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best way to train

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RobJ
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Belgium38 Posts
March 01 2011 13:51 GMT
#1
1. train in schedule (1 hour of sc2, 1 hour something else, 1 hour sc2)

2. do everything until you have everything finished and then train sc2 (or just train sc2 when you have free time)

(lets say you have 3 hours of sc2 a day as free time)

*
HI
palanq
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States761 Posts
March 01 2011 13:57 GMT
#2
are you asking?
or telling me?
time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46687 Posts
March 01 2011 13:57 GMT
#3
As Day[9] says:

Always train with a purpose.

Don't just grind/ practice just for the sake of playing. If you're going to play, make sure you focus on something. Have a strategy in mind, or know that you want to work on *something* in particular (perfecting your macro, or making sure that you don't get psi-blocked, etc.).

Of course, if you just want to have fun with friends, then that's entirely different
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
RobJ
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Belgium38 Posts
March 01 2011 13:59 GMT
#4
On March 01 2011 22:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
As Day[9] says:

Always train with a purpose.

Don't just grind/ practice just for the sake of playing. If you're going to play, make sure you focus on something. Have a strategy in mind, or know that you want to work on *something* in particular (perfecting your macro, or making sure that you don't get psi-blocked, etc.).

Of course, if you just want to have fun with friends, then that's entirely different

ok
HI
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46687 Posts
March 01 2011 14:02 GMT
#5
On March 01 2011 22:57 palanq wrote:
are you asking?
or telling me?


I think he was asking which one is better.

And I think the point is that the time-restraint isn't the main problem; the main problem is making sure you know what to do or focus on as you play the game. Three well-planned and well-executed games can be much more rewarding than ten random games where you didn't really do anything special or gain any ground strategy-wise. If you're trying to train, that is.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
foobuser
Profile Joined February 2011
Vatican City State16 Posts
March 01 2011 14:06 GMT
#6
well,i must say, coming from a Belgian, this opening statement is as clear as it can get.

its still pretty ambiguous but in Belgium they would know exactly what hes talking about.
TeamLiquid Fanboy here
[Atomic]Peace
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States451 Posts
March 01 2011 14:09 GMT
#7
Just a few notes about things that have worked for me:
  • Ladder for a good amount of time (several hours) so you have a good set of games. For example, wondering how your ZvP is doing? Well you need at least 10 games to get a good feel for how you are doing.
  • No music during ladder. I measured my win percentage and it's lower when I have music.
  • Know when to quit. Don't ladder when tired and stop playing after 3 losses in a row.
  • If I really want to practice when tired, go over builds in single player and review replays from the pros.
  • Have a set of replays from the pros to use for reference. For example, I lost to a 6 pool on the ladder but I did the proper response (throw down an additional Gateway, crono out Zealots, and win with 2 Zealots and Probes). I was wondering why I lost, so I pulled up a replay of Digama vs. HasuObs. Turns out a lost because my first Pylon was a few seconds late and as a result I barely didn't get out my 2nd Zealot.


GL and HF~
☢
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46687 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-01 14:11:22
March 01 2011 14:10 GMT
#8
On March 01 2011 23:06 foobuser wrote:
well,i must say, coming from a Belgian, this opening statement is as clear as it can get.

its still pretty ambiguous but in Belgium they would know exactly what hes talking about.


I think the problem was that he didn't actually start off with "Which of the following is preferable?"

He just listed two different things. ::shrugs::

[Atomic]Peace has good notes too.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Ponyo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1231 Posts
March 01 2011 18:42 GMT
#9
ladder your little heart out . Then watch pro streams in the down time.
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