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IshinShishi
Profile Joined April 2012
Japan6156 Posts
July 24 2019 22:59 GMT
#321
I have to agree with Xain0n here,unlike Maru, prime Mvp just couldn't be tricked, couldn't be fooled, and he knew what to do in almost every game, regardless if he prepared for it or not, he wasnt ahead just mechanically like Maru is (granted, he is very ahead of his peers), he was ahead in the most beautiful aspect of an RTS game : strategy, honestly, Mvp mostly started losing because his hands/body couldn't keep up, his finals with Life reflected that.

I believe that Mvp was the smartest player that has ever graced sc2.
So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16081 Posts
July 24 2019 23:00 GMT
#322
On July 25 2019 06:38 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 04:06 renaissanceMAN wrote:
MVP > MARU CMON DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN KNOW YOUR TERRAN HISTORY?


Stuchiu would curse them all.
It's due to recency bias in favor of Maru, anti KeSpa bias against Mvp and the fact that people think four consecutive Code S by itself would propel anyone to GOAT status, let alone one already fairly accomplished player.

or it's because some people have other criteria than the ones you made up to make your favourite player look as good as possible.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Dave4
Profile Joined August 2018
494 Posts
July 24 2019 23:02 GMT
#323
Most dominant year in SC2 history - did it all alone against previously unconquered odds - eliminated in ro32

2nd most dominant year in SC2 history - had significant advantages in terms of teamhouse support - seems to be in Grand final.

I'm not sure.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8990 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-24 23:17:32
July 24 2019 23:15 GMT
#324
On July 25 2019 08:02 Dave4 wrote:
Most dominant year in SC2 history - did it all alone against previously unconquered odds - eliminated in ro32

2nd most dominant year in SC2 history - had significant advantages in terms of teamhouse support - seems to be in Grand final.

I'm not sure.


Well one also has one of the best carreer in the game outside of his 1 year.
Rogue/ByuN also didn't go far
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Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
July 24 2019 23:32 GMT
#325
On July 25 2019 08:00 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 06:38 Xain0n wrote:
On July 25 2019 04:06 renaissanceMAN wrote:
MVP > MARU CMON DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN KNOW YOUR TERRAN HISTORY?


Stuchiu would curse them all.
It's due to recency bias in favor of Maru, anti KeSpa bias against Mvp and the fact that people think four consecutive Code S by itself would propel anyone to GOAT status, let alone one already fairly accomplished player.

or it's because some people have other criteria than the ones you made up to make your favourite player look as good as possible.


Enlighten me, what am I missing?
Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
July 24 2019 23:49 GMT
#326
So hilarious, of course we are all biased except for one or two superhumans that have no bias at all and only judges 100% correct and true accomplishments. Everyone else is just xbiased, ybias, zbias and therefore obviously wrong in everything.

Seems the Serralboys are here. The polls are looking good though, the next matchups will be the truely exciting ones =)

I'm predicting Inno victory because of maru antibias =D
Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4419 Posts
July 25 2019 01:12 GMT
#327
On July 25 2019 07:59 IshinShishi wrote:
I have to agree with Xain0n here,unlike Maru, prime Mvp just couldn't be tricked, couldn't be fooled, and he knew what to do in almost every game, regardless if he prepared for it or not, he wasnt ahead just mechanically like Maru is (granted, he is very ahead of his peers), he was ahead in the most beautiful aspect of an RTS game : strategy, honestly, Mvp mostly started losing because his hands/body couldn't keep up, his finals with Life reflected that.

I believe that Mvp was the smartest player that has ever graced sc2.


Mvp is one of my favorite players ever but let's not forget that even during 2011 which was his most dominant year and before his wrist issues got really bad he got eliminated in the ro32 of Code S and then lost in the up/down matches as well and spent a season in Code A. No one has ever been as untouchable as what you're talking about there. Everyone even during their most dominant peaks has weird losses. People just forget them when thinking about the best players of the past but remember them when thinking about recent players. Recency bias works both ways.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8990 Posts
July 25 2019 02:24 GMT
#328
On July 25 2019 10:12 JJH777 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 07:59 IshinShishi wrote:
I have to agree with Xain0n here,unlike Maru, prime Mvp just couldn't be tricked, couldn't be fooled, and he knew what to do in almost every game, regardless if he prepared for it or not, he wasnt ahead just mechanically like Maru is (granted, he is very ahead of his peers), he was ahead in the most beautiful aspect of an RTS game : strategy, honestly, Mvp mostly started losing because his hands/body couldn't keep up, his finals with Life reflected that.

