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Alex1Sun
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
494 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-20 11:38:59
July 28 2011 04:48 GMT
#1
Hi, TLers!

I've just bought my first game ever, and it is SC2!

I've been lurking on these forums for years now, and I've seen JulyZerg the God of War in his prime in BW. Since then, I became a SC:BW spectator. When SC2 was released, I hooked up to spectating SC2 as well. Now I've finally bought it!

I'll be tremendously happy to receive all kind of advises on what to do with my first game. Please feel free to post anything related to the OP in this blog! I'll try to keep it updated, as I progress though the game, single player and multiplayer alike.

Hip Hip Hooray!


July 28 2011:

On July 28 2011 18:40 Alex1Sun wrote:
Thanks a lot everybody for great encouragements and tips!

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On July 28 2011 14:11 3xiLe wrote:
On July 28 2011 13:56 RedJustice wrote:

Congrats! :D What race will you play!?!!?

from his portrait of the probe, looks like toss :o

I'm sure I'll stick with random for a while. As for my portrait, I just like probes When I get enough posts to have a zealot portrait, I'll change it to one of the other two races :D

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On July 28 2011 14:51 darmousseh wrote:
On July 28 2011 14:36 rift wrote:
you never bought brood war TT

i never bought broodwar either :p
Have fun!!!

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On July 28 2011 16:48 Zapdos_Smithh wrote:
You've been lurking since mid BW and this is the first game you have ever bought in your life? Holy hell

I played my friend's BW for a while, but never got myself to try ICCUP. Probably I missed a lot...

Show nested quote +
On July 28 2011 15:15 Jaxtyk wrote:
I believe today is the anniversary of sc2 as well.

Wow! Great find! I really didn't think about it when I was buying the game! :D

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On July 28 2011 16:37 gdot5 wrote:
Do your best to avoid ladder fear
Being scared of losing/winning/playing games can really take the fun out of it
Just enjoy yourself

Show nested quote +
On July 28 2011 16:45 Gliche wrote:
Go look up some practice partner threads. Make friends. Join friendly channels to meet other people. Then play your heart out yeaah.

Show nested quote +
On July 28 2011 17:25 Patriot.dlk wrote:
My tip would be to just hit up the ladder and just play with the intention of having fun. Familiarize yourself with the hotkeys and feel out the units. Keep spectating games and just do whatever is fun.
Many beginners i've seen and even golds and plats waste to much time when playing.
Try to spend as little time as possible while doing each task. Assuming you play protoss, if you place a building, dont issue the order then watch it complete and then send the probe back. Just issue the order and shift order the probe back to mining and hurry to your next task and do it asap.

Thanks folks! That's exactly what I'm gonna do! :D



August 05 2011:

On August 05 2011 10:27 Alex1Sun wrote:
Well... I've tried the SC2, and I'm REALLY impressed by the quality of the game! Probably, I'm just old and haven't seen any games released after 1999, but SC2 is just amazing! I LOVE how newbie-friendly it is with all the introductory videos, tutorials, and huge amount of content! I'm loving SC2! Currently enjoying the company, gathering achievements and trying out placement matches!

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On July 29 2011 13:18 Anderix wrote:
Hey bud, I'm just starting out myself as well, actually this is my first post TL site too! I've been trying my luck at laddering and it isn't going to well and I'm looking to make some SC buddies, If maybe you want to maybe be practice partners or just have some matches look me up! Game name is Anderix and my code is 930 I think. I also am trying to play as zerg.
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this!

Thanks! I'm currently playing on SEA. It seems that there are just more people here in the evening of my time zone (Canberra, Australia). If I deside to play while you aren't asleep, I'll check you out on NA ;-)



August 20 2011:

On August 20 2011 20:37 Alex1Sun wrote:
OK, it's been my third placement match, and I've won against a silver player in 1v1! Really scared to try them again. What if I roll gold the next time?.. I've won all my multilayer games so far, and it'll definitely be disappointing to lose the next one...

p.s. the campaign is just awesome! I'm loving it!


*****
This is not Warcraft in space!
TheAmazombie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States3714 Posts
July 28 2011 04:49 GMT
#2
Welcome to the game! Hope you have a ton of fun!
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. -Charlie Chaplin
Latrommi
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States222 Posts
July 28 2011 04:53 GMT
#3
Join the club, its amazing here
Possibly the best thread ever http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=232912&currentpage=All
RedJustice
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1004 Posts
July 28 2011 04:56 GMT
#4


Congrats! :D What race will you play!?!!?
Phyrigian
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
New Zealand1332 Posts
July 28 2011 05:11 GMT
#5
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DrThorMD
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada359 Posts
July 28 2011 05:26 GMT
#6
Welcome. Hope you have a good time playing the best game on the planet. =)
Damn your Chronoboosts!
DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
July 28 2011 05:29 GMT
#7
SC2 is your first game ever? GOOD CHOICE! :D
Here to kick ass....with Violence. And I got a blog site: http://nemesistrestkon.wordpress.com
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
July 28 2011 05:36 GMT
#8
you never bought brood war TT
darmousseh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3437 Posts
July 28 2011 05:51 GMT
#9
On July 28 2011 14:36 rift wrote:
you never bought brood war TT


i never bought broodwar either :p

Have fun!!!
Developer for http://mtgfiddle.com
Porcelain
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States218 Posts
July 28 2011 05:57 GMT
#10
Grats! My interest in SC2 began as a spectator as well (my boyfriend played... I had zero interest until I discovered esports) anddd I finally bought the game last month! Woot :D
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Porcelain_Sam
Jaxtyk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States600 Posts
July 28 2011 06:15 GMT
#11
I believe today is the anniversary of sc2 as well.
To tell the truth....I could beat anyone in the world.
CharlieBrownsc
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada598 Posts
July 28 2011 07:37 GMT
#12
Do your best to avoid ladder fear

