• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 02:59
CEST 08:59
KST 15:59
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash9[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy16ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book20
Community News
Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple6Aligulac acquired by REPLAYMAN.com/Stego Research8Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises3Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool49Weekly Cups (March 9-15): herO, Clem, ByuN win4
StarCraft 2
General
What mix of new & old maps do you want in the next ladder pool? (SC2) Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy Aligulac acquired by REPLAYMAN.com/Stego Research Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple herO wins SC2 All-Star Invitational
Tourneys
RSL Season 4 announced for March-April Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament StarCraft Evolution League (SC Evo Biweekly) WardiTV Mondays World University TeamLeague (500$+) | Signups Open
Strategy
Custom Maps
[M] (2) Frigid Storage Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026]
External Content
Mutation # 519 Inner Power The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone Mutation # 517 Distant Threat
Brood War
General
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash ASL21 General Discussion Gypsy to Korea How Can I Add Timer & APM Count? A cwal.gg Extension - Easily keep track of anyone
Tourneys
[ASL21] Ro24 Group F [ASL21] Ro24 Group E Azhi's Colosseum - Foreign KCM Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game General RTS Discussion Thread Darkest Dungeon
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Canadian Politics Mega-thread The Games Industry And ATVI European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion! [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Cricket [SPORT] Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Money Laundering In Video Ga…
TrAiDoS
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 12418 users

In Bronze, trends are emerging - Page 10

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
Prev 1 8 9 10 All
noD
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
2230 Posts
September 01 2010 12:47 GMT
#181
well Im kind stuck too, but i receive one bnet drop in each 3 games ....
literally ....
my actual win/loss ratio would be 75% if it was not for drops, but i dont care either way, just have fun if u dont get d/c very often i believe u will go from silver in no time straight from gold ...
JudoChopper
Profile Joined August 2010
England148 Posts
September 01 2010 12:50 GMT
#182
I think a lot of the warnings were not just for bad manners, but being off topic and not reading the OP, he was not asking advice on how to be better in his gameplay.

User was temp banned for this post.
no
CTStalker
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Canada9720 Posts
September 01 2010 12:52 GMT
#183
I didn't do any of the warnings, but stop derailing the thread about them. Stay on topic, please. Any moderation feedback should go in the website feedback forum.

No more posts about the warnings please.
By the way, my name is Funk. I am not of your world
JrK
Profile Joined June 2010
United States283 Posts
September 01 2010 13:00 GMT
#184
OP - I'm in a similar situation (In silver, but always playing against diamond for some reason...) and I notice the same things.

As far as improving... get a practice partner from these forums (PM me if you want.. I'd be more than happy to assist) that will help you. Two people working more towards bettering themselves is always going to be more productive than two people trying to win vs each other. (Till you have the basics mastered).

JrKjrKJrk
AntiHack
Profile Joined January 2009
Switzerland553 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 13:03:17
September 01 2010 13:01 GMT
#185
It's ever interesting to learn how the players community is evolving, don't care about ranks.
Also is interesting to see the difference between SC1 and SC2 because ofc the SC2 lowest ranks are/was really new players (also new to RTS some time) instead of SC1 ICCup where most of the time also D- players are experienced players.
I suggest to you to watch a lot of pro replays/vods and copy their style. I think that rushes and cheese will ever work especially at low ranks so try to learn all the already developed cheesy builds and improve your micro than try to make your own pimp builds which will work because the game is very new.

Thx op make more ^^ GL
"I am very tired of your grammar errors" - Zoler[MB]
dafunk
Profile Joined January 2009
France521 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 13:16:42
September 01 2010 13:03 GMT
#186
On September 01 2010 21:02 lololol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 20:42 pikkumyy wrote:
I have read some posts on TL but this one was the one that made me register in order to reply.

I am stuck on bronze as well. All these comments about "check day9 and watch a couple of replays" are just bull. I have watched dozens of dailies from day9 (and have gotten several good points that certainly have improved my vision of the game) as well as checked a lot of replays.

I have over 15 years of background in competetive online gaming (fps games only) with some playing around of rts such as c&c, supcom and so.

I too was expecting the lower level play to be "DURR what does this button do" but no, in the rare exception that I'm not cheesed with one or another strategy that totally screws up any attempt to maintain a specific plan or build order (that I've tried to mimic from those replays and videos) then it's an attack that I would have to really have microing skills and the sorts to handle.

The entry level for SC2 seems really a steep ladder to climb. I mean, checking the documentation in terms of replays and various commentators, doing training with builds (with yabot and the likes) and really learning to optimise to shave a few seconds off from this and that doesn't seem to be enough.

Please, have some respect towards your fellow gamers that are trying to have fun and improve instead of bashing them with those lame "lol bronze" comments. Thank you.


