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Hallo everybody! (Hi Dr. Nini!)
I'm here to talk to you today about making threads. Not just any kind of thread, an imbalance thread. Some people think you need weeks or even months of SC2 experience to make a good thread! But folks, I'm here to prove them wrong. Just follow these easy steps and you'll be A-OK!
Step 1: The Title.
As you know by now, ZvT imbalance is a hot topic so be sure to include that in your title (see: title). Don't forget to include a qualifier though so if someone calls your ideas stupid or nonsensical you can respond with "they're just a suggestions!" "well it's my opinion!"
Example:
TvZ imbalance: My Take.
TvZ imbalance: Take 2 (with more effort)
TvZ imbalance: It really is imbalanced IMO. TvZ that is.
Step 2: The Introduction.
The introduction is very important to set the tone for the rest of the post, that's why you should be sure to include your league, rank, and ELO. It's good to include your ELO so people know how many points you have and can make large assumptions about your skill based on the lack of information provided about games played or win ratio. Be sure to list your league and rank as well because something has to fill in the white-space where your replays should be. Also mention you switched to Terran and played 5 TvZs against your similarly ranked friend and won easily.
Example:
Hi! I'm Nini McNeenerton from South Neensville. I'm a 700 ELO rank 8 diamond player from Automaton Butterfly division. ZvT is imbalanced, trust me! I even played like 20 TvZs and won all of them. WOWOWOW!
Step 3: The Imbalance.
This section is the most important. It requires a certain amount of elegance to pull off but I know you can do it! You want to list what you think is causing the ZvT imbalance and make well-known generalizations about them. Be sure to not get to specific though or else you may end up having to argue to point with substantial evidence!
Example:
Reasons why ZvT is imbalanced. 1. Terrans have a lot of openings that are hard to scout. - 1 Rax
- 2 rax
- Thor Drop
- Cloaked Banshee
- Fast Hellion
- So much more omfg!
Notice that I've done nothing but list Terran openings! Let's continue!
Example:
2. Terran units counter everything Zerg has! - Hellions > Zerglings
- Tanks > Hydralisks
- Thors > Mutalisks
- Marauders > Roaches
What overwhelming evidence?! Simply list all the hard counters in the matchup that are favorable to Terran while ignoring Zerg counters to Terran units. Who's going to argue that hard counters don't exist?! Upward and onward!
Example:
3. My nerf suggestions! - Lower the range of Vikings
- Take away Thor splash but give it +2 additional damage to light
- Increase Reaper cost
- Make MULEs SCVs that can't autorally and get rid of MULE calldown
- Decrease Hive cost and build time
- Increase Ultralisk HP to 900
The most important thing in this section is to maintain no sense of consistency whatsoever. You want to barrage the reader with so many nonsensical nerfs that anyone with half a brain will give up and not respond. Be sure to also include slight buffs with some of your nerfs even though the buffs make no real attempt to balance the terrible nerf at all. Be sure to include nerfs starting from early game units to late game tech buildings that way people know you've at least made it to late game!
Step 4: Conclusion.
In the conclusion, be sure to make an appeal to rationality. Make sure your reader knows that you are being completely objective and that you have considered everything possible even though you have not considered how your changes will affect other matchups. Also, be sure to include a snide remark towards the end about the current atrocity known as ZvT and, if you feel like it, send a quip Blizzard's way.
Example:
I think these changes will balance TvZ, proven by the fact that ladder statistics prove that Terran see a 5% increase in the Top 100. I think if Blizzard would be kind enough to balance their game maybe every Gold league Terran won't be in Diamond with 80% winrates XD.
So guys, I just want you to learn as much as possible and for Terrans to admit that they are actually terrible and only winning because the matchup is hugely imbalanced in their favor. I think it's up to us to initiate change because it's not like Blizzard would do it themselves. XD
  
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On August 06 2010 10:29 Entropic wrote:
Are you really a doctor?
indubitably
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Of course he's a doctor. See that scary red plexor next to his name?
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Terran is imbalanced (My proposition).
Credentials
- I win games with strong FD and BRFS (at D level)
Why Terran is imbalanced
1. Races that can lift buildings.
- Terran
2. Races that can't lift buildings
- Protoss
- Zerg
Therefore, Terran is imbalanced.
