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Hypemeup
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden2783 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-24 22:09:23
March 24 2011 22:07 GMT
#261
On March 25 2011 04:36 iNcontroL wrote:
lol

No it isn't.


I heard you managed to qualify for a GSL, yeah?

Oh and Artosis probably.

Day9 just cant have the time to practice that much.
Slago
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada726 Posts
March 24 2011 22:13 GMT
#262
day 9 hands down, psy alright but beating piqliq is no accomplishment its like beating stinky blue cheese. but yea day 9 is such a strong player although in the HDH tastless did beat him but more due to mind games
I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all out of... ah forget it
DoubleLariat
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada190 Posts
March 24 2011 22:14 GMT
#263
On March 25 2011 05:25 ixi.genocide wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2011 03:43 OldBamboo wrote:
Day is getting his M.S. in Math, right? That takes one heck of a self-disciplined mind.

I think the question is: Does Day9 have the talent to use with his genius brain and become a dominant sc2 gamer. If he can't execute all of the brilliant ideas/strategies he comes up with, then he'll be limited in how far he can go.


He's getting his M.S in a design field. I don't remember exactly what his degree is but his math degree is from Harvey Mudd.


Day9 is getting his masters in Interactive Media - aka that's why in the State of the Game they say that his profs should just watch his show and let him submit that as his thesis =P
Eiii
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2566 Posts
March 24 2011 22:16 GMT
#264
On March 25 2011 07:13 Slago wrote:
day 9 hands down, psy alright but beating piqliq is no accomplishment its like beating stinky blue cheese. but yea day 9 is such a strong player although in the HDH tastless did beat him but more due to mind games


...really? There's pretty much no examples of day9 doing really well in tournaments, let alone even replays of him playing really well. He was a beastly sc1 player but it seems to me (and he says himself) that he hasn't been able to put the time into sc2 that he needs to yet.
:3
Tyree
Profile Joined November 2010
1508 Posts
March 24 2011 22:21 GMT
#265
Nobody has even seen Day9 or Nick play lately, people have seen HD and Artosis here and there, and they both look like the best player-commentators out there, i reckon:

1. Artosis
2. HD
3. Day9
4. Husky
5. JP
6. Wheat

I dont consider iNcontrol, TLO or Idra player commentators, they just guest starred here and there, granted iNcontrol might down the road become a "real" commentator with NASL etc.
★ Top Gun ★
Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
March 24 2011 22:25 GMT
#266
HD is not that great as a player. Not even close to be better than Day9, that's for sure.
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
MuffinFTW
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States235 Posts
March 24 2011 22:25 GMT
#267
I think Day9 > Artosis, considering Day9 owned Artosis in practically every tournament they met at.
PokePill
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
March 24 2011 22:28 GMT
#268
On March 25 2011 07:21 Tyree wrote:
Nobody has even seen Day9 or Nick play lately, people have seen HD and Artosis here and there, and they both look like the best player-commentators out there, i reckon:

1. Artosis
2. HD
3. Day9
4. Husky
5. JP
6. Wheat

I dont consider iNcontrol, TLO or Idra player commentators, they just guest starred here and there, granted iNcontrol might down the road become a "real" commentator with NASL etc.


I'm sorry but when you are A+ Iccup a game this easy is not going to magically become hard. It doesn't matter if HD has played since beta, all those players are years behind Day[9]s depreciated skill level.
Patton3D
Profile Joined March 2011
United States65 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-24 22:31:29
March 24 2011 22:29 GMT
#269
Totalbiscuit!

Joking aside, Day9 has listed himself as a top masters and random on his blip.tv profile so he is higher than I think most people assume. I also remember hearing that Psy broke top 200 ladder in the US a while ago but has not quite made it back.

