EPT[G] A Focused Approach to Perfecting Mechanics - Page 8
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
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vaderseven
United States2556 Posts
On March 22 2012 14:46 Demonhunter04 wrote: If you can hit a single keyboard button eight times a second, you are unusually fast. Just saying....cuz 1,400 APM is about 23 APS. If I had said spam asdf or alskdjf would you have quibbled that lol? I do in fact know people that can hit that rate though, not uncommon in the music game world. | ||
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Demonhunter04
1530 Posts
On March 22 2012 21:29 vaderseven wrote: If I had said spam asdf or alskdjf would you have quibbled that lol? I do in fact know people that can hit that rate though, not uncommon in the music game world. That's pretty cool then. I've been using computers for just 6 years and used the same shitty keyboard throughout -_-, maybe that's why I can only do 540 APM of asd. I type at 100 WPM, which apparently corresponds to 500 keystrokes a minute. I wonder how fast those people can type? o_o | ||
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Kfcnoob
United States296 Posts
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vaderseven
United States2556 Posts
On March 23 2012 00:36 Demonhunter04 wrote: That's pretty cool then. I've been using computers for just 6 years and used the same shitty keyboard throughout -_-, maybe that's why I can only do 540 APM of asd. I type at 100 WPM, which apparently corresponds to 500 keystrokes a minute. I wonder how fast those people can type? o_o 1000apm divided among 8 inputs (2000 notes and the song is exactly 2 minutes long, burst apm if I remember correctly is like 1600) - + Show Spoiler + 555bpm at the end of the this song with 8th note runs, thats about 1110 apm or 18.5 aps... and he does it with his feet - + Show Spoiler + Do not doubt your body when you need to play starcraft. We love to talk it up with apm and the like but the extremeness of apm is not about muscles or reaction time. Other games challenge those items to a much larger degree and prove that. | ||
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dotDash
Sweden142 Posts
On March 23 2012 06:33 vaderseven wrote: 1000apm divided among 8 inputs (2000 notes and the song is exactly 2 minutes long, burst apm if I remember correctly is like 1600) - + Show Spoiler + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrBSqRbkypI&feature=related 555bpm at the end of the this song with 8th note runs, thats about 1110 apm or 18.5 aps... and he does it with his feet - + Show Spoiler + Do not doubt your body when you need to play starcraft. We love to talk it up with apm and the like but the extremeness of apm is not about muscles or reaction time. Other games challenge those items to a much larger degree and prove that. O.O | ||
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Br3ezy
United States720 Posts
On March 23 2012 00:36 Demonhunter04 wrote: i type at 120wpm yoThat's pretty cool then. I've been using computers for just 6 years and used the same shitty keyboard throughout -_-, maybe that's why I can only do 540 APM of asd. I type at 100 WPM, which apparently corresponds to 500 keystrokes a minute. I wonder how fast those people can type? o_o | ||
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Blazinghand
United States25553 Posts
To mr. Demohunter: your statement, as I understand it, is this: "Typing just ASD over and and over again, I can only hit 540 APM. Typing words in a regular fashion, I can type at 500 APM." If you can hit 500 effective APM (hitting the keys you want to hit) with a maximum raw apm of like 540 with your left hand, I'd actually be fairly surprised. I'm sure your raw spam APM is higher than that if you're legitimately typing 100 words per minute. | ||
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kAelle_sc
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Br3ezy
United States720 Posts
edit: nvm its being too laggy right now | ||
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Fencar
United States2694 Posts
I really need to work on mouse accuracy...... | ||
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dotDash
Sweden142 Posts
On May 13 2012 17:59 Fencer710 wrote: Ahh... I'd forgotten about this, then remembered as my mechanics went to the dump for some reason. I can't wait to start really improving my mechanics. :D I really need to work on mouse accuracy...... Try clicking on certain thing at every start of a new game. Like rally to new mineral patches, click on different SCVs and such. Cheers Dan | ||
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thurim
France31 Posts
I have started to play for one month and improve thanks to all the nice guide and stuff i have find in TL but now i am stuck at plat level and think i need to improve my mechanics to try to go further ahead. I have read this guide which is very well writen and explained and now try to put it into practice. However i face a huge huge problem cause i made a lot mistakes that i did not make before like being supply block or forgotten some upgrades cause "typing" get some attention to me as i am not used to do it all the times (i only type when i had to produce some stuffs ... but not when i don't need to so it is no automatic for me). I wanted to know if it is normal and if i had to continue or if i am too low level to start typing all the time. I think this method can help me cause i am not ease with my control keyboard especially when i had to use control group, my nightmare is in TvP when i had tou coordinate my army (1), ghost (2) and vikings (3) i often mess all and fall apart. i am sorry if my post is not 100% clear to sum up : i feel like i am doing less good that what i used to when i try to up my apm by typing, is it normal ? if no what i do wrong and how can i fix it ? if yes should i continue, how long does it take to get used to it (in average) I also wanted to ask a question about the placement of the hand on the keyboard, i tend to use only my little (pinky) finger for produce rines(a),cv(s) and my 1,2,3 control group ...my middle finger for other control group and that's all  what is the standard way to use fingers on keyboard, is my way to do ok or do i need to change ?Sorry for all noob questions and thanks a lot for people who will take time to read and answer. | ||
