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I have had a very similar experience as well. I've enjoyed watching high level SC2 in GSL for some 3 years and often get the urge to try playing myself but am

by sireat 13y ago

I have had a very similar experience as well. I've enjoyed watching high level SC2 in GSL for some 3 years and often get the urge to try playing myself but am forced to remind myself how horrible my mechanics are and that no amount of deliberate practice would fix that. I enjoy and have a reasonable handle on the strategic side and could handle keyboard as a decent typist but the ability to handle the mouse with such focus is something that I am simply unable to do. Let's not even mention that I am almost 40. Instead, I settle for some quick games of chess something that I can do reasonably well as a master and which does not require 100+ APM (even in 1minute chess).

jules 13y ago
You should check out the game Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. It's currently a community driven game, and you can download the multiplayer client at http://www.faforever.com/ http://www.faforever.com/ In this game strategy is much more important than APM. Some of the top players have less than 60 APM, whereas in Starcraft they have 300. Some of this is due to the community being smaller hence the overall competitiveness being lower, but it's also the nature of the game. The interface is optimized for letting you do as much as possible in a few clicks, unlike Starcraft where you have to micromanage everything. In a way Supreme Commander is like continuous time chess. You win by wit rather than who clicks faster. Like chess you have a king that you need to protect and to win you have to kill the enemy's king. Here is a video commentary of a (very long) 4v4 game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_z-pIcUJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_z-pIcUJo