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[vid] LIT-MIKE is very UGLY, and is ONLY GOLD!!!

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LittleMikeStarCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada120 Posts
November 21 2010 13:51 GMT
#1
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO-- !! WHAT DO YOU THINK?!?!?




Now that the video is out of the way, we can talk about my main point. Starcraft 2 is quickly reaching the point where we see one of two things. One, being that players quickly notice the skill ceiling. I have found mine. In Beta I was Diamond. In Release, I was Gold. And with lots of practice, and games-- I reached Platnium. Now placed back into gold.

I realize that there is a serious skill gap. Players, and viewers, and even losers like me who just like to TALK about the game.. I just can't be with the best.

This is what blizzard wanted with the game, and thats good-- it makes it really awesome to watch the best players in the world play, but it makes it hard for me to play against even average players. I am not the best.. but I just need practice. Lets see if I can get back to Platinum. At least.

Who knows? Life is tough for a SC2 nerd.

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10% of the time, I am awesome.
green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
November 21 2010 14:09 GMT
#2
I am sorry but i find this style of video very annoying. you talk 3 minutes saying nothing...
don't think a lot of people here are gonna like this.

maybe you could do less freaking out and provide some content. ( and pls no 3 words !cut! 1 liner !cut! 2 words !cut! stuff )
Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.
SubtleArt
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
2710 Posts
November 21 2010 14:10 GMT
#3
you realize high platinum translates to E on the iccup ladder? Surely even you can't be that terrible
Morrow on ZvP: "I'm not very confident in general vs Protoss because of the imbalance (Yes its imbalanced, get over it)."
fredd
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Estonia256 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-21 14:17:04
November 21 2010 14:16 GMT
#4
starcraft 2... skill gap.. haha.
sup
LittleMikeStarCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada120 Posts
November 21 2010 14:37 GMT
#5
Uh-- yeah.. I am terrible... !!!!! Have you seen my first person videos?! MY GOD.
10% of the time, I am awesome.
Trowabarton756
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States870 Posts
November 21 2010 16:42 GMT
#6
On November 21 2010 23:10 SubtleArt wrote:
you realize high platinum translates to E on the iccup ladder? Surely even you can't be that terrible


God shut the fuck up about this stupid iccup bull shit. ICCUP != SC2 You can't directly corralate the 2 things!!!!!!!! And so what if he is, like you're some fucking gosu, theres a reason we've never heard of ya "bra".
http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/Trowabarton756
N3rV[Green]
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1935 Posts
November 21 2010 17:53 GMT
#7
Im just a D+ toss noobie from sc1. 2k diamond easy (I don't even use colossus)

Really it just comes down to mechanics for most games, who controls better, who macros better.

People get wayyyy to tied up in "build orders" and "practicing"

I just play the game and it works for me. ezpz
Never fear the darkness, Bran. The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
November 21 2010 18:16 GMT
#8
I haven't played ladder in like 7 weeks but I still play a gmae or two each week with low-mid diamonds and maintain that fact. I prefer watching and talking about starcraft, along with all pro-games, that doesn't mean you can lose the aspect of the game that is small execution and a proper build order.
Follow me: www.twitter.com/zlasher
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-21 18:18:11
November 21 2010 18:17 GMT
#9
On November 22 2010 01:42 Trowabarton756 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2010 23:10 SubtleArt wrote:
you realize high platinum translates to E on the iccup ladder? Surely even you can't be that terrible


God shut the fuck up about this stupid iccup bull shit. ICCUP != SC2 You can't directly corralate the 2 things!!!!!!!! And so what if he is, like you're some fucking gosu, theres a reason we've never heard of ya "bra".

I agree with both of you.

Shouldn't really compare, but if you were to compare, anything below diamond is d-/e. His point is that surely anyone can get out of plat/gold if they want to, but in actuality some people just don't have the competitive drive to care enough. Sure they COULD if they were forced to, but a lot of people don't play games like that.

There, now you've got a sort of decent player comparing.
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
November 21 2010 21:53 GMT
#10
On November 22 2010 01:42 Trowabarton756 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2010 23:10 SubtleArt wrote:
you realize high platinum translates to E on the iccup ladder? Surely even you can't be that terrible


God shut the fuck up about this stupid iccup bull shit. ICCUP != SC2 You can't directly corralate the 2 things!!!!!!!! And so what if he is, like you're some fucking gosu, theres a reason we've never heard of ya "bra".


I think the point he's trying to make is that there is no reason you shouldn't be able to pass platinum league if you really want to because the only thing holding you back is basic mechanics. It's not even strategy at that point, it's just simple macro. Did you playbroodwar? Because you totally can correlate starcraft BW and starcraft 2.
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