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101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
May 24 2013 18:23 GMT
#101
On May 24 2013 13:41 Wojciech Zywny wrote:
pretty sure Avilo is like 11 and he's in gm

lol nice
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
BioNova
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States598 Posts
May 24 2013 18:28 GMT
#102
On May 25 2013 02:50 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:35 Demonhunter04 wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:29 askmc70 wrote:
your age doesnt matter in starcraft


It does at that age. The brain of a 13 year old is less developed than that of an adult.

Good thing you don't need a brain to get GM on NA


LOL, Ouch. Idra-esqe comment. I usually mention that to my girlfriend when encouraging her to ladder. Closest I got was a few Bronze League Hero's episodes.
I used to like trumpets, now I prefer pause. "Don't move a muscle JP!"
Subversive
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2229 Posts
May 24 2013 18:29 GMT
#103
On May 24 2013 14:50 UberNuB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 14:48 DrAbuse wrote:
On May 24 2013 14:19 Eatme wrote:
On a sidenote. (T)WhO is the oldest GM player?


Should be (P)White-Ra


Grandpatoss!

Don't steal Much's name.
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Psychonian
Profile Joined March 2012
United States2322 Posts
May 24 2013 18:40 GMT
#104
Well, there's SCSXenocider who was GM at 13
Trans Rights
Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 24 2013 19:06 GMT
#105
On May 25 2013 02:50 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:35 Demonhunter04 wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:29 askmc70 wrote:
your age doesnt matter in starcraft


It does at that age. The brain of a 13 year old is less developed than that of an adult.

Good thing you don't need a brain to get GM on NA

LOL gg. Can't get better than that
cocosoft
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden1068 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 19:31:09
May 24 2013 19:27 GMT
#106
On May 24 2013 13:33 andeh wrote:
(Z)Life?

Not sure if he's ever reached GM but (Z)Najzmajs?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
DinosaurPoop
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
687 Posts
May 30 2013 09:43 GMT
#107
Nice stuff, but you people tend to forget starcraft is a game with two players, so doesn't that mean if GM league has 100 thirteen to fifteen year olds then if you want to be promoted to GM you will have around a 50 percent chance to find a 13-15 yr old gm? Even if the numbers are much smaller than that, if there are seven 13-15 year old in Grandmaster league, then guess how much would be in masters?
You people are arguing based on the idea that calculating the skill of a 13 year old is thinking that he is in a league full of people older than him.
When cats speak, mice listen.
llIH
Profile Joined June 2011
Norway2147 Posts
May 30 2013 09:46 GMT
#108
Always fun to see young people want to play SC2.
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
May 30 2013 10:00 GMT
#109
On May 25 2013 02:50 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:35 Demonhunter04 wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:29 askmc70 wrote:
your age doesnt matter in starcraft


It does at that age. The brain of a 13 year old is less developed than that of an adult.

Good thing you don't need a brain to get GM on NA

lol Scarlett telling 'em.
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DinosaurPoop
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
687 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-30 10:22:55
May 30 2013 10:03 GMT
#110
Btw, you can train ANYONE to find tactical and strategic patterns to any game, for example, there was this puzzle game called flipgame which was near impossible to beat, but then i started to see that the values of each square is not variable, every box has this boolean value which is hidden, and when all of them are 0, the game is solved , then i started to see that to determine the value of a square, there are a total of five variables you need to take in. If all squares around it have the boolean value(not the color) of false, then it is false, etc.

It wouldn't take a monkey to eventually figure out the 'correct' mechanics.
Mechanics today are strategies of the past.
Keep producing workers? Maynard.
also im turning 13 this weekend :D (although my birthday on TL is fake.)
When cats speak, mice listen.
AlternativeEgo
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden17309 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-30 10:11:10
May 30 2013 10:09 GMT
#111
On May 24 2013 14:13 Bunn wrote:
I think there used to be a pretty young and good swedish player?


