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On June 05 2012 11:37 NeMeSiS3 wrote:
My biggest advice, specifically about this community, don't pretend you know anything until you actually do. If you want to contribute, that's amazing and we love new comers... But to many people believe they understand the game better than anyone else.
In the game? Basics for a kid should be to have fun, the more fun you can have the more imaginative your playstyle will be... You're handspeed will improve on it's own, and so will your ability to process the information you are seeing (that you don't even notice) but just have fun, you'll improve.
this thread wasnt about the community but refers to one person. Everyone has their own opinion and depending on how much they know, more intellectual they sound. Sure its important to understand how game goes but also its called respect to not letting anyone down at the same time.
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I think that age isn't really a factor when it comes from deriving fun from Starcraft.
However, I think there is a 'peak' age between 17-23. I'm saying that the approximate age is around 17-23.
Let's look at the last 7 MLG wins..
Bomber - 24
Huk - 23
Leenock - 17
DongRaeGu - 21
viOLet - 21
And let's look at all the other winners of an MLG..
Jinro - 23
Naniwa - 22
MMA - 23
MVP - 21
The oldest player to win an MLG is Bomber, and even then he was 23 when he won it. The approximate age of the runners up are also 17-23.
Not many people over the age of 23 have done very well in tournies (besides Nestea) ((correct me if I'm wrong here))
I think the only older foreigner player to win a foreigner tourney was WhiteRa with IPL 2? against Morrow, I think. And he was 31 at the time.
So, what I'm trying to say that there is a age period of 17-23 where your mechanics etc reach their peak.
If anyone has anything to say against this, I'd love to be informed.
edit: My language barrier may be a bit of an issue here, I'm still learning.
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Legends such as SlayersBoxer and Whitera are still playing SC2, and they are 31
and that maxed age limitation is still going up and down, which is so great imo, we are going to see so many young talent and old legends coming bak to take their old throne
I LOVE STARCRAFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm 14 and I'm High Diamond Zerg , I mostly practice vs masters in customs
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you would still be if silver if you were 20.
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I am 14 and top platinum hoping for diamond, I think it is just harder for younger players to succeed because of the fact that they are more likely to play other games or play team games or customs more, just less discipline overall, but that can't be all of it, and like mentioned above young players like MaruPrime, CreatorPrime, Leenock so it is entirely possible just my 2 cents :3
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I WISH I had started playing RTS at 13. Even mechanically gifted players (see all the BW players) still lose to the more experienced players, and will continue to do so for a while.
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Najzmajs is a good example of a very young player who's still good at the game(he's 12.) or atleast he was back when he got into masters  Idk tho, i'm 20 and i'm havin a really hard time vs masters
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I don't think you should really let the choice of whether you will continue playing rely on whether or not you're going to reach GM before reaching age X. Starcraft 2 a game after all and you should be playing it to have fun if anything.
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Don't worry about it and play the game to your heart's content.
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I think age matters most at lower levels for people who don't want to practice very much. For instance, I'm 28, played BW a bunch back in early 2000's. Playing very infrequently (talking like 10 games a month tops) I can easily maintain top diamond, if I start playing a reasonable amount I very quickly break into low-mid masters. My mechanics are terrible, the only thing that keeps me from falling back is because I can think more clearly. Age won't limit how good you can get at the game, Flash won his first SL at 15.
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The reason why many of the "older" players do well in this is because they played Broodwar back in the day. Your age has nothing to do with your ability to kick ass on the ladder. It's just a bit of a handicap that you come into the game with when you're too young to have grown up playing SC1. Don't think into it too much.
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what i find ironic is that you lack the maturity and/or intellect to answer your own question
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Ummm, I dont think anyone below 18 should play this game because there is a lot of blood, gore and adult themes.
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Age is definatly not a factor in yor sc2 playing skill. There was some 10 yr old streaming masters gameplay a while back I think.
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I find it very amazing that such young people are in masters and even grandmasters, kudo's to you fine young men/women
Makes me wonder if I should even try getting back into it after a year of not playing (25 winters old)
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Age is a factor only because it usually dictates who your friends/practice partners are. And you are only going to be as good as the people you play against. Im a mid diamond player whos been playing SC since 1999 and have had SC2 since it came out.
I was stuck pretty in low in skill level before I had a friend reveal he played sc1 pretty seriously. I watched him play first hand I was able to learn a lot from him. I am not masters or any better because I tend to stick to the same skill levels/play customs/and in general don't put the required effort to get any better. BTW I'll be 30 next month.
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On June 05 2012 07:13 AnonymousEmu wrote:Hey guys, I've heard different opinions on this so I would like to have yours as well. I've heard people say that in order to be good at sc2, you need to be a certain age, what I have heard is 15-30 but idk. Is that I am 13, and still silver after like 2 months a coincidence? I have heard people say that since im younger, my hand-eye isnt as good, I cant make decisions as well, etc. Therefore making my chances of getting out of low leagues extreamly difficult. Do you agree with this? Would it be better for younger people like me to quit sc2 for now, because we arent gonna get any better till we are older? Please Discuss 
I'm 14, and I've beaten several grandmaster players. However, what might make people who are young not do well, is their ability to comprehend mistakes (which is usually really bad). Also, it dictates who your practice partners will be usually, so that means you will probably have worse practice partners than an older player because older people are generally the pros.
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On June 07 2012 03:29 Vechora wrote:
I find it very amazing that such young people are in masters and even grandmasters, kudo's to you fine young men/women
Makes me wonder if I should even try getting back into it after a year of not playing (25 winters old)
Thanks!!! <3 :D
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