Isn't it time to stop revering Faker?

Kotex·Oct 14, 2016·4 votes·743 views

Hearing Deficio say Faker is the best mid laner in the world so sagely and mater of factly just doesn't sit right with me. Faker was great. Faker was at his prime in 013. But hes making too many mistakes fumbles and poor decisions to still be considered the best at this point. Hes not playing as good as he when it was relevant to call him the best in the world (CM PUNK!). I mean surely i can't be the ONLY one that thinks this? Fakers good, Faker's greats. But faker is NOT the best, certainly not ANYMORE at least.

Who IS the best then? That is for another topic but i HAVE to argue its definitely NOT faker.

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DealthOct 14, 20163 votes

Faker is the best mid laner in the world

KotexOct 14, 20161 votes

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Faker is the best mid laner in the world

Oh... wow thats deep... i never thought of it like that.... :O

DealthOct 14, 20162 votes

I mean he has only won worlds twice and msi and is going to win worlds for the third time

if he isn't the best idk who is

KotexOct 14, 20161 votes

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I mean he has only won worlds twice and msi and is going to win worlds for the third time

if he isn't the best idk who is

But thats not on faker himself. Thats attributed to his team. Where he falls he has his teammates to pick him up. That fact is that Faker as an individual falls ALOT and hes picked up alot to compensate.

SKT doesnt win because they have faker, SKT wins because theyre a tight team that covers each other. Faker pulls his weight, but he not tight enough on his own to be revered as the best in the world with the way he plays lately. I mean 2014 SKT wasn't even good enough to make it to worlds WITH faker. That was a lapse that people were still ignoring.

I just think this meme with saying faker is the best takes the spotlight from OTHER very good national midlaners that may be more deserving of such attention.

DealthOct 14, 20161 votes

Well lets just see how he does for the rest of the finals

KotexOct 14, 20161 votes

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Well lets just see how he does for the rest of the finals

Yea i still want my pickems to match up lol Not saying i want SKT to lose, but Faker as an individual is arguably no longer worthy of being called the best in the entire world

Wonko The SaneOct 14, 20162 votes

Faker is and has been, without a doubt, the best player in the world for a multitude of reasons. Look at his cs in any game, his mechanics on champions who aren't even focused on outplays. Sure he may have looked flashier in S3 because the midlane meta was very assassin focused, but the fact that he can still destroy his opponents on a farming mage or a supportive champion proves his skill. Just because he makes lees flashy plays/outplays doesn't make him any less skilled, it makes him adaptable which is arguably one of the best qualities to have in professional league. When you watch him you can see that every little thing he does had a plan behind it and is part of the next step in the game. I certainly think that there are midlaners who are starting to come close to his level and are very good in their own right, but I still think that Faker has them beat on almost every level.

PhDs NutsOct 14, 20163 votes

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Faker is and has been, without a doubt, the best player in the world for a multitude of reasons. Look at his cs in any game, his mechanics on champions who aren't even focused on outplays. Sure he may have looked flashier in S3 because the midlane meta was very assassin focused, but the fact that he can still destroy his opponents on a farming mage or a supportive champion proves his skill. Just because he makes lees flashy plays/outplays doesn't make him any less skilled, it makes him adaptable which is arguably one of the best qualities to have in professional league. When you watch him you can see that every little thing he does had a plan behind it and is part of the next step in the game. I certainly think that there are midlaners who are starting to come close to his level and are very good in their own right, but I still think that Faker has them beat on almost every level.

This.

So many pros end up having some comment from the casters along the lines of " -- in this meta they -- "

Faker has been good in every meta.