This is a cool idea and im sure you'l get a great turnout, but it feels a little early in the beta to teach people... Waiting till release would be ideal imo.

theqat

United States2856 Posts

May 10 2010 14:51 GMT

#83

On May 10 2010 23:43 BDF92 wrote:
early in the beta to teach people... Waiting till release would be ideal imo.

What they're teaching includes good practice habits, work ethic, how to learn from replays/mistakes, etc. etc. None of it's contingent on balance and there's no real need to wait.

h4rvey

Canada249 Posts

May 10 2010 14:53 GMT

#84

If i lived in US i would love to sign up!

Any chance of bringing this to Canada?

Whiplash

United States2928 Posts

May 10 2010 15:04 GMT

#85

Even though I'd say I'm pretty close to the player's levels that would hold this event, I still say that it would be worth it to go simply for all the new knowledge and experience you could acquire on this event. These guys aren't new to the competitive RTS scene and have a better idea of whats going on then 99% of sc2 players.

Unfortunately I have not come across a large sum of money and will most likely not be able to do this fabulous event.

Netherlands12045 Posts

May 10 2010 15:07 GMT

#86

awww... i wish i live in azn T__T... my gf lives there and im in canada T__T

Bear4188

United States1797 Posts

May 10 2010 15:13 GMT

#87

Haha, awesome. GL HF with this project, guys.

Guy Montag

United States6 Posts

May 10 2010 15:19 GMT

#88

Love the idea guys. When I get the money, i might have to look into this

Amber[LighT]

United States5078 Posts

May 10 2010 15:19 GMT

#89

GL to all those who participate, looks like fun

Studah

United States5 Posts

May 10 2010 15:19 GMT

#90

Sounds fun ^_^.

It would be awful if the beta ends before those days though.

Sent

United States120 Posts

May 10 2010 15:53 GMT

#91

On May 11 2010 00:19 Studah wrote:
Sounds fun ^_^.

It would be awful if the beta ends before those days though.

That is a very good point!

AmstAff

Germany949 Posts

May 10 2010 15:53 GMT

#92

On May 10 2010 21:49 willeesmalls wrote:

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There's nothing wrong with someone being willing to pay a skilled and well known player to teach them. But there's probably better ways to go about it.

A round trip ticket to Arizona + lodging seems overpriced. Have you guys thought about liability in the case an accident occurs to a minor?

edit: Maybe using video conferences would be a better idea?

the points is that no one can teach you how to macro / multitask. you can only learn it by doing /playing. yes they can tell you to use shortcuts and while fighting to not forget producing, but that are hints for that i wouldnt pay money and that hints wont help you unless you train it yourself.

with his 3 day statement he makes it sound like:
"hey pay me and im gonna make your skill in micro 2 times better and if you want i make your macro 3 times stronger"

its like i would start selling water and would claim that this is special skill water and makes your micro 10 times better and all you have to do is pay me 20$ and drink it.

Sent

United States120 Posts

May 10 2010 15:56 GMT

#93

On May 11 2010 00:53 AmstAff wrote:

the points is that no one can teach you how to macro / multitask. you can only learn it by doing /playing. yes they can tell you to use shortcuts and while fighting to not forget producing, but that are hints for that i wouldnt pay money and that hints wont help you unless you train it yourself.

with his 3 day statement he makes it sound like:
"hey pay me and im gonna make your skill in micro 2 times better and if you want i make your macro 3 times stronger"

its like i would start selling water and would claim that this is special skill water and makes your micro 10 times better and all you have to do is pay me 20$ and drink it.

In what other discipline can you NOT learn something from someone better than you? People are just not used to seeing coaching in such a new medium. If I told you I was going to tennis camp with Blake for 3 days you wouldn't bat an eye.

ilnp

Iceland1330 Posts

May 10 2010 16:01 GMT

#94

will you guys protect me from the man? i am an illegal immigrant

Kralic

Canada2628 Posts

May 10 2010 16:19 GMT

#95

It is a neat idea. Hopefully it goes well. It doesn't really matter that it is beta, the stuff that they seem to teach you is pretty generic to the game(and other RTS') and will not change a whole lot from now and release. You cannot be good if you do not have the fundamentals down (Micro/Macro/Multi tasking the two).

Good luck with this!

NewbiZ

France28 Posts

May 10 2010 16:25 GMT

#96

Wonderful idea. I really wished i live in the US

To those complaining on the level of the teachers: Just wake up, every single name in the OP's teacher list is legendary.
Good luck & have fun

Pokebunny

United States10654 Posts

May 10 2010 16:27 GMT

#97

I would so completely do this if I wasn't 14. Fuck me.

floor exercise

Canada5847 Posts

May 10 2010 16:27 GMT

#98

I think it's sort of interesting. Even if you went to a lan with better players than you, you're bound to learn some things. But then you don't pay people for the privilege of lanning with them for a weekend so I guess it comes down to the price.

A newbie could probably learn a huge amount with the right kind of hands on training by an experienced player. But then they could also just be the most uncoordinated person in the world and just not being able to physically play.

It's really an unproven method right now. Most people who are good at one kind of video game are good at them all. Maybe they are skills you can't teach if you don't have them. And if you did have them, you probably don't need this since the resources on builds/strategies/decisions are freely available elsewhere.

Needless to say, interesting to see how it works out

T.O.P.