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tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada475 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-28 19:01:16
June 28 2025 18:39 GMT
#1
I dont know where else to share this. But i needed to

Yesterday I felt a feeling of pride and accomplishment for the first time in many years:

1 year of practice:

ME

[image loading]


FLASH

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Still a long way to go...

My life has not been easy and my health is not good

Thank you SCBW community you have always been there for me and helped me through so much many dark times. Good luck with your goals for 2025 and may all your dreams come true

~Fighting! =)



On June 28 2025 22:12 Kraekkling wrote:

you also had way less absolute and relative NULL actions, literally more efficient with your clicks than Flash




i didnt know what NULL meant. do you also know what "base" means?

thank you for sharing, it is some encouragement, in the most soul-destroying place (that of being a "foreigner")

because i look at my chart and think "wow its actually kindof amazing"

but gosh there are so many toxic people especially on twitch

i am at a crossroads

i have worked very hard practicing mechanics, and i think i am very close to reaching pro-level mechanics.

i dont throw that term around lightly

i am at the point now where i feel competent that i can handle 80-90% of mechanically demanding situations fluidly

and sometimes i feel like im flying (the way it looks like bisu/effort/flash are flying...)

but i am not quite there yet

and also

i am limited by lack of game knowledge and korean language barrier, and need a dedicated coach

on the positive side:

i can get tr20-24 with koreans so practice environment is good

i have a solid base of fundamentals and just need lots of practice

SO

i will either quit now and forever and end the dream

or go YOLO and see how far I can go..join a korean university...something

maybe answer is less chatter...less self-doubt...more focus and more faith in myself

...

so this was my blog

let me know your thoughts =)
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please no inconsequential criticism about punctuation/grammar/formatting...thanks for your concerns but i just didnt care to make another aesthetic OP


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https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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XenOsky
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2356 Posts
June 29 2025 19:11 GMT
#2
base means spawning location.

bw chart looks pretty good imo;
ἡ τῆς Νεμέσεως τάξις
iamperfection
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9646 Posts
June 30 2025 01:55 GMT
#3
when in doubt always go yolo.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=406168&currentpage=78#1551
Uldridge
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Belgium5181 Posts
June 30 2025 19:12 GMT
#4
I'm camp yolo. At the very least it's going to be a great story someday.
Taxes are for Terrans
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10333 Posts
June 30 2025 23:18 GMT
#5
What rank/rating are you currently?
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5630 Posts
July 02 2025 10:14 GMT
#6
A dream is worth fighting for.
FBH #1!
tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada475 Posts
July 07 2025 23:22 GMT
#7
On July 01 2025 08:18 Jealous wrote:
What rank/rating are you currently?


1500. the korean ladder is hard and is full of very talented amateurs.

here are the categories of potential ladder matches:

1) fun, challenging, evenly matched game (25%)
2) fair loss to a much better opponent (25%)
3) free win to instant leaver (25%)
4) hopeless loss to gosu on a smurf account (5%)
5) exasperating 35min clowny game with 80apm carrier-dt hidden-nexus fantasy-gg timing person (10%)
6) instant loss/forfeit to laggy game with EU/SA/CN person (10%)

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10333 Posts
July 08 2025 15:53 GMT
#8
On July 08 2025 08:22 tankgirl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2025 08:18 Jealous wrote:
What rank/rating are you currently?


1500. the korean ladder is hard and is full of very talented amateurs.

here are the categories of potential ladder matches:

1) fun, challenging, evenly matched game (25%)
2) fair loss to a much better opponent (25%)
3) free win to instant leaver (25%)
4) hopeless loss to gosu on a smurf account (5%)
5) exasperating 35min clowny game with 80apm carrier-dt hidden-nexus fantasy-gg timing person (10%)
6) instant loss/forfeit to laggy game with EU/SA/CN person (10%)


Yea, it seems like coaching would be the best way for you to move forward. I know that ladder has gotten harder over the years, but having your mechanics and 1500 is indicative of a lack in strategy/game sense/prioritization that coaching could help solve. I've encountered plenty of people with 300+ APM and clean mechanics who are stuck in D because they are doing dumb shit like microing 2 Hydralisks against a DT in their main while 3 groups of Hydralisk die to storm in the middle of the map.
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5630 Posts
July 08 2025 18:58 GMT
#9
Join CPL imo, they have a nice discord: https://discord.gg/3d2P9qAC
FBH #1!
tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada475 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-07-12 10:53:58
July 12 2025 04:17 GMT
#10
Thanks for suggestions
https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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iopq
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1110 Posts
November 21 2025 16:01 GMT
#11
I guarantee that you're not hitting the correct timings. When I get everything on time, I simply overrun my B rank opponents and smash them with just too many units. I don't even have good mechanics.

https://www.youtube.com/live/KT-xqXA687I?si=ZN8CbtQFMJt_I8HO&t=5807

it's quite simple, you stay safe early on, get the correct number of workers, get the army composition you're going for, attack and crush

I haven't yet gotten to S rank, maybe my mechanics are not good enough yet, but working on optimizing my early builds and timings got me to A rank
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