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Greetings teamliquid! This is going to be my first topic after lurking for years.
How hard do you guys grind when you want to improve? I've found that I'll play on average 10-15 games a day, but when I know a lock is coming and I want to sneak into the next league I'll catch myself playing for 5-6 hours straight sometimes (minus the quick searches on new builds, strategies etc)
After 5-6 hours I have a breaking point to where I know I need to put down the mouse and get some fresh air, while thinking about this I remembered just how long professional level players practice every single day. I couldn't imagine playing 10-12 hours every day, that takes some serious dedication and/or love for the game.
TLDR
short answer-how long do you play straight when you're trying to get better/league up?
Poll: How long do you play when you're trying to get better/rank up3-4 hours (72) 31% 1-2 hours (61) 26% 6+ hours (51) 22% less than an hour (31) 13% 5-6 hours (21) 9% 236 total votes Your vote: How long do you play when you're trying to get better/rank up (Vote): less than an hour
(Vote): 1-2 hours
(Vote): 3-4 hours
(Vote): 5-6 hours
(Vote): 6+ hours
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Damnit dude, I thought you were talking about dancing.
Because I go hard.
Um, I think I average about 3-4 games a month, really haven't played a lot lately.
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On February 03 2012 07:45 1Eris1 wrote:
Damnit dude, I thought you were talking about dancing.
Because I go hard.
Hahahha thats what i was thinking...
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On February 03 2012 07:45 1Eris1 wrote:
Damnit dude, I thought you were talking about dancing.
Because I go hard.
Um, I think I average about 3-4 games a month, really haven't played a lot lately.
pure gold. lol.
i only play team games, which im not sure you care about. but, i only play when friends are online, and then we play until we have to do something else. usually 1-2 hours.
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On February 03 2012 07:45 1Eris1 wrote:
Damnit dude, I thought you were talking about dancing.
I thought that too lol.
When I really want to get up a league i will probably put in about 7-8 hrs, this is usually around the time that my game will really start to slip because of fatigue.
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LOL @ thread title. I grind it hard son.
I haven't played as much as I wanted to, but I'll play enough to learn from mistakes, work on them, and experiment. About 5-8 games through out the day for me.
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I think you'll find a lot of people who really love starcraft here but don't play very often at all. I myself only play once or twice a month. Maybe for 1-2 hours at a time
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On February 03 2012 07:45 1Eris1 wrote:
Damnit dude, I thought you were talking about dancing.
Because I go hard.
Um, I think I average about 3-4 games a month, really haven't played a lot lately.
Haha. I was thinking the same thing. Unfortunately this thread didnt turn into something about the summer of '89 and DJ Pierre. Dammit.
Anyway, I usually go about 3-4 hours.
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10-15 if I don't have anything to do.
But here's a fun game I told a buddy who is trying to work from gold to diamond that he should do while laddering:
1) Go to di fm (or some site similar) and choose a station that seems interesting by name
2) NO MATTER what that station turns out to be, even if you hate it force yourself to listen
3) play a ladder game, and...
4) if you lose. change the station
5) if you win, don't change.
6) repet
the hardest part is picking something you think is awful, then forcing yourself to listen to it for a game. it's fun to see psychologically how you start to like music because you win. (Associative property?) But it keeps music fresh while you play
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About 4 hours per day. I find myself watching way too much than actully playing ,_,
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I grind hard on my queens, grinding non-stop until they inject. Aw yeah.
Kidding aside, I alternate between playing BW and SC2, and a bit of Elder Scrolls. That and the responsibilities of real life, not enough time to really get hours of continuous play in.
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About a game or two a day. Nothing more than that normally, tbh I just dont have the energy since studies are so tiring...
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I used to play 4-6 when I tried to break into masters.
lol @ the thread title too. instantly opened the thread when it appeared.
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6+ for me
I just love Blizzard games.
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On February 03 2012 07:50 cellblock wrote:
About 4 hours per day. I find myself watching way too much than actully playing ,_,
I know how you feel, If I'm not trying to get a league promotion I catch myself playing 3-4 games then minimizing Starcraft and loading up whatever streamer catches my fancy.
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1-2 hours because I have several months to do it.
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If i reallt decide to be very competitive for sc2 I'd probably go 8-12 hours a day or at least try that.
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Well I've always stuck to a routine of about 2 hours a day, or every other day. When I want to rank up or, if I'm in the mood to really get some hardcore laddering done I can only play in increments. So say I play 2 hours in the morning and then in the evening I play another two.
The most I've ever played was like 10 hours straight because I was at a LAN that I paid for a pass to play in. It's a lot easier to sit down and grind it out if you're out of your comfort zone.
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EPT
