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fanatacist
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Kazius
Israel1442 Posts
Mamon's 700 games is sickening. It's incomprehensible. It's Cartman-in-the-WoW-episode level of insanity. It's dedication, fierce grinding, and batshit crazy. It's Jaedong preparing for MSL, OSL, and Proleague at once. It's David Beckham able to overcome his limitations by outpracticing any football player in the world. It's Kevin Garnett chasing that first ring. It's one of those qualities that is as impressive and important as talent, if not more so. The proper response to this can be phrased in three words: shock and awe. But if Mamon's record is about shock and awe, Yosh's streak is shock and awesome. I can't find words to describe how this sets my brain reeling. This is beyond illogical. Picking 57 random BAD players, one of them is supposed to cheese and win. If all of those players had a 1.3% chance of winning (an approximate difference of 660 on Elo rank, a difference greater than the best SC pro of all times in his top form vs the worst rated pro in his worst form), odds would be against that streak. This is beyond insane. A sane person should have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that this actually happened. This is a sick, sick world in which things like this can happen. | ||
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7mk
Germany10150 Posts
I think it's pretty close between yosh and idra.. but I mean there's just 33 people ahead of idra on iccup... THIRTYTHREE!!! | ||
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SkylineSC
United States564 Posts
On December 11 2009 00:44 Kazius wrote:he is definitely the most skilled foreigner ever, the most accomplished since Grrr, he hasn't accomplished anything in korea... his accomplishment in the foreign scene is impressive but hes a korean progamer. i mean mondragon's dominance in foreign scene is equally if not more impressive considering mondragon isn't in korea. | ||
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Kompicek
Czech Republic245 Posts
He never adapts, plays the same s*it again and again and i have never been amazed by any of his matches (and i have seen many of them). It seems to me as idra is not smart enough for sc. I hope ret will stay in korea and shows that he is much better starcraft player, althought it may be impossible to beat the motivation and crazyness of koreans. My vote goes to yosh, seconded my mamon (hope you will own soon with your crazy motivation  )-> go to korea :D | ||
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Zurles
United Kingdom1656 Posts
On December 10 2009 22:57 BabyRhino wrote: i think more people have achieved A+ than 57-0, thats like saying iloveoov's streak is just a variance that a lot of top tvzers can achieve... or jaedong's zvz streak is just a variance. /Facepalm It's still very impressive but you can't argue against the fact that it's just variance. | ||
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rredtooth
5242 Posts
On December 11 2009 01:58 Zurles wrote: using that logic couldn't you say idra got to A+ through variance?/Facepalm It's still very impressive but you can't argue against the fact that it's just variance. | ||
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TryThis
Canada1522 Posts
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checo
Mexico1246 Posts
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dekuschrub
United States2061 Posts
probly A+ tied with 57-0 for my favorite 700 hundred games is fucking amazing too though.. tough call! | ||
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UFO
582 Posts
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Louder
United States2276 Posts
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QibingZero
2608 Posts
Mamon has played 700 games in 20 days. 35 games a day. Considering he's not a progamer, and that his game time average doesn't seem to be especially low (at the very least I'd say 6 hours of actual in-game time a day), this is insane. | ||
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RebirthOfLeGenD
USA5582 Posts
On December 10 2009 17:23 Patriot.dlk wrote: Very impressed by all 4 it was a hard choice but.... Anyone could play 700 games (sorta) but not anyone could go 57-0 or get A+. It's that impressive for a progamer to reach the best rank in comparison so i voted for yosh... I am also very impressed by morrow haha I think anyone might be stretching it. The dedication it requires to do that is insane. Lets say he averaged 15 minutes a game. that is a 175 hours of GAMING alone, not even searching for games. This is even before the three weeks is up, so I would say hes probably going to get at least 100 more games in T_T | ||
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BlasiuS
United States2140 Posts
On December 11 2009 02:40 redtooth wrote: using that logic couldn't you say idra got to A+ through variance? yes you could, which is why that logic is terrible. IdrA getting A+ is certainly impressive skill-wise, but going 57-0 is a crazy combination of skill, performing under pressure (If I was 30-0 or 40-0 I would start to get nervous about my first loss), and luck, and gets my vote. | ||
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selboN
United States2512 Posts
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bEsT[Alive]
606 Posts
1) Morrow at #2 because NO ONE and I MEAN NO ONE would have guessed that. He has held onto it for some time. 2) Yosh: old school master of mech goes 57-0. Raw talent, check. Top 48, check. But, him going 57 and 0 to start off? So Yosh, what have you been doing lately? 3) Mamon playing 700 games. I knew someone would play close to 1000 games, but this old school player from Russia who keeps dropping in and out of the top 48? He doesn't even play Terran! Plus this guy hit the top 12 on more than one occasion. Another shocker. 4) IdrA +A. I expected some players to play around with A+ after seeing so many hit A- and A. I expected IdrA to be in the top 5. This isn't a big surprise at all. 5) Come on, everyone knows Ukraine has fucking solid players. I can name 7 off the top of my head. THIS SHOULDN'T SHOCK ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS THE CLAN LEAGUES AT ALL! -_- don't bold your entire post - fakesteve | ||
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StylishVODs
Sweden5331 Posts
On December 11 2009 04:22 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote: haha I think anyone might be stretching it. The dedication it requires to do that is insane. Lets say he averaged 15 minutes a game. that is a 175 hours of GAMING alone, not even searching for games. This is even before the three weeks is up, so I would say hes probably going to get at least 100 more games in T_T He plays really allin-ish though, for example vs terran who FE he makes 12hatch pool gas and then nothing but lings after the first 12 drones and go for all-in attack. Still 700 games are impressive. | ||
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
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