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On December 14 2010 08:05 flamewheel wrote: Either way I think #1 spot on PR should just be turned into a "list what new records Flash has set this month."
That's pretty much what happens when there is a bonjwa... don't bother fighting it. There's a reason why bonjwa means undisputed number 1...
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I can't wait for this month's PR. We will see Stork rise from #10 a few spots higher. And higher yet in January before reaching #1 in February through dominance of the individual leagues.
We need the disciples of the school of Stork to spread the word of his coming and return to the greatest player in the world. The leader of the Austrian branch, Daniel, has been doing his part with tremendous success in the heart of Korea.
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Gentlemen, believe. It is time once again for the legend of the fall.
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But you have a Terran icon. What is the meaning of this, brother?
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I switched to Terran for SC2. But I don't really root for them there over the other races. In BW, however, I am all about Protoss and their glorious leader Stork.
Very off topic, but I don't like Protoss in SC2 because of their dependence on forcefield. I don't like the idea of the Protoss having an inferior army lest they divide their opponent's in half. I am aware of the importance of Stasis, but that is only for one matchup. Forcefields are needed for both and most builds utilize them. I want the Protoss ball of death, not the Protoss ball of divide your army in half or runaway if you mess up.
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Anyway, if this were Bleach, Jaedong would be Barragan, the Segunda Espada
You know, after writing about Jaedong I started thinking about how the Espada in Bleach correlate to the ten progamers in the Power Rank
I love you forever yes homo
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On December 14 2010 12:13 Ideas wrote: cbnc: leta, roro, calm, free, soulkey, hiya (just for awesome drum ceremony) Nononononono, all Oz players except from JD are banned from being mentioned at all.
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Hiya's record took a nose dive mid-season last season, but he's a legitimately good player who is badly underrated and often overlooked.
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On December 14 2010 15:08 Mortality wrote:Hiya's record took a nose dive mid-season last season, but he's a legitimately good player who is badly underrated and often overlooked.
no one remembers that hiya had the 4th best record (after jd/flash/bisu) during the 1st winner's league.
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hello guys, I am a long time lurker here. this is my first post, a power rank IMHO to read while waiting for next month's PR
1. Flash Have we run out of words to describe Flash yet? Because frankly, I don’t think we have enough words to describe this kid any longer. Surreal? Been there. Godlike? Done that. Kratos of SC:BW? Well... haven’t heard of that, but you get the idea. While I wouldn’t say Flash is unbeatable, I would say he’s the default favorite against anyone right now - come to think of it, even his only two losses this month to Light and AztecKal were also hard-earned victories for Flash’s opponents. Otherwise, his wins have been but two words: UTTER DOMINATION. And do you know Flash has just Battlecruiser’d his way through Jaedong’s vZ ELO record? Yes, JAEDONG’s vZ. As Sea puts it “Majority of the teams, including us, heavily commit to vT practice when facing KT” - if a team’s player makes every other team commit harder to a matchup then that player must be pretty good, right? RIGHT?
2. Jaedong Ah, Jaedong... I don’t see anyone deserving the 2nd place on the Power Rank more than you are. If Flash hadn’t played Starcraft, you would have become a legend. Even though this month Jaedong has lost games (some of them Ace matches!) he has always been the reason Oz never gets 0-4 swept ever since the season’s beginning, and the default favorite against anyone that isn’t Flash. I could even imagine Jaedong saying this to Hiya after their OSL match: “When we get home, you, me, ZvT practice, till morning.” And his wins also share the same pattern with Flash’s, that is, utter domination. See Hero right there? Next time STX face Oz he’s gonna beg the coach to find a different sacrificial lamb.
3. Shine (new) Shine is the ultimate Dark Horse of the Power Rank. He may not be a Starleague, or a Proleague winner, but he is the man. Who other than Shine could cause 2 ban waves in less than one year, playing against the same opponent, in the same circumstance? Shine is so baller, he all-in’d the loveable Sea just because he wanted to relieve himself, proving that answering the call of nature ALWAYS has a higher priority than playing a good game of Starcraft. While flamewheel says the #1 place could be reserved to list the records that Flash has broken, I have reserved this place to list the records that Shine has broken. 3 ELO points away from equaling his vP peak and new peak in every other matter (His overall ELO even surpassed Light and Stork’s!), 2nd best Zerg in terms of ELO after Jaedong, and a 13 win streak that is yet to be broken. Oh, and Bisu fanboy tears. Mmm.
4. Fantasy (+5) Fact: Fantasy is good, as proven by his 12-game win streak. Fact: Fantasy joined the 2300 ELO club more than once, albeit his membership was often short-lived. Fact: Fantasy loses when he is least expected to. Looking back, Fantasy was always ONE game away from achieving something great, and he still is today. Against Stork. Then against Jaedong. Then against Flash. Fantasy was the saving grace for SKT against Stars and on his way to extend the streak to 13, then of all people to lose to, he chose Modesty, on that same day, in the OSL. Against Movie, I guess it doesn’t need any more explanation, since Fantasy’s choice was a do-in-spectacular-fashion-or-die-in-hilarious-stupidity build. And Movie didn’t open 12 Nexus. Fantasy, you are the protégé of two bonjwas, the top of A-class. We all know you can do better than that, but is the shadow of the S-class too great for you?
