Korean Job Discussion Forums

[pkang0202]

I thoguht most Koreans still played StarCraft 1.

When I go into a PC bang, I don't see too many SC2 being played. Maybe things have changed recently...

[Adam Carolla]

I think a lot of the current Korean pros have switched over, but I really couldn't say whether the general populous has. Possibly owing to the fact that Starcraft 2 isn't nearly as easy to pirate, but also because, as we well know, Koreans seem very slow to adopt new software (Windows XP, IE 6 anyone?)

[ThingsComeAround]

I think its a bit more than that.

SC2 names can't be created that easily. I believe you can only make 2 bnet IDs.

You were right about pirating but also- SC2 isn't hacked (like it was). They come out with a new patch every 3-4 months and if you are caught altering the software, you lose your ID.

Last- only multiplayer games by connecting to a bnet server. Seems a bit excessive, when the players will only play 20 meters away from each other, in a PC room or on a game show.

[Adam Carolla]

So, in other news, I have 1 and a half accounts of SC2. A buddy and I were doing some beers and SC2 over at my place and he couldn't log in because his authenticator (which was on his phone, which wasn't working) was gone, so rather then blow the night off, we picked up another account.

Anyway, on my main account, I got promoted to silver despite losing my season 3 placement match. I thought that was pretty cool. So, I decided to do the 5 placement matches on the new account. And despite not playing really well at all, I went 4-1 (lost to a 4gate) my brand new account is now gold. I thought that was interesting.

Moving on, does anyone have any tips for winning ladder games. In my last 10 games or so, I've done a lot better simply by making sure I was maxing out on SCVs and production facilities, and by getting at least 2 bunkers up at my ramp. After holding off the inevitable push, I would tech up a little and then push out, either with drops or straight across the map.

I found that the overwhelming reason I was winning was that my opponents were usually stopping worker production around the 30 mark or before, so once my economy kicked in, the engagements got progressively more one sided.

Anyway, those are tips from a silver/gold player. Anyone else got anything to share?

[MattAwesome]

Adam.
are you playing on korean or us servers?
winning games has a lot to do with economy like you said, map control, and scouting. doing those 3 things regularly will help you out a lot. add me if you want. i have both accounts.

[kwokman]

I'm currently in the 20's-30's in diamond on the NA servers and just started on the Korean servers with a 5-0 placement putting me in the plat division.

I play zerg and the most important tip I can give you besides the whole "macro well, make sure you're constantly macro'ing while doing micro, get map control and scout" tip, the best advice I can give you is to watch your own replays. When I first started sc2, I got rolled by a toss that went DT's because I thought the overlords automatically detected(sc1 noob). After playing for a bit, I worked my way up to the gold league but struggled against all kinds of play. On one game, I got owned badly by a silver league player so I automatically assumed that he/she was map hacking so I watched a replay of the game. That's where I noticed the countless mistakes that I kept making. Oh, it also helps to watch a few games of pro-gamers on youtube and getting a better idea of how you could play to get better.

[MattAwesome]

I definitely agree on watching your own replays. also, you just have to practice getting into certain habits. like going through your hotkeys to check on things to stay on top of production.

i dont feel watching pro replays does much for the average gamer. they are entertaining, but they do little more than give you ideas for your own gameplay.