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eidol
Profile Joined July 2011
United States20 Posts
October 05 2011 12:54 GMT
#941
On October 04 2011 06:05 ChineseWife wrote:
scored a 94 on a few games i played last night. does that make me a better macro player than idra?

Idra scored over 100 a few times. Your very high results are near his "average" macro games.
submit
Profile Joined September 2010
Brazil71 Posts
October 05 2011 22:12 GMT
#942
Believe it, or not, I don't really care:
I'm a Bronze Leaguer. LOL

avUR RCs SQ
1 507 1375 87,93336487
2 848 1486 75,25287775
3 492 1547 97,23189492
4 640 1451 83,42406383
5 402 1281 91,5481269
6 760 1403 75,10770484

avSQ: 85,08300552

no big deal.
whatthefat
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States918 Posts
October 05 2011 23:00 GMT
#943
On October 06 2011 07:12 submit wrote:
Believe it, or not, I don't really care:
I'm a Bronze Leaguer. LOL

avUR RCs SQ
1 507 1375 87,93336487
2 848 1486 75,25287775
3 492 1547 97,23189492
4 640 1451 83,42406383
5 402 1281 91,5481269
6 760 1403 75,10770484

avSQ: 85,08300552



That's very good spending for bronze, but you really need more games than that to get a fully reliable estimate. I'd recommend using about 20 consecutive games (and no handpicking of games).
SlayerS_BoxeR: "I always feel sorry towards Greg (Grack?) T_T"
whatthefat
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States918 Posts
October 05 2011 23:05 GMT
#944
Appeal to the TL Community

A comparative analysis of SQ scores for pros in different ladder regions is currently being conducted. So far we have collected data for the American and European servers (with interesting conclusions). We'd very much like to extend this analysis to include other ladder regions. If you have an account on the Korean, Chinese, or South East Asian servers, and you are interested in contributing, please PM me for more details. The data collection has been greatly streamlined compared to the analysis I conducted here, meaning it does not take a great amount of time.
SlayerS_BoxeR: "I always feel sorry towards Greg (Grack?) T_T"
submit
Profile Joined September 2010
Brazil71 Posts
October 05 2011 23:07 GMT
#945
On October 06 2011 08:00 whatthefat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 07:12 submit wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
Believe it, or not, I don't really care:
I'm a Bronze Leaguer. LOL

avUR RCs SQ
1 507 1375 87,93336487
2 848 1486 75,25287775
3 492 1547 97,23189492
4 640 1451 83,42406383
5 402 1281 91,5481269
6 760 1403 75,10770484

avSQ: 85,08300552




That's very good spending for bronze, but you really need more games than that to get a fully reliable estimate. I'd recommend using about 20 consecutive games (and no handpicking of games).

That's what I played so far in this season, going to play more games later :D
no big deal.
FreedomPeacer
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada67 Posts
October 05 2011 23:14 GMT
#946
On October 06 2011 07:12 submit wrote:
Believe it, or not, I don't really care:
I'm a Bronze Leaguer. LOL

avUR RCs SQ
1 507 1375 87,93336487
2 848 1486 75,25287775
3 492 1547 97,23189492
4 640 1451 83,42406383
5 402 1281 91,5481269
6 760 1403 75,10770484

avSQ: 85,08300552



that just shows a flaw in comparing sq across leagues. in bronze level games you have more time to devote to macro so you can easily get a high score, while in higher leagues you have less due to pressure/harass etc.
submit
Profile Joined September 2010
Brazil71 Posts
October 05 2011 23:31 GMT
#947
On October 06 2011 08:14 cosmincontra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 07:12 submit wrote:
Believe it, or not, I don't really care:
I'm a Bronze Leaguer. LOL

avUR RCs SQ
1 507 1375 87,93336487
2 848 1486 75,25287775
3 492 1547 97,23189492
4 640 1451 83,42406383
5 402 1281 91,5481269
6 760 1403 75,10770484

avSQ: 85,08300552



that just shows a flaw in comparing sq across leagues. in bronze level games you have more time to devote to macro so you can easily get a high score, while in higher leagues you have less due to pressure/harass etc.


