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Power Rank - Post-Blizzcon Edition - Page 4

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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
November 12 2014 23:28 GMT
#61
On November 13 2014 08:23 REyeM wrote:
So when should we expect pre-SPL power rank where ST/yFW will be ranked #1?


I'm thinking STFW at #3 right now unless something changes, but I'll consider your input!
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REyeM
Profile Joined August 2014
2674 Posts
November 12 2014 23:29 GMT
#62
On November 13 2014 08:28 Zealously wrote:
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On November 13 2014 08:23 REyeM wrote:
So when should we expect pre-SPL power rank where ST/yFW will be ranked #1?


I'm thinking STFW at #3 right now unless something changes, but I'll consider your input!


As long as you make one post-SPL, It's all cool.
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ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-12 23:32:58
November 12 2014 23:30 GMT
#63
On November 13 2014 08:25 Jazzman88 wrote:
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On November 13 2014 07:17 Zealously wrote:
On November 13 2014 07:14 Yonnua wrote:
Why was Blizzcon weighted so heavily? There were only 6 WCS KR players at the tournament, so it's hardly representative of the highest levels of skill in the scene. Given that 4 of last months top 10 weren't even at the tournament, it just seems like a really contrived and unnecessary way to say Life is the best player in the world when he almost certainly isn't.


Same reason people count the Olympics as the most important event in so many sports even though you might find events with a higher level elsewhere. The tournament was so prestigious and so important to the players that they would pull no punches and spare no expenses to win their matches. Similar to The International for Dota2 and Worlds for LoL in that regard. Questioning the validity of the tournament's line-up after all three of this year's champions and the four-time finalist were all taken out by players either in Code B or not playing in the GSL seems more funky than anything.


But Zealously, Rain is actually the best player in the world, Artosis said so, and it's just not fair that WCS KR points don't count for more than winning the most stacked tournament of the year by beating arguably 3 of the top 5 players on the planet.

Are you really calling Blizzcon the most stacked tournament of the year?

On November 13 2014 08:12 Shuffleblade wrote:
This has nothing to do with blizzon final standings(then MMA would be higher placed.......). This has to do with the players that Life defeated on his way to winning blizzcon and the way he did it. He defeated Zest, 3-0 PvZ expert San and won over a Taeja that just took out soO and Innovation.

Stop whining about Taeja not playing in GSL and therefore he sucks when he kicked the shit out of both soO and Innovation. Doesn't matter where he plays if he is better than the GSL champion.

Life is nr 1 right now and most arguements against that are just silly. The kings of GSL got their asses handed to them by Taeja and Life, its not a bad dream its reality.

Of course it has to do with Blizzcon final standings. Look at MMAs games in October/November, do 3-1s over StarDust, Bomber and Classic really warrant 6th place?

MMA 1-4 Life
MMA 3-1 Classic
MMA 3-1 Bomber
MMA 3-1 StarDust
MMA 1-2 Happy
MMA 1-2 First
MMA 2-1 Kas
MMA 0-2 poizon (I assume this is a walkover because I don't see how else this would have happened)
MMA 4-2 YoDa
MMA 3-1 San

Compare that to Bomber's:
Bomber 1-3 MMA
Bomber 3-2 Jaedong
Bomber 4-2 Heart
Bomber 3-2 Polt
Bomber 3-1 Pigbaby
Bomber 4-0 Cure
Bomber 3-2 Polt
Bomber 2-0 Trap
Bomber 2-0 DongRaeGu
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
November 12 2014 23:32 GMT
#64
On November 13 2014 08:28 Zealously wrote:
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On November 13 2014 08:23 REyeM wrote:
So when should we expect pre-SPL power rank where ST/yFW will be ranked #1?


I'm thinking STFW at #3 right now unless something changes, but I'll consider your input!

oh god. ST is notorious for underperforming in team leagues. It would be evil to put those kind of expectations on them
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Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
November 12 2014 23:33 GMT
#65
On November 13 2014 07:57 vult wrote:
LOL LIFE AT #1.

NJ ZEALOUSLY.


Definitely top 3 still. That run was insane. And that shows he has what it takes. But I'd expect him to go down the ranks if he doesn't keep up this level of play consistently.
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
November 12 2014 23:36 GMT
#66
This one is kinda biased (sooo much emphasis on blizzcon :D), on the other hand there wasn't really much going on between the last power rank and this one either, so yeah.
But overall not that bad
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Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
November 12 2014 23:38 GMT
#67
Why the fuck is TaeJa always so high on everything ever?
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fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-12 23:45:58
November 12 2014 23:42 GMT
#68
I would swap MMA on the 9th spot for his honorable performance, put Rain on 10th, remove herO altogether, bump Bomber and the others accordingly, and finally, swap Life and Taeja

So much emphasis on Blizzcon, but I sure can't deny that the players prepared and prepared and prepared, and it showed in game.
nimdil
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland3751 Posts
November 12 2014 23:48 GMT
#69
On November 13 2014 07:41 Die4Ever wrote:
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On November 13 2014 07:25 nimdil wrote:
Huh, Life 1st? I don't recall Effort taking 1st spot in Power Rank after beating Flash in OSL final. TaeJa and Zest 1/2 and Life 3rd. One run is not enough.

