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kcaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada387 Posts
May 23 2022 16:44 GMT
#1
Basically looking to start a thread to get input from everyone on some simple things you can do in a game to help you improve. I currently am around the 4k MMR area and trying to make the break to masters.

What were some simple things you added / changed about your game that helped you marginally improve?
You can't emphasize enough how much you need to be a paradigm shifter. - Ma Jae Yoon
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3427 Posts
May 23 2022 20:43 GMT
#2
Not specific for sc2 (also valid for bw) but if you struggle with a specific matchup or you get tilted by a particular build, playing it as the other race with a friend and seeing how it works, the timings, the tradeoffs etc can be a tremendous help.

Also watching your replays for macro problems, number of workers at a given time vs what you d ideally want, supply blocks (you d be surprised how many of those are recurrent at a specific point in time, due to scouting/harassing etc and it snowballs). Don't focus too much on games you lost to a specific cheese or a late game error/throw but rather focus on the first 8ish mins across several games.
Horang2 fan
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
May 24 2022 16:10 GMT
#3
build a set of hotkeys that works for you. if reaching for a certain key feels like a stretch, uncomfortable or if it's unintuitive, go ahead and change it

one thing I did was remove the space bar on my keyboard so I could more easily tap N, B, V & C with my thumb
dragoon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States695 Posts
May 24 2022 19:09 GMT
#4
dont play the next game until you figure out why you lost (or how you could improve) in the last game
i love you
dragoon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States695 Posts
May 24 2022 19:10 GMT
#5
also this article is wonderful

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/8xm2fr/a_comprehensive_guide_for_improving_at_starcraft_2/
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Drahkn
Profile Joined June 2021
194 Posts
May 26 2022 19:33 GMT
#6
Always have a plan for every matchup and every map and try to perfect your build order and execution, don't bother trying to play 50 min macro games in low leagues you will learn absolutely nothing of value.

Watch pro's and copy 1 base cheeses , 2 base and 3 base all inns timings that are meant to end the game.

Your only focus every time you play is to perfect the builds you choose and constantly identify what you did wrong when you lose and what you could do better when you win. Don't bother make your own builds if you are playing for improvement just copy pro builds and try do them to the best of your ability at all times.

In short a simple thing to add to your game if you wanna improve is put in some serious effort and focus as hard as you can, it will not seem fun at first but when you start seeing results it becomes fun.

Make a new post when you are master and I'll help you from there :D
LeereKiste
Profile Joined May 2022
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-31 21:28:45
May 27 2022 19:58 GMT
#7
Hello,
maybe some of you can post there experiences of getting out of 3k MMR? I am currently stuck between 3k and 3,1k and its really hard to learn all those builds and timing attack you get confronted with. It really feels like I am improving my builds and multitasking, but I've still got a 50-50 win rate. Especially when I see 3,6k players in one of Harstems Is it imba or do I suck Videos I always think my oppenents play better than that.

Any Comments on that? Can someone relate? Will it ever gonna be so hard and slowly to climb up the ladder?

Greeings

ps: i'm playing protoss
Drahkn
Profile Joined June 2021
194 Posts
May 28 2022 14:34 GMT
#8
On May 28 2022 04:58 LeereKiste wrote:
Hello,
maybe some of you can post there experiences of getting out of 3k MMR? I am currently stuck between 3k and 3,1k and its really hard to learn all those builds and timing attack you get confronted with. It really feels like I am improving my builds and multitasking, but I've still got a 50-50 win rate. Especially when I see 3,6k players in one of Harstems Is it imba or do I suck Videos I always think my oppenents play better than that.

Any Comments on that? Can someone relate? Will it ever gonna be so hard and slowly to climb up the ladder?

Greeings



What race do you play
DERASTAT
Profile Joined May 2014
Germany99 Posts
May 29 2022 07:19 GMT
#9
For me the thing that helped me going from Plat to Diamand was to write down all build orders and transition for each matchup on a peace of Paper and train those ones inEmpty Custom games, for Dia into Master i just cheesed every Game but also with written down build orders and transitions. hope this one could help
Kajiu, Troll der Zerstörung
Spirral
Profile Joined February 2021
77 Posts
May 30 2022 15:21 GMT
#10
On May 28 2022 04:58 LeereKiste wrote:
Will it ever gonna be so hard and slowly to climb up the ladder?


Yes, if you reached a point where the opponents push you to your limits, it will always require great effort to break higher. It doesn't matter what is your MMR, because you are playing evenly matched opponents, so it will always be hard when both sides try their best to win. You just have to embrace it I guess and believe you will get better with time. As with almost everything in life, improvement comes through repetition, you cannot speed it up too much.
KirstenKnight
Profile Joined May 2022
4 Posts
May 31 2022 01:46 GMT
#11
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alpenrahm
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany629 Posts
May 31 2022 15:10 GMT
#12
I think the most important thing is to create enough time. Break your feet or legs - that way you have a valid excuse to spend weeks on end in front of a screen.
alpenrahm
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany629 Posts
May 31 2022 15:30 GMT
#13
On May 29 2022 16:19 DERASTAT wrote:
For me the thing that helped me going from Plat to Diamand was to write down all build orders and transition for each matchup on a peace of Paper and train those ones inEmpty Custom games, for Dia into Master i just cheesed every Game but also with written down build orders and transitions. hope this one could help


I want to second this. Practising timings and build orders without any opponent to pressure you is a very good way to train. Sc2 is already a super stressful game, no need to expose yourself to that all the time. My personal routine to get back into the groove has always been to just take whatever bo I want to play, practise it like 2-3 times without any distractions (this is just to get the hands moving and regain a feel for the supply depot timings etc and to establish a baseline for my builds practical timings. I'm not able to execute any build, with the proficiency of a pro, but it's helpful to know exactly how much you are behind schedule when you can compare your actual game performance to where you are at in practise.
Then I move on to do the same thing, but have a unit out on the map that I try to give as much screen time as possible. I will try to keep the screen on it and only move back the camera to my base when I actually have to, and I try to squeez in aditional screen time between base management things. A typical sequence would be: -11 look at reaper- F3 back to base - build a depo- 11 look at reaper - F3 to base - drop mule - 11 look at reaper. Once I can do this reasonably well without slowing my build down more than a few seconds, up to 200 supply, compared to my previous performance, I move on.
Next step is to actually micro the reaper against Ai units.
Last step in dry practise is learning where to actually position units, e.g: have a cyclone in base rotating around to deflect a typical oracle timing or such things, or when to send out marines to watchtowers and attack paths, micro actual attacks etc.

After all that, I hit ladder for a game or two to see how the build actually interacts with the various shit that people throw at you :D

I've played 10k + games in WoL, maybe 5k in HotS and a grand total of like 50 Ladder games in legacy ... during all that my rating has been quite stable in the dia 2 range up to masters when I invest some time. Fundamentals matter.
washikie
Profile Joined February 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-31 23:52:10
May 31 2022 23:51 GMT
#14
Remaping all my hot keys to a layout that gave me easier access to all Ctrl groups then forcing myself to play with 4+ Unit groups evrey game on top of my production.
"when life gives Hero lemons he makes carriers" -Artosis
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