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NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-29 11:58:18
December 29 2008 11:57 GMT
#1
1) Don't ask from -> Reason:

Most likely the answer is fake anyways. Secondly when the answer is "Korea" its a mindgame from the start. You will think that the guy is gosu and you have no chance anyway. Just play like you would play any opponent and enjoy the game and try to concentrate and win.

2) Don't play all-in all the time -> Reason:

iCCup is your chance to try out strategies. Obviously you can practice all-in too since every good player most likely has a all-in move which he can pull, but not all the time. I'm not trying to "remove" cheesers / all-in users with this, but you will most likely gain a lot of experience if you practice builds you can always use. For example: My 1 Fact / 1 Port is really weak and I train it on iCCup with a smurf-ID, because no one will look at my stats, but I gain experience.

3) If you are emotional, you should smurf -> Reason:

There are always people who will look at your stats and trashtalk you when you "only" hit B with like 80-40, because they don't realise that its not stats that make you good. For example a German player "ash.Kolll" has, as it seems a lot of time on his hands and played ~800 games last season. He's on 300 now. He won against Clon (Airforce ACE) and he beat Phoenix66 2-0. Now thats what you get from experience.


:-)! Thats it from my side, feel free to add your own things!

**
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
village_idiot
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
2436 Posts
December 29 2008 12:08 GMT
#2
I get creative when people ask me where I'm from.

France is my favorite answer, but I also use India a lot.
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
December 29 2008 12:16 GMT
#3
i always go for korea
"come korea next time... FXO house... 10 korean, 10 korean"
SaveYourSavior
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1071 Posts
December 29 2008 12:20 GMT
#4
whenever i lie korea, people insta leave
a
Texas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Germany2388 Posts
December 29 2008 12:28 GMT
#5
i will ,become, good now
ty
StimD
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Norway738 Posts
December 29 2008 12:29 GMT
#6
why the hell would you lie about where you're from
nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
December 29 2008 12:29 GMT
#7
I never ask, if they say Korea I always joke with them about how it's an instant lose for me. I had one korean guy tell me he was chobo then roll me something fierce.
u gotta sk8
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
December 29 2008 12:31 GMT
#8
On December 29 2008 21:29 nataziel wrote:
I never ask, if they say Korea I always joke with them about how it's an instant lose for me. I had one korean guy tell me he was chobo then roll me something fierce.


Koreans always go for "me chobo;;" because for Korean standards, they most likely are.
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
7033 Posts
December 29 2008 12:32 GMT
#9
Agree on everything, especially smurfing.

Always when I embarassingly lose to someone I can just say to myself: "Nobody will ever know it was you, now go and create yourself a new account"
Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
December 29 2008 12:33 GMT
#10
Smurfs are great

No one can laugh at me over TL when no one knows my iccup ranking! Ahahaha!
On December 29 2008 21:29 StimD wrote:
why the hell would you lie about where you're from

well naruto just said it
MINDGAEMS
<Wolfpox> i remember when MVP beat that one guy, and everyone was like 'whoa' except that penguin dude.
DwmC_Foefen
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Belgium2186 Posts
December 29 2008 12:47 GMT
#11
Yea everytime they ask me "from?" I say korea:p usually they leave if under 3 mins No fun at all, so now I just don't answer or say belgium if I feel like it ^^
freelander
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Hungary4707 Posts
December 29 2008 12:54 GMT
#12
On December 29 2008 21:33 Realpenguin wrote:
Smurfs are great

No one can laugh at me over TL when no one knows my iccup ranking! Ahahaha!
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2008 21:29 StimD wrote:
why the hell would you lie about where you're from

well naruto just said it
MINDGAEMS


once i answered i was from the north pole
And all is illuminated.
Repertoire
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada92 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-29 13:10:25
December 29 2008 13:02 GMT
#13
1.) Type gg when you lose a match. It shows some class and is better then pouting or being mad at losing.

2.) If your embarrassed about your record clear your stats.

3.) Learn to fucking scout early, especially Terran who don't bother walling and cry about getting cheesed.

