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I'll get B- this season.

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SixSongs
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Poland1455 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-17 18:39:55
December 17 2009 18:38 GMT
#1
At the beginning of each Iccup season we all set our goals. For some people its A+, or Olympic Rank, for some more moderate rank. I myself am mostly a 2/2 East user. I have my allies/ friends on East. It's really nice and all, but I haven't been improving in forever. Therefore I decided to only concentrate on Iccup.

My goal for this season is 1/1 B- with, I know it's a hard task since im C-/C Zerg player but since I won't have school I think it's achievable.

Do you have any tips except for mass gaming? If anyone would like to practice with me please MSG me. I will play mostly starting 10 AM EST. Sometimes very late like 12 AM EST.

Wish me luck!!!!


*****
The Prince of DroneS
Phrujbaz
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Netherlands512 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-17 18:42:40
December 17 2009 18:40 GMT
#2
I watched Will Smith's advice about being willing to die for what you believe in, and so I promised myself and my team I would commit suicide if I didn't reach C this season.

I arrived at work the morning following the season end completely fucked up, but I made it just barely in time.

My rank goal for next season is B- like your goal. My game goal is 1.5k games and my apm goal is 150 (eapm). We should play a lot of ladder games against each other ;-)

I'm a protoss who loves to PvZ.
Caution! Future approaching rapidly at a rate of about 60 seconds per minute.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
December 17 2009 18:40 GMT
#3
ok me too
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
December 17 2009 18:41 GMT
#4
I can mass game with you, one vs one mode
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
December 17 2009 18:41 GMT
#5
Good luck

It's a BIG jump from C-/C to B- though.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
December 17 2009 18:45 GMT
#6
First and foremost ingredient of failure is to aim too high.
BlueLaguna on West, msg for game.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-17 18:47:09
December 17 2009 18:46 GMT
#7
On December 18 2009 03:40 Phrujbaz wrote:
I watched Will Smith's advice about being willing to die for what you believe in, and so I promised myself and my team I would commit suicide if I didn't reach C this season.

I arrived at work the morning following the season end completely fucked up, but I made it just barely in time.

My rank goal for next season is B- like your goal. My game goal is 1.5k games and my apm goal is 150 (eapm). We should play a lot of ladder games against each other ;-)

I'm a protoss who loves to PvZ.


Did you make the same promise to your team this season?
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
SixSongs
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Poland1455 Posts
December 17 2009 18:47 GMT
#8
On December 18 2009 03:45 Cloud wrote:
First and foremost ingredient of failure is to aim too high.


Yeah but if u set the goal too low you may achieve it fast and get bored/discouraged and loose interest. I know it will be very hard .
The Prince of DroneS
SoL[9]
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Portugal1370 Posts
December 17 2009 18:48 GMT
#9
Gl
I Can Fly...
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
December 17 2009 18:50 GMT
#10
a good goal is determining how many games you are going to play a week and how many losses you are going to analyze each time. merely shooting for a high rank is not effective.
UFO
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
582 Posts
December 17 2009 18:55 GMT
#11
On December 18 2009 03:45 Cloud wrote:
First and foremost ingredient of failure is to aim too high.


No, foremost ingredient of failure is to not being able to sustain what it takes to achieve it, lack of strong enough will/desire, which comes most often out of not knowing what does given achievement requires.

Anyways , B- isn`t too high aim.
sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
December 17 2009 18:55 GMT
#12
On December 18 2009 03:47 SixSongs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 18 2009 03:45 Cloud wrote:
First and foremost ingredient of failure is to aim too high.


Yeah but if u set the goal too low you may achieve it fast and get bored/discouraged and loose interest. I know it will be very hard .

