I've recently started streaming so hopefully i will get some vods up soon with a few replay packs for you guys. Also, i'll figure out what times i'll be streaming and post them up as well.
I listen to all genres of music, and i would love to take requests from viewers, but if i'm not commentating i will usually be playing stuff like insomnium and tommy emmanuel, melodeath, acoustic. i love opeth as well.
Here's a playlist i made myself of some acoustic songs i like. I can play several of them as well if you'd like tabs or lessons i wouldn't mind helping out someone =] http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Acoustic/50194546
Hi i'm Nam Tran (19) and i've been playing Sc2 for 3-4 months. I was B- on iCCup and 2k elo on LoL(TL EzPzLmnSqz) and I'll occasionally stream some BW + LoL games
irl, this is my first year of computer science at UH. I was a chemie for 2 years at texas tech before i switched majors.
Thanks for reading and i hope you enjoy the stream!
I offer zerg rep anaylsis for free. ( just post your replay in this thread) Replays where you don't understand how to win , or close games where u barely lose make it easier for me to point out more. use mediafire.com to upload or any site really, pretty FAQ O_o.
Anyways, if u think i did a good job or if you're super awesome and nice, feel free to tip me thru my paypal:
heavonearth.ntran@gmail.com
if you'd like some coaching also contact me through that same email.
This GrandMaster Zerg is definitely worth watching/following! Gives insightful commentary throughout gameplay, answers all type of questions and definitely learn alot while watching. I just wish he'll stream moarrrrr!
Original Message From HyperLink: Hi, just wanted to say you have a new follower on your stream.
I see you say free coaching. I probably don't have the practice time and mechanics (which is why I know I'm not progressing) but I was hoping you could possibly answer a few questions rather than take a half hour or so and watch me play just to tell me what I know is my biggest problem (and I'm going to try to fit in more time to get my mechanics better).
I'm a Gold lvl Zerg from last season (haven't done a placement yet since I haven't had time this season to play) but I beat platinum Toss and Terran. My biggest problem is ZvZ.
For the questions...
1. Macro - I am fine getting to 3 base (and macro hatch) and that's where my macro really breaks down. I don't know if I need to secure a 4th base quicker and get gas but I always seem gas starved. My minerals will skyrocket to the thousands but I can't spend them fast enough. Do I need a mineral dump (like lings, queens, spine/spore at this point? I'm kinda at a loss.
2. Scouting - I think that's my ZvZ problem. I underdrone because I don't see him droning, I don't get the army composition. Should I sacrifice lings or overlords? Any specific timings? I think ZvZ is the reason I didn't get into plat last season (in spite of my horrible mechanics).
3. Late game compositions - I'm fairly comfortable with my ZvT (if I survive the early pressure I usually win 9 times out of 10). ZvZ I feel is just "who can get more roaches and infestors but I'm experimenting with muta and it seems fragile. What is the current ZvZ composition I should be shooting for? ZvP... Late game I should really just GG out. I have no idea what I should shoot for (roach/hydra/corruptor, ling/bling/infestor, tech to BL/corruptor?). Any advice?
4. Increasing my effective APM - I hate spamming... My brother (No1 Diamond Toss) will spam early game so hard he's up around 300 average while I sit around 80. I don't feel like I miss anything, my money is spent, my drones leave on time to hit a hatchery at 300 or a pool at 200. Late game I don't feel like I'm horribly slow but should I really care about increasing my APM? How would I increase it so it's effective rather than just button mashing?
Thanks a ton, GL in ZOTAC! Hyperlink
1. General macro tips- First off, just throw me a replay so i can better understand, just add me on skype and drag+ drop or upload and msg it in this thread.
But in general, try to find times to queen inject while you are attacking. Meaning if you sent some mutas to kill a medivac for example, instead of watching the medivac die, do your round of queen injects and spend money on upgrades, morph banes etc.
2. Scouting (ZVZ) tips - scout with lings and overlords, For scouting with lings, adapt your builds so you have speed when you need to scout, send a pair of slow lings at the start to feel out your opponent if needed.
Get ovies into good positions, such as behind the natural to count his drones , near his gas to see his gas count, so you know only speedling etc, scout his ramp, so u can see units that come out, such as lings and roaches , queens on certain maps cannot kill your overlord if you position them correctly near the ramp.
If you're underdroned due to being denied scouting, use your army to "fake attack" and force him to not drone, while you get drones up yourself, much like terrran does tvz occasionally, to try and even out the drone count. Otherwise just send our army and rally lings behind it if you're too far behind but you have an army advantage.
3 Late game compositions: ZvT . toss me a rep, but muta/ling / bane into infestor into infestor bl. zvZ. i do a roach infestor , when im ~ 160-180 food(with ~8 infestors, rest roach) i get a few hydra for better army value, 16 drone per min line , with 3 on all gas, ( 3 base zerg) , then i attack. take my 4th, rally roaches behind it. Otherwise, roach infestor into bl infestor. Mutas are a good open but i haven't experimented with them enough to give advice. ZVP. roach ling infestor into bl infestor. get NP as needed
4. increasing apm is just playing more games imo just focus on one thing at a time.- stole this advice from sheth <3 one game, just focus on injects next game focus on ovie spread next game focus on creep spread so on so forth then eventually throw them all together effective APM is a mental battle(remembering to inject, spread creep are just timings ) , increasing apm is just practicing with something in mind to improve.
Hey HeavOnEarth! I'm glad your back streaming! I kept a look out for you at MLG, congrats on making it far in the open bracket but losing to your friend kawaiirice How did you feel about your performance at MLG? Are you planning to join more tourneys?
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streaming HQ games with insightful commentary on the NA and korean ladder.
and 2k elo on LoL(TL EzPzLmnSqz) and I'll occasionally stream some BW + LoL games
How did you feel about your performance at MLG? Are you planning to join more tourneys?
