The Sparring Thread

[Sword]

I'm sure this idea is not one all too unique, but I think it's a good one, having not seen a thread like this in a long while. Sparring is the top event practiced on Graal - some take it seriously, some don't. With this thread, I have three questions:

1.) Who is the best sparrer on Graal? (Use the poll for this please, but also post your pick, if you'd like. I hope the provided choices are to your liking, as they should be.)
2.) Who are the top 10 sparrers on Graal, in order? (Please use the following 25-player pool, which was constructed by myself and others in intent to keep people from making cutesy favoritist lists: Brett, Neo, Gate, Ares, Thallen, Highlander, Quick Strike, Magnus, Sora/Renee, Deophite, Cyclone, Evenglare, Exodus, Clel, X-Storm, Onet, Tyrant, Tortoise, Nomad, King Clops, Mercury, Dark Pheonix, Mariah, Halo, FrozenHeat - I hope the list is to your liking.)
3.) What server is home to the best sparrers on Graal? (Please list your reason for picking what server you do, as well, which could come in the form of a list of sparrers or so forth.)

[Matt]

1.)Who is the best sparrer on Graal?No answer because i've only sparred people from Delteria and N-Pulse.

2.)Who are the top 10 sparrers on Graal, in order?FrozenHeat,Thallen,DP,Deophite,Highlander,Halo,
Gate,Ares,Sora,Exodus.

3.)What server is home to the best sparrers on Graal?
N-Pulse, and Delteria

[Curt1zzle]

Add my name! I DEMAND IT!

I'm a Messiah and founding NBK for God sakes!

[Crono]

Is this "Neo" Neo Jenova?

[Sword]

Originally Posted by Gerami

Is this "Neo" Neo Jenova?

Yes.

Also, I tried to make this list as active as possible. Daniel rarely spars even when he is online, which is maybe for a good 30 mins a week. Also, if you post, just to stay on topic, I'd really appreciate if you answered all 3 questions, rather than just one, to get this topic flowing. Thanks.

[Polo]

Best Sparrer: I dont anyone can ever create a list of fair choices for the poll. Different servers have differing lag and diferent typical styles, and so some people from better at different places. To create a list of 10 from one server alone is tricky, let alone from all of Graal.

Best 10 Sparrers: Of the 25 listed, all the ones I've sparred, I've at least beaten them once. I dont really think I can pick 10 from that.

Best Crop: Historically, Classic has always produced some of the best sparrers, at least in my opinion, though with the recent changes in hit detection, were in too much a transitional phase to really defend any kind of claim. I dont play/spar enough anywhere else to form an opinion.

[xAndrewx]

Daniel Demigod.

[Malinko]

Let's hold a random spar tournament with these sparrers to find out.

[Sword]

Originally Posted by Malinko

Let's hold a random spar tournament with these sparrers to find out.

Well, provided an average top 10, I think about 5 tournies including those 10 sparrers would be nice, to show consistancy. 1st place gets you 10 points, 2nd place earns 9, etc. After the 5 tournies, the player with the highest points wins. Or we could do 'round robin,' everyone spars everyone, player with the most wins... wins.

I figured the list I assembled cropped together the top 10 best active, but everyone has their own opinion, and my poll may not be perfect. I'd like more feedback.

[Infernix]

Ive sparred most of those people and beat them al even though a lot of them can still be me, it goes back and forth. Look nooblets let me teach you alittle about sparring. You dont have just one amazing sparrer on graal who is the best of them all. You have a select group of sparers that can compete against each other and win back and forth. There will never be the best. Unless your nothing but there Fan. Seriously I think this is nothing but a Fan Thread....and Im sure you have no clue who outa that group of people use a trainer.

I can answer #3 though, Npulse and UN are currently the spar zones and are the places youll find "some" of the best.

[Chris]

A few years ago, that list would be people mostly from early Shaded Legend.

[NeoJenova]

Lets all do a best 2/3 tournement.

You can all come participate in the UTC (Unholy Tournement of Champions) on August 26th.

Bring a friend and particpate in the UTCTT (Tag Tournement) on August 27th.

[Inspiration]

Cool I beat all these people more than 50% of the time when I was sparring, except brett who I was about 50/50 with.

[NeoJenova]

Originally Posted by Inspiration

Cool I beat all these people more than 50% of the time when I was sparring, except brett who I was about 50/50 with.

Pffft...

[Deophite18]

Originally Posted by Inspiration

Cool I beat all these people more than 50% of the time when I was sparring, except brett who I was about 50/50 with.

likewise