Fruitdealer was simply amazingly crazy. 6 pool on Kulas? NOT BAD. How about a Nydus on the same map? Yeah, did that too. In the grand finals.
Good write up

Full.tilt

United Kingdom1709 Posts

August 27 2012 20:13 GMT

#68

I hadn't watched that Fruitdealer video for at least a month, thanks for the reminder :D

Nice article, the first should always be remembered

Aunvilgod

2653 Posts

August 27 2012 20:13 GMT

#69

On August 28 2012 04:22 MrPuff wrote:

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I do not agree that "he just didn't play well anymore". As mention in the article, he had no will to adopt, and so he left to play somthing else. I thought the same about Idra (that he had no will to adopt, and he will stop playing) but he proved me wrong latley.

Not playing well anymore and not willing to adapt are the same thing.

leo23

United States3075 Posts

August 27 2012 20:14 GMT

#70

Against all odds:

Fruitdealer

intOx_HH

United States30 Posts

August 27 2012 20:15 GMT

#71

TL;DRM

drm-didn't read most ;D

User was warned for this post

Flonomenalz

Nigeria3519 Posts

August 27 2012 20:16 GMT

#72

FRUITDEALER WILL ALWAYS BE MY GOD

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46206 Posts

August 27 2012 20:18 GMT

#73

I do miss him... him tearing apart Rainbow in the finals was just amazing back then *-*

Thanks for the write-up, guys!

Bamm

Sweden279 Posts

August 27 2012 20:19 GMT

#74

FruitDealer such a legend .... Nice write up , hope for more sometime!

enemy2010

Germany1972 Posts

August 27 2012 20:20 GMT

#75

Man, those were the times :D

lol, seems like decades have passed, but it's just two years ago...

:')

GrandMaster_07

Peru52 Posts

August 27 2012 20:24 GMT

#76

This guy had very innovative play. He also dealt me some fruit.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32750 Posts

August 27 2012 20:24 GMT

#77

What a great article, really reflects the time invested on it. Sad seeing the fall of such a great player who simply refused to adapt, but we still have so much to respect and owe to FD.

bgx

Poland6595 Posts

August 27 2012 20:26 GMT

#78

Fruit Dealer in a way was a Boxer of SC2. He showed that weakest race can be strongest if played properly(and Zerg at that time had much lower winnings than sad zealot/marine times). Its true that at that time his opponents didn't know how to counter inefficient nowadays style of "teching to everything". But his tactical plays made it possible. Kinda like Boxer used his dropships and micro tactics.

The way he foresaw HopeTorture's drop play and prepared roaches near gold base on Kulas Revine made my jaw drop. It was fun period in SC2.