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Please keep this thread on topic. No useless one liners or insults. No player bashing or game bashing. Violators will be moderated harshly.
Swoopae
Profile Joined January 2015
Australia339 Posts
December 03 2015 10:02 GMT
#661
Thanks for the memores Flash. He'll be the KT Headcoach soon enough like he said
Madars
Profile Joined December 2011
Latvia166 Posts
December 03 2015 10:06 GMT
#662
"God is Dead"
- Friedrich Nietzsche
<3 Alexis Eusebio, Lee Shin Hyung, Choi Seong Hun, Joo Sung Wook, Jang Min Chul, Kim Yoo Jin, Lee Young Ho, Lee Shin Hyung, Yun Young Seo, Kim Joon Ho, Jeong Jong Hyeon, Eo Yoon Su, Johan Lucchesi, Ilyes Satouri
ZombieFrog
Profile Joined August 2014
United States87 Posts
December 03 2015 10:14 GMT
#663
A player who had always had some truly next level hype on his games from his broodwar days but struggled to deliver in SC2, especially in 2014 though he had some success in 2013. Despite his BW fame for mechanical skills players like maru and innovation always seemed a cut above in SC2 marine splitting and multi pronged attacks, so maybe he just got old.

Either way I wish him the absolute best in his aspirations as a coach, he was a true BW legend and I'm glad he still wants to stick with esports for at least a few more years. I hope he does get the coaching job he wants
For Sure
SuperFanBoy
Profile Joined June 2011
New Zealand1068 Posts
December 03 2015 13:02 GMT
#664
On December 03 2015 16:44 rotta wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 16:33 SuperFanBoy wrote:
This seals it.. MVP will go down as the greatest Starcraft player of all time.

Indeed, that one map he won.


The biggest argument against MVP being the greatest Starcraft player was that bw was harder than sc2.. and that if bw players switched to sc2 that they would completely dominate the scene and that players like MVP and Life would look average in comparison, boy were they wrong. People also said Flash would dominate sc2 scene, this never happened.

There is no doubt in my mind if MVP didn't have his injuries that he would still be dominating the scene like he was 3 years ago. I also believe that if you were to take MVP in his prime and face him against Flash in his prime that MVP would beat him handily.

MVP's 2011 run is unparalleled.
Mirabel_
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States1768 Posts
December 03 2015 13:57 GMT
#665
Not much to say at this point but Flash was the best player in the world at the peak of the unpatched BW's skill level. It's sad not that he's leaving, but that no other progamer will ever approach his level of dominance in any comparable scene ever again, as no comparable scene will ever exist.

This makes me want to dig up some vods. TvT vods.
get stronger play longer
Freezard
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Sweden1032 Posts
December 03 2015 14:11 GMT
#666
I didn't see him at BlizzCon so it makes sense I guess, although he's still young for retiring. Never liked his turtle style play in BW but he sure contributed a lot to the game in the era of Bisu/Jaedong.
slit
Profile Joined March 2013
Spain212 Posts
December 03 2015 15:37 GMT
#667
Sad, sad news. Somebody should do a bible about terrans and this guy as their divinity.
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
December 03 2015 16:59 GMT
#668
On December 03 2015 22:02 SuperFanBoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 16:44 rotta wrote:
On December 03 2015 16:33 SuperFanBoy wrote:
This seals it.. MVP will go down as the greatest Starcraft player of all time.

Indeed, that one map he won.


The biggest argument against MVP being the greatest Starcraft player was that bw was harder than sc2.. and that if bw players switched to sc2 that they would completely dominate the scene and that players like MVP and Life would look average in comparison, boy were they wrong. People also said Flash would dominate sc2 scene, this never happened.

There is no doubt in my mind if MVP didn't have his injuries that he would still be dominating the scene like he was 3 years ago. I also believe that if you were to take MVP in his prime and face him against Flash in his prime that MVP would beat him handily.

MVP's 2011 run is unparalleled.


MVP 2011 (WoL):
Winner: 2012 HOT6 Global StarCraft 2 League Season 2: Code S 30 games
Winner: 2011 Arena of Legends: Team Ace Invitational 14 games
Winner: 2011 WCG Korea Finals 16 games
Runner-Up: 2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft 2 League Oct: Code S 18 games
Winner: 2011 Pepsi Global StarCraft 2 League August: Code S 16 games
Runner-Up: 2011 LG Cinema 3D GSL Sponsorship League May: Code A 17 games
Winner: 2011 Gainward PlayXP.com StarCraft II Tournament 13 games
Winner: 2011 Sony Ericsson GSL Sponsorship League January: Code S

MVP 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
119-56 (68%) 175 games
vT: 64-27 (70.33%)
vZ: 31-16 (65.96%)
vP: 24-13 (64.86%)


Flash 2010 (BW):
Runner-Up: 2010 WCG Korea Finals 10 games
Winner: 2010 Korean Air OnGameNet Starleague Season 2 13 games
Winner: 2010 Bigfile MBCGame StarCraft League 18 games
Winner: 2010 Hana Daetoo Securities MBCGame StarCraft League 15 games
Runner-Up: 2010 Korean Air OnGameNet Starleague Season 1 13 games
Runner-Up: 2009-2010 NATE MBCGame StarCraft League 16 games
Winner: 2009-2010 EVER OnGameNet Starleague 15 games

Flash 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
128-43 (74.85%) 171 games
vT: 44-17 (72.13%)
vZ: 44-18 (70.97%)
vP: 40-8 (83.33%)

I don't see why it would be so "handily", Flash's "in-prime" record is clearly competitive if you look at it by winrate. There were 30+ premier WoL tournaments in 2011, if you only go by GSL events MVP made it to the finals of 5/9; there were only 6-9 BW tournaments in 2010 depending on your definition and flash made it to the finals of 7.
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-Siegemode-
Profile Joined December 2015
2 Posts
December 03 2015 17:03 GMT
#669
The Last Supper

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RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6327 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-03 17:22:25
December 03 2015 17:18 GMT
#670
On December 03 2015 22:02 SuperFanBoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 16:44 rotta wrote:
On December 03 2015 16:33 SuperFanBoy wrote:
This seals it.. MVP will go down as the greatest Starcraft player of all time.

