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[ShallNoiseUpon]

It's so fresh and clean in here.

I'm still frustrated with this game.

 

[WedgeX]

It's so fresh and clean in here.

I'm still frustrated with this game.

That's because you don't beat up on me enough.

 

[Spl1nter]

Posting to subscribe.

you dont have anything to add to the discusion?

 

[TheThunder]

Didn't think I would even be on that list since I stopped playing long time ago and usually skip over posts relating to builds and trying to get better.

Last thread was fun, hopefully this one will be as well and not like the first one which was half crying about the story and the other crying about balance.

Spoiler

both were justifiable

 

[Jeff-DSA]

you dont have anything to add to the discusion?

Still has broken wings, has not yet learned to fly again.

 

[Elcheris]

By the time OT4 starts I expect you all to be in masters!

 

[hamchan]

Holy shit OT3.

No GG No Skill

 

[Keikaku]

By the time OT4 starts I expect you all to be in masters!

I'm aiming for Diamond this Season, Masters next Season, Grandmasters the Season after that. It would be awesome to be one of the top 200 players in NA ^_^

 

[Elcheris]

I'm aiming for Diamond this Season, Masters next Season, Grandmasters the Season after that. It would be awesome to be one of the top 200 players in NA ^_^

Yeah I wanted to aim for top 200 by the end of the summer....Too bad work/school has gotten in the way of that so far =(

 

[Aylinato]

I'm aiming for Diamond this Season, Masters next Season, Grandmasters the Season after that. It would be awesome to be one of the top 200 players in NA ^_^

I aim for 250 team wins or 750 Protoss

 

[Yoshichan]

A NEW BEGINNING.

Hello guys, Yoshichan here!

That and Yoshi smashing things.

You've mistaken me for someone else.

 

[BigAT]

I was way to close to being in the proper Hall of Shame, I'll have to post even less now.

 

[V_Arnold]

That pleasant of a greeting on ladder would just make me think that you are 6 pooling.

Nah, I rarely chesse, unless you count some proxy hatch pressure to early exp P's who try to not only exp first, but also pylon-deny my exp AND neglect to scout their own main properly Other than that, that greeting only backfires when I lose miserably and enrage

 

[ShallNoiseUpon]

That's because you don't beat up on me enough.

Nah, it's more that I need to actually get back into form, but just lose frustrating games and don't win when a better player would.

 

[Void Insanity]

You've mistaken me for someone else.

You will break that keyboard eventually. Give it time.

 

[MedIC86]

Does anyone have some motivational tips for me ? (let me explain)

I really like SC2 a lot, a friend of mine plays in the Master league, and he is really good, i like watching him play and talk about the game. I also enjoy watching the vods from the big competitions etc. But when i start playing myself, oh men i suck so bad at this game. I have read various very good guides, watched movies on youtube etc. I know that the real way to improve is to play a lot, but i find it hard to motivate myself to play +/- 200 games or something to "get better". And some people find it weird to need motivation to play a "game" but i know games like SC2 require a lot of practish to get better.

So does anyone have some tips to so to speak "to bite trough" ?

 

[LakeEarth]

3v3 and 4v4 until you're comfortable jumping to 1v1.

 

[ksan]

too tired to play
and I haven't even bought the GSL/GSTL season tickets, so uncharacteristic of me...

but I'm up to party cause of OT3!

 

[Keikaku]

Does anyone have some motivational tips for me ? (let me explain)

I really like SC2 a lot, a friend of mine plays in the Master league, and he is really good, i like watching him play and talk about the game. I also enjoy watching the vods from the big competitions etc. But when i start playing myself, oh men i suck so bad at this game. I have read various very good guides, watched movies on youtube etc. I know that the real way to improve is to play a lot, but i find it hard to motivate myself to play +/- 200 games or something to "get better". And some people find it weird to need motivation to play a "game" but i know games like SC2 require a lot of practish to get better.

So does anyone have some tips to so to speak "to bite trough" ?

It depends. Personally, I play at least 2 1v1 games a day. I guess that does qualify as "a lot" of games over time, but it never really seems odious to me. 2 games rarely takes me over 40 minutes and I learn a lot in those games.

I would say that you just need to play, even if it's only a little bit. Join the NeoGAF chat channel, join us on Mumble, ask for practice partners. We'll all be happy to help. Also, don't be afraid to race switch if you like. If you don't enjoy playing the game due to something not clicking with one of the races, don't be afraid to try out the others.

SC2 is just like any other game or activity-you do need practice to be good at it. That said, it doesn't have to be boring or repetitive. Have fun!

