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Greetings TL!
Today, I played 40 ladder games. I woke up around 9, got on battlenet, started playing, said goodbye to Temporal as he went off to work, and finished my 40th game just as he got back. 29 wins, 11 losses.
It was worth it, though, because now I'm platinum ^^. I'm division rank 2, 1870 points.
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I guess I know what it feels like to be "in the zone," now. I was calm, and confident, and my fingers flew across the keys and moved the mouse like it was something I was born to do. It felt like flying. Game after game, opponent after opponent (especially zerg after zerg), there was a flow and a harmony to the unfolding drama on each battlefield that felt natural. I eliminated possibilities, calculated the merits of expanding versus building production facilities, turned on a dime as new information presented itself - all in the blink of an eye. Even when I was 6pooled, cannon rushed, bunker rushed, or proxy gated, I felt at peace (although, by and large, I didn't win in those situations).
At the beginning of the day, I was ranked 13th in my division. I started the day off with a loss to an 8pool, struggling a bit against mass banshees shortly after, but then things began to pick up. I hovered around rank 9-10-11 for about 10 games, then leaped up to rank 5 after a trying TvT on Lost Temple. I kept climbing for about 9 more games, dropping one after my mouse started spazzing out, and then I hit rank 1 in the division. I felt like I was on the verge of rebirth - like I was on the edge of enlightenment. Platinum, I knew, was just around the corner.
Then I played 20 more games.
After my mouse spazzed, I went on a 14-game win streak where I grew more and more impatient after every "gg" (or lack thereof).
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Kaiz and another friend told me that I had to lose a game in order for the system to properly place me. Well, all right, I said, and kept going. I lost a game, and then another ... and noticed after the games that my opponents had been 1500+ diamond ... and wondered what was going on. My confusion subtly amplified my feeling in those games of the situation slipping away from me - a sinking feeling where I was clawing tooth and nail for any kind of advantage, but ultimately could not compete with the skill of my opponents.
I won two more games, and also noticed that they were against diamond level players. Kaiz was just as puzzled as I was, but we figured it was at least a cool story - how many gold leaguers get to play diamonds on ladder?
I lost three more and was ready to call it a night after the score screen of the final game brought me no epiphanies. I counted up the day's games on my scratch paper: 39. 39 seemed like such a unsatisfying number to end on. "One more," I told Kaiz, "and then I'm calling it a day."
The map was Steppes of War, and my opponent a Zerg named Vinco. He made the mistake of taking an early expo. I heard the apartment door open (irl) and Temporal came in. I danced through the poetry of polygons and programming and brought the hammer down with a marine-marauder timing attack. My opponent gg'd, and I took off my headset, ready to throw in the towel. The screen went dark, and I saw the light of my new league.
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/L9Yih.jpg)
I think I'll take a couple days off (for work and real life stuff) before I start training seriously again. With a little more work, I know I'll get into diamond - even if it takes me another 20 games at rank 1 to do it.
Thanks very much to everyone who's supported me and offered me advice, practice partnering, build ideas, and more. We're almost there! Special thanks, as always, to Kaiz.
Shoutout to Temporal and his serendipitous entrance in my moment of triumph.
  
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congrats  you're diamond in all but name now! peanut hwaiting.
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congratulations 
keep on fighting - with that attitude and perseverance you should be diamond in no time!
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Washington, D.C9935 Posts
On December 07 2010 17:20 hazelynut wrote:congrats you're diamond in all but name now! peanut hwaiting.
how can you be in diamond without being in diamond?
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Congrats! It shouldn't be too long now, keep it up!
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How many games did u play vs diamond ? If it were the majority of the 40 games then shouldn't you be diamond (assuming u won more than 50% of them)?
At the end of the OP I thought u then made it into diamond lol. Grats for making it into platinum! Keep it up and u'll be in diamond in no time.
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Whoah!!! that's awesome, i remember reading your first blog where you stated you were going to go diamond. I offered you good luck but i didn't actually think you would go all the way from bronze to diamond! Shame on me for doubting you, of course you will make it
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Korea (South)17174 Posts
chances of getting diamond: 0%
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ANYONE can and will get to diamond if they play hard enough. GLHF!~
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On December 07 2010 17:27 intrigue wrote:Show nested quote +On December 07 2010 17:20 hazelynut wrote:congrats you're diamond in all but name now! peanut hwaiting. how can you be in diamond without being in diamond?
diamond in skill level/mmr/whatever without being promoted yet O_O
...or diamond, metaphorically, in all of our hearts.
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Fantastic job. It's rather impressive how quickly you have been climbing the ranks. You can probably taste diamond now.
