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[AthruN]
Profile Joined March 2012
Australia25 Posts
April 06 2012 09:36 GMT
#21
Just get iccup go on to op teamliquid and people will help you unfortunately now though
most of the people left on iccup are trash and fish is too hard for you but op team liquid good
RamenStyle
Profile Joined September 2004
United States1929 Posts
April 06 2012 11:48 GMT
#22
The first 40-50 games are going to be very discouraging. But if you keep at it, could be worth it.
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
April 06 2012 12:03 GMT
#23
I'll be keeping my eyes on the blog section this week lol, good luck!
I think esports is pretty nice.
CosmicHippo
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States547 Posts
April 06 2012 12:52 GMT
#24
massive respect to you for tryin out brood war, you'll have a good time no doubt, even if you just end up doin custom games and stuff.
Yeah i've got your zerg riiiight here! *gulps beer*
MZR
Profile Joined February 2012
United States41 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-06 15:01:16
April 06 2012 13:25 GMT
#25
Ahhh, memories. I remember the first time the AI 4-pooled me. Why I wound up choosing Protoss (Forge 1st FE just to counter that.) The AI only does 6 openings total for all three races, which are:
T - 2-3 rax Marine/Medic/Firebat rush
Z - 4-pool rush (not very often)
Z - 3 hatch hydra/lurker
P - 4-gate zealot (not even +1 speedzeal, just straight)
P - DT rush (only sends 1, not very often)
P - 12 Nexus (rarely)
Anyway, against the AI, you'll get some speed and mechanics - use it especially to work on micro. Sooner or later, find a human opponent (someone else can tell you about that - the good news is I can play by LAN at least)
They carry news that must get through, to build the dream for me and you. They choose the path where no one goes. They choose no quarter.
sluggaslamoo
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Australia4494 Posts
April 06 2012 14:17 GMT
#26
On April 06 2012 22:25 MZR wrote:
Ahhh, memories. I remember the first time the AI 4-pooled me. Why I wound up choosing Protoss (Forge 1st FE just to counter that.) The AI only does 6 openings total for all three races, which are:
T - 2-3 rax Marine/Medic/Firebat rush
Z - 4-pool rush (not very often)
Z - 3 hatch hyrda/lurker
P - 4-gate zealot (not even +1 speedzeal, just straight)
P - DT rush (only sends 1, not very often)
P - 12 Nexus (rarely)
Anyway, against the AI, you'll get some speed and mechanics - use it especially to work on micro. Sooner or later, find a human opponent (someone else can tell you about that - the good news is I can play by LAN at least)


I've seen a forge fast expand too, but builds the forge in the main. I've seen some crazy advanced stuff, way ahead of 1998 metagame. Actually I freaked out when I saw AI do FFE after I started doing it on iccup, i thought it was learning my builds or something.
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stork4ever
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1036 Posts
April 06 2012 14:24 GMT
#27
your training begins young padawan. or are you a reverse anakin/darth vader? coming from the darkside to the light? i kid i kid
MZR
Profile Joined February 2012
United States41 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-06 14:44:08
April 06 2012 14:42 GMT
#28
sorry, double post
They carry news that must get through, to build the dream for me and you. They choose the path where no one goes. They choose no quarter.
MZR
Profile Joined February 2012
United States41 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-06 14:59:31
April 06 2012 14:43 GMT
#29
On April 06 2012 23:17 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 06 2012 22:25 MZR wrote:
Ahhh, memories. I remember the first time the AI 4-pooled me. Why I wound up choosing Protoss (Forge 1st FE just to counter that.) The AI only does 6 openings total for all three races, which are:
T - 2-3 rax Marine/Medic/Firebat rush
Z - 4-pool rush (not very often)
Z - 3 hatch hyrda/lurker
P - 4-gate zealot (not even +1 speedzeal, just straight)
P - DT rush (only sends 1, not very often)
P - 12 Nexus (rarely)
Anyway, against the AI, you'll get some speed and mechanics - use it especially to work on micro. Sooner or later, find a human opponent (someone else can tell you about that - the good news is I can play by LAN at least)


I've seen a forge fast expand too, but builds the forge in the main. I've seen some crazy advanced stuff, way ahead of 1998 metagame. Actually I freaked out when I saw AI do FFE after I started doing it on iccup, i thought it was learning my builds or something.


