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So as a few of you know, this is where I like to share about my personal SC2 game, my SC2 blog, and my life.
I'll start with my life this time. I have never really felt this before, but I feel some inadequacy lately. Since I was in junior high I always have done just enough to get by and get what I want. I never went all out for anything and as long as I achieved my goals I was happy. My goals may have seemed lofty to some, but they were always pretty much givens for me and I didn't have to work hard to attain them. Lately, however, I'm demanding much more of myself, and it is weighing kind of hard on me. I'm happy because I am challenging myself with my goals for the first time in my life, but it's hard because the expectations I have require a ton of work in order to be achieved.
Maybe some of this is coming from the fact that I graduate in less than a year and really don't have anything impressive to show for it compared to my peers. No internships, no awards, a mediocre GPA... And it's not like the job market is looking great. I don't have the biggest network, and the only people who know my true value are the ones I'm close to or the people I've worked with. Even most of my classmates see me as the guy who doesn't study, spends too much time on the Internet in class, and somehow ends up with decent grades. It makes me doubt my own value; if nobody knows what I can bring to a team/group/company, does it matter what my underlying abilities are? If I work really hard to be the best I can, and yet still fall way short of where I want to be and nobody notices, is it all for nothing?
These are all new feelings for me and I'm not sure how to deal with them. Can anyone else relate or am I examining myself too deeply?
SC2 - I started playing random after getting #1 plat only playing Zerg. I'm playing random to get a deeper understanding of every matchup so I can be more knowledgeable about the game. I'm high plat or low diamond level Zerg, low plat Protoss, and gold level Terran. I really wish I had started out playing random, or I could. Play each race on a separate account... It's kind of trial by fire this way though, after dropping my first 8 or so T and P games, I've started beating some fairly decent players with those races. I hope I can raise my level to a point where I can say that I honestly feel that I know every matchup pretty well from a players standpoint, but I'm quite a ways from there at the moment.
Blog - i gotta start by saying that the SC2 community is amazing (as if you guys didn't already know). Big shoutout to the iCCup TV crew, especially Diamond, for accepting a newcomer like me immediately. Shoutouts to ThisIsJimmy for being a great interview, and the Check Six crew for their support. Thank you to everyone who has left a comment or sent a message saying that you appreciate or enjoy my content.
Some things that are in the works: more video interviews, testing the waters on sponsors, and possibly setting up a small invitational tournament. I really love SC2 and the community <3
That's all I have for right now. I typed this via iPhone so if there are any spelling errors or words that look like they got mis-autocorrected, I apologize. I was just sitting in bed unable to sleep and wanted to share my thoughts. Thanks for listening 
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I will not comment on the first part, since I don't know how life works in the USA.
But about the SC2, find a practise partner from every race and play every MU versus them, that is how you get deeper understanding of the game, ladder just helps putting this knowledge into different situations. You won't become good from just laddering, but you need it to become better when you know some stuff
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Thanks! Interesting point. I'm still trying to work on my macro game in ladder with P and T. Even when I win, it's because of micro or unit choice and not superior mechanics. I often forget to make SCVs or probes for a while at a time, my command center comes too late, etc... I have a few practice partners, but not enough to always have someone available.
When learning a née race and matchup, should I just go for some really standard build every time and get comfortable with that, or should I try to explore the different, more obscure possibilities more?
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On September 09 2010 23:51 ChThoniC wrote:
Thanks! Interesting point. I'm still trying to work on my macro game in ladder with P and T. Even when I win, it's because of micro or unit choice and not superior mechanics. I often forget to make SCVs or probes for a while at a time, my command center comes too late, etc... I have a few practice partners, but not enough to always have someone available.
When learning a née race and matchup, should I just go for some really standard build every time and get comfortable with that, or should I try to explore the different, more obscure possibilities more?
If you still need work on your macro then you should definitely grind out the more standard builds for a bit longer. They will help improve macro as well as give you a real feeling of the race's basic style. Once you have that down and feel comfortable with standard timings and strats, then move on to the fun deviations
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On September 10 2010 00:05 Thegilaboy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 23:51 ChThoniC wrote:
Thanks! Interesting point. I'm still trying to work on my macro game in ladder with P and T. Even when I win, it's because of micro or unit choice and not superior mechanics. I often forget to make SCVs or probes for a while at a time, my command center comes too late, etc... I have a few practice partners, but not enough to always have someone available.
When learning a née race and matchup, should I just go for some really standard build every time and get comfortable with that, or should I try to explore the different, more obscure possibilities more? If you still need work on your macro then you should definitely grind out the more standard builds for a bit longer. They will help improve macro as well as give you a real feeling of the race's basic style. Once you have that down and feel comfortable with standard timings and strats, then move on to the fun deviations
Yep yep, good point. I think laddering makes me more concerned about winning than doing the right mechanics. I'll learn a standard build for every PvX and TvX matchup and grind it out until I'm as comfortable with macro and scouting with those races as I am with Zerg.
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