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dapierow
Serbia1316 Posts
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
On December 10 2010 00:47 KimchiBreath wrote: Hi Greg, I'd like to give a brief introduction of myself. Without disclosing any personal details, I would like to point out that I'm a final year law student in one of the top Australian law schools. I have secured a few internships in the past two years and will be entering one the top firms in Australia in 2012. The reason I point this out is to separate myself from the general demographic population on this site consisting of adolescents and teenagers who are both immature and quick to judge. I see myself as a well rounded individual. Similarly to you, I find it unnecessary to moderate my language and my wording to attempt to be modest. The fact is that what you achieve means a lot more than how many faces you can make smile. As we both know, the truth can often hurt. To give you a little perspective, I am not a good Starcraft II player. I've played a total of 200 games over the last few weeks. I have not learnt the proper hot keys or any strategies. I did however manage to get to platinum with about a 60% win ratio over a span of two days. The purpose of my communication with you is not to discuss aspects of the game but to give some constructive criticisms of your attitude and work ethic. What I say henceforth may not be useful but I hope it does give some further perspective to your current training regime. First of all, I'd like to give my opinion in that I do not think that you should be coaching. This distracts from your training and will affect your time allocation for personal development. While there is some correlation between teaching others and self realization of mistakes, the benefit of doing so is greatly outweighed by the fact you are teaching material that you have already consolidated. This will subconsciously tend to prevent you from challenging your own build orders, and understanding of the game. My train of thought derives from the fact that a good teacher generally must have a uncontested view that what he is teaching is correct. Given the perpetual changes in the dynamics of the game, I think having this view will tend to prevent you from improving. The extra time can be used for more useful things such as studying new concepts, replays and personal reflection. Keep in mind how none of the coaches of any proteams ever take dual roles and no coach is ever a good player. In my opinion, you should not be continuing coaching despite the monetary rewards involved. I take the same view in terms of casting. I personally enjoy your commentary more than any other of your fans. I find them one of the most insightful things that I can learn other than playing the game. However, even more than hearing you commentate, I want to see you win the next GSL. Casting will give away your mentality of thinking, opening up the space for potential opponents with access to a translator to pick away at your tactics. I advise against it. More importantly though Greg, I feel that you need a competent coach that can constantly discuss build orders and timings with you. Part of your failure in Starcraft 1, along with Ret and even Chinese players like Luo Xian (Legend), was that within the progaming houses, there were language barriers. However, that in itself would not have been bad, if not for the prejudicial views that Koreans hold of foreigners. This doesn't come as a surprise considering that Koreans are the most xenophobic people in the world. They are just very good at hiding it. To that extent, I can fully understand why you choose not to share tactics with other Korean gamers. Many foreigners so far are too naive or are too insecure to accept this as a reality. I remember that when Luo Xian was playing for SKT T1, he often beat Stork, Bisu, Boxer in games. He had a particularly good in house win ratio against Fantasy in practice games. In an interview, he raised that he used to own Fantasy in almost every game. Despite this, the reason he gave of leaving the scene was that the Korean coaches helped players like Fantasy reach their potential by nurturing them, giving them consistent advice and pointing out tiny details and weaknesses in their game. LX felt neglected and especially frustrated that, whether it was because he was a foreigner or whether it was because he couldn't speak the language, he received none of that treatment and in return found there to be no need to stay in the country. Back to the point, I think the reason why Starcraft 1 progamers succeeded to some extent was due to the help of coaching staff. A person has only so much time to both practice and produce working build orders. Having a coach allowed the player to focus on executing the mechanics and the intricate timings that are necessary. The coach would then take on the role of pointing out the flaws of the player that may not be known to the player themselves. It was also for the coach to suggest possible new surprise builds and outstanding situations that may occur. Absent of a coach, a player needs to prorate their time more strictly. This detracts overall from the quality of the training. If we look at what history has taught us, we will see that many of the greatest achievers thrive in specialisation. Those with gifts