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Mutaller
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
United States1051 Posts
April 21 2014 00:28 GMT
#1
People always used to tell me in starcraft you should have a goal. My goal was to become a progamer on SKT1 the problem was I did not have a good computer. I started playing Starcraft Brood War instead of sc2 because of my computer. So I went ahead and started playing scbw keeping my goal and dream a secret and saying it was just to get C+ on iCCup because I was about E level. Then came high school and I meet a friend that had a good computer and we would take turns playing, we would give advice and learn from each other's mistakes. I would still play broodwar when I was not at his house. I join a D ranks team league team "DeSPA" and that is where I started getting competitive. The tournament works like pro league (SPL) but for lower level players and no prizes. I would spend time and time practicing only to achieve the rank of plain D with a losing record. I eventually never won a game in DRTL for a very long time. I started climbing the ladder on sc2 by constantly hoarding my friends computer. Reaching diamond not even owning my a computer that could play the game myself. Time passes and I turn 16 and I get a job at pita pit just a little sandwich shop. I work there until I get a decent computer that could play the game. I get the HoTS beta and I am ready to get going on my progamer career. I hit masters league when hots releases and really get going only to be told to move my computer out of the living room because my keyboard is far to loud for my parents. Being stuck on wifi I was subjected to watching streams and dwelling over not playing. My constant nagging to my parents we get the computer moved down stairs with lan only to have a power surge to break my computer. I take my computer to geek squad at best buy horribly enough 120 dollars later I get my computer back only to start blue screening. Now here I am on my mothers notebook going to get back into broodwar. I am hoping I will be able to have a top notch computer by legacy of the void by time it comes out. Not a day goes by where the jealousy of Life or Maru, even people like mighty kiwi overwhelms me. I just needed to get this off my chest for my parents have no sympathy for me wanting to become a progamer.

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"To practice isn't for you to get better now in the present. Practice will never betray you and will always come back for you in the future." -Jaedong
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-21 00:36:35
April 21 2014 00:36 GMT
#2
Keyboard noise is annoying as fuck if you are not the one using it.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
NeuroticPsychosis
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States322 Posts
April 21 2014 00:47 GMT
#3
Dream big and you shall overcome.
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Chocolate
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2350 Posts
April 21 2014 01:23 GMT
#4
Wow, what horrible parents!
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
April 21 2014 02:11 GMT
#5
For some reason my parents already think I'm a progamer. But they are dumb.

But also, you'd also probably need to win some tournament/qualifier, so the practice time you'd need to put in is enormous, so I do hope you get your computer back soon. I wouldn't worry as much about your ladder rank as much as tournament preparation, because that's the only arena that matters if you're a progamer.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mutaller
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
United States1051 Posts
April 21 2014 02:25 GMT
#6
On April 21 2014 11:11 ninazerg wrote:
For some reason my parents already think I'm a progamer. But they are dumb.

But also, you'd also probably need to win some tournament/qualifier, so the practice time you'd need to put in is enormous, so I do hope you get your computer back soon. I wouldn't worry as much about your ladder rank as much as tournament preparation, because that's the only arena that matters if you're a progamer.


Indeed that is true! I like ladder ranks because it shows progress. I join every qualifier and tournament that has a decent player pool. Zotac cups, mlg, wcs, wgc, gsl global qualifiers and more very little success with them though.
"To practice isn't for you to get better now in the present. Practice will never betray you and will always come back for you in the future." -Jaedong
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
April 21 2014 04:22 GMT
#7
On April 21 2014 09:36 fabiano wrote:
Keyboard noise is annoying as fuck if you are not the one using it.


Lol, I've watched enough BW streams it's actually somewhere between relaxing and ambient background noise.
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traceurling
Profile Joined December 2012
United States1240 Posts
April 21 2014 05:10 GMT
#8
I like keyboard noises its quite soothing (: although I can imagine if you're trying to do taxes or whatever it could be annoying
"Appreciate the things you have before they become the things you had."
sertas
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden890 Posts
April 21 2014 16:20 GMT
#9
On April 21 2014 11:11 ninazerg wrote:
For some reason my parents already think I'm a progamer. But they are dumb.

But also, you'd also probably need to win some tournament/qualifier, so the practice time you'd need to put in is enormous, so I do hope you get your computer back soon. I wouldn't worry as much about your ladder rank as much as tournament preparation, because that's the only arena that matters if you're a progamer.



yeah you only need to be like top 50 gm and you got a chance to qualify for some tourneys. So ladder rank isnt that important, you dont have to be rank 1 gm.
Mutaller
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
United States1051 Posts
May 01 2014 03:05 GMT
#10
On April 22 2014 01:20 sertas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2014 11:11 ninazerg wrote:
For some reason my parents already think I'm a progamer. But they are dumb.

But also, you'd also probably need to win some tournament/qualifier, so the practice time you'd need to put in is enormous, so I do hope you get your computer back soon. I wouldn't worry as much about your ladder rank as much as tournament preparation, because that's the only arena that matters if you're a progamer.



yeah you only need to be like top 50 gm and you got a chance to qualify for some tourneys. So ladder rank isnt that important, you dont have to be rank 1 gm.


I am only masters .
I wish I a had a better computer but I am in crimson starleague for brood war getting experience
"To practice isn't for you to get better now in the present. Practice will never betray you and will always come back for you in the future." -Jaedong
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