StarCraft is completely valid, I have like 9000 hours in sc2 and I’ve never broken past the GM MMR,my peak was like 5.3k.
Something that happens at high elo is you constantly play a smaller pool of players. When Samuel the semi pro logs on and you both queue at the same time you bet he’s gonna be matched with you.
On the flipside… you do know watching a video and just doing as the video says IS enough to get to the top percentiles right ? I mean this with zero shred of sarcasm or elitism, seriously. If you watch a “bronze to masters” type video you will make it pretty high up.
As for StarCraft broodwar ? that game is impossible, I have like 2000 hours and I get folded every time in ladder. I’ve only made it to B- (Terran) and nowadays it seems hyper competitive. A tiny pool of highly skilled players all across the board. Even smurfing for some reason.
When FlaSh plays Terran he is legitimately the culmination of humanity’s gaming skill in application.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I was actually talking about broodwar. I could never get interested in SC2, it’s too complex, it was designed for competitive players and it’s really not fun. Too many variables at the same time.
I discovered gameplay videos on YouTube a few years ago (flash vs light, jaedong…) and they let me learn some strategies which allowed me to beat the campaigns without cheating for the first time. I was making beginner’s mistakes. Since then I just play intermittently and have fun, no pressure. I know I’m not good and I don’t need to be.
Actually me with StarCraft. I dunno, I just like building tanks and seeing zerglings explode.
StarCraft is completely valid, I have like 9000 hours in sc2 and I’ve never broken past the GM MMR,my peak was like 5.3k.
Something that happens at high elo is you constantly play a smaller pool of players. When Samuel the semi pro logs on and you both queue at the same time you bet he’s gonna be matched with you.
On the flipside… you do know watching a video and just doing as the video says IS enough to get to the top percentiles right ? I mean this with zero shred of sarcasm or elitism, seriously. If you watch a “bronze to masters” type video you will make it pretty high up.
As for StarCraft broodwar ? that game is impossible, I have like 2000 hours and I get folded every time in ladder. I’ve only made it to B- (Terran) and nowadays it seems hyper competitive. A tiny pool of highly skilled players all across the board. Even smurfing for some reason.
When FlaSh plays Terran he is legitimately the culmination of humanity’s gaming skill in application.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I was actually talking about broodwar. I could never get interested in SC2, it’s too complex, it was designed for competitive players and it’s really not fun. Too many variables at the same time.
I discovered gameplay videos on YouTube a few years ago (flash vs light, jaedong…) and they let me learn some strategies which allowed me to beat the campaigns without cheating for the first time. I was making beginner’s mistakes. Since then I just play intermittently and have fun, no pressure. I know I’m not good and I don’t need to be.