Mastaisac:
Skill:
From who Naga once was back in the force community with respect to his skill and where he has come, it has certainly been quite the climb. In this New Age he has been nominated as an All-Star, is a well-known name with respect to his level of play, and has recently won a 2v2 tournament with Ninja beating Fierce/Manny not once, but twice.
When it comes to his gameplay style, Naga actually reminds me of how Sinister, Jeff, and Myself have played. Although I think Naga would rather classify himself as a highly aggressive player, I think his more natural position is that of a support/smart player and highlighting others' play. He often is that player that gets lost in the thick of the battle and ends up being the one killing you by some type of sneak play. He is also quite solid when it comes to saves and really relies on his smarts to guide his path on the battlefield.
There are, I think, some justifiable questions to ask based off of Naga's most recent 2v2 run:
- Naga's KDR hovered around the 0.8 area last I recall for the tournament. While this can certainly be argued based on team play style, it does bring into question why there were more deaths than kills
- How much of the 2v2 tournament win was overall improvement from Naga or genius level gameplay from Ninja throughout? I don't think there is any question that Naga continued to get better throughout the tournament, but as to whether that improvement was the key for the eventual championship or whether it was just the level of play from Ninja can be put into question.
Regardless of these two points I mention, to be able to beat Manny and Fierce twice in a tournament setting makes the above moot. I bring them up though because much of what will continue to follow Naga in the future is the question of whether a team could be built around him to win a championship.
What will also be interesting is to see Naga perhaps face off against Ninja in some type of tournament setting down the line. It kind of reminds me of a Kobe/Shaq dynamic with the Lakers. Many critics actually put down Kobe's championships because it was argued Shaq was such a dominating force that Kobe kind of took a bit of a "free ride." Thus, Kobe had to prove to the critics that he could win at a high level with him being the star player.
Impact:
I think Naga's HoF candidacy eventually will be more that solidified with his overall impact on the game with respect to his activity, forward thinking projects, and overall hustle. His work on the mod team has been extraordinary and his ability to take initiative has also been applause worthy. Though these projects are in their infancy, Naga has certainly taken on a leadership role and has helped to create some truly great things for the community...
My vote of a yes though is most undoubtedly based on Naga having won the most recent 2v2 tournament
Spidey_Almighty:
Probably most on the fence with Naga. He is rather new to being a high-tier player and hasn't lead many things as of yet. But the fact that he is a 2v2 tourney champion is really pushing him over the edge for me, as well as being great asset to the community.
I vote yes.
Hattori:
Winning performance in the most recent tournament, coupled with commitment to community iniatives means he is a yes for me.
Ninja:
Naga (contribution, skill, commitment, and overall performance)
Volt:
Naga is probably the player I'm most proud of since the return of the community. He took his opporunity to show the community that he can hang with the best this game has to offer and ran with it. Beating teams like Raul and Ferrari, Viking and I, and "the unbeatable" Fierce and Manny TWICE. We were both trying to prove ourselves in that tourney and he was the one that got the job done. In my opinion, Naga is a top 10 player when he wants to be and an amazing teammate to have. Not to mention the work he's done with the Dev team, graphics, and managing the community. Naga's opinion is always heard and respected and he is a great competitor. In my opinion, Naga along with a few others are the key driving forces in this community. Anyway, it's been a pleasure to come up with you. Congratz on the tourney win and being inducted into the HoF.
Josh:
Naga definitely deserves a place in the HoF after his 2v2 performance and his involvement in the community.
He’s a force on the Dev team and really cares about the growth and health of the community.
He also has helped me develop as a player. He raged at me after plenty of scrims for playing from the ground or wasting stamina lol. And it helped me start to play smarter and get better.
He’s a great player, excellent community manager, and has been one of my favorite people to get to know through this community.
Naga gets my vote!
Younes:
Came a long way from being Rated "R". Your contribution to the community with your talent on both the OSB side of things and the dev team side of things is greatly appreciated. Plus you are a tournament champion for the very first tournament to ever finish up on the force side of things. I dont agree with some of your thinking cough spawnkilling cough but you speak your mind and can be talked to on even ground about different issues. Same principle holds on the dev team side of things. Great work and I hope to see more from Naga Sado.
Mimmi Da Don:
Alot of people remember naga as a hothead who just recently righted his wrongs and broke through. I have seen the growth of naga from Rated R to Naga: one of the best this community has to offer. This community has historically been cruel to the outsiders and naga’s behavior of yesteryear forced him on the outskirts. Naga has always been one with potential waiting to be tapped, but unfortunately the greats of our community were fixated on wins and not growth. Once the mentality of the founding fathers slowly faded away. It gave room for people to grow that would have been great long before they were if given a fair shake. Rated R was a rebellious monster. Very good but emotional and hardheaded. Since then Naga has become a mature and calculated leader( still sprinkling in some rebellion at heart):joy:. Nevertheless Naga has grown in game and as a person. One of the coolest guys in the community and easily an asset to this new era. Watching naga grow has been an honor.
Yes is the only answer.
DevastatoR:
Naga is quite the interesting personality to watch through the years. When I first came into contact with him so many years back he was a mini-JOG TOM in terms of attitude. My guy would rage at the slightest inconveniences and create in-game vendettas versus other players. I never quite viewed him as toxic but he did have that aggressive tone to him that could have him come off as a bit unwelcoming in spirit. I had the honor of being in Valkyrie University with him until we both transitioned into joining GNE in which both of us had skyrocketed in skill.
Nowadays, Naga has shown his skill level as being top notch and you'd be foolish to not include him in your Top 10 list. His personality is much more welcoming than it was and he's shown that, though blunt, he has good intentions at heart and is just passionate about this game and the community. He not only provides us undeniable proof that you can achieve greatness even when no one else thought you could. The past 2v2 tournament is a prime example. No one saw them beating the duo of Berserk and Fierce twice as Naga was often regarded as the weak link to the team.
Naga also provides amazing and timely GFX for the community that is being utilized all over the Discord, stream, and other platforms which has helped us brand the OSBF name and finally have an established place to call home for the SWBF2 Force players. His drive is still around to this day and he's hungry to continue winning. He is still unraveling his legacy for this community and continuing to pave the way for the new era of playing this game through even further contributions such as being on the dev team.
Naga is a yes from me.
LAK:
have any opinion you want on the person. have any opinion you want on the player. have any opinion on his impact. it does not matter. He won the biggest tournament Jedi has had since 06. It doesn't matter if you think ninja carried him or if you think naga contributed greatly. he WON. no1 else did. PERIOD. instant HoF, especially when you compare his resume to most of the hot garbage in the the so called "hof"
Sparta:
I remember the old GNE back before the game shut down. I used to chill in Skype calls with Ninja a lot playing Conquest and messing around in Jedi, and a lot of the time Naga was there. He wasn’t very good at the game back then, and often was the reason his team struggled. However, that certainly is not the case anymore. When we came back in 2020, Naga had finally let all that muscle memory set in, and he was suddenly one of the best players out there. He crushed the 2v2 tournament with Ninja, and has become a reliable teammate in scrims. He is quite possibly the most improved player of all time, and of the players out there today he is certainly one I’d vote for the hall of fame.
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