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HollowLord
United States3862 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/b06Nr.jpg) Check out what I found in my attic. Let's open this bad boy up and see if we can find any gosu strats. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LBCpC.jpg) Mobile terran bases with goliaths as missile turrets this is some high level shit. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/svS42.jpg) Oh man if I only had a nickel for every time I lost to a firebat rush because I didn't build enough photon cannons. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/UnMAF.jpg) Dark Archons turn the tide of every proleague. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/4WZiv.jpg) Don't really need a caption for this one. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/E0QMl.jpg) Prima: Number one source for BGH strats ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/dlC5z.jpg) THE best possible use for plague. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/k6HK8.jpg) Prima is cheesy as fuck | ||
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bitter[KALT]
United States138 Posts
Thanks for sharing. I smiled. My question, however, would be: Did you actually by that thing? If so, when did you by it and how much did you pay? | ||
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ne4aJIb
Russian Federation3209 Posts
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Essbee
Canada2371 Posts
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oBlade
United States5582 Posts
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Tatari
United States1179 Posts
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HollowLord
United States3862 Posts
On December 12 2012 07:33 bitter[KALT] wrote: That's some solid advice. Especially the "one scout in your base" tactic. Thanks for sharing. I smiled. My question, however, would be: Did you actually by that thing? If so, when did you by it and how much did you pay? I have absolutely no recollection of buying it, though I do faintly recall owning it. I probably bought it some 12 years ago. Actually I think it came with the battle chest if I remember correctly. Yeah, that's the BEST possible use for Plague. | ||
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Cokefreak
Finland8095 Posts
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marttorn
Norway5211 Posts
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HollowLord
United States3862 Posts
Holy shit it's the origin of the proxy rax | ||
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
On December 12 2012 07:47 HollowLord wrote: I have absolutely no recollection of buying it, though I do faintly recall owning it. I probably bought it some 12 years ago. Actually I think it came with the battle chest if I remember correctly. You remember correctly, my good zerg! It is ironic that I was just looking at this great masterpiece last night. It has stayed on my bookshelf ever since I got it! I wonder how much I can sell it for on EBay... [1] The Stove is not included with Prima's Official Strategy Guide. To acquire this wonderful stove I direct you here. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8630/scoutdamage.png) Become a member of The National Scout Fleet! Enlist today and break the record of 13 Kills in a single battle! | ||
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HollowLord
United States3862 Posts
On December 12 2012 08:21 3FFA wrote: I wonder how much I can sell it for on EBay... About 4 dollars, apparently. | ||
Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
On December 12 2012 08:29 Teoita wrote: Scout best P unit. Scouts got nerfed. They used to be much better. | ||
]343[
United States10328 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/XsTjI.jpg?2) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/3XCiE.jpg?2) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/l6CQB.jpg?2) | ||
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Shana
Indonesia1814 Posts
I need to build more Scouts | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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kollin
United Kingdom8380 Posts
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ne4aJIb
Russian Federation3209 Posts
A zerg player without hydralisks is a zerg player who is probably losing ahahha | ||
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LTY
United States223 Posts
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Essbee
Canada2371 Posts
Try to attack a Terran Command Center early on to open door for Infestation. You'll need a Queen for this, though, so don't risk any units until you're ready. Sure. | ||
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Selth
United States469 Posts
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Too_MuchZerg
Finland2818 Posts
Happy that Jaedong didn't read this guide when he did 2 hatch muta  | ||
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Deleted User 268575
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figq
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Caihead
Canada8550 Posts
On December 12 2012 10:34 figq wrote: Oh shit, to this day I haven't realized that Plague affects buildings too. wut? isn't that illegal for a bw veteran? I remember alot of games where there were plagues on buildings, and even one where a zerg (I think it was Zero or Jaedong) plagued his own hatchery at the 7.5 o'clock natural by mistake because the terran was pushing him hard. | ||
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NeVeR
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figq
12519 Posts
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Caihead
Canada8550 Posts
On December 12 2012 10:57 figq wrote: Certainly illegal. Well, I've certainly seen and played many games where plague affected buildings, but didn't even realize it. Next you will be telling me that you didn't know hydralisks did 50% damage to zealots. | ||
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figq
12519 Posts
On December 12 2012 11:00 Caihead wrote: explosive damage vs smallNext you will be telling me that you didn't know hydralisks did 50% damage to zealots. you are right though, i rarely think about that | ||
