On December 10 2012 10:50 Wombat_NI wrote:
Just going to pull a top 10 list out of my ass.

1. MVP
2. DRG
3. Leenock (pretty interchangeable with 4)
4. Life
5. Taeja: The Summer of Taeja was incredible Starcraft
6. Stephano: People are forgetting just how good he was for a while.
7. Gumiho: Clutch teamleague monster, 2 GSTL titles
8. MC: Always there or thereabouts, however he is very inconsistent.
9. Seed: Broke the Protoss duck in GSL.
10. HerO: Consistently good play

I'd stick in Rain, but he's not been around for the whole year. He's also just dropped to Code B. If he showed the kind of play we've seen from him so far, over a longer period he'd 100% be in here.

Is this for player of the yar? How could mkp not crack top 10 for what he did in the first half of the year and now back to back ro8 code S?

He hasn't made deep Code S runs, or had a good spell over foreign tournies in different periods. That said, not his fault that Prime can't send him everywhere. If he'd have won WCG he probably would have made it in but he didn't do that well there alas. Parting likewise, much as I love him didn't quite do it for me.

That and the glasses. He looks like what Elton John would look like if he was reincarnated as a Korean progamer.

Come on HerO for game 2! That was a bit sloppy on his part, but that pathing is ridiculous. Daybreak is a terrible map anyway, surprised people aren't more vocal in having it removed

I don't see how Gumiho can be ranked above marineking
Marineking won a MLG championship and a MLG arena. 3rd at another MLG.
Gumiho only made it past the ro32 of Code S 1 time this year. every other season he lost in the ro32 including one season where he lost to Thorzain
Marineking made it to the ro16 or higher in every season of Code S this year.
Gumiho won 2 GSTLs. sure.
Marineking won 1 GSTL where he 4 killed in the finals and led the GSTL season with the best record.
Sure, Gumiho is the better player right now, but for the whole year? no way

The first half of 2012 before Taeja's explosion was the year of MKP. He was unstoppable in like every match up. His games against DRG in the MLG arena's were just unreal.

Gumiho has been more consistent throughout the whole year. But MKP's peak was way higher this year.

How is losing in the ro32 every season more consistent than making ro16 or ro8 every season?

MKP has been doing shitty outside of GSL for like the last 4-6 months. Whereas, to my knowedge, Gumiho hasn't been getting knocked out of tournies by no name zergs and trimaster.

he hasn't been playing in these tourneys...

Like I said, I wanted to stick in one player solely for their teamleague exploits. Yongwha or Gumiho it was, but FXO got those shiny winner's medals

HerO, well played. His warp prism micro is among the best in the game, he doesn't just use it to show off, but does it very effectively to save tech units.

you forget that MKP won prime GSTL, KSL and IPLTAC this year too lol

That GSTL, don't remind me dude

Plus aforementioned glasses, I ~~don't~~ apologise for my prejudice. Gumiho doesn't even get to go to foreign tournaments due to his lack of a huge fanbase, he needs some love damnit!

Oh god, Metropolis. Is that sneaky probe at Violet's natural going to be seen? Not sure what shenanigans he's got planned.

Voidray/sentry drop that HerO had a really tight build for is a possibility with these spawns I'd imagine

Havik_

United States5585 Posts

December 10 2012 02:40 GMT

#2402

The Void Ray into 7 Gate, probably the most gimmicky quasi new school all in I've been seeing these days.

EDIT: Guess its not an allin, but why get all that tech and gates before the Nexus?

TommyP

United States6231 Posts

December 10 2012 02:40 GMT

#2403

Violet's overlord's so good

Megabuster123

Canada1837 Posts

December 10 2012 02:40 GMT

#2404

I feel like Gumiho feels more consistent because he doesn't play as much as MKP. Huh..>_>

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

December 10 2012 02:41 GMT

#2405

On December 10 2012 11:40 Wombat_NI wrote:
Gumiho doesn't even get to go to foreign tournaments due to his lack of a huge fanbase, he needs some love damnit!

he doesn't go because he doesn't want to :p

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17233 Posts

December 10 2012 02:41 GMT

#2406

where is the german shepard today?

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

December 10 2012 02:41 GMT

#2407

On December 10 2012 11:40 Megabuster123 wrote:
I feel like Gumiho feels more consistent because he doesn't play as much as MKP. Huh..>_>

probably. plus his amazing GSTL games are really memorable
Gumiho vs MMA should be a game of the year candidate

CikaZombi

Serbia630 Posts

December 10 2012 02:43 GMT

#2408

I beginning to think I'm getting that key like the day before the game is out xD

ultratorr

Canada332 Posts

December 10 2012 02:44 GMT

#2409

Hero just killed his own void ray

Sabu113

United States11075 Posts

December 10 2012 02:44 GMT

#2410

Violet scared by the hallucination

darkshrine followup

Stanlot

United States5742 Posts

December 10 2012 02:45 GMT

#2411

Violet's weakness = Stalkers

jackdaleaper

Philippines1216 Posts

December 10 2012 02:45 GMT

#2412

Awesome push from Hero

Delphiki

Philippines1955 Posts

December 10 2012 02:45 GMT

#2413

go HerO!

nooboon

2602 Posts

December 10 2012 02:45 GMT

#2414

Dark shrine for hero

Delphiki

Philippines1955 Posts

December 10 2012 02:45 GMT

#2415

DT time!

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

December 10 2012 02:46 GMT

#2416

personal top 10 for the year, without weight recent tournaments:

DongRaeGu - great early on, less so now but still relevant
Mvp - Mvp, enough said
Leenock - good pretty much all year
Life - insane second half this year
MarineKing - dropped off lately, but still some of the best achievements this year. peak ELO was insane
PartinG - some really solid recent results but remember he only beat one korean to win $125,000 lol. inconsistent in GSL
Creator - started shining mid-year and still very relevant
TaeJa - did really well for a few weeks, but his tourney wins were against rather weak lineups
Rain - came on recently which is the only reason he's not higher, likely will stay relevant for a long time
Stephano or viOLet - token 'best foreigner'

WombaT

Northern Ireland26225 Posts

December 10 2012 02:46 GMT

#2417

'HerO can't play lategame PvZ'. He's withdrawing now after killing a ton of stuff, warp prism sniping the Roach warren in the main, and getting Violet's 4th.

Is that enough with the greater spire closing on completion? Dark shrine on the way for HerO too so I'd imagine he'll try to take a 4th and go into harass mode. Violet's having to build lower tech units just to survive this timing