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jinjin5000
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1482 Posts
July 04 2024 17:44 GMT
#1
TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3123 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-07-04 20:21:32
July 04 2024 20:21 GMT
#2
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.
SCRVN
Profile Joined June 2024
142 Posts
July 05 2024 00:57 GMT
#3
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!
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NoS-Craig
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia3128 Posts
July 05 2024 04:55 GMT
#4
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.


Plus they have 4 girlfriends and invest in the stock market.
Artosis loves Starcraft
RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1163 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-07-05 17:55:59
July 05 2024 17:53 GMT
#5
On July 05 2024 09:57 SCRVN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!

not true lol.
Yes it is 100% brain game, but it is not connected to APM.

Soulkey and snow and light and mind will often drop to 250-280 apm.
Mini Larva and Hero will play over 400 apm most of the game. Royal JyJ too go below 280 a lot.
JDON MY SOUL!
ruhtraeel
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada127 Posts
July 05 2024 18:35 GMT
#6
On July 06 2024 02:53 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 05 2024 09:57 SCRVN wrote:
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!

not true lol.
Yes it is 100% brain game, but it is not connected to APM.

Soulkey and snow and light and mind will often drop to 250-280 apm.
Mini Larva and Hero will play over 400 apm most of the game. Royal JyJ too go below 280 a lot.


Just gonna say that Hero always starts out with crazy APM, but drops off a cliff to like sub 280 in the mid-late game. Biggest drop out of any progamer I've seen

Effort and Hyuk are really the Zergs who consistently stay above 400
RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1163 Posts
July 05 2024 18:37 GMT
#7
On July 06 2024 03:35 ruhtraeel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2024 02:53 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote:
On July 05 2024 09:57 SCRVN wrote:
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!

not true lol.
Yes it is 100% brain game, but it is not connected to APM.

Soulkey and snow and light and mind will often drop to 250-280 apm.
Mini Larva and Hero will play over 400 apm most of the game. Royal JyJ too go below 280 a lot.


Just gonna say that Hero always starts out with crazy APM, but drops off a cliff to like sub 280 in the mid-late game. Biggest drop out of any progamer I've seen

Effort and Hyuk are really the Zergs who consistently stay above 400


Hero maintains it up to like 18 minutes which is still high cuz games usually dont go over 18 much.
JDON MY SOUL!
Sybris
Profile Joined February 2011
30 Posts
July 05 2024 21:49 GMT
#8
I remember him fraternising with foreigners back in the day
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51563 Posts
July 06 2024 02:07 GMT
#9
savior and stork are osl champions known for having some of the lowest apm's out there (below 250) so yeah

it's all about eapm in the end if you want a number to analyze
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RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1163 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-07-06 12:14:45
July 06 2024 11:57 GMT
#10
On July 06 2024 11:07 GTR wrote:
savior and stork are osl champions known for having some of the lowest apm's out there (below 250) so yeah

it's all about eapm in the end if you want a number to analyze


Actually, it isn't even about eapm. While most pros do have high eapm, some of them don't yet are champions in ASL or Online tournaments. Here's some examples from some proleagues from 2021 using SCRCHART, which is better than repmastered for EAPM because it removes the first 2 minutes of spam, where nothing of value happens:

+ Show Spoiler [Lower apm/eapm examples] +
From a 17 minute match, FlaSh vs Soulkey:
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From a 16 minute match, Effort vs Mini:
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From a 17 minute match, Rush vs Stork:
[image loading]


From a 12 minute match, Snow vs Shine:
[image loading]



Here are some eapm monsters:

+ Show Spoiler [high apm/eapm examples] +
Hyuk vs Light, 11 minutes long:
[image loading]


Bisu vs herO, 17 minutes long:
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Mini vs Action, 14 minutes long:
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Shuttle vs Soma, 23 minutes long:
[image loading]


JyJ vs Queen, 16 minutes long:
[image loading]




I think most of the time it is about playing smart, doing the correct build order, hitting timings, getting good information, making smart moves. Apm and Eapm aren't that important. Looks cool sometimes, but it is overrated.

One more:
Cwal ladder match with mind vs soulkey from 2024. it was only 7 minutes long but its a good example:
[image loading]


Soulkey vs Ssak, 17 minutes long:
[image loading]

JDON MY SOUL!
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26391 Posts
July 06 2024 14:07 GMT
#11
Interesting, how is eAPM actually calculated? I probably should know this…
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RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1163 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-07-06 15:39:31
July 06 2024 15:34 GMT
#12
On July 06 2024 23:07 WombaT wrote:
Interesting, how is eAPM actually calculated? I probably should know this…

Honestly, you'd have to ask Masterrey what algorithm he used.
I do think there are things that are VERY important to do, that you can't pick up as eapm with ANY algorithm. If you look closely at how Soulkey plays, a bunch of his actions which count as spam, are small little positional moves he makes to get better alignments. Also I feel that shift+number isn't counted as apm, but ctrl+number is. So players who use a lot less ctrl+number and more shift+number get lower eapm.