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Wow, congratulations! I'm sure you can get to the D very soon, if you're not there already. I wish I had some free time and mass game on the ladder till the D.
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maybe her determination is MADE of diamonds
also, what does DoB mean?
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Congrats!
I am still working my way back up, I got horrible luck in placement matches, since I had not played SC2 since the beta, which was like 4 months or so ago. Ended up in fuckin Bronze. EVERY opponent I faced though was at least silver, then gold. For now I am in silver, I feel like I am getting back into it again, my games have been going alot better. TvT is still gay though.
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On December 07 2010 18:47 wrags wrote:
maybe her determination is MADE of diamonds
also, what does DoB mean?
Diamond or Bust if I recall.
Congratulations! I remember thinking in one of your previous blogs... "Oh my god, she's compiled a build repertoire and is methodically drilling them. Her only barrier to Diamond league now is # games played." Good luck finishing the climb.
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Wow reading that makes me want to just sit down and play 40 games on Bnet but I always cannot be bothered whenever I get on.
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Congratulations.
Your determination is really inspiring. 40 ladder games a day, that's truly impressive. I have no doubts you'll be diamond in no time.
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nice writeup. gl in you ladder rise :D
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You are sick good, you'll definitely get to like 1600 + diamond when you are promoted.
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Braavos36401 Posts
Congratulations, you'll be diamond in no time!
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You are insane, i can't believe how fast this went (i'm assuming you're gonna be diamond within a week, easypeacysqueazy). It's actually really encouraging and inspiring as to my own chances at getting diamond.
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wow, congratulations. since i don't have much time to play i'll be relegated to Bronze for the forseeable future and will have to live vicariously through you.
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Grats on plat! 40 games in one day is impressive; I tend to get pretty mentally fatigued after about 5-6 1v1s haha. Though this post has inspired me to take a sick day and just mass game, it really is a good way to improve your mechanics.
With that kinda work ethic, you'll hit diamond in no time, just keep working hard at it.
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I spent literally a month ranked #1 plat in my division , and top 20 platinum in NA server before promotion. Hope you get it quicker!
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Good job! I know what you mean about being "in the zone." It's so much better to play that way.
And 40 games in a day? Wow. I do like, five and I'm done, lol.
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I quote everyone else in this thread when I say "Holy shit 40 games?"
It seems only yesterday I was reading your blog about your promotion to silver. Congrats on platinum - from my experience the skill level of platinum players is miles ahead of most golds, and you seem to be on the top of platinum already. You'll be diamond in no time. =)
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very nicely written, looking forward to the blog when you hit diamond :D
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Congrats Peanut! I am sure you will be in diamond soon!
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Grats! You're getting there! Maybe I should make a blog of my troubles. As I learn and fail. =/
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"I danced through the poetry of polygons and programming and brought the hammer down with a marine-marauder timing attack."
: DD
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I encourage any and all readers to start their own Diamond or Bust-style blog!
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Nice! Bronze to Plat (and then Diamond) is quite a feat! Well done!
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Wow, look at that match history. Congrats on Plat, you will make diamond in no time. But dont be overconfidence.
You should reward yourself a nice dinner or something. 40 games in a day is quite a heavy workload.
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Korea (South)17174 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:42 Peanutsc wrote:
I encourage any and all readers to start their own Diamond or Bust-style blog!
Agreed!
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wow, you'll be in diamond in no time! Also, the fact that it shows you're actually better than 60 percent male populace in SEA means you they to work out on their game
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Holyyy.... 40 games, in one day. I.. I am.. Oh geez that's insane!!!! You are really committed aren't you now? I can't even manage to fit that in on any day, and my nerves will probably kill me before I can even play like 10 games. Whew, that's a big feat. You'll be in diamond in no time, before I am.. -.- Need to play more!
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On December 08 2010 15:42 Peanutsc wrote:
I encourage any and all readers to start their own Diamond or Bust-style blog!
Challenge accepted.
I get a two week break at the end of this week, so I'll start then.
Starting stats:
http://sc2ranks.com/sea/129782/pevergreen
http://sc2ranks.com/us/2134633/pevergreen
SEA: Silver, 954 points 44w/25l (63.77%)
US: Plat, 0 points 5w/0l (100%)
Last 1v1 game on SEA: 9 weeks ago
Last 1v1 game on US: 8 weeks ago
Lets see how I go ^_^
Objectives:
1. Every game must be played with Random as my race.
2. Diamond on both servers.
3. Eventual top 200 on SEA. (expand to top 50 with time)
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