Yea but in your example Flash at least made the finals. Who are you suggesting to be first? Zest or soO maybe? They lost in the first round and still got good spots.

TaeJa or Zest. Both will work. Both lost to Life 2-3 so their performance was close to eventual winner.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
November 12 2014 23:50 GMT
#70
On November 13 2014 08:48 nimdil wrote:
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On November 13 2014 07:41 Die4Ever wrote:
On November 13 2014 07:25 nimdil wrote:
Huh, Life 1st? I don't recall Effort taking 1st spot in Power Rank after beating Flash in OSL final. TaeJa and Zest 1/2 and Life 3rd. One run is not enough.

Yea but in your example Flash at least made the finals. Who are you suggesting to be first? Zest or soO maybe? They lost in the first round and still got good spots.

TaeJa or Zest. Both will work. Both lost to Life 2-3 so their performance was close to eventual winner.

Life threw game 3 against Zest, so that should have been a 3-0
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
November 12 2014 23:53 GMT
#71
Poll: Do you think Life should be #1?

Yes (91)
 
59%

No (64)
 
41%

155 total votes

Your vote: Do you think Life should be #1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
November 12 2014 23:54 GMT
#72
On November 13 2014 08:53 Shellshock wrote:
Poll: Do you think Life should be #1?

Yes (91)
 
59%

No (64)
 
41%

155 total votes

Your vote: Do you think Life should be #1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No


shellshock is mad :D
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
November 12 2014 23:54 GMT
#73
On November 13 2014 08:53 Shellshock wrote:
Poll: Do you think Life should be #1?

Yes (91)
 
59%

No (64)
 
41%

155 total votes

Your vote: Do you think Life should be #1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No


I dunno shellshock, that 100% "yes" vote for life looks pretty convincing so far
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leandroqm
Profile Joined June 2008
Netherlands874 Posts
November 12 2014 23:55 GMT
#74
awesome writeup!!
congrats :D
What are you tinkering about?
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8244 Posts
November 13 2014 00:00 GMT
#75
The bias is strong in this article. Taeja was clearly better than Life this year overall as a player. Life wasn't talked about as much nor did he win nearly as much as Taeja did. The fact he slipped into Blizzcon was astonishing in my opinion.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
November 13 2014 00:02 GMT
#76
On November 13 2014 09:00 geokilla wrote:
The bias is strong in this article. Taeja was clearly better than Life this year overall as a player. Life wasn't talked about as much nor did he win nearly as much as Taeja did. The fact he slipped into Blizzcon was astonishing in my opinion.

I'm sure anyone would have been thrown off by having to stay up for an extra 5 hours to play 1 hr worth of gametime in tvt the night before. Can't really blame TaeJa for the venue's problems imo
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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
November 13 2014 00:03 GMT
#77
On November 13 2014 09:02 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2014 09:00 geokilla wrote:
The bias is strong in this article. Taeja was clearly better than Life this year overall as a player. Life wasn't talked about as much nor did he win nearly as much as Taeja did. The fact he slipped into Blizzcon was astonishing in my opinion.

I'm sure anyone would have been thrown off by having to stay up for an extra 5 hours to play 1 hr worth of gametime in tvt the night before. Can't really blame TaeJa for the venue's problems imo

So, you think TaeJa should be #1?
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
November 13 2014 00:04 GMT
#78
On November 13 2014 09:03 The_Templar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2014 09:02 Shellshock wrote:
On November 13 2014 09:00 geokilla wrote:
The bias is strong in this article. Taeja was clearly better than Life this year overall as a player. Life wasn't talked about as much nor did he win nearly as much as Taeja did. The fact he slipped into Blizzcon was astonishing in my opinion.

I'm sure anyone would have been thrown off by having to stay up for an extra 5 hours to play 1 hr worth of gametime in tvt the night before. Can't really blame TaeJa for the venue's problems imo

So, you think TaeJa should be #1?

Yeah
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paddyz
Profile Joined May 2011
Ireland628 Posts
November 13 2014 00:04 GMT
#79
It seems wrong to me that Rain is not on the list.
Superbanana
Profile Joined May 2014
2369 Posts
November 13 2014 00:08 GMT
#80
Im fine with that list, but soO is the best player in the world
In PvZ the zerg can make the situation spire out of control but protoss can adept to the situation.
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