[Q] Raising APM - Page 4

On September 06 2008 16:20 heyoka wrote:


July said he plays best when his hands are sweating

On September 06 2008 13:56 Equinox_kr wrote:
OK this is literally what I did for like a month to make my APM go up. Do NOTHING but macro. Forget about fighting, or even winning for that matter. Just make sure that you are constantly making units, make that the main reason you're playing. And eventually, you can do it faster so you have time for micro + everything else.

On September 08 2008 16:59 zXk3 wrote:
APM means nothing really.. i would suggest you to improve your gamesense first, know what the opponent would be doing, and adapt to it beforehand, know and apply some basics, like flanking, macroing, hard counters, and the list goes on.. i have beaten korean dudes with the double APM with my barely 160 APM, sometimes its better to play smart compared to play fast, what im trying to say is, awesome speed with poor knowledge just makes you a fast opponent, good speed with awesome knowledge just makes you a hard opponent, you make your call =D

On September 08 2008 15:51 G.s)NarutO wrote:
In my opinion you should try to raise your brain activity. This is by no means in insult, you need to think quick and your hands will move faster with the time. Its much more important to know how to react on all the things that can happen to you.

Strategical knowledge + experience > speed.

On September 07 2008 03:34 a p p ! e wrote:


here's where i disagree though

there are actions that are given more priority compared to some others that you'll be taking
some obvious ones have to do with proper building arrangement and the timing of your tech

i've tried that method too, ha ha but it seemed to condition me to forget timings and overlook details. i'm sorry to use myself as an example all the time, and i'll try to look to other ways of expression, lollll . . . i'm sure most of you have your game plans refined and practiced enough to be able to spam for practice and still manage to do everything you want to do (but accomplishing more and more with each game >; ) )

my point is though, i don't recommend this style of practice for newer players, even if it feels fun

On September 08 2008 00:39 SirGlinG wrote:
Don't care so much about your apm. I raised my apm from 80 to your rate, but my skills didn't improve as my apm did, so i can still loose against 70apm dudes. Just play smart and learn more about the game. That's what i didn't do enough.

On September 09 2008 19:34 Metaspace wrote:


Well, perhaps that was me. I regularely win against people with way higher APM due to tactics and smart thinking.
My APM sucks, I stay between 80 and 100 (I do not spam).

On the other hand, my bad speed sverely limits my play - e.g., I cannot do lurk/ling/scourge/defiler the way it is meant to be (and I'd want it to be), because my hands are simply to slow.
Even good flanking is nearly impossible with a 120 supply Z army with my speed.
Believe me I know what I would have to do, I just can't.

I.e., for all out there saying do not care about APM, learn the game instead, this is plain wrong. IMO, in any RTS game, a base speed is paramount to mastering it.
Hence, training playing speed, handspeed, more or less well represented by APM, is by all means important.

On September 09 2008 19:46 arb wrote:

Your hand speed isnt the problem,seems to me youre just lazy.

APM really doesnt mean alot, Hell i can do SK with only 170~~~~Anyway what are most of the actions? 60% hotkeys?? really you could cut that down to 20% and be just fine.

Best way to "improve" APM : Get Better.