While this is always an interesting idea, you will also catch a lot of backfire for this. Personally, I believe that being the best player online is like being the skinniest kid at fat camp. Not to knock on a lot of really good names on this list. When I play some of the better ones online I can always tell who has good fundamentals, who has good footsies and understanding of the game (f0xy for example being pretty good with his pokes with Sonya).
The problem with online is that it often makes it impossible to play a full and developed game. I personally don't even take my mains (Sonya & Kabal) online at all anymore. I will play with Shang, Stryker and Liu Kang for a bit, just to kind of have fun. Poking in lag is like walking through the Sahara in a sand storm. No matter how good you are in your reactions, even the slightest bit of delay turns a sure fire AA (Sonya's 1, Shang's D1, Kang's 2) into you getting blown up by a 30% combo or more.
In a lot instances when I play online (no matter who it is, a random on player match or someone of my friend's list) I see that people sometimes play almost half of their character's move set, neglecting certain options that would get them blown up or destroyed. Even as a match up tool it's incomplete. How many times I've seen online players come out to casuals and still jump at Sonya even though I know her 1 AA is godlike punish. How many Kabal's I've seen go for shitty quick combos just because they don't execute the good ones online (and it does carry over to offline play).
Having watched Kevo absolutely go HAM into top 16 at Winter Brawl I have to say, if he didn't get used to online timing he cold have been easily pulling off REO status combos with dash cancels, instead he settles for less meter and less damage because of online conditioning.
It's okay to keep tabs on who's doing what in case they show up to tournaments, it's not okay to hand out best all accolades just because they can do a lot in lag.
Thanks for your input!
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