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CholmesInk
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States139 Posts
June 12 2011 08:42 GMT
#1
Hey Everyone!

So if you stalk my blog, which none of you do...

You would know i won a bronze to gold tourney about a week ago! I put in a lot of practice and time and really did well on the ladder. But after the Tourney ended i felt great but completely sucked on the ladder again! I was using the same builds i practiced and won with but was getting no luck. has this ever happened to you? and if so can you help explain why I'm messing up so bad?

yeah i know i may just "completely suck" and should "stop playing"

But guys give me some real answers
If you would please
If you want to watch my game play and help critter me and tell me what i can do better find my stream on here or at stream

Thank you all for taking the time to read this blog i know its silly but i could really use some help

**BTW** Thanks Kenny for the help and Coaching!

♥ CholmesInk

**
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 08:45:09
June 12 2011 08:45 GMT
#2
all i see is some greasy nerdo with a tuxedo
Abenson
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada4122 Posts
June 12 2011 08:45 GMT
#3
Perhaps you simply ran out of motivation?
Then the answer is simple - go enter another tournament! :D

I'd be willing to bet that winning the tournament and other ladder matches have propelled you forward in the ladders, and now you're being placed against better opponents...

Anyways, good luck in your journey, and congratulations on winning the tournament (and getting better)!
CholmesInk
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States139 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 08:46:57
June 12 2011 08:45 GMT
#4
well yeah im not live now! i will be tomorrow night around hopefully 9 PM PST. sorry for the misunderstanding

And thank you! Abenson i will be sure to keep going and ill enter in more tourneys!
thanks for the advice
CholmesInk
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States139 Posts
June 12 2011 08:53 GMT
#5
If you want to watch some of my replays go to sc2analysis and type in keyword CholmesInk, all my replays should pull up!
Tegin
Profile Joined November 2010
United States840 Posts
June 12 2011 08:59 GMT
#6
Congrats!
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
June 12 2011 09:38 GMT
#7
You must have been up against really good players if that is the case. Don't let that discourage you, man. Keep on playing and make the necessary refinements if need be.
Here to kick ass....with Violence. And I got a blog site: http://nemesistrestkon.wordpress.com
Semtext
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany287 Posts
June 12 2011 09:56 GMT
#8
if you have been winning on the ladder beforehand, your matchmaking rating went up. therefore you get matched up with better players. them beating you is just a way of finding out you're not as good as the system thought you might be.
http://de.twitch.tv/semtext | FBH, Socke, WhiteRa, GoOdy, TLO
DerNebel
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Denmark648 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 09:57:40
June 12 2011 09:57 GMT
#9
You're just being placed against better players. Happens to everyone getting better.

Watch your replays and figure out why you are not winning your games. If it is specific builds, then you need to adjust to be able to kill it, if it's not then look at basic econ management or composition type stuff.

And congrats on winning that tournament!
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
June 12 2011 10:45 GMT
#10
I'll be your first stalker if you want.

Cheering for you forever and always, GenesiS
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Hwaiting!
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
Vulture174
Profile Joined February 2011
United States74 Posts
June 12 2011 12:32 GMT
#11
One thing that I have found is after I practice a lot and then have this sence of acomplishment I sort of loose focus and become slopy. Look back on your replays from the games that you feel you are doning poorly on now and compair them to what you want your builds to look like. State in your head "this is what it should look like" and then see how it actually looks find out why it doesn't look like you want it to and just state a way you can improve it and try to do so using that method. Just what I think though and I am hardly a master.
Have a cookie!
CholmesInk
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States139 Posts
June 12 2011 14:29 GMT
#12
Thank you all so much! i will take everything you have said and i will run with it! it really helps to get other peoples ideas and words in my head so im not so narrow minded. thanks again guys!

And Sea_GenesiS! its all you man! stalking people isnt weird is it???

♥ CholmesInk
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