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markrevival
Profile Joined January 2012
United States222 Posts
November 28 2012 23:48 GMT
#101
This is awesome but I can't help but feel that Lucifron is criminally underrated. he loses to VortiX but stomps almost everyone else. I'll be looking forward to some sick Luci mech tvz tomorrow :D
Severus_
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
759 Posts
November 28 2012 23:51 GMT
#102
lol @ MC beeing 13 and Seed beeing at 10 those guys can't win a game to save their lifes nowdays. Everything else is ok nice power rank.
vojnik
Profile Joined October 2010
Macedonia923 Posts
November 28 2012 23:56 GMT
#103
really nice article, for someone who has some catching up to do this article put me back on track, thank you !
For the swarm!
Megapenthes
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom202 Posts
November 28 2012 23:58 GMT
#104
Nice write up and I mostly agree, however, With how reliable Naniwa generally is and how he beat flash at MLG he surely should at least be in the top 30? Also I feel like Heart is generally underrated, he's cheesy,sure, and I don't like him, sure, but he cheeses well, and mixes straight up play. At MLG he completely manhandled Polt in straight up play (admittedly he opened with slight cheese iirc, but didn't do a lot of damage and just played straight up and won in the mid-game).

Either way mostly solid, and with anything like this there's no way to be definitive/please everyone.


Gogo Polt, gogo Hyun and gogo Squirtle!
Polt, Jangbi, Hyun
Paladia
Profile Joined August 2003
802 Posts
November 29 2012 00:05 GMT
#105
I think it is a bit of a joke to rank Scarlett higher than Naniwa.

She's only participated in two international tournaments. And both ended with a negative map record and placing amongst the bottom of the bracket.
I can no longer rest under the tree of wisdom, since you have axed down the roots feeding it.
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
November 29 2012 00:07 GMT
#106
would be amazing to see DRG break his slump by freaking winning IPL5.
lulz
moo...for DRG
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-29 00:12:51
November 29 2012 00:09 GMT
#107
On November 29 2012 08:37 FlyingTurtle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2012 08:21 Enel wrote:
what a boring power rank, so many faceless koreans. Fucking foreigners better start winning korean heavy tournaments.


Rofl. Just because you don't care doesn't mean that the rest of us think the same way. Go back to watching your little foreigner tournaments while we bask in the epicness of GSL-level play. And to those of you complaining about Naniwa being left out, go look at some of his recent results and tell me if he deserves to be on this list. Foreigner bias much?


I am looking at recent results. Guess what at Dreamhack winter he out placed Stephano and TheSTC. Yes Nerchio outplaced him but Nerchio got 3-0'd the next round and he also got 2-0'd by the person that barely knocked Naniwa out of the tournament. At MLG he out placed a gigantic amount of this list including MC, TheSTC, Scarlett, San, Hero, and Crank. The only tournament he disappointed at was LSC.

Hell even at LSC he tied with Polt and still placed better than TheSTC. Out of the top 30 STC is probably the one that deserves it the least tbh.
canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
November 29 2012 00:15 GMT
#108
Koreans are everywhere.
Those Kplayers must be like: "Vegas babyyyyy"
Eliwood5837
Profile Joined July 2011
245 Posts
November 29 2012 00:16 GMT
#109
HEROOOO!!!!!!!! :D
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yokohama
Profile Joined February 2005
United States1116 Posts
November 29 2012 00:20 GMT
#110
Quite a controversial pick, but makes for a better read than the same tournament predictions as every other breakdown. I really would've liked to see more foreigners on the list though, especially for a whopping 30 man list.
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-29 00:25:11
November 29 2012 00:24 GMT
#111
On November 29 2012 09:09 JJH777 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2012 08:37 FlyingTurtle wrote:
On November 29 2012 08:21 Enel wrote:
what a boring power rank, so many faceless koreans. Fucking foreigners better start winning korean heavy tournaments.


Rofl. Just because you don't care doesn't mean that the rest of us think the same way. Go back to watching your little foreigner tournaments while we bask in the epicness of GSL-level play. And to those of you complaining about Naniwa being left out, go look at some of his recent results and tell me if he deserves to be on this list. Foreigner bias much?


