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stalife
Canada1222 Posts
If I were to give some intro of my skills, I did hit A on iccup before (though I was never really a "true" A skill), but I managed to pull through to A- couple of seasons as well. In these three games, I was playing vs C. Not particularly good C's either, I saw their history as like at best C+.. ![[image loading]](http://www.repdepot.net/img/thumbs/29616.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.repdepot.net/img/thumbs/29617.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.repdepot.net/img/thumbs/29618.jpg)  | ||
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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Bill Murray
United States9292 Posts
 Really bad players, but that's relative. to Really, IdrA is bad. well, i'm not sure of that, but i bet Really beats him if they  Ever play. machine, to IdrA, is bad, while to machine i'm bad. | ||
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
In all honesty though, I'm afraid I don't know D: Gambate kudasai~!! | ||
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Mickey
United States2606 Posts
On January 24 2010 18:43 Bill Murray wrote: people, since replays came out, have been getting gradually better for years. there arent as many noobs on average. you will still find some Really bad players, but that's relative. to Really, IdrA is bad. well, i'm not sure of that, but i bet Really beats him if they Ever play. machine, to IdrA, is bad, while to machine i'm bad.Anyone else find this funny, because of the TLPD markups? | ||
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FirstBorn
Romania3955 Posts
On January 24 2010 19:14 Mickey wrote: Anyone else find this funny, because of the TLPD markups? Slightly more annoying than funny. | ||
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ZpuX
Sweden1230 Posts
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ProoM
Lithuania1741 Posts
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
Pretty annoying and not funny imo. | ||
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TeH_Mentalist
Korea (South)244 Posts
How long was your inactivity period? | ||
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rtschamp
10 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On January 24 2010 19:25 ProoM wrote: generally, because of the skill level increasing every season, every month. If you haven't played from 2006's or so, then it's very likely that from A- you dropped to ~C+/B- :} Stalife has been inactive for no where near that long. But even over one or two seasons, your rust plus people getting that bit better can make it seem harder. | ||
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
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BlissX1
United States328 Posts
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Ftrunkz
Australia2474 Posts
And, to state the obvious, a games avg skill level will always keep steadily increasing... We have no idea how long you've been out of the game  . But i'm sure a player who hasnt played for 4+ seasons, even if he somehow managed to have the exact same skill level as he did when he quit, would drop a rank or so simply because of that... | ||
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[DUF]MethodMan
Germany1716 Posts
Now if you're coming back from inactivity you naturally have low APM, so people with refined BOs can easily kick your ass. At least that's what I'm experiencing, I ranged from C+/B- when I was playing my best. Nowadays I don't even play anymore, because it's frustrating to get raped at C- by people you would've beaten 90% of all times just 2 seasons ago. To add some off-topic rant to this, I seriously hate Liquipedia, it destroyed the unique playstyle of foreigners, even D newbs are gonna play at least the openings of a good BO. It makes all games on ICC look the same and you rarely win by "doing stupid stuff". | ||
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DwmC_Foefen
Belgium2186 Posts
On January 24 2010 23:08 [DUF]MethodMan wrote: It's just extremely hard to get back from inactivity these days. It's like where just some seasons ago people in the yellow rankings weren't using good BOs, nowadays 90% of them do. I think it's the latest bigger skilljump since replays were released. You have Liquipedia and countless threads on how to put the stuff shown there to use. Now if you're coming back from inactivity you naturally have low APM, so people with refined BOs can easily kick your ass. At least that's what I'm experiencing, I ranged from C+/B- when I was playing my best. Nowadays I don't even play anymore, because it's frustrating to get raped at C- by people you would've beaten 90% of all times just 2 seasons ago. To add some off-topic rant to this, I seriously hate Liquipedia, it destroyed the unique playstyle of foreigners, even D newbs are gonna play at least the openings of a good BO. It makes all games on ICC look the same and you rarely win by "doing stupid stuff". Yea, it's true that the game is becoming generic... I used to toy around vs my opponents and usually win (back in the days with pgtour) No I hardly play because I can't keep up lol :p and I don't have that many hours free/day to get good/up par :s :p | ||
KwarK
United States42551 Posts
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FonzeXD
United States220 Posts
Come on. | ||
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micronesia
United States24670 Posts
On January 25 2010 00:29 KwarK wrote: I feel I've been improving and I've been unable to to significantly better with each new season. I think the difficulty has been increasing. ![[image loading]](http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3386/kwark.jpg) | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
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Armathai
1023 Posts
@ Topic The Skill level has definitely increased, being a perma D+ noob myself, when I started I reached D+ very easily on 60% stats, and now i barely reach D+. (long idle times inbetween tho) However I'd definitely say map understanding and which BO to use when has contributed to skill increase. | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
 On a serious note. I don't think players are improving all too too much at those ranks in general. There is a slight increase every season I believe, but not to much be making you have such a hard time. At most I'd just say you're a bit rusty and need sometime to shake it off. You'll be fine. | ||
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stalife
Canada1222 Posts
The thing is, I feel like I'm playing well, but every game, it feels like I'm playing vs a B opponent. I don't mind playing challenging games. I like it a lot. Couple of the reps I posted, I had a really challenging time. I was sweating, having JD's laser eyes, and totally serious as if I were writing a final exam... Back then, I thought what differentiated C from a B player was about macro. Now, I don't know anymore..I guess I'm just venting out my frustration. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
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Impervious
Canada4199 Posts
On January 25 2010 04:57 stalife wrote: Back then, I thought what differentiated C from a B player was about macro. Now, I don't know anymore..I guess I'm just venting out my frustration. Yea, that's the difference between D and D+/C- now..... | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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arb
Noobville17921 Posts
On January 24 2010 20:03 rtschamp wrote: today i went 0-29, im a pro D- The fact your computer works after losing that many games makes me salute you. After about 5 i would have started breaking shit. And last season i was C and i can hardly beat d+/low C- players now. Its still fairly early int he season and ranks havent exactly sorted out yet | ||
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