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Antego
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada38 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-13 11:23:27
May 10 2011 12:24 GMT
#1
Today at the job, I was thinking about SC2 since my job is pretty relax (I sell videogames). I though to myself that the hard part about macro was solely memorizing a huge to do list and keeping doing every tasks over and over. So I guessed the main problem was memorizing.

Of course, repetition is the ultimate key in this matter, but just repetition sounds kinda basic. I've come to the conclusion that making macro blocks was the best way to memorize macro.

Basically, I have to do the following tasks over and over :

- Inject;
- Supply;
- Scout;
- Unit production;
- Creep.

I decided to make 3 blocks out off these actions :

Production block
* Inject
* Supply
* D.U.E.T Reaction
* Unit production
* Saturation check
* Larvae check (by taping)

Creep block
* Larvae check (by taping)
* Creep
* Rally unit
* Larvae check (by taping)

Scout block
* Larvae check (by taping)
* Scout
* Set D.U.E.T
* Larvae check (by taping)

(The D.U.E.T Stand for Drone, Unit, Expand, Tech)
Basically, my scouting will determine if I Drone, create military, expand or if I tech up.

I find that repeating these blocks individually and then mixing them together helps a lot creating timing based on spawn larva; it forces me to constantly check if my hatcheries are about to pop and I feel I'm in a hurry all the time and asking myself “OK, what's next?" forces me to make links between each blocks.

I set a simple rule to these block. Once larvaes pop, I stop doing whatever I was doing; until a new production block round has finished I can resume what I was doing.

Personally, doing this helped me so far.

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RedJustice
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1004 Posts
May 10 2011 12:44 GMT
#2
One of the things about the human brain that's kinda interesting is that it's hard to consciously focus on more than a handful (5-7) of items at once. So when you are trying to consider your overall strategy and the possibilities your opponent has open to them, it seems it becomes pretty difficult to also keep track of those other things.

However, through sheer repetition we are also able to learn to do things without consciously thinking about them, freeing our conscious thought for other things. (Knitting for example becomes quite mindless after a bit of practice.) I think with the mechanics of macro it is just sheer repetition to reach a point where it isn't conscious anymore, and then it becomes much easier. I think the associations you made there will also help you, because you just have to think about three things-- and then when you focus on one you progress to the details of it through association. I'm sure it will get easier with practice!
DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
May 10 2011 13:21 GMT
#3
Yes, indeed. Though when playing as Zerg, doing those things almost feels natural after a few games or so.
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