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techempage
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States43 Posts
November 08 2011 14:14 GMT
#1
I wish I had written this post a week ago, when it was fresh in my mind.

I started SC2 this summer, focused mainly on the single player game for a while and dabbled in the
practice league once in a blue moon. But, I'm competitive, I had fun, sometimes, but wasn't happy with my performances in the practice league, so I decided to do some research.

I ended up viewing this thread on GameFaqs and started watching/reading Day[9]'s Newbie Tuesday episodes while I work.

I got a few episodes in and decided to give the real thing a try. I decided I should random, so I know all the races thoroughly. I want to know my enemy. So I skipped out of the practice league and started playing, where I promptly went 0-5 in my placement matches and 1-4 in my first 5 games. And the 1 win was someone who quit before building anything. A whopping 10% win rate, namely, I suck.

However, I decided, that I refuse to suck forever. I'm studying any information I can and playing as much as time permits. I'm also <3 stats, so I have started running my own numbers on how I've been doing.

-----
I'm up to a win percentage of 46.25% after 80 matches. (Including placement matches.)

Broken down all sorts of different ways mainly for my own reference:

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Played Race
Protoss 48.00%
Terran 48.00%
Zerg 43.30%

Opponent Race
Zerg 66.67%
Terran 48.57%
Protoss 29.63%

Matchup
PvZ 75.00%
TvZ 75.00%
PvT 54.55%
ZvZ 50.00%
TvT 50.00%
ZvT 41.67%
ZvP 41.67%
TvP 33.33%
PvP 00.00%

Map
Nerazim Crypt 66.67%
Metalopolis 62.50%
Shakuras Plateau 53.85%
Xel'Naga Caverns 52.94%
Tal'darim Altar LE 42.86%
Abyssal Caverns 36.36%
Antiga Shipyard 33.33%
The Shattered Temple 22.22%




-----

However, no matter how far I go, how good I get, I want to play like I am forever dipped in Bronze. I want to approach it like I'm still 1-9 with so much to learn and ready to get better.

I'd love to make some friends to learn from, practice with, and hell just have fun with. GL and HF folks.



Keep stumbling over dead bodies...
TheLOLas
Profile Joined May 2011
United States646 Posts
November 08 2011 14:16 GMT
#2
GL bro, be sure to love the game.
Yunie
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom38 Posts
November 08 2011 14:21 GMT
#3
GL man.

On a side note I would be happy to let you practice with me. I know the races fairly well and offer you some help to get started. I am by no means an expert player (plat Terran zerg and protoss) but I can help.

PM me if you want my info. EU and NA servers
Starcraft is the single most amazing thing in the world.
iamperfection
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9645 Posts
November 08 2011 14:30 GMT
#4
Gl

I wouldnt play random if i was bronze.

Might be a good idea to just pick one to better learn hotkeys to help you focus on your macro.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=406168&currentpage=78#1551
HornyHerring
Profile Joined March 2011
Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
November 08 2011 15:35 GMT
#5
How can you play in a practice league anyway?
oh, hai
techempage
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States43 Posts
November 08 2011 15:54 GMT
#6
On November 09 2011 00:35 HornyHerring wrote:
How can you play in a practice league anyway?


I can't anymore once I skipped the remaining matches, but if you want to practice against someone, you just use a custom game.
Keep stumbling over dead bodies...
Kuja
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1759 Posts
November 08 2011 17:13 GMT
#7
GL, but if you really want to get good you should probably stick to one race. You actually do learn the other races when you play against them, you learn their limitations, timings, and units et cetra. anyway, Best of Luck.
“Who's to say that my light is better than your darkness? Who's to say death is better than your darkness? Who am I to say?”
Darclite
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1021 Posts
November 08 2011 18:41 GMT
#8
I'm Darclite.257, a plat protoss. If you want to play with me, whether practice or learning builds or customs/teams, that would be cool.
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