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In the midst of deranking so I can practice zerg

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imjorman
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States580 Posts
September 25 2011 01:16 GMT
#1
I just race switched so I figure it would be appropriate to derank all the way to bronze. I was a terran and switched to zerg. I always thought it was a more interesting race and I just want to try something new.

I know I probably could have just played and let the system place me where I should fall, but hey, I'll give out some ladder points and it'll be fun to play in bronze again for a bit.

I had a blog about it a bit ago. Are there any "must read" guides for zergs. From my understanding we're a reactive race, but what does that mean exactly and how do I go about transitioning from terran which is a very proactive race?

Anyway, this blog is half to keep me busy while waiting in ques to f10 n

I also decided I'm gonna change my persona. I'm gonna go and be BM now. Idk why, just feel like switching it up.

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People who want power shouldn't have it.
SenorChang
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia4730 Posts
September 25 2011 01:21 GMT
#2
What's the point of going and being BM lol.

My advice, learn the power of spines in ZvP and ZvZ. ZvT is more about just denying the harrass (Drops, hellions, marine tank pressures).

Just know when you can and can't drone is key, and you'll learn that by playing more / getting better at scouting.
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boon2537
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States905 Posts
September 25 2011 01:28 GMT
#3
Haha, good luck, dude. I tried to off race as zerg once. It was an epic fail. When you play as zerg, you will understand the "zerg tears."
For resources, I recommend 12 Weeks with the Pros if you have time. There, actual pros come to discuss their strategic thinking.
Zerg strategies on SC2 Recommended Threads thread are pretty good as well (I wish there is the same influx of resources for terran :/ )
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25563 Posts
September 25 2011 01:42 GMT
#4
Another way to quickly derank is to play zerg, which you're worse at, which will cause you to lose rank.
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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chocolatebunny
Profile Joined September 2011
301 Posts
September 25 2011 02:30 GMT
#5
just wondering. isn't it better practice to face people not in bronze, especially if you are much better mecahnically than most bronze players, which i think you are cause you are deranking.
imjorman
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States580 Posts
September 25 2011 02:51 GMT
#6
On September 25 2011 11:30 chocolatebunny wrote:
just wondering. isn't it better practice to face people not in bronze, especially if you are much better mecahnically than most bronze players, which i think you are cause you are deranking.


That's probably correct, it would just frustrate me to play hard and then get lol'd on by players better than me.

I ju played my first game against some bronze kid so I'll upload the replay here in a minute and see what you guys think of my basic zerg skills.

I'm at my university's grille getting some food right now so it'll be a minute. thanks for the input thus far :D
People who want power shouldn't have it.
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
September 25 2011 04:04 GMT
#7
I really don't see the point in delibreatly de ranking. If you're worse as the new race you'll move down anyway and get practice playing the new race as you do it. Seems like you're just wasting your own time.
MeatlessTaco
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States302 Posts
September 25 2011 04:17 GMT
#8
You could be a good sport and just six pool a dozen games. You'll learn a little. Or you could just play random and generally not get all upset over your rank. If you want to learn a new race just do so in a sportsmanlike fashion.

I started Zerg, but went random. When I started random, I would only build marines as terran, as protoss I wouldn't build warpgates.
Tracil
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Australia505 Posts
September 25 2011 04:19 GMT
#9
You'd rather waste time deranking so you can play terrible people who you'll already beat with superior mechanics than... lose games to people on your level?

Really?
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
September 25 2011 04:21 GMT
#10
I switched to Protoss and wanted to derank too. But my f10 button broke, so now I can't mass leave ):

https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
September 25 2011 05:36 GMT
#11
and why did you make a blog about this? rofl
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