EPTHow is it going? Well it has definitely been a while since my last post in the blog section. Things have been going good for me, as I hope they have been going good for you all. Though I am depressed because my starcraft skills are not improving as a fast as I would like, I am having a change of luck. This first quarter of school I have got all A's on my report, fun stuff. So, as easy as this school year is, I am able to play Starcraft freely and put some good time into it. Mathematics definitely has ... Popped for me, I guess you could say, I understand it fully now and I am even progressing faster than my classmates, who are still trying hard to understand basic things.
On the subject of moving, I have accepted that it doesn't matter as long as I have starcraft, since it is one of the only things to keep me occupied and happy. I am somewhat excited about moving, and cannot wait until I see how my room, etc.
In starcraft, I am still silver, which depresses me, I am playing all golds, and of course, I play one platinum, I am cheesed, and I am back to playing silvers. Annoying. I never fully understood it. I am usually a fast learner to video games, I have played FPS games on gamebattles teams. I always was good at MMOs, etc. But I believe the problem is, I was always a hardcore gamer. I mean one of the types that stays up until 6:00 playing public lobbies and ROFL stomping nerds. But I never really developed my own play style in starcraft. I started as Terran, like many others, and failed a lot of games, which kept me in bronze for the first season. In aggrivation, I left starcraft for xbox. Just like any other Console player, I soon got bored with trash games and lower skilled players. I soon returned to starcraft (Thanks Day[9]!) and played zerg, this is when I met a guy who, after a long talk, we decided we would one day make it to the big leagues (Pros). Since then, he has quit starcraft. Of course, with my luck, my computer broke, it crashed, the motherboard fried. I was off PC for 3 months, my whole summer, occassionally finding a way on Skype to tell some of they guys I played sc2 with how depressed I was not being able to play it. So far I have played Protoss, Zerg, and Terran. I watched streams most nights in that 3 months, trying not to forget the game, but even streams get boring after a while. I got my computer back about... 2 months ago? and I have started laddering again (40 games last weekend) and I am still in silver. The aggravation of having to be in silver each season is horrible. I am not one to give up easily and I definitely love this game. I have tried to explain to friends that always seem to ask "Why do you love this game so much, even though you are not good at it?" Starcraft is different from that average FPS or RTS, or whatever game genre you are into. I love this game. And one day, one day (soon hopefully), I will get very good. Playing terran again, you know, rushing with that tier 3 unit, the marine, has helped me, for I have developed a play style some what. I am decent at micro and macro, but one of the biggest problems for me is how unpredictable some players are. I rarely see people that actually play "games" , I am unfortunately stuck with unpredictable builds that hit at weird times. Anyways, I hope to get to masters one day. I will. Don't doubt it. I have been streaming and I have gotten tons of viewers, by viewers I mean 4 people who just watch to give me tips, not counting my 3 practice partners who just watch to see (and explain to me) how bad I am. I would like to start casting, really, I would. But I think the best way to get my name out is definitely streaming and performing well in tournaments. But, of course, I am a long time away from that.
I would also like to ask for some advice in the comments if you did make it this far down.
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I play with a group of friends, (not RL) and they bag on me when I play. Telling me how bad I am and how everything I do is trash, claiming I know nothing about this game I love. Of course, I am silver and I am definitely not a masters player, nor do I believe I know as much as masters players; but this is annoying. I am actually getting more depressed, thinking I will never make my dream come true as making this my life. Should I continue practicing with these people I have somewhat, developed a online relationship with? or just ladder and try to get better, disregarding (or even not talking to them) anything they say? Thanks for the help.
For anyone interested in viewing my stream, the link is below.
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If you would like to watch my stream it is at www.Twitch.tv/cabeldtv
Just another update, I hope I did not bore you to death with this long ass story.
Thanks always,
Collins <3
