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[Ladderblog] The "I didn't make it blog"

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reapsen
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany559 Posts
February 13 2013 12:01 GMT
#1
Hey TL'ers

i, as well as many many others started to write a ladder blog some time ago in the past. I had high hopes and expectations in myself and my goal was to reach masters.. low / high i didn't care, but i wanted that blue star icon.

And now, with the advent of Heart of the Swarm, i have to admit - i didn't make it.

Here's my story as short as possible:
Directly after the release of WoL in late 2010, i started out in Platinum and played only like 50 ladder games during the 2010/2011. I spent most of the time derping in teamgames and customs.

In early 2012 i started aiming for the 1v1 improvement. I played a couple of ladder games and felt like the level of play in Platinum had become much much higher and my personal skills and mechanics were shitty as ever. So i decided to get myself demoted to get a fresh start in a lower league. So one afternoon i left a streak of around 40 games until i got demoted to Gold and was matched against high silver players.

Over the course of the next few weeks i was highly motivated and played like 100 games and got back to Platinum easy peasy. But then some privat events occurred and i had to a break of about 3 months from sc2. After the break i felt exactly like before, i was totally out of practice and it seems the Platinum Players had become even better. Another voluntary demotion seemed stupid to me, so i derped around in some custom games only.


So long story short - i did not reach my goals in WoL. I did not even make it to Diamond once. Though i only accumulated 180 1v1 Ladder Wins in total since the release of WoL in late 2010 - the amount Kas gets in like 5 days

I am not mad, not even that disappointed. I feel like, i could have done it, if i really had put effort in it for the duration of a complete ladder season or two.

With all the ladder blogs that appeared on TL, i would really like to know, how many of these really were success stories and how much share my experience.

Now, with HotS at the doorstep, i think i might renew my goals. Alot of things have changed, i finished university, got a very nice job, the relationship with my gf is well and stable and i got new computer hardware on the way (played on a super shitty athlon64 3500+ until now - mass battles with <10fps are not fun).

So i might go for that blue star again... we'll see

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bartus88
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Netherlands491 Posts
February 13 2013 12:41 GMT
#2
It's not too late yet! There's still a month left to get diamond, according to the last paragraph nothing is preventing you from playing, so go do it and end WoL as a success story!
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reapsen
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany559 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-13 15:25:52
February 13 2013 15:25 GMT
#3
yeah, actually you're right. at least when my new gaming rig is ready to go, i could play some more games and see where it takes me.

I could need some practice / training / coaching tho. If some one has some spare time and interest, feel free to contact me

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