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crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
April 08 2011 03:02 GMT
#41
my friend is a random player in masters and his APM at the end of the game is between 50-60 almost always. He has spikes were it gets higher like a battle etc., but yeah.. APM isn't quite as important in SC2. The more active and useful APM the better of course but it's not the total roadblock it was in the past.
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samuraibael
Profile Joined February 2008
Australia294 Posts
April 08 2011 03:04 GMT
#42
APM is a choice, it doesnt increase itself. What does increase itself is Eapm if you start out just spamming. Your fingers will continue to move at the speed of the spam but they will start pressing useful things.

The faster you are the better you can be.
NoisyNinja
Profile Joined February 2011
United States991 Posts
April 08 2011 03:05 GMT
#43
One thing bro:

APM =/= Skill. WhiteRa has an APM of about 100 and there are Masters' Players whose APM are around 150. WhiteRa could probably roflstomp any of them, proving my point.
nitdkim
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1264 Posts
April 08 2011 03:06 GMT
#44
only time i feel like i have too little apm is when the other guy is doing harassment/drop plays.
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CurLy[]
Profile Joined August 2010
United States759 Posts
April 08 2011 03:07 GMT
#45
if you really want to increase you need to actively try, but for me I started around 60 apm now I'm up to like 85-90 in masters league.

But I would really like to get upwards of 120, but i dont actively try to so I dont think it will happen =/

Instead I focus more on multi tasking and macro which is obviously more important.
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pbjsandwich
Profile Joined August 2010
United States443 Posts
April 08 2011 03:12 GMT
#46
I don't think there's like a minimum APM you should have as a masters player

if your actions are thoughtful and well executed why not just do 60 APM?


but if you really want to speed up I highly recommend a multitasking trainer UMS. Working witht hose a few hours a day will speed you up significantly
Hummingb1rd
Profile Joined December 2010
United States97 Posts
April 08 2011 03:13 GMT
#47
I was top 500ish last season, random player, my avg. apm is around 70 ingame, 90-110 actual. So APM isn't really that important.
smallleek
Profile Joined April 2011
China1 Post
April 08 2011 03:14 GMT
#48
Your APM will be increased when you play more game.
Jonas :)
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States511 Posts
April 08 2011 03:15 GMT
#49
On April 08 2011 11:06 Skaggs wrote:
I know, I know another APM thread. But I feel I'm in a bit of a strange position.

I first started Starcraft II having never played an RTS seriously before. Obviously, I was low Bronze - I was pretty much terrible... now I'm high Diamond bordering on Master-league. However, I've heard from multiple people that my APM just isn't high enough for Master league. I usually hover around 60-70 APM in a game. I don't spam (obviously)... but I've seen players like HuK and Destiny stream and they DO play faster than I do, period.

The strange thing is that my APM has never increased. You always hear that just getting better at the game will make your APM naturally increase, but mine never has. I still play at the same speed I always have. I'm basically always out-APM'd in every game... win or lose.

So my questions are these: is it true that I'm just not playing fast enough to get into Master league (I do feel as though I've hit a bit of a plateau in my skill). If so, how can I increase my APM? Should I focus on actively playing faster until it just becomes natural to me?

Just as an aside, I play with Mouse Sensitivity at 63% and all of the scrolls at 60% each.

Thanks guys.


I'm in masters and I average around 70 APM, maybe more if the game lasts really long or in PvP where it's 4gate vs 4gate. You can do it
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
April 08 2011 03:16 GMT
#50
Don't worry about APM. That's not your problem.
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