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FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
April 16 2013 09:55 GMT
#161
On April 11 2013 09:18 cocosoft wrote:
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On March 27 2013 08:45 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
On March 27 2013 08:31 eNtitY~ wrote:
Grandmasters is infinitely harder to get than Masters, it's not possible and won't happen.


thats a stupid thing to say and a bad mentality.
True, but I think it's more stupid to play sc2 with a xbox360.controller.


I would like to know your arguments about that.

Cress that's really good. I tried it just for fun with a ps3 controller and... no lol. It's not for me. I prefer my mouse and keyboard. Good job and good luck for breaking into high master
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b3n3tt3
Profile Joined January 2012
595 Posts
April 16 2013 12:23 GMT
#162
HOLY FUCK THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
April 16 2013 12:28 GMT
#163
On April 11 2013 08:27 Cress wrote:
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On April 04 2013 13:52 Demonhunter04 wrote:
Did you get the 220 APM number from SC2Gears? What's your EAPM according to SC2Gears? I'm just curious.


My EPM Is something like 150. You might place too much faith on APM though XD. Maybe I'm not the fastest player on the planet, but at the very least it should show people what can be done with lower APM's. That is assuming 200 apm is low.

That's real time APM right? Not Blizzard time APM.
150 EAPM is like Korean pro level.
PiQLiQ
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden702 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-16 12:34:12
April 16 2013 12:30 GMT
#164
I think i could make it to Grandmasters with just a controller. Getting Grandmasters for me isn't hard at all normally so I think i got a chance with a controller.
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Gowerly
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom916 Posts
April 16 2013 12:33 GMT
#165
Once you get there with an Xbox controller I suggest you try steering wheel controller next.
Actually I want to see someone play with a kinect style interface. I wonder if I've still got my LEDs and reflective tape.
I will reduce you to a series of numbers.
o29
Profile Joined November 2010
United States220 Posts
April 16 2013 16:16 GMT
#166
On April 16 2013 21:30 PiQLiQ wrote:
I think i could make it to Grandmasters with just a controller. Getting Grandmasters for me isn't hard at all normally so I think i got a chance with a controller.


Everyone so anxious to proclaim how "easy" the game is for them, but achieving top 200 on any server shouldn't be considered "easy," as it takes a lot of time and effort. You shouldn't need to belittle others' accomplishments to inflate your ego.

And honestly, if you think you can achieve GM with an Xbox 360 controller, then why not try it yourself?
Cress
Profile Joined September 2011
United States212 Posts
April 16 2013 22:51 GMT
#167
On April 16 2013 21:33 Gowerly wrote:
Once you get there with an Xbox controller I suggest you try steering wheel controller next.
Actually I want to see someone play with a kinect style interface. I wonder if I've still got my LEDs and reflective tape.


I have no idea how you would get the steering wheel to function as a mouse though. If it were possible though I would imagine you could easily drone rush someone and beat a bronze player. Would people pay good money to see that XD?
PiQLiQ
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden702 Posts
April 16 2013 23:16 GMT
#168
On April 17 2013 01:16 o29 wrote:
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On April 16 2013 21:30 PiQLiQ wrote:
I think i could make it to Grandmasters with just a controller. Getting Grandmasters for me isn't hard at all normally so I think i got a chance with a controller.


Everyone so anxious to proclaim how "easy" the game is for them, but achieving top 200 on any server shouldn't be considered "easy," as it takes a lot of time and effort. You shouldn't need to belittle others' accomplishments to inflate your ego.

And honestly, if you think you can achieve GM with an Xbox 360 controller, then why not try it yourself?



For me it isn't that hard to get very high gm. I know it takes a while and effort of course i never said otherwise. Yeah well if i had a controller to do it with i would def try... why not. But if i get one i will.
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paddyz
Profile Joined May 2011
Ireland628 Posts
April 16 2013 23:24 GMT
#169
lol good luck man. Reading about people quitting SC2 like 2 years into SC2s existance always makes me sad .
WeaponX.7
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada52 Posts
April 16 2013 23:39 GMT
#170
Yeah. I guess a joystick has at least 5 buttons.
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Jotoco
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil1342 Posts
April 16 2013 23:58 GMT
#171
When I played WoW I did a similar setup. (Although I used shoulder buttons to modify other buttons, I had a bazillion combinations of buttons available).

