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The GrandMaster League
 

As some may know, I'm currently a diamond level Protoss player and wants to know the secret/s to extending ones knowledge for the game in order to break into GM for any server.

So i ask other Grandmaster players or former Grandmaster players out there what did they do to achieve Grandmaster the first time they did and there journey to get there. Also some advice whether flat out ladder games or just constant prac vs GM and even master players will get me to achieve this goal quicker. Thankyou in advance.



Hopefully one day or the big goal

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Take it from me;
Don't EVER resort to cheese unless in a best of 3 or something.

You WILL get stuck in the vicious cycle of cheese and all-ins.

I'm always here for PvP macro practise.

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but hes protoss... the meta game is cheese and all in :P

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Sure thing.

I was mostly saying cheese.
And don't be like me, perfecting 3 all-ins and then getting veeeeery bored of the game.

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I played Starcraft games until I was winning and then I won so much I got promoted to grandmaster.

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"i ask other Grandmaster players"

sorry billy you arent qualified to answer

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Practice some builds or styles that you like.

A lot.

SEA GM is attainable mostly just through solid build orders and execution than knowing fancy timings (but this obviously helps).

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Correct me if i'm wrong, but, generally I would aim for GM on SEA then GM on NA then GM on KR in that order.
So you aren't chopping and changing between servers worrying about your ranking.

Oh, and just an assumption: You should be able to get on a pro team once you're at the NA GM level.

Not really relevant, but just the order with which your laddering should be conducted in.

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You don't know me. YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFE/LADDER RANKINGS.

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All the best in your journey towards

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just play a lot of games.... AA LOT OF GAMES

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If you set your goal to GM on sea, just pick 1 build for every matchup and practice practice practice. OR if that is too boring then just playing w/e and if you play enough you'll get there eventually

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I just grinded the *** out of the ol' Bomber's build back in WoL. Solid macro builds are the most predictable way to get GM.

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whoot im making my way there lol

http://i.imgur.com/UQJb66p.jpg

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How did you win? Replay plz

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1. Macro like a god.
2. Awareness (of what your opponent is doing, where their army is, etc)
3. Know what to do in every situation, this is why you review your losses, you lose to a new situation you havent seen before, you learn what you did wrong and what you should have done instead and then the next time you come against the same thing you know exactly what to do.

for SEA GM just read point 1.