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Greatest Players of All Time: The Finale - Page 15

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Cam Connor
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada786 Posts
April 30 2015 16:40 GMT
#281
i hope this doesn't mean a protoss is best at the protoss game
i heard those guys smell funny
post to be
TL+ Member
zerious
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3803 Posts
April 30 2015 16:44 GMT
#282
I don't watch SC2 anymore, but I am happy that people remember Mvp's greatness. I enjoyed reading this article.
IshinShishi
Profile Joined April 2012
Japan6156 Posts
April 30 2015 17:12 GMT
#283
On April 30 2015 09:40 forsooth wrote:
Glad to see the King getting his due, there's never been another like him and there probably never will be again. SC2 just isn't nearly as interesting without him around.

It's hard for me to put it into words, honestly the new players should just go back and watch the god damn games, I'm sure they are enough testimony to Mvp's greatness. He showed time and time again sheer brilliance(intelligence?) in his game and sometimes it wentbeyond that, some of his games were inexplicable, it sounds silly but I feel like he sometimes transcended the game when it seemed as if every single move that happened were fitting their part in his grand plan.I've played DotA for almost 10 years, sc2 for at least 3, watched countless games and yet I can safely say that Mvp was the only player/team of any game to provide so much excitement through his play.Life though, well Life mostly just murdered people through his raw mechanical advantage for at least as long as I watched him, I doubt much of that has changed.
So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
April 30 2015 17:20 GMT
#284
On May 01 2015 02:12 IshinShishi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2015 09:40 forsooth wrote:
Glad to see the King getting his due, there's never been another like him and there probably never will be again. SC2 just isn't nearly as interesting without him around.

It's hard for me to put it into words, honestly the new players should just go back and watch the god damn games, I'm sure they are enough testimony to Mvp's greatness. He showed time and time again sheer brilliance(intelligence?) in his game and sometimes it wentbeyond that, some of his games were inexplicable, it sounds silly but I feel like he sometimes transcended the game when it seemed as if every single move that happened were fitting their part in his grand plan.I've played DotA for almost 10 years, sc2 for at least 3, watched countless games and yet I can safely say that Mvp was the only player/team of any game to provide so much excitement through his play.Life though, well Life mostly just murdered people through his raw mechanical advantage for at least as long as I watched him, I doubt much of that has changed.



Mvp's game sense in a nutshell
Melliflue
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom1389 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-30 17:45:05
April 30 2015 17:44 GMT
#285
Many thanks stuchiu for writing these. Especially this piece about Mvp was excellent.
TizeNO
Profile Joined April 2015
Croatia6 Posts
April 30 2015 18:29 GMT
#286
On April 30 2015 09:01 brickrd wrote:
as a post-mvp starcraft fan i don't care at all about mvp or any of his accomplishments, and life clearly plays in the more legitimate competitive era

life #1~~~


Wow, just wow. So biased.
zestzorb
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand776 Posts
April 30 2015 18:58 GMT
#287
Thank you for great articles and all the effort! The only thing I particularly disagree with is the absence of Parting. Otherwise, the list is pretty close to my intuition.
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
April 30 2015 19:12 GMT
#288
The last page brings a tear to my eye. Great articles Stuchiu!
Mambo
Profile Joined February 2012
Denmark1338 Posts
April 30 2015 19:54 GMT
#289
Hail to the king.
Boxer | MVP | Taeja | TLO | Grubby | Bunny (danish)
swag_bro
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
Japan782 Posts
April 30 2015 20:24 GMT
#290
On May 01 2015 02:12 IshinShishi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2015 09:40 forsooth wrote:
Glad to see the King getting his due, there's never been another like him and there probably never will be again. SC2 just isn't nearly as interesting without him around.

It's hard for me to put it into words, honestly the new players should just go back and watch the god damn games, I'm sure they are enough testimony to Mvp's greatness. He showed time and time again sheer brilliance(intelligence?) in his game and sometimes it wentbeyond that, some of his games were inexplicable, it sounds silly but I feel like he sometimes transcended the game when it seemed as if every single move that happened were fitting their part in his grand plan.I've played DotA for almost 10 years, sc2 for at least 3, watched countless games and yet I can safely say that Mvp was the only player/team of any game to provide so much excitement through his play.Life though, well Life mostly just murdered people through his raw mechanical advantage for at least as long as I watched him, I doubt much of that has changed.


And how do you know Mvp didn't just get lucky until his luck ran out?
They hate us 'cause they ain't us.
Muffloe
Profile Joined December 2012
Sweden6061 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-30 21:33:05
April 30 2015 21:31 GMT
#291
On May 01 2015 05:24 swag_bro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2015 02:12 IshinShishi wrote:
On April 30 2015 09:40 forsooth wrote:
Glad to see the King getting his due, there's never been another like him and there probably never will be again. SC2 just isn't nearly as interesting without him around.

It's hard for me to put it into words, honestly the new players should just go back and watch the god damn games, I'm sure they are enough testimony to Mvp's greatness. He showed time and time again sheer brilliance(intelligence?) in his game and sometimes it wentbeyond that, some of his games were inexplicable, it sounds silly but I feel like he sometimes transcended the game when it seemed as if every single move that happened were fitting their part in his grand plan.I've played DotA for almost 10 years, sc2 for at least 3, watched countless games and yet I can safely say that Mvp was the only player/team of any game to provide so much excitement through his play.Life though, well Life mostly just murdered people through his raw mechanical advantage for at least as long as I watched him, I doubt much of that has changed.


And how do you know Mvp didn't just get lucky until his luck ran out?

