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Starcraft 2 is a complex game with many interesting game mechanics. I’ve realized that there is a LOT of misinformation going on and a LOT of misconceptions held about even some of the most common game mechanics. It’s not just limited to bronze players either. I’ve noticed that even pros on SOTG are often unsure about certain things, and I myself have been corrected on these forums as well. So here’s a little quiz to test your SC2 game knowledge. Many of these things are pretty obscure and either don’t matter at all or probably would never happen in a real game, so don’t take it too seriously. Have fun :D
BTW, I know that this quiz is a bit biased towards Protoss, but I’m a Protoss player so you’ll just have to deal with it for now. This is just the first one, if people like this I’ll make more.
Answers are in spoilers.
1. (2 points each) True/False. Force fields:
a. Mining workers can move through force fields.
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b. Hallucinated colossi can break force fields.
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2. (4 points) How many sentries does it take to continuously keep a ramp force fielded?
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3. (2 points each) True/False. Guardian shield damage reduction is applied for the following:
a. Units being attacked by roaches or hydras attacking with melee animation (i.e. range = 1).
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b. Air units inside the guardian shield.
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c. Air units visually outside the shield, but shadow is inside the guardian shield.
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d. Buildings inside the shield.
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e. Ground units inside the shield but on higher or lower ground.
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f. Air units inside the shield but over higher or lower ground.
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g. Units getting hit by splash.
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h. Units getting hit by spells (ex. psi storm).
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4. (4 points) An unupgraded immortal at full shields inside a guardian shield gets hit by an unupgraded banshee. How many shield points does the immortal have remaining?
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5. (3 points) If you lift a baneling and kill it, does it:
a. Explode harmlessly.
b. Damage the ground units beneath it.
c. Damage the air units around it.
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6. (3 points) Can you lift larva, cocoons, and eggs?
a. No.
b. Yes, and it pauses unit morphing progress.
c. Yes, but the unit will continue morphing as normal. If it reaches 100% completion while still being under graviton beam, it will pause and won’t hatch until graviton beam wears off.
d. Yes, and if the unit completes morphing while still under graviton beam, the graviton beam will instantly dissipate.
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7. (3 points) What happens if you lift a unit that is currently being attacked by strike cannons?
a. Nothing. You can’t.
b. The unit is lifted, but it continues being hit by strike cannons.
c. Instantly stops strike cannons, Thor attacks as normal.
d. Strike cannon animation continues but unit does not receive damage. Thor is “stuck” while it finishes its strike cannon animation.
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8. (2 points each) True/False. Graviton beam:
a. If you lift a hallucinated unit, it automatically disappears.
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b. You can lift burrowed units.
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c. You can lift auto turrets.
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d. If you lift a SCV that’s mining but you don’t kill it, it automatically returns to mining after being dropped.
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e. If you lift a sentry that is casting guardian shield, the guardian shield instantly disappears.
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f. Lifting an infestor that is neural parasiting another unit will break the NP link.
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9. (3 points) EMPing a burrowed undetected infestor will:
a. Do nothing.
b. Remove its energy and reveal it.
c. Not remove its energy but still reveal it.
d. Remove its energy but not reveal it.
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10. (2 points each) True/False. EMP:
a. You can EMP buildings to remove their energy.
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b. The 100 damage to Protoss shields is affected by Protoss shield upgrades.
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c. EMPing a BC while it’s in its charging animation for yamato will prevent the yamato from firing.
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d. EMPing a medivac full of ghosts will remove the energy from only the medivac but not the ghosts inside.
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e. A ghost is immune to its own EMP.
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11. (2 points each) True/False. Repair:
a. SCVs can repair probes.
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b. SCVs set to auto-repair can repair damaged units while both units are inside a Medivac.
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c. Using multiple SCVs to repair the same unit/building will decrease the total time of repair but increase the total cost of repair.
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d. PDDs and Auto-turrets can be repaired.
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12. (3 points) Repair speed:
a. Each SCV repairs at a constant rate at about 10 HP/second for units and about 20 HP/second for buildings.
b. Each SCV repairs at a rate proportional to the building time of the unit/building.
c. Each SCV repairs at a rate unique to each unit. Generally this rate is slower for higher cost and higher tech units.
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13. (3 points) How much does it cost to fully repair a MULE with 1 SCV?
a. MULEs can’t be repaired.
b. 0, since repair costs are proportional to the cost of the unit and MULEs don’t cost anything.
c. 12.5, which is 25% of the cost of a SCV, and MULEs are considered to be SCVs for this repair cost calculation.
d. 25, which is 25% of 100, the default cost of a unit.
