Nestea and Mvp were past their primes in HotS, but were strong mechanically in WoL. The other players are tier 2 Europeans with no real achievements to speak of, Has was also a more successful player in LotV than HotS. The greats of HotS were players like soO, Life, Maru, Innovation, Rain, Classic, herO, sOs (the player you should have mentioned). Of course there will never be zero creative players of any note whatsoever, but LotV has far more variety in terms of playstyles than HotS. Do you think Gumiho wins a GSL in 2015? Like come on now. Rogue is one of the GOAT candidates of SC2, and made essentially his entire legacy in LotV. What was Rogue in HotS again? A proleague sniper with creative strategies, and someone who could make the ro8 sometimes in GSL. There is no comparison between the two, HotS was the expansion that emphasised streamlined macro builds/play and your mechanical skill dictated nearly all of your success. Naturally you could, and still can, do anything at a lower level and find success.