How to Train and Increase APM - Page 2

iopq

United States534 Posts

September 06 2021 04:44 GMT

#21

On August 28 2021 18:21 zimp wrote:
It's funny that you picked Movie, because he is one of the slowest pros, he only has ~200 apm. Most pro players have 220-350. Very few pro players have 400 apm consistently.

Almost all modern Zergs sustain 400 APM at all times

very few PROTOSS pros have 400

xsnac

Romania1290 Posts

September 30 2021 07:59 GMT

#22

On September 06 2021 13:44 iopq wrote:

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Almost all modern Zergs sustain 400 APM at all times

very few PROTOSS pros have 400

proof please?

zimp

Hungary920 Posts

September 30 2021 20:04 GMT

#23

that would be hard to prove, as it's not true. Cola, Effort, Sacsri, Hyuk - they have over 400 APM consistently from the zergs. There are some other players that reach around 400 when they try their best, or when their build requires constant clicking - typically early-mid game muta micro - but they don't have it all times. like Jaedong

outscar

2243 Posts

October 07 2021 00:14 GMT

#24

HyuK always has 400+ APM but -400 brain lol. Movie used to have solid APM back in KeSPA days but he become lazy lately, that's why he never passes round of 32 anymore.

Timebon3s

408 Posts

October 07 2021 17:44 GMT

#25

Didnt Effort also have high apm?

puppykiller

United States3123 Posts

October 11 2021 03:09 GMT

#26

As previously mentioned, fix your hotkeys.

Then, you want to stream yourself playing and watch the fpvod and pay very close attention to your habits. Take note of things that are difficult for you or slow you down such as do you sometimes:

1. mess up inputs when you 1a2a3a, execute macro cycles, choose which new building to construct or set control groups
2. pause at times to watch animations you don't need to watch, or just to think about what to do next
3. repeat commands that don't need to be repeated
4. waste time fixing miss clicks
5. not complete actions as quick as they can be completed (such as rapid macro cycles or putting down buildings slowly)

Only some of these things will lower your actual APM number but they all will make you a slow player. Each of them can be addressed, how you address them may require some creativity and hard effort from you however.

CHEONSOYUN

414 Posts

October 12 2021 17:57 GMT

#27

it’s not necessary to have a high apm constantly throughout the game

it is necessary to be able to have it spike in the key moments of a game and to run it up as your supply increases

to be honest if you’ve been playing for 10 years already it’s very hard to break physical habits and increase apm. easier to recognize when you’re being too slow and focus on making more impactful actions when it counts

XenOsky

Chile1906 Posts

October 14 2021 07:56 GMT

#28

On September 06 2021 13:44 iopq wrote:

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Almost all modern Zergs sustain 400 APM at all times

very few PROTOSS pros have 400

protoss needs more precision than zerg... so less apm = more effectiveness with protoss. but if a protoss is a god mechanically the race becomes super strong... aka bisu in his prime or jangbi in his prime...

Zerg needs more speed because of the mechanics that are involved in the macro aspect of the race.

letmelose wrote about that shit 4 years ago in a very detailed and insteresting thread.

https://tl.net/blogs/525702-which-race-is-most-heavily-affected-by-mechanics

On October 08 2021 02:44 Timebon3s wrote:
Didnt Effort also have high apm?

he was able to beat FlaSh using aggro builds...

what is your guess?