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Many people try to become good at competitive sports and Starcraft is no exception. Whether it be a Korean or a foreigner, people spend hours upon hours playing this game out of pure enjoyment, and some dream that one day they will become a progammer. Just like with anything that involves hard work to improve, people give up on Starcraft all the time because of how difficult it is to become good. I'm sure some of you have tried to introduce someone to this amazing game but they quickly gave up because of how hard it is. This is part of the reason why I am going to start writing this blog. I want to write something that other n00bs lurking TL like myself can relate to in hopes that it might help them along the way on their rise from being a total noob.
Ok so to start off I should probably say who the hell I am. The name I use on the interwebz is Flow.of.soul but everyone just refers to me as Flow. I am a protoss user (MY LIFE FOR AIUR ) and I have been playing Starcraft on and off for a period of about two years. My average APM is 60 to 70 however I have reached 80 before but only once. Through the course of this blog series I will have the initial goals:
•Have an average APM that is over 100 •Learn one build order really well for each match up •Achieve the ranking of C- on iCCup. You can find my iCCup account here
I believe it is important to state that noobs should not be taking advice from me. I repeat: If you are a noob do not take advice from me! This blog will document my progress of me trying to learn the game (thats how I got my very unoriginal title). If for some reason I write something that may seem like advice I highly suggest you do not follow it blindly and ask one of the many high level players on TL for advice.
Ok so I played thriteen games on iCCup in order to access my skill level. Currently I am a D player with a record of 6 wins and 7 loses. If you want to further assess my play style I have posted the last five games I played on iCCup.
Replay 1 Replay 2 Replay 3 Replay 4 Replay 5
The last replay is a good supporter to the argument that APM is not as important as alot of people think. I was able to beat someone who had an average APM that was 100 greater then mine in a PvP match up.
I'm going to continue to play games on iCCup and download some replays from Bisu, Stork, and other great protoss players. I'm going to copy down some of their build orders and find one that feels like it suits my style and play the hell out of it. Until next time :D
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Wow this is what I've always wanted to do but didn't have time. Good luck!.
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Haha, nice. I'll be watching your blog. I'm a D ish level player too, PM me if you want to play some games
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Good luck, man. I'll be watching. (As creepy as that sounds.)
I really want to put more time into getting better myself, but I just can't spare that kind of time lately.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
I hate to detract from your cause... but while having a high apm isn't strictly speaking necessary for you to excel at starcraft (hi Kwark), there is evidence to suggest that people with higher apms do better.
Seeing as you play protoss you can pretty much learn one pvt build well (might have to make that per map though... keep that in mind). In PvZ obviously you can do FE and follow it up with the bisu and whatnot, but just keep in mind that a lot of PvZ is about adaption; in PvT you basically get to dictate the pace of the game to the Terran (for the most part), in PvZ you don't get that luxury! PvP you will be hard pressed to get by with only one build. Just get the basic ideas down then think; PvP is about who adapts better/who has the better mind games. Again, Kwark is a good example of this
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I will hereby live my bw life vicariously through this blog.
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On May 31 2009 10:59 Plexa wrote: I hate to detract from your cause... but while having a high apm isn't strictly speaking necessary for you to excel at starcraft (hi Kwark), there is evidence to suggest that people with higher apms do better.
Yeah its obvious that it is definitely an unusual game in that I was able to beat my opponent with an average apm of 60 - 70 while his was around 160 - 170. However, it also shows that just because you have decent APM does not mean that you are a decent player. A low amount of significant actions is alot better then a high amount of spamming.
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Katowice25012 Posts
Good luck!
I don't know if I agree with Plexa's point about pvp. I got to C- with basically one build (2 gate goon obs) but the adapting point is spot on, that build diverges pretty quickly and how you go into the mid game changes a lot depending on context.
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As a fellow StarCraft blogger (who, unfortunately, currently cannot play StarCraft due to exams) and Protoss player, I welcome you among our ranks and I wish you the best of luck in your pursuit of StarCraft knowledge.
While it is late now and I cannot say much else, I will watch your replays later and see if I can help you in any way (although I am KeSPA-certified to be the worst StarCraft player in history, so you are better off listening to others).
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the best thing you can do for your play is switch to zerg
but seriously, good luck, ill be keeping tabs, im a n00b also so it'll be interesting to follow. if you want to play a game just pm me
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if you've only played 13 games, your time would better be spent not documenting your attempts to become good, but rather to become good by PLAYING. If you are 60 apm user, then you need to play A LOT more to become good.
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Good luck. I realized I suck balls at this game...I'd go on five-six game losing streaks, bang my head against the wall many times, quit out, then browse TL.
I haven't played an iCCup game since like February...I want to start up again, but I'm gonna wait until I get a new mouse in, as the main button on mine is broken and sometimes doesn't respond.
I still play UMS and BGH and FMPs and such on bnet, though...and somehow still maintain a positive record with the aforementioned worn down mouse. The skill differential between iccup and bnet is indescribably immense.
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On May 31 2009 13:32 ThE_OsToJiY wrote: if you've only played 13 games, your time would better be spent not documenting your attempts to become good, but rather to become good by PLAYING. If you are 60 apm user, then you need to play A LOT more to become good.
Thank you captain obvious.
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When I was 60 apm, I learned Stylish's 5 fact (Yes, I played terran with 60 apm =P). Then after I learned that I increased to 95 apm. Then I kept playing and somewhere in there I switched to Zerg, and now my apm is about 130.
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On May 31 2009 14:32 PH wrote: Good luck. I realized I suck balls at this game...I'd go on five-six game losing streaks, bang my head against the wall many times, quit out, then browse TL.
I haven't played an iCCup game since like February...I want to start up again, but I'm gonna wait until I get a new mouse in, as the main button on mine is broken and sometimes doesn't respond.
I still play UMS and BGH and FMPs and such on bnet, though...and somehow still maintain a positive record with the aforementioned worn down mouse. The skill differential between iccup and bnet is indescribably immense.
Same. i made it to C-, thought it was a good enough accomplishment and quit i haven't played since around february either. i think my last game was against chill or something ;\ i play dota now.
Good luck improving dude! Starcraft is a fun game to improve at.
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