EPTreach your skill ceiling = give the game up? - Page 5
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Aunvilgod
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ProxyKnoxy
United Kingdom2576 Posts
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aebriol
Norway2066 Posts
On March 10 2012 12:45 wajd wrote: So what do you do when you reach your skill ceiling? You identify something you are doing wrong in your build order. Then you play against the PC at normal speed, where it's so slow and boring it's insane ... Then you do everything perfectly. Note all timings, timings for everything including units, buildings, scouting, never getting supply blocked, doing everything just perfect - even better than the pros at normal games. Then you do it again on faster game speed, and note that it's hard as hell even though you know exactly what you want to do. Then you try doing it in real games. And ... wow, you improved  In addition, for practicing purposes, it's always good to always do the same build for a long time, because that way you know how to react and play that build do the best of your ability. Then you do a different build for a while, etc. Finding a practice partner is perfect for this, because then you can practice the same build vs the same race consistently, while on ladder you need to practice at least 3 builds (4 including random, if you don't just 6 pool them like I do to get it over with) which is ineffective in comparison. | ||
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stokes17
United States1411 Posts
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fighter2_40
United States420 Posts
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snooks
7 Posts
Break your big goal up into smaller steps. Question what youre doing, if its the right thing or you're just following a guide blindly. You need to question your motives and why you are doing it, every little thing you do should have a goal. | ||
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NeThZOR
South Africa7387 Posts
On March 10 2012 17:42 DaemonX wrote: And I think this is exactly what NOT to do. This just means you lose 80% of the lessons you actually have learned, though you might not realise it. It also validates the notion that it's the game that is the issue, not your methods of approaching your play. I race switched in Season 2, from Zerg to Terran. I have regretted it many times. I eventually got back to, and exceeded my skill level with the new race, but it was a scrubby thing to do and it cost me many months of improvement, as well as validating false mental reactions to losing like 'imbalance'. It turned out that I really was more interested strategically with Zerg anyway, but switching races again is even more daunting. Switching races can be detrimental for your skill yes, but in some cases it can actually inject some fresh blood into your play which will allow you to surpass your perceived "skill ceiling". I can attest to that, because I played Terran at first and climbed through the ranks until I got to high platinum, at the point where I also thought that I had reached my skill ceiling. So for a few weeks I did not really play ladder, but still continued playing a lot of custom 1v1s. Eventually I decided I could just as well try Protoss out, and incidentally Protoss became my favourite race from there on (I also played a lot with Zerg). Therefore I soon played ladder again, at the start of a new season. It wasn't that hard to cope with the skill level at the time, as I played hundreds of custom games with Protoss beforehand. After that I just kept on laddering with Toss and lo and behold, two weeks ago I finally made it into Diamond. For me this is a personal achievement, and shows that with determination anything is possible. Now onto that elusive Master league  | ||
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virpi
Germany3599 Posts
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
Unless you are trying to make a living out of playing, why would you want to stop just because you aren't rising on the ladder? Why not just play because it's...well...fun? | ||
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Monkeyballs25
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-Switch race -Focus on farming achievements(not in an abusive way, mind you) -Play off the wall builds, like BC rushes -Quit playing. Sticking with any videogame for a year and a half is fairly unusual, when you think about it. | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
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Lowko
Netherlands286 Posts
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ODKStevez
Ireland1225 Posts
On March 10 2012 12:45 wajd wrote: So what do you do when you reach your skill ceiling? When you've tried everything to get better, meaning - watching your own replays, downloading replays, practicing every day, laddering, watching streams, watching live events, reading strategy threads, trying to seek coaching when you can't afford it, asking questions whenever you can... I mean everything. And none of it works. When you have been the same rank for a year and half. When you join a custom game, and you end up playing a master, and the game isn't even remotely close. (im a protoss plat) When you want to be serous with this game and it just isn't happening. Do you have to just suck it up and tell yourself to give up this dream, and stop playing? Accept the fact that this game is so easy for alot of people, but I'm not one of them. So what do you do when you reach your skill ceiling? I feel exactly this way, been stuck at Diamond since the launch of this game, but I just keep playing anyway for some hope of getting better. Though I don't see it happening. =[ | ||
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LisKelicious
Germany36 Posts
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Zealot Lord
Hong Kong747 Posts
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Beef Noodles
United States937 Posts
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FrOsTyy
United States125 Posts
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vvv
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goldenwitch
United States338 Posts
Until you hit that 10000 number, you can't be confident in your analysis of where your skill lies relative to your maximum potential skill. I find 10000 hours to be both reassuring and daunting for the same reason. I won't hit 10000 hours for a long long time. | ||
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Animostas
United States568 Posts
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