EPT
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After a year of just watching tournaments and playing only campaigns/ AIs, I finally decided that it’s time. It’s time to actually learn and play this game. The world’s hardest game ever created.
I’ve never laddered in HotS because I think it’s terrifying. I know I’m not expected to do well since I’m new, but for some stupid reason I’m still scared. It’s an irrational fear, as if pushing the look for match button = a giant monster’s gonna pop out of my monitor and eat me.
After going to IEM at NYCC, I finally said “well fuck it, I’ll just have to get over it and just do it.” And this week, I did!
>>Click Here for IEM pictures, and why I love every single one in the SC community.<<
So far it’s just been baby steps, but it’s really better than the 0 games I was playing before, right? I haven’t played all my placement matches yet because they are still terrifying, but I am starting to learn from Plat/Diamond/Masters friends. I’m playing some unranked games also, just so that I can at least play against some humans.
So it begins!
Week 1
Race: Terran unranked cuz scardy cat ._.
Good: My mechanics aren’t as bad as I thought, and my Macro is pretty good.
Bad: Can’t scout and macro at the same time, very little map awareness (scouting and paying attention to minimap), have no sense of timing.
I went into the “adopt a newbie” group and actually found some very nice people. For the next couple weeks I think I’m going to learn 1 or 2 builds, and just practice that. Currently I just build whatever I remember to build… I don’t know any build orders because I can never remember them and because they don’t make sense. I need to do some homework and learn builds, have a sense of timing for the 7/9/12 marks.
Goal for next update: Learn to execute the reaper FE, and PLAY THE DAMNED PLACEMENT MATCHES!... Good or bad. I can do it. If I keep saying I can do it, it’ll work… right?
P.S.
Billy the marine... Never forget
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