Recently, my 10 year old brother has been hooked on Starcraft after watching me play a bit. I don't play that much but nevertheless he seems to play with his 13 year old cousins non-stop. Of course, the fact he plays a lot isn't the issue.
A few days ago he asked me to join iCCup so he could play online against other people.. I was surprised he knew how it all worked but anyway I set him up and he went about playing games. We both play terran so it was good to see him get some experience. However it is really sad since he always looses really easily (he is 10). So in order to help him out and give him confidence, I told him to switch to Protoss and DT rush. So far he's been doing well but now all he does is play Protoss and DT rush everytime.. was this a bad idea?
No. You got him started on the right track for beginners. When he's ready to actually start learning real builds and how the game works, he'll find the race that fits him.
Nah.. he might be the toss version of BaBy in the near future? jk Well if it isn't broke, don't fix it ofc you're gonna have to tell him to learn something else later on down the road haha
yeah I'm going to try to get him to work on his mechanics more.. for instance he uses a laptop touchpad instead of a mouse (says it is easier for him, course he doesnt know any better) and doesn't use hotkeys and he is still able to get away with it.
Nah, don't worry. As he gets older and can't get past D he'll go to you for advice on how to improve... at that point you can teach him mechanics and stuff. He's ten, all he should be able to do is dt rush at this point.
I think you made the right choice, as this will probably prevent him from getting discouraged if he lost every game. Also, I wonder if I just lost to a ten year old...
On August 31 2009 12:54 Triple7 wrote: I think you made the right choice, as this will probably prevent him from getting discouraged if he lost every game. Also, I wonder if I just lost to a ten year old...
did he DT rush you with only 6~7 probes on the mineral line? if so, you have your kid
On August 31 2009 12:39 David Mudkips wrote: yeah I'm going to try to get him to work on his mechanics more.. for instance he uses a laptop mouspad instead of a mouse (says it is easier for him, course he doesnt know any better) and doesn't use hotkeys and he is still able to get away with it.
a touchpad? LOL, and he wins? that's awesome (i shouldn't lol too hard, id probably lose to him -_-)
but yeah, eventually if he likes sc enough he'll want to get past D so he'll be forced to learn everything else.
You are GOOD for showing him a way to victory and giving him a new way to enjoy the game
I hope that if he actually does have a passion for the game, he'll try hard to improve other aspects of his game when he realizes his 6 probe dt rush isn't working any more. But I definitely don't think this is a bad thing
At the very least, he's seen you play, so he knows he ,can go to you to ask questions, so for example, if he asks you why his dt rush is no longer working, you can either get him to dt rush better or get a new strategy, either way he will work on his mechanics/builds
if he asks you why his dt rush is no longer working, you can either get him to dt rush better...
oh boy oh boy!
haha
Well thanks for the kind words guys, I'll teach him some of the protoss basics to see if he likes it/help improve the mechanics. He did ask me the other day to help him get better. I'll probably pick up playing on iCCup again so I can get better myself (if it wasn't for hotkeys/keeping money low, I may not be much better than he is)
On August 31 2009 13:08 Kurosaki wrote: What's his iccup ID and what time does he get play?
No, you're doing a good job as an older brother. He probably really looks up to you too. My brother got me into Starcraft and I tried to imitate him as Terran. Soon I became a bit more independent and tried Protoss and Zerg, and found my favorite was Zerg. If he keeps with Starcraft he'll find his own place and will learn strategy himself, teaching him to rush DTs will just keep him interested in the game since he'll know it's actually winnable. Soon he will realize the game is very deep and hopefully still love it :D
it's good that he's actually learning builds. Make sure he knows WHY he made that pylon at the certain supply, why he made the citadel this early or why he needs to pump probes. Understanding what he's doing will put him at the mid D- levels if he can have less than 5000 minerals and 3000 gas at the end of a 10 minute game. (I meant, if he can actually have macro.)
Anyways, at his age, he probably doesn't care about whats good or what. He cares about that wonderful feeling you get from the first 20 or so games you win on iccup. As long as he can win once or twice a day, he'll get better and probably won't quit.
Well, Artosis might kill you for teaching him about DTs, but I still think Protoss is as good of a place to start learning. ICCUP might not be the right place to learn, but I do think that starting up, Protoss and Zerg are decent places to look.
On September 03 2009 12:18 Roffles wrote: Well, Artosis might kill you for teaching him about DTs, but I still think Protoss is as good of a place to start learning. ICCUP might not be the right place to learn, but I do think that starting up, Protoss and Zerg are decent places to look.
You are no means a bad brother at all.
Do you think just vs. comps would be better? (although no one builds a goddamn m&m army TvP like the comps do)
EPT
ofc you're gonna have to tell him to learn something else later on down the road haha