 

[Pandaman]

i kinda feel like a dick liquidtyler with all you guys practicing so hard and me just doing 1v1 obs with holden every few days. -.-

especially with the tourney coming up. i should ramp it up.

 

[Ultrabum]

my opponent for the summer tournament made the super nice OP #3. >.>

He's still going down!

 

[Elcheris]

Does anyone have some motivational tips for me ? (let me explain)

I really like SC2 a lot, a friend of mine plays in the Master league, and he is really good, i like watching him play and talk about the game. I also enjoy watching the vods from the big competitions etc. But when i start playing myself, oh men i suck so bad at this game. I have read various very good guides, watched movies on youtube etc. I know that the real way to improve is to play a lot, but i find it hard to motivate myself to play +/- 200 games or something to "get better". And some people find it weird to need motivation to play a "game" but i know games like SC2 require a lot of practish to get better.

So does anyone have some tips to so to speak "to bite trough" ?

One good thing to do is set a number of games per day (or every other day) that you force yourself to play. This may sound like it wouldnt be fun, but eventually you should be finding yourself just wanting to play more and more. Another important thing to do is try and stick to one style per matchup, this way you have to worry less about overall strategy and you can focus on the mechanics a bit more. Once again, this may not sound super fun, but with this game improvement is such a great feeling that it is totally worth it to focus in on certain strategies and sticking with them.

Other than that, who cares how much you suck. Youll be playing equally sucky people, there is nowhere to go but up!

 

[hoverX]

I'm aiming for Diamond this Season, Masters next Season, Grandmasters the Season after that. It would be awesome to be one of the top 200 players in NA ^_^

Wish I had this drive. I've got too much going on to focus on playing. I'd be happy to make it to silver or gold

 

[Spl1nter]

i kinda feel like a dick liquidtyler with all you guys practicing so hard and me just doing 1v1 obs with holden every few days. -.-

especially with the tourney coming up. i should ramp it up.

damn what am i then?

 

[mescalineeyes]

I've been playing terribly the past couple of days and I am not entirely sure why.

I am staying at my girl's place but brought my keyboard and mouse. her laptop is quite beefy but something just doesn't feel right... at least that's what I choose to blame for now. weird.

 

[V_Arnold]

When I was a bronze/silver for a week maybe in Beta, I made a promise myself to improve to Diamond until end of S1. Finished that as Diamond. Now, I want to become master until end of S2. Seems possible so far, I just need this exam period to get over with

 

[Jeff-DSA]

damn what am i then?

day9?

 

[cdyhybrid]

I just got SC2 and wanted to know what are some good podcasts, guides, videos, etc. to check out.

Also, is GAF night still pretty active/noob friendly?

Day9's videos, TL's forums, and this thread are all you'll really need. Haven't been to GAF night but I believe it is open to everyone.

 

[Pandaman]

When I was a bronze/silver for a week maybe in Beta, I made a promise myself to improve to Diamond until end of S1. Finished that as Diamond. Now, I want to become master until end of S2. Seems possible so far, I just need this exam period to get over with

were you ever in copper?

we need more people who have made the full climb up the ladder into masters.

 

[Elcheris]

i kinda feel like a dick liquidtyler with all you guys practicing so hard and me just doing 1v1 obs with holden every few days. -.-

especially with the tourney coming up. i should ramp it up.

You are already dead (eliminated)!

 

[Keikaku]

were you ever in copper?

we need more people who have made the full climb up the ladder into masters.

I was pretty low in Bronze (I want to say around rank 60 in my league), but I was never in the beta, so I never saw Copper league.

 

[zlatko]

I beat YoshiChan by 3 posts in the last one. *pelvic thrust* into *cabbage patch* into *shoryuken motion*

 

[hoverX]

I just got SC2 and wanted to know what are some good podcasts, guides, videos, etc. to check out.

Also, is GAF night still pretty active/noob friendly?

Went to my first gaf night last week. Very noob friendly.

 

[Yoshichan]

I beat YoshiChan by 3 posts in the last one. *pelvic thrust* into *cabbage patch* into *shoryuken motion*

I blame my emo period.

 

[ZealousD]

i kinda feel like a dick liquidtyler with all you guys practicing so hard and me just doing 1v1 obs with holden every few days. -.-

especially with the tourney coming up. i should ramp it up.

Neigh. You should play more TF2 with me.

 

[jersoc]

BTW I must be the only person on earth who types the whole "Hi, have a good game!" out between 9 supply drone and the first overlord

i always say gl, but i'm really just saying that to me since i'll need the luck.

