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ShambhalaWar
United States930 Posts
On April 05 2019 03:57 hiroshOne wrote: I'm 39 this year, and I'm playing. The only issue is lack of time (wife and 2 kids) that's why I warmed my stay in diamond :-) But I have no ambition to be pro. Just playing for fun. You just need to convince your kids they should be pro players, then you can be the coach  | ||
Poopi
France12906 Posts
On April 04 2019 04:39 Jurassic1 wrote: I am 34 and recently found joy in this game again. Do you think I am too old to make GM? I played WOL when it came out and 2 base muta until Diamond in 2010. I got back last year after I randomly found out about Serral beating Koreans. I did mutas again and only got to Plat3...then found Vibe''s Bronze to GM guide and made it to Plat1. Hitting a wall right now with A move but learned about Macro. You are not too old but is the journey worth it at that age? I don’t know, you probably won’t find that much joy playing if your sole goal is to become GM, mostly frustration. I’d recommend playing as much as you enjoy it, while keeping this GM goal in mind, and not care that much if you become too frustrated. | ||
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BadHabits
Canada45 Posts
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AaBbCc
New Zealand110 Posts
The main problem is at 34 (my age too) is life does become a real hurdle to any sincere dedication to a video game, as any thing other than a casual pass time. The other issue that I see, is that SC2 is probably more fun (for older, less serious, non-pros) at moderately lower levels i.e. high diamond-low masters because the higher you go, the more knife-edged everything starts to become and if you're like me, this kind of stuff is frustrating. | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
On April 04 2019 05:46 BisuDagger wrote: If you aren't a pro, I think StarCraft gets easier as you get older. Turning 30 this year, and I really only started playing with some regularity 1-2 years ago (after playing a lot from WOL - HOTS). I was never any good--only made it to Diamond (but I was diamond when there was no masters!), but I think it has gotten a little easier as I've gotten older. I'm a little looser and enjoy the game more. My APM is even better than it used to be, but I don't expect this to last forever. SC2 remains my favorite lunch-break pastime | ||
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Hadronsbecrazy
United Kingdom551 Posts
GM not so sure, prove us wrong buddy  | ||
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KalWarkov
Germany4126 Posts
but it has to be important to you or you won't make it. Take small steps, analyze replays, watch as much pro starcraft as possible, and not just watch it, analyze it while doing so. Also do it on the NA server, it's way easier. i would say a 5200-5300 on EU easily makes GM on NA nowadays. | ||
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virpi
Germany3599 Posts
Anyone who's willing to practice deliberately can reach M, though. The skill gap between M3 and GM is huge, though. Also don't forget: Everyone else got better over the years, too. | ||
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truescorpio14
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figq
12519 Posts
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skdsk
138 Posts
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PuRpOs3
United States45 Posts
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
That said, Platinum and Diamond are very fun leagues to be in. They are not as hard to attain andmore play styles are viable, but people still mostly play builds you would recognize for the first 5 minutes of a professional game. Bronze and Silver league you’re unlikely to see recognizable standard builds, things go off the rails after 2 minutes. | ||
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lestye
United States4186 Posts
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allmotor1
153 Posts
was masters multiple times but now im stuck at diamond 1. I work a lot etc so I can't put my best effort but I do feel people have gotten better and at times when I'm tired from work I do feel slower | ||
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FBTsingLoong
China410 Posts
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Xalorian
Canada433 Posts
I am pretty sure someone putting as much time in as a younger player can attain any level. I suspect top 100/being a pro in Korea is near impossible even if the age limitation factor is probably extremly small, that top 100 is putting as much time as humanly possible so even a very small edge make all the difference. Also, I suspect probably there is a biological limitation that is less correlated to age that we think. Some humans simply have a better brain for those tasks and can achieve higher proficiency. Thing is : it's so much harder to justify putting 10 hours a day and seeing the years pass by when you are 35 than when you are 19. I guess there needs to be more study on the subject? | ||
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LOcDowN
United States1015 Posts
I'm also 34 yo and is Master. Full-time job. To answer your original question, I do think it's highly possible to reach GM at our age or even older. The key is to continuously learn the game correctly and improve. You probably cannot reach GM without a solid foundation of knowledge and have no guidance. The fastest way is most likely with a coach as it is hard to learn it on your own after you get home from work. | ||
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derpistole
Germany33 Posts
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Togekiss
Canada154 Posts
So again, age is basically irrelevant. I know I would likely make Masters pretty easily if I could even just put in 2-3 hours/day, like 5 days a week, but unfortunately that isn't even possible for me with the time constraints I have working full-time and raising a young family. Best of luck, and remember, just enjoy the game, and make realistic goals. Going up a Tier within your league is more the kind of realistic goal you should be setting, because putting the bar so high will only result in frustration. I know I will never be top Masters calibre because I can't put enough time and effort aside for SC2, so I enjoy playing at a Diamond lv when I do get the chance... Hope this helps. | ||
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