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blagoonga123
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States2068 Posts
August 07 2008 01:27 GMT
#1
I play with my roommate every once in a while who's a huge noob (like 30 apm)

So far I've tried playing mouse only and giving him allied vision (and both, once) but I still beat him. What's another advantage I can give him that'll help him out but still let me play? (so no closing my eyes or stuff like that)

FOOL! Pain is my friend! Now let me introduce you to it!
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
August 07 2008 01:29 GMT
#2
On August 07 2008 10:27 blagoonga123 wrote:
I play with my roommate every once in a while who's a huge noob (like 30 apm)

So far I've tried playing mouse only and giving him allied vision (and both, once) but I still beat him. What's another advantage I can give him that'll help him out but still let me play? (so no closing my eyes or stuff like that)

There's nothing you can really do to be honest.

You could try giving him a headstart in mining, or not expoing more than once at a time.
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
August 07 2008 01:32 GMT
#3
Don't mine for the first X minutes.
Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
August 07 2008 01:35 GMT
#4
play with a blindfold on
GrayArea
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States872 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-07 01:36:40
August 07 2008 01:36 GMT
#5
Play with 30 apm also, and make rules like "only zerglings and hydras can be made" or like "only templars and scouts" etc. etc.

edit: i mean the rules apply to yourself only, not the noob friend.
Kang Min Fighting!
MidnightGladius
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
China1214 Posts
August 07 2008 01:41 GMT
#6
Switch your mouse and keyboard, and set mouse acceleration as high as it can go.

GG mechanics.
Trust in Bayes.
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
August 07 2008 01:42 GMT
#7
limit your worker count
blabberrrrr
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
August 07 2008 01:42 GMT
#8
Do something like GrayArea said. You can only make scouts or dts or something like that.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
August 07 2008 01:42 GMT
#9
start with 3 scvs.
or 2 scvs.

Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
August 07 2008 01:47 GMT
#10
On August 07 2008 10:27 blagoonga123 wrote:
I play with my roommate every once in a while who's a huge noob (like 30 apm)

So far I've tried playing mouse only and giving him allied vision (and both, once) but I still beat him. What's another advantage I can give him that'll help him out but still let me play? (so no closing my eyes or stuff like that)


try to repeatedly attack him with too few units


when you do so, stop macroing and focus all your attention on microing the units until they are dead
allowicious
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States972 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-07 01:49:47
August 07 2008 01:47 GMT
#11
-Start with 1 or 2 scvs
-play with mouse using left hand only
-you can't have more than 1 fact/rax/gate
-you can't scout with your scvs, you can only scout with your first unit

a few options you can try
lalalalala~~~
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary26003 Posts
August 07 2008 01:49 GMT
#12
I've played games with my friends:
- Mouse only
- Feet only
- Left hand only (hardest one)
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Antipathy
Profile Joined June 2008
United States222 Posts
August 07 2008 01:49 GMT
#13
When I was first starting, my friend who was teaching me was leaps and bounds ahead of me. We first tried making him vision me, but then that turned into me becoming bad at scouting once we turned it off. The best solution we came up with was me getting a 60 second head start where he could not do anything.

Obviously, I tried to abuse this advantage by rushing every game. As a result my early game is really refined and now I can keep up with him in the early game.
"All give some, some give all"
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
August 07 2008 01:53 GMT
#14
On August 07 2008 10:49 Chill wrote:
I've played games with my friends:
- Mouse only
- Feet only
- Left hand only (hardest one)


ur better with ur feet than ur left hand?

lol
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 07 2008 01:59 GMT
#15
On August 07 2008 10:53 travis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 07 2008 10:49 Chill wrote:
I've played games with my friends:
- Mouse only
- Feet only
- Left hand only (hardest one)


ur better with ur feet than ur left hand?

lol

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Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
August 07 2008 01:59 GMT
#16
force yourself to watch battles, but refuse to micro.
nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
August 07 2008 02:26 GMT
#17
reverse the keys on ur mouse, so ur left clicker is now ur right clicker.
BottleAbuser
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1888 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-07 02:44:13
August 07 2008 02:34 GMT
#18
I think the best ones are:

Limit your build (buildings or unit choice) - maybe to something completely retarded, like Scouts & Arbiters Only, or No Factory Units & No Academy.

No more than 2 active mineral lines at any given time. (If he's really bad, make that 1.)

Sacrifice 10 workers every 10 minutes by attack-move to his base. (If that kills him.... well..... fuck, why is he still playing... -.- ok that's mean)

Limit yourself to 50 supply the whole game.

Limit yourself to 20 buildings, max. Trickier because you have to count the buildings manually.

Play Sudden Death mode, and don't hit any of his primary buildings until everything else is gone.

To make everything harder, tell him the restriction you're placing on yourself, so he can exploit it better.
Compilers are like boyfriends, you miss a period and they go crazy on you.
ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
August 07 2008 02:35 GMT
#19
Teach him to be better.
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
August 07 2008 02:36 GMT
#20
flip your mouse over so you have to use your finger on the censor to move it and push it down to click.
UNFUCK YOURSELF
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