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Part 1: ICCUP - My Life on the D- List
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
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inb4RUSH
Sweden85 Posts
On October 03 2008 18:01 jpunshon wrote: so I will write about my experiences on ICCUP, and my quest to become a solid D player, then C, then B, and hopefully (though the chance is slim) an A class Zerg. Then this blog will be long, I bid you good luck and will look for any updates on this particular matter. | ||
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Ki_Do
Korea (South)981 Posts
attempting to use pro-like strategies without pro-like mechanics at least u can 5 pool? do that against protoss | ||
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
On October 03 2008 18:19 Ki_Do wrote: at least u can 5 pool? do that against protoss yeh i have done some 5 pools, but one cannot 5 pool every game! i actually want to get good, which involves pulling proper builds and winning in the mid/late game. | ||
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
On October 03 2008 18:37 NoobsOfWrath wrote: Got any real life friends who play? Even if they are not that good, a C can help a totally new player very rapidly. I have some, and they have helped me out with builds etc, but my main problem is mechanics, speed and decision making. You cannot really be "taught" that type of stuff I don't think. | ||
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
However, a lot of time can be cut out of the equation if you've got a willing friend who is good enough to simply watch your replay and tell you what you should have done. | ||
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
On October 03 2008 19:13 NoobsOfWrath wrote: Decision making can definitely be helped by someone knowledgeable. Speed and mechanics come from practice and there's very little you can do about that. Even if you use shortcut techniques like some people suggest on TL, like the playing-at-300APM-vs-computers technique, it still takes lots of practice. So just play a ton. Decision making will generally be a matter of watching replays with situations that happened to you, often with vision on only one player, and seeing what they do based on what they see. However, a lot of time can be cut out of the equation if you've got a willing friend who is good enough to simply watch your replay and tell you what you should have done. For sure, but it seems like since I am at a low level, I lose in the same basic ways. I would go into it now, but I want to save it for the next entry ^^ | ||
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-slo.m1ke-
Slovenia352 Posts
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village_idiot
2436 Posts
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
On October 03 2008 19:24 village_idiot wrote: You should play some 2v2 games if you suck hard. It really helps with your early game mechanics and will force you to pay attention to scouting and the minimap. Not a bad idea, except my partner would be pissed off that I am dragging them down. | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
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404.Nintu
Canada1723 Posts
http://www.youtube.com/user/coky18 I'm a C terran, and I target my advice and junk towards D, D+ and C- players, wanting to get higher ranks. Hopefully there atleast of some use. I also run a clan of people who chill on vent, watch replays, and ladder a lot. So if you ever need help or have any questions, don't be shy. I'm Nintu on iccup, or you can PM me here or on my youtube account. Goodluck! =D | ||
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
On October 03 2008 21:04 Nintu wrote: There are many commentated FPvods by players on TL. Myself included. http://www.youtube.com/user/coky18 I'm a C terran, and I target my advice and junk towards D, D+ and C- players, wanting to get higher ranks. Hopefully there atleast of some use. I also run a clan of people who chill on vent, watch replays, and ladder a lot. So if you ever need help or have any questions, don't be shy. I'm Nintu on iccup, or you can PM me here or on my youtube account. Goodluck! =D hey man thanks a lot, awesome youtube vids! | ||
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HotZhot
Colombia677 Posts
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17731 Posts
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meathook
1289 Posts
On October 03 2008 19:24 village_idiot wrote: You should play some 2v2 games if you suck hard. It really helps with your early game mechanics and will force you to pay attention to scouting and the minimap. Before I started playing 1v1 exclusively (well, almost; I still play 2v2 sometimes) I found that playing 2v2 only confused me as the gameplay and strategies are completely different. But it might have had something to do with the fact that I could not play my main race (T) in 2v2 so I would go random. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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yenta
Poland1142 Posts
2s on iccup would be harsh for you right now, even at D/D+ level | ||
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
pick a replay with a solid build and study it inside and out. practice that build over and over against, against a computer if you want, so you dont miss depots, you dont miss factories honestly, I spent 3 or 4 days just going over one build over and over again, making sure I could do it without a hitch pretty much every time, that I could adapt it fairly well, and it was probably the single greatest jump in my starcraft abilities. I would reccomend replays involving koreans though | ||
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Avidkeystamper
United States8556 Posts
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Underwhelmed
United States207 Posts
On October 04 2008 01:03 Xeris wrote: #1 thing is improve macro. This. Protoss with decent macro can get to D+ fairly easily with just 1a2a3a. Macro is the basics of the game, focus on it first. | ||
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AttackZerg
United States7465 Posts
for ZvP when they fast expo just go 3 hat hydralisk push. You'll learn to feel when templars and leg speed are comming. How scouting effectives the effectiveness of the strategy. How to micro hydralisks and how to build on hotkeys while attacking 5sh6sh7sh. ZvT 12hat/11pool/10gas speed first 10 lings try and rush. If that doesn't do damage and you can't win with 2 hat speedlings make your lair and put a den down halfway threw for lurker/ling. Learning to micro this in small battles against MnM will increase your understanding of the ZvT/TvZ struggle and once again burrow microling lurkers and zerglings together while spamming 5sz6sz7sh. This build will teach you went terran will get Seige tanks when their +1 attack upgrade is complete, and when the earliest vessels can come out. ZvZ mass lings every game. Good zergling control is what makes a zerg player good, before mutas you need effective zergling control in all matchups. So learn how to do that! Good luck, I will also continue checking your blog for updates. You can do it padawon! Z | ||
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On October 04 2008 06:27 Underwhelmed wrote: This. Protoss with decent macro can get to D+ fairly easily with just 1a2a3a. Macro is the basics of the game, focus on it first. You can get alot farther than that if you have perfect macro and poor everything else | ||
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