I am looking at recent results. Guess what at Dreamhack winter he out placed Stephano and TheSTC. Yes Nerchio outplaced him but Nerchio got 3-0'd the next round and he also got 2-0'd by the person that barely knocked Naniwa out of the tournament. At MLG he out placed a gigantic amount of this list including MC, TheSTC, Scarlett, San, Hero, and Crank. The only tournament he disappointed at was LSC.

Hell even at LSC he tied with Polt and still placed better than TheSTC. Out of the top 30 STC is probably the one that deserves it the least tbh.


just because naniwa placed higher at one tournament doesn't mean he's better than players, that's not how you judge who's better lol naniwa is also highly inconsistent
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GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
November 29 2012 00:28 GMT
#112
IPL is where Squirtle finally made an impact. Lets see if he can do it again
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
November 29 2012 00:29 GMT
#113
On November 29 2012 09:24 NovemberstOrm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2012 09:09 JJH777 wrote:
On November 29 2012 08:37 FlyingTurtle wrote:
On November 29 2012 08:21 Enel wrote:
what a boring power rank, so many faceless koreans. Fucking foreigners better start winning korean heavy tournaments.


Rofl. Just because you don't care doesn't mean that the rest of us think the same way. Go back to watching your little foreigner tournaments while we bask in the epicness of GSL-level play. And to those of you complaining about Naniwa being left out, go look at some of his recent results and tell me if he deserves to be on this list. Foreigner bias much?


I am looking at recent results. Guess what at Dreamhack winter he out placed Stephano and TheSTC. Yes Nerchio outplaced him but Nerchio got 3-0'd the next round and he also got 2-0'd by the person that barely knocked Naniwa out of the tournament. At MLG he out placed a gigantic amount of this list including MC, TheSTC, Scarlett, San, Hero, and Crank. The only tournament he disappointed at was LSC.

Hell even at LSC he tied with Polt and still placed better than TheSTC. Out of the top 30 STC is probably the one that deserves it the least tbh.


just because naniwa placed higher at one tournament doesn't mean he's better than players, that's not how you judge who's better lol naniwa is also highly inconsistent


Well for TheSTC it's 3 tournaments straight. For Polt he tied in placement twice in a row. For MC he beat him at MLG and then at dreamhack he got top 8 and at IEM MC got top 8. I think the dreamhack winter top 8 is more impressive. For the rest I admit they either placed better in the next/previous tournament or were only at one of the 3 but it's still a good enough record that he deserves to be top 30. At least over like Scarlett/Vortix.
GoDz
Profile Joined November 2011
Australia364 Posts
November 29 2012 00:36 GMT
#114
"The anti-mage of SC2" - suddenly I am a big Sniper fan!
To die will be an extraordinary adventure
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32743 Posts
November 29 2012 00:45 GMT
#115
I think the biggest problems behind the placements is misreading momentum and simply bad decisions in choosing based solely on their names. Seed is placed 10th, yet bombed out of Code A to a no-name Terran and has not been playing even at a Code S level, yet placed in a serious contender role. This might be his comeback, but really, what are the odds? The momentum problem applies to Squirtle especially, because he has neither been impressive or strong, yet 11th over players like Ryung who has been playing better than him currently.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
November 29 2012 00:49 GMT
#116
Even if grubby is not in a tournament, make a grubby line!
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
WhX
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany778 Posts
November 29 2012 00:49 GMT
#117
Such a stacked field, I don't even care who's going to win. I just want to see some GGs.

Sniper, the ultimate anti-fun guy, should take it. The live report thread's gonna go crazy if some regular GSL viewers (including me) will take part in it! :D
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
November 29 2012 00:52 GMT
#118
Holy negative reviews batman... Lol they trashed every player up until hero/Taeja. Symbol's starts with a description of him being forgotten by newer zergs lol
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
November 29 2012 01:01 GMT
#119
Nice work on this. Largely agree with the Top 10, except that I want MC in there. He's such a clutch tournament player that it's weird to keep him out in favour of Seed, who I don't see going that far.
Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
UnholyRai
Profile Joined September 2010
720 Posts
November 29 2012 01:02 GMT
#120
On November 29 2012 09:52 iNcontroL wrote:
Holy negative reviews batman... Lol they trashed every player up until hero/Taeja. Symbol's starts with a description of him being forgotten by newer zergs lol

Would you put Naniwa in the top 30? (I know you're not his biggest fan, but would like to get a pro opinion on his exclusion)
Gogo Grubby.
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