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Post by LoC_Boogieman on Aug 10, 2010 11:23:34 GMT -5
Did you notice that they made it a sticky just this week? NOOOBS
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Post by ANZAC_lupy_nth5 on Aug 10, 2010 18:12:35 GMT -5
i pwn u all and u know it
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Post by blackflag on Oct 9, 2010 0:29:30 GMT -5
Well, guys, it's about time the King spoke: This Top TEN is based first on my experience 1v1 and then amount of yrs actively spreading l33t ownage over all your base. Counting down!! ....And my Top TEN is...
10. neoSoulrain - Balance (He was the best when I first started playing TA)
9. TAG_Dune - Balance / Adapting
8. Gnug315 - Best Gnug (ROCK's owner ;D)
7. SY_SJ - Best Yankspanker (Had to pay homeage)
6. neoPreen - Unit control / Swarm micro (He beat me too many times)
5. Snoop - Unit control / Innovation (For the comeback he made in '02 - '03) 4. Fr_Med - Balance / Adapting (Dunno how long active, but hes just too good ATM so maybe im biased to the present)
3. neoPicarD0H - Macro / Clicking speed
2. ACE_Jacksonx - Balance / Adapting
AND THE GREATEST TA PLAYER EVER IS...
-----> n1_RVD1 - Dynamic <-----
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Post by teawoody on Oct 9, 2010 15:32:06 GMT -5
While I will not rank players, for I met these players at different points in my development and in different eras of TA, and hence I believe a comparison of such would be unfair, this is my list of the few players who I think definitly deserve recognition.
n1_RVD- I guess I'll this one out of the way first. This is undisputedly the best active player of 2006-2010, really not much else to say, he has pushed the enveloped on refining and perfecting gameplay on many of the maps and plays with incredible speed, efficiency AND consistancy.
n1_Rebun- Yup Rebun, the name I really do assosiate with this guy. This guy is one of the most understated players of TA, and rarely makes outlandish comments and simply just plays brilliant TA, a very likable player and easy to underestimate (and yes, underestimating someone who you know is significantly better then you IS possible)
ACE_Jackson- This guy is a fucking weirdo, seriously. But you can't argue against his creative and somewhat chaotic gameplay that is simply just.. brilliant. Many a game I have seen him just win seriously handicapped games (often 2v1's after ally death) with brute grit and determination and experience
Tiptushi- While perhaps not quite top of the food chain in overall gameplay, his creativity and reputation for innovation and taking risks make for some of the most entertaining and interesting games of TA I have ever seen. Many aspects of his gameplay has advanced the theory and gameplay that makes up TA today and is one of few TA players that can really throw down the gauntlet and play a solid and sound game with core against the best TA players on most maps.
Wargod- For many of the same reasons as Tip, definitly one fo the significant late players in developing the current TA gameplay. Sadly I never really played him past when I was a newbie but still a resounding memory
Diablo- This guy was just plain good, came back to TA in 2006 after a long break and played top-tier TA, you just can't argue with that.
Med- French bastard who slowly earned my respect, and I guess eventually I did his too. A very modern good TA player, a bit cocky but that's the french for you
Other notable TA players: Snoop, Eyedoll, BF, Pic, Gnug215 - I never really got to know these guys properly tho I played with them quite a bit, but definitly deserve a mention
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Post by TAG_Venom on Oct 11, 2010 13:43:07 GMT -5
The lack of TAG_Dune and A_Novice_ToS in this thread greatly disturbs me.
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Post by teawoody on Oct 11, 2010 15:24:18 GMT -5
I never really played Novice stopped playing about the time I started playing, but his tads are just sick..
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Post by blackflag on Oct 11, 2010 16:36:17 GMT -5
novice never beat me enough to get my nod but he was awesome yes. i never 1v1 him on PD so that might have changed my mind but there are just too many players and only 10 can be picked. i didnt even put any of my BTU clannies in there which i would definitely do before i pick nov best BTU goes to BTU_K2 i think he had a slight edge on canuck. on large maps shollos was nasty. and thats just the 2nd generation of BTU's i havent even touched on iwin or methods (methods only played a short time but he was as good as shollos before he quit) of the 3rd.
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Post by Andrew on Oct 11, 2010 19:53:41 GMT -5
Top 10 players of all time. (Im going here by the level they were on at their last game) Obviously a lot of best at their time oldschool players have no shot on this list.
n1_RVD - There have been people ahead of me at points since i got good at this game, but I have to give this to myself.
PRO_Randy - Very medodical style which probably came from his starcraft background. Most probably just don't know how good this guy is, but I do.
AnarkyDiablo - I could just tell by watching this guy play he knew exactly what he was doing and I haven't seen this from many. Was definitely better than me at points when i was considered the best by a lot of people. I overtook him only towards the end of his retirement.
Fr_Med - Plays very similar to myself. He couldn't play cos of his p2 comp or whatever for a long time. When he got a good comp he just became a different animal.
TAG_Gaia - Played almost exclusively with noobs in team games for most of his time in TA. When he started branching out into real games I started to see just how good this guy was. Best macromanagement in TA ever.