Indeed, that one map he won.


The biggest argument against MVP being the greatest Starcraft player was that bw was harder than sc2.. and that if bw players switched to sc2 that they would completely dominate the scene and that players like MVP and Life would look average in comparison, boy were they wrong. People also said Flash would dominate sc2 scene, this never happened.

There is no doubt in my mind if MVP didn't have his injuries that he would still be dominating the scene like he was 3 years ago. I also believe that if you were to take MVP in his prime and face him against Flash in his prime that MVP would beat him handily.

MVP's 2011 run is unparalleled.

Flash had wrist problems as wel for a while iirc. I also doubt MVP would dominate at all. The kespa transition did bring in a lot of very talented players although not the ones we expected.

Flash dominated a scene with TBLS (not to mention a lot of other sick players)who are in my mind the best rts players to have ever touched rts. MC and Nestea simply don't compare.
ProMeTheus112
Profile Joined December 2009
France2027 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-03 20:51:28
December 03 2015 20:26 GMT
#671
On December 03 2015 22:02 SuperFanBoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 16:44 rotta wrote:
On December 03 2015 16:33 SuperFanBoy wrote:
This seals it.. MVP will go down as the greatest Starcraft player of all time.

Indeed, that one map he won.


The biggest argument against MVP being the greatest Starcraft player was that bw was harder than sc2.. and that if bw players switched to sc2 that they would completely dominate the scene and that players like MVP and Life would look average in comparison, boy were they wrong. People also said Flash would dominate sc2 scene, this never happened.

There is no doubt in my mind if MVP didn't have his injuries that he would still be dominating the scene like he was 3 years ago. I also believe that if you were to take MVP in his prime and face him against Flash in his prime that MVP would beat him handily.

MVP's 2011 run is unparalleled.

if you're going to say "Starcraft" meaning SC1 and SC2, these games take different skills. if you want to call the SC2 players the "greatest Starcraft player of all time" when some of the SC1 pros came onto SC2, possibly trying hard to apply Starcraft skills into it with mild success since they don't matter the same in SC2, then I suggest you wait until the best SC2 players prove they can beat the best at SC1 ^
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37125 Posts
December 03 2015 21:09 GMT
#672
On December 04 2015 02:03 -Siegemode- wrote:
The Last Supper

+ Show Spoiler +
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Dolan is that you?
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KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4396 Posts
December 03 2015 21:23 GMT
#673
On December 03 2015 16:33 SuperFanBoy wrote:
This seals it.. MVP will go down as the greatest Starcraft player of all time.


Plz......................


Sad to see him go! GG Flash. Those BW years and the TBLS rivalry will never be forgotten
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
b0ub0u
Profile Joined September 2009
Canada445 Posts
December 03 2015 21:36 GMT
#674
Respect to a legend
In the swarm we trust
DonDomingo
Profile Joined October 2015
504 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-03 22:03:10
December 03 2015 21:52 GMT
#675
On December 03 2015 16:33 SuperFanBoy wrote:
This seals it.. MVP will go down as one of the greatest Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty player of all time.


fixed it for you
Lgnarrow
Profile Joined April 2015
104 Posts
December 03 2015 22:26 GMT
#676
Nothing will be the same. Thx Flash and GL!

Terran in SC2 din't fit his turtling playstyle. I wonder how he would have done if he had switched to protoss.
We will never know
hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
December 04 2015 18:10 GMT
#677
Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Spears shall be shaken!
Shields shall be splintered!
A sword-day, a red day,
ere the sun rises!

Ride now!
Ride now!
Ride!
Ride for ruin,
and the world's ending!
Death!
Death!
Death!

-Théoden King
Please PM me with any songs you like that you think I haven't heard before!
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13023 Posts
December 04 2015 23:05 GMT
#678
I don't know why it's still bothering me that Flash retired, despite not playing nor following BW at all. I read about BW greats when I started SC2, but I didn't try to watch their games (not only Flash but Jaedong etc) except the old stars who switched early such as NaDa, Boxer, WC3 stars Lyn and Moon because I was very active during WoL ; yet the fact that such a great player was still playing sc2 was nice, there was hope that greatness could emerge again, but now there is no hope anymore.

WriterMaru
swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
December 04 2015 23:10 GMT
#679
On December 05 2015 08:05 Poopi wrote:
I don't know why it's still bothering me that Flash retired, despite not playing nor following BW at all. I read about BW greats when I started SC2, but I didn't try to watch their games (not only Flash but Jaedong etc) except the old stars who switched early such as NaDa, Boxer, WC3 stars Lyn and Moon because I was very active during WoL ; yet the fact that such a great player was still playing sc2 was nice, there was hope that greatness could emerge again, but now there is no hope anymore.



Old players go and new come in. Plus, sc2 was a new and different game and comes to show that the difference between a bonjwa and good player was that small as otherwise flash would've owned everyone. I did not watch BW myself but if flash doesn't like the game, then that's ok and better now than later imho.
Riner1212
Profile Joined November 2012
United States337 Posts
December 05 2015 00:15 GMT
#680
hes gonna start playing broodwar just like how bisu made a transition.
Sjow "pretty ez life as protoss"
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