This post. Just banhammer and be done with it already + Show Spoiler +
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HellHound
Profile Joined September 2014
Bulgaria5962 Posts
April 30 2015 21:39 GMT
#292
On May 01 2015 05:24 swag_bro wrote:
And how do you know Mvp didn't just get lucky until his luck ran out?

Because it's Mvp.
Classic GosoO |sOs| Everyone has to give in, let Life win | Zest Is The Best | Roach Cultist | I recognize the might and wisdom of my Otherworldly overlord | Air vs Air 200/200 SC2 is best SC2 | PRIME has been robbed | Fuck prime go ST | ROACH ROACH ROACH
DSK
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
April 30 2015 21:48 GMT
#293
Very emotional write ups. Props to you, stuchiu. Looking forward to articles along a similar vein *nudge nudge*
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Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
April 30 2015 21:53 GMT
#294
On May 01 2015 05:24 swag_bro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2015 02:12 IshinShishi wrote:
On April 30 2015 09:40 forsooth wrote:
Glad to see the King getting his due, there's never been another like him and there probably never will be again. SC2 just isn't nearly as interesting without him around.

It's hard for me to put it into words, honestly the new players should just go back and watch the god damn games, I'm sure they are enough testimony to Mvp's greatness. He showed time and time again sheer brilliance(intelligence?) in his game and sometimes it wentbeyond that, some of his games were inexplicable, it sounds silly but I feel like he sometimes transcended the game when it seemed as if every single move that happened were fitting their part in his grand plan.I've played DotA for almost 10 years, sc2 for at least 3, watched countless games and yet I can safely say that Mvp was the only player/team of any game to provide so much excitement through his play.Life though, well Life mostly just murdered people through his raw mechanical advantage for at least as long as I watched him, I doubt much of that has changed.


And how do you know Mvp didn't just get lucky until his luck ran out?


Life ended his reign right here

Hence the throne heir.
RIP Seung Hyun 'Space' Park † 6/5/2013 - Undead hero and eSports rolemodel
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
April 30 2015 22:34 GMT
#295
Just for reference, Mvp v Inno comeback < Mvp v Tefel comeback
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
CptMarvel
Profile Joined May 2014
France236 Posts
April 30 2015 23:08 GMT
#296
On May 01 2015 06:53 Inzan1ty wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2015 05:24 swag_bro wrote:
On May 01 2015 02:12 IshinShishi wrote:
On April 30 2015 09:40 forsooth wrote:
Glad to see the King getting his due, there's never been another like him and there probably never will be again. SC2 just isn't nearly as interesting without him around.

It's hard for me to put it into words, honestly the new players should just go back and watch the god damn games, I'm sure they are enough testimony to Mvp's greatness. He showed time and time again sheer brilliance(intelligence?) in his game and sometimes it wentbeyond that, some of his games were inexplicable, it sounds silly but I feel like he sometimes transcended the game when it seemed as if every single move that happened were fitting their part in his grand plan.I've played DotA for almost 10 years, sc2 for at least 3, watched countless games and yet I can safely say that Mvp was the only player/team of any game to provide so much excitement through his play.Life though, well Life mostly just murdered people through his raw mechanical advantage for at least as long as I watched him, I doubt much of that has changed.


And how do you know Mvp didn't just get lucky until his luck ran out?


Life ended his reign right here

Hence the throne heir.


Such a painful game for me to watch again. I was wholeheartedly rooting for MVP haha. BL/Infestors aside (I think that now, looking back at it, most people acknowledge it was imbalanced), Life's tech switches were amazing.
IMLyte
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada714 Posts
May 01 2015 00:15 GMT
#297
Awesome write up! As someone who was more attached to SC2 during WoL, I really liked your gut-feeling Top 5
MMA
Nestea
MC
Life
Mvp
I'ma show you how great I am ~ Muhammed Ali
forsooth
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3648 Posts
May 01 2015 00:48 GMT
#298
On April 30 2015 14:31 swag_bro wrote:
Basketball has no metagame that changes consistently or any balance patches because certain shoes are too imba. It's just a few tall guys running around and throwing a ball into a basket.

StarCraft II, on the other hand, is evolving every day. Players find new ways to play and there are balance patches that can change everything. Also, players play different race so that also changes things. Basketball is just who is faster and more accurate. That is all.

This is actually not true at all, the way basketball is played has changed tremendously over the years because of the invention of new offensive and defensive schemes as well as rule changes. The shot clock didn't always exist. Neither did the three point shot. Or the three second violation, or the restricted zone, or any number of rules that changed the level of contact and physicality that was permitted in the game. Comparing the best players of the 50s up through part of the 70s to the best players today is very difficult to do for precisely those reasons. They played under different rules and in a time when the overall approach was much different and in many ways simpler.
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-01 01:21:01
May 01 2015 00:51 GMT
#299
On May 01 2015 07:34 Skynx wrote:
Just for reference, Mvp v Inno comeback < Mvp v Tefel comeback


I disagree. Both were pretty crazy, but that game against Bogus was otherworldly. Mvp did everything right to come back in that game.

There was a gargantuan gap in skill between Tefel and Bogus with their respective encounters with Mvp. Against everyone else at the WCS Season 1 final, Bogus had only lost 1 game to RorO.

It was also a TvT, where Mvp didn't have the mule advantage to help cushion against the huge worker deficit.
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
IEXZakat
Profile Joined November 2014
United States2 Posts
May 01 2015 01:27 GMT
#300
This was an awesome list.
I was for life up until reading MVP's list and in particular the post injury miracles. 5 stars. Thanks for putting this together!
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