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Hey guys,
Today I decided, I might wanna become a professional Starcraft 2 player some day, and as I'm still young I think it's possible as I'm quite dedicated and eager to learn.
But I wondered, what should I train on...
I figured it would be best to start with:
-Training the mechanics of the game
-Learning the counters
-Learning the hotkeys
But that's still pretty basic, so what should I start training on to become a pro gamer?
Build orders, hand speed?? I don't know
And I hope someone can help me out here
Thanks,
Bart
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Pro gamer, man
Sorry could not resist, anyway. I think the best way to start is getting those hot keys memorised or start getting used to grid, whatever works best for you.
Playing alot of games, maybe making some friends which you can practice against.
Overall just alot of time invested is going to be required (alot)
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play 6 hours a day and watch day 9. that is the advice that every pro gives. glhf
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Blogs.
The search function is your friend. Also, Liquipedia.
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you know you'll probably have to quit school, stay at home and train 8-12 hours a day pretty much every single day if you want to be a pro gamer.
do you actually want to be a professional gamer, as in playing the game as your source of income (aka a full time job) or do you just want to get good at the game and have fun with it?
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Extreme patience and dedication and abbility to dedicate your time to this profession.
1) Organize hotkeys and control groups the very best way possible. If you are new, go for gridkeys they are by far the easiest to learn and also by far the easiest way to transisiton between races. I would even argue that it is the fastest too.
The control groups must be designed very smart. I stole Idra's hotkeys and found them very very smart.
2) Get the multitasking trainer. Play it as much as possible. The point is to make yourself customed to your hotkeys and control groups. You can never train this enough, so I would atleast dedicate 1-2 hours a day to this unless it begins to get too easy.
3) Play your heart out on the ladder, Once you get higher diamond, find a practice partner and or clan to help you. Always watch the replay to see what you can do better.
4) Whatever your skill at whatever the time, play in every single tournament you possibly can.
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Thanks for the replies guys,
@ dbddbddb Yeah, I actually want to have gaming as my source of income
@Mikker Okay thanks, I can do something with those 4 points, I'm gonna download the multitasking trainer and train right away.
Further input is still appreciated!
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Np mate! I have also played with the thought of becomming pro, but officially that will never happen because I simply can't find the dedication. If you are from EU then lets get some games. razormane.664
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I am EU indeed, but I can't go on now... we'll play tomorrow =]
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The main things you need is insane dedication and being able to grind hours a day on practice.
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@Empyrean That's no problem.
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On September 27 2010 04:08 BartooToo wrote:
@Empyrean That's no problem.
I know you think that's no problem, but it takes a lot to be able to mass game and get better while mass gaming. I suggest you get yourself in a clan, or find top diamond practice partners. Just mass games with them all day, email up some teams and clans (eG.,Fnatic) to see if you can practice with one of their members.
the most important thing about pro though, pro anything that is, is you have to realize that you're not playing for fun, you're playing to live.
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@ Terrakin
Thanks for the input, I'll think about it.
By the way guys, I just asked for ways to train to become a pro, I have no idea whether I actually am talented enough or whether I'm dedicated enough etc.
I wanna check it out for some time and I'll see after that.
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i think people are approaching learning the wrong way. there's really no specific thing you can start learning first aside from basic BOs i guess. you just kind of have to start playing and continue playing a lot. your mechanics will develop while you learn. play a lot and learn from your own losses.
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On September 27 2010 03:20 FatkiddsLag wrote:
play 6 hours a day and watch day 9. that is the advice that every pro gives. glhf
depends if you wanna be a "pro" by us measurements or a real pro like a korean bro who puts in double that amount of time for practise.
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Just play a lot of games.
If you're not getting better and you don't find yourself even half way decent by playing a lot, then you have zero chance of becoming a progamer.
So just start by seeing if you have potential. Or you end up like Idra. Simple as that.
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@Milkis
What would be a good potential measurement
Say I'm starting brand new, not knowing anything, where should I be in a month?
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i think the fact that you're asking means you have no chance
i never had to ask how to train to be a state runner. i just knew i was a runner.
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if you're starting brand new then why are you even considering it?
how do you know you even like playing the game that much? just play the game for a bit, see how much you actually like it, and then think about it again.
i don't think you've thought about this seriously and you're just thinking of it completely through ideals. Just go play first if you're really that "young" and you want to be a progamer.
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@mOnion, Well, did noone help you with training? I suppose you had someone say to you what food would be good to eat and try to help you with a good training schedule.
@Milkis, nah, I'm not just starting and I did think about it, it was just an example, but as I reread my post I indeed wasn't clear, it's because English isn't my native language.
But ehh, any idea's on how to measure it?
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