It's been well noted by one avid reader and fan of the Blog that I have historically played 100s if not 1000s of games against some of the game's most regular players. Therefore I am in a unique position to offer an opinion on their respective abilities. I have been provided with players who are considered same tier level and I've to give an unbiased opinion on who is superior between the two. If you enjoy this then feel free to submit requests for future comparisons. Please note I will not be comparing 5 star tier players because at the moment I only consider there to be 3 meeting that criteria and the ranking order is already very established and obvious already (1. Gganbu 2. Dynamic 3. Bea5ty). I will do 1 each of 4 star, 3 star and 2 star tiers
4 star: H3zb Vs NastyNate
H3zb is better than Nate. Nate is a very strong early game rusher and tanker player but he lacks stamina and long game skills. Overall H3zb is more of an all round player and more reliable. Most pros would agree in a 2v2 scenario you would rather have H3zb as your partner on most maps. I don't think this is particularly close. Basically H3zb has more all around skill than Nate even if Nate is marginally better on tanking. Nate's building skills are nowhere near H3zb which separates the two.
3 star: Yuzgen Vs Robskate
I have played these two loads and I can say with absolute confidence that Yuz is a better player than Rob. It's pretty simple really: Yuz is more of a threat and smarter than Rob on a bigger range of maps. Rob only really plays the same way on every map and doesn't adapt (small tanks Q or GQ battle). Yuz plays with more trickery and he has far superior building skills, teamplay and game awareness than Rob. The main difference between the two: Yuz is capable of scoring wins against Rob on Rob's low money maps but Rob has zero chance against Yuz on a big gem map such as V3. Yuz overall has more range of skill and I do find games with him to be more of an intellectual challenge than Rob base trade games. Sorry if you disagree but in my honest opinion, Yuzgen is definitely a better all around player than Robskate.
2 star: Oldpro Vs Ad
This is a difficult one as they are both very deficient in different aspects of the game. Ad is a 7/10 tanker but a 2/10 builder and Oldpro is the mirror reverse opposite. I would give the edge slightly to oldpro since I think he has a bit more utility. By utility I mean, at least oldpro is capable of the odd light tank rush or mig tactic whereas I think Ad's building skills are non existent. Literally I think Tocaia and Teskilapaf are better builders than Ad and I'm genuinely not trolling when I say that. Ad is a semi competent tanker but he really needs to work on rushing and building and playing with naders etc. Oldpro can be pretty good with naders. Basically it comes down to, if I were playing 2v2 who would I rather have on my team to maximise chances of winning, and the answer is fairly obviously Oldpro. I think most pros would agree and give the nod slightly to Oldpro over Ad.
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BarbieBoo