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Sponkz
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark4564 Posts
July 05 2013 19:15 GMT
#6561
The only big difference is that Shushei switched role from mid to top in season 2, failed at it and came back in season 3 as mid where as Toyz was always a mid player.
hi
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
July 05 2013 19:19 GMT
#6562
actually shushei was always a "mid player" in that he played ap champs but he played top lane with xpeke mid as double ap when he was good
Sponkz
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark4564 Posts
July 05 2013 19:20 GMT
#6563
His jax was pretty beast
hi
AsnSensation
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany24009 Posts
July 05 2013 19:35 GMT
#6564
On July 06 2013 04:09 Dan HH wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 03:10 ticklishmusic wrote:
Saying that Toyz isn't one of the best mids in the world is pretty ridiculous, but I guess that's a product of GPL and the SEA scene generally being undercovered. The Allstar thing was definitely him outthinking Misaya, but he destroyed Rapidstar in lane in both sides of the Karthus/Anivia matchup in S2 finals, which was really something.

It was indeed something, but using the present tense for it is just like saying Shushei is one of the best mids in the world


LaM said that toyz was never best mid though

for me, during s2 world finals he was without a doubt the best mid in the world. As mentioned before he dismantled Rapidstar of Frost ( the back then reigning ogn champs and best korean teams) in the Karthus vs Anivia matchup and reverse.

Played insanely good every game and carried. If he wasn't who was? Froggen? Naah at IPL 5 he came back and crushed although Froggen at one point was 2 levels and 15 cs ahead ( lvl 3 to lvl 5) I think. Might be because I remember clearly that Froggen built Anivia like shit that game though.
onlywonderboy
Profile Joined August 2012
United States23745 Posts
July 05 2013 19:37 GMT
#6565
On July 06 2013 04:35 AsnSensation wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 04:09 Dan HH wrote:
On July 06 2013 03:10 ticklishmusic wrote:
Saying that Toyz isn't one of the best mids in the world is pretty ridiculous, but I guess that's a product of GPL and the SEA scene generally being undercovered. The Allstar thing was definitely him outthinking Misaya, but he destroyed Rapidstar in lane in both sides of the Karthus/Anivia matchup in S2 finals, which was really something.

It was indeed something, but using the present tense for it is just like saying Shushei is one of the best mids in the world


LaM said that toyz was never best mid though

for me, during s2 world finals he was without a doubt the best mid in the world. As mentioned before he dismantled Rapidstar of Frost ( the back then reigning ogn champs and best korean teams) in the Karthus vs Anivia matchup and reverse.

Played insanely good every game and carried. If he wasn't who was? Froggen? Naah at IPL 5 he came back and crushed although Froggen at one point was 2 levels and 15 cs ahead ( lvl 3 to lvl 5) I think. Might be because I remember clearly that Froggen built Anivia like shit that game though.

Oh god that was when I was a fan of CLG.EU, that build made me cringe.
RIP Ryan Davis / TL or Die / @onlywonderboy
Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
July 05 2013 19:54 GMT
#6566
On July 06 2013 03:34 Slayer91 wrote:
You could say it was their first mistake

Or their last
Bronze player stuck in platinum
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
July 05 2013 19:58 GMT
#6567
WELL PLAYED SIR
mr_tolkien
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
France8631 Posts
July 05 2013 20:02 GMT
#6568
Wits end Elise is so ridiculous xD
The legend of Darien lives on
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
July 05 2013 20:04 GMT
#6569
On July 06 2013 05:02 mr_tolkien wrote:
Elise is so ridiculous xD


i agree with the above
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
July 05 2013 20:11 GMT
#6570
Ok. So after the Pantheon Lovefest in here I am buying him. I'm holding Tolkien et al liable for this decision.
Freeeeeeedom
Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17274 Posts
July 05 2013 20:17 GMT
#6571
Like with any job, it's not about having a life, it's about shaping your extracurriculars around your existing time commitments.
twitch.tv/cratonz
XaCez
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden6991 Posts
July 05 2013 20:23 GMT
#6572
On July 06 2013 05:17 Craton wrote:
Like with any job, it's not about having a life, it's about shaping your extracurriculars around your existing time commitments.

Priorities, self-discipline and planning.
People get too easily offended by people getting too easily offended by the word rape.
Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17274 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 20:24:34
July 05 2013 20:24 GMT
#6573
The "d" word.
twitch.tv/cratonz
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
July 05 2013 20:33 GMT
#6574
On July 06 2013 05:11 cLutZ wrote:
Ok. So after the Pantheon Lovefest in here I am buying him. I'm holding Tolkien et al liable for this decision.


getting kicked into a well the least of your worries
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 20:42:34
July 05 2013 20:38 GMT
#6575
On July 06 2013 04:35 AsnSensation wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 04:09 Dan HH wrote:
On July 06 2013 03:10 ticklishmusic wrote:
Saying that Toyz isn't one of the best mids in the world is pretty ridiculous, but I guess that's a product of GPL and the SEA scene generally being undercovered. The Allstar thing was definitely him outthinking Misaya, but he destroyed Rapidstar in lane in both sides of the Karthus/Anivia matchup in S2 finals, which was really something.