in the field of science, engineering, law and medicine, or sports like fencing, chess, badminton, often know very little other than what they do. Those at the very apex of their chosen profession, sacrifice a great deal of their personal or academic life in pursuit of specializing in their chosen fields. Geniuses are almost always obsessive, judges often have no life other than law, and scientists are often inarticulate in expressing thought coherently other than in mathematical algorithm. You need to ask yourself Greg, what you've done to reach the 'apex' of your profession. Also ask yourself whether coaching or making streams is really going to make you win the next GSL. As much as you might hate it, perhaps it's time to force yourself to create an extremely strict practice schedule and employ someone who you think would qualify as a competent coach. Otherwise, allocate time in the week to make a particular schedule. As much as you hate training back in the CJ house, I believe there must be some merit in practicing relentlessly the same build over and over again. In one of Nestea's interview (yes I know you don't look fondly on Nestea), he said he practiced about a hundred over games of the same build to prepare. In many sports like badminton and snooker, the same stroke is often practiced hundreds of times to promote consistency. I enjoy watching your games and I hope you get far Greg. I hope any of these criticisms with help with your development in the game. Perhaps you, Ret, Jinro and a Protoss of your choice can form a trust between yourselves so as to improve without holding anything back. Understandably, you enjoy the publicity you are now receiving. However try not to let that get to you too much. Think only of winning and reward the fans with lip service when you take home the GSL. Good luck Idra, and I'll be continuing to support you. sc2 requires 5 games a day and a lucky coin | ||
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BattelKruizr
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On December 10 2010 01:29 IdrA wrote: sc2 requires 5 games a day and a lucky coin Idra... when are you going to try new builds? I am sure you can pwn these noobs so hard if you just think outside the box instead of doing the same weak 14 hatch 15 pool or 14 pool 15 hatch whatever build. You end up dumping 800+ minerals into stuff that doesn't pay off early game (2 hatches 2 queens) and the terran runs in with like 4 marines and some scvs and rolls you. I hate watching these matches. plz try something new Ty | ||
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willeesmalls
United States477 Posts
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Fa1nT
United States3423 Posts
On December 10 2010 01:34 BattelKruizr wrote: Idra... when are you going to try new builds? I am sure you can pwn these noobs so hard if you just think outside the box instead of doing the same weak 14 hatch 15 pool or 14 pool 15 hatch whatever build. You end up dumping 800+ minerals into stuff that doesn't pay off early game (2 hatches 2 queens) and the terran runs in with like 4 marines and some scvs and rolls you. I hate watching these matches. plz try something new Ty He tried a new (and effective) build today. He did a mass hydra/zergling drop on Jungle on a protoss going void rays, and it worked quite well. He probably never gets the chance to try stuff because 9/10 koreans do some rush or 1/2 base all in each game and try to end it within the first 10 mins. | ||
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gods_basement
United States305 Posts
On December 10 2010 01:34 BattelKruizr wrote: Idra... when are you going to try new builds? I am sure you can pwn these noobs so hard if you just think outside the box instead of doing the same weak 14 hatch 15 pool or 14 pool 15 hatch whatever build. You end up dumping 800+ minerals into stuff that doesn't pay off early game (2 hatches 2 queens) and the terran runs in with like 4 marines and some scvs and rolls you. I hate watching these matches. plz try something new Ty is this a troll? the original hatch is free. the queens and the hatcheries pay off; you cant get enough zerglings off of 1 hatch and no queens. so i dont really get what you're suggesting as "outside the box". maybe a 12 pool is in order. or maybe a 10 hatch 17 pool. there arent that many ways to get two buildings, honestly. | ||
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decaf
Austria1797 Posts
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Dubo
United States161 Posts
Wow. What a horrible attitude. And such a disrespectful response to someone who honestly wants to help you, whether you agree with him or not. | ||
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BasedSwag
Algeria418 Posts
On December 10 2010 05:05 Dubo wrote: Wow. What a horrible attitude. And such a disrespectful response to someone who honestly wants to help you, whether you agree with him or not. Did you want him to write a ten paragraph post explaining that he thinks SC2 requires 5 games a day and a lucky coin instead? Would that be more respectful? If you ask me the the other guy is being pretty disrespectful by randomly assuming shit about what is in IdrA's best interests. Especially since he does not know anything about being a progamer by his own admission... Not to mention subjecting The Gracken to a really long-winded post which I'm sure he didn't want to read. | ||
