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zerg8989234
Profile Joined February 2022
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Last Edited: 2022-02-26 19:44:45
February 26 2022 19:43 GMT
#1
Hi, I admit I am not a pro starcraft player, in the old iccup days my best was B-. I've had so much fun playing starcraft on mostly fastestmap for the last 20 years.

Ever since 2017 it is literally infected by latinos and literally every game is a 2v3 or a 1v3 because they are BAAAAAAD. Literally all they do is go protoss and make zealots. I played a 15 minute game where I was the only player that mined gas. Outside of that all they do is go carriers and hope you don't know the counters to it, and if you've been playing for more than a week, you do. If I get stuck with them on my team, the game is unwinnable, and if they're on the other team, it doesn't feel like a real victory. Basically battle.net is unplayable now.

I don't want to try as hard as I possibly can in every game, ie 1v1s on the main ladder, also I watch streamers and there's too much cheesing, I'm not really interested in that. Do alternative PvPGN servers exist? I'm sick and tired of every game being a 1v3 or 2v3.
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
February 26 2022 20:10 GMT
#2
Get guud
✯ [ twitch.tv/MrMineraIs ] ✯ [ Check out my Maps: https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/612442-official-maps-by-minerals ] ✯
Dakota_Fanning *
Profile Joined January 2008
Hungary2349 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-02-26 20:38:08
February 26 2022 20:37 GMT
#3
You could try the BGH autobalance bots for balanced team games: https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/558574-bgh-auto-balance-http-bghmmreu This is for 3v3 BGH games only.

You could also try ShieldBattery: https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/570578-update-shieldbattery-2v2-matchmaking It's a custom server but has 2v2 matchmaking implemented.
https://repmastered.icza.net
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3394 Posts
February 27 2022 01:03 GMT
#4
i m sure there are several discord servers for fastest maps though unfortunately i cannot name any.

your best bet is to end up in a community and find games that way.
Horang2 fan
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10011 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-02-27 04:47:57
February 27 2022 04:46 GMT
#5
Shieldbattery has 2v2 ladder but it's a bit hard right now cus the player base isn't huge yet. 3v3 BGH/fastest ladder is coming to SB too but dunno when.

/weekly SB shill
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
chrisolo
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2607 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-02-27 09:24:03
February 27 2022 09:23 GMT
#6
You can start to play in USWest channel "op ugl" or start to play the 2v2 ladder on Starcraft World: https://www.starcraftworld.net/index.php It is a 1v1 and 2v2 competetive fastest ladder, with a regular prizepool each season. But if you haven't played competetive fastest in a while, you will get decimated there pretty much. Also the community itself is pretty toxic. So it is hard to stick around, but in op ugl, there are also some nice dudes that like to play 3v3 Fastest Public games. If you find some friends and play with them regularly, it is much more fun.

I would also suggest checking out Twitch. There are some foreigner Fastest streamer that play with their viewers, like https://www.twitch.tv/j2digital or https://www.twitch.tv/cross_tv1 or https://www.twitch.tv/inerrantv . I am a Fastest Streamer myself too, but very inactive at the moment, but if you catch me (https://www.twitch.tv/to_creativee) online, you can always ask in the chat to join my games But following the aforementioned three guys will be good, as you will socialize with many active fastest players and can befriend them.

Again playing with friends is a lot more fun
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - aka cReAtiVee
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Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
February 27 2022 12:22 GMT
#7
On February 27 2022 13:46 TT1 wrote:
Shieldbattery has 2v2 ladder but it's a bit hard right now cus the player base isn't huge yet. 3v3 BGH/fastest ladder is coming to SB too but dunno when.

/weekly SB shill


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