My suggestion
- Allow Nexuses to warp around the map and recall probes.
- Allow Hatcheries, Lairs, and Hives to fly around and have a carry capacity of four ultras.
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Anyways this is a cool thread, I think I'm now well equipped to make a fulfilling and substantiative thread in the strategy forum, thanks doc!
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i have evidence that mahnini is not a phd
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Reasons why mahnini would have a PHD:
- PHDs are for doctorates
- You don't have to be a medical doctor to be a PHD
- Smart people have PHDs
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United States11393 Posts
On August 06 2010 10:40 mahnini wrote:Reasons why mahnini would have a PHD: - PHDs are for doctorates
- You don't have to be a medical doctor to be a PHD
- Smart people have PHDs
Zooey doesn't have a PHD. Are you calling her dumb? How dare you. You should be ashamed of yourself.
On August 06 2010 10:31 koreasilver wrote:
Terran is imbalanced (My proposition).
Credentials
- I win games with strong FD and BRFS (at D level)
Why Terran is imbalanced
1. Races that can lift buildings.
- Terran
2. Races that can't lift buildings
- Protoss
- Zerg
Therefore, Terran is imbalanced.
My suggestion
- Allow Nexuses to warp around the map and recall probes.
- Allow Hatcheries, Lairs, and Hives to fly around and have a carry capacity of four ultras.
Completely airtight logic with no holes tbh.
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Terran is imbalanced.
My suggestion: switch the size of Thors and SCV's.
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edit: I tried to pull a baller chart but failed miserably
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On August 06 2010 10:52 CuteSmallHydra wrote:
Terran is imbalanced.
My suggestion: switch the size of Thors and SCV's.
GIANT SCVs?!?!?
On topic: don't ignore TvP 
I am a Pro league 1200 ELO Protoss player and I still get owned by the simplest of Terran builds. IMBALANCE? I think so!
1. Terran has marauders
Terran has tanks
Terran has banshees
2. Marauders>stalkers
Tanks>stalkers
Banshees>stalkers
3. It is obviously imbalances since Protoss cannot win with just stalkers
4. Buff stalkers. Give them marauder slow shells, marauder bonus vs armor, tank splash Nd banshee cloak
:D I'm a pro now!
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I support your view. Zerg was nerfed so many times and terran was buffed so many times, omg, this must mean that blizzard has no idea what they are doing and T is imba! We NEED 1 supply roaches back because we are all sick of making other units!
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On August 06 2010 10:40 mahnini wrote:Reasons why mahnini would have a PHD: - PHDs are for doctorates
- You don't have to be a medical doctor to be a PHD
- Smart people have PHDs
I am a PHD....wut
And 2 supply roaches is still pretty annoying. I've been in too many games that get me to go MutaLing
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Terran is imbalanced (My proposition).
Credentials
- I win games with the same 2port banshee build (at bronze level)
Why Terran is imbalanced
1. Races that have cliff-jumpers early game.
- Terran
2. Races that don't have cliff-jumpers early-game
- Protoss
- Zerg
Therefore, Terran is imbalanced.
My suggestion
- Give zealots and zerglings spring shoes so that they can jump cliffs.
- Make the reaper's jumping ability have to be researched in techlab
(this is supposed to be a joke sorta...right? o_o)
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Yeah man I hear ya. Zerg needs Lurkers back. And Defilers. Can't do shit without them two.
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Any thoughts on a next project for me?
I like starting trends
Kinda like the sound of "PvZ 2 gate pressure nerf".
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On August 06 2010 11:23 blahman3344 wrote:
Terran is imbalanced (My proposition).
Credentials
- I win games with the same 2port banshee build (at bronze level)
Why Terran is imbalanced
1. Races that have cliff-jumpers early game.
- Terran
2. Races that don't have cliff-jumpers early-game
- Protoss
- Zerg
Therefore, Terran is imbalanced.
My suggestion
- Give zealots and zerglings spring shoes so that they can jump cliffs.
- Make the reaper's jumping ability have to be researched in techlab
This is gonna become a meme now.
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I thought this was BW and then I was sad when it wasn't because I have no idea if tvz is imbalanced in SC2 but I would love to rage about how hard ZvT is in BW because fucking irradiate fucking tanks fucking mines bullshit bullshit rararrrg *rips off shirt*
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