On a WoW game, it is damn easy. On SC? Not so much, you need quick and precise touches on the joystick. You need to position your cursor on a very specific point of the screen with accuracy and speed. I don't know how you do that.

Hotkeys are not really a problem, the precision is. How many levels of precision does the 360 analog has, anyway?
PuppyPrime
Profile Joined April 2013
27 Posts
April 17 2013 00:02 GMT
#172
Protoss... aka the A-Move Race. Not surprising you can play this race with a Gamepad.

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Cress
Profile Joined September 2011
United States212 Posts
April 17 2013 09:11 GMT
#173
On April 17 2013 08:58 Jotoco wrote:
When I played WoW I did a similar setup. (Although I used shoulder buttons to modify other buttons, I had a bazillion combinations of buttons available).

On a WoW game, it is damn easy. On SC? Not so much, you need quick and precise touches on the joystick. You need to position your cursor on a very specific point of the screen with accuracy and speed. I don't know how you do that.

Hotkeys are not really a problem, the precision is. How many levels of precision does the 360 analog has, anyway?


When I started playing star craft 2. I was already playing WOW doing end game raids with the game pad. It was not enough to prepare me for playing Star craft 2 though. Precision with the analog stick takes a lot of practice and time getting used to it.

I'm not entirely sure I understand the question being asked though. What do you mean levels of precision?
skaffaNL
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands55 Posts
April 17 2013 10:07 GMT
#174
On April 17 2013 08:39 WeaponX.7 wrote:
Yeah. I guess a joystick has at least 5 buttons.
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This is actually pretty funny :D

Anyway, nicestory to read and I really like your PvT build
It's getting too hot!
woreyour
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
582 Posts
April 17 2013 10:25 GMT
#175
Good luck Cress! I know you can make it since you are battle tested from plat to diamond and now to masters. Just one more step or two. I myself started low and I guess it is just the amount of time you put in to master a craft.

Don't listen to all the haters they are probably wood league scrubs and got nothing to do.

And to all zerg who hate on protoss and terran, WTF?? Can't handle it? Why the QQ and butthurt?!? fucking switch race if u can't handle it, don't cry for balance you shitards! It is just the game saying you cant handle zerg because you are too retard to make drones instead of units then panic and make wrong units when under attack not having the right units/buildings available to respond. SHUT UP and suck dick!
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Yorke
Profile Joined November 2010
England881 Posts
April 17 2013 10:47 GMT
#176
Pretty embarassing for SC2 more than anything else. Try getting B+ in BroodWar and I'll be impressed...
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SChlafmann
Profile Joined September 2011
France725 Posts
April 17 2013 10:55 GMT
#177
On April 17 2013 19:47 LurkersGonnaLurk wrote:
Pretty embarassing for SC2 more than anything else. Try getting B+ in BroodWar and I'll be impressed...


Indeed, that is a challenge. I was D(lower ranking)/D+ on ICCup, and now am Diamond in SC2 without any practice.
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Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
April 17 2013 11:17 GMT
#178
On April 16 2013 21:28 ZenithM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 11 2013 08:27 Cress wrote:
On April 04 2013 13:52 Demonhunter04 wrote:
Did you get the 220 APM number from SC2Gears? What's your EAPM according to SC2Gears? I'm just curious.


My EPM Is something like 150. You might place too much faith on APM though XD. Maybe I'm not the fastest player on the planet, but at the very least it should show people what can be done with lower APM's. That is assuming 200 apm is low.

That's real time APM right? Not Blizzard time APM.
150 EAPM is like Korean pro level.

That is false.

Most koreans have ~200+ eapm. There are a couple that get near 250 such as Yonghwa and DRG, probably lots of others too.
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Logginurkeyz
Profile Joined September 2010
United States375 Posts
April 17 2013 12:22 GMT
#179
that's pretty fuckin sick, bro! I did something similar with wow and a ps2 controller- could not imagine playin sc2 with an xbox controller =0X I know some of the older osu! pros started playin sc2 with tablets, but that's nothing compared to using a gamepad =0p
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Floydian
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United Kingdom374 Posts
April 17 2013 12:41 GMT
#180
Is there a video somewhere of him playing?
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