im 19 years old and after 2 months I was still noobing it up in low bronze.
But now im mid masters just by playing, aslong as you can understand the game and you don't lack the ability to control it's mechanics it really doesn't matter how old u are.

Dontkillme

Korea (South)806 Posts

June 04 2012 23:16 GMT

#42

Everybody improves as times goes on -_________-... There is no age where you suddenly become good in SCII. Just play a lot and you will improve eventually.

Silentness

United States2821 Posts

June 04 2012 23:18 GMT

#43

If anything, the older you get, the worse you become at SC2.

I turn 25 in a couple months and I have little time to practice. Full time job, married, and going to school = SC2 gets the short end of the stick for me. It sucks, but that's life.

When I was in High School I played the shit out of WoW. Now I don't have that time anymore...

GHSTxJet

United States154 Posts

June 04 2012 23:20 GMT

#44

I started when I was early 13 and started in bronze 1 Year later I'm almost High Masters...Just stick with it and you'll get there! glgl!

WonDeRSC

United States234 Posts

June 04 2012 23:23 GMT

#45

Anyone can get into a good/decent league

I started SC2 when I was 12 as a gold league. In less than 100 games, I got into diamond, but I stopped actively playing from there. Good luck on your endeavors.

Aunvilgod

2653 Posts

June 04 2012 23:31 GMT

#46

Unless you would want to become a pro I doubt your age is a "problem". Just enjoy your fast reaction time.

theBOOCH

United States832 Posts

June 04 2012 23:34 GMT

#47

2 months is not a very long time to have been playing. There are certainly people who have been playing 2+ years that are much older than you that are in silver. The only major difference between someone your age and someone older is that you are still learning how to learn :D What I mean is you don't have the perspective to know how little you actually know. When I was 13 I played Age of Empires obsessively but I never got very good. It was because I always thought if I was "supposed" to be good, I would be. I never took the time to ask for help or learn from other people. I just kept banging out games. It takes maturity to learn to ask questions and find solutions and not just keep playing with no immediate goals in mind. But since you took the time to gain some perspective on yourself, I'd say you're on the right track

GLHF!

Cracy

Poland221 Posts

June 04 2012 23:38 GMT

#48

I feel old...

TRaFFiC

Canada1448 Posts

June 04 2012 23:39 GMT

#49

Nah, the main disadvantage that young people have is myopia. They are stubborn and refuse to change their style so they don't improve. But at your age, if you stick with it, you'll be pro one day.

intense555

United States474 Posts

June 04 2012 23:42 GMT

#50

I am 14 and in grandmaster. Takes practice imo.

rEdEEmEd

Canada68 Posts

June 04 2012 23:51 GMT

#51

Nestea is getting too old in Korea they say to be succesful.

Otherwise, Leenock started at 13 and was still doing some homework stuff around GSL 2011

AnonymousEmu

Canada70 Posts

June 05 2012 00:17 GMT

#52

Thanks guys

I shall practice!
Is anyone here willing to give me some pointers/coach?

Loanshark

China3094 Posts

June 05 2012 00:25 GMT

#53

It's not a matter of age so much as it is intellect......

Dontkillme

Korea (South)806 Posts

June 05 2012 00:27 GMT

#54

On June 05 2012 09:17 AnonymousEmu wrote:
Thanks guys

I shall practice!
Is anyone here willing to give me some pointers/coach?

I would, Plat Terran, havent played in a month, but i think i got the basics to teach a newcomer :p

Imperium11

United States279 Posts

June 05 2012 00:29 GMT

#55

On June 05 2012 07:20 KiF1rE wrote:

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yep... decision making because your young is a poor argument... You can learn it. You dont need previous life experiences to say spending all those resources on a specific plan was a bad idea. Just need to learn from your mistakes and get it together.
The age factor only comes in with learning the ability to learn what works best for you, but that can be learned at any age.

I won my first tournament around 18 years ago and started competing in 1993... I am 25 now.

You won your first tournament at age 7? Details please? Either super impressive, or complete bullshit. Don't want to completely call you out but I'm a little skeptical.

-niL

Canada1131 Posts

June 05 2012 00:38 GMT

#56

Age doesn't matter in skill, I am the same age as Leenock and TaeJa but I am a complete noob

Cascade

Australia5405 Posts

June 05 2012 00:38 GMT

#57

On June 05 2012 07:24 AnonymousEmu wrote:
Ahahah, alright, thanks guys <3 . I shall continoue!
I am a silver protoss btw if anyone out there feels like gving me some pointers

Pointers:
1) Enjoy they game!
2) Probes and pylons.

gl hf

edit:
3) Set up custom hotkeys!! Try this for example. As you are new (I know that 2 months may not seem like a short time when you're 13, but if you will play it for many years, then you have just started) you may just as well learn the hotkeys in a good configuration, instead of the annoying default one.
4) You are young, so you will learn very easily, and what you learn will probably stick. So if you are serious, make sure to get the mechanics and muscle memory done right from the start. Which means that it may be a good idea to spend some time in unit testers or build order testers or whatever, and get your macro-cycles and army-hotkeys in good habits. It is a lot about muscle memory, so just decide how you want your perfect macro cycles to be, and then practice them over and over. Maybe start each session with a warmup game in a BO-tester where you play up to 200/200 and (try to) do all your macro cycles perfectly, without missing a single probe or pylon.

KingofGods

Canada1218 Posts

June 05 2012 00:41 GMT

#58

If kid's fingers were not too small to use the keyboard, age 4 would actually be the best age. There are probably smaller keyboards out there you could get.

MateShade

Australia736 Posts

June 05 2012 00:42 GMT

#59

On June 05 2012 07:13 AnonymousEmu wrote:

Is that I am 13, and still silver after like 2 months a coincidence?

This is the reason dude, don't be disheartened. I started playing Starcraft 18 months ago when I was 18. I had no previous rts or video game experience. I didn't play all that much but I still played at least once or twice every week. It took me 8 months just to get from bronze to silver, then only 6 to get from silver to diamond. I think if you have no experience in gaming competitively it will take some time before you really 'get it' and then you'll begin to understand and see yourself improve a lot faster ^^

Cocoba

Canada352 Posts

June 05 2012 00:43 GMT

#60

No you are not too young and that should not determine whether you should quit. The only thing that matters is if you enjoy the game. 2 months in silver isn't that bad, other people a lot older then you have been in silver for as long as I can remember. I was 17 when I got the game and now that I'm almost 18, I've been in diamond for probably 80% of the time I owned the game. Friends that are the same age as me are still stuck in silver for over a year now and it just matters how much you enjoy the game and how much effort you put in to improve.