I'M IN GOLD!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy right now. All this laddering payed off for me.

btw learning if someone is going all in on a cheeze is pretty easy, just watch their economy and if they are neglecting it then obviously they are going for an early game pay off.

The most extreme example is zerg 6 pool, if someone isn't building a shitload of drones straight up then obviously they want to tech up to first tier fast. If they were going for roaches or higher then they would want more drones than that.

Just think "this guy is neglecting economy so they must be going for low tier fast" or "this guy is heavy gas early so he probably is going for some fast gas units". Learning about kor 4 gates and other specialist builds can also help you to know straight off if they are going a pre-made strat.
Watch what people do and think "why the fuck would they do that?".


Grats on gold ;)

Yes, I'm aware of that and know that. The thing I want to know now, is where would I learn things like this? I understand something like that, but I want to know where to learn this.

It isn't "where" it is "how", watch replays and anticipate. There is no special technique, you just need experience.

Which race should I main? I want to either main zerg or terran, but I want opinions from you guys.
What I love about T:
Microing with MMM
Drops
stim
MARINES!!!!
What I love about Z:
macro
it actually makes me use most of my apm and makes me stay active with injecting larvae, spreading creep, scouting etc.
Some reason it feels more rewarding when I win Idk
INFESTORS!!!!

wow, 1-1-1 really seems to be imba

MC got demolished by this build in both Code S (he and alicia dropped to up/down matches after losing to marine/tank/banshee) and IEM finals (first game was probably the most ridiculous shit i have ever seen in starcraft 2)... actually, i think i've never seen a korean terran losing with 1-1-1 :/

That was puma vs mc right?
I saw the first match, did he do it the 2nd or 3rd game?
Or was it another terran?

he also did it in the last game. 2nd game was macro, it looked pretty good for mc until he a-moved his warp prism with high templars into a terran army.

Was that a good thing or a bad thing?
What was the final score? 2-1 puma or mc?

3-0 puma
lol