Does anyone have some motivational tips for me ? (let me explain)

I really like SC2 a lot, a friend of mine plays in the Master league, and he is really good, i like watching him play and talk about the game. I also enjoy watching the vods from the big competitions etc. But when i start playing myself, oh men i suck so bad at this game. I have read various very good guides, watched movies on youtube etc. I know that the real way to improve is to play a lot, but i find it hard to motivate myself to play +/- 200 games or something to "get better". And some people find it weird to need motivation to play a "game" but i know games like SC2 require a lot of practish to get better.

So does anyone have some tips to so to speak "to bite trough" ?

Like been said, play at least 1 game a day. Odds are you'll play another. You win, you feel great and jump back in! You lose, well maybe I'll nab my ladder points back and call it day.

Also, no one likes losing. So what helped for me was force yourself into thinking that you didn't lose, but got a learning experience. go through your replay and see if you were behind in drones, unit count whatever and try to fix that.

 

[Awesome Animals]

IDK, assuming I stay active (which is expected), my posting rate should smother the rest of you.



I'm an attention whore

 

[clav]

The OT of premature BM GG rage

 

[Yoshichan]

Here's my award list for the last thread:

Cutest & Most Awesome Awesome Animals
Sexiest: Corran Horn
Hottest: Zlatko
Most stylish: Hazaro
God damn you and your ponies: Panda
What the fuck is going on here: V_Arnold
FUCK YOU I'M PLAYING THE GAME DON'T PM ME: Q8D3vil
Haunted title: Haunted

AND THE WINNER OF LAST THREAD IS...

Spoiler

ME, of course. What did you expect?

 

[Garryk]

Day9's videos, TL's forums, and this thread are all you'll really need. Haven't been to GAF night but I believe it is open to everyone.

Went to my first gaf night last week. Very noob friendly.

Thanks for the replies. I have been watching some of the Day9 vids. I was watching Monobattles and getting motion sickness. Do all competitive players move the screen and mouse that much?

 

[zlatko]

Honestly, I try to keep myself consistent and focused so I never say GL HF unless it's to Gaf. I don't type GG after a game, and I only type GG to Gaffers AFTER I quit out. That's just me though... I don't mean BM by it. When I'm mad I'll generally pop off and say some angry shit in chat to the guy online then rage quit out.

edit: Only real reason I type GL HF/GG to Gaffers is because you guys make a big explosion like its the end of the world if someone doesn't.

 

[Pancakes]

Here's my award list for the last thread:


God damn you and your ponies: Panda

I see, I'm going to have to step my game up.

 

[Sliver]

So a friend from New Zealand gave me a trial key for 7 hours of play on the SEA server for a smurf. What countries does that encompass? NZ/Aus/Singapore? The only notable people I can see in GM on there is Moonglade and some FXO guys. Pretty fun nonetheless...higher rank as Protoss on there than my Zerg main.

 

[V_Arnold]

Honestly, I try to keep myself consistent and focused so I never say GL HF unless it's to Gaf. I don't type GG after a game, and I only type GG to Gaffers AFTER I quit out. That's just me though... I don't mean BM by it. When I'm mad I'll generally pop off and say some angry shit in chat to the guy online then rage quit out.

edit: Only real reason I type GL HF/GG to Gaffers is because you guys make a big explosion like its the end of the world if someone doesn't.

You wont be more focused in the first 20 secondsi if you do not say anything. And at the end, it is something is a convention, and you do not use it, that is your choice, but that is still "kinda" BM

 

[Narag]

I see, I'm going to have to step my game up.

 

[ultron87]

Does typing chat messages get included in the calculation of your APM?

 

[Yoshichan]

Does typing chat messages get included in the calculation of your APM?

No.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Thanks for the replies. I have been watching some of the Day9 vids. I was watching Monobattles and getting motion sickness. Do all competitive players move the screen and mouse that much?

The best ones move it faster Someone in Code A last night spiked up to 400 APM in one of his games, which is like 600 real APM if my Google-fu is strong. He was just spamming, so most of that wasn't actual useful APM, but it showcases their hand speed.

 

[clav]

The best ones move it faster Someone in Code A last night spiked up to 400 APM in one of his games, which is like 600 real APM if my Google-fu is strong. He was just spamming, so most of that wasn't actual useful APM, but it showcases their hand speed.

2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2

 

[Guesong]

Even so, I was wondering ; does it reaaaaaallly make a difference whether you spam APM "to warm up" at the start of the game?

I can understand if it's your first game or the day or something, but other than that?

Then again, I suppose there's not much else to do at this point anyways, so might as well.