[D] Grinding/chaining ladder games - Page 2

Pursuit_

United States1330 Posts

April 07 2015 03:01 GMT

#21

On March 27 2015 07:21 HewTheTitan wrote:
Anybody over 30 able to mass games like they used to?

Not me personally, but I have a friend well over 30 who plays mech and can grind out 20+ games in a row. Work and family prevent him from doing this all the time, and he gets salty after a string of losses like the rest of us, but give him a weekend with nothing else to do...

That being said, I think it's always good to take a rest every 1-2 hours or so. You need time to reflect on your games and think about different ways of improving or reacting in each situation you encountered. A lot of SC2 is mechanical, which mass practice will help, but I think even more is strategic. Imagine just 'grinding out' games of chess without taking the time to reflect upon your mistakes; it wouldn't do you a lot of good.

bananafone

68 Posts

April 07 2015 07:31 GMT

#22

The reason you see pros do it is because they are streaming and viewers don't exactly want to see them fuck around on forums and whatnot. PartinG doesn't stream for very long and when he does he stops doing serious stuff after a while. Rain takes 10 minutes breaks every 2 to 3 games. Chaining ladder games is good for streams because its constant actions for the viewers, but I think you'll be hardpressed to find good arguments for chaining laddergames if your objective is learning.

-Switch-

Canada506 Posts

April 07 2015 08:58 GMT

#23

basically just dont get made when you lose.

pundurs

Latvia38 Posts

April 07 2015 13:55 GMT

#24

I actually rather grind than analyze my previous games to find mistakes (even though I know i should), but I'm too hyped to play and just want to jump back in the next game, regardless, win or loss. Of course, the amount of games played in a row changes depending on various real life related circumstances.

EngrishTeacher

Canada1109 Posts

April 07 2015 17:19 GMT

#25

I don't play very much these days, falling into the not having enough time group (mid 20s).

However, there are days where I just MASS game, literally wake up at 8, and play until 2-3am the next day, fueled by Gatorade, fruits and nuts. Oh and doritos.

Man I always get really bad pimples for like the week after a few days of hardcore binge gaming.

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