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CynanMachae
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada1459 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-13 06:07:26
December 13 2009 06:06 GMT
#1
I'm writing this blog to share my experience playing TSL and what were the goals I had set for myself. So first of all, I hadn't been playing a lot the last 1-2 years (a few games here and there each month), so I was quite rusty. I achieved a C- high on Iccup a few times back when I played a lot. So, starting the TSL ladder, I set these two goals:

-Achieve my C- high at least (which I thought would be harder during TSL)
-Get in the top 25% of the TSL ladder


I also decided I would do it straight and not cheese my way, and I wouldn't dodge weak matchups or Koreans (but I didnt go out of my way to play koreans either).

As I started laddering I noticed I was really out of shape (having 50% winrate at D level). But really the hardest part is that I decided to play only with Zerg. I used to play ZvP (and Zerg in 2v2), and then dodge most of the ZvT and ZvZ and play PvT and PvZ instead. So I had to learn two matchups >< Also, while my ZvP was my strongest matchup in the past, I was mostly playing lurkerling into contain, and now adapted my play to the new 3 hatch scourge into 5 hatch hydras build.

Anyway, I managed to get to C- after going thourgh a very bad losing streak at D+ (14 games lol), but then seems stuff worked out as I had a pretty good winrate against C- opponents. This morning as I woke up I was at 35xx and wanted to get to C, but a very bad hangover was not in my favor And I also had my fair share of race switchers ><

Anyway, after a few games I managed to beat achieve C rank!! Also, I finished in the top 25% (332/1345, just barely), so I'm pretty satisfied with that! I would maybe have tried playing a bit more today, but my hangover won and I went back to sleep lol.

While my ZvP ended up with a decent win ratio (51%), my ZvZ (34.4%) and ZvT (37.1%) really need quite a lot of work. Overall winratio could have been better (44%) but I blame that on my 14 game losing streak lol.

I want to thanks Day[9] for his awesome podcast on playing ZvT against mech, I went from like a 20% winrate to 95% winrate . Also, for analyzing my game during the Day[9] daily which helped my play vs bio quite a lot (but it's still my weakest matchup )

Also, shoutout to other TSL participants I played against, XsebT, Aquiles, Bartek, Alur, UndeadArmy, AiELLO, Swarm, IhrA, Freezer]V[ and Deotrip. Hope your TSL experience was good too!

Profile: TSL-Cynan C high! Yay!



Others people had goals set for TSL?

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Jang Yoon Chul hwaiting!
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
December 13 2009 06:10 GMT
#2
i just wanted to try and see what my highest 1v1 rank possible is
i think i got bored of zvp and off raced af ew times, then went back to playing 2v2
there's always next season....
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
December 13 2009 06:12 GMT
#3
My goal was to finished with a 100% win record.

I finished the ladder with 1 win and zero losses.
Go me!
Not_Computer
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada2277 Posts
December 13 2009 06:13 GMT
#4
My goal was to play more than one game per season.

I've achieved that.
"Jaedong hyung better be ready. I'm going to order the most expensive dinner in Korea."
FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2056 Posts
December 13 2009 06:20 GMT
#5
props for achieving a legit goal its much more satisfying that way. I also had TSL goals - qualifying and getting a-. I only achieved one of them tho, but it still feels awesome.
aka DragOn[NaS]
NSANE.hydra
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States644 Posts
December 13 2009 06:30 GMT
#6
I wanted to maintain a D+ rank and make it within the top 500. Currently I'm C- with 3140 points, and at rank 420. I'm happy with myself
"fuck mech...I could 4pool and as long as he's simply PLANNING on going mech, I'll lose"
XsebT
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Denmark2980 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-13 07:02:13
December 13 2009 07:00 GMT
#7
On December 13 2009 15:30 NSANE.hydra wrote:
I wanted to maintain a D+ rank and make it within the top 500. Currently I'm C- with 3140 points, and at rank 420. I'm happy with myself

Gz to you sir.
I ended at like #450 just reaching C-.
Let's get C next season..

Cynan. :@ argh, you friggin beat me. :S
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foppa
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada451 Posts
December 13 2009 07:01 GMT
#8
can i have some of your points? o.o
seriously good job, dont slow down you can make it to c+ if you really want too. easy!
i can take you
LuMiX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
China5757 Posts
December 13 2009 07:13 GMT
#9
i only got c+, but i played random...probably wouldn't have been much higher bc my tvp and tvt suck!
LeperKahn
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Romania1837 Posts
December 13 2009 07:23 GMT
#10
I love you CynanMachae!
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maneatingshoe
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada484 Posts
December 13 2009 08:09 GMT
#11
On December 13 2009 15:30 NSANE.hydra wrote:
I wanted to maintain a D+ rank and make it within the top 500. Currently I'm C- with 3140 points, and at rank 420. I'm happy with myself


You should post this in the high thread...see how jealous people are that your rank is 420 aha
XsebT
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Denmark2980 Posts
December 13 2009 21:31 GMT
#12
maneatingshoe, gtfo of this forum. You don't belong here.
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