Edit: exact quote

High level commentary on competitive Starcraft matches from a 12-year veteran and top player. Day[9] has been rated A+/A on ICCUP/PGT on multiple accounts over multiple seasons, has qualified for the WCG USA finals 7 times, has qualified for the WCG Grand Finals 3 times, and won the Pan American Championship in 2007. In Starcraft 2 Day[9] is a top rated Master League player as random.
You are never defeated until you admit it.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
March 24 2011 22:34 GMT
#270
I'd say RotterdaM
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
vol_
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia1608 Posts
March 24 2011 22:35 GMT
#271
Not seeing enough Gretorp love in here! He is damn good and a great analytical commentator.
Jaedong gives me a deep resonance.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
March 24 2011 22:35 GMT
#272
On March 25 2011 07:29 Patton3D wrote:
Totalbiscuit!

Joking aside, Day9 has listed himself as a top masters and random on his blip.tv profile so he is higher than I think most people assume. I also remember hearing that Psy broke top 200 ladder in the US a while ago but has not quite made it back.

Edit: exact quote

Show nested quote +
High level commentary on competitive Starcraft matches from a 12-year veteran and top player. Day[9] has been rated A+/A on ICCUP/PGT on multiple accounts over multiple seasons, has qualified for the WCG USA finals 7 times, has qualified for the WCG Grand Finals 3 times, and won the Pan American Championship in 2007. In Starcraft 2 Day[9] is a top rated Master League player as random.


To be honest I don't think Day9 ever was A+/A on iccup... I might be mistaken and I love day9, but that can only be PGTOur (at best)
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
PlaGuE_R
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
France1151 Posts
March 24 2011 22:43 GMT
#273
Artosis, Day9 and Tasteless. I think Tasteless gets a lot of flak because in BW days he was the analytical commentator as opposed to now where he is the caster and Artosis is the analytical guy. I'm pretty sure Tasteless is really good, the tasteless build (lol) was actually really popular at one point, kawaiirice made an improved version of it (the marine, 1 tank, 1 raven build)
TLO FIGHTING | me all in, he drone drone drone, me win - SK.MC | JINROLLED! | KraToss for the win
ZidaneTribal
Profile Joined September 2007
United States2800 Posts
March 24 2011 22:46 GMT
#274
uh if u count players who actively play the game probably incontrol.....although its not fair to say because any player can start commentating at any point
fuck lag
Scrandom
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada2819 Posts
March 24 2011 22:54 GMT
#275
I don't see how you can't answer Artosis
cheesemaster
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1975 Posts
March 24 2011 22:57 GMT
#276
On March 25 2011 00:47 Silmakuoppaanikinko wrote:
Define 'commentator'? a lot of pros have commentated on the side, TLO, IdrA, PainUser...

And skill is not monodimensional, for instance, Day9 is not the best in a straight up match but his understanding of the game is very good, same for PsY, he really understands a lot of this game, more than most full time pros who just play by feeling it seems. Artosis and Tasteless on the other hand, though probably both better players than PsY have downright terrible understanding of the game ("No way he can save this nexus" -> saves nexus, "This is gg in any minute now." -> games goes on for 30 more minutes, "vikings are terrible on the ground" -> vikings land and obliterate everything) I always found it humorous when people diss Kelly for her lack of understanding, but Tastosis make so many bad calls each match.

The guy I'd personally recomment for learning from is PsY though, just slightly better than Day[9] who often tries to sugar-coat and fills his hour up with trivial nonsense from time to time.

I agree with the tasteless and artosis constantly making bad calls. I remember when some protoss player was going armor first against terran , and they are going "i am confused why is he getting armor first" then the next week they are saying "oh hes getting armor first thats the way to do it"

