EPTOn March 20 2018 01:22 Soularion wrote:
1.
Mvp (The GOAT. Faced the most adversity, had one of the highest peaks, influenced the meta game beyond belief, smartest player of all time, most clutch player of all time, took prime INnoVation to five games after injury.)
2.
Life (Amazing player, despite all that he's done, which unfortunately stopped him from ever taking #1 on this list. Best instincts of all time. One of the best mechanical players. Amazing playstyle. Just a phenomenal talent, the likes of which we won't ever see in sc2.)
3.soO (It's a stunning feat to go on a run of GSL finals appearances, and he's done it twice. One of the most consistent players of all time. Arguably the most accomplished player of all time. However, I value consistency slightly less than others might, or else he'd be #2 on this list.)
4.TaeJa (Similarly to soO, except with foreign domination and championships instead of korean domination and finals. Great player. He looked less good in GSL, which stops him from being #2, but you cannot look at this guy's resume and tell me he doesn't deserve a high spot on this list. One of the best 'hit lists' of players he's beaten of all time.)
5.INnoVation (One of the most consistent mechanical players of all time, one of the few terrans to not battle injury his entire career. Still has many horrible, embarrassing moments (blowing a 3-0 lead, blowing that lead vs Mvp, losing to NaNiwa, often vanishing after winning a championship, etc.) which stop him from being higher.
6.
MC (Hilarious personality, and one of the great innovators of the early stages of the game as well. However, unlike NesTea, he showed that he could continue to compete at a high level well after his prime, and continued to both show great domestic results and incredibly good international results for years after.)
7.Zest (One of the most underrated players of all time. One of the great innovators of the HotS era. He has the highest peak of any protoss ever. However, he makes befuddling mistakes which keep him from really being in the GOAT conversation - TANGTANG, really?)
8.Polt (Arguably the most ever-lasting player, Polt was a domestic success and then went on to be the most internationally successful player of all time, and his ability to continue his career in WCS long after his mechanics started to fail him speaks to his mentality. One of the great minds of our game.)
9.Maru (Unfortunately without a GSL title, but Maru is arguably the greatest mechanical player of all time, the greatest mechanical terran of all time, one of the greatest proleague players in SC2 history, one of the higher peaks in SC2 history, and a player who has repeatedly made runs after his prime and when his race was in poor balance. Slight inconsistency and inability to win a GSL - yet - stops him from being higher.)
10.Rain (Incredibly consistent player who added a lot to his game with age. Began as one of the most dominant protosses we've ever seen and left as an OSL champion, a GSL champion, a proleague all-star, and one of the best protosses of all time.)
Honorable Mentions : MMA, NesTea, MarineKing, sOs (NesTea/MarineKing have great peaks but get moved down to their inability to make continued runs after their prime; MMA could probably get a spot in this list, but I felt like his results took a harsh dip after ~2012 - no, his Blizzcon run is not that impressive to me; sOs could probably sneak in with continued success, and is the ultimate counter-argument to anyone putting Rogue on their list. He did IEM WC + Blizzcon first, after all.)
1.
Mvp (The GOAT. Faced the most adversity, had one of the highest peaks, influenced the meta game beyond belief, smartest player of all time, most clutch player of all time, took prime INnoVation to five games after injury.)2.
Life (Amazing player, despite all that he's done, which unfortunately stopped him from ever taking #1 on this list. Best instincts of all time. One of the best mechanical players. Amazing playstyle. Just a phenomenal talent, the likes of which we won't ever see in sc2.)3.
soO (It's a stunning feat to go on a run of GSL finals appearances, and he's done it twice. One of the most consistent players of all time. Arguably the most accomplished player of all time. However, I value consistency slightly less than others might, or else he'd be #2 on this list.)4.
TaeJa (Similarly to soO, except with foreign domination and championships instead of korean domination and finals. Great player. He looked less good in GSL, which stops him from being #2, but you cannot look at this guy's resume and tell me he doesn't deserve a high spot on this list. One of the best 'hit lists' of players he's beaten of all time.)5.
INnoVation (One of the most consistent mechanical players of all time, one of the few terrans to not battle injury his entire career. Still has many horrible, embarrassing moments (blowing a 3-0 lead, blowing that lead vs Mvp, losing to NaNiwa, often vanishing after winning a championship, etc.) which stop him from being higher.6.
MC (Hilarious personality, and one of the great innovators of the early stages of the game as well. However, unlike NesTea, he showed that he could continue to compete at a high level well after his prime, and continued to both show great domestic results and incredibly good international results for years after.)7.
Zest (One of the most underrated players of all time. One of the great innovators of the HotS era. He has the highest peak of any protoss ever. However, he makes befuddling mistakes which keep him from really being in the GOAT conversation - TANGTANG, really?)8.
Polt (Arguably the most ever-lasting player, Polt was a domestic success and then went on to be the most internationally successful player of all time, and his ability to continue his career in WCS long after his mechanics started to fail him speaks to his mentality. One of the great minds of our game.)9.
Maru (Unfortunately without a GSL title, but Maru is arguably the greatest mechanical player of all time, the greatest mechanical terran of all time, one of the greatest proleague players in SC2 history, one of the higher peaks in SC2 history, and a player who has repeatedly made runs after his prime and when his race was in poor balance. Slight inconsistency and inability to win a GSL - yet - stops him from being higher.)10.
Rain (Incredibly consistent player who added a lot to his game with age. Began as one of the most dominant protosses we've ever seen and left as an OSL champion, a GSL champion, a proleague all-star, and one of the best protosses of all time.)Honorable Mentions : MMA, NesTea, MarineKing, sOs (NesTea/MarineKing have great peaks but get moved down to their inability to make continued runs after their prime; MMA could probably get a spot in this list, but I felt like his results took a harsh dip after ~2012 - no, his Blizzcon run is not that impressive to me; sOs could probably sneak in with continued success, and is the ultimate counter-argument to anyone putting Rogue on their list. He did IEM WC + Blizzcon first, after all.)
Great post!
Maru, 
Rain, 
