CNBC:

Stork, Light, Leta - what on earth happened guys? You all simultaneously dropped the ball.

Zero - if you had beaten effort you would have been on this list - however you didn't, and you've only really beaten scrubs. Start beating some top tier players and we'll talk.

Mooncat

Germany1228 Posts

May 03 2010 12:15 GMT

Uhm... first? :>

Edit: The message I received from the TL bot was worth it!

Edit2: Good PR as far as I can tell. #1 was crystal clear, #2 is ok I guess, I wouldn't know anyone better suited at the very least. #3 - #10 are very very hard to call this month, but I think you did a good job.

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SuperArc

Austria7781 Posts

May 03 2010 12:20 GMT

Hiya is one of the greatest TvP timing attackers we have atm and you call him robot? o.O
Otherwise great PR! Nothing to disagree.

and did you count any of May's games in this PR?

lowbright

308 Posts

May 03 2010 12:22 GMT

I can't believe you didn't mention that Flash has a 70% win percentage against ALL races!

Very good power rank overall, I'm glad to see Midas back again.

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

May 03 2010 12:25 GMT

On May 03 2010 21:20 SuperArc wrote:
Hiya is one of the greatest TvP timing attackers we have atm and you call him robot? o.O
Otherwise great PR! Nothing to disagree.

and did you count any of May's games in this PR?

I don't think they carried that much weight in the grand scheme of things, but I did consider them.

Myxomatosis

United States2392 Posts

May 03 2010 12:26 GMT

mdas!

SuperArc

Austria7781 Posts

May 03 2010 12:27 GMT

On May 03 2010 21:25 Plexa wrote:

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I don't think they carried that much weight in the grand scheme of things, but I did consider them.

I only asked because Snow would have deserved a CBNC imo. Results and play has been very nice.

POWEROUTAGE

Singapore884 Posts

May 03 2010 12:30 GMT

On May 03 2010 21:27 SuperArc wrote:

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I only asked because Snow would have deserved a CBNC imo. Results and play has been very nice.

I agree with SuperArc that Snow would deserve CNBC. He has looked incredibly solid.

Nice PR overall, pretty much agree with all of it.

Harem

United States11390 Posts

May 03 2010 12:30 GMT

Is your play style changing because of your desire to win in the individual leagues?
It's actually more because I had a lot of time. With lots of opportunity to practice, I was able to invest lots of time and master this kind of play. I want to become more unpredictable and to do that I need to have a variety of play styles. For sure it's a lot harder than focusing on one strategy, but I'll work hard from now on to improve that.

Plexa, most Hiya TvP's end in timing pushes.

He realized that he needed to vary his tvp up more so he starts throwing in more managment/late game tvp's and then gets called a robot?

Hiya definitely has his own aggressive flare in tvp. Plus, Protoss can't just mindlessly 12nex against him like they do every Terran after he bbs'd Shuttle on Triathlon.

Crisium

United States1618 Posts

May 03 2010 12:32 GMT

#10

Movie made top 8 and top 16 in the Star leagues. Give him some credit? Ever? Midas wishes he could do that well in both.

]343[

United States10328 Posts

May 03 2010 12:32 GMT

#11

pretty good rank, except snow should definitely be cbnc...

also I feel like sea is too high, except there's no one else to put there ><

Holgerius

Sweden16951 Posts

May 03 2010 12:35 GMT

#12

I like this PR, it seems quite correct at the first glance.

Would've like to see Shuttle as a CBNC though. =/

saritenite

Singapore1680 Posts

May 03 2010 12:37 GMT

#13

Hahaha lots of typos this time, is it because of the situation/incident which caused the delay? (though this was quick, FS' PRs were always later)

I don't even feel that Jaedong should be in rank 2, it should be

1) Flash
2) Flash
3) Flash
4) Jaedong

Feels that way, from the way Flash has been performing and the way that Jaedong's spotlight got stolen like a lollipop. Besides, the difference in ELO ranking scores reflects that.

I just don't get the feeling that Jaedong is a major threat to Flash anymore, until he finds a way to destroy Flash's timings and builds.

I'm not a Flash fanboy (that much), and I love Fantasy far more for his playstyle, but Flash just gives this huge aura and blots everyone else in the PR out. It's like expecting to see his face in every box from 1 - 10, and a long, continuous explanation of why he's in every rank and how all other players fall short.

GTR

51282 Posts

May 03 2010 12:37 GMT

#14

i dreaded the day someone as mediocre as mvp would make a power ranking

o[twist]

United States4903 Posts

May 03 2010 12:40 GMT

#15

would love to say i think baby was too low but he hasn't been showing up

J1.au

Australia3596 Posts

May 03 2010 12:41 GMT

#16

Nothing too controversial. This month will be very exciting though. I pray to the gods of Brood War for a Flash/Jaedong rematch!

conTAgi0n

United States335 Posts

May 03 2010 12:42 GMT

#17

Wow, when was the last time 6 out of 10 players in the power ranking were the same race?

This ranking looks pretty good over all though, except that I do think HiyA's PvT has personality to spare, and I didn't think Really would drop out of even a CNBC mention.

J1.au

Australia3596 Posts

May 03 2010 13:05 GMT

#18

On May 03 2010 21:42 conTAgi0n wrote:
Wow, when was the last time 6 out of 10 players in the power ranking were the same race?

This ranking looks pretty good over all though, except that I do think HiyA's PvT has personality to spare, and I didn't think Really would drop out of even a CNBC mention.

6/10 Protoss in November(?) 2008. However there have been a lot of recent Power Ranks with 5/10 being one race.

Vacagodxx

United States18 Posts

May 03 2010 13:09 GMT

#19

Hrmm, the problem with Jaedong is that he doesn't play well if he doesn't practice, but then again, if he practices, he just doesn't have time to rest, which also fucks him.

I believe in you JD!