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TheCore Day 13&14: More Ladder, More Core

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EntropyFails
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
81 Posts
May 14 2013 09:44 GMT
#1
Hello Readers!

So with the new APM system, I stand at about a 75 average and improving every game. I finished off the "AI training" part of multiplayer and started taking on the ladder. I was Plat last season but my initial skill downgrade has put me into Gold. I haven't lost a marco game in this league but I'm still not used to the hotkeys enough to even take out simple timing attacks. I'm still more positive in wins than negative, and I feel like I'm making good progress.

I still use Hotkeytrainer to quicken my reflexes and burn in the basics into my muscle memory. I'm starting to approach the point where I feel my game is getting somewhere close to what I used to be. But at the same time, I feel like a stronger opponent as I'm more easily able to micro on multiple fronts, send in harassing units, and play better Starcraft.

I feel as if I have 2 main weaknesses with regards to mechanics. Firstly, I often hotkey the wrong things as my Katas are not perfected yet. This means I spend more time than I would like undoing the hotkey work. For example, accidentally putting stalkers in my primary Protoss Macro group. Secondly, getting all the units hotkeys during a warp in cycle while engaging in a battle is still a bit of a challenge. Often I grab them and start fighting before they are hotkeyed, leaving everything a mess.

Also, sometimes i lose the observer during a battle and have lost units that should otherwise be alive. I'm still thinking that "the one true ring" (select all combat units) may be useful as a hotkey but given that I can click it in those situations to regroup is comforting. For now, I'm leaving it off.

I'm at the point where I feel like I can shift more focus to ladder practice. I'll continue to do that and keep you all informed of how it goes.

My goal for this season is to be solidly back in Diamond again. That seems obtainable for this season.

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think!

*****
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
May 14 2013 15:40 GMT
#2
Hey! Sweet blog

What Day# are you on?
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Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
May 14 2013 15:42 GMT
#3
What league are you in?
Smackzilla
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States539 Posts
May 14 2013 20:27 GMT
#4
Great idea for a blog.

Don't give in to the "select all combat units" key. Force yourself to use a free cam as a rally cam and then use the "army" control group in the core recommendations. This can become a very quick action which wonder interfere with other units doing harass duty, watching expos, etc. I'll typically do this:

ctrl-j (hold ctrl)
box select new units at rally
; (release ctrl)
double-tap ; (selects and centers on main army)
move/attack my army which now has the new units

Again, this can become very quick and reflexive if you force yourself to learn it.
You see a mousetrap. I see free cheese and a f&%*ing challenge - Scroobius Pip
teuthida
Profile Joined March 2013
United States104 Posts
May 15 2013 15:13 GMT
#5
On May 15 2013 05:27 Smackzilla wrote:
Great idea for a blog.

Don't give in to the "select all combat units" key. Force yourself to use a free cam as a rally cam and then use the "army" control group in the core recommendations. This can become a very quick action which wonder interfere with other units doing harass duty, watching expos, etc. I'll typically do this:

ctrl-j (hold ctrl)
box select new units at rally
; (release ctrl)
double-tap ; (selects and centers on main army)
move/attack my army which now has the new units

Again, this can become very quick and reflexive if you force yourself to learn it.


This is something I need to start practicing, thanks for the sequence. I am definitely relying too much on the select all army key to rally new army units to the front line.
EntropyFails
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
81 Posts
May 19 2013 21:08 GMT
#6
Thanks! I play protoss so I only have colo/immortal and air rallies but I'll try to get in that habit!
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