You're going completely in the wrong direction.
You should most definitely NOT be trying to optimize builds and you should most definitely NOT try to maintain a specific build regardless of circumstances. The first one is not worth it at your level, and the second one is plain bad, because you should be reacting to your opponent.

If you're in bronze your errors are much more basic.
You're not constatnly producing workers, you're not constantly spending your resources and you're not scouting/don't know how to respond to the enemy.


Good advices. OP should follow them. Dont try to micro your units. Dont even do this in bronze. This isnt a game about micro especially in bronze league. Create workers, production buildings and units. When your base is saturated and you have 15+ units, expand. When your 2 base are saturated and you have below 500 minerals, push and win. As simple as that. Especially as a terran : you can push against towers with your siege tanks, you can defend easily with a wall-in and you can scout easily with scans.

Not to brag or anything but before playing SC2 I didnt played any RTS games. I was in platinum during beta and now diamond by playing 150 games overall. I think my competitive background (I played CS) helped me a lot. Ive a lot of friends who are in top french CS teams aswell and just picked up RTS with SC2. They are already in diamond in 2-3 weeks.
Starcraft 2 is a game with certain mechanics. I think playing on a high level video game teams helped us understand the basic mechanics and exploit them.
Workers, buildings, units, keep your money low, energy low on CC and be as fast as possible at everything you do.
Its easy to say but having these kind of background helped us reach these goals faster than you.

Everytime you see a replay or do a mistake, you should not to it again, ever. Its hard to do but you should concentrate on it.
Make workers, buildings, workers, units, workers, expand, workers, buildings, units, workers, units, push -> win.
Dont try to micro, attack move into his base and win. If he turtles, expand more and more and more. Eventually you'll win.

Dont try to cheese and work on your mechanics. Its not about the win its about improving your macro.
abrasion
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia722 Posts
September 01 2010 13:12 GMT
#187
On September 01 2010 21:19 Zoroth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 20:13 wollhandkrabbe wrote:
I agree with all the warnings. It seriously damages my view of TL if casual Bronze players are treated without respect. If you think the OPs thoughts are worthless, just don't answer ffs.

How exactly are those posts disrespectful? They simply state that certain things are true for Bronze League that aren't found at higher leagues. It has nothing to do with the OP, personally.

Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 12:16 Kolvacs wrote:
Not to be a douche or anything, but it's bronze league.
I'm not sure what your expecting.

User was warned for this post

Is it offensive to state the obvious, that Bronze League isn't a level where you'd expect a lot of skill? This is a statistical fact of life. Instead, maybe people should instead stop being so embarassed about having poor skill. I'm a crappy player myself, macro-wise. Should people be warned every time they point out that I'm a poor macro-player? It's a fact, not an attempt at insult - unless they use a language that is clearly offensive.

Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 12:15 dacthehork wrote:
How can you sound this intelligent and be stuck in bronze? I understand being in bronze if you are new, but if you spend some time watching replays (and copying) you should be out in no time. Even without any apm/mechanics.

Honestly just find a good build order for each match up and refine it in practice games against comp until you can decently execute it. Then do it over and over in bronze and you will be out in no time.

User was warned for this post

He's giving the OP both a compliment and a useful tip, and he's being warned for it?

Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 12:26 Vz0 wrote:
On September 01 2010 12:16 Kolvacs wrote:
Not to be a douche or anything, but it's bronze league.
I'm not sure what your expecting.

agree.
dont want to be the "diamond pro" laughing at the "bronze noobs"
but most people at bronze are not very efficient and unelss we are given a replay we seriously can't judge anything.

There could be heavy macro mistakes in both parties that lead to an obscured gameplay.

User was warned for this post

Again, this guy is stating a neutral fact about Bronze. Most Bronze players are not very efficient, or else they wouldn't be in Bronze. It's not an insult, it's an explanation to what Bronze League actually is.



I'm sorry, I just wanna know how people think. Is there some channel to use to give moderators feedback on how they handle things in this forum? I respect the rules of this forum and the moderators' words are final, but I also feel it's important to point out how ridiculous this seems. I would like to ask the owner of this website how much he moderates his own moderators, whenever they cross the line.

Again, not meant as insurrection, but if individual moderators go unchecked by their peers, then that can and will have some negative effects on this website's infrastructure. Suddenly people are afraid of discussing things, I mean.

The fact of the matter is that Starcraft 2 strategy is often about getting a personal reality check. Why are we not getting any better? Do people really want an answer or are we just pretending to care about it?

Just think it's strange, especially since a couple of disgusting, gay-bashing posts in "Gay Starcraft Players" have gone completely unwarned.


Suggestion:

Maybe the webmaster could add a more democratic system with a +/- function for each post, similar to what they have at Youtube.com. A general warning might not always "hit home", because people might not always see the logic of that warn. But if forumers themselves can, plurally, give a "score" to the posts, then maybe that reflect a little more accurately how offensive the posts really are.

