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CaptainPlatypus
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States852 Posts
August 30 2011 09:08 GMT
#1
Well, I'm inside 2 weeks of play still, and I feel like I'm about to move up to Platinum. For those who haven't seen previous posts, I play zerg, I was originally ranked into silver, and I'm trying to advance with 0 cheesy games. My average games/day at this point is 7.5 according to SC2Gears, which is IMO the main factor in advancing pretty quickly - it's easy to get better when you're playing an hour or two every day, and browsing TL and watching replays/MLG too.

Reason I figure I'm about to league up is I've been playing mainly plat players for the past 15 games or so - and it's showing even matches for them. As soon as my W/L stabilizes (I lost two stupid ZvTs in a row earlier today because I forgot to make a pool after my hatch and couldn't defend bunker rushes well enough, but those make me 7-3 for my last 10) I'll probably be a league higher.

I'm still having a FUCKTON of fun. Jesus christ, if I'd known SC2 was this fucking amazing I wouldn't have waited a year after it came out to get a computer that could run it. I take my losses with a smile (with the exception of the second no-pool ZvT in a row - I raged a bit at myself) and every win still gets me SO pumped. I seriously yell and jump out of my chair with my arms up every time. My girlfriend's gotten used to it. I hope.

I've come to realize just how hard I should be working on my macro - injects in particular. When shit gets intense in the mid-late game, I tend to just forget about them while I micro my army, and get back to it when I realize I should be making units out. Really need to work on that...and creep spread...and micro...and crisis management...and using fucking build orders...

But really, I'm having SO much fun, I'm getting better SO fast (in my own mind at least!) and I have PLENTY of time to buckle down and focus on nothing but mechanics when I have some slightly better opponents to use them on...right?

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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
August 30 2011 09:17 GMT
#2
Just keep trying to have fun ^^
That's the most important part of starcraft!
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
ThatGuy89
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1968 Posts
August 30 2011 10:38 GMT
#3
wish i had the time and mindset to push from diamond to masters

sounds like youre having fun which is the main part
smashing faces along the way is good too though
Lexpar
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
1813 Posts
August 30 2011 12:54 GMT
#4
Jumping up in the air after a win? Damn I miss that.
CooDu
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia899 Posts
August 30 2011 13:09 GMT
#5
Nice stuff man, this is the precise attitude required for great StarCraft
Just a simple guy, going wherever this journey takes me.
evaunit01
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States512 Posts
August 30 2011 13:15 GMT
#6
On August 30 2011 19:38 ThatGuy89 wrote:
wish i had the time and mindset to push from diamond to masters

sounds like youre having fun which is the main part
smashing faces along the way is good too though


I am in the same boat I simply do not play enough to make the push into masters. With work, gym, studying, reading and watching sc2 I hardly have time to play. Forever Diamond...
Gamertag: William T. Riker - My life for Aiur!
Deleted User 135096
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3624 Posts
August 30 2011 14:22 GMT
#7
jumping on the skill train man, yes!! I used to suck so bad (and probably still do ) but as soon as I decided to stop winning, and start improving, my overall enjoyment of this game jumped dramatically. Keep on mate!
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CaptainPlatypus
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States852 Posts
August 31 2011 00:30 GMT
#8
And I'm officially a platinum zerg!

Now I just need to buckle down and train up my macro. Any suggestions for ways to focus on it better?
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