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Zerg mathematically proven to be 32 times as hard

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Rinny
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States616 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 19:23:01
January 22 2012 17:42 GMT
#1
To make a worker0
Terran: press s
Protoss: press e
Zerg: press s, and d

Zerg has double the presses, Zerg is twice as hard

3 minute mark
Terran: 1 base
Protoss: 1 base
Zerg: 2 base

Zerg has twice as many bases. Zerg is twice as hard

Spending 50 minerals

Terran: 1 unit
Protoss: 1/2 a unit
Zerg: 2 UNITS!

Zerg has double the units, has to do double the micro... Zerg is twice as hard

Zealot vs Zergling

1 Zealot = 4 zerglings

Zerg has to have 4 times more units. Zerg is 4 times as hard.

Final Formula

[Make worker] 2 * [Spend 50] 2 * [3 minute mark] * 2 [zealot v ling] * 4 = [Total] 32

Q.E.D Zerg is 32 times as hard to play as the other two races

References
In depth analysis of math used to come to this conclusion

One time critics who have been convinced through the rigorous science of this formula

On January 23 2012 03:09 Harrad wrote:


LOLOL ZERG TAKES ZERO SKILL MATHEMATICALLY PROVEN AM I DOING IT RIGHT?

...is there some competition for the most brainless/useless blog of the month going on im not aware of?



Later

On January 23 2012 04:17 Harrad wrote:


I'm not saying there is a flaw



***
Where my swarm at? Ye Yeee
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 17:46:13
January 22 2012 17:44 GMT
#2
5/5

This is an excellent blog. (I get that this is a joke blog, but joke blogs should be funny...1/5)
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Linwelin
Profile Joined March 2011
Ireland7554 Posts
January 22 2012 17:45 GMT
#3
Excellent blog. Keep posting more of these
Fuck Razor and Death Prophet
Bengui
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada775 Posts
January 22 2012 17:48 GMT
#4
Great analysis.
corumjhaelen
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
France6884 Posts
January 22 2012 17:48 GMT
#5
So funny.
I'm amazed.
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DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 17:48:57
January 22 2012 17:48 GMT
#6
Haha i was ready for a flamefest but this is a fun blog XD. I could imagine interview with David Kim on why the recent Zerg buff "Well you see we came across a startling discovery that Zerg is 32x harder to play!" How did you come up with that number? "Undisclosed research information back in the SC2 labs"
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
mrGRAPE
Profile Joined November 2011
Singapore293 Posts
January 22 2012 17:49 GMT
#7
lol, this is funny
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Opera
Profile Joined March 2011
France469 Posts
January 22 2012 17:52 GMT
#8
Is that why I keep losing to that mid-masters friend of mine who's playing protoss ? I knew it !
It ain't over till it's over
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
January 22 2012 17:54 GMT
#9
This is an amazing piece of analysis.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37095 Posts
January 22 2012 17:54 GMT
#10
hmmm

All I can say is.... clever Oo....
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Aocowns
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Norway6070 Posts
January 22 2012 17:54 GMT
#11
hahahahahha XD
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Imbu
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States903 Posts
January 22 2012 17:55 GMT
#12
whahahahahah. lol xD

5/5 Now I know why I suck as Zerg.
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Cascade
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Australia5405 Posts
January 22 2012 17:57 GMT
#13
Solid proof. Rinny's Theorem will for sure be referred to plenty in the scientific ESPORTS community.
Rinny
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States616 Posts
January 22 2012 18:00 GMT
#14
I think it would be cool if they used this to adjust the outcome of the games.a T or a P would have to 32 times the econ of the Z in order to win. If a blizzard rep wants to pm me we can work on integrating it into the client .
Where my swarm at? Ye Yeee
Back
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada505 Posts
January 22 2012 18:08 GMT
#15
Has David Kim been made aware of this?
Harrad
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
1003 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 18:12:32
January 22 2012 18:09 GMT
#16
On January 23 2012 02:42 Rinny wrote:


Final Formula

[Make worker] 2 * [Spend 50] 2 * [3 minute mark] * 2 [zealot v ling] * 4 [spam roach off 3 base + macro hatch for teh win (5s + r * 32)] : 32 = [Total] 0


LOLOL ZERG TAKES ZERO SKILL MATHEMATICALLY PROVEN AM I DOING IT RIGHT?

...is there some competition for the most brainless/useless blog of the month going on im not aware of?

Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
January 22 2012 18:16 GMT
#17
Dude, it's a joke blog. Don't be silly :p
I always knew I could be a code S player if I was protoss.
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Fallians
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada242 Posts
January 22 2012 18:16 GMT
#18
On January 23 2012 03:09 Harrad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 23 2012 02:42 Rinny wrote:


Final Formula

[Make worker] 2 * [Spend 50] 2 * [3 minute mark] * 2 [zealot v ling] * 4 [spam roach off 3 base + macro hatch for teh win (5s + r * 32)] : 32 = [Total] 0


LOLOL ZERG TAKES ZERO SKILL MATHEMATICALLY PROVEN AM I DOING IT RIGHT?

...is there some competition for the most brainless/useless blog of the month going on im not aware of?



Aww did someone piss in your cornflakes this morning?

Really funny blog, I now understand why I'm so bad at zerg :3
If you attack before 15minutes.. It's cheese....
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
January 22 2012 18:28 GMT
#19
i can't believe blizzard hasn't found this out yet!!
alert the media quickly!!!!
Harrad
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
1003 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 18:31:31
January 22 2012 18:31 GMT
#20
On January 23 2012 03:16 Fallians wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 23 2012 03:09 Harrad wrote:
On January 23 2012 02:42 Rinny wrote:


Final Formula

[Make worker] 2 * [Spend 50] 2 * [3 minute mark] * 2 [zealot v ling] * 4 [spam roach off 3 base + macro hatch for teh win (5s + r * 32)] : 32 = [Total] 0


LOLOL ZERG TAKES ZERO SKILL MATHEMATICALLY PROVEN AM I DOING IT RIGHT?

...is there some competition for the most brainless/useless blog of the month going on im not aware of?



Aww did someone piss in your cornflakes this morning?

Really funny blog, I now understand why I'm so bad at zerg :3


Hell no. It's stupid. We're not 3 year-olds. It's a stupid blog trying to be funny.

You could say that the milk for my cornflakes basically consists of piss, because I'd call a stupid blog stupid anytime.


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