pool.
P map, Z map (I dunno, maybe even), Z or balanced, Z or balanced.
You were saying?
-Philanthropist isn't really up for debate, so I'll skip it. -pvz vertigo is so amazingly easy! If the zerg does a 12 hatch, even a 10/12 gate rush is a 90% win, and a 9/10 is 99.9999%. Zerg has to respect that, so they have to do a pool first build or 9 hatch, allowing you to just fast expo and have the obvious advantage. Mondragon had no chance vs smuft in any of the vertigo games(I just watched them again, smuft just kept taking expansions + cannons) -nostalgia is pretty even, that's why they each won games on it -I've never had any problems with pvz p2h. Most of the map is really narrow, so the terrain doesn't help zerg much. you can cannon rush behind the mineral line, and just fast expo after if it doesn't work(zerg is behind either way).
What I was saying(thanks for asking) is that the map pool favored toss.
edit: mondragon did win 1 game on vertigo, where he countered smuft's fast expo well, but smuft won 3-1 on vertigo overall.
Stop playing crappy z's. Those four maps favor Zerg overall in ZvP. Not by as much of a margin as it is in many other tournaments though.
Philanthropist: Protoss Vertigo: Equal (one of the very few good PvZ land maps) Nostalgia: Zerg Plains to Hill: Zerg
This is only a ZvP perspective. None of those maps favor Zerg vs Terran. Though most of them are doable.
I agree that Mondragon is much better today, and that Smuft has always had a strong PvZ (not godlike or anything but pretty damn strong). He won TLT because he was the better player of the two. Today he would most likely lose on the same maps. There's no reason to scream for Smuft because Mondragon dominates the foreign PvZ scene, it makes no difference.
Well, I admit I haven't seen that many games played on plains 2 hill, perhaps at a higher level it favors zerg. I find it tough to call vertigo even, but if the zerg does manage to expo fast and not fall behind early, then I can easily see how the toss advantage is less apparent.
I personally think every Zerg should open with 7-9 pool speed ling. Ling harassment is absolutely devastating on Vertigo. Hatch in main can be good. Fast expand or hatch at choke build order is a win for protoss because most good Protoss' will go 2 gates.
P2H is pretty hard for PvZ. Entrance is open and no high-ground/low-ground choke make early game harder than on temple (where you have the option to tech fast with few zeals/1probe). When you manage to get to middle game your expansion can be hit by lurkers without drop research, muta harass everywhere. After you have one expansion it'll be incredibly hard to expand another time. Meanwhile Zerg can take islands and go mutalisk to defend/attack islands. This is a pretty basic explanation but should give you some idea of what Zerg can do in this matchup.
p2h is like the worst map for zvp ever imo i don't see how u can say it favors z. it involves zerg trying to do gay tricks while turtling and staying alive and then probably losing a very long game.