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My First Time (Entering the Ladder)

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Glaucoma
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Taiwan13 Posts
January 03 2012 18:53 GMT
#1
After a number of practice games, I decided to overcome my fear of the ladder and plunge into my five placement games. When I began the practice league, I had hope of getting really good first, then enter a high league. But my progress seemed to slow down after 12 practice games. Some practice opponents were just as bad as I was on my first game, while one guy used me as a stepping stone on his way to platinum level the next day. I needed to play against players near my level to progress, so I entered the ladder on New Years Day. My strategy was to to 1base FE Mass Marines and nothing else. Here are the results:

Placement Game 1 Length 15min Antiga Shipyard Glaucoma (T) vs Jim (T) #8 Bronze

Player_______Unspent___Income___SQ___Workers___APM
Gluacoma (L)___1346_____1178____44_____63_______29
Jim (W)________845______942____49_____37_______70

Jim did a 1-Base 1-1-1 while I did a 1 Rax FE. He showed up at my base at 9:30 with 9 marines 2 tanks and a Viking vs my 10 marines. GG. Looks like I'm a going to be a Bronze basement player. Well, just be positive and have some fun. I have a whole year to reach my goal of Gold League.


Game 2_Length 13m_Entombed Valley_Glaucoma (T) vs Windwort? (P) #43 Bronze

Player________Unspent___Income____SQ___Workers___APM
Glaucoma (L)____1281_____862______31_____45______23
Windwort (W)____765______798______46_____24______41

Windwort went 1-Base while I went 1 Rax FE. He put a hidden pylon in my natural and a warp prism in my main and warped in units to both at the same time. His army value was 2225, mine was 750. GG. (With relentless positivity, I have discovered that I am weak to 1-Base pushes. Is there a level below bronze? Maybe I can compete in the "Stone League".)


Game 3 Length 17m Antiga Shipyard Glaucoma (T) vs DrTooth (Z) unranked, now #10 Bronze

Player________Unspent___Income____SQ___Workers___APM
Glaucoma (W)___664______1354_____77_____75_______37
DrTooth (L)_____2391______1150_____56_____56_______51

Both 2-base. I attack with an army of 3300 vs his 2250. I lose. But I attack again with 3100 vs 2600 with reinforcements streaming in. I win! Jubilation, she loves me again. I fall on the floor and I laughing. Idra, you're next!

Game 4 Length 24m Antiga Shipyard Glaucome (T) vs Lorka (T) #8 Bronze

Player________Unspent___Income____SQ___Workers___APM
Glaucoma (W)___1161_____982______40_____78_______35
Lorka (L)_______1017_____704______31_____30_______33

Lorka 1-base attacked with 6 cloaked banshees at 10:50. I had 28 marines and 2 scans. I held off his banshees, though he took out a lot of workers. By 17:13 I attacked an army of 4300 vs 2250. I won. While not a great game technically, I proved to myself that I am capable of learning and improving. Banshees used to destroy me in practice games, but this time I was ready. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Game 5 Length 31m Metropolis Glaucoma (T) vs nRvaNa #7 Silver

Player________Unspent___Income____SQ___Workers___APM
Glaucoma (L)___1268_____1382______56____94_______40 (my highest ever!)
nRvaNa (W)____2891_____1489______32____86_______80

This game had 11 seperate major battles with several bases destroyed. I had a small advantage in the first half, but he had the advantage in the 2nd. I lost but I felt good about the quality of the loss. And after the game, nRvana called me 'sir' and said I should have won! What a great competitor. While watching the replay, I noticed that I had fogotten to rally a couple of barracks. So there were 37 marines in a corner of my base who never fired a shot in anger. I'll call them the "Hearth Guard." There were also 26 workers sitting around in my main with no minerals. I call them "The Union".

Final Placement Result: I am officially #100 Silver League. I am also afraid to play again for fear of being banished to Bronze League. Before I play another league game, I think I'm going to learn how to make Marauders. Mmm, M&M. I can already taste it now. It tastes victory.

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I don't know how to play.
Dranak
Profile Joined July 2011
United States464 Posts
January 03 2012 19:02 GMT
#2
Just a note, getting to the top/bottom of a league doesn't automatically demote you. You'd need to lose a bunch more than you win to get knocked from silver to bronze.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
January 03 2012 19:07 GMT
#3
Hehe fun blog I enjoyed reading your analysis of the games and the tables posted helped envision them.
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spoolinoveryou
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States503 Posts
January 03 2012 19:10 GMT
#4
Wow I didn't know bronze players used builds... I'm actually surprised at the worker count.

congrats yo! cool blog post.
whats good?
Dirkzor
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Denmark1944 Posts
January 03 2012 19:12 GMT
#5
Final Placement Result: I am officially #100 Silver League. I am also afraid to play again for fear of being banished to Bronze League. Before I play another league game, I think I'm going to learn how to make Marauders. Mmm, M&M. I can already taste it now. It tastes victory.


Does that mean you played all five games with rines only? :D

Good blog! Short, precise and funny =)
"HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU ON TOP AGAIN???? HOW DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS????" -Julmust (also, thats what she said)
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25551 Posts
January 03 2012 19:13 GMT
#6
On January 04 2012 03:53 Glaucoma wrote: While watching the replay, I noticed that I had fogotten to rally a couple of barracks. So there were 37 marines in a corner of my base who never fired a shot in anger. I'll call them the "Hearth Guard." There were also 26 workers sitting around in my main with no minerals. I call them "The Union".


First off, i'm glad you watch your replays-- watching replays of your losses is the best way to improve.

Secondly, this particular section of your blog had me giggling like... a schoolgirl, I guess? I thought the names for this 63 food of units was great.
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
January 03 2012 19:14 GMT
#7
On January 04 2012 04:07 Chill wrote:
Hehe fun blog I enjoyed reading your analysis of the games and the tables posted helped envision them.

agreed, play as well as you write and you'll hit your goals :D

as a tip: I wouldn't recommend doing a little more 1 base style builds until you get more experience with macro (and the micro to be able to defend with minimal units). GLGL
TiTanIum_
Profile Joined August 2011
Brazil1335 Posts
January 03 2012 19:51 GMT
#8
Post your replays dude. I want to watch them!
UndoneJin
Profile Joined February 2011
United States438 Posts
January 03 2012 20:38 GMT
#9
Good luck man, don't worry so much about rankings and leagues. Just worry about playing games and refining your micro/macro basics along with a set build for each matchup.
I've been lost since the day I was born ----- You're gonna carry that weight
TossStyle
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada11 Posts
January 03 2012 21:04 GMT
#10
omg ahaha this is awesome :')
im only gold but if you want we can be practice partners. pm me
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