True that, it seems the AI is most varied playing as protoss. All the same, it has some disadvantages. The AI:
1 - never scouts
2 - never adjusts BO to account for you
3 - attacks predictably, with no micro (If you survive the first eight minutes and have a decent economy, you will wail on the poor machine every time)
4 - never walls in
5 - never suspects traps (one that I've done, it's cheese but I like it: send 7 probe to scout and build a pylon just outside your natural. 8 probe build forge and 2 photon cannons. When scout finds opponent, attack a worker. The rest of the workers will bullrush, so send the scout back toward your natural, and the cannons will come up just in time to take them.) A human would never fall for this kind of junk.

So as before, sooner or later you hit a ceiling against the machine. Play humans any time you can...
They carry news that must get through, to build the dream for me and you. They choose the path where no one goes. They choose no quarter.
Scarbo
Profile Joined January 2012
294 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-06 17:02:06
April 06 2012 16:59 GMT
#30
I came back to BW about 2 months ago and after about 400 games vs humans my experience so far is:

Terran: if you like to work harder than your opponent to achieve the same result, play T. Expect to lose to lesser players, specially P. Best mirror match-up IMO. Best music and unit sounds too.

Protoss: easier to play mechanically, boring music and unit sounds.

Zerg: reasonable challenge, race-design-wise so different it's almost like playing a different game.

Cool game though, best of luck to you. I suggest you join sGs since there's a lot of noobs and also some good players that are willing to help with practice and such.
Silentness
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2821 Posts
April 06 2012 18:13 GMT
#31
On April 07 2012 01:59 Scarbo wrote:
I came back to BW about 2 months ago and after about 400 games vs humans my experience so far is:

Terran: if you like to work harder than your opponent to achieve the same result, play T. Expect to lose to lesser players, specially P. Best mirror match-up IMO. Best music and unit sounds too.

Protoss: easier to play mechanically, boring music and unit sounds.

Zerg: reasonable challenge, race-design-wise so different it's almost like playing a different game.

Cool game though, best of luck to you. I suggest you join sGs since there's a lot of noobs and also some good players that are willing to help with practice and such.


omg is this so true. It feels so good though once you get D+ and up!

Sometimes I want to punch my screen while playing TvP. I set up a decent mine field only to have lamelots..errr speedlots mine drag right onto my tanks.
GL HF... YOLO..lololollol.
SYGY
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada88 Posts
April 06 2012 18:26 GMT
#32
Thanks so much guys! is there anything that can get me caught up? I'm gonna play terran. :D I've decided, I destroyed Protoss AI, with mass vulture, quick spider mines with siege tanks as well. :D I'm not gonna say Im good but i need to improve a lot! >,< any terrans that can help me? Man this is like me playing sc2 from the start (BW is my second RTS and SC2 is my second)
sc:WOL [Masters] sc:BW [Unranked]
blubbdavid
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Switzerland2412 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-06 18:34:26
April 06 2012 18:30 GMT
#33
On April 07 2012 03:13 Silentness wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 07 2012 01:59 Scarbo wrote:
I came back to BW about 2 months ago and after about 400 games vs humans my experience so far is:

Terran: if you like to work harder than your opponent to achieve the same result, play T. Expect to lose to lesser players, specially P. Best mirror match-up IMO. Best music and unit sounds too.

Protoss: easier to play mechanically, boring music and unit sounds.

Zerg: reasonable challenge, race-design-wise so different it's almost like playing a different game.

Cool game though, best of luck to you. I suggest you join sGs since there's a lot of noobs and also some good players that are willing to help with practice and such.


omg is this so true. It feels so good though once you get D+ and up!

Sometimes I want to punch my screen while playing TvP. I set up a decent mine field only to have lamelots..errr speedlots mine drag right onto my tanks.

I wonder why it's always the Terran players that think their race is hard. Is it because of TvP?
If you played ZvT, then you will see Zerg has to work harder. Delaying the enemy push with mutas only, secure and defend the third successfully, holding of marine drops in all bases while at the same time coping with marine squads which dodge swarm.

