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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-30 20:59:35
July 30 2020 20:59 GMT
#61
On July 30 2020 15:28 digmouse wrote:
Bold choice putting MMA vs DRG ahead of Mvp vs Squirtle.


I think it’s fair for a few reasons:
1. MMA-DRG was a sick back and forth - during the course of the game, we could appreciate the brilliance of both players. Mvp-Squirtle was brilliance by Mvp, but also a huge mistake by Squirtle

2. MMA-DRG had a bit of a rivalry going by 2011, having met multiple times in earlier match’s (including a GSTL finals ace match) - Mvp and Squirtle has relatively less rivalry factor in that regard

3. Because the game went later, we saw a greater variety of units in MMA-DRG - the entire Zerg tech tree (except for hydras) was explored, whereas Mvp and Squirtle didn’t get to that due to the game being a lot quicker
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
July 30 2020 21:59 GMT
#62
Look at this list, we surely knows how much great games korean terrans delivered, really hope we have some new great korean terran in the scene
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Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
July 30 2020 22:19 GMT
#63
To everyone in the thread debating why they put MMA/DRG ahead of Mvp/Squirtle: They didn't. They are different years and thus different categories.
guldlon
Profile Joined March 2016
Germany2 Posts
July 30 2020 22:30 GMT
#64
Thank's for the great content! Mvp vs Squirtle was insane.
Alucen-Will-
Profile Joined October 2014
United States4054 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-30 22:49:43
July 30 2020 22:40 GMT
#65
Hopefully the 2013 games are Taeja-Innovation WCS s2 (Newkirk) and Flash-InnoVation mlg dallas (Whirlwind) but I know they won't be that smart

The second game linked is the best TvT is sc2's history




Alucen-Will-
Profile Joined October 2014
United States4054 Posts
July 30 2020 22:44 GMT
#66
On July 31 2020 03:45 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2020 03:37 Argonauta wrote:
Sorry to say it, but best series of 2015 was Life vs Maru. I know i know .... probably left out because of Life as somebody poitned out but really. As SC2 quality. Top tier. Also may it be the most watched series of SC2? 2.7M views

It's about individual games and not one of the games in that series was anything close to being an all-time great.


The Life-Dream series was just as good anyway
ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1716 Posts
July 31 2020 01:59 GMT
#67
Yall wrong

MMA DRG was way better than MVP Squirtle
•••Acer.MMA••• <> KT_Puzzle <> JinAir•GreenWings_CoCa <> CJ_herO <> Axiom CranK & Ryung <> IM_Seed <> IM_Squirtle <> le' ToD <> Innovation <> ROOT_CatZ <> inuh! <> Chobra <> SKT1_Fantasy
ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1716 Posts
July 31 2020 02:00 GMT
#68
On July 31 2020 05:59 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2020 15:28 digmouse wrote:
Bold choice putting MMA vs DRG ahead of Mvp vs Squirtle.


I think it’s fair for a few reasons:
1. MMA-DRG was a sick back and forth - during the course of the game, we could appreciate the brilliance of both players. Mvp-Squirtle was brilliance by Mvp, but also a huge mistake by Squirtle

2. MMA-DRG had a bit of a rivalry going by 2011, having met multiple times in earlier match’s (including a GSTL finals ace match) - Mvp and Squirtle has relatively less rivalry factor in that regard

3. Because the game went later, we saw a greater variety of units in MMA-DRG - the entire Zerg tech tree (except for hydras) was explored, whereas Mvp and Squirtle didn’t get to that due to the game being a lot quicker


This this this
•••Acer.MMA••• <> KT_Puzzle <> JinAir•GreenWings_CoCa <> CJ_herO <> Axiom CranK & Ryung <> IM_Seed <> IM_Squirtle <> le' ToD <> Innovation <> ROOT_CatZ <> inuh! <> Chobra <> SKT1_Fantasy
DarthCaedus
Profile Joined May 2020
7 Posts
July 31 2020 02:24 GMT
#69
wow, people love to argue about rankings.

props on the click-bate TL
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States14000 Posts
July 31 2020 04:06 GMT
#70
On July 31 2020 07:40 Alucen-Will- wrote:
Hopefully the 2013 games are Taeja-Innovation WCS s2 (Newkirk) and Flash-InnoVation mlg dallas (Whirlwind) but I know they won't be that smart

