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LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
December 11 2008 16:03 GMT
#1
So, I've been a Terran player for a long time now and long before that I use to play Zerg. I'd like to get back into Zerg and I'm just wondering what people think about switching from Terran to Zerg. I just don't think I can be as good as I can be with other races while using Terran.

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lxginverse
Profile Joined May 2008
Monaco1506 Posts
December 11 2008 16:11 GMT
#2
theres nothing wrong about switching from terran to zerg

as long as it suits your playing style you wont have any problem with it

you may not be as good in other races compared to your T but gradually you will... ^^
fromis_9 enjoyer
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
December 11 2008 16:18 GMT
#3
if you're below B/B-, I'd say that is true, with Terran it's harder to multitask than with Zerg or Toss.

The difference between Zerg and Terran isn't THAT big in this concern in my opinion, and I have a personal experience with several decent players (C-/C+) that successfully switched from Terran to Zerg. It seems there is some similarity, as with both of these races you are controlling some highly volatile and dynamic units (Zerg's units being many and individually weak, while Terran's being relatively weak themselves but with large damage output).

Good luck.
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
December 11 2008 16:19 GMT
#4
And one more thing: Stay away from Protoss.
ZhenMiChan
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Netherlands1181 Posts
December 11 2008 16:21 GMT
#5
Depens really on your own style..

When its cold i prefer terran some slow play you know


and when its hot i like more aggresive zerg play

hope that helped
Studying Chinese~
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3684 Posts
December 11 2008 16:27 GMT
#6
On December 12 2008 01:21 smoke2k wrote:
Depens really on your own style..

When its cold i prefer terran some slow play you know


and when its hot i like more aggresive zerg play

hope that helped


Are you cold blooded or something?
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2801 Posts
December 11 2008 16:28 GMT
#7
I had exactly the same problem as you, seriously.

I stared as Zerg and switched to Terran because I thought I was much better with them.

But then not long ago I went back to Zerg and it's the best choice I've made 'till now, and my Z has far surpassed my T in a relatively short period of time.

In short, you'll improve a lot faster if you play with the race you love.
lxginverse
Profile Joined May 2008
Monaco1506 Posts
December 11 2008 16:39 GMT
#8
one more thing...

ive been more successful with zerg compared to my Terran

ive been Terran for about 2 months and the highest ive reached is D+

but ive reached C+/B- with zerg in relatively same amount of time

IMO its easier to multitask with Zerg

but still stick to the race you really like cause it will help a lot


fromis_9 enjoyer
AzureEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1360 Posts
December 11 2008 16:53 GMT
#9
On December 12 2008 01:18 minus_human wrote:
if you're below B/B-, I'd say that is true, with Terran it's harder to multitask than with Zerg or Toss.

The difference between Zerg and Terran isn't THAT big in this concern in my opinion, and I have a personal experience with several decent players (C-/C+) that successfully switched from Terran to Zerg. It seems there is some similarity, as with both of these races you are controlling some highly volatile and dynamic units (Zerg's units being many and individually weak, while Terran's being relatively weak themselves but with large damage output).

Good luck.


Its a lot harder to macro with Zerg than Protoss or Terran though

Because all the Gateways/Rax are in one spot, you hotkey to one of them, come back and spam "m" (marine) or "d" dragoon, you can even queue them up and rally them all to one spot. Fight a micro battle, come back to rally spot and bam you instantly have another army

Because laravas cannot be queued, you have to constantly come back to producing after one produces. Not to mention all your hatcherys are not in one screen, so you have to hotkey all of them scattered across the entire map and toggle through each to produce

Basically, easy macro = Protoss or Terran
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Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
December 11 2008 17:27 GMT
#10
As a terran that has switched to zerg part time, i can say that zerg is fucking fun.

my matchups are
tvz
zvt
zvp

my zvp >>>>> tvp so i play zvp
zvt is much more fun than tvt
tvz is just fun.

you can still part time tvz like i do, gives you more experience for your zvt mu as well.
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Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
December 11 2008 19:50 GMT
#11
why are you asking people's opinion about switching your race? If you want to just do it. I hope you arent one of those types that asks opinions from others on things that shouldnt require opinions. It's strange
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
December 11 2008 19:54 GMT
#12
Choose asian, they are op.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
December 11 2008 20:13 GMT
#13
On December 12 2008 04:54 Klockan3 wrote:
Choose asian, they are op.


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Cheerio
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Ukraine3178 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-11 20:54:10
December 11 2008 20:49 GMT
#14
On December 12 2008 02:27 Caller wrote:
As a terran that has switched to zerg part time, i can say that zerg is fucking fun.

my matchups are
tvz
zvt
zvp

my zvp >>>>> tvp so i play zvp
zvt is much more fun than tvt
tvz is just fun.

you can still part time tvz like i do, gives you more experience for your zvt mu as well.


I always wondered what happens if 2 racepickers meet?

P.S. play all races until it's obvious you are best with just one (it's also fun, develops greater understanding of the game, makes a good ground for switching to SC2).
Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-11 20:52:33
December 11 2008 20:51 GMT
#15
I must have missed the boat, when did all the Protoss hate start, the race may not require as much apm or multi-tasking to play well, but I don't see how it is any stronger or easier.

