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Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 15:56:50
December 04 2012 15:53 GMT
#161
Mvp,MMA,MKP,Polt

Mvp, this man is legendary. He is the best player to ever touch SC2. He is the king of SC2. His legacy will never be forgotten. MMA is one of the greatest terran player in WoL. He is known for his legendary TvZ. MKP, the player who almost won GSL with pure marines nuff said. Polt, one of the most consistent player who play on top level.


Nestea,DRG,Leenock,Stephano

Nestea is here because he is Nestea. DRG, he is one of the most mechanically gifted player in WoL and has shown prowess many times. Leenock, he is maybe the best zerg at the moment and has been playing for very long time despite his young age. Stephano, the most famous zerg. Although I don't think he has been the best zerg at any point but he always remains one of the best which is impressive for foriegner.

MC

The only Protoss.
Tsubbi
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany7996 Posts
December 04 2012 15:57 GMT
#162
Terran: MVP, MMA, MKP
Protoss: MC, Parting
Zerg: DRG, Stephano, Life
ProfessionalNoob
Profile Joined October 2012
United States75 Posts
December 04 2012 16:00 GMT
#163
Terran: mvp, mma, mkp, polt
Protoss: mc, squirtle, creator, parting
Zerg: nestea, drg, stephano, life (life is just really fun to watch, leenock is probably more deserving)
MateShade
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia736 Posts
December 04 2012 16:06 GMT
#164
On December 04 2012 14:43 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 04 2012 14:32 MateShade wrote:
If youre going from the beginning of sc2 till now, based purely on GSL it would be without question (and in order):

Terran: MVP, MarineKing, MMA, Polt

Protoss: MC, Genius, Seed, Hongun

Zerg: Nestea, DRG, FruitDealer, Leenock


HOLY SHIT i forgot about hongun, my favorite protoss, until you mentioned him ;O

Seed has been out of GSL for such a long long time though, despite being a good protoss back in early WoL and winning that one GSL. But you are basing only on GSL. So since he won a GSL, then yea.


Yeah I totally agree, but unfortunately there's no one there to replace them. The current top Protoss simply haven't been around long enough or been consistent enough to break those 4 protoss in the 'all time' gsl standings. I'm sure in 12 months it will look different but hots will be out by then so maybe they will edge it out depending what happens next season
hootsushi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany3468 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 17:06:04
December 04 2012 16:44 GMT
#165
Terran: Mvp, MMA, MKP and Polt.

Mvp is the most accomplished sc2 player so far, if you don't have him on your list, you are doing it wrong.
Just look at this list.

#1 Gainward SC2 Tournament
#1 Arena of Legends: Team Ace Invitational
#1 GSL January 2011
#1 GSL World Championship
#1 MLG Anaheim 2011
#1 GSL August 2011
#2 GSL October 2011
#1 Blizzcon 2011
#1 WCG 2011
#1 GSL Season 2 2012
#1 IEM VII Cologne
#2 GSl Season 4 2012

Any more questions?

MMA is a two time GSL champion and has shown beautiful multitasking capabilities, which always made for the most entertaining games.
When you think of marines, you think of MKP. That should be reason enough to put his head up there. Plus he was the first back-to-back MLG champion and no one else made it to the GSL finals that often (Not counting MVP, because he won).
I was very indecisive for the last spot, but eventually picked Polt over Taeja. Both are excellent player and I personally thought Taeja was the best starcraft 2 player to date at his prime, but Polt has been around forever, has won a GSL and seems to me as the next Terran hope. Also this guy embodies the marauder, which fits quite well to Marineking.

Protoss: MC, Parting, Hero and Rain

MC is the highest grossing starcraft 2 player to date, three time GSL champion and the president of South Korea and probably soon the whole world. Not putting him up Mount Rushmore would be madness. MADNESS.
Parting is simply the best protoss player at the moment, won BWC and WCG 2012.
Back-to-back Dreamhack winter champion Hero is probably the most handsome and most creative starcraft 2 player I've seen (Team Liquid bias!).
I'm taking quite a risk putting Rain there, but I believe, we will see many great things from Rain in the future. He won the first OSL and surprised almost everybody with astonishing clean play. I thought rorO or Flash would be the first Kespa player to make an impact on the starcraft 2 scene and I'm certainly surprised by this guy.

