Before I start, I would like to summarize where I was before starting this training regimen. I have been a high diamond level protoss player since release and I mostly played casually. I am a big fan and have watched a lot of SC2 so my build though not perfect emulate builds that I have seen pros using. Overall I am pretty good for the past couple months I have been on the verge of Masters league but never played frequently enough to make it.
Day 1 12/29/11:
Day 1 was the quintessential warm up day. My goal was to play at least 10 games then work on material for the blog, and this is essentially what I did. If you look at the first 10 replays you will notice that though I play well I am a little rusty. I need more pvp builds and my pvt is rather weak (in this list I will include download links and short game descriptions).
For the most part I spent my time figuring out how I will stream (hopefully this will be up soon) and how I would organize/share my replays.
Day 2 12/30/11:
Today I played 23 games (I believe) and started putting together the blog. My games were good and I am on the verge of Masters. I am Planning on spicing up the blog a little to make it SC2 themed and working out a few lessons with some progamers before I go to sleep.
Replays:
The replays are provided in a Zip file enjoy!
www.megaupload.com/?d=Z1X2CKQF
Statistics:
Vs. Zerg 7 wins - 3 losses; 70% win rate
Vs. Terran 3 wins - 4 losses; 43% win rate
Vs. Protoss 7 wins - 8 losses; 47% win rate
Metalopolis: vs P 54% win rate; vs. T 100% win rate; vs Z 0% win rate
Shakuras: vs P 50% win rate; vs. T 0% win rate; vs Z 100% win rate
Arid Plateau: vs P 33% win rate; vs. T 100% win rate; vs Z 100% win rate
Entombed Valley: vs P 60% win rate; vs. T 50% win rate; vs Z 0% win rate
Tal'darim: vs P 60% win rate; vs. T 50% win rate; vs Z 0% win rate
Shattered Temple: vs P 66% win rate; vs. T - ; vs Z 0% win rate
Antiga Shipyard: vs P 75% win rate; vs. T - ; vs Z 0% win rate
Xel'Naga:vs P 50% win rate; vs. T - ; vs Z -
Overall 17 wins - 15 losses; 53% win rate
Friday, December 30, 2011
The Beginning
Hello,
I am a 22 year old college student who studies philosophy and psychology. Among many things I am a runner, a chess fanatic, a connoisseur of trolling (I own a Guy Fawkes mask :P), but most of all I am a gamer.
Like many of you, I am one of those many casual StarCraft2 players who despite having non-gaming ambitions has always revered those players who have the opportunity to raise their past time to a profession. There is a Cinderella element to these underdogs who show up out of nowhere and surprise the community with fantastic victories; yet what truly inspires my praise is the fact that many of these individuals succeed in making a living doing what they love.
Anyways, long before sc2 came along I was a chess fanatic and I similarly praised those chess players who having started at a young age succeeded in becoming professional players. Despite being very good at chess I always put it beyond my means to become a professional player. Those who start younger tend to have the best chances of becoming professionals and a special type of genius, a natural talent, always seems to be required. Still I devoted myself to chess, and, though I never made it to a professional level, I did have the opportunity at times to play with the best. This ultimately brought me to the conclusion that genius, though prompted by natural talent and an ability to learn, was mostly just a matter of practice, dedication, and work ethic.
Along came StarCraft2 and though I have since the beginning aspired to become a progamer I have never had the time nor the diligence to do so... until now.
For the month of January I will be playing StarCraft2 6-10 hours a day (depending on my schedule) and will track my progress with the goal of reaching a competitive level by the end of the month (by competitive level I mean top in a master's division or Grandmaster).
Each day I will post a summary of my practice along with replays of all of my games, and statistics on those games. While I will be doing research on ways to improve my builds and expand on my current play, I will also be looking for advice from the community on how to improve my game play. I will really take advice from anyone as long as I deem it noninflammatory and helpful, so feel free to check out the replays and trash me for my terrible play!
Can just anyone become a StarCraft2 master?
Watch and enjoy as I get there or die trying.
I am a 22 year old college student who studies philosophy and psychology. Among many things I am a runner, a chess fanatic, a connoisseur of trolling (I own a Guy Fawkes mask :P), but most of all I am a gamer.
Like many of you, I am one of those many casual StarCraft2 players who despite having non-gaming ambitions has always revered those players who have the opportunity to raise their past time to a profession. There is a Cinderella element to these underdogs who show up out of nowhere and surprise the community with fantastic victories; yet what truly inspires my praise is the fact that many of these individuals succeed in making a living doing what they love.
Anyways, long before sc2 came along I was a chess fanatic and I similarly praised those chess players who having started at a young age succeeded in becoming professional players. Despite being very good at chess I always put it beyond my means to become a professional player. Those who start younger tend to have the best chances of becoming professionals and a special type of genius, a natural talent, always seems to be required. Still I devoted myself to chess, and, though I never made it to a professional level, I did have the opportunity at times to play with the best. This ultimately brought me to the conclusion that genius, though prompted by natural talent and an ability to learn, was mostly just a matter of practice, dedication, and work ethic.
Along came StarCraft2 and though I have since the beginning aspired to become a progamer I have never had the time nor the diligence to do so... until now.
For the month of January I will be playing StarCraft2 6-10 hours a day (depending on my schedule) and will track my progress with the goal of reaching a competitive level by the end of the month (by competitive level I mean top in a master's division or Grandmaster).
Each day I will post a summary of my practice along with replays of all of my games, and statistics on those games. While I will be doing research on ways to improve my builds and expand on my current play, I will also be looking for advice from the community on how to improve my game play. I will really take advice from anyone as long as I deem it noninflammatory and helpful, so feel free to check out the replays and trash me for my terrible play!
Can just anyone become a StarCraft2 master?
Watch and enjoy as I get there or die trying.
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