It's a busy day at the Zechs Files office (which consists of my desk, which is missing two of its three drawers and has two empty ale bottles - yes, ale*). We've published some softcore porn, and wrote an actual column for ESFI at last!
But while watching GSL VODs, a thought just struck me about an argument that happened two or three months ago. That's the Zechs Files; always at the cutting edge of esports news!
You may remember the furore revolving around an article published on Team Liquid called The Elephant in the Room. The basic, misguided premise of the article was that SC2 competition will never be valid until the Bonjwa's and their ilk move over Brood War. There are obvious flaws with this argument, which i won't go into again, but one skipped my mind at the time.
The idea of the article was that MC dominating the game (as he was at the time) is laughable, because he had an awful record in professional BW. Well, that kind of stands to reason at first glance. Except... BW is a game with 10 years of knowledge, with a genuinely professional scene and players who have years of experience and practice. The fact that MC even made it to the best-of-the best league means that he was one of the best players in the world. So what if his record was 1-15 or something and his nickname was Suicide Toss (which doesn't technically make sense, by the way, but a nickname is a nickname)?
Losing every game in the best league in the world is still better than not making it there in the first place. MC and the other SC2 heroes might not have been world-beaters in Brood War, but they were reasonably close.
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