I'm so honored by this nomination.

I'd like to thank the original poster, without whom none of this would have been possible.

I'd also like to thank the WL community's stalkers, who seem to have read the post but didn't reply (only 3 responses before the nomination!). The Forum can't be fun if nobody does anything.

Most of all, I'd like to thank the two classified websites I have perused in the past when bored, the defunct Kijiji.com (which helped me land a few jobs and language exchanges) and huarenjie.fr (which has helped me find jobs and an apartment). Their pathetic (but interesting) ads for romance were the true inspiration!

I nominate Qi as 'most improved player'.

Qi as most improved in life player.

I won a game recently. It was beautiful, just beautiful. All I do is win, win, win. When I win, I win big league. I ban Muslims and Mexicans from my games and don't let blacks play my maps. I don't let attacks from China or Japan succeed. And I get along with teammates in Russia.

When you win in WL, girls let you do anything, especially if you use Tic-Tacs.

these are pointless because it's not about nominating or figuring out the best, it's about publicly fellating people. the nominations should be secret, then some truth might be found.

Edited 2/16/2017 02:44:26

Performance Awards
Best Overall Player - MoD/Buns Don't make me choose!
Best 1v1 Player - MoD
Best 2v2/3v3 Motd+Beren Motd/Timi/Seph
Most Underrated Player - Edge
Most Self-Confident Player:
Most Improved Player - Dogberry - He may not be a notable player but this is the guy that has little to no confidence in his play and he genuinally thought he'd be 1500ish on the 1v1 ladder and is currently 1846 (although not yet ranked), and just a general all round big improvement.

Streaming Awards
Insightful Commentator: PS firstly and then Mod, Motd. I learnt so much when I was a noob listening to these guys on the WGL streams (and still do)
Entertaining Commentator: Sephiroth - he's hilarious, a stream with him commentating is guaranteed fun.

Forum Awards
Best Troll - Jz - although not shown publically, her troll userscript and pranks she pulls on people are hilarious.
Best Forum Post - Gui's post on Nauz's 2v2 ladder thread. - I don't read the forums too often but this made me chuckle
Best Forum Thread - Will update this later

Community Awards
Best Template - Can I have french brawl?! Can I ?!? :( ok then Elitist Africa
Best Map - Will update this later
Best Clan - NWO - Have seen these guys have their ups and downs and while they might not be the one of the top clans, skillwise in warlight, I think they deserve respect for coming through it. Ben really has done a great job with them.

Best Sportsmanship - Awesomeguy, the time he left the ladder so as to not get the gold trophy because he thought he didn't deserve it (i think it was due to unexpired games?) was a true show of good sportsmanship. Total respect to him.
Most Valued Community Member - Motd hands down, all the work he puts into both the Multi Day Ladder and the Clan league is utterly outstanding.

In-Game Awards
Best 1v1 Game Win - will update this later
Best Team Game Win - https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12330949 - Rambo+Belzebu/Ruil+Mohikanin - Really entertaining game to watch, great play by both teams all the way through. (started in 2016 but finished in 2017, been told that counts :) )
Best Prediction - https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=11652015 - Motoki/Aura - turn 10
Most Thrown-Away Win - https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12842345 AG/Olaris

My assumption is that redundant nominations will not sway the final results. As such, I am only putting forward people in categories where they have not previously been nominated. The only exception is one instance where I believe I need to say something to help make a stronger argument in their favor.

If redundant nominations do matter, then I will return and complete the list in its entirety.



Most Underrated Player: Hades of Lynx

Most Self-Confident Player: Platinum of Outlaws

Most Improved Player: Apollo of Outlaws (though the SuperGamerzchannel nomination by Electric Kitten does deserve a +1 here as well) - if I got nominated here, Apollo definitely deserves a mention. I played numerous team games with him when we first both joined the strat community. We were both really really bad, but he may have been worse than even I was. However he put in the hard work that I was unwilling and unable to do. In no time at all, he went from being subpar to competent to really really good. Today, he is a much better player than I am and is really sneaky good in his own right (trust me, you don't want to meet him in a No Split Macedonia game). He deserves this nomination WAY more than I do.

