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Cele
Germany4016 Posts
How flash became a top player has zero relevance to Starcraft 2. | ||
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kawoq
Guatemala357 Posts
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sorrowptoss
Canada1431 Posts
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THM
Bulgaria1131 Posts
I had a blast reading it, Flash is awesome! | ||
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Air2gear
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He was invincible. | ||
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highsis
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
Hats off though... and to you too Wax, a good read. I bet report on Jaedong's strong points would also be a good read and I'll take that idea as comfort ^_^ | ||
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
On March 24 2016 06:31 [F_]aths wrote: As much as I respect, yes, revere Flash. He is not the greatest StarCraft: Brood War player of all time. Not even Jaedong is. It is JulyZerg. haha! internet high-five to you! July vs Best OSL finals is etched in my memory forever, was able to watch it live + Show Spoiler [non-live] +. | ||
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[F_]aths
Germany3947 Posts
That OSL was shortly before I began to follow Starcraft. When I couldn't get enough and watched old VODs (most of them in bad 240p resolution) I was most impressed with July, because he often seems to win with the force of will. Of course, Flash is an outstanding player as well. I watched the MSL livestream when the power outage occurred. I watched (from VODs) the GOMtv invitational which Flash won. And many random games. Good old days   | ||
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Caladbolg
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nimdil
Poland3774 Posts
On March 28 2016 14:32 Caladbolg wrote: Flash... what would have happened indeed, if SC2 didn't enter the picture? I was really hoping for him to reclaim the best terran title since it felt he wasn't 100% when Fantasy started dominating. I'm pretty sure every player's career has it's ifs. If MSL started the same year BoxeR accumulate more than just 3 titles between the two leagues? Would YellOw win something? If maps were more balanced, would sAviOr be even more dominating during his era? If NaDa wasn't hit by family tragedy in the middle of his career, would he transcend the limit of 3 wins? etc. | ||
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Caladbolg
2855 Posts
On March 29 2016 04:07 nimdil wrote: I'm pretty sure every player's career has it's ifs. If MSL started the same year BoxeR accumulate more than just 3 titles between the two leagues? Would YellOw win something? If maps were more balanced, would sAviOr be even more dominating during his era? If NaDa wasn't hit by family tragedy in the middle of his career, would he transcend the limit of 3 wins? etc. If Bisu wasn't so pretty, would he have won an OSL? | ||
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StylishVODs
Sweden5331 Posts
On March 29 2016 15:43 Caladbolg wrote: If Bisu wasn't so pretty, would he have won an OSL?  | ||
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FalconHoof
Canada183 Posts
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HawaiianPig
Canada5155 Posts
Excellent article as always, Wax. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
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Demand2k
Norway875 Posts
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Mojzii1
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On April 04 2016 14:20 HawaiianPig wrote: As a rabid Bisu fan, I rooted against Flash relentlessly. And yet, when I look back on it all, I just can't deny that Flash was the best to ever play the game. With Brood War sidelined to its current role esports, he may forever remain the best to play the game. Excellent article as always, Wax. Well broodwar broodwar popularity hits back up again day by day, you can clearly see that Flash alone ususally reaches up to 20k viewers and i think he peaked at 28 k about. Starcraft 2 tournaments dont have those numbers nowadays. ICCUP popularity incrasing. Well it's not surprising. Blizzard kinda f*ckd up great potential of starcraft 2 and made this game way too easy and less challenging (balance plays a big role too). Nowadays watching sterams of players playing at grandmaster level is nothing special. While watching flash playing broodwar is like wow how can he do that. Blizzard best shot is to finally relase Starcraft remastered, or maybe slowly shift the direction of which starcraft 2 is heading, because right now every single patch makes the game too easy. Pylon cannons, nydus worms, Liberators, ravagers... | ||
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
But then came the bad days... Flash would steamroll average players but would always lose to top dogs in proleague, not to mention his early exits in starleagues... I still saw the flashes of brilliance here and there but there was no consistency. I would still wake up (or stay up) to watch him play in proleague/starleague but it was often disheartening to see him lose again and again... And then came the memorable 2009/2010 season. If I remember correctly, Flash started it by winning GomTV Season 3 against Iris, and it brought some hope to me. it definitely boosted his confidence. But what followed was unbelievable. Anybody remembers the Winner's League? Flash would come up at freaking all-kill top teams, one after the other. And the ease with which he was doing it against top pros was unbelievable. It seriously seemed as if he solved the game at that time. One of my happiest memory of my PhD was waking up at 4am to watch Flash dismantle Jaedong 3:0 in Hana Daetoo MSL. What a dominating performance that was. I stayed up till almost 9 am chatting online with other on TL forum | ||
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rockslave
Brazil318 Posts
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