With the help of Elentos (of Best Games fame) I ranked all 34 games featured in the GOAT series and placed them into this comprehensive list. Hopefully, this will be helpful for those who want to go back and watch the games without having to sort through all 10 articles.
On March 19 2024 09:19 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: Awesome thanks for doing this!
(Also, is #1 = highest ranking?)
These can't be in any particular order.
Putting anything from 2019, but especially a ZvZ, ahead of any of the other years would be criminal.
There's no balance issue within a mirror matchup. Z being overpowered in 2019 has nothing to do with the fact that this particular game between Serral and soO is one of the greatest ZvZ games of all time.
On March 19 2024 09:19 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: Awesome thanks for doing this!
(Also, is #1 = highest ranking?)
These can't be in any particular order.
Putting anything from 2019, but especially a ZvZ, ahead of any of the other years would be criminal.
Whoa really? It's such a good game though, one of my favorite. You could really feel soO turning the series around.
On the opposite, simply looking at the Rogue-Trap thumbnail makes me tired and grumpy, basically Starcraft terrorism. Everything in between is good to different degree,
On March 19 2024 09:19 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: Awesome thanks for doing this!
(Also, is #1 = highest ranking?)
These can't be in any particular order.
Putting anything from 2019, but especially a ZvZ, ahead of any of the other years would be criminal.
A) it's one of the best ZvZs of all time.
B) it has enormous historical influence. soO probably doesn't win that event if he loses that game and he/the fans are deprived of one of the most wholesome and cathartic moments in StarCraft history.
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
Rogue is back next week? Hell yeah!!! I doubt it but what if he comes back to SC2... he's rich enough, so if he just enjoys the game and wants to play for fun, he could!!
On March 19 2024 09:19 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: Awesome thanks for doing this!
(Also, is #1 = highest ranking?)
These can't be in any particular order.
Putting anything from 2019, but especially a ZvZ, ahead of any of the other years would be criminal.
A) it's one of the best ZvZs of all time.
B) it has enormous historical influence. soO probably doesn't win that event if he loses that game and he/the fans are deprived of one of the most wholesome and cathartic moments in StarCraft history.
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
Also, I would assert that ZvZ was maybe the best matchup during that era. Even though I hated watching ZvP and we were plagued with ZvZs, almost every ZvZ series was amazing because of how many top zerg players we had at that moment.
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
Thanks for telling me how I would have done things.
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
How to spot an insecure Maru fan:
They will try to trivialize the literal world championship tournaments, which have the highest prize pool and best players competing in, by just describing them as "weekenders", because Maru chokes in such tournaments more than any other player at his caliber.
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
How to spot an insecure Maru fan:
They will try to trivialize the literal world championship tournaments, which have the highest prize pool and best players competing in, by just describing them as "weekenders", because Maru chokes in such tournaments more than any other player at his caliber.
Hey now, INnoVation is an even bigger choker at these events!
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
How to spot an insecure Maru fan:
They will try to trivialize the literal world championship tournaments, which have the highest prize pool and best players competing in, by just describing them as "weekenders", because Maru chokes in such tournaments more than any other player at his caliber.
Hey now, INnoVation is an even bigger choker at these events!
Innovation underperforms in such tournaments yes but I wouldn't call him choking, at least much less so compared to Maru who is the true choke artist
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
How to spot an insecure Maru fan:
They will try to trivialize the literal world championship tournaments, which have the highest prize pool and best players competing in, by just describing them as "weekenders", because Maru chokes in such tournaments more than any other player at his caliber.
Your take is equally bad. Imagine a world with nuance...
C) if serral wins that match, he probably goes on the beat Stats in the finals and I probably rank him first as he has another wc title on his resume.
There is no way you were short with just 1 weekender title to finally tilt the scales towards Serral. There will still be 0 in the GSL graph. Agree with all other 3 points though, tremendous game.
How to spot an insecure Maru fan:
They will try to trivialize the literal world championship tournaments, which have the highest prize pool and best players competing in, by just describing them as "weekenders", because Maru chokes in such tournaments more than any other player at his caliber.
Your take is equally bad. Imagine a world with nuance...
Well, I didn't say GSL doesn't mean anything. All I was saying is World Championship worth more than regular weekenders. I hope that's more nuanced than the guy I replied to.
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