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gods_basement
United States305 Posts
but its cool, cause i'm a lawyer. | ||
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drlame
Sweden574 Posts
On December 10 2010 05:17 BasedSwag wrote: Did you want him to write a ten paragraph post explaining that he thinks SC2 requires 5 games a day and a lucky coin instead? Would that be more respectful? If you ask me the the other guy is being pretty disrespectful by randomly assuming shit about what is in IdrA's best interests. Especially since he does not know anything about being a progamer by his own admission... Not to mention subjecting The Gracken to a really long-winded post which I'm sure he didn't want to read. Besides, what IdrA said is true. | ||
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BadManner
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Hi Greg, + Show Spoiler + I'd like to give a brief introduction of myself. Without disclosing any personal details, I would like to point out that I'm a final year law student in one of the top Australian law schools. I have secured a few internships in the past two years and will be entering one the top firms in Australia in 2012. TL;DR: I'm a lawyer, bitches. + Show Spoiler + The reason I point this out is to separate myself from the general demographic population on this site consisting of adolescents and teenagers who are both immature and quick to judge. I see myself as a well rounded individual. TL;DR: I'm better than anyone else who posts here. + Show Spoiler + Similarly to you, I find it unnecessary to moderate my language and my wording to attempt to be modest. The fact is that what you achieve means a lot more than how many faces you can make smile. As we both know, the truth can often hurt. TL;DR: I'm just as pretentious as you. + Show Spoiler + To give you a little perspective, I am not a good Starcraft II player. I've played a total of 200 games over the last few weeks. I have not learnt the proper hot keys or any strategies. I did however manage to get to platinum with about a 60% win ratio over a span of two days. The purpose of my communication with you is not to discuss aspects of the game but to give some constructive criticisms of your attitude and work ethic. What I say henceforth may not be useful but I hope it does give some further perspective to your current training regime. TL;DR: I'm not that good at SC, but I try to say "henceforth," in at least one paragraph per post. + Show Spoiler + First of all, I'd like to give my opinion in that I do not think that you should be coaching. This distracts from your training and will affect your time allocation for personal development. While there is some correlation between teaching others and self realization of mistakes, the benefit of doing so is greatly outweighed by the fact you are teaching material that you have already consolidated. This will subconsciously tend to prevent you from challenging your own build orders, and understanding of the game. TL;DR: You shouldn't coach during your break. You'll make more money per hour than I will, and I'm a fucking lawyer. + Show Spoiler + My train of thought derives from the fact that a good teacher generally must have a uncontested view that what he is teaching is correct. Given the perpetual changes in the dynamics of the game, I think having this view will tend to prevent you from improving. The extra time can be used for more useful things such as studying new concepts, replays and personal reflection. Keep in mind how none of the coaches of any proteams ever take dual roles and no coach is ever a good player. In my opinion, you should not be continuing coaching despite the monetary rewards involved. TL;DR: Meh, I think I should throw in a few more big words to increase my credibility. + Show Spoiler + I take the same view in terms of casting. I personally enjoy your commentary more than any other of your fans. I find them one of the most insightful things that I can learn other than playing the game. However, even more than hearing you commentate, I want to see you win the next GSL. Casting will give away your mentality of thinking, opening up the space for potential opponents with access to a translator to pick away at your tactics. I advise against it. TL;DR: I want to have your children. Also, commentating is a sign of weakness. + Show Spoiler + More importantly though Greg, I feel that you need a competent coach that can constantly discuss build orders and timings with you. Part of your failure in Starcraft 1, along with Ret and even Chinese players like Luo Xian (Legend), was that within the progaming houses, there were language barriers. However, that in itself would not have been bad, if not for the prejudicial views that Koreans hold of foreigners. This doesn't come as a surprise considering that Koreans are the most xenophobic people in the world. They are just very good at hiding it. To that extent, I can fully understand why you choose not to share tactics with other Korean gamers. TL;DR: I think you should hire me for your life coach. + Show Spoiler + Many foreigners so far are too naive or are too insecure to accept this as a reality. I remember that when Luo Xian was playing for SKT T1, he often