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Ppjack
Profile Joined March 2015
Belgium489 Posts
September 26 2016 19:17 GMT
#81
Pet > Dark
<;o)
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28490 Posts
September 26 2016 19:23 GMT
#82
On September 27 2016 02:26 TheHumanLife wrote:
Show nested quote +
I hope you post more, this is what TL needs right now

You guys liked Stephano back in the day?


I understand that community definitely needs such things. Because even in Korean community, people like to troll and trash talk each other about players in GSL or SSL. Usually, in our memories, the best foreigners we know are IdrA and Stephano during WOL. But after HotS, we can't find anyone yet. But a lot of people say Snute has been showing most impressive plays among foreigners.

Idra? Don't you mean NaNiwa? Idra didn't perform that well, I mean Ret won more for example..
I Protoss winner, could it be?
SKN1995
Profile Joined September 2016
Japan204 Posts
September 26 2016 19:33 GMT
#83
Looking forward to the foreigners getting destroyed in KeSPA Cup - hopefully that will make all the dumb kids around here who express how foreigners are playing as well as the Koreans realize how little they understand this game.
Sogetsu
Profile Joined July 2011
514 Posts
September 26 2016 19:34 GMT
#84
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2
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SKN1995
Profile Joined September 2016
Japan204 Posts
September 26 2016 19:35 GMT
#85
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

Yeah IdrA did so well in Proleague and individual leagues - oh wait he didnt stand a chance against anyone decent.
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
September 26 2016 19:40 GMT
#86
On September 26 2016 23:56 Nerchio wrote:
I don't understand why they ask random Koreans about me but it's fine I guess


Use it to feed your skill please.
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28490 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 19:42:52
September 26 2016 19:42 GMT
#87
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com

Ret even won Dreamhack summer in 2009, he was considered one of the top foreign bw players. I mentioned Ret because he had a comparable career to Idra but there are several players that did better than him in SC2 (and thus Idra as well). Idra was a good player of course but people really remember him being more successful than he was because of his temper.
I Protoss winner, could it be?
GrandSmurf
Profile Joined July 2003
Netherlands462 Posts
September 26 2016 19:53 GMT
#88
im not a big fan of nerchio, but in this case he stomps on them koreans.
One time that happened and I just stopped everything, selected the offending SCV, hit Cancel, moved it over to my Barracks, made a Marine, had the Marine shoot it to death, then left the game.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15989 Posts
September 26 2016 20:04 GMT
#89
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
SeriousLus
Profile Joined July 2012
169 Posts
September 26 2016 20:05 GMT
#90
12 hours till we finally get to see the first decent Korean vs non Korean games of the year.. lets see about that "closing gap in skill" then and there^^^^^^^^^^
SKN1995
Profile Joined September 2016
Japan204 Posts
September 26 2016 20:06 GMT
#91
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

well if someone doesnt understand the game, it's easy to point to results or earnings as to determine which player is better
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28490 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 20:18:17
September 26 2016 20:08 GMT
#92
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

I didn't say that wtf

I saw close to if not all the big tournaments since the beta, Idra was good but there were others who deserve more praise than him, certainly NaNi does. Also, I hope you agree that results do actually matter?

On September 27 2016 05:06 SKN1995 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

well if someone doesnt understand the game, it's easy to point to results or earnings as to determine which player is better

So you think Idra was clearly the better player than Ret? Most would say they're very close in skill level, including themselves.
I Protoss winner, could it be?
Setsunai
Profile Joined August 2016
12 Posts
September 26 2016 20:10 GMT
#93
On September 27 2016 05:05 SeriousLus wrote:
12 hours till we finally get to see the first decent Korean vs non Korean games of the year.. lets see about that "closing gap in skill" then and there^^^^^^^^^^



If you want some great global SC2 content you should be watching Shoutcraft.

I didn't think much of Nerchio but after seeing his streak I believe!

