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No one invents their own builds, why??

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UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
June 07 2008 00:21 GMT
#1
It seems like everyone just copies progamers builds and don't invent their own. Why is this so? I think the best part of starcraft is trying new strategies out.

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BaDayOri
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)469 Posts
June 07 2008 00:22 GMT
#2
because the best have already been invented
and no homo but you better show your boy respect, before the heck blow your head off like oral sex -CASSIDY
UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
June 07 2008 00:23 GMT
#3
On June 07 2008 09:22 BaDayOri wrote:
because the best have already been invented


I disagree. Most strategies are good if you execute them well.
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Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
June 07 2008 00:24 GMT
#4
Like what
Hermes | Bisu[Shield] Fighting~!
Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
June 07 2008 00:25 GMT
#5
The best strategies are the best builds executed well.

Simple as that.
Hermes | Bisu[Shield] Fighting~!
EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
June 07 2008 00:26 GMT
#6
Because progamer builds are better.

At the lower levels, trying new strategies out is fun and all, but as play gets better you can really start to separate builds into optimal builds and non-optimal builds. Koreans who play Starcraft for a living have gotten most basic builds sorted out, and if you're playing to win it simply doesn't make sense to make up a build which probably is worse than what already exists and does more or less what you want to do. This doesn't mean you can't deviate and do silly things like build a dozen shield batteries or open fast queens, it just means you probably don't want to do them if you're playing to win.
But why?
UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
June 07 2008 00:27 GMT
#7
On June 07 2008 09:25 Seraphim wrote:
The best strategies are the best builds executed well.

Simple as that.


It is no fun doing the same build over and over again.
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EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
June 07 2008 00:28 GMT
#8
Then do a different build.
But why?
Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
June 07 2008 00:28 GMT
#9
Yeah go ahead - no one's stopping you
Hermes | Bisu[Shield] Fighting~!
UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
June 07 2008 00:31 GMT
#10
On June 07 2008 09:28 Seraphim wrote:
Yeah go ahead - no one's stopping you


I do play with different builds. It just confuzzles me that no one else does.
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EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
June 07 2008 00:31 GMT
#11
They focus more on winning than you do, is all.
But why?
UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
June 07 2008 00:32 GMT
#12
On June 07 2008 09:31 EmeraldSparks wrote:
They focus more on winning than you do, is all.


Yeah, I think winning and losing are just as fun lol, it is hard for me to relate to those people.
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
June 07 2008 00:34 GMT
#13
you should have seen coralreefer vs intrigue lol
Wizard
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Poland5055 Posts
June 07 2008 00:35 GMT
#14
why would someone want to play to lose? what's the point in even playing in the first place?
sAviOr[gm] ~ want to watch good replays? read my blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/wizard
EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
June 07 2008 00:36 GMT
#15
Because it's fun. It's like playing random or offracing.
But why?
Wizard
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Poland5055 Posts
June 07 2008 00:45 GMT
#16
It's fun to lose?
sAviOr[gm] ~ want to watch good replays? read my blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/wizard
DhakhaR
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United Kingdom721 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-06-07 00:58:36
June 07 2008 00:56 GMT
#17
i agree.

check out my new 1 base BC's rep:
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pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5098 Posts
June 07 2008 00:58 GMT
#18
On June 07 2008 09:56 DhakhaR wrote:
some people like watching thier own units die i guess

duno why but lolllllled soooo hard at this
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
DhakhaR
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United Kingdom721 Posts
June 07 2008 00:59 GMT
#19
On June 07 2008 09:58 pyrogenetix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 07 2008 09:56 DhakhaR wrote:
some people like watching thier own units die i guess

duno why but lolllllled soooo hard at this

ninja edit :s
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
June 07 2008 01:01 GMT
#20
you can go ahead and make your own build, but most of the time its nowhere as effective as the ones we have, which means youre gonna lose more and/or easily. playing to lose is depressing
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