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Hello there, I just have a pretty simple question.
How much on average, do you think a starcraft 2 pro player spends just playing games each day?
I only ask because I've adopted SC2 as my hobby, and when I'm not working my full time job or partying on the weekends I like to shut in and bang out some SC2 games. I'd like to dedicate a lot of time to this game and see where it takes me.
Just for fun, I played about 20 games today, and I would say the average game time is around 15 minutes or so (that's probably a little conservative), which means I played ~300 minutes or 5 hours.
Is this on par with what a pro player does? Or do I need to ramp it up even more?
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They play around there. Maybe an hour more or less. Then they spend like 1-2 hours watching replays, making builds. 1-2 hours playing weekly cups and so i guess.
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I'd say more. 30+ games a day is probably something I'd expect for a pro.
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Depends its varies from player to player but EG's Incontrol has talked about 10 to 12 hour practices and such...
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The general concensus is most pros play around 8 hours a day but a few korean pros apparently play around 12 hours or if they have a specific tourney coming up. 5 hours is enough to get quite good really quickly if its efficient enough, and if you are particularly gifted could get you near pro level, stephano said he used to practice around 4-5 hours before he started winning everything.
But at the end of the day if its only a hobby i would play as much as it is fun, and try not to let it consume your life if you dont wish to do it as a career, gl!
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I know Dimaga makes sure he plays at least 8 hours a day. That includes watching replays and etc...
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On April 09 2012 16:06 Hoodlum wrote:
Depends its varies from player to player but EG's Incontrol has talked about 10 to 12 hour practices and such...
EG practice from what I have seen from their stream is 1(or 2) of their players playing and the rest observing. Maybe why they do reasonably long sessions.
Edit: Then again they dont stream constantly, could just be what they do for streaming time.
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Estimates vary but the Koreans practice very consistently for many (8ish or more) hours almost every day. I'm not sure what foreigners do but it usually doesn't reach that level. Stephano famously said he only practiced four hours a day but I think that recently he has upped his practice regimen.
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8 minimum, more like 10, its their job, they dont do anything else
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It varies a lot per player, but most full time pro's play a lot longer then that.
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You need to play three times that every day for a year to get started. After that you can probably drop down to 10 hours a day if you are focused.
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12 hour per day i think
i heard that from idra
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It depends so much on the player. I've heard Stephano for example plays like 3-5 hours per day or something.
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I think that "8 hours" of strictly playing every day is a myth. That kind of mental exercise can be draining if you keep it up for long. It's certainly more possible to focus about 8 hours per day on Starcraft overall, including replays, watching other players, discussing strategy with other players who are on or above your level. Even custom games (micro trainer, etc.) can improve your play. I do think it's fine to play/study/practice Starcraft for 10+ hours in one day, but certainly not every day or even most days of the week.
On the other hand, 1-2 hours a few nights per week isn't getting you anywhere.
You should set a bar that feels comfortable for you to the point where you feel like you're working towards getting better, but not so much you get sick of it. If you play too much, start tilting, etcetera, you should absolutely take a break and do something else. Even picking up another game in the same genre (or close enough i.e. MOBAs) can help improve your fundamentals in a way that will rub off on your game long-term.
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practise as much as what you believe will get amounts of improvement you are aiming for.
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I think the biggest misconception is they play 8 hours strait. its split up throughout the day to total around 8 hours.
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Koreans practice 8 plus hours for sure, and they are the best.
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certainly as a full time college student, i play about 10-15 games each day. however, you can still improve if you do what i do which is watching personal and high level stream (their POV) on ladder or vod. if you think about their decision making and pay closely to build order and timing in particular, you will gain a better understanding of this game. when i started to play this game, i used to play 20-30 games during summer break. it is true that you have to mass games to improve gradually but keep in mind don't stress yourself and have fun importantly!
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I imagine it varies greatly. There might be somewhat of an average middle area and then some serious outliers.
Can't know for sure unless you ask the pros individually. Probably ramps up the closer you get to events. But then again on individual might find success if they play less right before an event so... a thread like this is just guesswork.
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