I can see him making a pretty deep run.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15989 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 20:17:26
September 26 2016 20:16 GMT
#94
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com

Ret even won Dreamhack summer in 2009, he was considered one of the top foreign bw players. I mentioned Ret because he had a comparable career to Idra but there are several players that did better than him in SC2 (and thus Idra as well). Idra was a good player of course but people really remember him being more successful than he was because of his temper.

in terms of the perception koreans have of foreigners I can understand IdrA being very high up there. he was a regular Code S player, defeated a bunch of strong koreans at MLGs and people knew him from BW. HuK and Naniwa should still be ahead of him though even in this regard.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
September 26 2016 20:24 GMT
#95
On September 27 2016 05:06 SKN1995 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

well if someone doesnt understand the game, it's easy to point to results or earnings as to determine which player is better


Yep, I think if you can look at only one type of data to classify historically the best players, without a doubt, the best way to do so would be to look at their earnings.
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
ZertoN
Profile Joined February 2014
Germany214 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 21:06:13
September 26 2016 20:25 GMT
#96
dark just got banned on teamliquid
"I don't like games that i need to think a lot, i am not interested in those games." - TaeJa, 2016
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15989 Posts
September 26 2016 20:29 GMT
#97
On September 27 2016 05:24 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 05:06 SKN1995 wrote:
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

well if someone doesnt understand the game, it's easy to point to results or earnings as to determine which player is better


Yep, I think if you can look at only one type of data to classify historically the best players, without a doubt, the best way to do so would be to look at their earnings.

yes agreed, Polt truly had a more succesful career than Mvp /s

GSL/SSL finishes are a much more accurate metric.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28490 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 20:40:00
September 26 2016 20:33 GMT
#98
Next time I just post all the relevant vods guys because posting results clearly means that you think that that's all that matters

On September 27 2016 05:16 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com

Ret even won Dreamhack summer in 2009, he was considered one of the top foreign bw players. I mentioned Ret because he had a comparable career to Idra but there are several players that did better than him in SC2 (and thus Idra as well). Idra was a good player of course but people really remember him being more successful than he was because of his temper.

in terms of the perception koreans have of foreigners I can understand IdrA being very high up there. he was a regular Code S player, defeated a bunch of strong koreans at MLGs and people knew him from BW. HuK and Naniwa should still be ahead of him though even in this regard.


so you actually agree
I Protoss winner, could it be?
SKN1995
Profile Joined September 2016
Japan204 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 20:42:12
September 26 2016 20:40 GMT
#99
On September 27 2016 05:24 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 05:06 SKN1995 wrote:
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

well if someone doesnt understand the game, it's easy to point to results or earnings as to determine which player is better


Yep, I think if you can look at only one type of data to classify historically the best players, without a doubt, the best way to do so would be to look at their earnings.

I very much agree with you - it's just that it's an incredibly horrible way to go about it compared to actually having a clue about the game and looking at how well the players played.

Edit: As Charoisaur pointed out, obviously judging by earnings only makes sense if you're comparing players who have attended the same tournaments xD
SKN1995
Profile Joined September 2016
Japan204 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-26 20:46:39
September 26 2016 20:46 GMT
#100
On September 27 2016 05:08 Penev wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

I didn't say that wtf

I saw close to if not all the big tournaments since the beta, Idra was good but there were others who deserve more praise than him, certainly NaNi does. Also, I hope you agree that results do actually matter?

Show nested quote +
On September 27 2016 05:06 SKN1995 wrote:
On September 27 2016 05:04 Charoisaur wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:42 Penev wrote:
On September 27 2016 04:34 Sogetsu wrote:
Man everyone know how good IdrA was in his time, and he always competed against the best players, you can't compare him with Ret.

Also IdrA played there since BW at CJ, so people were used to know him for being good not only in SC2

inform yourself
www.esportsearnings.com


because earnings are the only relevant metric to rank a player

well if someone doesnt understand the game, it's easy to point to results or earnings as to determine which player is better

So you think Idra was clearly the better player than Ret? Most would say they're very close in skill level, including themselves.

I hadnt said anything yet about which of those two players I consider better. But if you ask me:

As far as I'm concerned, neither at their time had a chance against the best in BW. As far as SC2 goes, I think they both were far from ever playing as well as the best Zergs throughout SC2.
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