Don't underestimate how big of a jump there is between ranks, especially once you start getting into the higher ranks. Going up 1 rank a season is an incredible pace.
mG.sixghost @ iCCup || One ling, two ling, three ling, four... Camp four gas, then ultra-whore . -Saracen
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
December 17 2009 19:02 GMT
#13
people like you are ruining the ladder for casual gamers like myself, and I'm only semi joking.

ffs nowadays c- is like b- when Iccup just started.
Sharp-eYe
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada642 Posts
December 17 2009 19:09 GMT
#14
On December 18 2009 04:02 niteReloaded wrote:
people like you are ruining the ladder for casual gamers like myself, and I'm only semi joking.

ffs nowadays c- is like b- when Iccup just started.

he wants to improve. You not being able to deal with the new and improved n00bs of yesteryear is not his problem
Are you truly so blinded by your vaunted religion, that you can't see the fall ahead of you? - Zeratul III AKA WikidSik ingame (anygame)
Phrujbaz
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Netherlands512 Posts
December 17 2009 19:11 GMT
#15
I knew I could make C. I don't know I can make B-. I won't toy with my life like that :D but I will practice almost as hard
Caution! Future approaching rapidly at a rate of about 60 seconds per minute.
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
December 17 2009 19:15 GMT
#16
On December 18 2009 03:40 Phrujbaz wrote:
I watched Will Smith's advice about being willing to die for what you believe in, and so I promised myself and my team I would commit suicide if I didn't reach C this season.

I arrived at work the morning following the season end completely fucked up, but I made it just barely in time.

My rank goal for next season is B- like your goal. My game goal is 1.5k games and my apm goal is 150 (eapm). We should play a lot of ladder games against each other ;-)

I'm a protoss who loves to PvZ.



Lol damn that first promise is really a big one isnt it?
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
December 17 2009 19:17 GMT
#17
On December 18 2009 03:50 OneOther wrote:
a good goal is determining how many games you are going to play a week and how many losses you are going to analyze each time. merely shooting for a high rank is not effective.


Yo!! I was mG.intotheblue you said you would help me out sometime but i switched teams and names, not it is InHale[x.1] ^_^ if youo would be kind enough to add me on iccup and lend some advice, also id love to mass games with you, so far you 2-0d me lol
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
VorcePA
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1102 Posts
December 17 2009 19:28 GMT
#18
On December 18 2009 03:38 SixSongs wrote:
Do you have any tips except for mass gaming? If anyone would like to practice with me please MSG me. I will play mostly starting 10 AM EST. Sometimes very late like 12 AM EST.

Wish me luck!!!!


1. Use Liquipedia.
2. Watch and analyze progaming VODs. Don't just be a casual observer cheering your favorite on, try to figure out why each player does what, what their timings are, and what strengths and weaknesses there are in the build.
3. Listen to Day[9]'s podcasts. Interesting for someone low-level like me (D/D+), but probably an incredibly useful tool for those who are beyond the "perfecting a single build order" stage.
4. Set up a LiveStream account and stream your games on TeamLiquid and ask for advice in real time. I went as far as to not only have livestream going, but also was on ventrilo with a C+ player who guided me through the game. My rank skyrocketed because of his help.
Shitposting
vOddy
Profile Joined July 2009
Sweden402 Posts
December 17 2009 19:29 GMT
#19
I'm VERY glad you reached C. Damn, lol, your family and friends would have missed you.
"You generate awesomeness. It just flows from you."
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
December 17 2009 19:31 GMT
#20
WHEN IS ICCUP COMING UP I NEED TO PLAY
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
December 17 2009 19:35 GMT
#21
Awesome. Good luck! :D

sixghost I go up a rank a season :O
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
December 17 2009 19:35 GMT
#22
On December 18 2009 04:35 Pokebunny wrote:
Awesome. Good luck! :D

sixghost I go up a rank a season :O


me too, when I that is x)
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
scwizard
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1195 Posts
December 17 2009 19:41 GMT
#23
Think of it this way. If you're C-, and if there are four seasons in a year, and if you can become pro once you get A+ (like IdrA) then, then you should be able to become pro within two years if you just gain one rank every year.
Blue_Goo
Profile Joined December 2009
Canada7 Posts
December 17 2009 19:44 GMT
#24
though i don't think i will reach B- or even C at that... i plan to play at least 30 games a day in the hopes of reaching at least 1000 games a month. with christmas break here i think i wont have that much of an issue getting that many games, now if only iccup would go back online... >_<
I play toss cause I suck at Starcraft and need all the imba I can get.
SpriteLove
Profile Joined September 2008
United States226 Posts
December 17 2009 19:59 GMT
#25
On December 18 2009 04:35 Pokebunny wrote:
Awesome. Good luck! :D

