Okay I just watched the The Painted Veil, only because Edward Norton was in it. It's a US movie filmed in China so I was like meh okay I'll give it a shot. It was pretty good. It's not your typical Hollywood movie because the ending is kinda sad.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Painted Veil
Okay I just watched the The Painted Veil, only because Edward Norton was in it. It's a US movie filmed in China so I was like meh okay I'll give it a shot. It was pretty good. It's not your typical Hollywood movie because the ending is kinda sad.
Updating
Today I won my first standard 2v2. Woopie.
So anyway, Blizzard announced that the top 20 of the invitational ladder will receive a Starcraft 2 Beta Key. This will probably motivate more people to play seeing how 20 will be able to get a sneak peak of the most anticipated release in 2009. Then again... it might not come out until 2010, who knows. I'll definitely try to aim for top 20, even if I cant make top 6.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Season 7 draws near
Original post:
Nebu on February 26th, 2009
We're pleased to announce the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2009 Tournament, the seventh edition of the Battle.net Warcraft III ladder tournaments. The upcoming tournament will use a similar format to the previous tournaments, using the three invitational ladders hosted on the Kalimdor, Northrend, and Azeroth realms. Once again, these ladders will initially be populated on an invitation-only basis and feature the world's most established and successful Warcraft III players. Each will function as a standard Battle.net solo ladder, with their own web interface displaying rankings, and their own map pools. Additionally, top performers from each invitational ladder will have a chance to win a StarCraft II beta key. We will be resetting the open ladder on March 2 for those interested in participating. For more information and details on the tournament please check out the FAQ.
God damn, they said they would start it by the end of January, its freaking March. Now they said they will reset the ladder on March 2, and its the freaking 5th. Once again, everything related to Blizzard is slow. When they say soon, they mean months. Well at least it gives me time to prepare--altho I am a bit lacking in motivation without the reset.
Nebu on February 26th, 2009
We're pleased to announce the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2009 Tournament, the seventh edition of the Battle.net Warcraft III ladder tournaments. The upcoming tournament will use a similar format to the previous tournaments, using the three invitational ladders hosted on the Kalimdor, Northrend, and Azeroth realms. Once again, these ladders will initially be populated on an invitation-only basis and feature the world's most established and successful Warcraft III players. Each will function as a standard Battle.net solo ladder, with their own web interface displaying rankings, and their own map pools. Additionally, top performers from each invitational ladder will have a chance to win a StarCraft II beta key. We will be resetting the open ladder on March 2 for those interested in participating. For more information and details on the tournament please check out the FAQ.
God damn, they said they would start it by the end of January, its freaking March. Now they said they will reset the ladder on March 2, and its the freaking 5th. Once again, everything related to Blizzard is slow. When they say soon, they mean months. Well at least it gives me time to prepare--altho I am a bit lacking in motivation without the reset.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Gift
What is talent? What is "The Gift" that most professional players have? According to this article on WCR, there are three basic things that make them successful.
1. Reaction time - the ability to react quickly to changes and to be able to oversee the entire battle. I am kind of lacking in that aspect with respect to being able to see everything. Is that something I can work on? To process things in my head faster?
2. To be able to out strategize or outsmart your opponent - This is self explanatory. Often times I find myself unable to decide whether or not I am in the position to win the battle. Is this a good position for me to engage? Should I stall until I have higher odds? Obviously this is linked to reaction time because without the ability to decide things in seconds, this is a hard thing to grasp.
3. To be able to learn from mistakes - this one is really hard as well. Sometimes you just lose games because of rotten luck. But other times there are clearly bad moves that one can avoid if the game is reviewed.
So what does all of this mean anyway? It just means that I need to exercise my brain more and not just jump into fights that aren't favorable to me. My impatient nature often get the best of me.
1. Reaction time - the ability to react quickly to changes and to be able to oversee the entire battle. I am kind of lacking in that aspect with respect to being able to see everything. Is that something I can work on? To process things in my head faster?
2. To be able to out strategize or outsmart your opponent - This is self explanatory. Often times I find myself unable to decide whether or not I am in the position to win the battle. Is this a good position for me to engage? Should I stall until I have higher odds? Obviously this is linked to reaction time because without the ability to decide things in seconds, this is a hard thing to grasp.
3. To be able to learn from mistakes - this one is really hard as well. Sometimes you just lose games because of rotten luck. But other times there are clearly bad moves that one can avoid if the game is reviewed.
So what does all of this mean anyway? It just means that I need to exercise my brain more and not just jump into fights that aren't favorable to me. My impatient nature often get the best of me.
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