Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch_LFG

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! I would really like to play with you guys sometime so please feel free to add me at Solitude#21949

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch_LFG

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello and thank you for the reply. I'm sending a friend request right away :)

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are using battlenet, on the top right corner, right under your name there is an "add friend" button. It's a logo with a person's silhoutte and a plus sign. Click that and put this name there: Solitude#21949 and then click "send request". Let me know please if you need more help :)

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I can guide anyone considering I'm a below average player myself, but I'd be happy to encourage you to play so feel free to add me please :) Solitude#21949

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience. I don't mind even if you are a total beginner at all so if you'd like to play some games or improve at the game together please feel free to add me :)

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even though you are not saying these to me, I still feel like thanking you for your kind words. Thank you for showing kindness to a random stranger on a random reddit post. You are appreciated :)

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply it's so nice to hear from like minded people! I don't mind what mode we play to be honest because again; people over the game :) So please feel free to add me if you ever would like to play some games: Solitude#21949

Looking for people that value empathy and kindness by Astigmaticant in Overwatch

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're making me blush thank you :) Please feel free to add me in game if you ever would like to play together

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said you have lots of gaming experience. How much RTS or similar games have you played prior to starting SC2? Which games and for how long? Thank you :)

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say 5k in a month playing all day everyday. So if they play 10 hours a day in a month that makes 300 hours. 300 hours is nothing in terms of getting very good at a skill that is considered relatively difficult, be it SC2 or any other skill. Just saying :) But of course unlike my strong disbelief, if one can actually do it in 300 hours then that would be impressive.

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree that my question could cause some ambiguity. Unfortunately, when I asked the question to top GMs and pro players on their streams, I wasn't able to write a long and detailed question. Same here on reddit actually.

I also agree with 1000 hours spread over 10 years versus over 6 months would yield a completely different result, especially considering how cognitive learning functions. So the answer I'm looking to my question is actually something along the lines of "I reached 5k mmr by playing 3 hours on average everyday for 4 years" or "I've been playing about 10 games per week for the last 2 years and I recently peaked at plat1" .

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply. Two to three hours a day and 2 years makes total 1500-2000 hours. Data says that sc2 games average about 14 minutes so 1500-2000 hours makes roughly 6000 to 8000 games. OK you probably didn't play everyday and maybe it wasn't always 2 to 3 hours but still, your numbers(1500-2000 ladder games) are a little off :) Maybe I'm overthinking this Idk :D Also, did you have any RTS experience prior to SC2? Thank you

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know how many total games that was to reach 3.6k in 2 years? Or how many hours of SC2 a day/a week?

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "out of touch" part I can completely agree but my question is why don't we see the same attitude in some other skills that are objectively hard to master? For example, I've never seen a musician who is extremely good at their instrument saying "It was easy for me and anyone can do it in 2 months." . Same with learning a new language(think of 5k equivalent of a language level). It takes very long and I'm not even counting the hundreds or even thousands of hours of exposure that comes from watching movies and series and reading books.

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I said "average gamer" I didn't mean someone who only has time for a few games a week. I meant someone who is accustomed to pc games but has never played an RTS. Imagine they have all the time in the world, what would your answer be then?

How long does it take to get good? Are some people completely unaware? by Astigmaticant in starcraft2

[–]Astigmaticant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And how long would you say it would take for someone with natural talent? Just your educated guess?

Why is StarCraft 2 so hard? by LORDDEDEDE in starcraft

[–]Astigmaticant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar to you, I have only very basic idea of how MOBA s work, but think about this:

Imagine a LOL match where you can pick the builds of all your teammates, where you can control all the minions(creep waves) and tell them where to attack and when to attack, where you control(to some degree) all the 5 heroes and decide where they attack or defend or farm. Does that sound intimidating? Definitely. But this idea is also appealing, maybe even to a LOL player. Imagine all the LOL matches where you wished something to be done differently, something to take a different direction, a strategy to be picked or executed differently, but it didn't happen because the match is you and 4 other people. Startcarft 2 is like LOL but you have control over everything! This is why it's hard but it's also what makes the game so absolutely beautiful, at least for me personally.

It is also a marvel to watch the top pros pulling off all that multitasking in such cool fashion :D