Honorable mentions: Creator, Genius.

If Rain falls off, Creator takes his place. BWC #2, BWC Asia #1, TSL 4 #1, Prime Ace. Shoutout to Genius, because he won Blizzcon 2010 and made it to the GSL finals in 2012.

Zerg: Nestea, Leenock, DRG and probably Stephano

To determine the first three Zergs, just look at their achievements:

Nestea: three time GSL champion, Blizzcon Runner-up.
Leenock: two time MLG champion, IPL 5 champion, GSL runner-up, MLG runner-up. And he's only 17 and his birthday is April 1, which I find funny.
DRG: GSL champion, GSL runner-up, MLG champion, MLG runner-up, OSL runner-up.

There are lot of Zergs to choose for the last slot like Life, Sniper, viOlet, but I think Stephano has the most accomplished out of the four (Plus foreigner bias!).
NightOfTheDead
Profile Joined August 2009
Lithuania1711 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 17:18:50
December 04 2012 17:02 GMT
#166
On December 04 2012 05:30 Fionn wrote:


Zerg: FruitDealer, Nestea, Leenock, Stephano

FruitDealer for being the George Washington of SC2, Nestea for being Nestea, Leenock for his various title wins throughout the life of Wings, and Stephano for his countless accomplishments.



Wow, and DRG does not have a place in it. Seriously. If MKP does have a place, DRG should more so. Fruitdealer is no-one compared to DRG. Months of domination, compared to first few GSLs?
BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5224 Posts
December 04 2012 17:06 GMT
#167
Terran: MVP, MKP, MMA
Protoss: MC, Huk, Naniwa
Zerg: Nestea, Leenock, DRG
Steelo_Rivers
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1968 Posts
December 04 2012 17:11 GMT
#168
On December 04 2012 05:34 Kakaru2 wrote:
MMA 2 times GSL champion? I remember he only won once and got destroyed by Polt the second time.

reverse that and I think you have it right.
ok
aMEkaRmy
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada633 Posts
December 04 2012 17:11 GMT
#169
Only 1 of each race it's pretty simple. Nestea, MVP. MC.
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seoul_kiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States545 Posts
December 04 2012 17:15 GMT
#170
MVP, NESTEA, MC
oGs.MC: Repair IMBAAAAAAAAAAa
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
December 04 2012 17:15 GMT
#171
I don't want to separate them by races. I'd just put MVP, Nestea, MC and Idra.
The first three are kinda obvious - most titled, most successful, most earned, lasted the longest during the whole period.
Why Idra and not Stephano/Huk/Naniwa/Jinro? Because Idra was and remained through the whole period an important foreigner, who would occasionally make a strike. When I look back, there's a whole year with no Stephano in sight, so I can't put Stephano there for WoL. But the future is his.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
Seldentar
Profile Joined May 2011
United States888 Posts
December 04 2012 17:16 GMT
#172
On December 05 2012 00:36 SwizzY wrote:
I think you guys are missing the point of "Mt. Rushmore" of Starcraft. Fruitdealer was THE man when he won the first Code S in the fucking sea of Terrans. They made him a friggin portrait. He is the 1st, the revolutionary George Washington, and he is most definitely should be on the zerg Mt. Rush. Seriously? Leenock? Life? They are way better than Fruitdealer ever was but that's not the point. They don't represent milestones in the Zerg race. They are just good players riding the wave.

Terran: Easily the 4 mentioned MVP, MMA, MKP, Polt. They all represent major points of Terran domination or play. I think Polt is a point of contention but noone is worthy of taking his place.

Zerg: Fruitdealer, Nestea, Stephano, DRG. These guys are all highly significant in Zerg history/domination and were all "the best" at some point in time.