beat Stork, Bisu, Boxer in games. He had a particularly good in house win ratio against Fantasy in practice games. In an interview, he raised that he used to own Fantasy in almost every game. Despite this, the reason he gave of leaving the scene was that the Korean coaches helped players like Fantasy reach their potential by nurturing them, giving them consistent advice and pointing out tiny details and weaknesses in their game. LX felt neglected and especially frustrated that, whether it was because he was a foreigner or whether it was because he couldn't speak the language, he received none of that treatment and in return found there to be no need to stay in the country. TL;DR: I know more about being a pro gamer than you do. + Show Spoiler + Back to the point, I think the reason why Starcraft 1 progamers succeeded to some extent was due to the help of coaching staff. A person has only so much time to both practice and produce working build orders. Having a coach allowed the player to focus on executing the mechanics and the intricate timings that are necessary. The coach would then take on the role of pointing out the flaws of the player that may not be known to the player themselves. It was also for the coach to suggest possible new surprise builds and outstanding situations that may occur. Absent of a coach, a player needs to prorate their time more strictly. This detracts overall from the quality of the training. TL;DR: In addition to letting me run your life, I think you should also hire me to coach you in SC2. + Show Spoiler + If we look at what history has taught us, we will see that many of the greatest achievers thrive in specialisation. Those with gifts in the field of science, engineering, law and medicine, or sports like fencing, chess, badminton, often know very little other than what they do. Those at the very apex of their chosen profession, sacrifice a great deal of their personal or academic life in pursuit of specializing in their chosen fields. Geniuses are almost always obsessive, judges often have no life other than law, and scientists are often inarticulate in expressing thought coherently other than in mathematical algorithm. You need to ask yourself Greg, what you've done to reach the 'apex' of your profession. Also ask yourself whether coaching or making streams is really going to make you win the next GSL. TL;DR: Geniuses are always obsessive and one dimensional. Believe me, I would know. + Show Spoiler + As much as you might hate it, perhaps it's time to force yourself to create an extremely strict practice schedule and employ someone who you think would qualify as a competent coach. Otherwise, allocate time in the week to make a particular schedule. As much as you hate training back in the CJ house, I believe there must be some merit in practicing relentlessly the same build over and over again. In one of Nestea's interview (yes I know you don't look fondly on Nestea), he said he practiced about a hundred over games of the same build to prepare. In many sports like badminton and snooker, the same stroke is often practiced hundreds of times to promote consistency. TL;DR: I implied earlier that I'd be a good coach, but I've written A LOT since then and you may have forgotten. + Show Spoiler + I enjoy watching your games and I hope you get far Greg. I hope any of these criticisms with help with your development in the game. Perhaps you, Ret, Jinro and a Protoss of your choice can form a trust between yourselves so as to improve without holding anything back. Understandably, you enjoy the publicity you are now receiving. However try not to let that get to you too much. Think only of winning and reward the fans with lip service when you take home the GSL. Good luck Idra, and I'll be continuing to support you. TL;DR: LOLl, Just read this one yourself. It's totally worth it. | ||
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Dubo
United States161 Posts
On December 10 2010 05:17 BasedSwag wrote: Did you want him to write a ten paragraph post explaining that he thinks SC2 requires 5 games a day and a lucky coin instead? Would that be more respectful? If you ask me the the other guy is being pretty disrespectful by randomly assuming shit about what is in IdrA's best interests. Especially since he does not know anything about being a progamer by his own admission... Not to mention subjecting The Gracken to a really long-winded post which I'm sure he didn't want to read. He basically said "I'm not actually good at SC2, I just play a lot, my fans are fucking blind." I don't agree with Mr. Lawyer up there, and I see why you're saying he's pretentious, because he is. But it's like Idra's *trying* to be rude. | ||
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Makeone
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Dogbert
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MoreFaSho
United States1427 Posts