4.) If you meet a zerg who is a grade or two above you and joins your game, expect he is cheesing newbies with all ins.

5.) If you meet a zerg player who is on the verge of getting to the next grade, expect cheese once again.

6.) If your on tilt or tired, take a break else your play will definitely be effected by frustration and fatigue.

7.) Concentrate on builds versus protoss, there's a shit lot of them and if your good versus the majority, your good on Iccup.

8.) Learn how to defend versus dark templars. They do it A LOT.

9.) Learn how to defend the most common cheeses from each race.

o3.power91
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Bahrain5288 Posts
December 29 2008 13:13 GMT
#14
On December 29 2008 22:02 Snacks wrote:
3.) Learn to fucking scout early, especially Terran who don't bother walling and cry about getting cheesed.

hahahaha
avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-29 13:31:26
December 29 2008 13:29 GMT
#15
i usually answer that i'm from endor, the koreans on late at night don't seem to get it though o.o, oh and remember, when some zerg asks "from" usually they are 4 pooling you
Sup
Dromar
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States2145 Posts
December 29 2008 13:31 GMT
#16
I usually go Lithuania.
Naib
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Hungary4904 Posts
December 29 2008 13:31 GMT
#17
I just say Uruguay most of the time if asked where I am from.
Complete the cycle!
Dromar
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States2145 Posts
December 29 2008 13:33 GMT
#18
On December 29 2008 22:02 Snacks wrote:
1.) Type gg when you lose a match. It shows some class and is better then pouting or being mad at losing.

2.) If your embarrassed about your record clear your stats.

3.) Learn to fucking scout early, especially Terran who don't bother walling and cry about getting cheesed.

4.) If you meet a zerg who is a grade or two above you and joins your game, expect he is cheesing newbies with all ins.

5.) If you meet a zerg player who is on the verge of getting to the next grade, expect cheese once again.

6.) If your on tilt or tired, take a break else your play will definitely be effected by frustration and fatigue.

7.) Concentrate on builds versus protoss, there's a shit lot of them and if your good versus the majority, your good on Iccup.

8.) Learn how to defend versus dark templars. They do it A LOT.

9.) Learn how to defend the most common cheeses from each race.



I completely agree with 1,2,3,7,8,9, although out of 40 games I've only been cheesed 4 times. I don't get 4 and 5 though.
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
December 29 2008 13:37 GMT
#19
I tend to say Southpole. Sometimes I see friends from same place and sometimes people from northpole :D. I bet research guys are testing pings around Poles.
Repertoire
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada92 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-29 13:41:27
December 29 2008 13:38 GMT
#20
On December 29 2008 22:33 Dromar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2008 22:02 Snacks wrote:
1.) Type gg when you lose a match. It shows some class and is better then pouting or being mad at losing.

2.) If your embarrassed about your record clear your stats.

3.) Learn to fucking scout early, especially Terran who don't bother walling and cry about getting cheesed.

4.) If you meet a zerg who is a grade or two above you and joins your game, expect he is cheesing newbies with all ins.

5.) If you meet a zerg player who is on the verge of getting to the next grade, expect cheese once again.

6.) If your on tilt or tired, take a break else your play will definitely be effected by frustration and fatigue.

7.) Concentrate on builds versus protoss, there's a shit lot of them and if your good versus the majority, your good on Iccup.

8.) Learn how to defend versus dark templars. They do it A LOT.

9.) Learn how to defend the most common cheeses from each race.



I completely agree with 1,2,3,7,8,9, although out of 40 games I've only been cheesed 4 times. I don't get 4 and 5 though.

Say I am playing protoss, I am at D level and some big shot C- level zerg decides to join my game. Now why would he do this considering his points gain for winning the game is lessen so much? We can logically assume, I can expect some kind of 4 pool or 3 hatch zergling allin.

I guess if you played few hundred games on Iccup you get use to some psychological intuitions. Like why do you think people ask where you are from? They don't fucking care where your from they just expect your korean, or not korean to tell your skill level half the time.
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