Note: I saw a thread earlier asking about Pimpest Plays for 2007/2008, but I don't think there's been a thread highlighting the top plays of the year. If this thread is redundant, sorry.
Purpose: Simply put, what are your favorite plays from 2008? Perhaps we can get a good list going and then vote on it in a separate thread. Also, this thread can serve to pinpoint certain plays that you might remember, but not know exactly where they're from.
Perhaps SCLegacy or some aspiring video maker from TL will find this thread useful.
Rules: Not that this is a contest or anything, but certain specifications will help to narrow the list and make any future videos more interesting to watch:
1.) Top plays, not player storylines: Though storylines are an integral part of Starcraft and add importance to certain plays, player storylines don't transfer really well over to video. So let's try to avoid things like "Return of the [Protoss] King (Bisu)", or "Silver Surfer Stork to Gold!".
2.) The shorter, the better: I'm sure through the course of this thread certain epic series will be mentioned. And some series definitely deserve the attention and should be listed as a top play. But to make it easily video-digestible, shorter plays are better.
3.) The play does not have to be unique: With today's high level of play, the ability to create/innovate something new is pretty much exhausted. Don't let the repetition of a play hinder your desire to nominate it as a top play.
4.) Pro Level: It doesn't have to be limited to Korean leagues, but there should be some sort of $$ involved. ^_^
5.) Try to add as much info as possible: Who played, date, what set, what tourney, etc.
**************************************************************************************** My Nominees
With these rules, I'd like to nominate the following plays (ranked by memory, not by greatness):
One of the biggest muta vs muta rapes I've ever seen.
Watch from 6:00 on:
2.) 5 pool G_G July vs Best 1 set, EVER OSL 2008, Finals. 7.12.08
Poor Best.
3.) Science Vessel Rapes Battlecruisers Memory vs. Flash GOM Classic Game 2 [Quarter final Round2 Group B]
BC vs BC, Memory's EMP hits all of Flash's BC's and Vessels. Memory proceeds to yamato gun Flash to death.
4.) Kal's Hero Scout Kal vs. fOrGG [19 June, 2008] 1set @ Arena MSL 2008 It's really an epic series all around but that Scout from nowhere saves the day for Kal.
5.) Luxury's Reach Around. Luxury vs Best [27 June, 2008] 1set @ EVER OSL 2008
Luxury counters Best's proxy gates.
This list is by no means definitive and is just to get the ball rolling. I'm sure people will think up way better stuff.
On November 26 2008 09:50 GrandInquisitor wrote: you can just post the youtube link - it'll automatically embed, you don't need to do all that <object stuff
July's drone drill on Troy is clearly better than his 5 pool. 5 pool was great and really smart but the drone drill was 'pimp.'
Free vs Bisu on Byzantium 2. probes blocking dt for 20 seconds
Fantasy vs GGplay on Medusa and Autumn Wind. The TvZ revolution.
Flash vs Jaedong on Katrina. Unstoppable mech.
Flash vs Stork on Katrina, game 4. The Flash build. Katrina is 24-4 PvT without considering Flash. This build was a key part of Flash's 5-0 on it during his dominant phase.
Zero vs oov on RA 2 hidden expo at 7.
Macro plays don't make up PP before but it's time that they do since micro PP is rarely anything new.
In the first video of OP how do you get the mutas to stop and shoot so fast like they do.. I'll try to remember to check this thread for answer but if someone could PM that would be appreciated, thanks!
EPT
Thezerg vs 
Memory vs. 
Kal vs. 
