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phanto
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden708 Posts
January 02 2013 23:14 GMT
#181
I see DRG as more deserving of the zerg title. Life is good (obviously) but I can't help to think it's got a lot to do with the patch zerg effect...
speknek
Profile Joined February 2012
758 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-02 23:16:30
January 02 2013 23:16 GMT
#182
haha one of the 5 tvt's played this whole year is the match of the year
also sad that life won instead of drg, drg was a man when it wasn't easy sailing for zerg.
Mairou
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland144 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-02 23:17:19
January 02 2013 23:16 GMT
#183
Game of the year should be Squirtle vs. MVP on Metropolis @ GSL season 2 finals.
eSports! www.youtube.com/MairouTV
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
January 02 2013 23:17 GMT
#184
On January 03 2013 08:10 TommyP wrote:
"The scarier thing is, he's probably going to be better in 2013."

Life is so damn lucky that fionn didnt say that.


I said at the start of 2012 that Life had great potential and would be a great pick-up for any team in Korea.

He did pretty well.
Writerhttps://twitter.com/FionnOnFire
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33650 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-02 23:21:48
January 02 2013 23:17 GMT
#185
On January 03 2013 08:10 TommyP wrote:
"The scarier thing is, he's probably going to be better in 2013."

Life is so damn lucky that fionn didnt say that.


well he stops going to middle school, and can go to a high school with very, very lax attendance requirements if he wants to

it's virtually guaranteed he'll get better unless HotS disagrees with severely
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Chenz
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden1197 Posts
January 02 2013 23:18 GMT
#186
Great read, just as expected. Can't really disagree with any of the choices either
StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
January 02 2013 23:22 GMT
#187
Probably my favourite foreigner game of the year:



Maybe it's nostalgia, though, haven't watched it in ages.
DaCruise
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark2457 Posts
January 02 2013 23:23 GMT
#188
Great writeup but a little too predictable for my taste.

I would have liked Antiga Shipyard to be map of the year because its the best map Blizzard has made and because we almost always see great games on that map.

I also prefered NASL 4 over IPL 5. In fact I think the NASL crew surprised a lot of us with how amazing a show they delivered.
Irave
Profile Joined October 2010
United States9965 Posts
January 02 2013 23:25 GMT
#189
Great read it was really well done!
bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
January 02 2013 23:25 GMT
#190
On the player of the year: I dunno, as a fan of both DRG and Life they both had pretty stellar runs of complete dominance. I agree with the aura thing for Life currently, though I think that's only vZ and vT as his vP is aura-less like every other zerg unfortunately. DRG only had this aura around GSL S1 whilst his other later year accomplishments (OSL GSLs3) it felt like it wasn't the same guy.

It would be obvious if DRG had won something in the latter half of the year that he was indeed the best for this year, but unfortunately Seed stole his soul and he's been struggling to regain it since. So I think I agree with the Life pick even if he was n/a for over half a year.
Mvp - Leenock - Dongraegu - MC - Gumiho - Keen - Polt - Squirtle - Jjakji - Genius - Seed - Life - sC - Dream || LG-IM - MVP - FXO
yousaba
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden55 Posts
January 02 2013 23:26 GMT
#191
a shame naniwa didnt play zerg too, he would probably post the same results as stephano then. they're arguably the best players outside korea, just a shame the gap is so much bigger between them (in favor of stephano) than it should be (imo, barely noticeable) because of the state of the game.

lets hope blizzard shape up in 2013 and actually give us a game worth watching.
bropedo
Profile Joined April 2012
United States89 Posts
January 02 2013 23:26 GMT
#192
100% correct...
except Woongjin Flying's ceremony was much better than partings
Gogo Terran: MKP ByuN || Toss: Parting Rain || Zerg: Life HyuN
Nazeron
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada1046 Posts
January 02 2013 23:26 GMT
#193
Great write up, really well done. Had a good read through i agree with a lot of these, but i honestly dont think ipl 5 was the best event of the year, i think the mlg with the kespa players first appearance or one of the dreamhacks were better.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
January 02 2013 23:29 GMT
#194
By the way: I'm waiting for someone to do a "Year in Recap 2012" video and throw it up on youtube. Gogo!
Mvp - Leenock - Dongraegu - MC - Gumiho - Keen - Polt - Squirtle - Jjakji - Genius - Seed - Life - sC - Dream || LG-IM - MVP - FXO
Hondelul
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
1999 Posts
January 02 2013 23:30 GMT
#195
Fantastic work. That fishuu picture is amazingly cute from Gom vs. Kespa (as always).
Happy tha Mvp got the Korean terran award, while Taeja performed mindblowingly in parts of 2012 it would not feel right.

Small correction to the article (if I don´t miss anything):
+ Show Spoiler [Question marks seem wrong] +
[image loading]
DaCruise
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark2457 Posts
January 02 2013 23:31 GMT
#196
On January 03 2013 08:29 bittman wrote:
By the way: I'm waiting for someone to do a "Year in Recap 2012" video and throw it up on youtube. Gogo!


Sounds like a job for Rotterdam.
RaelSan
Profile Joined February 2012
Belgium223 Posts
January 02 2013 23:34 GMT
#197
Nobody likes Leenock !
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it
bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-02 23:35:52
January 02 2013 23:34 GMT
#198
On January 03 2013 08:30 Hondelul wrote:
Fantastic work. That fishuu picture is amazingly cute from Gom vs. Kespa (as always).
Happy tha Mvp got the Korean terran award, while Taeja performed mindblowingly in parts of 2012 it would not feel right.

Small correction to the article (if I don´t miss anything):
+ Show Spoiler [Question marks seem wrong] +
[image loading]


I think it's a play on the fact that none of those teams are truly "international" except team duran duran.

EDIT: And by "international" I mean "not Korean". Because in starcraft Korea is in outer space for all terms and purposes.
Mvp - Leenock - Dongraegu - MC - Gumiho - Keen - Polt - Squirtle - Jjakji - Genius - Seed - Life - sC - Dream || LG-IM - MVP - FXO
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
January 02 2013 23:36 GMT
#199
Other than the fact that this article needed more Leenock, it was a great read

ST_Parting is awesome, so, so awesome! Awesome write-up, really enjoyed it
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Hondelul
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
1999 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-02 23:39:53
January 02 2013 23:37 GMT
#200
On January 03 2013 08:34 bittman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2013 08:30 Hondelul wrote:
Fantastic work. That fishuu picture is amazingly cute from Gom vs. Kespa (as always).
Happy tha Mvp got the Korean terran award, while Taeja performed mindblowingly in parts of 2012 it would not feel right.

Small correction to the article (if I don´t miss anything):
+ Show Spoiler [Question marks seem wrong] +
[image loading]


I think it's a play on the fact that none of those teams are truly "international" except team duran duran.

EDIT: And by "international" I mean "not Korean". Because in starcraft Korea is in outer space for all terms and purposes.

Ahhh, ok that makes sense. Totally went over my head.
Thought is was something like a placeholder that wasn´t removed or similar things.
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