After all, what is offensive and not can actually be highly subjective.


Thanks!



I agree with your post, specifically several of the people complimenting the OP and offering sound suggestions, yet they still get warned.
I pointed this out and got warned for pointing out and I can only assume you will too, I don't know what's going on with the overzealous moderation in this particular thread but someone has gone warn happy it seems.

(One or two were slightly rough on the front page but most quite good responses)

Weird.

User was temp banned for this post.
derpmods
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
September 01 2010 13:13 GMT
#188
It's pretty damn interesting to hear what it's like in the Bronze league. Most of us TLers either Diamond or Platinum, so hats off to the OP for being the proud Bronze leaguer. IMO the OP has more worth as a person than most of these people Diamond players in these forums.

I believe the meta-game in the Bronze league is as innocent as it can be compared to the other leagues that have players who have done their share of research of BOs, tactics, etc. When the game started out, I'm guessing that most Bronze league players would just rush and cheese without even knowing that they were cheesing or going all-in. Eventually players would learn that if they defend 1 or 2 pushes they would win with ease. Eventually the loyal cheesey and rushing players will alter their build so that they wouldn't fall behind so much. It must be really cute to watch Bronze players go at it lol.
Tabbris
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Bangladesh2839 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 13:48:28
September 01 2010 13:22 GMT
#189
On September 01 2010 22:12 abrasion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 21:19 Zoroth wrote:
On September 01 2010 20:13 wollhandkrabbe wrote:
I agree with all the warnings. It seriously damages my view of TL if casual Bronze players are treated without respect. If you think the OPs thoughts are worthless, just don't answer ffs.

How exactly are those posts disrespectful? They simply state that certain things are true for Bronze League that aren't found at higher leagues. It has nothing to do with the OP, personally.

On September 01 2010 12:16 Kolvacs wrote:
Not to be a douche or anything, but it's bronze league.
I'm not sure what your expecting.

User was warned for this post

Is it offensive to state the obvious, that Bronze League isn't a level where you'd expect a lot of skill? This is a statistical fact of life. Instead, maybe people should instead stop being so embarassed about having poor skill. I'm a crappy player myself, macro-wise. Should people be warned every time they point out that I'm a poor macro-player? It's a fact, not an attempt at insult - unless they use a language that is clearly offensive.

On September 01 2010 12:15 dacthehork wrote:
How can you sound this intelligent and be stuck in bronze? I understand being in bronze if you are new, but if you spend some time watching replays (and copying) you should be out in no time. Even without any apm/mechanics.

Honestly just find a good build order for each match up and refine it in practice games against comp until you can decently execute it. Then do it over and over in bronze and you will be out in no time.

User was warned for this post

He's giving the OP both a compliment and a useful tip, and he's being warned for it?

On September 01 2010 12:26 Vz0 wrote:
On September 01 2010 12:16 Kolvacs wrote:
Not to be a douche or anything, but it's bronze league.
I'm not sure what your expecting.

agree.
dont want to be the "diamond pro" laughing at the "bronze noobs"
but most people at bronze are not very efficient and unelss we are given a replay we seriously can't judge anything.

There could be heavy macro mistakes in both parties that lead to an obscured gameplay.

User was warned for this post

Again, this guy is stating a neutral fact about Bronze. Most Bronze players are not very efficient, or else they wouldn't be in Bronze. It's not an insult, it's an explanation to what Bronze League actually is.



I'm sorry, I just wanna know how people think. Is there some channel to use to give moderators feedback on how they handle things in this forum? I respect the rules of this forum and the moderators' words are final, but I also feel it's important to point out how ridiculous this seems. I would like to ask the owner of this website how much he moderates his own moderators, whenever they cross the line.

Again, not meant as insurrection, but if individual moderators go unchecked by their peers, then that can and will have some negative effects on this website's infrastructure. Suddenly people are afraid of discussing things, I mean.

The fact of the matter is that Starcraft 2 strategy is often about getting a personal reality check. Why are we not getting any better? Do people really want an answer or are we just pretending to care about it?

Just think it's strange, especially since a couple of disgusting, gay-bashing posts in "Gay Starcraft Players" have gone completely unwarned.


Suggestion:

Maybe the webmaster could add a more democratic system with a +/- function for each post, similar to what they have at Youtube.com. A general warning might not always "hit home", because people might not always see the logic of that warn. But if forumers themselves can, plurally, give a "score" to the posts, then maybe that reflect a little more accurately how offensive the posts really are.

After all, what is offensive and not can actually be highly subjective.


Thanks!



I agree with your post, specifically several of the people complimenting the OP and offering sound suggestions, yet they still get warned.
I pointed this out and got warned for pointing out and I can only assume you will too, I don't know what's going on with the overzealous moderation in this particular thread but someone has gone warn happy it seems.