On December 10 2010 05:58 BadManner wrote: ( I made a TL;DR version of: KimchiBreath's post for those who don't speak legalese.) Hi Greg, + Show Spoiler + I'd like to give a brief introduction of myself. Without disclosing any personal details, I would like to point out that I'm a final year law student in one of the top Australian law schools. I have secured a few internships in the past two years and will be entering one the top firms in Australia in 2012. TL;DR: I'm a lawyer, bitches. + Show Spoiler + The reason I point this out is to separate myself from the general demographic population on this site consisting of adolescents and teenagers who are both immature and quick to judge. I see myself as a well rounded individual. TL;DR: I'm better than anyone else who posts here. + Show Spoiler + Similarly to you, I find it unnecessary to moderate my language and my wording to attempt to be modest. The fact is that what you achieve means a lot more than how many faces you can make smile. As we both know, the truth can often hurt. TL;DR: I'm just as pretentious as you. + Show Spoiler + To give you a little perspective, I am not a good Starcraft II player. I've played a total of 200 games over the last few weeks. I have not learnt the proper hot keys or any strategies. I did however manage to get to platinum with about a 60% win ratio over a span of two days. The purpose of my communication with you is not to discuss aspects of the game but to give some constructive criticisms of your attitude and work ethic. What I say henceforth may not be useful but I hope it does give some further perspective to your current training regime. TL;DR: I'm not that good at SC, but I try to say "henceforth," in at least one paragraph per post. + Show Spoiler + First of all, I'd like to give my opinion in that I do not think that you should be coaching. This distracts from your training and will affect your time allocation for personal development. While there is some correlation between teaching others and self realization of mistakes, the benefit of doing so is greatly outweighed by the fact you are teaching material that you have already consolidated. This will subconsciously tend to prevent you from challenging your own build orders, and understanding of the game. TL;DR: You shouldn't coach during your break. You'll make more money per hour than I will, and I'm a fucking lawyer. + Show Spoiler + My train of thought derives from the fact that a good teacher generally must have a uncontested view that what he is teaching is correct. Given the perpetual changes in the dynamics of the game, I think having this view will tend to prevent you from improving. The extra time can be used for more useful things such as studying new concepts, replays and personal reflection. Keep in mind how none of the coaches of any proteams ever take dual roles and no coach is ever a good player. In my opinion, you should not be continuing coaching despite the monetary rewards involved. TL;DR: Meh, I think I should throw in a few more big words to increase my credibility. + Show Spoiler + I take the same view in terms of casting. I personally enjoy your commentary more than any other of your fans. I find them one of the most insightful things that I can learn other than playing the game. However, even more than hearing you commentate, I want to see you win the next GSL. Casting will give away your mentality of thinking, opening up the space for potential opponents with access to a translator to pick away at your tactics. I advise against it. TL;DR: I want to have your children. Also, commentating is a sign of weakness. + Show Spoiler + More importantly though Greg, I feel that you need a competent coach that can constantly discuss build orders and timings with you. Part of your failure in Starcraft 1, along with Ret and even Chinese players like Luo Xian (Legend), was that within the progaming houses, there were language barriers. However, that in itself would not have been bad, if not for the prejudicial views that Koreans hold of foreigners. This doesn't come as a surprise considering that Koreans are the most xenophobic people in the world. They are just very good at hiding it. To that extent, I can fully understand why you choose not to share tactics with other Korean gamers. TL;DR: I think you should hire me for your life coach. + Show Spoiler + Many foreigners so far are too naive or are too insecure to accept this as a reality. I remember that when Luo Xian was playing for SKT T1, he often beat Stork, Bisu, Boxer in games. He had a particularly good in house win ratio against Fantasy in practice games. In an interview, he raised that he used to own Fantasy in almost every game. Despite this, the reason he gave of leaving the scene was that the Korean coaches helped players like Fantasy reach their potential by nurturing them, giving them consistent advice and pointing out tiny details and weaknesses in their game. LX felt neglected and especially frustrated that, whether it was because he was a foreigner or whether it was because he couldn't speak the language, he received none of that treatment and in return found there to be no need to stay in the country. TL;DR: I know more about being a pro gamer than you do. + Show Spoiler + Back to the point, I think the reason why Starcraft 1 progamers succeeded to some extent was due to the help of coaching staff. A person has only so much time to both practice and produce working build orders. Having a coach allowed the player to focus on executing the mechanics and the intricate timings that are necessary. The coach would then take on the role of pointing out the flaws of the player that may not be known to the player themselves. It was also for the coach to suggest possible new surprise builds and outstanding