Balancing SC and RL

win8282

Korea (South)454 Posts

February 11 2010 05:23 GMT

I've been wondering how people at C and above manage to maintain/improve their SC skill while dealing with the toils of real life?

The only reason I've been able to mass game this season (150+ games) was b/c I'm a pre-frosh college student who has a shitton of free time till school starts. What about other people? Highschool students preparing for college admissions? College students? People with regular jobs? How would you normally find the time to do all that in the 'regular' season(i.e. when it isn't vacation or you haven't been laid off of job)?

EsX_Raptor

United States2801 Posts

February 11 2010 05:25 GMT

It's because I like to think that playing SC is like learning how to ride a bike; you may get rusty but the knowledge is still there!

Just look at NonY.

lokiM

United States3407 Posts

February 11 2010 05:28 GMT

you can gain skill and knowledge by just playing 1 hour a day, its not like you need 3+ hours a day to get any better above that rank

HazMat

United States17077 Posts

February 11 2010 05:35 GMT

Oh so you're Korean. Remember when you beat me on Iccup T_T

Shauni

4077 Posts

February 11 2010 07:50 GMT

Yeah I don't think many top foreigners improve much (except the new and enthusiastic ones). Most players just keep their skills fresh by playing a few hours a week, but you're not really improving much unless you play more intensively against better opponents.
I think my own skill level has been the same for a couple of years now... So my advice is: If you want to get good, dedicate yourself fully in the times you have off (weekends, vacations and so on) - playing a game or two a day won't change that much.

shindigs

United States4795 Posts

February 11 2010 07:56 GMT

It depends how you approach your play. If you have a practice partner or really analyze your replays after each game, then you will improve significantly faster than someone than someone who just randomly hops on iccup and tries to mass game and just get better through grind.

You really need a competitive mindset to it to try to change your game into better play. That's how I look at it. Of course, like a real sport, you need a balance of drilling the basic techniques and learning advanced ones in order to truly improve.

dogabutila

United States1437 Posts

February 11 2010 09:03 GMT

To get better really you just need the mindset that losing is not acceptable. Hate losing like you will kill yourself if you do. Then you will never lose the same way, for the same reasons twice. When you no longer make mistakes, then you will no longer lose.

Unless, you know, the other person doesnt make any either.

lazz

Australia3119 Posts

February 11 2010 09:30 GMT

maintaining your skill at SC is like a giant slippery slope whose gradiant gradually increases. at D you might only need a game a week to maintain your skill. C maybe a few games a week. B a few games a day. A a couple hours a day. progamer? 8 hours a day. etc.

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