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DarthLeader
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada123 Posts
July 18 2010 01:06 GMT
#21
On July 18 2010 09:00 OpRaider wrote:
I am willing to bet a clock will mess you up more than it does good...

Just scout and find out what he is doing, you will learn timings in your head as you get more experienced.

edit* it's sorta like Quake, some people will use some sort of countdown clock to tell them the time of the items..but these people only use this system because they are too lazy to learn the game...adding 25 and 35 seconds in your head is not that hard. Likewise, sensing when a muta attack would come is really easy.


One thing I was thinking about is the larvae spitting: timing it with a clock might be good !
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OpRaider
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States307 Posts
July 18 2010 07:18 GMT
#22
Or you could just get used to it, and mentally time it. Timing with a clock is useless, and will slow your learning.
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Terranist
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2496 Posts
July 18 2010 07:30 GMT
#23
might actually work effectively for sorting out build timings but it's certainly more detrimental to gameplay than just paying attention to what's going on.
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blackodd
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden451 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-18 07:50:22
July 18 2010 07:49 GMT
#24
Use 2 screens and http://online-stopwatch.chronme.com/

or play SC2 in windowed
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Sfydjklm
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States9218 Posts
July 18 2010 07:53 GMT
#25
On July 18 2010 07:55 Thenas wrote:
mye I'd never play with a timer reminding me of stuff, feels like cheating and I won't get any better because as soon as somone remove that clock you have no sense of time.

thats actually is the opposite of truth.
Having a clock is pretty much the best way to get said sense of timing.
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heishe
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany2284 Posts
July 18 2010 08:04 GMT
#26
the only thing where this would be good is inject larvae, I think. But I also think it is highly unfair to use things like this.
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lindn
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden833 Posts
July 18 2010 08:05 GMT
#27
oh lol, i see bronze players knowing these timings in game, not many times i can get early unscouted mutas without him having put up missile turrets or other defense around his lines by the time i get them out.

practice instead of making it easy.
Thall
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Switzerland214 Posts
July 18 2010 08:12 GMT
#28
i dont use one. but i have been thinking about it a lot but i always come to the conclusoin that it may brings me some short term sucess but in the long run it doenst make me a better player (even hinders my progress due being dependent on the stopwatch). Furthermore i guess after a few hundred games u'll know anyways when to expect what, just dont let your scouting slip !
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BeMannerDuPenner
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Germany5638 Posts
July 18 2010 08:29 GMT
#29
nah after some time you just get the feel when stuff happens. also use your own base to get some timing hints. like when my OC has its second 50 energy rdy its time to move my hidden scv around the P base to see his tech, when my warpgates finish the zerg should have lair(soon) etc
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Sfydjklm
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States9218 Posts
July 18 2010 09:52 GMT
#30
you guys never woke up on a sunday at 7am thinking you need to go to work?
it's called conditioning, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning and its the most efficient way to get your timings down instead of mindlessly practicing.
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