I believe that Mvp was the smartest player that has ever graced sc2.


Mvp is one of my favorite players ever but let's not forget that even during 2011 which was his most dominant year and before his wrist issues got really bad he got eliminated in the ro32 of Code S and then lost in the up/down matches as well and spent a season in Code A. No one has ever been as untouchable as what you're talking about there. Everyone even during their most dominant peaks has weird losses. People just forget them when thinking about the best players of the past but remember them when thinking about recent players. Recency bias works both ways.


He did also failled to win Blizzard cup that year, which was more of a World championship than Blizzcon or WCG were that year IMO.
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mopakarim4500
Profile Joined July 2019
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-28 20:27:37
July 25 2019 03:54 GMT
#329
On July 05 2019 18:11 Anc13nt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 05 2019 17:22 Shuffleblade wrote:
Innovation -> Taeja
soO -> Nestea
Maru -> Stats
Zest <- MVP

Innovation -> soO
Maru -> MVP

Maru -> Innovation

Maru
Innovation
MVP
soO
Stats
Taeja
Nestea
Zest

This would be my personal opinion in regards to this contest, we'll see how it plays out. Top three should be a lock at least in my opinion. Missing Life, Classic, MC and Serral is]getting closer and closer to deserve to be ranked among the greatest of all time.


agreed. Regarding Maru and Inno, if you compare their achievements, they are very close but like in BW most people think Flash is greatest and not Nada. I think Inno's longevity is incredible and has value but Maru has good longevity and a GSL run that no one can/will ever come even close to.

Also, tbh I can see Serral being top 5 in 2 more years since Stats, Zest, soO, sOs and many others will go to military soon (so he can catch up) but right now 18th place looks fair.

Welcome everyone, it's been a long time comingmy ip birthday wishes tneb but after 3 month and 4 round of vote we are left with only 8 man in contention for the title of the greatest in the game.
Malinor
Profile Joined November 2008
Germany4752 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-25 06:38:06
July 25 2019 06:37 GMT
#330
On July 25 2019 10:12 JJH777 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 07:59 IshinShishi wrote:
I have to agree with Xain0n here,unlike Maru, prime Mvp just couldn't be tricked, couldn't be fooled, and he knew what to do in almost every game, regardless if he prepared for it or not, he wasnt ahead just mechanically like Maru is (granted, he is very ahead of his peers), he was ahead in the most beautiful aspect of an RTS game : strategy, honestly, Mvp mostly started losing because his hands/body couldn't keep up, his finals with Life reflected that.

I believe that Mvp was the smartest player that has ever graced sc2.


Mvp is one of my favorite players ever but let's not forget that even during 2011 which was his most dominant year and before his wrist issues got really bad he got eliminated in the ro32 of Code S and then lost in the up/down matches as well and spent a season in Code A. No one has ever been as untouchable as what you're talking about there. Everyone even during their most dominant peaks has weird losses. People just forget them when thinking about the best players of the past but remember them when thinking about recent players. Recency bias works both ways.


That is exactly how I feel. I followed SC2 much more closely when MVP was the top dog. But he was not nearly as dominant as people remember him. He was without a doubt the best, but he also was beaten convincingly on multiple occasions during his prime.

I voted Maru. I think their accomplishments are pretty similar, but Maru has the longer career and is therefore more impactful.
"Withstand. Suffer. Live as you must now live. There will, one day, be answer to this." ||| "A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come."
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
July 25 2019 07:49 GMT
#331
Mvp was such a genius in Wings, just had to vote for him. Other votes were rather simple, Stats & Zest.
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16848 Posts
July 25 2019 08:48 GMT
#332
vote 4 mvp you goons

The Bomber boy
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12131 Posts
July 25 2019 08:49 GMT
#333
On July 25 2019 17:48 Wintex wrote:
vote 4 mvp you goons


Nope, Maru > Mvp
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16081 Posts
July 25 2019 08:52 GMT
#334
On July 25 2019 08:32 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 08:00 Charoisaur wrote:
On July 25 2019 06:38 Xain0n wrote:
On July 25 2019 04:06 renaissanceMAN wrote:
MVP > MARU CMON DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN KNOW YOUR TERRAN HISTORY?


Stuchiu would curse them all.
It's due to recency bias in favor of Maru, anti KeSpa bias against Mvp and the fact that people think four consecutive Code S by itself would propel anyone to GOAT status, let alone one already fairly accomplished player.

or it's because some people have other criteria than the ones you made up to make your favourite player look as good as possible.


