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Reithan
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States360 Posts
February 08 2012 07:08 GMT
#1
So, feeling pretty down about how had my skills (feeble as they were) had atrophied over the 14 weeks I took off for surgery. So decided to try to end the night on an up note. Went over what I know about builds and meta in my head, hit the rando custom queue again and decided to just play 1 as hard as I could and no matter the outcome, that's fine because I can look at the replay as see where I need to go.

Game started off rough with some stupid mistakes, but lo and behold the first push comes and I hold it! Barely...but it's a start. So I keep on plugging, keep trying to feel out the opponent and make things happen. I score a few lucky shots on the harass and I'm looking ok for the final battle...and it comes...


And I WIN. What the heck?

So, I check the guy's league. Diamond, last season Masters, season before, Masters...

How did I beat this guy??

So, here's the replay. I know I made some bonehead mistakes in the beginning (and possibly later?), but how did I win this game? Was I doing something right? Was I doing something wrong? Is this guy really playing at a Diamond/Master level, or do you think it was his little brother playing on his account or something?

http://www.sctemple.com/replay/189119/

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Symbioth
Profile Joined October 2011
Poland103 Posts
February 08 2012 13:34 GMT
#2
It's just one game but it's nice.

It's you vs another player, both going after victory. He might have had a bad game. Or you played well. Or a mixture of these. If you can't tell, then you have a valuable information about your understanding of the game.
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-08 16:24:29
February 08 2012 16:24 GMT
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On February 08 2012 22:34 Symbioth wrote:
If you can't tell, then you have a valuable information about your understanding of the game.


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