sixghost I go up a rank a season :O


Extended season

And GL w/ going from C- to B- OP
mG.SpriteLove
mysticism
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada124 Posts
December 17 2009 20:06 GMT
#26
On December 18 2009 04:59 SpriteLove wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 18 2009 04:35 Pokebunny wrote:
Awesome. Good luck! :D

sixghost I go up a rank a season :O


Extended season

And GL w/ going from C- to B- OP



ya... c/c- to B- is a big jump.. gl tho
Toxic
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada233 Posts
December 17 2009 20:06 GMT
#27
On December 18 2009 03:55 sixghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 18 2009 03:47 SixSongs wrote:
On December 18 2009 03:45 Cloud wrote:
First and foremost ingredient of failure is to aim too high.


Yeah but if u set the goal too low you may achieve it fast and get bored/discouraged and loose interest. I know it will be very hard .

Don't underestimate how big of a jump there is between ranks, especially once you start getting into the higher ranks. Going up 1 rank a season is an incredible pace.


Seconded.
Yes.
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
December 17 2009 20:21 GMT
#28
i think the difficulty of going up a rank increases with what rank you are trying to achieve. I've seen people go from D- to D+ in one season and others max out at B for several seasons in a row
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
December 17 2009 20:31 GMT
#29
C to B is huge buddy
but i wish you the best of luck
cw)minsean(ru
mysticism
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada124 Posts
December 17 2009 20:32 GMT
#30
and at the higher ranks u kinda need to spend more timeing playing b/c ladderin up takes longer so u to just get there u need more games, and to improve u need more games. :D but giving urself a goal is always cool, hlps u stay focused and prob increases ur abitlitiy on the lines that u are truly playign for sumthing
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
December 17 2009 20:32 GMT
#31
On December 18 2009 04:17 GreEny K wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 18 2009 03:50 OneOther wrote:
a good goal is determining how many games you are going to play a week and how many losses you are going to analyze each time. merely shooting for a high rank is not effective.


Yo!! I was mG.intotheblue you said you would help me out sometime but i switched teams and names, not it is InHale[x.1] ^_^ if youo would be kind enough to add me on iccup and lend some advice, also id love to mass games with you, so far you 2-0d me lol

sure, msg me!
smi.frozen - us west
derivatives - iccup
XXehh
Profile Joined May 2009
Canada122 Posts
December 17 2009 21:09 GMT
#32
The difference in skill level between C-/C and B- is largely around how you play. If you're still cheesing every game, you ARE NOT going to be able to get to B- this season. If you played it out like me, playing the most legit way possible every game and learning from every game, shoot for the sky.
sprawlers
Profile Joined June 2007
Norway439 Posts
December 17 2009 21:41 GMT
#33
It's absolutely possible if you have a talent for the game and/or play a lot. I belive I went from C level, actually dipping into C- at the end of season 9, to reaching B- in season 10. (reaching B-, I was never actually a B- level player)
That season I played like 700 games and got a hot streak of protosses at the end, but I'm not talented and I didn't pick opponents. I guess it's even harder now though.

Good luck anyways, I'm sure you can do it if you really put in enough effort!
Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States7327 Posts
December 17 2009 21:51 GMT
#34
A-
How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal and you have to be willing to work for it. Jim Valvano
yhnmk
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada630 Posts
December 17 2009 21:53 GMT
#35
My goal is c [from d+]. Good luck man.
aeroH
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1034 Posts
December 17 2009 22:00 GMT
#36
i'm getting maintaining D+
FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2056 Posts
December 17 2009 23:03 GMT
#37
i already achieved my goal of A-. This season i will work on maintaining my skill level, increasing my knowledge, and having a better mentality (and therefore outcome) in clanwars and tourneys
aka DragOn[NaS]
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