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I would totally take that course. With a 0/10 league record, lord knows I need it.

by jarin 16y ago

Devilboy 16y ago
First you gotta work on the '/10' bit, the '0' will improve later.
- reitzensteinm 16y ago
  Yeah, it's bit like saying "I tried to play the flute once, man I sucked at it!".
  - jarin 16y ago
    Haha, point taken. I just thought I would have at least ONE win after studying build orders and strategy and doing decently in Practice League. Come to think of it, Starcraft is a pretty good metaphor for entrepreneurship :)
    - whimsy 16y ago
      The system may have overestimated your league based on your placement. I was placed in Gold (even though I'm a low Silver) and had to suffer through about 30 games before I was demoted to Silver. Since then, however, I discovered that it's only league adjustment that happens at around 30 games. The system ALWAYS tries to keep you at a 50% win ratio... so even though you're placed in gold, and it says you're in gold, if you're really a bronze then the system will eventually have you playing against bronze. It just needs more data to figure out your skill level. TL;DR: Don't worry! Keep playing and eventually you'll have some wins under your belt. If you want, you can send me a replay and I'll give you some feedback. (I'm a Silver Zerg.)
jpenney 16y ago
Watch some of the day[9] dailies at http://day9tv.blip.tv http://day9tv.blip.tv and you'll improve at least a little bit. Watch the episode on the Mental Checklist (http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3732340/ http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3732340/) first.
- whimsy 16y ago
  This. Since I started watching Day[9], I've figured out why I'm losing to Gold level players.
  - MikeCapone 16y ago
    Out of curiosity, what is your ranking and what did you discover about your play?
    - whimsy 16y ago
      I'm Silver ~60 but I was Bronze in Beta. The biggest thing lately has been drone timing - Day[9] suggests that reactive Zerg is the most powerful so long as you react perfectly, so I've been playing more reactively and I've been practicing better drone timing. Reactive Zerg tries to balance power-droning (making nothing but drones) with reacting to the opponent's offensive postures. Ideally, reactive Zerg should only produce military units right before an attack, and only produce those units necessary to fend off the attack without taking other damage to its economy. Reactive zerg wins mid-game or late-game after their economy blows past that of the opponent. I'm still in low Silver because I'm trying too hard to play reactive Zerg now... however, it's teaching me to keep growing my economy after the early mid-game. Once I switch back to a somewhat more offensive Zerg, I think I'll have an advantage that I didn't have before.
      - MikeCapone 16y ago
        Thanks! I'm not a Zerg player (I'm Terran), but I thought this insight by Day9 about Zerg was excellent. I'll try to keep it in mind while playing against Zerg. Sometimes moving out and then retreating can be enough to make a Zerg over-react.
- jarin 16y ago
  That guy is awesome, I have only been watching the HDStarcraft and Husky videos so far but this guy goes way more into the why and dissecting the decision trees than they do.

I would totally take that course. With a 0/10 league record, lord knows I need it.

by jarin 16y ago

I would totally take that course. With a 0/10 league record, lord knows I need it.

Devilboy 16y ago

First you gotta work on the '/10' bit, the '0' will improve later.

reitzensteinm 16y ago
Yeah, it's bit like saying "I tried to play the flute once, man I sucked at it!".
- jarin 16y ago
  Haha, point taken. I just thought I would have at least ONE win after studying build orders and strategy and doing decently in Practice League. Come to think of it, Starcraft is a pretty good metaphor for entrepreneurship :)
  - whimsy 16y ago
    The system may have overestimated your league based on your placement. I was placed in Gold (even though I'm a low Silver) and had to suffer through about 30 games before I was demoted to Silver. Since then, however, I discovered that it's only league adjustment that happens at around 30 games. The system ALWAYS tries to keep you at a 50% win ratio... so even though you're placed in gold, and it says you're in gold, if you're really a bronze then the system will eventually have you playing against bronze. It just needs more data to figure out your skill level. TL;DR: Don't worry! Keep playing and eventually you'll have some wins under your belt. If you want, you can send me a replay and I'll give you some feedback. (I'm a Silver Zerg.)

jpenney 16y ago

Watch some of the day[9] dailies at http://day9tv.blip.tv http://day9tv.blip.tv and you'll improve at least a little bit. Watch the episode on the Mental Checklist (http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3732340/ http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3732340/) first.

whimsy 16y ago
This. Since I started watching Day[9], I've figured out why I'm losing to Gold level players.
- MikeCapone 16y ago
  Out of curiosity, what is your ranking and what did you discover about your play?
  - whimsy 16y ago
    I'm Silver ~60 but I was Bronze in Beta. The biggest thing lately has been drone timing - Day[9] suggests that reactive Zerg is the most powerful so long as you react perfectly, so I've been playing more reactively and I've been practicing better drone timing. Reactive Zerg tries to balance power-droning (making nothing but drones) with reacting to the opponent's offensive postures. Ideally, reactive Zerg should only produce military units right before an attack, and only produce those units necessary to fend off the attack without taking other damage to its economy. Reactive zerg wins mid-game or late-game after their economy blows past that of the opponent. I'm still in low Silver because I'm trying too hard to play reactive Zerg now... however, it's teaching me to keep growing my economy after the early mid-game. Once I switch back to a somewhat more offensive Zerg, I think I'll have an advantage that I didn't have before.
    - MikeCapone 16y ago
      Thanks! I'm not a Zerg player (I'm Terran), but I thought this insight by Day9 about Zerg was excellent. I'll try to keep it in mind while playing against Zerg. Sometimes moving out and then retreating can be enough to make a Zerg over-react.
jarin 16y ago
That guy is awesome, I have only been watching the HDStarcraft and Husky videos so far but this guy goes way more into the why and dissecting the decision trees than they do.