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Fencar
United States2694 Posts
On May 15 2012 00:31 thurim wrote: Hi all, I have started to play for one month and improve thanks to all the nice guide and stuff i have find in TL but now i am stuck at plat level and think i need to improve my mechanics to try to go further ahead. I have read this guide which is very well writen and explained and now try to put it into practice. However i face a huge huge problem cause i made a lot mistakes that i did not make before like being supply block or forgotten some upgrades cause "typing" get some attention to me as i am not used to do it all the times (i only type when i had to produce some stuffs ... but not when i don't need to so it is no automatic for me). I wanted to know if it is normal and if i had to continue or if i am too low level to start typing all the time. I think this method can help me cause i am not ease with my control keyboard especially when i had to use control group, my nightmare is in TvP when i had tou coordinate my army (1), ghost (2) and vikings (3) i often mess all and fall apart. i am sorry if my post is not 100% clear to sum up : i feel like i am doing less good that what i used to when i try to up my apm by typing, is it normal ? if no what i do wrong and how can i fix it ? if yes should i continue, how long does it take to get used to it (in average) I also wanted to ask a question about the placement of the hand on the keyboard, i tend to use only my little (pinky) finger for produce rines(a),cv(s) and my 1,2,3 control group ...my middle finger for other control group and that's all what is the standard way to use fingers on keyboard, is my way to do ok or do i need to change ?Sorry for all noob questions and thanks a lot for people who will take time to read and answer. For me personally, back when I used standard, I used my pinky for Q, A, Z, shift, control, and 1. I used my next finger for W, S, X, and 2. I used my middle finger for 3, E, D, C, and **maybe 4? I used my pointing finger for everything to the right of what my middle finger does. My thumb is useless. *I play Terran. **I don't remember if I used my pointing or my middle finger to press the 4 key. ***I didn't use screen hotkeys when I played standard. | ||
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vaderseven
United States2556 Posts
On May 15 2012 00:31 thurim wrote: Hi all, I have started to play for one month and improve thanks to all the nice guide and stuff i have find in TL but now i am stuck at plat level and think i need to improve my mechanics to try to go further ahead. I have read this guide which is very well writen and explained and now try to put it into practice. However i face a huge huge problem cause i made a lot mistakes that i did not make before like being supply block or forgotten some upgrades cause "typing" get some attention to me as i am not used to do it all the times (i only type when i had to produce some stuffs ... but not when i don't need to so it is no automatic for me). I wanted to know if it is normal and if i had to continue or if i am too low level to start typing all the time. I think this method can help me cause i am not ease with my control keyboard especially when i had to use control group, my nightmare is in TvP when i had tou coordinate my army (1), ghost (2) and vikings (3) i often mess all and fall apart. i am sorry if my post is not 100% clear to sum up : i feel like i am doing less good that what i used to when i try to up my apm by typing, is it normal ? if no what i do wrong and how can i fix it ? if yes should i continue, how long does it take to get used to it (in average) I also wanted to ask a question about the placement of the hand on the keyboard, i tend to use only my little (pinky) finger for produce rines(a),cv(s) and my 1,2,3 control group ...my middle finger for other control group and that's all what is the standard way to use fingers on keyboard, is my way to do ok or do i need to change ?Sorry for all noob questions and thanks a lot for people who will take time to read and answer. Are you resting your hand on the desk or keyboard? In order to progress beyond plat, or at least to progress beyond some point, you will need to master the art of pressing 1, 2, and 3 at the correct times. I play with my hand resting on nothing and I tap my keys semi-hard (i like to hear the click). Make sure you aren't resting your hand as your motion will be very limited. As far as which finger hits which button? I think you need to think more in terms of one finger to a button in each hand position (don't try to map that out, use that as a guiding idea or philosophy). If I want to hit 1, 2 and 3, I certainly don't do that with my pinky. I use my Index, Middle, and Ring fingers to do that usually. One finger per button in that case. The situation you describe (tvp ghost army viking) is hard to control. Don't label yourself bad at something because your first attempts fail horribly. It takes time. That is some very good hand movements (don't let their speed discourage you!). You can at least see the general way the hand will move and how the various fingers are used. Do what they are doing at 1/4th to 1/10th the speed! | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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Lokishadow
United States71 Posts
I doubled my apm (though it's still painfully low) in a couple of weeks by playing typing games and osu, and then striving to keep my fingers moving in an SC2 game. I'm no expert though, so don't take my word for it. I suck at this game. Just trying to help. | ||
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Snoodles
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KawaiiRice
United States2914 Posts
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zmansman17
United States2567 Posts
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