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I want to become good at SC2...
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IMoperator
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
Take a break, or random it up. :D | ||
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Beamer
United States242 Posts
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ohokurwrong
Brazil283 Posts
maybe you possess the ability but not the intelligence so get coaching. maybe you just cant do it but i doubt u have tried everything | ||
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Saechiis
Netherlands4989 Posts
Getting good at anything means you're going to hit a lot of walls, I figure one of the hardest things is to actually not simply give up at any one of these points. Taking breaks or approaching your problem from a different angle can be totally refreshing, no-one just plays straight-up constructive Starcraft 24/7. Motivation is a limited resource and sometimes you need change things up to recharge. Take a week off and totally forget about Starcraft, indulge in other activitities and hopefully come back with renewed motivation. I even find that a lot of times I play better after a small break, maybe because your brain gets some time to adapt to your needs? Anyways, good luck either way  | ||
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Deleted User 135096
3624 Posts
On January 01 2012 10:40 Saechiis wrote: I've been offracing Zerg for the last couple of days to break out of my Terran box and general frustration that comes with trying to get good at Starcraft. Getting good at anything means you're going to hit a lot of walls, I figure one of the hardest things is to actually not simply give up at any one of these points. Taking breaks or approaching your problem from a different angle can be totally refreshing, no-one just plays straight-up constructive Starcraft 24/7. Motivation is a limited resource and sometimes you need change things up to recharge. Take a week off and totally forget about Starcraft, indulge in other activitities and hopefully come back with renewed motivation. I even find that a lot of times I play better after a small break, maybe because your brain gets some time to adapt to your needs? Anyways, good luck either way Listen to this guy. I can't tell you how frustrated I've been about writing sometimes, and kept running into walls, and sometimes the best decision was to walk away for a while. There are things that your brain does in deconstructing a problem when you're not actively thinking about it that is pretty amazing. When you return the problem you had is gone, and you have a renewed sense of determination. Just don't put too much pressure on yourself to improve, because that will degrade your drive just that much quicker. Also in my experience, the better one gets at an activity, the harder it becomes to get better because you are closing the skill gap in much smaller increments. | ||
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ShatterZer0
United States1843 Posts
Either way, if you can hit masters you've taken the first real step to being "good". If you're actually getting bored and can't match your image of perfection and it's driving you nuts... get rid of that image of perfection and start from scratch. Ignore any builds you know and play from muscle memory. DO NOT DO COOKIE CUTTER BUILDS. Do what you feel like works and feels good, and play in a way that fits you, even if it's sub optimal... because you can only really become a "good" gamer if you know how to play and understand the game. Or you can do what I do and try to match up constant scouting information with constant refreshment of your game plan. (i,e, play like Artosis, have a basic gameplan and change it into whatever counters your opponent best... it's fairly free form and makes you a better gamer over all) Good luck and good hunting! | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
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Misanthrope
United States924 Posts
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ironpiggy
United States70 Posts
i have the same goals... and whenever i feel frustrated i just offrace as protoss in some custom games (it's the race i lost the most to, but used to play it), get to 5 base, and just macro out of only gateways. There's something satisfying about warping out of 30 gateways after your entire army dies. It usually makes me feel like there is more to the game than i realize, more builds to explore, more openings to exploit, and i don't feel frustrated anymore. | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37096 Posts
Plenty of ppl are going through/have gone through what you are going through. Everyone is different. Some ppl don't ever get tired of SC2, other ppl will find it sickening as time progresses. If you need a break then take a break. Take it for as long as you need. But just remember to come back to it eventually : ] | ||
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IMoperator
4476 Posts
On January 01 2012 13:16 ironpiggy wrote: oh shit, i think i played you a little while ago. :O! i have the same goals... and whenever i feel frustrated i just offrace as protoss in some custom games (it's the race i lost the most to, but used to play it), get to 5 base, and just macro out of only gateways. There's something satisfying about warping out of 30 gateways after your entire army dies. It usually makes me feel like there is more to the game than i realize, more builds to explore, more openings to exploit, and i don't feel frustrated anymore. yeah you did lol, last time we played on shattered and you got 2/2 marines and beat me pretty handily  | ||
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IMoperator
4476 Posts
On January 01 2012 14:14 Seeker wrote: The most important thing you need to remember is: You're not alone Plenty of ppl are going through/have gone through what you are going through. Everyone is different. Some ppl don't ever get tired of SC2, other ppl will find it sickening as time progresses. If you need a break then take a break. Take it for as long as you need. But just remember to come back to it eventually : ] I've decided i'm just gonna off race on my other account in bronze and have some fun lol. Hopefully I don't lose too much of my current skill lol. | ||
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Carapas
Canada242 Posts
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