Being scared of losing/winning/playing games can really take the fun out of it

Just enjoy yourself
SC2 ID: CharlieBrown.318, #1 bitbybit.Prime fan
Gliche
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States811 Posts
July 28 2011 07:45 GMT
#13
Go look up some practice partner threads. Make friends. Join friendly channels to meet other people. Then play your heart out yeaah.
KT fighting~!! | Designing things is fun!
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
July 28 2011 07:48 GMT
#14
You've been lurking since mid BW and this is the first game you have ever bought in your life? Holy hell
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
July 28 2011 08:25 GMT
#15
I can relate to that I only ever bought bw and sc2 (However I did buy bw 2-3 times)

My tip would be to just hit up the ladder and just play with the intention of having fun. Familiarize yourself with the hotkeys and feel out the units. Keep spectating games and just do whatever is fun.
Many beginners i've seen and even golds and plats waste to much time when playing.
Try to spend as little time as possible while doing each task. Assuming you play protoss, if you place a building, dont issue the order then watch it complete and then send the probe back. Just issue the order and shift order the probe back to mining and hurry to your next task and do it asap.
Alex1Sun
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
494 Posts
July 28 2011 09:40 GMT
#16
Thanks a lot everybody for great encouragements and tips!

On July 28 2011 14:11 3xiLe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2011 13:56 RedJustice wrote:

Congrats! :D What race will you play!?!!?

from his portrait of the probe, looks like toss :o

I'm sure I'll stick with random for a while. As for my portrait, I just like probes When I get enough posts to have a zealot portrait, I'll change it to one of the other two races :D

On July 28 2011 14:51 darmousseh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2011 14:36 rift wrote:
you never bought brood war TT

i never bought broodwar either :p
Have fun!!!

On July 28 2011 16:48 Zapdos_Smithh wrote:
You've been lurking since mid BW and this is the first game you have ever bought in your life? Holy hell

I played my friend's BW for a while, but never got myself to try ICCUP. Probably I missed a lot...

On July 28 2011 15:15 Jaxtyk wrote:
I believe today is the anniversary of sc2 as well.

Wow! Great find! I really didn't think about it when I was buying the game! :D

On July 28 2011 16:37 gdot5 wrote:
Do your best to avoid ladder fear
Being scared of losing/winning/playing games can really take the fun out of it
Just enjoy yourself

On July 28 2011 16:45 Gliche wrote:
Go look up some practice partner threads. Make friends. Join friendly channels to meet other people. Then play your heart out yeaah.

On July 28 2011 17:25 Patriot.dlk wrote:
My tip would be to just hit up the ladder and just play with the intention of having fun. Familiarize yourself with the hotkeys and feel out the units. Keep spectating games and just do whatever is fun.
Many beginners i've seen and even golds and plats waste to much time when playing.
Try to spend as little time as possible while doing each task. Assuming you play protoss, if you place a building, dont issue the order then watch it complete and then send the probe back. Just issue the order and shift order the probe back to mining and hurry to your next task and do it asap.

Thanks folks! That's exactly what I'm gonna do! :D
This is not Warcraft in space!
Anderix
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States6 Posts
July 29 2011 04:18 GMT
#17
Hey bud, I'm just starting out myself as well, actually this is my first post TL site too! I've been trying my luck at laddering and it isn't going to well and I'm looking to make some SC buddies, If maybe you want to maybe be practice partners or just have some matches look me up! Game name is Anderix and my code is 930 I think. I also am trying to play as zerg.

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this!
Alex1Sun
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
494 Posts
August 05 2011 01:27 GMT
#18
Well... I've tried the SC2, and I'm REALLY impressed by the quality of the game! Probably, I'm just old and haven't seen any games released after 1999, but SC2 is just amazing! I LOVE how newbie-friendly it is with all the introductory videos, tutorials, and huge amount of content! I'm loving SC2! Currently enjoying the company, gathering achievements and trying out placement matches!

On July 29 2011 13:18 Anderix wrote:
Hey bud, I'm just starting out myself as well, actually this is my first post TL site too! I've been trying my luck at laddering and it isn't going to well and I'm looking to make some SC buddies, If maybe you want to maybe be practice partners or just have some matches look me up! Game name is Anderix and my code is 930 I think. I also am trying to play as zerg.
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this!

Thanks! I'm currently playing on SEA. It seems that there are just more people here in the evening of my time zone (Canberra, Australia). If I deside to play while you aren't asleep, I'll check you out on NA ;-)
This is not Warcraft in space!
Alex1Sun
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
494 Posts
August 20 2011 11:37 GMT
#19
OK, it's been my third placement match, and I've won against a silver player in 1v1! Really scared to try them again. What if I roll gold the next time?.. I've won all my multilayer games so far, and it'll definitely be disappointing to lose the next one...

p.s. the campaign is just awesome! I'm loving it!
This is not Warcraft in space!
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
August 20 2011 12:06 GMT
#20
Never be afraid to try ^_^
You shouldn't be worried about where you place or what your division is- your only focus should be on having fun and winning

In that order!
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
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