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| filthyGrappe Sweden. July 20 2012 19:21. Posts 19 | Profile # |
Ok, i read through the self advertisement thread, and i know this is slightly shady, and if this is not an allowed subject, please remove this thread, as i mean no ill.
To be honest i tried posting this under the "blog" section, as i thought that would fit this thread better. However for some reason i was not able to create this thread there.  .
Anyways here goes:
I'm a 26 year old guy from Uppsala, Sweden. And i'v just decided to give Sc2 a shot!
Since i currently have no job/school, i decided to put down some actual hours in to starcraft 2 and see where it gets me.
I used to play the game casually and reached the rank of high diamond before i trailed off and quit playing for 2-3 months.
However i was very lazy while playing, often battling ladder anxiety and not daring to play if i didnt feel "at my best" or if i was afraid of reaching a loosing streak.
This however is my new training regime:
I _WILL_ play non-stop ladder during the work hours of my gf, and sometimes more then this. (i will aim for 6+ hours every day, most likely going above that most days.)
I will also try and actually focus on my faults and how to improve them, watching replays, asking questions and accepting coaching from anyone who will give it.
My current skill is far from good, as when i came back from my break i placed in to platinum league with my 5 placement games.
Since just yesterdays gaming (10 hours, 31 games, 9 losses 21 wins). Things are looking up!
I had a win-rate of ~70% and met mostly diamond players and 1 master! =).
I will update this post daily with the results of my hard training, and perhaps my progress (if there is any to be had! =D=D). Will amuse or even inspire someone in the same situation as me!
Here is a link to my stream http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/filthyGrappe
And ALL and ANY comments about my play / stream, or just general training tips, motivational tips or anything such are greatly appriciated.
All criticism except unwarranted or unreasonable such is greatly appriciated.
And once again TL mods, if this thread is posted in the wrong forum / with the wrong format, or just generally not allowed / not ethical in any way. Please remove it pm me why it was not ok, so i dont repeat the misstake in the future.
Happy gaming, and hope someone supports me in my endevours of PERHAPS MABY, just maby maby, becomming decent at this game =).
Thanks //Grappe |
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| Mcn00bin Canada. July 20 2012 19:27. Posts 19 | Profile # | |
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| IronyDK Denmark. July 20 2012 19:30. Posts 118 | Profile Blog # |
First of all enjoy yourself!
Try and download SC2gears to see how you're progressing (avg game time, apm, winrates on X map, X buildorder, X matchup, and it' also useful for seeing how much you've ACTUALLY been playing. You 10hours 31 games dont make much sense as the average of SC2 games on the ladder almost always is 11-12minutes thus you should have about 5 games/hour. Try to lower downtime between games (unless watching replays or stuff like that.)
GL on your endeavors.
I myself have 4½ weeks of summer holidays and only plan to play sc2 so these are just my 5cents from my recent experiences. (and if you really plan on playing this much please be ergonomic, RSI is such a jerk to deal with) |
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| SilSol Sweden. July 20 2012 19:31. Posts 2665 | Profile # |
hey good luck mate  |
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| NexCa Germany. July 20 2012 19:36. Posts 841 | Profile # |
On July 20 2012 19:27 Mcn00bin wrote:
Blog?
On July 20 2012 19:21 filthyGrappe wrote:To be honest i tried posting this under the "blog" section, as i thought that would fit this thread better. However for some reason i was not able to create this thread there. .
Well, still don't get WHY you created that thread, anyways, good luck with your practise |
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| Happystreet July 20 2012 19:36. Posts 546 | Profile # |
| Should problably be in the blog section. Good luck nevertheless. |
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| Pyloss Germany. July 20 2012 19:49. Posts 374 | Profile # |
I hope you will do well!
21-9 is really good, i´m in dia myself, and at the end of the day i mostly reach stats like 5-6.^^
By the way, which race do you play?
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| Teodice Sweden. July 20 2012 19:57. Posts 442 | Profile Blog # |
Always nice to see some new players try to rise!
If you need some practice partners you might find them in our team channel at Bnet: prOperty (100% swedish channel and players!)
If you continue work hard we might take you in as a player. Depends ofcourse on your dedication and spirit!
Create a blog thou next time and write alot about your progress and how you feel about the game!
Good luck to you sir! Looking forward to those results! |
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| Fus Sweden. July 20 2012 19:58. Posts 951 | Profile # |
| Hope you do well! I sent you a PM if you want some tips for improvement. |
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| graNite Germany. July 20 2012 20:09. Posts 1885 | Profile Blog # |
| In addition to Sc2Gears, you should use the new MMR plugin and post your progress as a blog. Last edit: 2012-07-20 20:09:49 |
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 Pokebunny United States. July 20 2012 20:13. Posts 9580 | Profile Blog # |
| To make a blog, press the Blog button at the top left under your ID. |
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| schaf Germany. July 20 2012 20:17. Posts 751 | Profile Blog # |
| I think he doesnt have enough posts for a blog? |
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| caneras July 20 2012 20:18. Posts 382 | Profile Blog # |
This could serve as a stream thread as well. A lot of streamers detail their practice routine in the stream thread and he listed his stream link in the OP. So, it could be moved to the stream forum or made into a blog.
