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Survivor61316
Profile Joined July 2012
United States470 Posts
December 12 2014 03:09 GMT
#21
If Taeja's summer run in 2012 would have just lasted a month or two longer, he would be right up there with mvp.. He was so dominate, that was such an awesome story to follow
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LemonyTang
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom428 Posts
December 12 2014 03:11 GMT
#22
Great read

I FUCKING LOVE MVP

Meeting him one of the best moments of my life :D
Mvp #1
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12588 Posts
December 12 2014 03:12 GMT
#23
None will ever overtake Mvp in my heart :p
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
December 12 2014 03:13 GMT
#24
Thank you for a very well written article, even though the ending felt rather abrupt.

I don't think anyone but soO or Zest is likely to do something to close the gap to Mvp. There's too much talent in Korea, too many good players with too much information on those who are best.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-12 03:27:34
December 12 2014 03:16 GMT
#25
You've done it again Stuchiu. Great article.

Gets me all kinds of hyped for Korea in 2015.

Personally, I think Life is the most likely to succeed Mvp out of this bunch. Zest is easily the top player of 2014, but Life in the long run has proven his consistency. He's continuously reinvented himself and is one of the greatest reactionary players ever seen. Along with a gsl title (2 if Blizzard Cup counts) he's gaining on Taeja's record of 11 Premieres. Not to mention he has the huge advantage of youth.

On December 12 2014 12:02 MiniFotToss wrote:
What? Rain/Flash/Solar aren't on the Contender list and Taeja is???


Are you serious? Even where Taeja is at his worst (gsl and preparation tournaments) none of that bunch except Rain has gone as far as Taeja has nor as many times. None of them even come close to his number of premiere wins. None of them have proven as consistent as Taeja who's been at worst a mid-tier Terran and at best the best player in the world their entire sc2 career (going back to 2011). In just shear peak gameplay I'd even give the advantage to Taeja. Finally, none of them can even touch Taeja in 2014 results. So yes, Taeja is a contender and they're not.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Jazzman88
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada2228 Posts
December 12 2014 03:20 GMT
#26
What we would be incredible would be if we had someone magically ascend like Life did back in 2012 from obscurity and proceed to claim this throne. That would be fucking epic.
Orcasgt24
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada3238 Posts
December 12 2014 03:21 GMT
#27
I hope MVP wins that G5L Trophy this year.
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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
December 12 2014 03:24 GMT
#28
Excellent read. And I agree with the whole list!

I hope Zest can do it (bad start for 2015 tho -.-). If not, then soO.
Uncultured
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1340 Posts
December 12 2014 03:28 GMT
#29
On December 12 2014 12:21 Orcasgt24 wrote:
I hope MVP wins that G5L Trophy this year.



He was SO close.
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magnaflow
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1521 Posts
December 12 2014 03:31 GMT
#30
On December 12 2014 11:22 banjoetheredskin wrote:
Still love the zest picture because of the van gogh (i think?) in the background



I think it's a painting of Thorin
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
December 12 2014 03:34 GMT
#31
On December 12 2014 12:28 Uncultured wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2014 12:21 Orcasgt24 wrote:
I hope MVP wins that G5L Trophy this year.



He was SO close.


At least it was a loss to Life. Someone who's just behind Mvp in terms of all-time greatness.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 12 2014 03:34 GMT
#32
How'd you become such a great writer... Im jealous. Good article, and there's a good amount of zest in here too
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zenkicker
Profile Joined December 2008
257 Posts
December 12 2014 03:37 GMT
#33
Zest painting a Van Gogh with his nipple.

More boss than BossToss.
I you cant beat them, join them.
Buddy168
Profile Joined June 2012
United States157 Posts
December 12 2014 03:41 GMT
#34
I still get chills when I read about the MVP "Throne of Korea" narrative.

MVP <3
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
December 12 2014 03:43 GMT
#35
Wow, this article is worthy of being a Final Edit imo. It's a great overview of the scene.
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swag_bro
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
Japan782 Posts
December 12 2014 03:43 GMT
#36
Of the people in the list, I'd say that Zest and soO are the weakest (right now at least, they could recover) because they are both in near unrecoverable slumps. They are good, but not as good as they could be. Look at recent things like SSL qualifiers, Blizzcon and the Hot6 Cup. It's almost unbelievable how players that achieve things like 4 consecutive GSL finals and 3 Korean tournament wins can fall this hard. I really wish the best for Zest and soO. I hope they can recover from their deep slumps. Their play is fun to watch.
They hate us 'cause they ain't us.
AKAvg
Profile Joined April 2014
Brazil298 Posts
December 12 2014 03:45 GMT
#37
Dat Zest picture :D.

To be fair, unless someone beasts through 2015, is hard to say anyone could match MVP from Wings.
Juliette
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States6003 Posts
December 12 2014 03:45 GMT
#38
this is the reason i cared about sc2 :[.

why are koreans being forced back to kr? because of the tournaments, or new wcs rules, or?
OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
December 12 2014 03:49 GMT
#39
Jesus, stop being so good stuchiu.

Another contender I'd mention is sOs.
Just like Mvp, I'd say that he's by far the best at mapping out series, and pulling out clutch wins when needed.
Tailed off a bit last year, but if he wins big this year, then Hot6ix cup, 2 world championships, and his 2015 haul will be nothing to sneer at. Only thing he's lacking is consistency.
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Ace Frehley
Profile Joined December 2012
2030 Posts
December 12 2014 03:56 GMT
#40
Is mvp retired?
He didn't even participate in ssl qualifiers...
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