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On May 04 2015 19:30 Ej_ wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. 2 semifinals during BL/Infestor isn't what I would call "not achieving that much"
It's not that much considering how long he's been playing and how much he achieved in weekend tournaments against players of similar to higher caliber (specifically higher caliber than his WCS NA competition). TaeJa in peak condition should be able to win GSL and should have dominated WCS NA like no other. Never did either of those. And then in the next IEM he plays in he looks like a genius again.
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On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well.
Okay, so in the big leagues where legends are made and champions play at their best; in an system where the "strategy" in RTS was half of the match,Taeja was never very relevant.
Explain to me why he should be as highly rated as he is by some TOTALLY UNBIASED, NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED writers?
Taeja beat some big names in an environment where he was comfortable occasionally, but those big names ALWAYS beat Taeja in Korea where they could prepare for him.
Would you really say that 2 semifinals and a couple ro8's in a career that has spanned 4-5 years really befits the player that is being called the THIRD GREATEST OF ALL TIME?
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United Kingdom10443 Posts
So happy to see most of my zerg boys getting through. I'm only sad that Maru didn't make it because he is the best Terran and probably best player in the world right now.
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Poland3769 Posts
On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT.
As evidenced by INnoVation, Classic, Parting and Rain not winning anything while on SKT?
Oh wait...
Unless you refer to the stygma of "SKT Zerg" which is ridiculous.
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On May 04 2015 19:28 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:27 blae000 wrote:
This interview with Trap and that korean girl trying to get him to speak english is hilarious.. Who is she? :D Sojung who translates interviews to English in SSL, SPL, and KeSPA Cup <.<. You should know that <.<
Im just getting into SC2 again after a good year away from the scene!  But now I know.. 감사합니다!!~
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On May 04 2015 19:33 Lunareste wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. Explain to me why he should be as highly rated as he is by some TOTALLY UNBIASED, NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED writers?
I mean stuchiu explains if you read the article...
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On May 04 2015 19:35 Ej_ wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:33 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. Explain to me why he should be as highly rated as he is by some TOTALLY UNBIASED, NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED writers? I mean stuchiu explains if you read the article...
That was a bit tongue-in-cheek, if you didn't catch it :/
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On May 04 2015 19:33 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:30 Ej_ wrote:On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. 2 semifinals during BL/Infestor isn't what I would call "not achieving that much" It's not that much considering how long he's been playing and how much he achieved in weekend tournaments against players of similar to higher caliber (specifically higher caliber than his WCS NA competition). TaeJa in peak condition should be able to win GSL and should have dominated WCS NA like no other. Never did either of those. And then in the next IEM he plays in he looks like a genius again.
WCS NA was very strange, but Taeja did great before departing Korea.
He went ro8 -> ro8 -> ro4 -> out in ro32 -> ro4.
He only lost to eventual champs and finalists in an era that was difficult for Terran during his deep runs. I think he more than performed up to form.
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On May 04 2015 19:36 Lunareste wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:35 Ej_ wrote:On May 04 2015 19:33 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. Explain to me why he should be as highly rated as he is by some TOTALLY UNBIASED, NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED writers? I mean stuchiu explains if you read the article... That was a bit tongue-in-cheek, if you didn't catch it :/
I didn't because all you wrote does sound like you didn't read it :/
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On May 04 2015 19:37 Ej_ wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:36 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:35 Ej_ wrote:On May 04 2015 19:33 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:
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I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. Explain to me why he should be as highly rated as he is by some TOTALLY UNBIASED, NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED writers? I mean stuchiu explains if you read the article... That was a bit tongue-in-cheek, if you didn't catch it :/ I didn't because all you wrote does sound like you didn't read it :/
I did, I just thought that placement deserved ridicule despite the method used to obtain. The means really didn't justify the ends in this case.
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Lol @ the pure copy/paste of the veto ceremony
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Life vs Dream, get hyped!
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On May 04 2015 19:33 Lunareste wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2015 19:27 Elentos wrote:On May 04 2015 19:26 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:25 dazed25 wrote:On May 04 2015 19:18 Lunareste wrote:On May 04 2015 19:14 REyeM wrote:On May 04 2015 19:12 OtherWorld wrote:On May 04 2015 19:11 Ej_ wrote:
also, OtherWorld, feel called out for doubting Dark I will never ever believe in Dark. At least until he wins a Premier, which won't happen since he's on SKT. He better start attending more DHs so people can consider him to be a top player Yeah, beat a bunch of foreigners all the time and be called #3 GOAT #bias I'm curious whether people are seriously mad about the Taeja ranking or it's become a tongue in cheek sort of thing on these forums. Taeja has always shown he's capable of taking down Kespa monsters like Innovation, Zest, and was one game away from probably winning Blizzcon if he won against Life. Yeah and by that logic Sjow is the greatest foreigner who ever lived because that one time he beat Life Come on now. TaeJa has consistently played on par with Life in weekend tournaments. In the GSL/WCS preparation format he never achieved that much, but in the weekend format he was an actual top player who didn't need to luck out to do well. Okay, so in the big leagues where legends are made and champions play at their best; in an system where the "strategy" in RTS was half of the match,Taeja was never very relevant. Explain to me why he should be as highly rated as he is by some TOTALLY UNBIASED, NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED writers? Taeja beat some big names in an environment where he was comfortable occasionally, but those big names ALWAYS beat Taeja in Korea where they could prepare for him. Would you really say that 2 semifinals and a couple ro8's in a career that has spanned 4-5 years really befits the player that is being called the THIRD GREATEST OF ALL TIME?
I would say winning more Premier tournaments than any other player certainly makes him a contender for 3rd greatest. It's not like he 2-raxed a bunch of foreigners to win those tournaments.
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God I want to stay up and watch this because their last matchup was insane, but I have work in 7 hours 
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This match.. my body! ITS READY
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So, this should be interesting. Hopefully Dream won't play mech.
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EPT