situations that may occur. Absent of a coach, a player needs to prorate their time more strictly. This detracts overall from the quality of the training. TL;DR: In addition to letting me run your life, I think you should also hire me to coach you in SC2. + Show Spoiler + If we look at what history has taught us, we will see that many of the greatest achievers thrive in specialisation. Those with gifts in the field of science, engineering, law and medicine, or sports like fencing, chess, badminton, often know very little other than what they do. Those at the very apex of their chosen profession, sacrifice a great deal of their personal or academic life in pursuit of specializing in their chosen fields. Geniuses are almost always obsessive, judges often have no life other than law, and scientists are often inarticulate in expressing thought coherently other than in mathematical algorithm. You need to ask yourself Greg, what you've done to reach the 'apex' of your profession. Also ask yourself whether coaching or making streams is really going to make you win the next GSL. TL;DR: Geniuses are always obsessive and one dimensional. Believe me, I would know. + Show Spoiler + As much as you might hate it, perhaps it's time to force yourself to create an extremely strict practice schedule and employ someone who you think would qualify as a competent coach. Otherwise, allocate time in the week to make a particular schedule. As much as you hate training back in the CJ house, I believe there must be some merit in practicing relentlessly the same build over and over again. In one of Nestea's interview (yes I know you don't look fondly on Nestea), he said he practiced about a hundred over games of the same build to prepare. In many sports like badminton and snooker, the same stroke is often practiced hundreds of times to promote consistency. TL;DR: I implied earlier that I'd be a good coach, but I've written A LOT since then and you may have forgotten. + Show Spoiler + I enjoy watching your games and I hope you get far Greg. I hope any of these criticisms with help with your development in the game. Perhaps you, Ret, Jinro and a Protoss of your choice can form a trust between yourselves so as to improve without holding anything back. Understandably, you enjoy the publicity you are now receiving. However try not to let that get to you too much. Think only of winning and reward the fans with lip service when you take home the GSL. Good luck Idra, and I'll be continuing to support you. TL;DR: LOLl, Just read this one yourself. It's totally worth it. Awesome. I almost think you need a TL;DR for all your TL;DR's though like TL;DR, everything he said could be said in about 15 words translated from douche to English. | ||
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ahwala
Germany402 Posts
haha. nice reply to that wall of text. :D well, if that's what you think, even if your statement was an exaggeration (and is true to some degree), don't you think the consequent thing to do would be to quit playing? | ||
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Ganjamaster
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KimchiBreath
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I'm not surprised that many of the posters on Teamliquid.net would resort to ad hominem attacks to falter the validity of my argument. I admit that I am pretentious, but that derives from what I have had to achieve to enter my chosen field of study and profession and not because "I'm a lawyer bitches". Firstly, no means am I a fan of using jargon to construct convoluted passive sentences with double negatives and nominalizations to get a point across. In the post to Greg, I wrote so much as a sign of respect. In response to the comment left by 'Bad Manner', I appreciate the satire  . Let me just highlight a few things that you got right and wrong and expand on them.1. I am pretty bad in Starcraft II, although it doesn't bother me. I have a lot of fun. 2. First year law graduates only get paid a $60 000 per year annual salary which is pretty poor in respect of the work hours, stress and overtime. 3. Most geniuses at the top of their profession are obsessive and one dimensional which is why they are so good. Summary of previous points Now if anyone wants the real crux of what I am getting across, it's simply that when you get to a high level of play, many wins and losses will attributed to tiny mistakes. Relentless training and good coaching allows a player to prepare for some small variations which while menial, do significantly divide top players. You can't do this if you: (a) take the role as player and coach and teach others at the same time (b) distract yourself by streaming and casting your own games (c) you also promote yourself to expand your fan base Another significant issue I have, which I did not mention previously, is how Dan often reveals a player's strategy during live casts. He did this with TLO's hellion range v roach build and with Greg's last lost with Zenio. While it may not affect immediate game, I personally would not advocate it nevertheless. Concluding remarks One's personal success is often defined by what occurs off the computer screen and in real life. To this extent, I care very little about the conceptions other have on me based on what little information they gain of me under a TL