Spent a bit of time tonight playing the new Player vs AI. It is pretty fun. It makes you play through the difficulties until you hit the Elite level at which point it maxes out. Now I am not a great player but I am evidently good enough to be ... more…

I've off and on used a system called TheStaircase. So much so that I am even working on thestaircase.org. It has a really intuitive style for learning SC2 and getting better. It was actually a lot of my motivation behind making SpendingQ. I'm doing this part time ... more…

A quote from The Art of Learning really hit me this morning: Disappointment is a part of the road to greatness. When a few moments pass, in a quiet voice, she can ask Danny if he knows what happened in the game. Hopefully the language between parent and child will ... more…

One of the first things that is brought up in The Art of Learning is the how the author had started learning chess on his own and had developed some bad habits. Then, once he had a real teacher, he fought that teacher about the best ways to do things ... more…

I was pretty bummed when I was placed in HotS and got placed into Bronze. In WoL I was Silver and the MMR tool said I was nearing Gold. So a placement into Bronze was almost a slap in the face. It made me want to quit playing right there ... more…

I've been pondering how to get better at SC2. There are a lot of opinions on this, watch soandso's videos, use one generic build for everyone that teaches the basics, don't care about mirco or winning and learn to macro, etc. I have been having trouble deciding ... more…

This will be my blog for tracking my progress in StarCraft 2. I find myself wanting more direction in what I am working on. In turn the goal of this blog will be for me to talk about what I am going to focus on in the next week. There ... more…

I recently finished reading the book "Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion" by David Sirlin. It is a fantastic book that applies to a lot more than gaming. It is more than just some specific tactics to use when playing a specific game, like some guides for games are, and ... more…

These are the things I'm working on for the next month: Consistent Macro.Problem: Once I have to micro at all, I have a hard time catching back up on my resources. Also my probe production has a pretty steep drop off after I have a few buildings to ... more…

I've recently found camaraderie with some fellow software developers who play StarCraft 2. Not only that but they get excited to stay up late and watch the big league matches. Note these are people with solid careers, some of them even with a significant other and children. These are ... more…