I'm feeling really frustrated with Starcraft today! Just got owned four games out of five by Protoss opponents. The only game i won was down to a little cloaked ghost action on the mineral line, a nice strat that I'll definitely be trying again. The things is that i just don't seem to be getting any better, in fact I'm getting worse every time i play. So annoying.
I am really hoping that it's just the fact that that i have loads going on and am pretty stressed that is having a detrimental effect on me. Either that or i am just rubbish at the game... No that's not true... I mean yeah I'm 16 in Bronze but then considering how little time i spend dedicated to SC2 that really isn't too bad. Besides I'm into this game because of how demanding it is, i cannot expect to just jump to silver after spending a maximum of 5 hours a week playing!
I truly cannot wait until my degree course finishes in 6 weeks or so, then i can just chill out and start having fun again.
In fact i am gunna stop moaning now. I know that i can improve when i want to. I know that i can lose just as many games and still have a positive outlook, it IS just because I'm having a stressful day. Gotta remember that!
What positives can i focus on? Well i know that when i am playing well my macro is coming on in leaps and bounds. If i win i do it during the mid-to-late game and that shows that i can outplay even match-up opponents on the ladder purely down to multitasking. Hell yes i lose to cheese a lot but then holding off cheese and still being able to maintain an economy and game plan is a serious skill, how can i expect to win those situations every time. I know that if i keep plugging away at it then i could get OK at Starcraft 2, those people that cheese every game will soon disappear if i make it into silver or gold. I don't envy their game play, if i was so inclined i could learn a bunker rush style cheese well enough to just cheddar my way through more matches than I'm winning now. The thing is that that will not teach me anything or improve my game play.
I was talking about just this subject yesterday with a mate who plays Zerg. We both play Magic The Gathering too and were saying how it's funny that you get the same type of players in both MTG and SC2. If you play MTG then you know the type of players i am talking about: The people who play ultra defensive decks and seem to have like one win condition, other than that they just either mill you or wait for you to get so pissed off you throw the game. I know this one guy who plays MTG and he had this fog/mill deck that he refined and would play at every tournament. It worked perfectly, he seemed to always win. The problem was that he knew how to play that deck and that style only, if someone found a counter and sideboarded their deck accordingly he just fell apart. On top of it all i played him a few times in booster draft tournaments and he was pants!
My attitude is maturing in both games, even though i haven't played Magic in ages because of a lack of time. Instead of being totally obsessed with learning how to win i am slowly learning how to actually play the damn game. Fine i will lose loads of games but i will learn from every loss and one day i will be able to mature as a player. That's the reason that when it comes to MTG i am selling off my cards. When i get back into playing i plan to just play booster draft or sealed games. It takes a more complete understanding of the game dynamics, it's way more skillful!
Wow that was a rant and a half, glad i got that out!
Anyway, i have just got Breaking Bad season two so I'm going to update my other blog then chill out in front of the TV. Hopefully I'll get a chance to lose to you one day, and learn something in the process :)
Peace out peeps!
JC
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