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MoreFaSho
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1427 Posts
February 10 2011 20:33 GMT
#21
Mario teaches typing ftw!!
I always try to shield slam face, just to make sure it doesnt work
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
February 10 2011 20:35 GMT
#22
lol I'm trying to play with them and he's trying to play w/o them?! That's too funny
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
buickskylark
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada664 Posts
February 11 2011 00:27 GMT
#23
if you've ever compared an fpvod of a progamer and an fpvod of an amateur, the biggest difference is always the mouse speed. Amateurs have very slow mouse speed which degrades by a considerable amount during middle and late game, especially during little skirmishes all over the map. Progamers incredibly fast mouse speed, which allows them to multitask. Far too much attention has been paid to hotkeys and not enough to mouse speed imo.
Versita
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada1032 Posts
February 11 2011 00:55 GMT
#24
wow 70 apm w/o a keyboard is pretty impressive
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-11 01:15:21
February 11 2011 01:14 GMT
#25
YO i had the same problem~ I use 3 fingers per hand to type and i averaged 70-80 apm in bw with mainly my hand It took me about 1-2 months to get me used to using the keyboard but it helped a ton now that i use hotkeys so much more because your macro will get better and your management also gets alot better. How about you try playing the whole game without touching the small panel in the right hand corner? shouldnt be hard, since its Bronze league but even if you do fail at doing so, practice using hotkeys against the computers.
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
March 23 2011 17:44 GMT
#26
Just updating my blog... My original computer couldn't handle the SC2 graphics even on Low so I wound up splurging last week on a custom built one.

It's been a struggle so far to say the least. I did terrible in my placement matches and lost the first 10 or so games I played..

I'm 28 wins and 31 losses right now and ranked 15th in my bronze league.
I have to admit more often than not I just find myself using the shift and control group my production facilities..not using the otherhotkeys as diligently as I want to.

i think part of my problem is i never get to play for more than a couple hours.. which makes getting into a rythm a problem.. especially with my 1 year old trying to climb stairs and falling off the couch while i'm being attacked lol
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
CryingCow
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada149 Posts
March 23 2011 17:47 GMT
#27
gogo right hand fighting! :O how do u warp in enough units to form an army???/
Hi! :)
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-23 18:03:15
March 23 2011 18:02 GMT
#28
you mean when I cheat and don't use hotkeys?
I select my gateways (double clicking one to select all) select the unit I want to create from the bottom right selector.. hold shift and click a bunch of times anywhere powered by my pylon (warp prism)

If i don't hold shift i have to keep going back to the right and select a new unit.. that's very time consuming.. so I have become comfortable holding shift to warp in units...

but I do the same for every race.. I play as random
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
April 29 2011 17:49 GMT
#29
alright, so I'm moving on up. Ranked 8th in my Silver league and I'm on a hot streak. I've won 7 straight.

not that 2v2 or 3v3 league placement means much but I'm Plat in 2v2 and Gold in 3v3.

Hoping to hit Gold in 1v1 by the end of the season!

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my hotkey useage is coming along.. still don't use them more often than not but I think what's helped more than anything is finding build orders that work for me. I play random and as Terran and Protoss I'm 63% win ratio.. I struggle as Zerg though
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
palanq
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States761 Posts
April 29 2011 17:53 GMT
#30
new challenge: get D+ on iccup or masters' league without touching the keyboard
time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
MiraKul
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Malaysia498 Posts
April 29 2011 18:33 GMT
#31
Are you familiar with the keyboard? My dad used to ask me to type this sentence for countless of times.

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog

It contains all of the letters of the alphabet. After practicing with this, I can type without looking at the keyboard with 90ish WPM
ovrpwrd
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
April 29 2011 18:53 GMT
#32
Good thought.

As far as where the keys are yes I am familiar with them . If I don’t look at the keyboard and type I make quite a few more ‘fat fingered’ mistakes than if I look at it.. thing is when I look at it it’s not like I’m searching for keys as much as I just do a blank stare at the middle of the keyboard.

I think the issue is I don’t hold my hands over the keys like they teach you in school. Since I only use 4 fingers (3 from my right and 1 from my left) it becomes interesting when I start jabbing for keys with my left hand alone.. especially w/o looking. Considering I’m right handed and use the mouse with my right.. typing with just my left becomes significantly slower and sloppier when playing starcraft.

I’ve been doing it for my whole life this way and I think that’s why learning hotkeys has been such an issue for me.
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
qdenser
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada133 Posts
April 29 2011 19:18 GMT
#33
i read this while switching between being appalled and awed
BW is still out there and a lots of people still watch it. SC2 is a different game and different people. Please go back to BW if you think sc2 is not suited for you - Dustin Browder
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
April 29 2011 19:53 GMT
#34
i'll take that as a compliment
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
May 26 2011 14:33 GMT
#35
Well after the ladder's unlocked it promoted me to gold. Then I lost 7 straight.. whoops.

My new goal is to hit Platinum before this season ends. My hotkey usage.. well… lack there of.
Still only using control group 1 for production buildings and holding shift for commands.. the rest is all mouse play.

Two things I’m having issues with and need to start improving on.. micro and better zerg play.
Yesterday TVT I tried to capitalize on my opponent only getting 3 marines and going fast starport. I walked up his ramp with 6 marines before his bunker finished and killed off his marines.. then he brought all his SCVs to the fight.. but I couldn’t micro well enough to kill them.. they were winning the fight. It made me feel terrible. I had the game basically won but could not pull it off.. he wound up winning that game and I was so far ahead… TVT used to be my best match up.. I was like 80% win ratio.. it’s dropped to 65% or so.. and still falling

The lower level zerg’s in bronze and silver could be beaten pretty easily.. Now I can’t beat Zerg for crap. I think I’ve lost like 10 straight games against zerg. Muta/Ling/infestor/broodlords aarrgg.
Roach Hyrda no problem.. unless it’s zvz then It’s a race to who can get the most roaches.. so lame.

Protoss has now become my best race to play with.. only PvP I'm so tired of seeing 4 gate... 1 base play all day for these people

Need to seriously improve in those area’s. I think the good news it every game’s a challenge now.. whereas before I would almost always win if I didn’t make stupid mistakes.. now even if I don’t make mistakes I could lose
http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
Ignorant prodigy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States385 Posts
June 30 2011 13:38 GMT
#36
Don't know if anyone is even following my blog but....Promoted to Platinum last night! woo hoo!

Went from Bronze to Plat in 1v1 in less than 250 games total. I'm hoping to hit diamond in less than 400. Here goes!

Zerg is still my weakest race but I've started to find strats that are working. If I can keep improving my Z I should be good.. I feel my T and P are progressing well!

http://www.twitch.tv/ignorantprodigy playing masters random with no hotkeys......big pimpin'
Synystyr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1446 Posts
June 30 2011 14:09 GMT
#37
Congraaaaaats!!!

Sounds like you've definitely improved and stepped up your game over the last 4 months :D Keep it up! I'll be rooting
Sky Terran TvP V2.0: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=355839
Archas
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6531 Posts
June 30 2011 14:19 GMT
#38
Any story that Chill approves of is worth reading. I'll be watching for your inevitable promotion to Master's in the future! (^_^)
The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!
Maero
Profile Joined December 2007
349 Posts
June 30 2011 15:08 GMT
#39
This blog was pretty inspirational :D

I'm around that level, feel free to PM me if you want some practice games!
MiraKul
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Malaysia498 Posts
June 30 2011 15:23 GMT
#40
This blog motivates me. :D Never give up trying! Good to hear that you're doing fine!
ovrpwrd
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