EPTI think about 25% - 50% of the SCII audience was watching smash between games (thanks BattleNet!). Definitely do it again MLG, just don't get rid of SCII to do it. Maybe get rid of COD just because one of those idiots called in a bomb threat to sick SWAT on MLG and another drunk COD guy started a fight in the SCII VIP section. :p
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
I think about 25% - 50% of the SCII audience was watching smash between games (thanks BattleNet!). Definitely do it again MLG, just don't get rid of SCII to do it. Maybe get rid of COD just because one of those idiots called in a bomb threat to sick SWAT on MLG and another drunk COD guy started a fight in the SCII VIP section. :p | ||
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Kyuukyuu
Canada6263 Posts
On June 25 2014 01:30 BrTarolg wrote: GJ hotbid! Though i totally agree with shreik (though not quite as harsh haha) that the analogy of being a masters player is noooowhere near close yeah I agree KDJ might 3 stock you but he'd also 3 stock people who would in turn 3 stock you. it's deceptive because unless you recognize what the top players are thinking about at certain moments, they don't look as many leagues ahead as they really are. especially if they don't play a super technical fox/falco, then it just looks like "hey i could ftilt -> fair as sheik that's not so hard i bet i'm right up there". people tend to focus on the tech skill and how hard punishes are and call it a wrap because it's pretty damn hard to understand smash's neutral game, which is where most of the difference lies. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On June 25 2014 00:46 ShrieK wrote: Care to link me to some profiles of people with 10,000 solo games who are still in diamond?? Why is it surprising that people with 10,000 'games' experience become pretty good? Isn't that normal in any field of endeavor? Grinding (sustained practice is a better term) is how you get good at anything. Some people might do it in a lot less games but however long it takes it's still an achievement. I know a couple of guys with huge game counts that can't get out of plat, but it's usually because they're too stubborn to learn and blame the game/balance. | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
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Forgottenfrog
United States1268 Posts
Will we ever get to see the KDJ video beating you guys 1v3? | ||
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Riquiz
Netherlands401 Posts
Maybe I should check out some of the local smash tourneys aswell ;3 | ||
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ReketSomething
United States6012 Posts
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LlamaNamedOsama
United States1900 Posts
On June 25 2014 00:46 ShrieK wrote: Care to link me to some profiles of people with 10,000 solo games who are still in diamond?? My friend has played over 1500 1v1s (in only a year) and only managed to get promoted to silver in about the last 50 or so. http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2925172/1/michaeldittz/ | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36362 Posts
On June 25 2014 06:46 Kyuukyuu wrote: yeah I agree KDJ might 3 stock you but he'd also 3 stock people who would in turn 3 stock you. it's deceptive because unless you recognize what the top players are thinking about at certain moments, they don't look as many leagues ahead as they really are. especially if they don't play a super technical fox/falco, then it just looks like "hey i could ftilt -> fair as sheik that's not so hard i bet i'm right up there". people tend to focus on the tech skill and how hard punishes are and call it a wrap because it's pretty damn hard to understand smash's neutral game, which is where most of the difference lies. ah i wasn't really making a comparison based on relative difficulty but rather relative skill basically i meant that i was OK at the game but far from elite, the gap between low masters and GM in smash is much harder to bridge based on a lot of reasons i stated in the blog | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
It's really hard to play when the conditions are so cold and you aren't warmed up, it makes me appreciate what the pros do even more. No handwarmers? Rookie mistake. Awesome read, smash is a truly awesome game, and if I had people to play with or you know, a TV... or a console... or any free hours in the day left etc, I'd totally be tempted to try to learn after all the cool smash things happening lately haha | ||
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Nickemwit
United States253 Posts
On June 25 2014 09:31 Scarecrow wrote: Why is it surprising that people with 10,000 'games' experience become pretty good? Isn't that normal in any field of endeavor? Grinding (sustained practice is a better term) is how you get good at anything. Some people might do it in a lot less games but however long it takes it's still an achievement. I know a couple of guys with huge game counts that can't get out of plat, but it's usually because they're too stubborn to learn and blame the game/balance. IMO 10,000 Melee games is about what it would take to get "silver" in Melee. Given, a StarCraft game is about 5 times longer, I think 10,000 is a reasonable number. I could 4 stock most people who have played 3,000 hours of Melee and I don't think I am near a "GM" level. My friend has played over 1500 1v1s (in only a year) and only managed to get promoted to silver in about the last 50 or so. http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2925172/1/michaeldittz/ 1,500 games is about 1/7 of what I asked for -.-If he continued going up one league every 1,500 games, he would be on pace for grinding out to be in Masters' by 10,000 games. | ||
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Fazers
734 Posts
Thanks for this blog, good read. | ||
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Stijx
United States804 Posts
On June 26 2014 07:48 bardtown wrote: I'm looking for a game with less build up than SC2 or D2 but with equal depth. I'm kind of inspired - watched the documentary etc, but you have to play this game locally? Can you emulate it with a controller and a PC and play online? I don't know anybody who plays and I know my friends wouldn't keep up enough to keep me challenged with local play There are weeklies in a lot of places, you'll have to look around. I don't recommend playing on a PC, you'll have to buy a GC / Wii and maybe a CRT television and just start playing. Learn the game by watching endless videos and copying what they do (or trying to), and just grind tech skill on your own. Weeklies are where you'll improve | ||
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Kyuukyuu
Canada6263 Posts
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
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Hyugalisk
United States1 Post
Thanks to you and everyone else at TL for everything you guys have done to help our community grow, hope you find the time to keep playing and improving at Melee. | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12224 Posts
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krndandaman
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