Protoss: MC, HuK, HerO, Parting. MC is a given, HuK is the only protoss foreigner to have consistently made waves back when he was relevant, Hero is 2 time DH winter winner and imo one of the first to really use multi-pronged harass with WP/HT/sentry, and Parting because of his revolutionary builds.


OKAY. This is actually the most convincing post in the entire thread. I see why Fruitdealer should be in there now. Can't argue with any of your choices except maybe Parting.
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 17:19:21
December 04 2012 17:18 GMT
#173
I take pride in being kind of a dick but I wouldn't chisel faces of anyone into the holy place of another people.

e. maybe Goody, but that's it.
https://steamcommunity.com/id/*tlusernamehere*/
hootsushi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany3468 Posts
December 04 2012 17:21 GMT
#174
On December 05 2012 02:18 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
I take pride in being kind of a dick but I wouldn't chisel faces of anyone into the holy place of another people.

e. maybe Goody, but that's it.


Actually, Goody should be put above everyone. We should carve his face into the moon or something, so the whole world knows who the panzer general is.
Seldentar
Profile Joined May 2011
United States888 Posts
December 04 2012 17:22 GMT
#175
On December 05 2012 02:18 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
I take pride in being kind of a dick but I wouldn't chisel faces of anyone into the holy place of another people.

e. maybe Goody, but that's it.


Location: North Korea, takes pride in being a dick, respects holy places, believes in the power of panzer general Goody.

lolwut
fighter2_40
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States420 Posts
December 04 2012 17:23 GMT
#176
On December 04 2012 05:40 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Terran:
Mvp, MMA, Polt, Marineking

Zerg:
NesTea DRG Stephano Leenock (Fruitdealer was the first champion but i just dont feel like he was as influential in how the game was played as these 4. sorry FD)

Protoss:
MC, PartinG, Seed, Creator (Squirtle needs to win something; maybe HerO. this one is tough too)
Show nested quote +
On December 04 2012 05:34 Kakaru2 wrote:
MMA 2 times GSL champion? I remember he only won once and got destroyed by Polt the second time.

Blizzard Cup is counted as a GSL by Gom. He got a pin for it



I'm most inclined to agree with this one.

Terran is self explanatory. Zerg is pretty fucking solid, fruitdealer was only a thing season 1 GSL so i totally agree with that + DRG was on a tear for a while.

Toss is the hardest, obviously MC is a president so he goes on, PartinG is a good choice as well. I think seed is solid but then we are left with alicia, squirtle, creator, san and tassadar.

As for most influential i actually think it might have been alicia although obviously creator did better overall.
NightOfTheDead
Profile Joined August 2009
Lithuania1711 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 17:37:19
December 04 2012 17:28 GMT
#177
On December 05 2012 00:36 SwizzY wrote:
I think you guys are missing the point of "Mt. Rushmore" of Starcraft. Fruitdealer was THE man when he won the first Code S in the fucking sea of Terrans. They made him a friggin portrait. He is the 1st, the revolutionary George Washington, and he is most definitely should be on the zerg Mt. Rush. Seriously? Leenock? Life? They are way better than Fruitdealer ever was but that's not the point. They don't represent milestones in the Zerg race. They are just good players riding the wave.



First two seasons tell nothing about terran domination. Because the game was completely new. Yes terrans were better than the rest, but not because they were that good. First few seasons were by far easiest to win, not the opposite, nothing was figured out well. Even if you can give credit to FD for his 'innovative play', he doesnt deserve any for the perseverance Zergs like Nestea showed. He won one championship and rested on the laurels.
CuteZergling
Profile Joined November 2011
641 Posts
December 04 2012 17:33 GMT
#178
Parting and Hero surely belong in the Protoss monument.
Team owner of team QTLing
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
December 04 2012 17:34 GMT
#179
Then again, there's always this solution: + Show Spoiler +
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If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
Digitalis
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1043 Posts
December 04 2012 18:15 GMT
#180
Terran : mvp taeja polt mkp.
Protoss:mc seed hero parting
Zerg: nestea drg life stephano
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