Not really, I'm just a Master league dude playing on my bro's bronze acc. lol
no big deal.
whatthefat
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States918 Posts
October 06 2011 22:48 GMT
#948
On October 06 2011 08:31 submit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 06 2011 08:14 cosmincontra wrote:
On October 06 2011 07:12 submit wrote:
Believe it, or not, I don't really care:
I'm a Bronze Leaguer. LOL

avUR RCs SQ
1 507 1375 87,93336487
2 848 1486 75,25287775
3 492 1547 97,23189492
4 640 1451 83,42406383
5 402 1281 91,5481269
6 760 1403 75,10770484

avSQ: 85,08300552



that just shows a flaw in comparing sq across leagues. in bronze level games you have more time to devote to macro so you can easily get a high score, while in higher leagues you have less due to pressure/harass etc.


Not really, I'm just a Master league dude playing on my bro's bronze acc. lol


You may be trolling, but there could be some value in what you're doing. If you actually play a decent number of games on both a bronze league account and a master league account, it would be interesting to see how your SQ varies. I would say 20 consecutive 1v1 games (resource collection rate > 600) would be sufficient. It has been suggested that an easier opponent should result in a higher SQ. It would be interesting to put that to the test. Of course you could also do the reverse - have a bronze player play on a masters account - but I suspect there would be few willing volunteers for that project!
SlayerS_BoxeR: "I always feel sorry towards Greg (Grack?) T_T"
ZalaBlade
Profile Joined October 2011
United States3 Posts
October 07 2011 06:45 GMT
#949
you have alot of time on your hands gj tho
habermas
Profile Joined June 2010
United Kingdom304 Posts
October 07 2011 23:30 GMT
#950
I've had a bit of spare time at work so I created a little app to help keep the track on SQ. I made it mainly for personal use, but I thought you may find it useful. It calculates an average SQ based on the data you give to it and also shows some graphs which you can use to see your progress.

[image loading]

[image loading]

It uses a CSV file to store the data, so you can open it in Excel if you wish so. You can also create an Excel file and then open it in the app as long as you keep the following format:
first row: date, i, u, sq
and then following rows with the data. The sq column can be left empty and it will be calculated by the program on the file load.

It is kind of a messy code and I've written it under linux, so if you find any major bugs, let me know.

Here's a standalone executable with all the dependencies included. Just run sq.exe:

http://www.mediafire.com/?t0d504rmt6ma0yc

And if you're a developer or if you're suspicious to run random .exe files from the Internet here is the source code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?3g9fkth38di21a6

However to run this one you're going to have Python installed on your system, as well as matplotlib and wx python libraries.
WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
October 08 2011 00:06 GMT
#951
good write up
90% watching it 8% talking about it and 2% playing it - sc2
Marddox
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom108 Posts
October 09 2011 16:19 GMT
#952
Absolutely brilliant analysis.
We didn't have no "4 gates" back in the probe drought, no sir! we only had 1 gate, chrono and probes to defend!
whatthefat
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States918 Posts
October 09 2011 21:09 GMT
#953
On October 08 2011 08:30 habermas wrote:
I've had a bit of spare time at work so I created a little app to help keep the track on SQ. I made it mainly for personal use, but I thought you may find it useful. It calculates an average SQ based on the data you give to it and also shows some graphs which you can use to see your progress.
+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]

[image loading]


It uses a CSV file to store the data, so you can open it in Excel if you wish so. You can also create an Excel file and then open it in the app as long as you keep the following format:
first row: date, i, u, sq
and then following rows with the data. The sq column can be left empty and it will be calculated by the program on the file load.

It is kind of a messy code and I've written it under linux, so if you find any major bugs, let me know.

Here's a standalone executable with all the dependencies included. Just run sq.exe:

http://www.mediafire.com/?t0d504rmt6ma0yc

And if you're a developer or if you're suspicious to run random .exe files from the Internet here is the source code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?3g9fkth38di21a6

However to run this one you're going to have Python installed on your system, as well as matplotlib and wx python libraries.


