EPTIntroduction
Summer is coming to a close and I’ll be going back to University at the beginning of September. As I was working full-time, I didn’t have as much time to practice the wonderful game of Starcraft 2 as I would have wanted. With this in mind I decided to finish work slightly earlier in order to relax and practice… Actually relaxing is for losers, so I aim to practice hardcore over the next two weeks.
Purpose
The obvious purpose of this experiment is to improve as a player but it actually goes much deeper than that. For me this is a test of focus and determination.
At the end of the day, what truly makes you happy? Tough question, and I don’t really know myself but what I do know is that hard work always makes me happy, regardless of the outcome (in most cases hard work results in a positive outcome too! for me anyway). I want to push myself with a severe schedule to maximize my improvements, and ultimately gain a sense of accomplishment simply by staying focused. My goal isn’t to reach Grandmaster skill level or anything like that, I just want to do this and do it well.
The Schedule
Roughly, this is what a day will look like. Of course this may change over the course of the week. Also on Friday my day ends at 12
- 6h30 – Alarm rings
- 7h – Eat breakfast
- 7h30 – 30 minute Jog
- 8h – Stretching and shower
- 8h30 – Read TL, watch a VOD/Stream
- 9h – Laddering Begins
- 10h30 – 15 minute break/snack
- 12h – Prepare lunch and watch VOD/Stream while I eat
- 12h45 – Laddering resumes
- 2h – 15 minute break
- 4h – 15 minute break
- 6h – End of Laddering / Supper
- 11h – Sleep
The Stream - http://www.twitch.tv/hivesteel
I will be streaming for at least the next two weeks. You can find my stream over at the link right above.
I welcome you all to join me in this adventure. I’ll talk a bit in-between games, and might even analyze during games as I do have a microphone. I don’t guarantee that I’ll be analysing always because I enjoy listening to music most of the time. Good music. When I look at my replays/pro replays I’ll make sure to interact with you guys though. The quality isn’t that awesome because I wanted to safe on bandwidth but I think it’s good enough. The sound quality is great though!
Limitations
I do have a few limitations when it comes to playing every day. Things might come up and I might have to end earlier some days or things like that though it would annoy me to not stick to the schedule. Another limitation I might have is considering the stream: I do have an upload limit which I will check often and if I get too close I’ll have to stop streaming completely. I suspect streaming 6 hours a day will cost quite a bit of bandwidth. I’ll also have to be strict on streaming (not letting it sit open while I go afk for 10 minutes) so if I’m offline when I should be I’ll probably be back soon.
I’ll be adding to this thread every couple of days or so regardless of the status of my stream though, so take a look once in a while
Laddering
Currently I am a mid-masters Zerg player. I will be streaming games on NA for the first week and when I feel comfortable I will start my Korean Account!
This is going to be a ton of fun for me and I wanted to share it with you guys! I welcome you to join me on my stream for some good SC2 and music. Also look forward to blog posts about my experience
