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BlueInkAlchemist
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States73 Posts
May 12 2011 03:58 GMT
#1
Played 7 matches tonight, only winning 2. Barely managed to stay in the top 8. Of course, it's Bronze, so I'm probably too worried about standing at this point, but I feel it's important for me to have goals as I try to improve my play, and staying in the top 8 or ascending to Silver seem like they're reachable but challenging ones.

Anyway, tonight's matches seemed dominated by Zerg. I got killed by Mutalisk harassment in most of them. I either wasn't producing Marines fast enough, getting caught while they were out trying to find the Spire so I could kill it or being out-macro'd. One of my wins was against a Zerg player, which was relatively satisfying, while the other was against a Protoss player who tried to go quickly into Dark Templar.

The last was a TvT game that really demonstrated weaknesses in my play. I became worried about teching up into air superiority rather than focusing on my macro - building SCVs, Marines and depots, spending my minerals, etc - and I got crushed when my attack broke on his Marine/Tank ball. As much as I blog about these fundamentals and aspire to produce commentated video replays demonstrating how to grasp them, I know I have a long way to go and tonight's matches drove that home.

I hate going to sleep feeling dejected, but continuing to play at this point is like a gambler in Vegas chasing their losses. Better to cash in what few chips you have and start again fresh tomorrow.

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"Speed is the essence of war." - Sun-Tzu
0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
May 12 2011 04:42 GMT
#2
tbh, you shouldn't feel that bad about a night where you went 2 for 7. Ladder can be annoying as hell sometimes, but I guarantee that you'll have worse days. One of my friends just reached D+ for the first time (bw rank) last week, and proceeded to lose 15 games in a row.
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
ZaplinG
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
United States3818 Posts
May 12 2011 05:18 GMT
#3
Never stop making scvs and keep your minerals under 600 and you will be out of bronze in a jiffy. Don't worry about ladder rank until you get to platinum/diamond. Also, try to keep a cool head when you are getting harassed or attacked. I know its scary, but just remember you are playing a very tactical game where the clearest thinker has the advantage.
Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free
BlueInkAlchemist
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States73 Posts
May 12 2011 13:58 GMT
#4
On May 12 2011 14:18 ZaplinG wrote:
Also, try to keep a cool head when you are getting harassed or attacked. I know its scary, but just remember you are playing a very tactical game where the clearest thinker has the advantage.


It is really difficult not to panic, especially when I see an aerial assault coming into my mineral line just as I send my army out to kill their natural. My 'rax suddenly can't build Marines fast enough and they get picked off as soon as they come out. I guess it will get better with experience and practice.
"Speed is the essence of war." - Sun-Tzu
ZaplinG
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
United States3818 Posts
May 13 2011 05:16 GMT
#5
Turrets are a really strong deterent and they are cheap and can be repaired. If you suspect air, just throw two down in your mineral line and forget about it.
Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free
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