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Can one practice like a Korean? A challenge - Page 2

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iG.Zeep
Profile Joined May 2008
Mexico253 Posts
June 21 2011 00:42 GMT
#21
On June 21 2011 09:29 avilo wrote:
I think you're missing the point...the top korean players/foreigners in korea are practicing 8+ hours a day in-house games with the other best players in korea.

Sure, some of that is probably ladder, but it's not just 8 hrs of random games or ladder. They learn and know and practice builds in and out against the other best players around.


lol avilo seems to be the only 1 who knows wtf is up...
there's tons of pros & amateurs outside of korea that practice 8hrs a day
And back in the BW days a lot of foreigners would practice insane amounts of times, between 8-12 hrs(depending on the guy) a day normally a day everyday with the random 1-2 day straight of nonstop gaming =P

it's not about just being able to train 8-14hrs a day, day after day nonstop for weeks & weeks/months lol, that's just like half or a third of the whole "train like a korean" rofl
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Gliche
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States811 Posts
June 21 2011 00:43 GMT
#22
On June 21 2011 09:35 ShadowDrgn wrote:
I don't know about the SC2 pros, but the Korean BW players were all playing 14+ hours a day, not 8. I remember one interview with Flash where they asked him what he did outside of training hours, and he said that he played his off-races. Seriously, when he wasn't forced to play Starcraft, he played Starcraft. That's dedication.

That's not necessarily straight "dedication." Flash is in one of the most envious positions in life. He actually really enjoys his job. I swear if he was working a normal office job somewhere, he would still be playing SC in most of his free time. 14 hours is nothing to him, because it's just fun for him.

I think around 8-10 hours a day is a good healthy amount imo. Just look at pro athletes. They train every day, all day for big events. I actually don't agree with the 12+ hour korean schedule. It causes burn-outs too easily.
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KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
June 21 2011 00:52 GMT
#23
having good players to practice with they can point out your mistakes
doing this for 8 hours you will become good even with no talent
asking a guy in the ladder what u did wrong
they probably tell you to gtfo noob

In any case good luck. I tried this in SC1 and I got worse after every game past the ~4-5 hour mark.
@KawaiiRiceLighT
billy5000
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States865 Posts
June 21 2011 00:58 GMT
#24
I'll be expecting to see you eating kimchi chigae or something like that. If not, you're doing it all wrong. kimchi chigae or nothing at all! XD
Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder, 'Why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand. Vonnegut
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
June 21 2011 01:02 GMT
#25
On June 21 2011 09:58 billy5000 wrote:
I'll be expecting to see you eating kimchi chigae or something like that. If not, you're doing it all wrong. kimchi chigae or nothing at all! XD


Do not own a webcam so it won't happen . But anyways I think it would be a bad decision on my part to even show myself on stream. Due to many factors there could be a personal break in my mental being, so I don't want to turn into a gif or a youtube video.
DuckS
Profile Joined September 2010
United States845 Posts
June 21 2011 01:18 GMT
#26
Well, good luck. I don't see where all the criticism is coming from.. he knows and says all the holes and problems with actually only doing this once out of complete random. It's still a good way to get a taste of what hardcore grinding is.

You should line up a bunch of practice partners.. ladder is worthless.
"You foiled us this time Americans, but your liberty will not protect your Marilyn Monroe forever - our Queen must FEED!" - Deleuze
avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
June 21 2011 01:19 GMT
#27
On June 21 2011 09:52 KawaiiRice wrote:
having good players to practice with they can point out your mistakes
doing this for 8 hours you will become good even with no talent
asking a guy in the ladder what u did wrong
they probably tell you to gtfo noob

In any case good luck. I tried this in SC1 and I got worse after every game past the ~4-5 hour mark.


lmao sounds accurate. if OP gets anything out of this, it will be good mass practice. The more games you play the better (unless you're tilting at some point, then just stop).
Sup
Eywa-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada4876 Posts
June 21 2011 01:19 GMT
#28
Mmm, this brings up ideas.
Being mannered is almost as important as winning. Almost...
Diglett
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
600 Posts
June 21 2011 01:23 GMT
#29
On June 21 2011 09:29 masterbreti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 21 2011 09:23 Complete wrote:
its about 8++ hours...A DAY. Not for a single day.

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.

Just an experiment. I want to know how this sort of practice effects the brain. not only that but effects the nerves and overall skill.


by playing like that for a single day? won't get much relevant info out of that.
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-21 01:31:09
June 21 2011 01:25 GMT
#30
After aquiring a few energy drinks. I am pumped and impaitent. I have decided this goes live in an hour and a half. I will stream from 11pm est to 7am est tonight. Lets see if I can break my mental barrier while we are at it.

