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KarMaSK
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
19 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-19 21:31:41
July 19 2011 21:09 GMT
#1
So i started playing SC2 3 Months ago, Coming to the game through the single player and playing the occasional game online with friends. I had never heard of or even seen indication of the Starcraft 2 Pro Scene. A few weeks after playing with friends i was told i should head over to a site called Team liquid and check out some of the professional games that they stream on the site. Being a previous CS 1.5/6 Semi professional player i jumped at the thought of there being some kind of competitive scene behind the amazing single player that the game had shown me.

So after a couple of week watching streams and playing the occasional ladder game to try builds and tactics, i decided i wanted to have a shot at try to become a professional starcraft player. I knew it wouldn't be a quick thing and proceeded to put a lot of time into improving and climbing the ladder. As time passed i became a spectator as well. When not playing ladder i would watch NASL or IPL or even GSL.

A month passed and i had climbed from Bronze to Platinum. Another Month Passed and i went from Platinum to diamond. Yet now i sit stuck at the top of diamond. With about 800 games played in season 2 i had seen myself climb to the top of each league and progress, Seeing myself going from a mouse player to a fully 150 APM Keyboard user. This excited me, gave me feeling of what was to come and spurred my competitive side on.

After a couple of weeks at top diamond i found myself lacking the skills to move onto the next level. Soon the UK Community that had eluded me, (while immersed in the American and Korean Scene) would help me in finding me people to play with and practice partners of the same skill.

But now a month on after being top diamond i still sit there eagerly awaiting my chance to progress even more.. Either through coaching or pure game practice i have the drive and determination to become one of the top players in the UK, hopefully surpassing that and becoming and professional in the long run.

In 2 weeks time i attend my first Lan...

But when can i see that i dont have the stuff to progress to the next level. Dreams are Dreams after all!



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djbhINDI
Profile Joined June 2011
United States372 Posts
July 19 2011 22:39 GMT
#2
due to your kinda not good English, I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but glhf whatever it is.

User was temp banned for this post.
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redFF
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3910 Posts
July 19 2011 23:37 GMT
#3
On July 20 2011 07:39 djbhINDI wrote:
due to your kinda not good English, I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but glhf whatever it is.

erm his english is fine lol?

You have a long way to go to becoming pro i'm afraid . Good luck i guess.
stupidhydro
Profile Joined July 2010
United States216 Posts
July 19 2011 23:49 GMT
#4
good luck. Just remember that improvement generally progresses rapidly at first but then plateaus andthe difference between a "good" player and a pro player is hundreds or even thousands of hours and you have many years to reach a high level if you devote yourself to it. There are still many patches and two expansions so don't burn out too early.
KarMaSK
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
19 Posts
July 20 2011 00:30 GMT
#5
Yea thanks for the replys guys.. I got time to put into this and gonna try. Its not gonna be easy..
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