This is a great app! I just tried it out for my last week of games, and it's very cool. I'm not sure if the save/load function is working though. I tried entering data, saving, exiting, then re-opening and loading, and it didn't seem to add the previous data. The command window showed this error:
+ Show Spoiler +
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "sq.py", line 198, in onOpen
File "sq.py", line 177, in readFile
File "sq.py", line 154, in setTimeFrame
ValueError: min() arg is an empty sequence

Am I doing something wrong?
SlayerS_BoxeR: "I always feel sorry towards Greg (Grack?) T_T"
gengka
Profile Joined September 2010
Malaysia461 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-10 02:12:35
October 10 2011 01:55 GMT
#954
i always think that building workers, units and supplies are not that hard. i'll just run through the same control groups everytime i macro and build the 3 things above in order. The problem with me is always adding production buildings (im a terran) im always not sure abt how many bases can support how many production buldings.When is the best time to put down more buildings? Izzit everytime after i expand? i know i wont go too far till i figure this out
Make Love Not War
DayNNight
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany13 Posts
October 10 2011 02:05 GMT
#955
There is no standard time to do that, it changes from situation to situation... A general rule would be : Build them, if you can support them.
Kwanny
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany222 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-10 17:59:39
October 10 2011 17:59 GMT
#956
Basically the statement above me.
If I were to say it in my words:
Theoretically, if you're starting to get overmins while perfectly marcoing with the stuff you got, add more buildings. Buildings are an one time investment. So, in case your income stays at least the same, you'll be able to put future money into units.
Else, you might know how much you can support 1 base. Just multiply that times the number of bases, while accounting for tech and upgrades.

On a sidenote, Master League, I just had a game, 21 minutes, 79 workers created, 784 unspent to 2004 collection. Gave me an 102.8 SQ. I really had a good feeling that game. I average used to be slightly over 75 like a month ago. After conciously having the SQ in mind, the average of my last 10 games = 84.5. I'm feeling that I'm improving!
Malazin
Profile Joined October 2011
Canada3 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-11 05:38:38
October 11 2011 05:37 GMT
#957
Thanks for the write up whatthefat, I have found that by focusing on my macro, I've improved my SQ and ranked up to Diamond from Platinum. My SQ has improved from the high 60s to the mid 70s so I think you're about bang on!

In addition, I made an application to track your SQ automatically, a bit like the one posted above. However, if you're on 1920x1080, you can auto-track your SQ simply by taking a screen shot of your stats at the end of the game; no tabbing needed. The UI is shown below:

[image loading]

The reddit thread with all the info can be found here and the download can be found here
DarQraven
Profile Joined January 2010
Netherlands553 Posts
October 11 2011 12:35 GMT
#958
See, this is why I often disagree with the advice to "only work on your macro, then you'll get to diamond really quickly".

One week ago, I was still Gold. My SQ from that period, averaged over 24 games is 63, which should put me inbetween platinum and diamond. I can't look at the history for season 2 anymore, but I hardly improved my macro lately. In Season 2 I was Silver, and if I had to estimate, my SQ would have been just below the plat level. (I checked unspent resources and income rate then, as well, just divided one by the other to get an estimate of how well I did).

It's anecdotal, sure, but it does show that there is slightly more to getting better at the game than straight macro.
Sampro
Profile Joined May 2011
5 Posts
October 11 2011 18:42 GMT
#959
Just calculated my SQ over my lasts 80 games on ladder : Im a diamond level zerg player and my average SQ is 80, which is fine with me as i know my macro is really good but my decision making/scouting keeps me diamond . Gotta work on that ! Great post whatthefat keep the good work !
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2590 Posts
October 13 2011 20:15 GMT
#960
Just wanted to say thanks, whatthefat. I grabbed one of the spreadsheets and started keeping track of my SQ every game, and just realizing what I was doing differently in the games where it was high has made me play better to a remarkable degree. Good work, sir!
The frumious Bandersnatch
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