EPTMy first thought is, here is my excuse for my shitty post, now here is my shitty post. Usually revolving around "I didn't watch the replays" or "can people just give me quick advice"... when they should be knowing damn well quick advice isn't going to get you out of Gold. Much needed post.
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
My first thought is, here is my excuse for my shitty post, now here is my shitty post. Usually revolving around "I didn't watch the replays" or "can people just give me quick advice"... when they should be knowing damn well quick advice isn't going to get you out of Gold. Much needed post. | ||
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Exley
United States239 Posts
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Saechiis
Netherlands4989 Posts
On June 16 2011 21:53 Wrongspeedy wrote: Whats absolutely silly is that someone can post an OP and some basic things they need help with, with their Gold level replays, I can choose for my own good to watch better replays (like I dunno the GSL ones I'm paying for!). But if I don't watch those Gold replays (or at least if I say I don't), and give them any advice, thats a warning? You can be helpful and poignant without always watching the replay. But instead I guess I will just completely avoid this part of the board because giving helpful advice to someone isn't worth getting a warning. When you're done being victimized, take a look at the actual strategy forums and make a rough estimation of how many posts "from work, can't watch the replay" are helping people out. I'm a positive chap so I'm going to say 1%, but some would argue that they're of no value at all. Explain to me how you can figure out someone's troubles in a matchup without watching his replays? Explain to me how it's useful when someone dies to a roach rush and you give generic advice of being agressive in TvZ and to make marines, since you haven't seen what actually happened ingame. | ||
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Legion710
Canada423 Posts
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RM_12
201 Posts
jk. Completly agree, if they have time to sit on TL in work, they have time to do it back in home. SC related questions aren't exactly an emergency situation... | ||
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Selkie
United States530 Posts
Thank you! I keep seeing these excuses, and they start to irritate me. | ||
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kollin
United Kingdom8380 Posts
More seriously, I completely agree. Just wait till you get back to your home/caravan/parents basement, then post. | ||
zatic
Zurich15355 Posts
On June 16 2011 23:51 Legion710 wrote: In my view, my replayless help is better than my no help at all. This is a favor I'm doing them. This is what most people seem to think and it's just wrong. You are not doing anyone a favor, quite the opposite. Please link me a [H] thread with a decent OP that has not been replied to. There is no "no help at all" here. What there is though is tons of people spamming threads with useless posts which makes it harder for people who have actually watched the replay to give meaningful advice. If you can't watch the replay, simply don't post. It can't be that hard. | ||
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z00m
Germany22 Posts
I really like the latest TL clean up actions. This forum is a great read with a lot competent people in it ... keep up the great work Oh and when you are at work ... You better work hard or you'll maybe have to search hard for new work  | ||
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Kamikiri
United States1319 Posts
On June 16 2011 21:53 Wrongspeedy wrote: Whats absolutely silly is that someone can post an OP and some basic things they need help with, with their Gold level replays, I can choose for my own good to watch better replays (like I dunno the GSL ones I'm paying for!). But if I don't watch those Gold replays (or at least if I say I don't), and give them any advice, thats a warning? You can be helpful and poignant without always watching the replay. But instead I guess I will just completely avoid this part of the board because giving helpful advice to someone isn't worth getting a warning. The thing is you are not actually helping this gold level player without watching the replay because they are usually to stupid to say what the actual problem is and you just acting like you know without watching the replay isnt helping, if you dont want to watch gold level replays than just dont help newbs on the strategys forums. | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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BlueSpace
Germany2182 Posts
I also really dislike post that start out by saying: "I didn't watch your replays, but you should do...". | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
 Also I just realized your icon is a mule. It is so cool. I always thought it was some kind of Z-bot or w/e o_0 | ||
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fire_brand
Canada1123 Posts
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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neSix
United States1772 Posts
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homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
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SigmaoctanusIV
United States3313 Posts
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Felo
Germany392 Posts
Its obviously important to see the replay to get on about details and whatnot and I especially like comments like "lol, just go Carrier/HT vs Thor/Marine!" while the replay showcased a 1Thor-Push with a couple of Marines in the early game. But! If theres a discussion starting around i.e. Compositions or certain behaviours (like "you should expand aggressively on TDA, unlike you were doing in that game") then I think that you can contribute to that discussion without watching the replay, because those are general facts. tl;dr - I absolutely agree - only post OPs with Replays, only reply specific advice after watching a replay but I think you can still contribute to general discussion without seeing the replay. | ||
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Artik
United States71 Posts
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