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14. (4 points) Name the order at which a Thor will kill the following things. Assume everything is within range of the Thor. Hint: there are no ties.
a. Hallucinated void ray without detection, but not attacking
b. Hallucinated void ray with detection, but not attacking
c. SCV on patrol
d. Infestor
e. Medivac
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15. (3 points) 2 damaged (both shield and HP) High Templar merge into an archon. Which of the following is correct as soon as they begin merging?
a. Both HP and shields are fully restored.
b. Shields are fully restored but HP is equal to the percentage of HP that the HT had.
c. Both HP and shields are equal to a percentage of HP/shields that the HT had.
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16. (3 points) 2 High Templar merge into an archon. While the archon is merging it takes both shield and HP damage. Which of the following is correct after the merging is complete?
a. Both HP and shields are fully restored.
b. Shields are fully restored but HP is not.
c. HP is fully restored but shields are not.
d. Neither HP nor shields are restored.
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17. (2 points each) Do you get a full, partial, or no refund for the following things?
a. Cancelling any unit.
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b. Cancelling any structure.
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c. Cancelling any research upgrade.
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d. Cancelling any structure upgrade (ex. Orbital).
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e. Losing the building while it’s building a unit.
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f. Losing the powering pylon when warping in units.
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g. Lifting off a building while its add-on is in mid-research.
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Scoring guide:
90-100: Cool, I’m glad SC2 game developers are reading TL. You should get back to work though, I want my balance patch.
80-89: Someone’s been studying Liquipedia…
70-79: Not bad. I hope you learned something.
60-69: Ok so GSL VODs are pretty fun to watch. You should try playing the actual game though.
0-59: Whatever you do, please don’t post in the SC2 strategy forums.
 
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Wow, lots of things I didn't know. Thanks for this. Very cool!
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Woa...some things I don't believe O_O
I trust you tested this all though...nice job ^^
ediT: i wonder if it would be a good idea to move it out of blogs as more people would see it and it was really cool. iunno. up to mods i suppose
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Nice, taught me several things, but I think 3a isnt completely correct, Guardian Shield wont reduce damage if both are inside, but it will if the attacker is. It's just an animation (i might be wrong tho).
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should rename protoss quiz imo
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wait what? You get a full refund for killing a pylon while your units are warping in...?
Some things either shock me or I clearly do not play around with offrace spells or not, but I'm not allowed to post in the SC2 strategy forums I don't think. Damn, north american ladder must be really easy these days...
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On March 16 2011 10:12 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:
wait what? You get a full refund for killing a pylon while your units are warping in...?
Some things either shock me or I clearly do not play around with offrace spells or not, but I'm not allowed to post in the SC2 strategy forums I don't think. Damn, north american ladder must be really easy these days...
If a building is destroyed while it's making a unit, you get a full refund for the unit (and any that are queued as well).
That's probably the biggest WTF/misconception of this entire post.
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On March 16 2011 09:46 Catch]22 wrote:
Nice, taught me several things, but I think 3a isnt completely correct, Guardian Shield wont reduce damage if both are inside, but it will if the attacker is. It's just an animation (i might be wrong tho).
You think I didn't test these out first? :p
Guardian shield still works if both units are inside. However guardian shield does not work against the melee attack of roaches and hydras (although those attacks are affected by range upgrades and not melee upgrades). Apparently it's more than just an animation.
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On March 16 2011 10:17 Anihc wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2011 10:12 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:
wait what? You get a full refund for killing a pylon while your units are warping in...?
Some things either shock me or I clearly do not play around with offrace spells or not, but I'm not allowed to post in the SC2 strategy forums I don't think. Damn, north american ladder must be really easy these days... If a building is destroyed while it's making a unit, you get a full refund for the unit (and any that are queued as well). That's probably the biggest WTF/misconception of this entire post.
Its different in BW though 
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On March 16 2011 10:35 ReketSomething wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2011 10:17 Anihc wrote:On March 16 2011 10:12 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:
wait what? You get a full refund for killing a pylon while your units are warping in...?
Some things either shock me or I clearly do not play around with offrace spells or not, but I'm not allowed to post in the SC2 strategy forums I don't think. Damn, north american ladder must be really easy these days... If a building is destroyed while it's making a unit, you get a full refund for the unit (and any that are queued as well). That's probably the biggest WTF/misconception of this entire post. Its different in BW though
Exactly. Most of my questions are there because the SC2 mechanic is different from the BW mechanic, and many old players just assumed that the BW mechanic still applies.
