EPTEpic fail is... - Page 2
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iNcontroL
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Flyingsnow
Japan208 Posts
that must have made you furious for the rest of the game =P | ||
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ulszz
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NarutO
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fanatacist
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Jayson X
Switzerland2431 Posts
like when you see a car accident, it just happens and you go "fuuuuuuuck". | ||
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kroko
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Chill
Calgary25996 Posts
On March 12 2008 14:00 Manifesto7 wrote: No it isnt. I split by grabbing the middle two, sending them to other patches, and the fourth goes to the first patch and quickly switches to the one beside it. It is almost identical to a regular split. It's close to the identical, but still slower. There's no reason to suggest someone play like this if they can split all four. | ||
micronesia
United States24761 Posts
On March 12 2008 21:44 Chill wrote: It's close to the identical, but still slower. There's no reason to suggest someone play like this if they can split all four. Well I agree with you about rpf, but I also agree with Manifesto7. I also pull the middle two and clone them. The difference between that and a perfect 4 probe split is microscopic.... but it would be interesting to show scientifically how much of an effect it has in the long run. Also, anyone who can split all four perfectly won't be swayed in the least by someone saying 'noooo you should grab the middle two and clone them.' Generally I find it funny when people get bent out of shape about splitting, and yet I have done some pretty strange things while splitting my first four probes, like having one go behind the minerals, or having one spin in circles for a good 2-3 seconds like an idiot. BTW for an example of how you split your probes, I refer you back to http://nonsense.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=58459 | ||
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Krohm
Canada1857 Posts
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rpf
United States2705 Posts
On March 12 2008 13:41 Chill wrote: Beyond terrible advice. You should be strat-forum banned for this blog post. Why is it terrible advice? If you're going to be critical, the least you can do is exercise those brain cells of yours and back up your statement with something other than threatening to ban me. | ||
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rpf
United States2705 Posts
On March 12 2008 22:05 micronesia wrote: Well I agree with you about rpf, but I also agree with Manifesto7. I also pull the middle two and clone them. The difference between that and a perfect 4 probe split is microscopic.... but it would be interesting to show scientifically how much of an effect it has in the long run. Also, anyone who can split all four perfectly won't be swayed in the least by someone saying 'noooo you should grab the middle two and clone them.' Generally I find it funny when people get bent out of shape about splitting, and yet I have done some pretty strange things while splitting my first four probes, like having one go behind the minerals, or having one spin in circles for a good 2-3 seconds like an idiot. BTW for an example of how you split your probes, I refer you back to http://nonsense.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=58459 Well of course you split all four if you can do it. If you have problems doing it, it's nice to know how to "abuse" the AI a little until you're warmed up enough to split all four. On a map like the one in the OP, unless I'm absolutely confident I can split the probes perfectly, I won't risk it. Hence my suggestion. Edit: I'm not suggesting you split the way I suggested previously; I'm suggesting that if you aren't 110% confident you can do your split perfectly, the way I suggested, or the way Mani suggested, will eliminate the possibility of a stuck probe. Obviously losing one quarter of your starting workers right off the bat because of a misclick is a big loss. | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
On March 12 2008 19:13 G.s)NarutO wrote: Did you win? Haha, yes we did actually... it was a USEast pub game so being down 25% of your intial probe population means very little. And Mani, by the time the game was over I had forgotten all about it so it has a boring name, but... when I happened I was just kinda staring at the screen and I think I said aloud "I can't fucking believe I just did that..." | ||
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Night[Mare
Mexico4793 Posts
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koreakool
United States334 Posts
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
On March 13 2008 13:38 koreakool wrote: My friend managed to get two probes stuck once... I was like, "Is that even possible?" Apparently it is... in that case, they would be better off if they just right clicked the mineral once and just let them split by themselves xD Well, if he had two stuck, at least he could for one, or if he were really lucky, both of them out. My little probe was sort've SOL until some goons put him out of his misery. | ||
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