ColonelSlur Profile Joined December 2011 United States 21 Posts #1



TLDR: I'm a Japanese-American living in Tokyo and playing high masters/frequently GMs on the KR ladder, and defeat top GMs on the NA server. I'll be streaming a ton for you guys and be working on youtube content, too. Analysis is my forte and I will be able to help each and every one of you improve by watching me. You can also find me competing in the new Japanese league (JCG) and many other Japan based tournaments, and I will soon join a team.



Hey, Starcraft fans, I'm Grinkers, 26 year old Japanese-American currently residing in Tokyo. I was born and raised just South of San Francisco, but found my way to Japan 4 years ago, and stayed for the food. My hobbies before coming to Japan were many hours of Chess and math, which translate pretty well into SC for the analytical thinking. I play both Terran and Zerg, but have recently decided to put more focus on Zerg for the time being.



My Starcraft history is very short. I didn't even get SC2 at release, and when I did, I was one of the new players that went 0-5 in Bronze. Then 1-20. Over a few months I made it into Diamond as Random, then making it into Masters shortly after the league was introduced. Post-promotion, I decided to switch focus onto the KR Server, (less lag and fiercer competition) and started off in Plat and made my way to Masters in the span of almost half a year. By the end of WoL, I was ranked 5~10 as Terran and 8~25 as Zerg on various accounts in all of Masters league.



Why did I write a whole paragraph on my 2 years of SC2 league history? It's because it shows my slow and eventual progress from somebody who knows nothing about RTS with no mechanics whatsoever to where I am today. And it wasn't through just grinding lots of games; it was from being self critical and always looking for something to improve. To me, Starcraft has the perfect balance of in-game craziness and out-of-game analysis/strategy. I can't get enough and haven't stopped playing since my first placement match. I've come a long way, but still have so much more to improve.



With streaming, the goal is to be able to play more so I can improve faster, and eventually get GM on KR. What I can offer in return is real analysis on things I did wrong, and how I'm working on improving my game. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to SC2, so even though I know I'm not a bad player, I work daily on even the most basics of mechanics. So I think I can offer a new perspective towards the game as somebody who started off without a clue, to where I am now (and where I'm going!). Due to my strengths in analysis, I will be able to provide deep replay-review and other games. I will have a public email where I may review your game to help you out!



There are many pro gamer streams that have deep commentary, mainly EG players, but there are very few deep, analytical, self critical Zerg commentators that play on the Korea server. The KR server is very tough and unforgiving, and is the ultimate practice server. Very few players play on the Korean server while offering burrowing commentary, which is what I will be doing.



Aside from streaming ladder games, I also have a few projects that I plan on working on. The ones coming out soon will be on my youtube channel. For example I'll commentate my own games and do deeper into the games than I could while just streaming. I'm also working on a spreadsheet of all the basic timings for Zerg players, which you'll see me refer to and edit when I stream.



My stream schedule will probably be in the range of 9am to 2pm JST (8PM to 1AM EST, 5PM to 10PM PST) for the NA prime time, then, after observing GSL for a few hours, to hit EU prime time. I can and will change this if all my viewers come from a specific region (earlier for NA players, or later for EU players, for example). You can also find me competing in the new Japanese League(http://sc2.j-cg.com/), and I'll try playing in smaller online tournaments as time and ping allows (I'm in the same time zone as Korea, with similar ping they get).



Lastly I'm always open to criticism and advice. You'll be helping me by watching, so it's only fair I try to improve your viewing experiences, so please do not hesitate to contact me through youtube or my manager through skype - colonelslur.

Thank you all very much for the support and I hope you all learn many things from my stream!



Zerg: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajo50awfKYmtdHhJZzFwTUVTbWl0ckJpZVdTaGw2WUE#gid=6



Terran: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajo50awfKYmtdHNSWWlhQUpoYWZkWkpNZ1RPTTJvdGc



YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/grinkersstarcraft



Stream - http://www.twitch.tv/grinkersstarcraft



Replay e-mail - (Please send replays that I MAY commentate for my youtube videos!)

grinkersstarcraft@gmail.com



Here is around the analysis I do (It's better live!)



TLDR:Hey, Starcraft fans, I'm Grinkers, 26 year old Japanese-American currently residing in Tokyo. I was born and raised just South of San Francisco, but found my way to Japan 4 years ago, and stayed for the food. My hobbies before coming to Japan were many hours of Chess and math, which translate pretty well into SC for the analytical thinking. I play both Terran and Zerg, but have recently decided to put more focus on Zerg for the time being.My Starcraft history is very short. I didn't even get SC2 at release, and when I did, I was one of the new players that went 0-5 in Bronze. Then 1-20. Over a few months I made it into Diamond as Random, then making it into Masters shortly after the league was introduced. Post-promotion, I decided to switch focus onto the KR Server, (less lag and fiercer competition) and started off in Plat and made my way to Masters in the span of almost half a year. By the end of WoL, I was ranked 5~10 as Terran and 8~25 as Zerg on various accounts in all of Masters league.Why did I write a whole paragraph on my 2 years of SC2 league history? It's because it shows my slow and eventual progress from somebody who knows nothing about RTS with no mechanics whatsoever to where I am today. And it wasn't through just grinding lots of games; it was from being self critical and always looking for something to improve. To me, Starcraft has the perfect balance of in-game craziness and out-of-game analysis/strategy. I can't get enough and haven't stopped playing since my first placement match. I've come a long way, but still have so much more to improve.With streaming, the goal is to be able to play more so I can improve faster, and eventually get GM on KR. What I can offer in return is real analysis on things I did wrong, and how I'm working on improving my game. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to SC2, so even though I know I'm not a bad player, I work daily on even the most basics of mechanics. So I think I can offer a new perspective towards the game as somebody who started off without a clue, to where I am now (and where I'm going!). Due to my strengths in analysis, I will be able to provide deep replay-review and other games. I will have a public email where I may review your game to help you out!There are many pro gamer streams that have deep commentary, mainly EG players, but there are very few deep, analytical, self critical Zerg commentators that play on the Korea server. The KR server is very tough and unforgiving, and is the ultimate practice server. Very few players play on the Korean server while offering burrowing commentary, which is what I will be doing.Aside from streaming ladder games, I also have a few projects that I plan on working on. The ones coming out soon will be on my youtube channel. For example I'll commentate my own games and do deeper into the games than I could while just streaming. I'm also working on a spreadsheet of all the basic timings for Zerg players, which you'll see me refer to and edit when I stream.My stream schedule will probably be in the range of 9am to 2pm JST (8PM to 1AM EST, 5PM to 10PM PST) for the NA prime time, then, after observing GSL for a few hours, to hit EU prime time. I can and will change this if all my viewers come from a specific region (earlier for NA players, or later for EU players, for example). You can also find me competing in the new Japanese League(http://sc2.j-cg.com/), and I'll try playing in smaller online tournaments as time and ping allows (I'm in the same time zone as Korea, with similar ping they get).Lastly I'm always open to criticism and advice. You'll be helping me by watching, so it's only fair I try to improve your viewing experiences, so please do not hesitate to contact me through youtube or my manager through skype - colonelslur.Thank you all very much for the support and I hope you all learn many things from my stream!Here is around the analysis I do (It's better live!)





Thanks again,



Grinkers



Thanks again, sup frnds