I thought getting armor first against T was common knowledge unless you start getting upgrades around the time your collosus comes out then attack is just as good. Thats just one example they clown it alot. I do think they have a decent understanding of the game and are good players, they just dont quite keep up with everything thats going on i guess. Theyve probably said "okay its over there is no way he can come back fromm this *guy comes back* so many times, they say it over the most minute details *player loses 4 scv;s* okay thats its its gonna be really hard for him to come back now. I love tasteosis but between the bad calls in game and their bad predictions of who is going to win the match, i just facepalm sometimes. "I will swallow a crooked sword if Sanzenith makes it out of this group". in the up and down matches "if MVP doesnt make it out of this group the world is going to implode" there are countless others they just really need to stop making such bold statements.
Slayers_MMA The terran who beats terrans
TheRealPaciFist
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1049 Posts
March 24 2011 22:59 GMT
#277
I remember once HD and Day9 chatting while casting some tourney, and Day9 mentioned not having as much time as he would like to play, saying he can only get oh-so-many-hours of laddering in per day... and HD's says something to the effect of "Yeah I don't get that many hours in a week"

Even if Day9 is only low master's, that he plays random has got to count for something

Day9 vs Artosis rivalry gooooo!
Second favorite strategy game of all time: Starcraft. First: Go (aka Wei Qi, Paduk, or Igo)
cheesemaster
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1975 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-24 23:12:41
March 24 2011 23:01 GMT
#278
On March 25 2011 06:32 chenchen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2011 06:22 Buddhist wrote:
On March 25 2011 00:42 Ohdamn wrote:
the answer is artosis.

This. No one else really comes close, in all likelihood. If day9 were good, I think we'd see the tiniest bit of evidence of the fact. We don't even know that he's master league, lol.

Tasteless is clearly master league (and has actually mentioned that fact off hand at one point), but he doesn't play at a professional level.

Artosis doesn't even get as much time to practice, due to commentating, but still hangs around a code A level of skill.

Though I guess it's worth noting, HD and Husky are both master level, but their commentary makes you think they're in gold league. So maybe there are some other commentators up at the very high master level, but just don't show it through their bad commentary.

Kellymilkies, for example, is master in korea.


Umm . . no.

Kellymilkies is gold on NA and plat on SEA ><

http://www.sc2ranks.com/us/2141462/kellyMILKIES

Where do people get these ideas from . . .

I doubt those are kellymilkies actualy accounts probably fakes, she won the womans ESL a few months back so i dont think shes that bad. If someone in gold can win womans ESL then thats pretty bad lol

Edit: wow i checked out her accounts she had her character codes and username on a ESL profile page. she is in plat in SEA and gold in NA im suprised, how the heck did she win a womans ESL are there no woman participating that are in masters league?

2nd edit: well she may not be in masters but she can beat masters players she beat megumixbear a master terran on NA in a womans ESL match 2-0. wow megumixbear is hot too http://www.justin.tv/megumixbear thats her stream
Slayers_MMA The terran who beats terrans
Grummler
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany743 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-24 23:04:37
March 24 2011 23:02 GMT
#279
On March 25 2011 00:45 FOUTWENTYSIXTY wrote:
Husky for sure.


Husky is definitelly not a skilled player^^. He is in Platinum i think.

I think its artosis, with day9 being probably very good too. JP and HD are both in Master, so they cant be that bad as well.
workers, supply, money, workers, supply, money, workers, ...
MuffinFTW
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States235 Posts
March 24 2011 23:04 GMT
#280
On March 25 2011 07:35 mTw|NarutO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2011 07:29 Patton3D wrote:
Totalbiscuit!

Joking aside, Day9 has listed himself as a top masters and random on his blip.tv profile so he is higher than I think most people assume. I also remember hearing that Psy broke top 200 ladder in the US a while ago but has not quite made it back.

Edit: exact quote

High level commentary on competitive Starcraft matches from a 12-year veteran and top player. Day[9] has been rated A+/A on ICCUP/PGT on multiple accounts over multiple seasons, has qualified for the WCG USA finals 7 times, has qualified for the WCG Grand Finals 3 times, and won the Pan American Championship in 2007. In Starcraft 2 Day[9] is a top rated Master League player as random.


To be honest I don't think Day9 ever was A+/A on iccup... I might be mistaken and I love day9, but that can only be PGTOur (at best)


You don't think a WCG Champion can break A on iccup... -.-
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