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On November 13 2014 11:26 yoshi245 wrote:
Let's just rename this Flavor of the Month ranking. Because really in the end, it's all it is. Oh and I personally think Taeja deserves to be high ranked than Life regardless if it wasn't so FotM.
The biggest Tournament Taeja won was a Dreamhack Winter, while Life's won GSL, Hot6ix Cup, and now Blizzcon. Even if you compare their careers and not current form Life looks better.
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i'm glad you guys pointed out, that while MMA played quite well, he went to the finals on the easier half of the bracket and got demolished by Life who survived the mind blowingly stacked harder half of the bracket.
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On November 13 2014 07:25 Dodgin wrote:
lol taeja gets 8 slots higher than bomber even though he lost in WCS AM as usual
joke
IT IS A POWER RANK!
The title of the goddamn list is the post-Blizzcon POWER RANK! He says in the beginning of the damn list that he weighted Blizzcon very heavily, why in the hell does the WCS AM tournament matter? It doesn't.
Geez, I feel like I'm the only nerd on this site that ever reads conventional sporting Power Ranks. The rest of you don't seem to have a clue of what they are.
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Good list! Life #1
I predicted: 3-0 zest 3-1 san 3-2 innovation 4-0 her0. I feel like it was a close prediction even tho none of the scores are right :D. I wished innovation would beat Taeja because I feared the other champion in the tournament could be too much for Life.
Surprised her0 didn't make it to the finals :o. Very nice MMA but once life has the momentum only someone with the same or even better mindset can beat him (maybe taeja and s0s could).
Sadly theres no reason to have s0s in there  . Life, s0s and TaeJa are the best players in the world imo. Maybe maru should be there too but I feel like he still needs prove it once more.
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I enjoyed reading this Power Rank. However, like some others, I think Taeja is much too high. The fact is, he hasn't played in the most competitive leagues and tournaments for years. Except this one (and last Blizzcon, I suppose). And he came up short. He didn't embarrass himself. In fact, he played great. But one good performance shouldn't mean you take the number 2 spot (especially when you didn't even come in as #2).
If Taeja is #2, then Stephano was the #2 player for about a year.
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On November 13 2014 12:17 Vindicare605 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 07:25 Dodgin wrote:
lol taeja gets 8 slots higher than bomber even though he lost in WCS AM as usual
joke IT IS A POWER RANK! The title of the goddamn list is the post-Blizzcon POWER RANK! He says in the beginning of the damn list that he weighted Blizzcon very heavily, why in the hell does the WCS AM tournament matter? It doesn't. Geez, I feel like I'm the only nerd on this site that ever reads conventional sporting Power Ranks. The rest of you don't seem to have a clue of what they are.
He didn't weigh Blizzcon heavily - he only weighed it heavily when it suited him (Life #1, but MMA #6).
That's why this Power Ranking is clearly biased - there's no consistent methodology here.
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Zealously against TL readers : act 3 scene 4
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On November 13 2014 13:03 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 12:17 Vindicare605 wrote:On November 13 2014 07:25 Dodgin wrote:
lol taeja gets 8 slots higher than bomber even though he lost in WCS AM as usual
joke IT IS A POWER RANK! The title of the goddamn list is the post-Blizzcon POWER RANK! He says in the beginning of the damn list that he weighted Blizzcon very heavily, why in the hell does the WCS AM tournament matter? It doesn't. Geez, I feel like I'm the only nerd on this site that ever reads conventional sporting Power Ranks. The rest of you don't seem to have a clue of what they are. He didn't weigh Blizzcon heavily - he only weighed it heavily when it suited him (Life #1, but MMA #6). That's why this Power Ranking is clearly biased - there's no consistent methodology here.
Even considering only Blizzcon, #6 sounds about right for MMA (maybe slightly too low). He made it to the finals, but he had a very favourable bracket, and looked completely lost in the finals against Life.
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
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On November 13 2014 14:05 Cricketer12 wrote:
no best of the rest?
lets be real foreigners fell apart this past month
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On November 13 2014 14:10 KingofdaHipHop wrote:lets be real foreigners fell apart this past month
Scarlett won a fairly prestigious tournament!
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Honestly I don't know who is the best SC2 player in the world, but right now at least I can happily assume that it is Life.
I hope he'll continue to be impressive, I really enjoy watching his zerg playstyle.
Nice article =D.
