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Smoothie8484
Profile Blog Joined June 2014
United States20 Posts
June 13 2014 17:54 GMT
#1
Hey guys (and ladies)! I have been wanting to start a blog about my experiences with StarCraft 2 and after thinking about actually making my own website for it, I decided to go ahead, start it on here and see how it goes before I invest a good chunk of money into a website.

Just a little background about myself; I'm Smoothie. Video games have been huge for me basically my whole life (just like almost everyone else on here lol). Some of the first games I remember playing were Super Mario, Sonic, and Kirby's Dream Land. The first game that I ever really got addicted to was Pokemon Blue. I did eventually transition to FPS games in high school, mostly Halo. The summer after I graduated was when I got my first taste of Blizzard gaming with World of Warcraft. It basically consumed my life for the next 5 years lol. In that time, I did play some WarCraft 3, Wings of Liberty and Diablo 3.

Now, my experience with RTS games isn't that great. As a matter of fact, I never really played more than the campaign on most games because I sucked so bad lol. The first one I really played a lot of was Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.

About a month ago, I started looking at the competitive side of gaming and SC2 really stood out. After a little research online, I watched my first game...Scarlett vs Bomber. + Show Spoiler +
When I saw that last baneling hit, I knew this was what I wanted to be a part of.


So, I wanted to make a blog showing my progress so maybe I can help other beginners really enjoy this amazing game. I'll bring together a lot of the resources and knowledge I'm using to improve in a way that fellow newbies can get a jump start and be on their way.

Thanks for taking the time to check this out. I'll have some more posts in the next few days. If you like what I'm doing here or have any suggestions, let me know in the comments or send me a pm.

- Smoothie

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ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
June 13 2014 21:53 GMT
#2
Good on you, its a long road that lies ahead, but when you're vested in it few things are as satisfying. I held back tears when I made masters.
MysteryMeat1
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States3292 Posts
June 13 2014 22:12 GMT
#3
i grinded like 80 games in 3 days to make masters after the season started. After i made masters i slept and didnt play for like a week lol.
"Cause ya know, Style before victory." -The greatest mafia player alive
Smoothie8484
Profile Blog Joined June 2014
United States20 Posts
June 14 2014 01:39 GMT
#4
@ThomasjServo Yea, I've already invested quite a bit of time but I know I have a really long way to go. I love the feeling when you invest like 5 hours getting your Queen injects just perfect then the next day it is so much easier lol.

@MysteryMeat1 I don't know if I would ever play that many games in such a small time frame...unless I got to go to Korea and train with the pros. If NesTea told me to play for a week straight with no breaks, I would just say "Yes sir!" lol.
Jan1997
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
Norway671 Posts
June 14 2014 18:28 GMT
#5
Good luck to you then. Just don't forget that it takes alot of work to improve and that improving is not something that happens overnight but rather over a course of long term practice.
Do something today that your future self will be thankful for.
Smoothie8484
Profile Blog Joined June 2014
United States20 Posts
June 14 2014 18:53 GMT
#6
@Jan1997 Thanks. I know it takes a while. I have improved a lot over the past month but in reality I still suck compared to a lot of people. Just gonna keep practicing.
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