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usethis2
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
On September 12 2014 16:38 usethis2 wrote: How much APM does making 50 zerglings at once add? Out of curiosity. Hold down a button in a txt file for one minute and then count how many characters were made to see the apm that sort of thing sustains. | ||
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usethis2
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Die4Ever
United States17738 Posts
On September 13 2014 03:06 usethis2 wrote: Hmm.. so if only 50 zerglings are made in a given minute, that's 50 APM there? Of course I am aware that more of them are made in next larva cycles. the thing is that SC2 doesn't calculate apm per minute, it looks more like it counts how many actions you did in the past 2 seconds or so and then multiplies by 30 to give you APM, so if you make 50 zerglings (which would be 25 actions, since zerglings are built in pairs) in 2 seconds just by holding the button then that would count as 750 APM if SC2 is counting it over the past 2 seconds like I suspect | ||
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yubo56
690 Posts
I might add that while in SC2 just holding down z gives you insane apm, brood war had no such mechanic and JulyZerg hit 818apm http://pds7.egloos.com/pds/200805/10/51/f0038051_48258706320d1.png Even with the 1.38 time difference that's still 601apm SC2 time, without holding down keys. So it's certainly not unheard of for players to spike that high even without button-holding mechanic. | ||
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usethis2
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usethis2
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I guess I am going to test it out, yay. I don't play Zerg but I suppose it shouldn't be too hard! | ||
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Die4Ever
United States17738 Posts
On September 13 2014 03:39 usethis2 wrote: I am guessing yubo56 is correct because obviously players do other things than making one type of units in games? I don't know for sure. Does the game "project" APM or does it calculate with what has been already done? I just think the current APM changes too fast in the game that it has to be extrapolated. Open up the game, build up a ton of larva and money, sit for a minute doing nothing (0 APM), then hold down z to build as many lings as you can. Open up the replay and watch your APM tab. Just watch how quickly the current APM adjusts to what you're currently doing. | ||
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