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hotflake
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
13 Posts
October 21 2015 17:21 GMT
#1
im new to starcraft and i wanna get into it so i thought i could ask around for some help. i started with campaign but i wanted to try multiplayer and every game i've played so far in 1vs1 i have lost miserably so i wanted some help. post here if you have some tips and tricks for me i would appreciate it

pebble444
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Italy2503 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-10-21 17:28:02
October 21 2015 17:27 GMT
#2
find a practice partner on your own level and play vs him. I suggest to not ladder to much, or at all. This for a first period of time

Edit: are you talking about sc2 or Broodwar?
"Awaken my Child, and embrace the Glory that is your Birthright"
hotflake
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
13 Posts
October 21 2015 17:33 GMT
#3
starcraft 2 i smply cant take the graphics from broodwar. i know a lot of people say graphics dont matter but i simply cant. and thanks i also thought about finding someone but i dont know how to find someone
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13017 Posts
October 21 2015 17:47 GMT
#4
Play only one race once you have chosen which one you prefer, look up for builds (preferably all-ins) for each match-up and play a bunch of ladder games .
WriterMaru
hotflake
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
13 Posts
October 21 2015 18:13 GMT
#5
thx thought there would be replies tomorrow at first but guess this site is better than i thought.

EDIT: i have choosen terrans
joshie0808
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada1024 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-10-21 19:25:51
October 21 2015 19:10 GMT
#6
Play the VS AI option (1v1) under the multiplayer menu. The game automatically levels up the AI after several wins and will decrease the difficulty if you lose several times. (Or create a custom game vs AI level and race of your choice).

You can hop onto ladder after you can comfortably play against the Elite AI and probably beat most bronze players. From there improvement will come from playing against people.

Tips:
- Keep building workers nonstop (more income = more army)
- Spend ALL your money (avoid banking large amounts, more spending = faster big army)
- Don't queue up units on your command center/barracks past 1 or 2 (Queuing up 5 workers spends 50x5=250 minerals. But you are still only getting 1 worker at a time. Better to build only one and then spend the extra 200 minerals on other things like faster barracks, then build the next worker/marine when the first finishes)
- Try to avoid supply blocks

Other tips:
- Watch pro terran games to see what the best Terran type play looks like so you have an idea of the direction you want to take your play (and general army compositions, etc)
- You can find games on here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/419703-best-games-vods-of-hots-thread
- You can find builds/strategies here: http://imbabuilds.com/hots-terran/
- 4 part video series by Apollo on Terran:


- I've seen a 'Adopt a Newb' channel in game that usually has quite a number of people there. I've never used it and its always hit-and-miss asking random ppl online, but perhaps look for a coach or practice partner there to play games against you or with you? For my low level friends I tend to play 2vAI with them and then give them tips as I play alongside them so maybe ask for a partner there.

- I assume you are playing on Hots... but the general level of low level players on WOL is even lower. If you find ladder to difficult to play, go to your settings > gameplay and switch to the WOL ladder. The game units/balance is slightly different but practicing your mechanics there could help. After all, it sucks to just lose over and over.

Anyways hope this helps, GLHF
GeckoXp
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Germany2016 Posts
October 21 2015 20:06 GMT
#7
the prodactors (alien with the long heads) can warp in buildings with a single probe. This means you can move them, as soon as they warped in a construction. this gives the prodactors a huge advantage over the insects and humans, which respectively lose their worker or need them to build on the spot of the construction.
Ty2
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United States1434 Posts
October 21 2015 21:30 GMT
#8
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States14001 Posts
October 22 2015 02:31 GMT
#9
On October 22 2015 06:30 Ty2 wrote:
yah sc1 is really ugly.

SC1 is beautiful, don't hate the game, hate the player...wait
Engage, Zero target Engage, Engage, Kagari target Engage, Engage.
BeStFAN
Profile Blog Joined April 2015
483 Posts
October 22 2015 03:23 GMT
#10
be a copy cat of good player
❤ BeSt... ༼ つ ◕_◕༽つ #YEAROFKOMA #YEAROFKOMA #YEAROFKOMA ༼ つ ◕_◕༽つ
Probemicro
Profile Joined February 2014
3708 Posts
October 22 2015 06:01 GMT
#11
minecraft is ugly
dwarf fortress is ugly
"insert random indie game" has shit graphics too
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17791 Posts
October 22 2015 06:19 GMT
#12
On October 22 2015 02:33 hotflake wrote:
starcraft 2 i smply cant take the graphics from broodwar. i know a lot of people say graphics dont matter but i simply cant. and thanks i also thought about finding someone but i dont know how to find someone


most of my C&C pals feel the exact same way about Brood War's graphics.

C&C = Command & Conquer and it is the best selling RTS franchise not made by Blizzard... it has sold 10 times more copies than the next best RTS franchise.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Probemicro
Profile Joined February 2014
3708 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-10-22 06:36:03
October 22 2015 06:33 GMT
#13
On October 22 2015 15:19 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 02:33 hotflake wrote:
starcraft 2 i smply cant take the graphics from broodwar. i know a lot of people say graphics dont matter but i simply cant. and thanks i also thought about finding someone but i dont know how to find someone


most of my C&C pals feel the exact same way about Brood War's graphics.

C&C = Command & Conquer and it is the best selling RTS franchise not made by Blizzard... it has sold 10 times more copies than the next best RTS franchise.


if these people claim to still be c&c pals in 2015, i would ditch them in an instant. they never exist since c&c3 came out.

c&c franchise is long dead
but the 15 year old game with the ugly graphics is still heavily played in korea, top 5 game in PC bang LAN and several big tourneys. now go be shallow somewhere else
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17791 Posts
October 22 2015 07:48 GMT
#14
On October 22 2015 15:33 Probemicro wrote:
i would ditch them in an instant. they never exist since c&c3 came out.

c&c franchise is long dead


i have too much fun playing C&C with them to ditch them.

lots of people don't like Brood War's graphics and so they don't play. its entertainment software and that segment of consumers is not being entertained. so they are continuing their search for an entertaining experience....

welcome to the free market system
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
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