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
10417 Posts
ggggggggggggggggggggggggggg | ||
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Ribbon
United States5278 Posts
Besides that, though, it's not the best guide. I'm pretty sure all its single-player advice is equally useless (if only because "build dudes and a-move" does not fill a book) | ||
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
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Hesmyrr
Canada5776 Posts
Ah, how far had the meta-game come xD | ||
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LarJarsE
United States1378 Posts
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
This shall henceforth be known as "The Law Of Shine." | ||
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manicsquare
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GTR
51446 Posts
On December 12 2012 08:47 kollin wrote: I remember that game where Flash won by effectively employing his firebat army against Protoss... this is pretty cool too | ||
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
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Modesty00
Bulgaria262 Posts
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IntoTheEmo
Singapore1169 Posts
Prima's guides were always better than the others though, at the time. There's one for the original Starcraft as well - had that too. | ||
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NeVeR
1352 Posts
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
10417 Posts
On December 12 2012 14:53 GTR wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBdlc9EWQ30 this is pretty cool too What I miss most about BW is the casters stopping their rapidfire korean and yelling GEE GEE as soon as the gg came out. | ||
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NeVeR
1352 Posts
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
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Tiegrr
United States607 Posts
On December 12 2012 07:42 Tatari wrote: If only you could get refunds for that... l000l It (and the original SC one) was a great toilet read when I was younger. Edit: Also, those '04 SKT1 uniforms #1 greatest all time. | ||
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bgx
Poland6595 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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Poetic[AoV]
United Kingdom183 Posts
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WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
On December 12 2012 20:22 Poetic[AoV] wrote: Does anyone know what this nerf to scouts was? They must've been pretty badass... You can read the patch.txt in your starcraft folder  | ||
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HollowLord
United States3862 Posts
On December 12 2012 17:30 IntoTheEmo wrote: I should have it somewhere. Handy toilet reading material like 10 years ago. Prima's guides were always better than the others though, at the time. There's one for the original Starcraft as well - had that too. Back then Prima guides made you top shit, all the kids would be jealous. I found the original starcraft one too but it's not as funny, it's mostly just tips for beating the single player missions. | ||
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IntoTheEmo
Singapore1169 Posts
On December 12 2012 23:50 HollowLord wrote: Back then Prima guides made you top shit, all the kids would be jealous. I found the original starcraft one too but it's not as funny, it's mostly just tips for beating the single player missions. Oh yeah! I took them to school too and everyone wanted a read... but since I also took it to the loo... ummm... Ack. Some of their single player advice was pretty bad too. That Zerg Mission against the UED where you had to kill the Overmind - think they told me to make 24 Mutalisks, 12 Guradians and 12 Devourers? That's a TON of gas, and my Mutas got owned by Valks lmao. Ran out of resources :D. Years later I just massed Hydras. Faceroll ftw | ||
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kollin
United Kingdom8380 Posts
On December 12 2012 14:53 GTR wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBdlc9EWQ30 this is pretty cool too Oh. Fuck. | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
Although, I think they tend to be out of date before a game hits release - especially for any game that might get patches later or ANY multiplayer game. Campaign or console? They have some good points. But MMOs? Have you seen the guides for that, they're incomprehensible by the time they hit shelves. Unit stats might be correct, but I bet the players have figured out better ways to use them. (Or maybe the Firebats leading the mobile city guarded by upgraded Goliaths simply was too strong for anyone to actually use.) Scouts, man. That's the way to go. The lack of scouts is one of the many reasons SC2 isn't as good as BW. | ||
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PassiveAce
United States18076 Posts
On December 12 2012 17:30 IntoTheEmo wrote: I should have it somewhere. Handy toilet reading material like 10 years ago. This lol | ||
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SandwichApoc
United States115 Posts
On December 12 2012 17:30 IntoTheEmo wrote: I should have it somewhere. Handy toilet reading material like 10 years ago. That and the Starcraft manual with all the lore and descriptions of units. Also had listed some weird inconsistencies like wraiths needing an upgrade to attack ground. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19231 Posts
On December 12 2012 14:53 GTR wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBdlc9EWQ30 this is pretty cool too That girl at the 2:30 minute mark was so cute! | ||
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
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ninazerg
United States7291 Posts
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
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Hyperionnn
Turkey4968 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + What the fuck is "moving city", I fucking spat my drink | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
