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SC2b: Getting through low level placements matches

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bconSaberRider
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany47 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-22 22:21:08
April 22 2010 22:18 GMT
#1
Note: This is for really for new RTS gamers and casual gamers. And it is for Aiur =)

If your are new to the beta and real beginner as Toss - this might(!) help.

I love to go fast observers. So I go for Gate => Gas => Core => Robotics-Facility => Observer.
As soon I get the Core I update the warp gate tech. After Robotics I build an obs asap and scout the enemy. This might fail to very early rushes but I wrote this for pure beginners. I think you can do it =)
Against all races I tend to not early expand.

1)vs Terran:
I won most games with void rays. Of course build some stalker & one or two immortals.
Somethimes it comes to an 'elimination race'. Just build pylons and allthebasewillbelongtoyou ^^
I don't like it but it works.
If Zerg goes Hydra go for Collosus =)
Keep the obs around to check for Muta (counter with sentry).

2)vs Zerg:
Beginners like you will go Roaches. So go for 3 Immortals and some stalker. You have an obs from the start. Be cool and take it. You have to mix the amount of immortals and stalkers comparing to Zergs Lings and Roaches.

3) vs Protoss:
hm... I got lucky most times. They wanted to Void Ray me. So I did a timing attack with Stalker/Immortal. Obs ftw! Mirror matches still are strange *^^*/



avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-22 22:22:24
April 22 2010 22:21 GMT
#2
watch out for cheese in placement matches it's sorta like iccup when you start out lol.

Oh, and btw, I am pretty sure whatever algorithm blizz uses for the placement matches, it takes into account your unspent resources, apm, unit kill to death ratio, game length, skill of opponent, mini-map usage, hotkey usage, and many other things.

so even if you lose some placement matches, you'll still be put into the league where you should be.
I remember going like 6-4, 7-3 when there were x10 placement matches, and I always was placed into platinum league.

It never has failed yet, so if you simply execute a build order very good, and macro perfectly, you will be placed where you should be to your level of play.

edit: this is by no means "officially" how it places you, but I suspect their algorithm takes into account a lot of those things, just judging from how many placement games I have lost before and still been placed into platinum (that's just my level, is diff for everyone ofc).
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
April 22 2010 22:25 GMT
#3
I see no reason to play the placement matches any differently than a normal game. Why are people so hung up on the placement matches?
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bconSaberRider
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany47 Posts
April 22 2010 22:28 GMT
#4
@chill
I got my beta key 2 days ago. For some reasons I don't know, I only can play those =)
Before I got my one, I played some 2v2 with a friend on his brother's account. Was very different from what I expected in the 1v1 placement matchups.
avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
April 22 2010 22:32 GMT
#5
On April 23 2010 07:25 Chill wrote:
I see no reason to play the placement matches any differently than a normal game. Why are people so hung up on the placement matches?


cause they dun wanna get put into bronze league lol
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ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
April 22 2010 22:36 GMT
#6
lol after I got my key from gamestop today I was walking home all excited and remembered we have to play placement matches, the voice in my head went "oh crap I don't know anything about all the new stuff, I'm gonna get owned so bad" to "oh wait i can just proxy 2 gate every game"
the courage to be a lazy bum
spoolinoveryou
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States503 Posts
April 22 2010 22:38 GMT
#7
On April 23 2010 07:25 Chill wrote:
I see no reason to play the placement matches any differently than a normal game. Why are people so hung up on the placement matches?


i agreeee.

don't people want to play at their own level? so dumb..
whats good?
andeh
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States904 Posts
April 22 2010 23:29 GMT
#8
lose your placement matches so you can smurf
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