NajzMajs

Mark Munoz looks like Gretorp
MrMercuG
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands2389 Posts
May 30 2013 10:23 GMT
#112
On May 25 2013 03:28 BioNova wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2013 02:50 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:35 Demonhunter04 wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:29 askmc70 wrote:
your age doesnt matter in starcraft


It does at that age. The brain of a 13 year old is less developed than that of an adult.

Good thing you don't need a brain to get GM on NA


LOL, Ouch. Idra-esqe comment. I usually mention that to my girlfriend when encouraging her to ladder. Closest I got was a few Bronze League Hero's episodes.


That's nowhere near an IdrA-esqe comment. lol.
mnck
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark1518 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-30 10:31:34
May 30 2013 10:29 GMT
#113
Wouldnt surprise me if it turns out to be Life. Before he was famous he was ranked number 1 GM on korea several times. That was back when he was probably 14.
@Munck
roym899
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany426 Posts
May 30 2013 10:30 GMT
#114
Imho it's not that impressive when you are very young. It's more impressive when you are old. I'd like to know who is the oldest GM player. If you are young you learn a lot faster and you have a lot more free time. If you tell your child to play like 8 hours a day since the age of 8 he'll be GM by the age of 12...
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
May 30 2013 10:32 GMT
#115
On May 24 2013 13:32 synd wrote:
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On May 24 2013 13:29 CableStarcraft wrote:
I think it's a legitimate question & discussion. It says a lot about a person if they're the youngest to achieve certain thing. Like the youngest person to climb Everest - that's a pretty freakin big deal.

Likewise, with the skills, strategy, and intelligence, focus, training, coordination and mechanics required with StarCraft as a competitive game especially, I think that young peoples' accomplishments are even more impressive when they're that young. What were you doing at 13-15? Picking your nose and playing Putt-Putt?

On May 24 2013 13:29 Ratch! wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:26 synd wrote:
Who cares? What's the point of all these threads like "who's the youngest X Y Z"


Knowing doesnt hurt.


Thanks.

Really solid defence. You justify the thread we get like every week or so by telling me I picked my nose at that age or whatever offensive shit you'll say.

Stop for a second and ask yourself. "What is a forum?" The answer is a place where people gather to discuss various topics/issues. It's an ancient word and an ancient tradition. If you don't like the conversation a few people are having, to to a different part of the forum and partake there.

Why do you have a right to tell other people to shut up mid conversation just because you think that what they are talking about has gotten old?

It would be interesting if people had information on a 10 year old GM or something of the sort. Get your needless negativity out of here plz.
Suteki Da Ne 素敵だね Isn't it Wonderful
Lysanias
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands8351 Posts
May 30 2013 10:36 GMT
#116
Considering GM in Korea simply is alot harder then GM in EU and NA, it's not really fair if you were to compare them and find the youngest player in GM of any region. (and who actualy has the most young talent around at the highest level)

So pure statistic based on difficulty young players might have the highest % to succeed into NA Grand Master.

As a prodigy well we only have one right now and that's (Z)Life

DinosaurPoop
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
687 Posts
May 30 2013 10:43 GMT
#117
to everyone saying life: LEENOCK LEENOCK LEENOCK
When cats speak, mice listen.
mafaba
Profile Joined April 2013
Germany73 Posts
May 30 2013 10:46 GMT
#118
Show me a 30 years old man with a family and a job whos gm, then iam impressed.
phodacbiet
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1740 Posts
May 30 2013 10:47 GMT
#119
On May 30 2013 19:46 mafaba wrote:
Show me a 30 years old man with a family and a job whos gm, then iam impressed.


^ This. Being good at a game as a kid isnt impressive. You should be better than adults because you have more time to play + you have an easier time to learn things.
DrAbuse
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany209 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-30 11:10:11
May 30 2013 11:10 GMT
#120
On May 30 2013 19:46 mafaba wrote:
Show me a 30 years old man with a family and a job whos gm, then iam impressed.


What about white-ra, son
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