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Any tips on picking a race?

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Cryosin
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States182 Posts
June 24 2011 06:40 GMT
#1
I cant figure out what race to main. It's really bothering me, cuz each race i have a bad matchup and a really good matchup and its not even close enough to call. Its like close to 100% win in one matchup and close to 100% loss in the others. Should i just random and hope for the best?

What would you recommend to help me figure out what race to play? Are there any customs/tools/guides to figure out which race i should work on and perfect?

Jtn
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
444 Posts
June 24 2011 06:44 GMT
#2
Whichever race you enjoy the most playing or you think is the coolest. Don't be like one of those tier-whores in fighting games that only pick characters that win the most (or in your case has the best win %). At the end of the day, chances are you're not making your living off this game, so play for fun.
Rorra
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia1066 Posts
June 24 2011 06:47 GMT
#3
Search first eh, there's been quite a few threads/blogs like this.
ill say pretty much what i said to someone else;

Honestly, either
Play Random/all races (DON'T BE AFRAID TO PLAY MORE THAN ONE RACE)
or
Play the race that first appealed to you
AND JUST DECIDE TO DO THIS 100%( Also don't choose a race because you think its "easier" or you will regret it/want to switch races in the long run.)
---
Also sc2 is a game that takes a long-very long time to improve or even play comfortably so don't decide to change race based on losses or getting annoyed at yourself playing poorly or a certain MU.
Lynda
Profile Joined May 2010
649 Posts
June 24 2011 06:49 GMT
#4
Just keep playing as Random for a while until you figure it out what suits you best. That way you can even have fun in the meanwhile with stealing interesting builds that others beat you with, and you can use those builds when you're on the other end of those particular matchups! That should also help you to figure out how to beat those strategies, by seeing how others deal with them when used against them.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17082 Posts
June 24 2011 06:50 GMT
#5
Play all three and pick your favorite
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DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
June 24 2011 06:52 GMT
#6
Random works. Just play around on custom games and such til you pick your fave.
Here to kick ass....with Violence. And I got a blog site: http://nemesistrestkon.wordpress.com
Cryosin
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States182 Posts
June 24 2011 06:54 GMT
#7
So random is the common consensus. I guess that doesnt sound like a bad idea.

the first race that appealed to me for "fun" was toss, but i got to diamond on ladder by just massing marines haha.

Are there any good customs or guides that i should check out as well?

Thanks for comments btw
WarChimp
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Australia943 Posts
June 24 2011 07:02 GMT
#8
Wow, these threads are getting annoying. Pick the race you want to play the most. If you don't want to play that race, play random. Eventually you will play the race you want to. Or the one that fits most to your style of play. Defensive, offensive, ect.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37120 Posts
June 24 2011 07:15 GMT
#9
I started off with Terran in BW

Followed through for SC2.

For you, I'd say if you have no prior experiences, like everyone's been saying, just go with the race you'll have most fun with. (though I doubt it since the balance whines never end)

DO NOT go with the race you believe will "win it all." It's SC. NEVER will one race ever "win it all."
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
June 24 2011 07:37 GMT
#10
Play the race that you enjoy the most, if there's no one race you enjoy playing the most than play random. That's what I did when I switched to 1v1 in BW and couldn't pick a race, after months of playing random I decided I felt zerg was best suited for me.
Hi.
virpi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany3599 Posts
June 24 2011 08:43 GMT
#11
Play zerg. Zerg is best race. Make thread about zvp afterwards. Say Zerg is not best race. Enjoy temp ban.

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just play random and decide after 100 games, man.
first we make expand, then we defense it.
Swad1000
Profile Joined January 2011
United States366 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 09:09:51
June 24 2011 09:09 GMT
#12
Screw around with each race in a custom game. Take 12 bases and get all tech. Whatever race you think is the best or most fun pick that one. Pick the race of your favorite pro or something.

Mr. Bitter 12 weeks has info straight from the pros.

Day9 has loads of videos for everything.

Download replays from major tournaments to see how good your macro/micro is and can be.

Take notes from everything and just practice the hell out of your bad match ups with friends. Eventually your winrate will even out.