Hyuk on the other hand, adds a lot of actions that count as eapm, but that don't actually help him at all or do much. He is technically and mechanically by far the best player, but it actually just doesn't add anything. He can at ungodly fast speeds add a full macro cycle inbetween his attack moves when he's doing mutalisk micro, but he does it on reflex even when he has no minerals to spend on anything.
JDON MY SOUL!
jinjin5000
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1482 Posts
July 07 2024 23:45 GMT
#13
On July 06 2024 02:53 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 05 2024 09:57 SCRVN wrote:
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!

not true lol.
Yes it is 100% brain game, but it is not connected to APM.

Soulkey and snow and light and mind will often drop to 250-280 apm.
Mini Larva and Hero will play over 400 apm most of the game. Royal JyJ too go below 280 a lot.


you are replying to narcissistic D rank terran player who thinks he's greatest thing to have played the game.
G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2921 Posts
July 08 2024 06:24 GMT
#14
When I was in Korea back in the day, Sea was one of the only pros that would just come out and party with us. He's a fun guy lol.
HaFnium
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United Kingdom1076 Posts
July 08 2024 18:24 GMT
#15
Were there any other progamers that rely more on talent alone?
I remember in another thread that Chojja was also one of those who doesn't really practise a lot before games...
BW forever!
Xeofreestyler
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Belgium6774 Posts
July 09 2024 08:17 GMT
#16
Nada was notorious for not practicing a lot iirc
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O-ops
Profile Joined February 2009
United States4236 Posts
July 09 2024 09:08 GMT
#17
On July 06 2024 03:35 ruhtraeel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2024 02:53 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote:
On July 05 2024 09:57 SCRVN wrote:
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!

not true lol.
Yes it is 100% brain game, but it is not connected to APM.

Soulkey and snow and light and mind will often drop to 250-280 apm.
Mini Larva and Hero will play over 400 apm most of the game. Royal JyJ too go below 280 a lot.


Just gonna say that Hero always starts out with crazy APM, but drops off a cliff to like sub 280 in the mid-late game. Biggest drop out of any progamer I've seen

Effort and Hyuk are really the Zergs who consistently stay above 400



I would be interested to see the apm of pros playing agaisnt him; his games tend to go for longer with how he plays.

I would also bet Hyuk's apm is the result of him auto-piloting most the time, and I don't know if anyone understands this but he's probably that guy that can't stop himself from just doing stuff. It's like that guy that keeps inspecting his knife in csgo. It really explains the mistakes he made in his games. It wasn't like he was bad; he clearly got skills but the way this dude was losing games is just spectacular. Similar case with Backho, too.

In contrast, Savior's apm was famously low but a big trademark of his game-play was to induce mistake from people (and by people i meant some of the most fucking insane players ever) by overloading them.
Fan of the Jangbanger
RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1163 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-07-09 14:43:07
July 09 2024 14:41 GMT
#18
On July 09 2024 18:08 O-ops wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2024 03:35 ruhtraeel wrote:
On July 06 2024 02:53 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote:
On July 05 2024 09:57 SCRVN wrote:
On July 05 2024 05:21 TMNT wrote:
This isn't true. I heard that Terran players are hard working. They grind games 16 hours a day ruining their wrists while Protoss players partying on the beach.

Actually, this game uses brain, it doesn't use hands. Low tier players usually have 400+ apm but really pro players have 330+ apm.

if you are gosu, you will know what I say!

not true lol.
Yes it is 100% brain game, but it is not connected to APM.

Soulkey and snow and light and mind will often drop to 250-280 apm.
Mini Larva and Hero will play over 400 apm most of the game. Royal JyJ too go below 280 a lot.


Just gonna say that Hero always starts out with crazy APM, but drops off a cliff to like sub 280 in the mid-late game. Biggest drop out of any progamer I've seen

Effort and Hyuk are really the Zergs who consistently stay above 400



I would be interested to see the apm of pros playing agaisnt him; his games tend to go for longer with how he plays.

I would also bet Hyuk's apm is the result of him auto-piloting most the time, and I don't know if anyone understands this but he's probably that guy that can't stop himself from just doing stuff. It's like that guy that keeps inspecting his knife in csgo. It really explains the mistakes he made in his games. It wasn't like he was bad; he clearly got skills but the way this dude was losing games is just spectacular. Similar case with Backho, too.

In contrast, Savior's apm was famously low but a big trademark of his game-play was to induce mistake from people (and by people i meant some of the most fucking insane players ever) by overloading them.


Hyuk definitely does it out of habit and it is definitely holding him back. he often misses timings on defense by a few more seconds than others do, and overspends on units he doesnt actually need because he automatically presswd macro cycles.

Some really good examples of players deliberately playing a bit slower on purpose are Soulkey, light, mind, snow and best. Queen sometimes too. They just take a moment inbetween everything to just look at things the enemy has, click on some enemy units for health and such, and then go back to clicking and such.
JDON MY SOUL!
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51563 Posts
July 09 2024 23:28 GMT
#19
On July 09 2024 03:24 HaFnium wrote:
Were there any other progamers that rely more on talent alone?
I remember in another thread that Chojja was also one of those who doesn't really practise a lot before games...


goodfriend got success with practice and talent and then after he moved to ktf and got the bag he stopped caring and got crap at the game
casy also in a similar boat - after his osl win he got too blindsided by the fame that came with winning and stopped caring too
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