On December 13 2012 08:18 Hyperionnn wrote: Great tactics, will definitely use them in my games + Show Spoiler + What the fuck is "moving city", I fucking spat my drink A moving city is ideal because mid battle you can land your buildings and produce re enforcements on site. Also my guide: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6EbQ3.jpg?1) | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
On December 12 2012 11:00 Caihead wrote: Next you will be telling me that you didn't know hydralisks did 50% damage to zealots. Or wait... that you can land Terran structures to destroy interceptors! Though apparently it's illegal in competitive games since it's a bug. Anyway, you guys should check out this. Epic strategies in 1998! Who needs multiple copies of SC? Does StarCraft support "spawning"? It sure does. One StarCraft CD can support up to 8 players. When you install StarCraft on a system, you have the option to install a "spawned" copy of the game, which does not require the CD to join multiplayer games. A spawned copy uses the same CD key as the parent CD, and it can only join games created by the parent. Spawning works over Battle.net, too! Of course nowadays, it's either F2P or full purchase (usually nothing in between like the above). But yeah, back then, all Blizzard games had easy LAN support (one copy of the game is enough). Protoss strategy Shields Upgrades By far the most useful upgrade for the Protoss, the Plasma Shield upgrade will add to the shield maximum for all units and buildings. Combined with Armor upgrades, you can noticeably increase the lifespan of your units. As such, the Plasma Shield Upgrade should always be researched as early as possible. Defiler Here is a list of units that are NOT affected by Dark Swarm: Terrans: Firebats Siege Tanks in Siege Mode (can still inflict splash damage) Protoss: Probes Zealots Dark Templar Reavers (can still inflict splash damage) Archons Zerg: Drones Zerglings Lurkers (can inflict both direct and splash damage) Ultralisks Broodlings Infested Terrans (can inflict both direct and splash damage) I remember in a pro game where a player used dark swarm against an army of archons and zealots. Wondered if they changed that in a patch or if the guide is wrong and meant it doesn't prevent archon splash damage (that is, the targeted unit doesn't take damage, but nearby units in dark swarm do?). The battle.net strategy site for SC1 is a fun read actually. It has lore info too for all the units and abilities. | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13919 Posts
On December 13 2012 13:21 Goldfish wrote: Or wait... that you can land Terran structures to destroy interceptors! Though apparently it's illegal in competitive games since it's a bug. Anyway, you guys should check out this. Epic strategies in 1998! Who needs multiple copies of SC? Technically SC2 sort of has this too (it supports two players). When you log in SC2-I and SC2-II but I think Protoss strategy Defiler I remember in a pro game where a player used dark swarm against an army of archons and zealots. Wondered if they changed that in a patch or if the guide is wrong and meant it doesn't prevent archon splash damage (so the targeted unit doesn't take damage, but nearby units in dark swarm do). The battle.net strategy site for SC1 is a fun read actually. It has lore info too for all the units and abilities. Archons don't do full damage under swarm, only their splash damage works. i don't think that was ever patched | ||
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
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Existential
Australia2107 Posts
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TelecoM
United States10672 Posts
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
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Lazyer
United States342 Posts
Power overwhelming. | ||
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
On December 13 2012 20:58 GolemMadness wrote: The best part is firebats are ALWAYS cost-effective against zerg ground units. Not usually or sometimes. ALWAYS. 2 zerlings vs 1 firebat: 50 minerals and 25 gas losing to 50 minerals without even killing one unit if the Zerg micros properly? Cost effective. | ||
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
On December 14 2012 14:57 vOdToasT wrote: 2 zerlings vs 1 firebat: 50 minerals and 25 gas losing to 50 minerals without even killing one unit if the Zerg micros properly? Cost effective. What's micro? It isn't in the guide so it must not be good! You probably forgot to have the Firebat patrol instead of move to its desired destination. | ||
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
On December 13 2012 08:18 Hyperionnn wrote: Great tactics, will definitely use them in my games + Show Spoiler + What the fuck is "moving city", I fucking spat my drink Savior Vs FBH... | ||
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hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
On December 13 2012 13:21 Goldfish wrote: Or wait... that you can land Terran structures to destroy interceptors! Though apparently it's illegal in competitive games since it's a bug. Anyway, you guys should check out this. Epic strategies in 1998! Who needs multiple copies of SC? Of course nowadays, it's either F2P or full purchase (usually nothing in between like the above). But yeah, back then, all Blizzard games had easy LAN support (one copy of the game is enough). Protoss strategy Defiler I remember in a pro game where a player used dark swarm against an army of archons and zealots. Wondered if they changed that in a patch or if the guide is wrong and meant it doesn't prevent archon splash damage (that is, the targeted unit doesn't take damage, but nearby units in dark swarm do?). The battle.net strategy site for SC1 is a fun read actually. It has lore info too for all the units and abilities. Holy shit there are a lot of mistakes there. archons don't do full damage reavers do do full damage probes don't do damage drones don't do damage. | ||
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Andre
Slovenia3523 Posts
Also, epic guide!! Flying-city strat sounds legit. | ||
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