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Greatest HotS Players of All Time: Part 2 - Page 5

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Ensiferum8
Profile Joined March 2014
Canada103 Posts
March 02 2016 22:29 GMT
#81
On March 03 2016 07:27 bypLy wrote:
sos on #7 ? you must be joking

yep, 4 pages of people complaining about that but hes too ''inconsistent'' (even though hes the most consistent ever in PL)

and even thought life is 10 times more inconsistent.

Stuchiu's work usually is great, but thats by far his worst ive seen from him. Hopefully hes gonna improve in the next one
WCS is a shitty joke, with racist rules. Support players who deserves it instead of foreigner scrubs who dont work half as much as koreans. JUN TAEYANG IS THE BEST <3
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3488 Posts
March 02 2016 23:03 GMT
#82
Can just say that I don't agree, I find it extremely hard to follow your line of thought and therefore have no idea who to expect at no. 1.
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
March 02 2016 23:04 GMT
#83
On March 03 2016 02:43 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2016 02:38 LongShot27 wrote:
Maru over sOs? rofl

He tells you exactly why and it's not really worth laughing about. His consistency in HotS was rather absurd. sOs had month long stretches in HotS with no top 8 performances. Maru just didn't. If he wasn't the most clutch player in SC2 history, the guy who wins when it matters, there'd be no reason for sOs to even be on the list.


Maru has been the definition of inconsistency and if you think Maru is clutch you're the thing worth laughing about.
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
March 02 2016 23:05 GMT
#84
On March 03 2016 08:03 ejozl wrote:
Can just say that I don't agree, I find it extremely hard to follow your line of thought and therefore have no idea who to expect at no. 1.


Any of Taeja/Life or Inno. Probably Inno for mine.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55570 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-03-02 23:16:58
March 02 2016 23:06 GMT
#85
On March 03 2016 08:04 LongShot27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2016 02:43 Elentos wrote:
On March 03 2016 02:38 LongShot27 wrote:
Maru over sOs? rofl

He tells you exactly why and it's not really worth laughing about. His consistency in HotS was rather absurd. sOs had month long stretches in HotS with no top 8 performances. Maru just didn't. If he wasn't the most clutch player in SC2 history, the guy who wins when it matters, there'd be no reason for sOs to even be on the list.


Maru has been the definition of inconsistency and if you think Maru is clutch you're the thing worth laughing about.

Yes, clearly, "if Maru wasn't clutch, there'd be no reason for sOs to be on the list" is a sensible statement and you didn't fail at reading that at all.

Also as much as I dislike Maru, calling him the definition of inconsistency is bullshit. He had a 1-year stretch in HotS where his lowest tournament finish was top 12. He finished top 4 in more Korean leagues than soO (and even won 2 of them).
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
March 02 2016 23:06 GMT
#86
On March 03 2016 07:29 Ensiferum8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2016 07:27 bypLy wrote:
sos on #7 ? you must be joking

yep, 4 pages of people complaining about that but hes too ''inconsistent'' (even though hes the most consistent ever in PL)

and even thought life is 10 times more inconsistent.

Stuchiu's work usually is great, but thats by far his worst ive seen from him. Hopefully hes gonna improve in the next one

It's mostly you complaining tbh ^^


Not sure how i feel about the list, will be all about Taeja's placing in the end
Nah srsly, in my opinion stuchiu (and most people in general) overvalue the foreign tournaments a bit, i have explained multiple times why that is (tldr: the competition is significantly worse than in korea) but that's just how priorities work i guess.
I also think that proleague should be a factor though.

Other than that, excited for the last part to see how this plays out in the most important ranks :D
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royalroadweed
Profile Joined April 2013
United States8301 Posts
March 02 2016 23:52 GMT
#87
Its only fitting if soO is at #2.
"Nerfing Toss can just make them stronger"
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
March 03 2016 00:27 GMT
#88
On March 03 2016 08:52 royalroadweed wrote:
Its only fitting if soO is at #2.


And someone send it to him
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
March 03 2016 00:30 GMT
#89
sOs was supposed to be number 1
Apoteosis
Profile Joined June 2011
Chile820 Posts
March 03 2016 02:27 GMT
#90
Dear top 5 pls
Life won like 200k and didn't hire a proper criminal lawyer.
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
March 03 2016 02:37 GMT
#91
On March 03 2016 11:27 Apoteosis wrote:
Dear top 5 pls


On what basis is Dear one of the top 5 players of the last 3 years?
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Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2633 Posts
March 03 2016 02:49 GMT
#92
herO looks so much like Hydra in his pic.
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16062 Posts
March 03 2016 03:20 GMT
#93
I've never disagreed with a stuchiu writeup this much but whatever in the end it's all about personal preferences.
I still enjoy the write-ups.
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Orr
Profile Joined February 2014
United States168 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-03-03 04:24:45
March 03 2016 04:07 GMT
#94
On March 03 2016 12:20 Charoisaur wrote:
I've never disagreed with a stuchiu writeup this much but whatever in the end it's all about personal preferences.
I still enjoy the write-ups.


Well put. He's a great writer w/ an incredible knowledge base from mounds of research. And these lists are very thought provoking at a minimum.

Clearly, I have serious disagreements with much of this ranking and parts of the logic behind, as explained in more depth on the previous thread, but I highly doubt anyone here (possibly anywhere) has put in the amount of time researching each player over their entirety like Stuchiu has.

Actually surprised Polt was only #10 here. Figured he might be on the top five borderline for this PR.
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Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
March 03 2016 05:24 GMT
#95
On March 03 2016 13:07 Orr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2016 12:20 Charoisaur wrote:
I've never disagreed with a stuchiu writeup this much but whatever in the end it's all about personal preferences.
I still enjoy the write-ups.


Well put. He's a great writer w/ an incredible knowledge base from mounds of research. And these lists are very thought provoking at a minimum.

Clearly, I have serious disagreements with much of this ranking and parts of the logic behind, as explained in more depth on the previous thread, but I highly doubt anyone here (possibly anywhere) has put in the amount of time researching each player over their entirety like Stuchiu has.

Actually surprised Polt was only #10 here. Figured he might be on the top five borderline for this PR.


Polt did some amazing things, but outside of WCS America, he just didn't win that many tournaments. But we'll forever have Captain America and finding a way to win in TvP during the Blink Era.

As for sOs being #7, it's really a matter of the comparison to the players above him. Maru was always the Ace of Jin Air, even if sOs was their 2nd. And that's the proper relation between the two of them.

$o$ showed up when it really counted, but if he hadn't figured out something special about current map pool, he was just a top 10 Protoss. When he'd figured something out, he could get to that "next level". He did some special stuff.
joshie0808
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada1024 Posts
March 03 2016 06:49 GMT
#96
Give us part 3 soon so we can evaluate your whole list :D
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
March 03 2016 07:56 GMT
#97
Lol, sOs #7. I wonder whether Stuchiu wants start discussion or is just trolling. This is the worst list TL produced so far and I wasn't critical in the past(Except for #LiquidBias)
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Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6106 Posts
March 03 2016 08:08 GMT
#98
sOs is top 3
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deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
March 03 2016 08:17 GMT
#99
So top6 is TZ? Because result-wise is sOs the most accomplished Protoss in single leagues... And Zest wasn't mentioned, was he?
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
March 03 2016 08:37 GMT
#100
On March 03 2016 17:17 deacon.frost wrote:
So top6 is TZ? Because result-wise is sOs the most accomplished Protoss in single leagues... And Zest wasn't mentioned, was he?


Zest will be top 5 for sure.
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