Cryosin
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States182 Posts
June 24 2011 09:37 GMT
#13
well my favorite race to play would probably be protoss, but im not very good with it.

So far my win rate is very good with terran, mostly doing gimmicky builds that somehow work lol.

I can say ive gotten a lot of BM playing Terran, but im winning so i guess its worth it.

my second best race is Zerg, but i feel like i lose to random crap all the time. Im also like 9-2 in my TvZ's right now.

I guess ill be staying Terran for now until i feel more comfortable with Zerg.

d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
June 24 2011 10:07 GMT
#14
No. Short term wins are not worth long term disappointment. Play protoss, you may not be winning now, but give it a while and things will work out!
Hi.
zawk9
Profile Joined March 2011
United States427 Posts
June 24 2011 11:12 GMT
#15
Pick Protoss.. you'll win more in both the short and long term. Also you can just start laughing and a-moving masses of units into them once you get 3 base.

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J/K play what you feel comfortable with. I play zerg because I hate the claustrophobic feel of the other two races in this game..
there's a bug in the new patch where the other player keeps killing all my dudes.. please nerf this
Cryosin
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States182 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 11:20:51
June 24 2011 11:18 GMT
#16
Well, i have fun playing protoss doing things like mass pheonix.

If im just 4-gate'ing and colossus/stalker deathball, i wouldnt say im having any more fun than Terran.

I do like the stalker Voids build, but a good Terran can react to it correctly.

Protoss is just my favorite race asthetically and stuff, but actual game play i do like the way Terran units harass and micro.

my biggest problem with Terran is finding a good way to fight The protoss deathball late-game, but i guess that's not just a problem of my own.
ComaDose
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada10357 Posts
June 24 2011 11:31 GMT
#17
On June 24 2011 15:54 Cryosin wrote:
the first race that appealed to me for "fun" was toss, but i got to diamond on ladder by just massing marines haha.
Toss is the most fun becuase we are the most awesome.
Lasers and psi blades and magic storms.
Our units are more expensive because they are more awesome.
Pick one random protoss civilian and pit them against any other races random civillian and ill put my money on the protoss.
He wont just fight like a wussy either.
Our civilian is doing it for auir.
and you can to.
On June 24 2011 15:54 Cryosin wrote:
Are there any good customs or guides that i should check out as well?
Thanks for comments btw
Read any/all of this
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I am mad at you for getting into diamond with marine scv all ins... becuase I'm not in diamond
BW pros training sc2 is like kiss making a dub step album.
kNightLite
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States408 Posts
June 24 2011 11:53 GMT
#18
Honestly from your comments it sounds like you are a Protoss player, even though you've been more successful with Terran.

I think its really important that people pick a race that is fun to play both winning and losing. Because if you're not having fun, you're going to burn out.

Pretty much everyone has fun when they win, no matter which race they play. So I think the important thing is to pick a race that is fun to play even when losing. For you, that sounds like Protoss. You might be more successful with Terran on the ladder right now, but the higher you go up in the ladder the less those abusive builds will work, and then you'll be stuck losing and wishing you went with Protoss instead.
TheGiz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada708 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 14:06:41
June 24 2011 14:04 GMT
#19
Do you like to lose? Are you creative? Can you macro effectively? Do you like gross stuff? Are you okay with peaking later in the game? Zerg

Do you like to win decisively? Would you like to macro easily? Do you like beams? Are you okay with peaking in the mid-game? Protoss

Do you want to win a lot? Are you not creative at all? Do you want early detection and free money? Do you want an effective counter to every unit in the game? Terran
Life is not about making due with what you have; it's about finding out just how much you can achieve. Never settle for anything less than the best. - - - Read my blog!
Cryosin
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States182 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 17:43:34
June 24 2011 17:42 GMT
#20
On June 24 2011 23:04 TheGiz wrote:
Do you want to win a lot? Are you not creative at all? Do you want early detection and free money? Do you want an effective counter to every unit in the game? Terran



But how can you say Noooooo......?


hahaha

PS: You "can" be creative with Terran, it just usually involves some kind of cheese =D
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