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Starcraft Playstyle Poll

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EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
May 01 2010 03:23 GMT
#1
Poll: What best describes your playing style?

Macro-Oriented (25)
 
32%

Aggressive (22)
 
29%

Standard (17)
 
22%

Greedy (10)
 
13%

Cheesy (3)
 
4%

77 total votes

Your vote: What best describes your playing style?

(Vote): Greedy
(Vote): Macro-Oriented
(Vote): Standard
(Vote): Aggressive
(Vote): Cheesy



I thought I would take a survey.

But why?
EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
May 01 2010 03:26 GMT
#2
One for each!
But why?
BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
May 01 2010 03:26 GMT
#3
Mostly defend/tactical attacks.

Prefer to take out opponent by starving him to death and not let him get any expansions. Instead of going head on attacks into his base.
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
May 01 2010 03:31 GMT
#4
Mine changes so much I won't even vote..

When I first started I was all defense, then I got into aggressive play, but I sucked so I couldn't execute properly..now I switch between macro and aggressive..
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
May 01 2010 03:33 GMT
#5
I like to play a greedy style but I switch it up a lot.
Hi.
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
May 01 2010 03:39 GMT
#6
i prefer agressive strategies as it makes me feel in control.
Spazer
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada8033 Posts
May 01 2010 03:44 GMT
#7
I don't see a "terrible" option in this poll.
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Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
May 01 2010 03:53 GMT
#8
I defiinitely enjoy aggressive play more, especially early game. But that might have something to do with the fact that I'm bad mid and late game
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
Shatter
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1401 Posts
May 01 2010 03:58 GMT
#9
I normally play aggressive because I suck in the late game.
zergnewb
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States816 Posts
May 01 2010 04:38 GMT
#10
I play very aggressive. I fall apart late game though I know how to really give it to them hard during mid game.
Welcome to the Durst-Zone
DrivE
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States2554 Posts
May 01 2010 05:55 GMT
#11
Depends my mood when I play.
Most times I like to screw around and cheese lol.
LUCK IS NO EXCUSE
numLoCK
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada1416 Posts
May 01 2010 05:58 GMT
#12
I like to play a defensive macro style with lots of harass, but it seems like I always end up getting pissed off and becoming really aggressive.
sl
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada239 Posts
May 01 2010 06:00 GMT
#13
Due to SC1, I like to play a macro-oriented game, where I let my game mechanics do the work, and if there is an opening or chance to win or gain a huge advantage, I take it.
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
May 01 2010 06:11 GMT
#14
standard, mixture of macro-oriented and aggressive styles
Amnesia
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3818 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-01 06:15:26
May 01 2010 06:12 GMT
#15
I thought macro-orientated play is now the standard play?

Ehh, anyways I still think macro-orientated just because macro'ing is my strength while my micro is horrible.

EDIT: Oh wait...are we talking about SC2? :|
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
May 01 2010 06:13 GMT
#16
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IndecisivePenguin
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States771 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-01 06:14:36
May 01 2010 06:14 GMT
#17
I think I'm pretty macro oriented. I don't know what "standard" for SC2 is and I'm not all that greedy or aggressive.

Edit: Oh yeah, and I can never let myself cheese anyone because I'd feel bad if I did.
EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
May 01 2010 06:23 GMT
#18
I meant Starcraft I.

I only have one friend nobody appreciates the fine art of cheese.

Not an inelegant or crude cheese, like six pool, mind you. Assimilator first PvZ cheese.
But why?
Akrios
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada16 Posts
May 01 2010 07:03 GMT
#19
Most of the time I like to go aggressive with my first few zealots/sentries, since whenever I try to go for a macro oriented play, I get owned by early rushes. Must be extremely bad luck on my part or something..When I'm playing custom games I like to cheese a lot, because the players there don't seem to know the game too too much, but then I feel bad after I win =(
tarpman
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada723 Posts
May 01 2010 07:25 GMT
#20
greedy. my preferred style is just to have so many resources and units that it doesn't matter how badly I play or how many units I suicide stupidly because I can just make more. example: zvp endless flood of hydra/ling, not even trying to storm dodge

the above applies to both BW and SC2
Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time.
madnessman
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1581 Posts
May 01 2010 07:58 GMT
#21
Right now I'm playing with a really aggressive (maybe even cheesy) style because I haven't been doing well since I restarted. I might just start turtling and macroing more though... Like megalisk, it isn't working for me either.
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
May 01 2010 09:01 GMT
#22
Very much macro oriented, so sometimes a little greedy, but I play very safe against people I know I can/should beat.

I definitely like to play by dening additional expansions and just starving an opponent out, I'm not usually a fan of trying to charge head-in for a kill (though I do need to work of this because there are definitely some games ive lost where I could have easily won if I would have just pushed in).
EffOrt and Soulkey Hwaiting!
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
May 01 2010 09:43 GMT
#23
Cheesy/Aggressive.
doktorLucifer
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States855 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-01 10:25:26
May 01 2010 10:24 GMT
#24
Standard/macro.

As a D ranked player with semi-decent mechanics, I just like to practice winning with the 1 or 2 textbook builds for the matchup. If Z 3hatches, I'll just try to do a timing push on defilers (meet his lurker ling army) or just go 1rax engi if I think he's doing some kind of fast mutal build.

2base timing attack vs 3 base protoss, or flash build.

Of course I'll make adjustments as necessary.

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