5. Kal Kal is a pretty cool guy (no meme intended). As unlikely as it may be, Kal is the flagship of Protoss revival for the end of 2010. He made it into both OSL and MSL, starting off the former with wins over Baby and Flash with the help of Aztec, and beat through the Wildcard tournament to become one of the MSL’s 8 seeds. Kal also racked up 2 Ace match wins in the since the beginning of Round 2, against Bisu and great, respectively. Don’t understand why I wouldn’t place him higher than Fantasy, but it’s probably due to the fact that Kal is not at THAT top of the A-class to challenge Fantasy yet. So he stays at 5th place, but if Kal could show some more exceptional performance in the new year, he will definitely rise.
6. Stork (+4) Way to go, Dino! Stork has been on a rampage lately since the last Power Rank, going 8-1 in all 3 PL, MSL and OSL fronts, with notable wins against Shuttle and NGS. With Jangbi may finally be able to get his mojo back, Stork & Co. could definitely raise KHAN back to be power once again, while at the same crack skulls and kick asses in the individual league with cell phone games Dinotoss might. Oh, and this guarantees Stork vs Shine is going to be good. Unless nature calls Shine again, that is.
7. Bisu (-4) Bruce Lee Toss. Revolutionist of PvZ. Zergslayer of Proleague. Yong-Taek against 이영한. I don’t think I’ve never seen Bisu’s play style in any other sports or games, and I would say his style is too mentality-oriented. When his mentality is good, he will burn like a rocket and take anyone he chooses to a ride on his bus (Jaedong is no exception), and when his mentality is bad, he will crack under his own pressure and in the end, find himself on his opponent’s bus, regardless of how bad that opponent really is. Apart from some wins that seemed rather shaky, Bisu’s losses to Kal and Shine cruelly pointed out that weakness for exploitation. But that’s another story; now that another OSL dream has been put to an end, let’s hope Bisu can focus better on Proleague and MSL.
8. Sea I feel quite sad for Sea that he’s unlikely to going to get higher than this, just like in the individual leagues. Despite a good record, and beating Kal, free, Stats - opponents against whom Sea’s got an equal chance - he loses to Much and Shine - opponents against whom Sea’s almost the autowin. Sea is in both MSL and OSL, but after losing to Shine his chance in the latter is very slim, for he has Stork and Mind left to face - Mind is no pushover and last time Sea met Stork he was molested. So Sea stays, but not without hope for TL’s loveable.
9. Hydra (new) Was thinking if I am leaving someone out undeservingly of the Power Rank and BAM - Hydra came up. Effort’s unlikely replacement is definitely one of the most unexpected newcomers of Power Rank, and most underrated also. Underrated, but do you really think he’s not worthy to make an appearance now being on a 7-game win streak, surviving MST, rolling both Kwanro and free in the OSL, and even beating Jaedong in an Ace match? Welcome to the Power Rank Hydra - and sorry I almost forgot you right there.
10. Light (new) Light has gone 5-3 since the last Power Rank, but what grants him a slice in this is a steady performance ever since Round 2, having earned MBC a precious win by edging out Zero in the Ace match, avenging his loss in the same circumstance just 3 weeks ago, and more notably, a win against Flash. I’ve begun this Power Rank with a Sea quote and felt it would be fitting to end with another Sea quote: “That's how much of a fearsome being Flash is, and it also means that you can gain that much more attention and fame by simply defeating him.” That’s right. Power Rank is what Sea was talking about.
Reasons these guys who were out of PR Zero, Neo.G_Soulkey, Snow - Try harder boys, stop losing games in one-sided manner.
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FREEAGLELAND26780 Posts
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Pretty good effort man! ^__^
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On December 14 2010 19:47 flamewheel wrote: Shine imba. Indeed. This is getting ridiculous.
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The longer the power rank doesn't get updated, the greater the chance of Shine #1!
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No doubt Shine should be #3 right now. Fantasy can still take #4, even though his game against Movie hurt to watch. Not sure about #10 being Light, because of half of Woongjin wanting to get that spot, but your #1-9 are pretty spot on.
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If Shine works really hard to improve his late-game management he would be quite scary.
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United States13143 Posts
On December 15 2010 04:25 Holgerius wrote: If Shine works really hard to improve his late-game management he would be quite scary. Who knows, maybe he did but just prefers killing people quickly.
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i still think shine isnt actually very good at all but i cant argue with him at #3 with his results for the month.
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Canada2480 Posts
On December 15 2010 04:25 Holgerius wrote: If Shine works really hard to improve his late-game management he would be quite scary.
GGPlay should become wemade's coach
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