On June 21 2011 09:52 KawaiiRice wrote:
having good players to practice with they can point out your mistakes
doing this for 8 hours you will become good even with no talent
asking a guy in the ladder what u did wrong
they probably tell you to gtfo noob

In any case good luck. I tried this in SC1 and I got worse after every game past the ~4-5 hour mark.


You saying good luck to me means a lot. Thanks!
FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2056 Posts
June 21 2011 01:31 GMT
#31
playing long into the morning hours is a great way to ruin the positive benefits from 8hours of solid gaming if you get too tired to think well
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Eywa-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada4876 Posts
June 21 2011 01:37 GMT
#32
On June 21 2011 09:23 Complete wrote:
its about 8++ hours...A DAY. Not for a single day.

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.

Agreed, Although 1 time might show some results, really have to do it for at least a month for good results. I might try this sometime.
Being mannered is almost as important as winning. Almost...
Angra
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States2652 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-21 01:38:38
June 21 2011 01:38 GMT
#33
On June 21 2011 09:29 avilo wrote:
I think you're missing the point...the top korean players/foreigners in korea are practicing 8+ hours a day in-house games with the other best players in korea.


Bingo.


But good luck nonetheless.
yesplz
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States295 Posts
June 21 2011 01:51 GMT
#34
The quality of practice is more important. I can ladder 8 hours a day every day and I will probably never win a single tournament.

Mass games will help you improve, but it will NOT make you a champion. The korean practice is many PRODUCTIVE hours. Not just random games against random people.
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
June 21 2011 01:53 GMT
#35
On June 21 2011 09:29 masterbreti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 21 2011 09:23 Complete wrote:
its about 8++ hours...A DAY. Not for a single day.

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.

Just an experiment. I want to know how this sort of practice effects the brain. not only that but effects the nerves and overall skill.


what do you mean affects the brain? lol it's not a damn drug. not sure what you are trying to prove, we already know that playing for 8 hours a day is tasking on a person. just because you have never tried it doesn't mean you won't know that it will be hard. I dont need to run 30 miles to know that it'll be a pain.

the fact is that it sucks hard, but the koreans just suck it up and do it everyday.
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
June 21 2011 02:00 GMT
#36
On June 21 2011 10:53 Golgotha wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 21 2011 09:29 masterbreti wrote:
On June 21 2011 09:23 Complete wrote:
its about 8++ hours...A DAY. Not for a single day.

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.

Just an experiment. I want to know how this sort of practice effects the brain. not only that but effects the nerves and overall skill.


what do you mean affects the brain? lol it's not a damn drug. not sure what you are trying to prove, we already know that playing for 8 hours a day is tasking on a person. just because you have never tried it doesn't mean you won't know that it will be hard. I dont need to run 30 miles to know that it'll be a pain.

the fact is that it sucks hard, but the koreans just suck it up and do it everyday.


I should replace brain with mentality or mental state. I studied psychology. A lot of times I may replace these words and exchange them by mistake.
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
June 21 2011 02:03 GMT
#37
Anyone can play SC2 for 8 hours with a little motivation...but can you do it consistently...every day?
GPThunder
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada53 Posts
June 21 2011 02:12 GMT
#38
On the weekend, some friends and myself went to my buddies cabin at a ski hill and did nothing but play sc2 and watch dreamhack. Played for 8 hours on friday either laddering or playing customs vs each other(similiar skill level) with breaks only for dinner and the drive up to the hill (started at my house then left). Tried to stay up for Dreamhack(2 am pst) but was wiped from the games. Next day, wake up and there is dreamhack on the big screen and one of my buddies already laddering. It motivated me to play and another ladder session began with only breaks being Kraft dinner for lunch, an hour long run around the resort, and dinner. I had bought a mechanical keyboard and didnt have the time to really play with it till this weekend. My apm went up by 15, but may have also increased just from the amount of games I was playing. Overall, I would say it was tiring playing so many games, but I can see improvements in my play for sure. Doing it again next weekend lol

arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
June 21 2011 02:15 GMT
#39
On June 21 2011 09:21 masterbreti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 21 2011 09:18 Ulfsark wrote:
This may inspire me to do this for a week straight, I have the time since I am done with school until fall. Though I think a lot of pro players in the west practice around 8 hours a day,

I think it is the time as well as the environment that makes their time slightly more efficient.

Practice in a Korean pro house is sort of like mining a high yield mineral patch haha.

Anyways good luck man!


Well here is the thing. Koreans practice 8-12 hours a day. We don't, this is a test to see if we can auctally do it. Or if our own mentaliality won't let us.

I took pschyology in school. So I want to see how my brain will take everything too.

You can do it, its not like its hard if you just make yourself to do it
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masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
June 21 2011 02:49 GMT
#40
Going to be going live any minute now. Getting myself prepped and will start as soon as everything is perfect.

Hope to see people watching!!
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