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The title is probably misleading, so let me clear things up:
Kids: 17 years old or younger.
Adults: 18 years old and above
So I've been playing a lot of Broodwar and SC2 lately, and I've noticed something very interesting. Honestly, this will be based on my own experiences, so take my theories as lightly as possible.
Here goes:
I've noticed most Adults are extremely good at theorycrafting and strategizing. To be honest, 90% of the adults I play against LOVE theorycrafting.
Most of the time they'd go: "Unit X works really well vs unit X, I wonder if a 3:2 ratio blah blah"
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"At around 6:30 timing you'd be at xx supply vs his xx supply" etc
I'll be honest. I am unable to construct a BO or overall game scheme based on how I play. I basically just make stuff up as a I go along, or play in the way I "feel" is best in a certain point in time in the game.
For example, when I do timing attacks, I just seem to "do them". I don't know when the timing windows are, but I just seem to "feel them" and abuse them when I "feel" like the time is right.
Most if not all of the "kids" where I play pretty much play the same way. And most of the time, we kids ROFLstomp the older guys who seem to know much more about the games.
Why do you think this is so? Has anyone else noticed this? I'm open to criticisms/violent reactions and such.
TL;DR Many adults are great at strategizing BUT: many of them are unable to actually implement these strategies. Kids on the other hand, play by feel.
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United Kingdom3685 Posts
How is it that you know the ages of everyone you play? And if they tell you, how do you know they're telling the truth?
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I play in a LAN cafe, so I meet all the players I play with. I'm basing this off my experiences in an environment where people actually know each other.
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I'm 22 and I play completely by feel. Of course I'm only low rank masters so I'm not that good, but I feel like I got there based purely on just "winging it" 
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Sorry, I couldn't understand what you mean
I'm not saying only kids play by feel, it's just that I've noticed a lot of adults are capable of putting into words/strategies their analysis of the game's mechanics.
Do you guys think it has something to do with mental maturity? lol
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I think it has to do with the amount of time available you have to practice.
Kids have more time to practice. Probably as simple as that.
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Probably... I do recall pro Korean players saying that what kids lack in experience and expertise, they make up for in speed [apm]. Similar to how older players get left behind to the supposedly faster younger generation.
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Hi, my name is Dance. I'm twenty years old, and I hate build orders.
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On February 10 2011 04:22 Dance. wrote:
Hi, my name is Dance. I'm twenty years old, and I hate build orders.
AWESOME! Seems many TLers dislike BOs as much as I do
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On February 10 2011 04:24 Raii wrote:Show nested quote +On February 10 2011 04:22 Dance. wrote:
Hi, my name is Dance. I'm twenty years old, and I hate build orders. AWESOME! Seems many TLers dislike BOs as much as I do
what league are you in stomping dudes with no build order in mind?
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I play completely by feel, I have no set build orders based on my supply, I don't use the in-game timer at all, I'm 21, and I'm in high masters.
Your theory is incorrect.
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Unranked. lol. That probably explains much of the stomping.
I think I might have confused you a bit :/
I meant "No definite BO", or somewhere along the lines of "I know BOs but I refuse to follow them exactly how Liquipedia tells people to". Better?
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@antimage
As I said above, take my theories lightly. Coming from a 15 year old, I doubt any of my "theories" would hold that much substance without proper data to back them up.
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Execution > Strategy. If you have a great strategy, but can't execute, it doesn't matter.
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Hmmm one thing to back you up would be that in BW the younger players tend to be the more dominant players because their hand speed is greater, however I dont see that as an issue in SC2 since u dont need high APM to be good at the game.
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On February 10 2011 04:13 aike wrote:I'm 22 and I play completely by feel. Of course I'm only low rank masters so I'm not that good, but I feel like I got there based purely on just "winging it"
I'm 27 and play the same way. I've actually told people I was worried about my play style because its almost 100% reactionary, and I never really had a solid build order. I havent played since the last patch came out (my desk broke  ), but I was mid/low diamond when I did.
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tilte of thread should be changed to noobs vs people with potential
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I can't commit enough time to this game to use "solid" build orders (practice them mostly) and make up a lot of stuff on my own. I will usually have a strong opening then my mid and late game are completely shooting from the hip. I am 25 years old. (When I get time to practice I tend to get good build orders going(I am aware you need them but I just don't play this game competivley enough))
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by not following a solid build order you are bottlenecking yourself. You should either follow a build order or try to optimize a build order. If you play freestyle you will hit a dead end somewhere. You might be roflstomping noobs now because the game is new, but as things settle down, you will get crushed by almost everybody.
Look at BW. You can't win games even at the D ranks if you don't have a solid BO
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