[Celldweller]

hey guys, im looking for a few dedicated practice partners, i just hit diamond and the first three games i have played , i have been getting SMASHED. instead of getting smashed on ladder, I'd rather practice some new builds and refine some old ones with some practice partners.

prefer you to have skype/ and be at least top 8 platinum +

cheers
PM me for games or add my skype:Tamachan334

[[TA]LoSt]

Just putting this out there - you'll learn more from losing to diamonds than smashing platinums. As long as you're practising properly - analysing replays and focusing on improving your builds through looking at how players exploit the holes then fixing those holes - you'll improve. Platinums won't be able to exploit holes in your builds like higher level players will.

Even if it means dropping a division, when you're good enough to be put back up a division you'll be strong enough to hold your own. ^_^

Goodluck.

[dKiWi]

you'll do better getting smashed imo. The problem with practice partners is that they have limited strategies and are usually too polite to cheese you.

Quick Comments

ProAnnn:

i wont be polite to you. You always teach people the elevator marine helion trololol

[SLCN.Kez]

being smashed is probably the biggest learning experience because it says OMFG THERE IS A HUGE WHOLE IN YOUR STRAT/GAMEPLAY FIX IT, the less times you get absolutely smashed the better you are getting, just keep plugging away at it and watching your replays and you'll get there

[Celldweller]

cheers guys, I just want a few practice partners so I can really see what I am doing wrong the most and communicate with the person that is smashing me.

I think my main flaw is army comp and micro where to put your army at the right time, my mechanical skill is fine imo

[[TA]LoSt]

Get a group together/go on NA and play micro tourney I'm sure most of the TA boys will tell you it can actually help with your micro haha

[ToRSpookToR]

Haha yeah i just promoted as well, whats this i cant float 5k minerals mid game and still win. it was quite a shock to get smashed this bad at first but after you get beaten a bit you start to see the holes in your play as stated above. ToRsPook.389 (i thinki am always in the channel ToR if its wrong) gl hf !!

[lolwut]

Me! I just got diamond at the start of the season and would be happy to play you.

lolwut.901 Diamond zergy

[SLCN.Kez]

tbh if u just got promoted to diamond your mechanics are gonna be far below fine, generally if you macro really well and have a half decent army comp youll smash thru to mid masters atleast, really good positioning only helps a lot higher in the leagues, assuming you can a-move ur shit lol

Quick Comments

ProAnnn:

Paritally true, you will be surprised how some diamonds have awesome mechanics but cant pull off a win cause they cant multi task / position

[lolwut]

Originally Posted by kez

tbh if u just got promoted to diamond your mechanics are gonna be far below fine, generally if you macro really well and have a half decent army comp youll smash thru to mid masters atleast, really good positioning only helps a lot higher in the leagues, assuming you can a-move ur shit lol

I don't agree with this bro. Positioning matters just as much in diamond as it does in GM. You ever seen a ZvP diamond game where a badly positioned 200/200 zerg ball meets a 200/200 protoss ball?

The result is not pretty. You just get super owned. However what you said above is Your opinion and this is just mine.

[[TA]LoSt]

I agree with kez here. At diamond level in your own personal opinion your macro may be good, however unless your mid masters level your macro is still far below standard. You can win games purely by your macro and a-moving into their base at diamond level, and if you're not your macro requires improvement.

Again, only my personal opinion, but you should focus more on macro and less on micro at your level. ^_^

[Rockstar]

I agree with Kez and Lost... Watch your replays closely and you'll see a hell of a lot of macro slip ups... I'm rank 20 diamond and I still fail macro a shitload.

[JohnathanWu]

Hi if you are in NA or SEA you can contact me by REAL ID

anyone can add me buy make sure you have a note on your name - not much space left.

Ryoko88@live.com

[SLCN.Kez]

if your macroing well protoss shouldnt be at 200/200 when u get to 200/200 so yeah u pretty much should be able to a-move into them except of course unless ur running into an obvious choke where 1 roach fits through at a time etc lol

[Rockstar]

I just analysed one of my replays where I stomped a protoss... The game went for 20 minutes 30 seconds... In that time I stockpiled 118 energy on my main queen, 116 on my natural queen and 108 on my third queen...

That means I missed a possible 64 larvae..... Thats the kind of shit that gets punished in masters/GM.

[TCPLemminks]

Hang out in TCP, we need more Terran practice partners

[cruxBsK]

Hey Grats mate i see you hanging around in the crux channel, nothing better than getting that promotion screen!

if you need any replays or would like me to go over reply.

again grats

[|Erasmus|]

Just bug people in ToR/crux/wherever for games, mate. They might not always, but it's the easiest way to find people to practice with.

[iVnStinger]

Hey I'm on if you want me to practice iVnStinger.782

[lolwut]

Originally Posted by [TA]LoSt

I agree with kez here. At diamond level in your own personal opinion your macro may be good, however unless your mid masters level your macro is still far below standard. You can win games purely by your macro and a-moving into their base at diamond level, and if you're not your macro requires improvement.

Again, only my personal opinion, but you should focus more on macro and less on micro at your level. ^_^

Yeah macro is very important but at 200/200 micro is very useful otherwise you get crushed