To me, winning a world is nothing. Absolutely irrelevant when discussing the best players. I don't know a single good player that really cares about world wins. Tribes that win worlds, it is generally not their very best players that stick around from start to finish. I'm not saying winning a world isn't an accomplishment(for people who value it), but the ones that technically pick up the world win, aren't always the ones that pave the way for the win, the ones that assert their tribes dominance early on(probably explaining this point rather poorly, but I hope you see my point).
As for Garrocks point, about who you would want in your tribe, fighting your corner. I understand your point and agree. There are a number of players who I love to have in my tribe. People who I get on with very well, who are all good solid players. But to me atleast, this thread was about the best, the players that stand out from the crowd even when they are in a good tribe. The players who could single handedly bring down top tribes.
Sometimes the best players are actually on the losing side. Maybe their tribe just didn't gel as well, or their tribe was hit by inactivity. Tribes win world, but we are discussing individuals here.
PS. Lets be honest, we all know some god awful players with multiple world wins :lol:
Edit: To put it another way. The tribemates you want in your tribe, will group up, all work together to take down another group of players. The best players, will just come in and tear them apart on their own.