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Lowell
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany346 Posts
December 28 2011 18:34 GMT
#21
On December 29 2011 01:57 Lysenko wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2011 01:54 Fruscainte wrote:
The ol' 4 warp prism 1 immortal rush eh?


It's a 4 warp prism 1 immortal 30 minute timing that I think is original to him.


IMMORTAL. DROP. HARRASS:

The question is: Which Warp Prism is the Immortal in?
Lysenko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Iceland2128 Posts
December 28 2011 18:36 GMT
#22
On December 29 2011 03:08 isleyofthenorth wrote:
"half-brother" sounds kinda awkward. is it normal in the us to say that? maybe thats just me oO though


I usually say "half-brother" because otherwise the fact that he's 6 years old and I'm 40 just leads to more awkward questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
Lysenko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Iceland2128 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-28 19:09:08
December 28 2011 19:05 GMT
#23
On December 29 2011 03:20 w00kies wrote:
Could you please release a replay?


This is one of the ones from the first day. At this time he was using my account. (I found it easier to locate a replay on my laptop rather than the one he's using in the picture.)


Eric vs. the computer on "very easy"

Edit: Note how when the computer surrenders, he clicks "no" and continues to destroy buildings. Often, he'll return to the game after that's done and continue building his army, then a-clicks them around on his own buildings and units to see them kill his own stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
unichan
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States4223 Posts
December 28 2011 19:06 GMT
#24
haha aww that's so cute
:)
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6592 Posts
December 28 2011 19:45 GMT
#25
On December 29 2011 03:36 Lysenko wrote:
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On December 29 2011 03:08 isleyofthenorth wrote:
"half-brother" sounds kinda awkward. is it normal in the us to say that? maybe thats just me oO though


I usually say "half-brother" because otherwise the fact that he's 6 years old and I'm 40 just leads to more awkward questions.


I can only imagine... It's already strange trying to explain why my uncle is 40~ years older than my mother. Have fun when that happens >.< But that is still really cute
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keiraknightlee
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States301 Posts
December 28 2011 19:47 GMT
#26
I wonder what is his apm (without a mouse)?
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aggu
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
38 Posts
December 28 2011 20:07 GMT
#27

hello there!
my son who is 6 also plays SC2. First, he perfected the 6pool, which he still executes quite successfully. He won many games on a ladder and had a lot of fun. Then he was not interested in it any more, and didn't play that much ladder. But recently he has actually won some 'normal' games in bronze. Probably he just grasped something, as based on the replays he's doing workers and army quite consistently, and he appears to take even expos. We often play together against the computer.
CSB
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada13 Posts
December 28 2011 20:22 GMT
#28
Kids playin brood war, manual probe rally, that's some high level shit. so cute haha
Deletrious
Profile Joined December 2007
United States458 Posts
December 28 2011 20:26 GMT
#29
Awesome, this is how savants get made, keep encouraging him.
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Isualin
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany1903 Posts
December 28 2011 20:53 GMT
#30
protoss of course :D seriously you should train them hard, let them be leenock2
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Hawk Dituri
Profile Joined September 2011
United States3 Posts
January 12 2012 04:13 GMT
#31
On December 29 2011 03:08 isleyofthenorth wrote:
"half-brother" sounds kinda awkward. is it normal in the us to say that? maybe thats just me oO though


I have an older half brother, but he's just my brother.
Life's a Bitch, 'cause if it were a slut, it'd be easy.
djWHEAT
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States925 Posts
January 28 2012 16:15 GMT
#32
On December 29 2011 02:01 Lysenko wrote:
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On December 29 2011 01:58 VenomBRA wrote:
Nice. But get the kid a mouse!


He started out using my mouse -- but interestingly, he was having SERIOUS problems clicking the correct button (right vs. left.) Even when he knew which one he wanted to click, he'd click the wrong one.

When he switched to the trackpad, those problems went away, because he would command-click instead of right-clicking, and using both hands (rather than two fingers on the same hand) was easier for him.

It's been interesting to watch him learn to play, because his manual coordination is so limited at his age. He has to do all kinds of things to compensate for lack of fine motor control. His understanding of what's going on in the game is way ahead of what he can make his hands do (or, in the case of making probes and pylons, what he can remember to do.)

Incidentally, it took him a few hours to realize that when his buildings stop making things, it's because he needs more pylons. After mastering this detail, he came to me and asked "why can't I build anything? I've made more pylons and it's still stuck!" at which point I had to explain the 200 supply cap.

(and yes, he likes to get to 200 supply on one base before attacking the computer, which is set to "Easy.")

The downside to introducing him to the game is that he insists on making his parents and grandparents watch his hour-plus replays.


Here is an amazing solution to the mouse clicking problem - as I had the same thing with miniWHEAT. The EASY way to do this is to get a red sticker and a blue sticker and instead of saying left and right click, you can make it BLUE and RED click.

I put blue on LEFT and red on RIGHT (which works good since red can be associated with "attacking").

Alternatively there is a better solution but it costs money:

http://www.amazon.com/Chester-Creek-Funkeyboard-Funmouse-Detection/dp/B005Y5XVA2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1327767270&sr=8-4

This keyboard mouse combo is great for any kid. Nice sized keyboard and mouse, but more importantly, the mouse is already color coded and is perfect for little hands.

After getting this, suddenly the concept of two clicks was easily understood and it changed his level of play compeltely.

Good luck!
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Lysenko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Iceland2128 Posts
January 29 2012 00:45 GMT
#33
On January 29 2012 01:15 djWHEAT wrote:
Good luck!


Thanks for the thoughts, I'll be sure to give some of that a shot next time he and I play the game together!
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