It was indeed something, but using the present tense for it is just like saying Shushei is one of the best mids in the world


LaM said that toyz was never best mid though

for me, during s2 world finals he was without a doubt the best mid in the world. As mentioned before he dismantled Rapidstar of Frost ( the back then reigning ogn champs and best korean teams) in the Karthus vs Anivia matchup and reverse.

Played insanely good every game and carried. If he wasn't who was? Froggen? Naah at IPL 5 he came back and crushed although Froggen at one point was 2 levels and 15 cs ahead ( lvl 3 to lvl 5) I think. Might be because I remember clearly that Froggen built Anivia like shit that game though.

Ambition wasn't at S2 Worlds. Frost was the "best Korean team", but there was absolutely no question that Ambition was still significantly better than Rapidstar.

Whether you consider Toyz or Ambition better depends whether you consider wider repertoire and flexibility more valuable than Toyz's total mastery of his narrow repertoire.
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LaM
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States1321 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 20:41:25
July 05 2013 20:40 GMT
#6576
On July 06 2013 04:35 AsnSensation wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 04:09 Dan HH wrote:
On July 06 2013 03:10 ticklishmusic wrote:
Saying that Toyz isn't one of the best mids in the world is pretty ridiculous, but I guess that's a product of GPL and the SEA scene generally being undercovered. The Allstar thing was definitely him outthinking Misaya, but he destroyed Rapidstar in lane in both sides of the Karthus/Anivia matchup in S2 finals, which was really something.

It was indeed something, but using the present tense for it is just like saying Shushei is one of the best mids in the world


LaM said that toyz was never best mid though

for me, during s2 world finals he was without a doubt the best mid in the world. As mentioned before he dismantled Rapidstar of Frost ( the back then reigning ogn champs and best korean teams) in the Karthus vs Anivia matchup and reverse.

Played insanely good every game and carried. If he wasn't who was? Froggen? Naah at IPL 5 he came back and crushed although Froggen at one point was 2 levels and 15 cs ahead ( lvl 3 to lvl 5) I think. Might be because I remember clearly that Froggen built Anivia like shit that game though.


He never was the best mid. He was one of the best, now he isn't even that. TPA, and Toyz, was one of the 3-4 best in the world when they won S2. I saw nothing that made me think they, or Toyz, was especially better than M5 or Frost, Alex Ich, Froggen, Amibition (always forgotten) or Rapidstar. And no, winning one Bo3 against them with good scores isn't changing my mind.

I don't mean to disparage him. He is/was an excellent player who showed that a little-respected scene like SEA could produce a world class team with the ability to win any tournament they entered. And that's what they did. But to say that he was the best mid in the world, largely off a couple results in one very short timespan is kinda silly. People are going to ask who I think the best was. And I guess this is where I differ from Reddit/TL who wants to say this guy is the best, this guy sucks, this team is #1, this is fact, that is wrong, etc... There is rarely a clear best in the world, and when Toyz was at his best he wasn't that - however, he was one of the best and a great player.
Anything is Possible
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 20:44:43
July 05 2013 20:44 GMT
#6577
The thing you have to remember is that at Worlds, the AP picks absolutely matched Toyz' repertoire. There were no "high value" APs outside his comfort zone, and his 3 best champs were the three most important mid champs (Anivia, Orianna, Karthus). More than anything, this is luck.

He's especially lucky seeing as Diana became huge across the world about a week later.
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Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
July 05 2013 20:50 GMT
#6578
On July 06 2013 05:44 TheYango wrote:
The thing you have to remember is that at Worlds, the AP picks absolutely matched Toyz' repertoire. There were no "high value" APs outside his comfort zone, and his 3 best champs were the three most important mid champs (Anivia, Orianna, Karthus). More than anything, this is luck.

He's especially lucky seeing as Diana became huge across the world about a week later.

But by god was his Orianna magnificent
Bronze player stuck in platinum
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
July 05 2013 20:51 GMT
#6579
Well yes, but everyone's signature champ is "magnificent". Froggen Anivia, Misaya TF, etc. The fact that Toyz has an impressive signature champ is not something unique to him.
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NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
July 05 2013 20:52 GMT
#6580
I'm with Yango with this one. :O
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