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I did it: Bronze to Masters

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OneBaseKing
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Afghanistan412 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-26 20:55:17
May 25 2012 19:48 GMT
#1
Hi all. I just got promo'd to masters and it feels fucking great. And im not even in low masters but high masters! Its probably because the division isnt filled. Anyways, it took me 8 months to get from bronze to masters. I had breaks for about 3 months total though.

Heres a quick summary of my sc2 career
-play 5 placement matches 3 months after it comes out
-lose all five get smashed and depressed
-dont play for a long time till friends get me into the game again, get stomped and get placed in bronze
-work my way up to plat, hit plateau and take a break for 2 months
-decide to try again and get promo'd to diamond
-hit plateau again, rest for 1 month
-play 30 games against dias and plats till i start facing only masters
-get serious and play for around 6 hours non-stop
-get promo'd to masters at around 3 am!
-shout in joy, wake family up, mom gets pissed

One guide helped me quite a bit: bronze to masters
Thanks for the guide

For those of you who want to get to masters, its surprisingly not that hard! Consistent improvement will get you to masters!

Here's my profile: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2453394/1/othereffect/

I got to masters around 400ish games

Gl everyone!

****
Zombo Joe
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada850 Posts
May 25 2012 20:09 GMT
#2
I can't say that because I got placed in Plat on my first placement. :p

Congrats, now you are considered a competent starcraft player despite being in the top 5% of the world.

I got to masters similarly, once I hit diamond I also hit a plateu and stopped playing. Couple months later I massed team games to train my mechanics and bam I got promoted in only 2 days after playing 1v1.
I am Terranfying.
Gogleion
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States534 Posts
May 25 2012 20:14 GMT
#3
Wow, that's really cool! I'm pretty much at the plat(eau), but that's a different story haha
EffOrt. That is all.
dragoon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States695 Posts
May 25 2012 20:38 GMT
#4
congrats man!!
i love you
beg
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
991 Posts
May 25 2012 20:56 GMT
#5
sounds like you have a lot of potential as a player. not many people become masters so fast (only 400 games). i assume sc2 is your first RTS. otherwise i take it back.



you would probably be very high master or GM if you actually kept playing consistantly. too bad for you, man .D
Marti
Profile Joined August 2011
552 Posts
May 25 2012 21:10 GMT
#6
Only 400 games ? So good, you should make a meet bbrian thread !
/troll off
Good for you, it's the second blog like this i see in a day, but the other one was about a guy who got promoted to silver so it's not exactly the same. Still good tho
#adun giveafuck - - - "Did this guy just randomly finger me?" - Sayle
ktimekiller
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States690 Posts
May 25 2012 21:49 GMT
#7
To note, never compare yourself to your division, always check on SC2ranks for a overall view of all masters players to determine whether you are high, mid, or low. As far as your points go, you are at the very bottom of low. Regardless, congrats on your achievement.
phiinix
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1169 Posts
May 25 2012 22:05 GMT
#8
You'll drop from the top 8 for sure, 400 points would land you somewhere around top 50 in my division.

But anyway, congrats! I remember the first time I got promoted to masters, I did a fist pump and just stared at the icon for a good 3 minutes. Consistency and a clear head are definitely the keys to getting promoted.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
May 26 2012 00:03 GMT
#9
I get too frustrated when playing against protoss. I could never do it. TvP is awful.
Hello
radscorpion9
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada2252 Posts
May 26 2012 00:59 GMT
#10
That's actually kind of inspiring. Good job!! So I guess now you can join the casual king of the hill observer games and show off to everybody . Unless you just enjoy playing the game I guess
Kashll
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1117 Posts
May 26 2012 01:26 GMT
#11
Congrats. Welcome to competitive SC2... you have a long but rewarding road ahead of you
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
Scarecrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Korea (South)9174 Posts
May 26 2012 03:20 GMT
#12
If this is your first RTS i'm impressed, well done!
Yhamm is the god of predictions
Nabes
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada1800 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-26 03:44:53
May 26 2012 03:42 GMT
#13
On May 26 2012 04:48 bbrian wrote:
Hi all. I just got promo'd to masters and it feels fucking great. And im not even in low masters but high masters! Its probably because the division isnt filled. Anyways, it took me 8 months to get from bronze to masters. I had breaks for about 3 months total though.

Heres a quick summary of my sc2 career
-play 5 placement matches 3 months after it comes out
-lose all five get smashed and depressed
-dont play for a long time till friends get me into the game again, get stomped an placed in bronze
-work my way up to plat, hit plateau and take a break for 2 months
-decide to try again and get promo'd to diamond
-hit plateau again, rest for 1 month
-play 30 games against dias and plats till i start facing only masters
-get serious and play for around 6 hours non-stop
-get promo'd to masters at around 3 am!
-shout in joy, wake family up, mom gets pissed

One guide helped me quite a bit: bronze to masters
Thanks for the guide

For those of you who want to get to masters, its surprisingly not that hard! Consistent improvement will get you to masters!

Here's my profile: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2453394/1/othereffect/

I got to masters around 400ish games

Gl everyone!


why do people have to say this? next thing you will see Parting tell you how easy it is to get into Code S. other than that, congratulations on masters.
Clazziquai10
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Singapore1949 Posts
May 26 2012 05:18 GMT
#14
Next step: get to GM and become a progamer?
OneBaseKing
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Afghanistan412 Posts
May 26 2012 06:27 GMT
#15
Thanks everyone for such posting responses! And yes, this is my first RTS ever. @nabes, it's really not a huge feat if you think about it. Anyone can make it to masters if they have the time and a proper mindset.
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
May 26 2012 06:53 GMT
#16
Great job!! :D One day I hope to rise to masters as well! Awesome that you can go from bronze to masters hehe GG
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
ApocAlypsE007
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Israel1007 Posts
May 26 2012 09:05 GMT
#17
May I ask: on what server you play in Afghanistan?
I'm playing the game, the one that will take me to my end, i'm waiting for the rain, TO WASH-- WHO I AM!!!
LucidityDark
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom139 Posts
May 26 2012 09:12 GMT
#18
Ha, I'm so close to this goal being from bronze and now in diamond. It shows me that other people have at least accomplished this
Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
May 26 2012 09:25 GMT
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bailando
Profile Joined May 2012
Germany332 Posts
May 26 2012 16:29 GMT
#20
congrats to you.

i personaly could kill someone sometimes just because of the fact i beat plat terrans and i am still in bronze.

the promoting system is a fucking joke imo. but glad to see someone beat it.
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