Enlighten me, what am I missing?

Hmm let's see - you value GSL incredibly little and international tournaments incredibly high (regardless of the level of competition "names do not matter, results do!").
You don't value Proleague at all and put extra emphasis on how high of a peak a player reached.
I wonder which player benefits the most from your "unbiased" criteria.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16848 Posts
July 25 2019 08:53 GMT
#335
On July 25 2019 17:49 deacon.frost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 17:48 Wintex wrote:
vote 4 mvp you goons


Nope, Maru > Mvp

humans do make mistakes intentionally, it seems
The Bomber boy
RatzBarcode
Profile Joined December 2013
United States98 Posts
July 25 2019 09:58 GMT
#336
On July 24 2019 09:32 Fango wrote:
soO didn't deserve only 17% of the vote he'll have to settle for best zerg even though he was only a handful of games off being everone's undisputed #1

At least Zest didn't go as underrated as I thought he would


settle for best Zerg? technically, that's prolly You Know Who. secondly, he's more than a handful of games behind inno and maru. soo would've had to flip like 3 or 4 GSLs his way to be better than them. Maru and Inno and MVP aren't even undisputed #1, but somehow SoO is so close to being way better than them? no...
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
July 25 2019 10:51 GMT
#337
On July 25 2019 17:52 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 08:32 Xain0n wrote:
On July 25 2019 08:00 Charoisaur wrote:
On July 25 2019 06:38 Xain0n wrote:
On July 25 2019 04:06 renaissanceMAN wrote:
MVP > MARU CMON DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN KNOW YOUR TERRAN HISTORY?


Stuchiu would curse them all.
It's due to recency bias in favor of Maru, anti KeSpa bias against Mvp and the fact that people think four consecutive Code S by itself would propel anyone to GOAT status, let alone one already fairly accomplished player.

or it's because some people have other criteria than the ones you made up to make your favourite player look as good as possible.


Enlighten me, what am I missing?

Hmm let's see - you value GSL incredibly little and international tournaments incredibly high (regardless of the level of competition "names do not matter, results do!").
You don't value Proleague at all and put extra emphasis on how high of a peak a player reached.
I wonder which player benefits the most from your "unbiased" criteria.


I don't value Code S incredibly little, it's more like I value WCS; what is true is that my jaw doesn't drop as much as yours when four consecutive Code S victories are achieved when Code A is a joke.

I value international tournaments quite high(don't you?), and the phrase "names do no matter, results do" is out of context here; the(most accurate and objective as possible, maybe using Aligulac?) evaluation of both the pool of players in a certain tournament and the path the winner had on his way to the title should affect how worth that victory is. Counting how many koreans are present isn't enough.

I don't value teamleagues that much, it's true, and I find especially arbitrary to hold Proleague in such high regard.
Peak vs consistency is not an easy matter, I would say an otherwordly peak is very important but not enough if followed or preceded by years of nothingness while a long career is a positive thing if the results obtained are mosg of the times above mediocrity(unless that player was part time and turns into full pro, or the opposite).
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
July 25 2019 11:23 GMT
#338
On July 25 2019 18:58 RatzBarcode wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2019 09:32 Fango wrote:
soO didn't deserve only 17% of the vote he'll have to settle for best zerg even though he was only a handful of games off being everone's undisputed #1

At least Zest didn't go as underrated as I thought he would


settle for best Zerg? technically, that's prolly You Know Who. secondly, he's more than a handful of games behind inno and maru. soo would've had to flip like 3 or 4 GSLs his way to be better than them. Maru and Inno and MVP aren't even undisputed #1, but somehow SoO is so close to being way better than them? no...

soO needed a hand full of games to flip 3 or 4 or 6 GSLs his way. That is his entire point.
renaissanceMAN
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1840 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-25 11:46:05
July 25 2019 11:45 GMT
#339
On July 25 2019 17:53 Wintex wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2019 17:49 deacon.frost wrote:
On July 25 2019 17:48 Wintex wrote:
vote 4 mvp you goons


Nope, Maru > Mvp

humans do make mistakes intentionally, it seems


this is probably why will innovation will win overall, machines don’t make mistakes
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Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18337 Posts
July 25 2019 12:09 GMT
#340
I apparently already voted. I wonder when and who I voted for

I hope it was Mvp, Nestea and Taeja. Just to be contrary.
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