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CabelD
United States131 Posts
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Praetorial
United States4241 Posts
I don't like laddering either. There's no sense of accomplishment in it for me. | ||
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duncan.mc
United States231 Posts
Don't play to rank up to gold. Just play. People make a big deal about what rank everyone is but it really doesn't mean shit. Ladder and enjoy the fact that you're playing Starcraft instead of working! | ||
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krypti_c
United States64 Posts
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TheEdgE
Canada26 Posts
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Deleted User 183001
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Loving Memory
United States70 Posts
Also, this! | ||
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babylon
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Spiffeh
United States830 Posts
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Empyrean
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courtpanda
866 Posts
if youre playing to win, think about how to improve. if youre playing for fun, then who cares about losing | ||
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CrazyF1r3f0x
United States2120 Posts
It is a game after all! | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44339 Posts
If you're at least having some fun, keep working at it and you'll eventually improve  | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
finished blog saying on massive losing streak system cannot be sure of his rating due to odd streaky win rates : D | ||
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Trowabarton756
United States870 Posts
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stenole
Norway868 Posts
If you want to actually improve your play there are loads of ways of doing it. Some will get a lot out of viewing pro replays. Analysing your own replays can also help a lot. Just working on your mechanics and build orders can also give an immediate improvement if you are smart about it. | ||
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
Each person has to beat a different set of competitors to get their ranking. Who knows maybe you are playing people on the rise? If it upsets you that you are in silver, think about how many people are in bronze. Better yet, stop playing. Do something that makes you happy. In short squats + fap -> no stress  | ||
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Durp
Canada3117 Posts
If you're in silver still you probably have a few mechanics things to sure up, and this way you can play against players your skill level and get some confidence back. Work on a build for each match up, and always do that. Don't give up, you will do it! | ||
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RedJustice
United States1004 Posts
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Fleebu
Great Britain65 Posts
Don't put ego into it. That makes you enjoy it so much less. I am certain that you're in silver because you're a silver player, and not just because the ladder system is messed up or whatever you claim. | ||
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tMomiji
United States1115 Posts
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Kurimlinn
United States49 Posts
Anyways, goodluck and never give up! | ||
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Glurkenspurk
United States1915 Posts
I went from shitty copper league beta toss to master league zerg and I know your pain with the cockblock league walls that will occasionally hit you in the face. Just keep it up. | ||
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Korinai
Canada413 Posts
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jdseemoreglass
United States3773 Posts
I mean all it really takes to reach at least plat is solid macro, and that isn't hard to teach. Go in a channel and instead of repeating the "bronzisms" like "how do I beat X composition," or "what's a good strat/build order," just ask "can someone help me learn how to macro?" Just my advice. | ||
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Whiplash
United States2928 Posts
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Pwntrucci[sR]
Canada1519 Posts
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phiinix
United States1169 Posts
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GigaFlop
United States1146 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Kid-Fox
Canada400 Posts
After I achieved calmness on the ladder I have been playing better than I had ever before. Even if my opponent BMs really really hard or something, I don't take it personally. It's when you don't get bothered by every little thing that the game becomes second nature to you, and that 's when you shoot up in skill. Oh, and macro should eventually be an automatic process. | ||
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marttorn
Norway5211 Posts
There's a surprisingly large group of people, from unranked to masters, who play in just custom games. I think Blizzard should make it easier and implement some sort of "casual ladder" system where you're not ranked. That's basically what it is anyway, but nonetheless they could acknowledge us and make it easier and more comfortable to use. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32058 Posts
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Thorakh
Netherlands1788 Posts
I couldn't seperate my 'must win' feeling from just playing for fun, that's why I quit. I wish there was a nonranked 'ladder' of some sort. | ||
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
On October 28 2011 13:43 Chairman Ray wrote: Sounds like you have the problem a lot of people have. Your MMR isn't an accurate representation of your skill because you are not playing at your skill level. I don't even know what that means -- "skill" means nothing if it's not executed in actual games. Anyway, for the OP, improving at a game this complicated requires working on the right skills and systematically removing the weaknesses from your game. At your level (and mine, I'm gold league) the biggest area for improvement is probably macro and (secondarily) knowing how to scout and defend all-ins. The latter is only really important because many of our opponents know they are weak at macro and so focus on all-in strategies as a way to avoid playing a longer game. If you *think* you're working on the right skills and you're stuck in silver, you may actually not be working on the right things. In that case, coaching might help. However, it won't help to tell yourself "oh I beat X number of gold and platinum players." Those people may have taken long breaks and just not been demoted yet. Also, the outliers are going to stick out in your mind, while you'll never remember the other 50 people you played who are in your league or below. As for myself, I'm not particularly talented at the game, and getting to where I am, such as it is, has been a TON of work, and I'm not currently in the highest league I've been in, either. However, the long-term trend from Copper league in early beta to a long stretch in bronze and silver to gold, platinum, and then gold again is at least headed in the right direction, and I'm sure if you put in the time and practice you can have the same or better experience. | ||
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