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Creegz
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada354 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-11 08:55:36
December 11 2010 08:49 GMT
#1
So I have decided to go through as much Day[9] as I can, and keeping up regularly. I really do wish I could have this on my TV, all day, but that's cool. Unfortunately I'm trying to catch up to my friends in Cataclysm, so I've not played much Starcraft lately. Realistically, I feel that Starcraft is a game I will become serious in after some further playing. In spite of me making some bad decisions, thankfully watching some of my replays and trying to narrow them down and condense them as best I can, I can see some of my errors. I wish my understanding of the game were better so I could further it.

One of my problems is how I respond to expansions, after watching Day[9]'s daily 224, where he tackles the fast expansion player mindset, I can see that I follow in fast expansions, and that truthfully, I'm not thinking of the present when it comes down to it, I am expanding for the future, but realistically I need to be more focused on my early game defensive, since I have a tendency to leave myself wide open for attacks, and when I hold them off, I'm going "oh shit, oh shit" when really I need to relax and go "I'm not doing that bad, I might have lost some units, but he lost all his attacking units on this one" which would probably work well because even when I watch my replays where I get cheesed, I can tell from my actions about what I am thinking and how panicked I am.

Calm thinking, that is the problem I seem to have. I can't do it when I'm unsuspecting of what is about to happen, usually thinking he has another group of what I just saw, while I'm empty and unprepared. Finally starting to figure out that the now is the important part, not what happened early game.

Who is this guy? ^
VonLego
Profile Joined June 2010
United States519 Posts
December 11 2010 08:55 GMT
#2
Cool stuff. I know folks hate to mention play level, but where are you at? Rough guessing would be gold or below.

Work on that clear thinking, but it sounds like you don't know what to think about. I'm assuming you're protoss based on your probe icon, so try knowing why you're expand and how you're going to get away with it -every time-.

Realistically you won't see much PvP expansions if folks are trying to 4gate down your throat, but PvT you're able to realistically fast expand. PvZ also allows quite a bit of opportunity assuming the zerg wishes to macro.

If you want to "play to improve expanding" try a simple build that attacks early and then expand as you move out every time. Example would be 2gate robo or 3gate.
Creegz
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada354 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-11 08:58:25
December 11 2010 08:57 GMT
#3
In my attempt I have been looking at doing 3Gate and moving into Robo as fast as possible, so I can get some Immortals up to blend with some stalkers. Eventually taking my Immortals back to just use them as building crushers, and having Colossi for the ability to just mow down units en mass. I'm stuck in Bronze, but I can play against Gold and Silver just fine usually.
Who is this guy? ^
VonLego
Profile Joined June 2010
United States519 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-11 10:27:29
December 11 2010 10:26 GMT
#4
Keep your chin up and remember the mantra of macro macro macro.

If you ask a good player how to get better and mention that you're in bronze you will be given one response: "Macro better." This isn't an insult or generalization, but an application of the 80-20 rule. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle) If you put in a little work on macro you can gain so much more than improving other facets of the game. Macro is such a big deal that you simply can't be in bronze and have solid macro.

I feel like i'm being really general, do you have any specific questions?
JMave
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Singapore1805 Posts
December 11 2010 11:45 GMT
#5
on a side note, i really missed the times when he did casts on broodwar
火心 Jealous. I always loved that feeling when I was young. Embrace it.
Black[CAT]
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Malaysia2589 Posts
December 11 2010 13:12 GMT
#6
Same here..seems like many broodwar casters moved to sc2...
You mean ESPORTS isnt a synonym for SC2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -Proud owner of a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry Blue Switches- BW or SC2? Why not both?
Sega92
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States467 Posts
December 11 2010 13:52 GMT
#7
don't sweat it just watch a good amount of day[9] and as bad as this sounds just take notes on things you like and want to try or need to remember(I personally have my monitor lined with post it notes and a notebook which is filling up very fast), I am a bronze player myself with a 60% win ratio and going up, i used to have about a 20% but watching day[9] and taking notes has helped me soo much to where I can now take out my buddies who are silver and gold players and I can hold for a while against a platinum player I know. just listen well and work at it and you'll be good to go.

and of course watch TONS of pro matches and all of your replays (especially losses) to see what you did wrong (if you don't know what is wrong watch D9D # 132 and you'll be well on your way)

good luck! SC is one HARD game to get the hang of but once you get it there is nothing better


if you want to practice just pm me with your ID and character code and we can practice I'm on most of the time
Beneather
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada451 Posts
December 11 2010 14:56 GMT
#8
I think casting Brood War would realistically be a dead end for casters since the game is slowly dieing in the foreign community IMO. Plus the game has been out long enough as I think Day[9] has touched on everything that a gamer will need to be better in Brood War.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Day[9} <3
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