SC2Improve - An EU Practice Group For All Leagues

Our old channel is now back up and running! Head on over to sc2improve to join in the fun!

Hello and welcome to the SC2Improve thread here on TL.

SC2Improve is an EU group which started up from me and a couple of other players who really enjoyed playing a lot of games together and became really good friends through the game. As time went on we went through numerous new players who would stick around and play for a day or two and would then never play with us again. As our skill levels began to differ we decided we really needed some kind of group with a variety of skill levels, not only to help each other improve but also to socialise and to meet more people interested in the game. I started this post one morning after getting bored of having to continuously scroll through the Practice Partner thread searching for new people to play with. The idea was apparently love and the channel on Battle Net began filling up more than I ever could have expected.

These days we hit 80 players every day at peak times, and having seen so much interest in a community/group such as this I have tried my best to form a community for this group, introducing weekly tournaments, a team, practice sessions as well as a website, forums and a Ventrilo server. So that's a bit of of background on us, but what do we actually do, and what is the point in coming to join us?

We are a group which now ranges through all leagues of play. Having started as Gold to Diamond we now have players hitting masters as well as newer players hearing about us and joining us in bronze. By providing forums and a VoIP server I feel we allow the players to communicate and get to know each other while having fun playing the game that we all love, Starcraft 2.

This is the most important aspect to me: meeting new people. Meeting new people and having a group of friends to motivate me encouraged me to ladder, play a lot of games and got me promoted from Gold to Diamond. By having such a great social atmosphere there are also often fun custom games such as Star Strikers played in the group, as well as the possibility to play other games with the people you meet here. Most recently a few guys have started playing League of Legends together and it is just amazing to see this friendship being created in the group.

Improving at the game is obviously another main point of the group and we do numerous things to encourage this such as offering a place on the forums for your replays to be analysed, a tournament each week where your games could be casted and also the chat channel in game is full of players who are always willing to help out and discuss strategies, compositions and ways to improve. Often players well spectate each others customs which again allows for discussion and advice to come out of every game.

By running a weekly tournament, which now has a $5 prize, it gives something that everybody can aim to improve in. By setting a target of making it into the third round next week I feel it motivates players to play more and improve. It is also amazing to see rivalries being formed after tournaments each week and it also allows you to play with people you may not usually get to play with; you never know, maybe the guy who knocks you out in the first round this week will be the perfect practice buddy for you! Frequent King of the Hills also occur, not neccesarily made up by me, but just by the players who decide they want something to do, and PeepModes are an awesome way of getting a group of players together to observe and play.

Recently we introduced a team to SC2Improve, appropiately named "Team SC2Improve". By giving the group a team to get behind it really brings us together as a group and also something that players can strive to be a part of.

The group is also a great place to find things to do when you are a bit too tired to hit up that ladder or to try out your new build. Clan wars of our team are going to be frequently casted, on top of our weekly tournament which is also already casted each week so that you guys can enjoy the tournament even if you get knocked down early. It's also a great way to encourage players to play their best and to get support from the group.

By being around the group you will also find numerous player streams to watch. Sometimes the best way to improve is not to copy the Pro's, but maybe watch someone a league or two above you and see what they do that you don't. Team Practice is also streamed fairly frequently allowing everyone to join in and see what the Team gets up to and be a part of it, while at the same time learning from the discussions and advice given in games.

So that's what we do and why you should come and join us. To finish off I'll just say this is ran by me, Wardí.142 on EU, and only me. This allows me to get very involved with your suggestions and feedback on what you want to see out of the group which will make it a better place for you to practice. I love it when people come back to me and say "Hey, I love what you're doing, but do you think you could do a bit more of this?" - because it gives me something to improve and look into and it will probably end up being beneficial for everybody.

So if you're interested in checking us out please drop by our chat channel on EU: sc2improve
Or drop me a PM on here or ingame Wardí.142 for more info regarding the website/forums etc

Hope to see many new faces joining us soon and having some fun!

Glhf!
Wardí

TLDR:
All league practice group.
Weekly tournament.
Great fun + Great People
EU Chat Channel: sc2improve

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