Insightful Commentator: I know he was mentioned as part of a group several times, but just in case he needs a solo nomination, PS

Entertaining Commentator: SuperGamerzChannel of FCC - For those of us playing during the overnight hours, Super's streams are highly entertaining. Though he himself may not be as funny or as charismatic as other streamers, he is directly responsible for fostering and growing a successful community. His streams are a delight. I don't even care if he's already been nominated, nobody - and I mean NOBODY - does a better job as a solo streamer than Super.


Best Sportsmanship: Apollo of Outlaws - Two words: GOOD MORNING!!!



SO MANY LATE EDITS!!!

Best Overall Player: Krzysztof of Outlaws
Best 1v1 Player: Krzysztof of Outlaws

Best Troll: Gargamel - I know this category specifically had the forums in mind, but if what he is doing with the 30 Day Points ranking isn't a form of trolling, then I don't know what is :-)

Edited 2/16/2017 05:56:45

I got to back Semice for most improved. He went from 1460 on the 1v1 ladder to 2208 and grabbed a gold trophy during 2016.

He went from shit to THE shit.

^ he was already 1800ish last year though. You guys saying semice improved so much is just because you don't know he was already good before lol

Best Overall Player: MotD (Not the most solid in 1v1 but I think the most solid all around)

Best 1v1 Player: Timinator/Buns/MoD one of theses 3

Best 2v2: Beren + MotD

Best 3v3: MotD + Sephiroth + Timinator

Most Underrated Player: Pichu (Kayleigh of Apprentices)
I think she would underrate herself too :) and say that she can't be the most underrated player.


Most Self-Confident Player:
Kezzo/Tacky/Omnicient/Nox/Farah (the superior), etc. so many guys, I can't list them all!


Most Improved Player: Rouxburg
Rouxburg started around this time of last year player. He first was recruited in KT clan, a clan that isn't really going anywhere. Then, NWO, my clan, recruited him. He improved until he got in the scope of 101st, that brought him in. He then went into Apprentices and got into Masters, all that in a span of like 6-7 months!


Best Forum Post: Qi's post regarding the 2v2 ladder player search of Omniscient




Best Map: RoR
Most popular amongst open-games but certainly not amongst the WL strat community, RoR is probably the most played map in this game and comes in various forms (5X5 full distrib, deadman's RoR, etc.).

Best Clan: Hydra
Hydra as a good mix of skilled players with players that are learning to become better. They have a very active chat on Discord and they are super well organized. The community as a whole is quite stable and very fun to be a part of. GE is indeed great too as one of the leader of it!

Players that exhibit good behavior/etiquette at all times: AG
AG is always very fun to play with or against. He always has a positive attitude, he is super!


Most Valued Community Member: MotD
MotD is one of the guys on the panel of Clan League. He also made the mdl CLOT. His dedication to the WL strat is appreciated by everyone I think.


Best voices in streaming ;)
Styxie, sexiest english accent
Glam, most viril accent ever
MotD, very thick indian accent with him saying super intelligent stuff (when I can understand what he says)

Edited 2/17/2017 04:07:07

First of all,I would like to thank all these guys who voted me as the most improved player of 2017.I put a lot of effort in studying games and thus,I really think I am in a better level than 1 year ago.Now le'ts continue to the awards' part.

Performance Awards

Best Overall Player : Master of the Dead (Excellent ratings at all kinds of ladders,communicative and very intelligent)

Best 1v1 Player : Buns157 (I do not have to say much about him,he has destroyed everyone in 1v1 games at least 1 time)

Best 2v2/3v3 Team : I've seen lots of great teams lately but I'll go with le Marseillais and sebb
for their amazing winning streak at 2v2 ladder and Timinator • apex, Sephiroth, and Master of the Dead for 3v3 team

Most Underrated Player: Mike |GG| (He performed great at all of his games,had a very nice performance at last seasonal and promoted to top 6 of WWCL.He is playing great at all kinds of games but it seems that noone has said he deserves to be one of top players

Most Self-Confident Player:I do not know how you want us to describe most self-confident player.I'll go with Kezzo as others said him :P

Most Improved Player: Tough one.I think that Pardon99 has improved slightly more than others this year

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Streaming Awards

Insightful Commentator: Motd(When it comes to analysing,he knows everything)

Entertaining Commentator: I like Super and Onoma a lot but Glamorous-Varroa DeStructor needs this award.His Greek-Russian accent is super funny and I adore him