On April 07 2012 03:26 SYGY wrote:
Thanks so much guys! is there anything that can get me caught up? I'm gonna play terran. :D I've decided, I destroyed Protoss AI, with mass vulture, quick spider mines with siege tanks as well. :D I'm not gonna say Im good but i need to improve a lot! >,< any terrans that can help me? Man this is like me playing sc2 from the start (BW is my second RTS and SC2 is my second)

Do you use Vulture Patrol Micro? It's great fun.
What do you desire? Money? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all other? Whatever you desire - that is here. Tower of God ¦¦Nutella, drink of the Gods
SYGY
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada88 Posts
April 06 2012 18:50 GMT
#34
That Vulture patrol micro is siick! thanks dude! :D
sc:WOL [Masters] sc:BW [Unranked]
Scarbo
Profile Joined January 2012
294 Posts
April 06 2012 19:22 GMT
#35
On April 07 2012 03:30 blubbdavid wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 07 2012 03:13 Silentness wrote:
On April 07 2012 01:59 Scarbo wrote:
I came back to BW about 2 months ago and after about 400 games vs humans my experience so far is:

Terran: if you like to work harder than your opponent to achieve the same result, play T. Expect to lose to lesser players, specially P. Best mirror match-up IMO. Best music and unit sounds too.

Protoss: easier to play mechanically, boring music and unit sounds.

Zerg: reasonable challenge, race-design-wise so different it's almost like playing a different game.

Cool game though, best of luck to you. I suggest you join sGs since there's a lot of noobs and also some good players that are willing to help with practice and such.


omg is this so true. It feels so good though once you get D+ and up!

Sometimes I want to punch my screen while playing TvP. I set up a decent mine field only to have lamelots..errr speedlots mine drag right onto my tanks.

I wonder why it's always the Terran players that think their race is hard. Is it because of TvP?
If you played ZvT, then you will see Zerg has to work harder. Delaying the enemy push with mutas only, secure and defend the third successfully, holding of marine drops in all bases while at the same time coping with marine squads which dodge swarm.

Show nested quote +
On April 07 2012 03:26 SYGY wrote:
Thanks so much guys! is there anything that can get me caught up? I'm gonna play terran. :D I've decided, I destroyed Protoss AI, with mass vulture, quick spider mines with siege tanks as well. :D I'm not gonna say Im good but i need to improve a lot! >,< any terrans that can help me? Man this is like me playing sc2 from the start (BW is my second RTS and SC2 is my second)

Do you use Vulture Patrol Micro? It's great fun.


I disagree that Z has to work harder in TvZ. It's pretty equal in terms of micro, up until ultras come into play at least. While its true that muta micro, burrowing shit and defending drops is hard, it's also hard to do multi-drops, keep ur marines together so they dont get sniped by mutas while at the same time walking towards zerg base/3rd, and stimming/falling back when lurkers come. When DS comes into play, it's even more micro intensive for both sides. Also having medics near marines and protecting Science Vessels, defending from ling run-bys and shit...
SYGY
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada88 Posts
April 06 2012 20:08 GMT
#36
Holy crap, terran sounds hard... >,< ugh w/e, I'll just go mass mech.
sc:WOL [Masters] sc:BW [Unranked]
blubbdavid
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Switzerland2412 Posts
April 06 2012 20:12 GMT
#37
On April 07 2012 05:08 SYGY wrote:
Holy crap, terran sounds hard... >,< ugh w/e, I'll just go mass mech.

Don't. You may win some games, but Zergs will absolutely hate you. MechvZ is more noobish than Protoss.
What do you desire? Money? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all other? Whatever you desire - that is here. Tower of God ¦¦Nutella, drink of the Gods
See.Blue
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2673 Posts
April 06 2012 20:32 GMT
#38
Welcome to where it all began buddy
SYGY
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada88 Posts
April 06 2012 21:19 GMT
#39
I'm in the chat, seems pretty dead. Not many people reply.
sc:WOL [Masters] sc:BW [Unranked]
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
April 06 2012 21:22 GMT
#40
Make sure you let us know how it feels to play the greatest game of all time!

Don't be discouraged either, BW isn't easy
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