account which I may choose to use a few times a year. If posters choose to continue to make ad hominem attacks about my pretentiousness, then so be it. I just want Greg to succeed and I do feel there is at least some merit in listening to some advice I may offer in regards to his current situation in South Korea. Surely, it does add some perspective when you hear from someone who is impartial, above average intelligence, and is frank. Especially when the English speaking community that Greg associates with himself is relatively narrow. While fan boys and dissenters rarely offer any real constructive criticism. + Show Spoiler + sc2 requires 5 games a day and a lucky coin I'm trying to read this quote as liberally as I can. That is, Greg's hundreds of hours of practice, and self realization has led to this conclusion. While many people would find this comment rude, I find it only partially so. Especially when we consider Greg's current view on Z v T. On a critical note however, while I agree with the 'lucky coin' aspect, I disagree with the 5 games a day. Many sports are technically very simple to master with regard to basic concepts. For example bowling, weightlifting and athletics, to name a few. This does not prevent sportsman in those fields to practice the same movement a hundred times over, so that in competition, they can do it without even thinking. Many top pianists in the state that I know have been forced as children to play until their fingers were in a state of pain and many martial artists that I know have been forced to train even when it was counter-intuitive to do so. There is some scientific merit to rote training with regards to the building of what is called a reflex arc. Perhaps this was a concept which you were not getting with the training regime in the CJ house. I have personally experienced and have seen others suffer from myopia in relation to certain things. I feel that when people enter into a comfort zone, they tend to lose perspective of certain things. Take for example, people who achieve very well in high school who relax upon entering university. The increase in autonomy require more discipline and direction. This is why a coach is often necessary. If I decided to drop my education and my future career to play Starcraft 2, I would be very pedantic. I am obviously not very talented at the game but that is not the point. I imagine that I would find it necessary to do as much research in conceptualizing than playing, if I did not have a more knowledgeable coach. As a starting point I would: - consider the exact timing and mathematical algorithms underlying zerg larvae and larvae injection dynamics. - learn precisely how many seconds it takes to move from one spot to another with each unit. - consider the opponents strategy with regards to probability theory and expectation loss and gain in terms of numerical rather than absolute terms to consider the viability of a counter. - practice my ability to count the time in my head so that I don't even have to look to check whether a building/unit has been built or whether a unit moving from one side of the map to another has arrived. - work out an overlord scouting pattern for each map with timings as to where each overlord will be at different times so that the amount of potential cheese can be scouted with the more efficacy. - complement that with a timed drone scout so as to be completely sure, as well as understanding whether sacrificing a drone at that point for scouting really matters. - consider whether a overseer morph at a particular timing is worth the potential loss in drones if a DT were to arise and the actual affect on total economy that suffers. Also consider whether this can be compensated for a timed contaminate to your opponent's warp gate for example to make up for your loss. Sometimes very elementary mistakes can cost a player the game. Rote training and more intricate timings with relation to every unit will help prevent this. I do speak with the aid of foresight, however if some of the tips above were followed in regards to scouting in the previous GSL where Greg was ousted by hidden warp gate tech and an unscouted expansion, he very well might have been in the finals. I feel that if a player of Greg's caliber is dedicating his life on this chosen career, he should focus on it fully to an extent where there is no time to cast, stream or coach. While some of the above points may seem overwhelming for an amateur player, for a professional aiming to be the best in the world, he/she should live and breathe Starcraft from the moment they wake up. | ||
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Mintastic
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On December 10 2010 15:06 KimchiBreath wrote: (Edited to avoid quoting a wall of text)Preliminary comments I'm not surprised that many o... blah blah blah Look I know you want to feel like all that time and money spent in law school was worth something, but there's really no need to post in that style rather than just being concise and to the point. Expecting people to read that giant wall of text is almost as rude as writing one-liners. Assuming Idra actually reads through that whole thing, I doubt he'll change his mind on anything since being stubborn is kind of his style. | ||
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