Either way, good luck with your practice. Hope to get an update saying it was successful! |
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| Allscorpion United Kingdom. July 20 2012 20:18. Posts 319 | Profile # |
Just playing the game isn't the best way to play, you want to specifically target something that you want to practice.
For example you could do larva injects for 1 day and try to get them perfect, then next day have perfect creep spread which is inevitably going to make u miss some larva injects; so go back to working on that and continue this process until all of your macro mechanics are perfect.
Easiest way to get higher in the ladder ( which isn't important) but if thats what you want to go for then do it, but instead just focus on your own play and doing this will also inevitably going to make you raise in the ladder.
GL! |
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| filthyGrappe Sweden. July 20 2012 20:23. Posts 19 | Profile # |
On July 20 2012 20:18 Allscorpion wrote:
Just playing the game isn't the best way to play, you want to specifically target something that you want to practice.
For example you could do larva injects for 1 day and try to get them perfect, then next day have perfect creep spread which is inevitably going to make u miss some larva injects; so go back to working on that and continue this process until all of your macro mechanics are perfect.
Easiest way to get higher in the ladder ( which isn't important) but if thats what you want to go for then do it, but instead just focus on your own play and doing this will also inevitably going to make you raise in the ladder.
GL!
Ah yes . i know this. Thing is i used to be better then i am today, so by "just playing alot". i will get my skills back.
I think in the past my biggest problem was not playing enough, and just theorycrafting, watching streams etc.
But yes the advice you gave is really good, and something i will do.
i think what im doing right now is focusing on training myself to do 1 thing that i never practiced before... PLAYING THE GAME. Pressing "search for game" over and over again without hesitation.
That's what im practicing right now  .
Once i got that down ill start working on other things, and from my last game i feel overlord placement & injects is what i really need to work on next.
And to everyone else who commented on this thread, and in my stream chat. Thanks a BUNCH. i really do appriciate all advice even though sometimes i have a hard time absorbing it all (especially "right now" altough i think i do learn from your advice even though it may take me a few days to really soak it up :D.) |
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 vGl-CoW Belgium. July 20 2012 20:42. Posts 8270 | Profile Blog # |
Moved to blogs. To create your own blog, there should be a 'Blog' button under your username in the top left, where you can arrange everything.
I would also recommend you post a thread in the User Streams forum, AFTER carefully reading this post, so you can get your stream listed on TL.
Good luck! |
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| filthyGrappe Sweden. July 21 2012 00:31. Posts 19 | Profile # |
*Update*
Short update. After just a couple of games today i was promoted to diamond, and i am currently rank 3 in diamond league (370ish points.)
Also, i would like to give a GREAT BIG THANKS!!!! to my teammate FL|SplizZ for very generously DONATING(!!) a 12 month xsplit personal license, so i can stream with better audio!
THANKS SPLIZZ! :D:D
Also, about the stream thread vGl-CoW, i already have my stream on TL, but i would very much like this thread linked to that stream, is that possible in any way?
//Grappe.
*edit* Going live now! */edit*
Last edit: 2012-07-21 00:35:25 |
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| filthyGrappe Sweden. July 21 2012 19:04. Posts 19 | Profile # | |
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| filthyGrappe Sweden. July 22 2012 17:22. Posts 19 | Profile # |
Day off.
Ok, yesterday i slacked alot (Will post results of yesterdays training later tonight.)
And today i will be slacking even more, as i have a big big family trip today, and won't be back untill late tonight, so no gaming today.
Next week however i will pull myself together, and aim for a minimum of 20 games (if watching alot of replays etc etc.).
or upwards of 30+ games if just grinding.
//GrappeLast edit: 2012-07-22 17:53:22 |
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| filthyGrappe Sweden. July 23 2012 21:55. Posts 19 | Profile # |
July 23 update:
Ok, so yesterday i went on a road trip with the family, was gone all day, and pretty much just jumped to sleep once i got home.
Here's the update of my current league status before i start todays gaming.
Current possition on ladder: Diamond rank 16 in my devision. 357 points (14 bonus pool O_O).
Current MMR possition: 1619
As another small update, this is my 2nd day without ANY nicotine at all, so we'll see what this does to affect my results, or even my mood today ^^ Owell.
Going live .Last edit: 2012-07-23 21:55:31 |
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