Prince of the Tides: Polt - Road to Blizzcon #16 - Page 4

theatreofwar

Canada60 Posts

November 08 2013 16:46 GMT

#61

Thanks for the great writeups everyone! Really glad to have read through them all, was a fun waiting game. May the best player win

Clazziquai10

Singapore1949 Posts

November 08 2013 16:51 GMT

#62

Whaaaat? Fionn didn't write this?

Just kidding, great write-up CosmicSpiral

Holloworb

Norway345 Posts

November 08 2013 16:57 GMT

#63

Beats Polt then falls to HerO

ShadowReaver

Canada563 Posts

November 08 2013 17:45 GMT

#64

A bit disappointed with this article, too much hyperbole. I'll be cheering for Polt and will be watching in angst if he meets Soulkey in the semi finals.

Walnuts

United States770 Posts

November 08 2013 18:39 GMT

#65

On November 08 2013 17:50 lannisport wrote:

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To be fair the top Koreans of 2013 are of a higher caliber than the top Koreans of 2011. In the super tournament you had players like MKP, MMA, MC and Nestea. Can you really compare that group to one like say, Innovation, Maru, Bomber,Flash, Soul key, Life, Symbol, Rain, SoS and Dear?

No, they are the same caliber- the top. Do we say that Boxer doesn't count as a bonjwa because his successes came (for the most part) earlier than the other big names of BW?

fezvez

France3021 Posts

November 08 2013 18:55 GMT

#66

OK, I want to be a dick.

The first half of this article was strangely put up, the effort was admirable, but unfortunately it was obviously too "tryhard". Two things save it from being a catastrophe, first of all, a bit of autoderision [In this outrageous hierarchy of animal metaphors...], and second, the fact that CosmicSpiral actually knows his shit when it comes to writing.

I have the feeling that the author was at a loss to find a new idea. I mean, there are 16 articles in preparation, with the probable agreement that they should each adopt one style to focus on one facet of the character. And finding 16 different ways to approach a problem is hard.

Anyways, the second half becomes much more standard. Polt does not win vs big Korean competition. Is WCS NA easy, seeing as he loses in the Ro16 of the Season Finals? Etc... Perhaps the OP felt that some subjects were already covered to death (Polt's game sense / Polt the traveler / ...)

It was still a good job from CosmisSpiral. I am not here to just destroy the article, it's constructive criticism. I still enjoyed it quite a bit =)