i usually dont write comments but i have to in this case...

for me as a high masters in team games trying to get better in 1v1, your advice wasnt helpfull at all, all you are saying is basicly -> practise!

well ok, fair enough you right about that, but for example you also say you have to watch replays of your losses, and look what you did wrong... well in the first place i dont do that because i dont understand what i should do, i dont know what is going on, the only way i win basicly is by cheesing, eg. trying out a build that got hyped on Liquid, some strong rush, i will practise that in 10-12 cpu games untill i mastered it perfectly then just own ppl in 1v1 with it... but everytime it gets beyond that build and i couldnt beat my opponent, i simply dont know what i should do

the way i learn the game is from imitating other players, and in my believe 95% of ALL good players are only imitating others, the problem i have is, everytime i watch GSL, TSL i see a super nice build, i want to watch the replay and learn from it... i cant learn from VODs and i think im not the only one thinking this.

However all those replays are not available, and EVERYTIME i try to improve and learn from replays i end up not finding any replays that will help me out... and in the end i spend 2-3 hours searching and searching for a replay where i can learn something from it.

I think most of the top players are that good because they getting supported by other top players, they dont have to spend hours searching for replays for a certain tactic... bcs they will get the replay from their teammates etc.. and i think thats the major reason why most of the pro's are that good... they never wouldve made it alone

Sovern

United States312 Posts

April 03 2011 01:47 GMT

#111

^^You need to find practice partners and learn how to play standard instead of learning cheese builds if you want to make progress, that or get better at cheesing.

ZeNex

16 Posts

April 04 2011 06:58 GMT

#112

Inspirational but I still don't get much time

Lucky to get a game a day. Maybe 10 at a weekend

effecto

France142 Posts

April 04 2011 11:22 GMT

#113

Ty BaekHo for this analyse.

I feel really frustrated about what you said about talent. I was just 4k master terran player in season 1, and since like two months i feel like my strategy/micro/macro doesn't improve like i would. So I'm really scared about the fact that I'm reaching my limit. I'm able to beat some pros but I want to be more regular and of course to be able to compete at highest level.

So can hard training compensate a lack of talent ?

(sorry for my bad english).

see you sir

iSTime

1579 Posts

April 04 2011 14:24 GMT

#114

On April 04 2011 20:22 effecto wrote:
Ty BaekHo for this analyse.

I feel really frustrated about what you said about talent. I was just 4k master terran player in season 1, and since like two months i feel like my strategy/micro/macro doesn't improve like i would. So I'm really scared about the fact that I'm reaching my limit. I'm able to beat some pros but I want to be more regular and of course to be able to compete at highest level.

So can hard training compensate a lack of talent ?

(sorry for my bad english).

see you sir

Talent is mostly BS.

The best of the best in any field are there because they live and breathe what they do, so they're doing it constantly and working hard at it.

enigamI

Canada385 Posts

April 05 2011 01:46 GMT

#115

Just came here from the SC2 Efficient learning guide. This is a very nice read, thanks for the post BaekHo. I'm glad to hear that the more ladder games you play the easier it gets in terms of stress at losing. Time to go hop on the ladder.

Snake_Doc

Australia98 Posts

April 05 2011 01:52 GMT

#116

nice post.

RebelMusic

United States66 Posts

April 05 2011 02:16 GMT

#117

Really good post, very helpful.

Lightningbullet

United States507 Posts

April 05 2011 02:41 GMT

#118

I'm gonna struggle more...and CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS SO I DON'T GET SUPPLY BLOCKED!!!!! :O (especially right before a push)

GinDo

3327 Posts

April 05 2011 02:45 GMT

#119

On April 04 2011 23:24 PJA wrote:

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Talent is mostly BS.

The best of the best in any field are there because they live and breathe what they do, so they're doing it constantly and working hard at it.

Natural Talent does exist. Doesn't mean its everything. Some people are naturally good at math or drawing, or starcraft. Doesn't mean someone else can't reach their level. Just some people achieve skill levels at different rates.