EPTjust play more?
p.s how do i stop succumbing to pressure during harassment that would be great too thanks TL.NET LOVE YOU <3
understanding the game.
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e.soul[gm]
Sierra Leone254 Posts
just play more? p.s how do i stop succumbing to pressure during harassment that would be great too thanks TL.NET LOVE YOU <3 | ||
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Thegilaboy
United States2018 Posts
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
i dont know game knowledge/theory at all, i just do whatever haha we can practice sometimes if you want. | ||
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meteorskunk
Canada546 Posts
- prioritize: do things in order of importance instead of trying to do everything - master control: make sure you know how to do everything with economy of motion and effort - learn how to categorize the game: ie separations such as macro and micro but even more specific -remember what the big picture of the game looks like at all times -Scouting and anticipation are key to maximizing advantage of theoretical knowledge. ie always have a guess at his general strategy or next move. | ||
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3clipse
Canada2555 Posts
On April 26 2010 01:23 e.soul[gm] wrote: just play more? Yes. You should know why you lost every game and work on patching that specific hole the next time a similar situation arises. If you really don't know why you lost, watch the replay carefully. If you still don't know, bring the rep to tl and get some advice. But honestly, if you watch a lot of high level games and read up on strategy, it should very, very rarely get to that point. Keep in mind that everyone else who is at all serious about the game has access to all the same resources you do, so merely having this knowledge only puts you on even footing. You need to figure out how to best apply all you've learned and execute it well, and 90% of that comes from practice and self-reflection. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
- Wow, my macro sucks balls. - My build didn't achieve anything - I didn't defend his harass very well - I expanded way too fast and couldn't hold my expo etc Then before you play more games, you try to fix anything possible before hand that you did wrong in your previous game(s). "Hmm... Instead of opening fast tanks, since I can't defend a muta opening, I'm going to try a 2 rax." for instance. That fixes part of 'My build didn't achieve anything'. Then the rest is pretty much remembering to do stuff you didn't do in the previous game, such as 'My macro was shitty'. Unless you have some buzzer going off on your computer every 15 seconds for a macro cycle or whatever, it comes with practice. You can probably set up a fix for these before a game starts too: - I didn't defend his harass very well - I expanded way too fast and couldn't hold my expo By planning when you get your turrets(all these examples are TvZ by coincidence), where to put them, etc. Planning when to start your next CC, how many units you will have and what possible army the enemy could send at you in an attempt to cripple/kill you. If you're just deciding shit up on the spot it rarely works against skilled players. Just because your macro was bad and you have 2k off 2 bases doesn't mean you should just build 2 CCs to expo when you don't have enough to defend. Even professionals plan their play out beforehand. | ||
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e.soul[gm]
Sierra Leone254 Posts
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WazZap
Netherlands73 Posts
On April 26 2010 03:47 Grobyc wrote: You look at your replay and go: - Wow, my macro sucks balls. - My build didn't achieve anything - I didn't defend his harass very well - I expanded way too fast and couldn't hold my expo etc Then before you play more games, you try to fix anything possible before hand that you did wrong in your previous game(s). "Hmm... Instead of opening fast tanks, since I can't defend a muta opening, I'm going to try a 2 rax." for instance. That fixes part of 'My build didn't achieve anything'. Then the rest is pretty much remembering to do stuff you didn't do in the previous game, such as 'My macro was shitty'. Unless you have some buzzer going off on your computer every 15 seconds for a macro cycle or whatever, it comes with practice. You can probably set up a fix for these before a game starts too: - I didn't defend his harass very well - I expanded way too fast and couldn't hold my expo By planning when you get your turrets(all these examples are TvZ by coincidence), where to put them, etc. Planning when to start your next CC, how many units you will have and what possible army the enemy could send at you in an attempt to cripple/kill you. If you're just deciding shit up on the spot it rarely works against skilled players. Just because your macro was bad and you have 2k off 2 bases doesn't mean you should just build 2 CCs to expo when you don't have enough to defend. Even professionals plan their play out beforehand. This | ||
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stalife
Canada1222 Posts
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e.soul[gm]
Sierra Leone254 Posts
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
On April 26 2010 05:11 e.soul[gm] wrote: so mass gaming on a ladder isn't the best way to practice? ;-; It really isn't if you are just simply mass gaming. That won't help. You need to take the time to analyze replays and see what you actually did wrong and implement that to your play in future games. | ||
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Mortician
Bulgaria2332 Posts
On April 26 2010 05:11 e.soul[gm] wrote: so mass gaming on a ladder isn't the best way to practice? ;-; i only ask because i cant find any practice partners who actually talk about the games after. its just, play a few games, stop playing games. I CAN DO THAT ON THE LADDER. :3 ofc mass gaming is not the way to practise, find a friend, best if its a RL one and play with him over and over again | ||
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Hypnosis
United States2061 Posts
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
On April 26 2010 05:13 Amnesia wrote: It really isn't if you are just simply mass gaming. That won't help. You need to take the time to analyze replays and see what you actually did wrong and implement that to your play in future games. mass gaming is not the same thing as mindless gaming. its important to recognize what you did wrong, but its far more important to beat the right things into yourself. especially when you're bad, practice is for more valuable than analyzation | ||
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