The second game linked is the best TvT is sc2's history

https://youtu.be/uR18zkO4ijU?t=3276


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqD5zjFQQv4

completely forgot about Flash v Inno, that was a damn good game
Engage, Zero target Engage, Engage, Kagari target Engage, Engage.
Vision_
Profile Joined September 2018
876 Posts
July 31 2020 05:20 GMT
#71
San vs. StarDust - Grand Final - WCS 2014

I don t know which ones but it remembers feelings and an awesome mood

Sorathez
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia209 Posts
July 31 2020 07:24 GMT
#72
On July 30 2020 17:35 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2020 17:02 Sorathez wrote:
Mvp vs Squirtle not better than MMA vs DRG? wtf get outta here with that. Mvp vs Squirtle was arguably the best game ever played let alone just in 2012.


well, they didn't occur in the same year

That is a very good point Wax. I was supposed to say Gumiho MMA
There's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep trying till you run out of cake.
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2220 Posts
July 31 2020 10:17 GMT
#73
MMA DRG is such an amazing game
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9959 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-31 14:32:42
July 31 2020 13:50 GMT
#74
I always enjoyed the Polt vs Stephano rivalry that dominated the foreign tournament scene for a few months (I can't remember what year it was). There were some super entertaining games coming out of that. Polt with his tank lines that seemed to stretch across the whole map.

On July 31 2020 11:24 DarthCaedus wrote:
wow, people love to argue about rankings.

props on the click-bate TL


So what's the difference between clickbait and an interesting OP when you're on a discussion forum?
RIP Meatloaf <3
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States14000 Posts
July 31 2020 15:54 GMT
#75
On July 31 2020 22:50 Jockmcplop wrote:
I always enjoyed the Polt vs Stephano rivalry that dominated the foreign tournament scene for a few months (I can't remember what year it was). There were some super entertaining games coming out of that. Polt with his tank lines that seemed to stretch across the whole map.

Show nested quote +
On July 31 2020 11:24 DarthCaedus wrote:
wow, people love to argue about rankings.

props on the click-bate TL


So what's the difference between clickbait and an interesting OP when you're on a discussion forum?

2012 there was an asus finals, mlg group stage and the lone star claah finals
Engage, Zero target Engage, Engage, Kagari target Engage, Engage.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55593 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-31 17:54:52
July 31 2020 17:54 GMT
#76
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/23485204/reflections-on-a-decade-the-best-games-of-competitive-starcraft-ii-part-iii-legacy-of-the-void

3rd part is out. Agree with 2019 and 2017. 2018 picks are kinda questionable. 2016 picks I just straight up hugely disagree with, especially the runner-up.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33678 Posts
July 31 2020 18:19 GMT
#77
On August 01 2020 02:54 Elentos wrote:
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/23485204/reflections-on-a-decade-the-best-games-of-competitive-starcraft-ii-part-iii-legacy-of-the-void

3rd part is out. Agree with 2019 and 2017. 2018 picks are kinda questionable. 2016 picks I just straight up hugely disagree with, especially the runner-up.


hey you know the unspoken rules, gotta offer your alternatives
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digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
July 31 2020 18:39 GMT
#78
Ehhhh the 2016 picks are... puzzling, to say the least.
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55593 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-31 18:51:19
July 31 2020 18:41 GMT
#79
On August 01 2020 03:19 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 01 2020 02:54 Elentos wrote:
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/23485204/reflections-on-a-decade-the-best-games-of-competitive-starcraft-ii-part-iii-legacy-of-the-void

3rd part is out. Agree with 2019 and 2017. 2018 picks are kinda questionable. 2016 picks I just straight up hugely disagree with, especially the runner-up.


hey you know the unspoken rules, gotta offer your alternatives

The list of games I consider better than that particular TaeJa vs Zest game is too big for this thread but let's take some easy targets:



Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8477 Posts
July 31 2020 18:43 GMT
#80
Before I left TL, I left them with this 2016 list if they ever wanted to make it into an article. You can see my personal rankings for all the games here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y5a4onvIuEN_oLk-CibhrPMXveL0QprX8txTpr4213Q/edit#gid=2055118290
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