ACE_Jackson - The guy has the fundementals down to a T. Hes very solid and doesn't makes mistakes. When he has a lead in mid game you're not gonna be able to come back.
EDIT**** XEN_Jono - I can't believe i forgot about this guy in my origional list. He's not long playing, doesn't say too much or moan ever. Maybe why my mind blanked when thinking of everyone. One of the few to beat me recently. He's really got insane good in the past year.
TAG_Venom - The origional newschool expert to emerge around 03ish. Again very solid. Prone to some mistakes in mid to late game. No doubt he would be included in my top 6 tier 1 guys if he didn't quit when he did.
TAG_Mastah - This is where the list gets tough. I think the top 6 on this list played tier 1 TA. This guy even tho he quit so early played so good even tho most didn't realise since he didn't play much random 1v1s.
Tiptushi - A lot of times this guy had a disasterous start which cost lost him the game before he could get into it. You don't want to get into a late game battle with him on a large map. When he's motivated you better watch out, the problem was he wasn't motivated very often.
n1_Aprox - God loves a trier and that's what this guy was. Got beaten senseless for about 2 years until he finally broke into the top tier. When he finally did he was a a serious player.
TAG_Dune, TAG_ROCK, TAG_AK, Picardoh, BTU_BlackFlag, A_Novice_Tos, n1_R4ctice, BTU_Natas, TAG_Dominator, n1_daWicked, A_Novice_Tos, XEN_Glufetz, PRO_Silencer, N_Evilscott, n1_Crip, N_Eyedoll, PRO_Emac, n1_Raster, Gincola, BL4CK_Cube, S_Bloodeyes, S_Necator, Rawdawgiwin, N_Saint
All just fail to get in the top 10 but all deserve a mention. Some are clearly hovering around the top 10 mark more than others but I'm not gonna rank them all.
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Post by TAG_Venom on Oct 12, 2010 12:45:47 GMT -5
TAG_Dune, TAG_ROCK, TAG_AK, Picardoh, BTU_BlackFlag, A_Novice_Tos... just outside the top 10?
Randy, Diablo, Med, Gaia, Jackson are all below these guys. Unless everyone became mega awesome in the last 2 years.
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Post by rick on Oct 12, 2010 15:10:17 GMT -5
AnarkyDiablo is for sure top 5. I think he has OCD and won't stop until he beats you. BF was sort of the same way back in the day.
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Post by jono10 on Oct 12, 2010 16:54:29 GMT -5
well I have seen fuck all of the catalogue of top players but errr, yea; 1. n1_RVD, seems undisputed 2. ACE_Jacksonx, Get raped by this guy 30 times a week for 6 months and you'll soon be good. 3. n1_Aprox, very nice guy to play with, very hard to beat. 4. Tiptushi, havn't played the guy for a while, but he used to just kill me. 5. Gaia, again havnt played in a while, never beat the guy, hes simply amazing to watch. 6. Med, played a fair with the guy on pw when i was fairly newish, killed me a lot then and has since. ok, right now im running out of players; 7. Nec4tor (chacal) beat me up a fair few times. 8. Woody, the guy plays great, and entertaining TA. 9. Pyromathic, I would of put him at number1 really, he is a superstar. 10. Bloodeyes, we have good games Somewhat odd list i'd imagine to the oldtime players, but hey oooh, melfice also owns sorry if i forgot anyone else
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Post by Andrew on Oct 12, 2010 18:01:02 GMT -5
I edited my earlier post to include Jono. He definetely has a place on that list. TAG_Dune, TAG_ROCK, TAG_AK, Picardoh, BTU_BlackFlag, A_Novice_Tos... just outside the top 10? Randy, Diablo, Med, Gaia, Jackson are all below these guys. Unless everyone became mega awesome in the last 2 years. Them above guys at the highest skill level that they attained would struggle to win 2 in 10 vs these guys in their's, and maybe thats even being generous.
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Post by blackflag on Oct 13, 2010 11:29:42 GMT -5
can i vote for myself as most over rated player of all time? ppl would (and still do) say im too good almost as an excuse to avoid a 1v1 against me. they just know from 2v2 and my bomber first. this was a time when sharing energy was a novel innovation. i was actually just equal to ppl like canuck, k2, shollos, etc. im not tier 1 as rvd puts it (good definition btw) but more on the cusp of T1 and possesing the ability to beat entry level T1 players (inconsistent prolly from playing too much and getting bored). oh and i totally forgot to put aprox in there. i dunno its hard to knock soulrain off #10 cuz he was the best active player at the time u started playing online but for the sake skill i think it would be appropriate so #9 go to n1_Aprox.
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Post by pacer on Oct 14, 2010 10:41:00 GMT -5
raster isn't in your top 5 rvd? im surprised
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Post by Andrew on Oct 14, 2010 22:58:31 GMT -5
Raster was top 5 active players when he was playing for sure, but he quit playing like what, 4 years ago? At the time he was better than more than half of the players in my top 10, but they got better.
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