Unless this has something to do with P being ez-mode in SC2?
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
December 11 2008 20:53 GMT
#16
On December 12 2008 01:53 AzureEye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2008 01:18 minus_human wrote:
if you're below B/B-, I'd say that is true, with Terran it's harder to multitask than with Zerg or Toss.

The difference between Zerg and Terran isn't THAT big in this concern in my opinion, and I have a personal experience with several decent players (C-/C+) that successfully switched from Terran to Zerg. It seems there is some similarity, as with both of these races you are controlling some highly volatile and dynamic units (Zerg's units being many and individually weak, while Terran's being relatively weak themselves but with large damage output).

Good luck.


Its a lot harder to macro with Zerg than Protoss or Terran though

Because all the Gateways/Rax are in one spot, you hotkey to one of them, come back and spam "m" (marine) or "d" dragoon, you can even queue them up and rally them all to one spot. Fight a micro battle, come back to rally spot and bam you instantly have another army

Because laravas cannot be queued, you have to constantly come back to producing after one produces. Not to mention all your hatcherys are not in one screen, so you have to hotkey all of them scattered across the entire map and toggle through each to produce

Basically, easy macro = Protoss or Terran


Play TvZ before you include terran in that statement


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imperfect
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada1652 Posts
December 11 2008 21:31 GMT
#17
On December 12 2008 05:51 Energies wrote:
I must have missed the boat, when did all the Protoss hate start, the race may not require as much apm or multi-tasking to play well, but I don't see how it is any stronger or easier.

Unless this has something to do with P being ez-mode in SC2?


no pretty much every non protoss thinks we're 1a2a3a noobs ^^ it's nothing to do with sc2.
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thor jton
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada62 Posts
December 11 2008 22:06 GMT
#18
On December 12 2008 06:31 imperfect wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2008 05:51 Energies wrote:
I must have missed the boat, when did all the Protoss hate start, the race may not require as much apm or multi-tasking to play well, but I don't see how it is any stronger or easier.

Unless this has something to do with P being ez-mode in SC2?


no pretty much every non protoss thinks we're 1a2a3a noobs ^^ it's nothing to do with sc2.



well the things is
most protoss people are noobs who think 1a2a3a
and with that
they give a bad name
(i'm a terran player)
but if you want to go zerg
you need good micro
and some good macro
if you go terran
need good macro
and some good micro
both are equal
because blizzard made all races equal
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
December 11 2008 22:25 GMT
#19
On December 12 2008 01:53 AzureEye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2008 01:18 minus_human wrote:
if you're below B/B-, I'd say that is true, with Terran it's harder to multitask than with Zerg or Toss.

The difference between Zerg and Terran isn't THAT big in this concern in my opinion, and I have a personal experience with several decent players (C-/C+) that successfully switched from Terran to Zerg. It seems there is some similarity, as with both of these races you are controlling some highly volatile and dynamic units (Zerg's units being many and individually weak, while Terran's being relatively weak themselves but with large damage output).

Good luck.


Its a lot harder to macro with Zerg than Protoss or Terran though

Because all the Gateways/Rax are in one spot, you hotkey to one of them, come back and spam "m" (marine) or "d" dragoon, you can even queue them up and rally them all to one spot. Fight a micro battle, come back to rally spot and bam you instantly have another army

Because laravas cannot be queued, you have to constantly come back to producing after one produces. Not to mention all your hatcherys are not in one screen, so you have to hotkey all of them scattered across the entire map and toggle through each to produce

Basically, easy macro = Protoss or Terran

hahahaha...wrong.

Have you EVER played TvZ? Or even PvT?

With zerg, it isn't crucial to make every production round. Even if you miss one, you're going to have two larva instead of one at your hatcheries. You don't lose output, just a bit of timing. With T or P, you lose both production AND timing. As long as you don't go for too long with three larva at your hatches, you're relatively ok.

I think TvZ perhaps has the most difficult macro of all. If you miss even one production round in the early and early-mid game, you're going to be insurmountably behind. Marines build more quickly than any other combat unit in the game. You need to have considerable multitasking to be able to make every production round regularly.

Keep in mind...this is coming from a Z player. Z macro is not THAT much harder than the other races. There are trade-offs, but P and T are not easy mode.
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cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
December 11 2008 22:33 GMT
#20
If you go with Caucasion you will enjoy the benefits of hundreds of years of a social system built in your favor.
0xDEADBEEF
Profile Joined September 2007
Germany1235 Posts
December 11 2008 22:57 GMT
#21
If you can't play a lot: play what you like most (doesn't matter anyway)
If you can play a lot: play P (you'll have the most successes)
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
December 11 2008 23:01 GMT
#22
On December 12 2008 07:33 cgrinker wrote:
If you go with Caucasion you will enjoy the benefits of hundreds of years of a social system built in your favor.



Hi, I would like to switch from Asian to Caucasian... Can you explain to me how your mechanics work? Like what's your strongest unit.. because Asian's strength is their numbers.. we may be small but we have good built and we are known for our martial arts?

Ok besides the social system.. what else? can I be a pornstar? I kinda like being a director yah know ... :D
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
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