EPTPower Rank 11/01/2009 - Page 9
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konadora
Singapore66071 Posts
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RamenStyle
United States1929 Posts
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Musoeun
United States4324 Posts
On November 02 2009 13:40 Plexa wrote: Well, I think this is fairly appropriate given the current discussion! This is taken from when etter announced PR as a new feature on TL. While we're quoting the originator of the power rank, I think I would be remiss in not mentioning this as my primary justification for feeling completely free to argue with any PR as much as I want. :D | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
 he was so amazing recently, he even defeated Best who is the best PvP player except Stork and Bisu. I also feel that Calm is a lot more consistent that JD these days. Otherwise, I totally agree  | ||
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ppgButtercup
United States159 Posts
Also, and this is the main reason, the Power Rank is meant for entertainment -- that is its primary purpose. Tell me, are you not entertained? Controversy in matters like this make for the very best entertainment. And you cannot really prove the author "wrong", so as long as there are decent reasons for every choice and the outcome means more entertainment for all of us readers, I'd say this is the best Power Rank we've had in the last four or five months. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
And that would be horrible. =( | ||
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ppgButtercup
United States159 Posts
Argue away! Also, why isn't Hwasin in the mentionables? I found all his games so far this season to be pretty damn good. I wouldn't put him in the top-10, but I'd at least mention him. | ||
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Matoo-
Canada1397 Posts
I'm so fucking happy. | ||
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
On November 02 2009 23:57 endy wrote: I think Pusan deserved to be in the PR more than Shine he was so amazing recently, he even defeated Best who is the best PvP player except Stork and Bisu. I also feel that Calm is a lot more consistent that JD these days. Otherwise, I totally agree Agreed, other then Best's pvp isn't godmode anymore. (I'd rate Backho, Kal, Stats, Violet and Pusan over him ATLEAST) | ||
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
On November 02 2009 11:07 Endurethetoothache wrote: I don't know if the power rankings are like the Kespa ratings but I really don't think past performance should go into how the players are doing right now. I want to know who is doing the best in THIS month, not who is the best of all time at the moment. (Maybe that's where I am wrong though). I don't know if the power rankings are like the NFL standings, but I really don't think past performance should go into how the teams are doing right now. I want to know who is doing the best in THIS week, not who is the best of all time at the moment. (Maybe that's where I am wrong though). week 6, 2008: Browns thumped the Giants so they obviously had one of the best weeks in the NFL and should have been top 5 in ESPN's power rankings... right? :| This is a monthly ranking, but not a ranking of months. | ||
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Ota Solgryn
Denmark2011 Posts
On November 02 2009 01:25 fanatacist wrote: Uh the PR isn't a prediction it's an assessment of the current situation. There is no risk or gain because he is just a guy making a ranking of who HE THINKS are the top 10 players on the scene. Yes, and he THINKS that JD is number two right now, but if JD goes and throws every game away JD sure cannot have been number two in the world. So if JD wins everthing he was right about JD still being number 2 despite some lackluster performances in Oktober. | ||
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skronch
United States2717 Posts
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dannyd102
Australia24 Posts
First of all, I think that the PR was meant to be a list of the best performing players over the last month, not over the last 2 or 3 months and not in the next 2 or 3 months. So, if I am right, it means that JD being placed at second place is completely wrong (I will not argue with the other positions, since this one is the most out of place according to the below criteria). Regardless of which approach you will chose: results , number of matches, game consistency, quality of the played games, you can't get JD on 2nd place for the month of October. Maybe he will be on 2nd place or even on the 1st place in November, but October was a bad month for JD when you compare his achievements to other players that are ranked bellow him. I can accept that this was a mistake that the author made for and unknown reason, but with PRs like this particular one, the value and relevance of the PR will decrease. There was a time when we used to report the value and "power" of a player to the PR instead of the KESPA ranking, I think that this will not be valid anymore with PRs like this. So, please take in consideration the facts when writing the future PRs and not some speculations or the glorious past of some of the players. Anyway, I would like to thank you for the effort of maintaining the PR (even if sometimes creates such a big debate). | ||
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Avidkeystamper
United States8551 Posts
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
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okum
France5777 Posts
Writing the Power Rank is as much about choosing which factors to weigh as it is about actually weighing them. It's about deciding what's important this month, taking into account not only results but also current trends and hot issues, which can be very different from month to month. The Power Rank would be much less interesting if it followed a fixed formula. It's supposed to be a bit enigmatic, and it's more important that it provides insight and generates discussion (possibly by being provocative) than that it represents the absolute truth (for which one can always look to statistics). | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
On November 03 2009 10:11 OpticalShot wrote: I'd personally switch Calm and JD for Oct. PR because Calm won a whole lot of games for his team while JD dropped a few key ones. >_< HOW CAN YOU LOSE ZVZ TO 815 (idc if it's a BO loss or whatever, a loss is a loss) You know, I don't get this. 815 has ALWAYS been really good at ZvZ. He was 1-1 with Jaedong going into that match and has over a 60% ZvZ record. I know Jaedong is really good, but I'd postulate that 815's ZvZ is as good, or atleast more consistent than Hyuk's and Zero's. | ||
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7mk
Germany10157 Posts
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