How fast can your fingers move?

my apm only about 40-50 on average

Casual Gamer - 30-70+

Hardcore Gamer - 70-150 +

Pro Gamer - 150 -300+

so rate ur under which gamer lol !

that is not accurate, i've watched many replays, and noticed why my APM so low(50-60) while some players so high(100+), its not accurate to use that as judgement, cause those players who get 100+ they simply just click so many times, ie, i order my troops from my base to outside of enemy base, i issued only 1 command, and some players seriously click so many times, from his base entrance, right click every single step from his base to the enemy base. the APM is high, but its POINTLESS wasting your time in making serious judgement, spending too much time in action that give you no benefits at all, so APM isnt mean anything unless every action you do is meaningful.

APM doesn't justify everything. Lots of ppl spam click to increase their APM or so they say " warming up ". But i've seen quite alot of replays that the lower APM guy actually beats the higher 1. It might be a different case with korean pros though.

But if you can manage your timing and builds well, APM isn't such a big thing to fuss abt. But still, higher APM makes u look cool

I agreed that APM is not everything. Thus, I asked how fast your fingers can go. I didn't mention about APM = skills. Anyhow, APM is not everything but it is something that you need especially multitasking.

I end the game with around 70-100+ apm depending on my opponents and the situation with the game. If I harass a lot or being harassed a lot, then APM will be high. However, if you mainly just do macro without much micro, then I bet you won't get any higher APM. Try to divert your attacks, go in multiple places, do different stuff in your main, natural while attacking or defending. I'm sure your APM will not be like 1-50 or so.

Practise more and you should have around constant 100 if you are able to multitask better.

I realised I am stucked at average 70~80

play more. learn more. do more stuff. apm increase.
easy.

This post has been edited by ricardoizecson: Sep 8 2010, 08:33 AM

Make the right choice. Use less APM.

agree, Currently my apm is around 70 - 80 only... just use your command wisely... don't simply click here n there... base kena atk also need click 3 - 4 time =="

micro and macro = apm. if ur under 50 avg, then you're not going far.
avg good players at least got over 50 to well over 100. progamers as you can see are well over 100 and koreans are at least around 150-200++

sc2 apm count is a lot different than say, sc:bw, where spamming right clicks like a retard will not add to it LOL
of course, there are ways to abuse the counter (having a shit ton of grouped probes and spamming selection of them for example lol) but lets be honest here, why cheat the system? who are you convincing that you're not slow on apm? your opponent that you're about to lose to? lol.

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whoops typo on sc:bw

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Sep 8 2010, 09:43 AM

GSL day 2 this zerg have like 350apm for sc2...
if it was scbw he have like 500+ apm LOL...

but he didnt play that well LOL

i think its abit like jogging ... some ppl need to have a consistent rhythm .... need to keep on clicking so when there are more units he just continue the rhythm ...
my 2 sen saja

still doesnt changes the fact you need to be at a "minimum" level of apm. your macro requires actions, your micro also requires actions. nuff said.

how to check APM ar?

start a replay. press 'm'

This post has been edited by Sichiri: Sep 9 2010, 06:45 AM

I think the best scale is to make people do a series of actions that involved mouse and keyboard. we follow the same events and sequence for everyone and then we measure how long it take for people to finish this task. gaming are not just how fast we click. it depends how fast we think under pressure and our coordination.

This post has been edited by Fadly: Sep 8 2010, 10:38 AM

'm' OLOLOLOL

agree with that ... think when under pressure my APM suddenly drop hahahahahaha ... i dono wat to do by then ... probably clicking on floor only

oooh thanks!

i just finish watching my latest replay.
i think my average APM is 70.
let me watch another one.
that round lasted 22 minutes.
cannon rush turned into zerg containment match.



i watched another one. against terran.
cannon rush success gua since he lift up his base and cabut.
7 minutes 47 seconds
61 average APM.

This post has been edited by Deimos Tel`Arin: Sep 8 2010, 10:49 AM