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Forum Awards

Best Troll : Idk

Best Forum Post: Gui https://www.warlight.net/Forum/241585-looking-2v2-ladder-partner?Offset=1

Best Forum Thread: https://www.warlight.net/Forum/220291-clan-league-9-signups

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Community Awards

Best Template : African template

Best Map : Great Lakes 3v3

Best Clan : Lynx(They won last cl)

Best Sportsmanship : AWESOMEGUY

Most Valued Community Member : Ekstone(For organising AWP),Huddyj(For organising SE P/R),Motd(For the MDL clot)

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In-Game Awards


Best 1v1 Game Win : https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12664359

Best Team Game Win : https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12330949

Best Prediction : https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12447325 (last turn in his face :P ) as well as https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=11268939

Most Thrown-Away Win : https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12810623

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Thanks for your time reading this!

^ he was already 1800ish last year though. You guys saying semice improved so much is just because you don't know he was already good before lol

Really? Semice was decent at beginning of 2016 compared to strat level of roleplaying clans ( https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=16495 ) but it took him time to even get to rating of 1500 on 1v1 ladder. His ego was always bigger than his skill so it was really interesting to watch the latter grow. We were clanmates at the time so I should know. :P


Best Overall Player: Buns157
Best 1v1 Player: Buns157
Best 2v2/3v3 Team: rakleader+whoever
Most Underrated Player: The Shots
Most Self-Confident Player: MasterOfWarZone
Most Improved Player: DR. Love (since Pana and Semice already have the nomination)
Insightful Commentator: ps
Entertaining Commentator: Semicedevine
Best Troll: Żuktiru
Best Forum Post: 2 many of them and I don't remember which was the best
Best Forum Thread: the Clan League 8 bitching, rant & complaints thread that got deleted

Best Template: MME LD+commanders 1ag1
Best Map: https://www.warlight.net/Map/24311-AD-1045-Roads-Silk-Iron
Best Clan: none
Best Sportsmanship: PanagiotisTheGreekFreak ? idk most people are nice
Most Valued Community Member: MOTD or Muli will win this category anyway lol

Edited 2/16/2017 14:59:47

Some more deserving templates from 2016:
India 3v3: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12644605
Belarus 1v1: http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12338133

It's not an older template? I think it was on IPL already.

^ he was already 1800ish last year though. You guys saying semice improved so much is just because you don't know he was already good before lol

@kaerox 1800? At the start of 2016, he was rated 1460, at the end 2208. Even 1800 to 2208 is amazing. I played him quite a bit throughout 2016. Here's his ladder profile https://www.warlight.net/LadderTeam?LadderTeamID=8870

He went from this: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=10338451
to this: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12762683

Edited 2/16/2017 17:24:01

meh

Best overall Player = motd
Best 1v1 player = buns
Best 2v2/3v3 = beren/motd (i remember staring at ur picks on 2v2 ladder for hours to understand it lol)
and zbd/hades/dom for 3v3
Most underrated Player = kaerox
Most self confident player = me
Most Improved = pardon99


Best Troll = semice
Best Template = african elitism was a cool idea
Best Map = final earth
Best Clan = lynx (just for cl8)
Most Valued Community member = motd

rest i dont know

best o. a.: Master of the dead
best 1v1 : buns /masterdesaster
most underrated: gogo27
most self confident: the hunters leader
entertaining commentator: masterdesaster
best troll; gargamel
b. forum post: qi
best map ;africa elit
best clan:masters
best sportsman: THe player https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12269248
"best" comunity member: i wanted to say muli but his script doesnt work anylonger for me so motd for the clot md ladder
best prediction ; timmon in the season where he won! there were a few great comander killing moves
best thrown away win should be rocky´s

Best Overall Player - Buns
Best 1v1 Player - MoD
Best teamplayer Motd
Most Underrated Player - 90
Most Self-Confident Player - MoNtoCry
Most Improved Player - 90..



Best Template - Africa 3v3
Best Map - Africa
Best Sportsmanship - 90..
Most Valued Community Member - Motd

Best prediction - Yulian Provoke https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12655972 Turn 5 absolutly ridiculus and insulting! :(

Edited 2/21/2017 22:29:39