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I'd be hesitant to place too much value on one tournament, even Blizzcon. Like Zest botched a cannon rush and dropped 3 spots, I think that is placing too much value on what I think were some flukey outcomes at Blizzcon. Not to mention so many great players didn't even get a chance to go to Blizzcon b/c of the silly and arbitrary way WCS was structured, Flash, Rain, sOs (the double world champion!), Parting, etc. I don't expect the results of Blizzcon to have a much wider effect in the Starcraft world and when Korea is reunified(!) next year I think we will see who is really on top, and it will be the usual suspects: Zest, sOs, Innovation, Flash, Maru, soO, Life (maybe Parting and Rain, we will see how they fare post-Proleague. I suspect Parting will thrive, but Rain seems too dyed in the wool Kespa to me.)
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Solar only #8. INnoVation way too high. Life 1/2 ranks too high. MMA 1/2 ranks too low.
Nice power rank overall
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
Scarlett won LRSL BlizzCon Edition that was like the most important foreign tournament during this time period.
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United States97277 Posts
The finals weren't broadcasted so -10 prestige
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 13 2014 13:03 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 12:17 Vindicare605 wrote:On November 13 2014 07:25 Dodgin wrote:
lol taeja gets 8 slots higher than bomber even though he lost in WCS AM as usual
joke IT IS A POWER RANK! The title of the goddamn list is the post-Blizzcon POWER RANK! He says in the beginning of the damn list that he weighted Blizzcon very heavily, why in the hell does the WCS AM tournament matter? It doesn't. Geez, I feel like I'm the only nerd on this site that ever reads conventional sporting Power Ranks. The rest of you don't seem to have a clue of what they are. He didn't weigh Blizzcon heavily - he only weighed it heavily when it suited him (Life #1, but MMA #6). That's why this Power Ranking is clearly biased - there's no consistent methodology here.
I don't think placing MMA at #6 for beating the players he did and getting absolutely crushed by Life is terribly biased. Would you rate him above soO or Zest after Blizzcon? For me, the answer was no - he impressed me, but not that much.
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On November 13 2014 15:39 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 13:03 Bagration wrote:On November 13 2014 12:17 Vindicare605 wrote:On November 13 2014 07:25 Dodgin wrote:
lol taeja gets 8 slots higher than bomber even though he lost in WCS AM as usual
joke IT IS A POWER RANK! The title of the goddamn list is the post-Blizzcon POWER RANK! He says in the beginning of the damn list that he weighted Blizzcon very heavily, why in the hell does the WCS AM tournament matter? It doesn't. Geez, I feel like I'm the only nerd on this site that ever reads conventional sporting Power Ranks. The rest of you don't seem to have a clue of what they are. He didn't weigh Blizzcon heavily - he only weighed it heavily when it suited him (Life #1, but MMA #6). That's why this Power Ranking is clearly biased - there's no consistent methodology here. I don't think placing MMA at #6 for beating the players he did and getting absolutely crushed by MMA is terribly visade. Would you rate him above soO or Zest after Blizzcon? For me, the answer was no - he impressed me, but not that much.
I think something went wrong with this post...
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 13 2014 15:44 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 15:39 Zealously wrote:On November 13 2014 13:03 Bagration wrote:On November 13 2014 12:17 Vindicare605 wrote:On November 13 2014 07:25 Dodgin wrote:
lol taeja gets 8 slots higher than bomber even though he lost in WCS AM as usual
joke IT IS A POWER RANK! The title of the goddamn list is the post-Blizzcon POWER RANK! He says in the beginning of the damn list that he weighted Blizzcon very heavily, why in the hell does the WCS AM tournament matter? It doesn't. Geez, I feel like I'm the only nerd on this site that ever reads conventional sporting Power Ranks. The rest of you don't seem to have a clue of what they are. He didn't weigh Blizzcon heavily - he only weighed it heavily when it suited him (Life #1, but MMA #6). That's why this Power Ranking is clearly biased - there's no consistent methodology here. I don't think placing MMA at #6 for beating the players he did and getting absolutely crushed by MMA is terribly visade. Would you rate him above soO or Zest after Blizzcon? For me, the answer was no - he impressed me, but not that much. I think something went wrong with this post...
Autocorrect and my brain went wrong
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Canada11355 Posts
I think your list is really nice Zealously, except how can taeja's high be 4 when he's 2?
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