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This post is a really good example why I prefer BW over SC2. So many things do not make sense, and I feel a lot of what is in this is broken.
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Whoa, got 60. That was pretty hard.
Well, I haven't played in a while:
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On March 16 2011 09:11 Anihc wrote:17. (2 points each) Do you get a full, partial, or no refund for the following things? e. Losing the building while it’s building a unit. + Show Spoiler +
Wait, what? I had absolutely no idea about this.
Edit: Also quiz is bias against zerg players.
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10 bucks TLO knows all this.
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Wow, thank you. I definitely learned a lot this little quiz. Of course, it says I should stay out of the strat forum (not a complete surprise ).
Seriously though, you are right about that being the biggest misconception. I didnt realize you were refunded for the units being built by a destroyed buildings. I knew you were refunded if the warp-in pylon was destroyed, but didn't think it carried over.....
definitely useful information!!
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You forgot the biggest misconception about protoss mechanics: the majority of people believe that charge doesn't increase zealot movespeed while not charging. Husky said this during the PAX podcast and not a single one of the pros corrected him.
Charge DOES increase the normal movespeed of Zealots.
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On March 16 2011 09:11 Anihc wrote: b. SCVs set to auto-repair can repair damaged units while both units are inside a Medivac. + Show Spoiler +
That one blew my mind. If you somehow managed to abuse that in a game (e.g., medivac with 4 scvs picking up tanks), you'd probably get accused of hacking.
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4. (4 points) An unupgraded immortal at full shields inside a guardian shield gets hit by an unupgraded banshee. How many shield points does the immortal have remaining?
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84
I'm still trying to contemplate this one.
edit: durg, I didn't realize it was a dual shot type deal. Now it makes sense lol. Gimme a break, I play Protoss lol.
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I got 87, and yes, I have been reading liquidpedia!
This is an awesome quiz, great job thinking of all these cases to test, you'd be awesome working for Blizzard's QA team.
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c. Air units visually outside the shield, but shadow is inside the guardian shield
I took this to mean the unit's projection on the ground (like the helper circle) rather than the actual shadow (which is displaced by the angle of the light).
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On March 16 2011 17:16 NeoIllusions wrote:
Hi Kaz. ^^
lol hi ^^
way to come out of the LoL forums for once
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This is a really nice list of some stuff to keep in mind, thank you for this.
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On March 16 2011 09:11 Anihc wrote:5. (3 points) If you lift a baneling and kill it, does it: a. Explode harmlessly. b. Damage the ground units beneath it. c. Damage the air units around it. + Show Spoiler +
I'm pretty sure this is c, right? I've actually (somehow) ran into this in a real game.
Just tested this, and damn, it turns out that it's b. I guess I fail.
I feel pretty good about how many of these I got right, but I was shocked at the guardian shield low/high ground stuff. I can't even think of the number of games I've pushed up a Terran's ramp with a sentry on the low ground throwing up guardian shield for attacking zealots. Oh, the shame!
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I got tons of this right, but I cant believe I got the most important one wrong: GS doesn't work on roaches?!!
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On April 20 2011 19:02 Inori wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2011 15:03 cascades wrote:
I got tons of this right, but I cant believe I got the most important one wrong: GS doesn't work on roaches?!! while they're in melee range, yes. that's kinda logical.
Nvm, I read it as roaches or hydras attacking with melee animation instead of roaches or hydras attacking with melee animation
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64 >.> Despite playing Protoss, I'm pretty baffled that I get full refund if pylon is destroyed.
Oh well, it's not like I play much :p Still, this quiz is about some factoids so what if a progamer did get less than 60?
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Got 70, though it's mostly because I've tested similar things myself. Lots of funny things to know 
Note that in the campaign, medics can heal units inside bunkers or transports, too. I didn't know that guardian shield didn't apply for ground units on lower/higher ground.
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66 =/
Most of the stuff I was wrong on was T/Z stuff.
Difficult quiz.
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This post is completely awesome! Learned a few things.
I had so many misconceptions about Q.17...
I now realize how much attention and energy (irl energy) I have wasted on cancelling training units..
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Btw, when you kill a pylon warping in stuff not only do you get your money back, but the cooldown time on the warpgates reset.
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