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Micro or macro? What kind of player are you?

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Wizard
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Poland5055 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-11-27 23:08:49
June 14 2007 12:31 GMT
#1
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Poll: Micro or Macro?
(Vote): Micro
(Vote): Macro

sAviOr[gm] ~ want to watch good replays? read my blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/wizard
Live2Win *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States6657 Posts
June 14 2007 12:35 GMT
#2
I use to be pretty heavily micro oriented. I've worked on balancing it out... but I'd say I'm still slightly more micro based. Although I think it's really bad right now.

Oh except on ZvP... depending the style I'm playing. When I'm playing macro style with hydra/ling/lurk only then I'm usually pumping from about 10 hatches so there's almost no micro going on :p
SAY YES TO STIM KIDS!!! XD
joohyunee
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
Korea (South)1087 Posts
June 14 2007 12:36 GMT
#3
early game 100:0 micro mid game micro/macro 50:50 and late game 100:0 macro
Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
June 14 2007 12:37 GMT
#4
i believe that if you have a good macro and an okay micro, you can beat
good micro and okay macro.
#1 Horangee fan
ShaLLoW[baY]
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada12499 Posts
June 14 2007 12:38 GMT
#5
depends on matchup

ZvT/ZvZ - Microooooooooooooooooo!
ZvP - 1sz2sz3sz4sz5su6su7su8su9sz0sz
1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9a0a
ALEXISONFIRE ARE FUCKING BACK (sAviOr for life)
Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
June 14 2007 12:39 GMT
#6
Why isn't "suckro" an option? I feel excluded!
Wizard
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Poland5055 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-11-27 23:09:11
June 14 2007 12:39 GMT
#7
^^
sAviOr[gm] ~ want to watch good replays? read my blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/wizard
Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
June 14 2007 12:40 GMT
#8
macro
im so bad at starcraft all i can do is just keep building shit
Not_Computer
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada2277 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-14 12:44:06
June 14 2007 12:42 GMT
#9
micro
im so bad at starcraft all i can do is spam what little units i have
"Jaedong hyung better be ready. I'm going to order the most expensive dinner in Korea."
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
June 14 2007 12:43 GMT
#10
Micro
I like to use storm/reaver in all my mu's, sometimes even skip getting early robo in PvT to do a little dragoon dancing against mines. I pretty much depend on my harass ability and timing attacks. Macro's not too bad though, finally learned to max out at the 11:50 mark in PvT and about 13:20 in PvZ. But thats not always the best option, as I painfully learned. I'm very random with what I do, throw in a shuttle, load an archon + 2 temps, scourge trailing me, drop archon, kill them, reload, storm nearby hydras. Or as retarded as sending +2 zeals over mine fields and trying to kill them without losing a single one. I'm an aggressive player too, so I try to get the game done mid-game, I'm not very good managing crisis late game periods but I've become gradually better at it. (Ex: fucking deflier/crack drops, 3/3 200/200 terran ball, 200/200 PvP stalemates.<--gay)
Zoan
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States53 Posts
June 14 2007 12:44 GMT
#11
I don't know why but I always seem to have awesome micro. In those "1v1 RoV play/obs LOL!!!" games, whenever I play everyone seems to go of ac and type stuff like "wow amazing micro lawl!" It's probably not true and they're probably just idiot newbs but I check BwChart and my micro is always above 100, sometimes almost near the 200 mark!!

Yet, my macro totally fails. I can destroy tank pushes with superior micro yet I'll end up losing because I don't have enough units. .__.'''
Moo.
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
June 14 2007 12:51 GMT
#12
With bitches I'm all macro. I have damn good micro but I don't want them falling in love or anything so I just attack move.
why so 진지해?
Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-14 12:55:52
June 14 2007 12:55 GMT
#13
Used to be macro...leaning to micro now



DT AND REAVER DROP FTW (in PvT that is)

Bisu style for PvZ
Hermes | Bisu[Shield] Fighting~!
ii.blitzkrieg
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada1122 Posts
June 14 2007 12:58 GMT
#14
Macro/multitasking mostly, TvZ does require a lot of micro though
iloveoov / Flash / Fantasy / Midas / Boxer -BW forever
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-14 13:00:06
June 14 2007 12:59 GMT
#15
Ehhh hard to say. A lot of maps these days it seems like it turns into a macro game whether you like it or not. I guess i'd say i'm a macro player. MY micro doesn't suck or anything but my big army control needs a lot of improvement, PvT especially.
Person514cs
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
1004 Posts
June 14 2007 13:10 GMT
#16
Timing is more important.
Because you need to know when to micro or macro. Whoring workers all game or not making enough workers is all relative to your opponent.

Peace and love, for ever.
CowGoMoo
Profile Joined December 2006
United States428 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-14 13:15:53
June 14 2007 13:15 GMT
#17
Depends on how I feel like playing, sometimes all micro, sometimes all macro. The hard part is trying to do both at once o.o

my preference is micro but it usually loses me all my PvT games on most maps vs decent opponents :/
ArC_man
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States2798 Posts
June 14 2007 13:17 GMT
#18
I've always been more of a timing person with balanced micro/macro.
NaDazpwnz3r
Profile Joined April 2007
United States111 Posts
June 14 2007 13:18 GMT
#19
TvZ lurk pwntage w00t!! it makes u look pro=)
Saber is el pwnz0r in FSN
Newbistic
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
China2912 Posts
June 14 2007 13:32 GMT
#20
Macro ftw!
Well actually, mid to late game mostly i sit in my base clicking at unit producing structures and clicking at the minimap -_-'
60 APM doesn't really allow you to spread the actino around.
Logic is Overrated
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