(One or two were slightly rough on the front page but most quite good responses)

Weird.

A rating system for comments is a brilliant idea! i seen it done in some websites. Some with better success then others but i wouldn't mind seeing tl beta test it

edit-my bad i rly deserved that

User was warned for this post

Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 13:29:13
September 01 2010 13:28 GMT
#190
My only experience with the Bronze league were my first 2 placement matches 2 days ago, and I disagree. All they did was sit in their base the whole game. Both games ended as soon as I got mutas. I'm not sure if you mean 6pool or whatever, but that doesn't really work anyway. Most people are overly scared at the low levels actually and play extremely defensively. Back in early beta when I intentionally lost all 5 of my placement matches and went to copper, I think that the level back then was either higher or at least the same. Back then at least the beta people were most likely pretty big gamers, now there's gazillions of complete newbies in the bronze league.

So judging by those 2 games nah, you can still win with early aggression if you do it properly. About the "lack of mechanics" thing, everyone below Platinum has awful mechanics. 30 APM are all you need until at least platinum. Just concentrate on early harrassment and builds that force your opponents to multitask and they all will crumble.

Mechanics are also extremely easy to get better at until a certain level, much easier than you'd think. If you for 3 hours a day practice a build order where you try to go as fast as possible, after a few days you will most likely 1. have clearly above 100 apm 2. be able to do a build perfectly, letting you easily cruise into at least platinum. Most people just don't bother, because they think that they won't learn, or mechanics are things some people have or some don't or whatever.


My friend was an awful SCBW player who didn't manage to stay even at D- and lost 95% of all his games and was just really bad. In SC2 he was placed in silver and is now in the Gold league and does things correctly now. He's been improving really fast. I'm not sure why that is, but at least he's been listening to my advice... He had about 20-30 APM in SCBW but now that he's tried to improve it in SC2 his APM is around 80 in every game and that's getting him along just fine.

You can improve your mechanics really easily if you put effort into it. During the course of about 2 months I improved my SCBW APM from 80-100 to 220 by just playing without playing to win, but rather playing to do everything as fast as possible.


EDIT: Huh, if you're in the Bronze league and not even aiming/trying to get better, is this seriously the correct forum
League of Legends EU West, Platinum III | Yousei Teikoku is the best thing that has ever happened to music.
Scholar
Profile Joined July 2010
United States7 Posts
September 01 2010 13:28 GMT
#191
That's interesting to hear that in 1v1s people are massing BCs/voids/ultras in bronze. I'm waiting until i get diamond in 4v4 and 2v2 still before i even try 1v1s (cause i'm a scaredy cat). Usually that "mass up tier 3 units" used to be limited to FFA in beta.
kar1181
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom515 Posts
September 01 2010 13:34 GMT
#192
I don't think the level of play is that bad in the lower levels, seems to me (based on my mate who is in silver) that a lot of the play is one dimensional.

Embarrassingly, I got rolled by a silver terran last night who pulled off a particularly nasty 3 rax timing push which I didn't quite read until too late. (I saw 2 raxes but the third was really late).

I have to say my experience in diamond that the level of play has increased a lot in the month since release. It's not quite what it was in the beta, but it's getting there.
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27172 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 13:38:18
September 01 2010 13:37 GMT
#193
On September 01 2010 18:04 Manifesto7 wrote:
If you have a problem or question about the way I mod, PM me or make a thread in website feedback. Do not derail the thread.


Not reading the thread is harmful to your posting health.

I'm going to lock the thread now to save stupid people from themselves. Unfortunately, I suspect it is like using duct tape on a leaky dam, you are all going to get washed away at some point.
ModeratorGodfather
Prev 1 8 9 10 All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 3h 2m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
WinterStarcraft543
Ketroc 45
Codebar 23
StarCraft: Brood War
Sea 5102
ggaemo 512
Stork 273
Hm[arnc] 99
Leta 94
sSak 49
910 37
Rock 10
GoRush 7
Bale 6
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm151
League of Legends
JimRising 687
Counter-Strike
Stewie2K990
Other Games
summit1g4567
C9.Mang0198
Mew2King51
ToD31
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL2246
Other Games
BasetradeTV97
StarCraft: Brood War
UltimateBattle 57
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 12 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Lourlo1221
• Stunt446
Upcoming Events
RSL Revival
3h 2m
Maru vs MaxPax
BSL
12h 2m
RSL Revival
1d
Cure vs Rogue
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
1d 7h
BSL
1d 12h
Afreeca Starleague
2 days
Wardi Open
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
Kung Fu Cup
4 days
[ Show More ]
The PondCast
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Escore Tournament S2: W1
WardiTV Winter 2026
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
CSL Elite League 2026
ASL Season 21
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 2
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
RSL Revival: Season 4
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026

Upcoming

CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
IPSL Spring 2026
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.