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Diggity
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States806 Posts
September 30 2007 09:25 GMT
#1
Hey guys,

Moletrap and I have gotten several messages asking for clarification of terms in our broodwar commentaries and a couple people requesting a general tutorial of the game.

We are planning on putting a series of vids together called "A guide to watching Broodwar"

Here is a list of the some of terms we have so far:

4-pool
Build Order
Rush
Cheese
Cliff Drop
Drop
DTs
Contain
Mins/Res
Expansion/Secondary/natural
expand
tech up
tech
hidden tech
heavy metal
Proxy
Push
Scout
Stim
Zealot/tank/etc bomb

If you guys have any more terms or small video clips of units we could use in this constuction it would be of great service.

Thanks!
][-][eretic
Profile Joined March 2004
Canada395 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-09-30 09:45:52
September 30 2007 09:39 GMT
#2
- Flank
- Choke Point
off the top of my head.
- People also use the term "Maynarding" to describe the transfer of workers from one base to another to maximize gathering efficiency. Named after the first player to do it of course, Maynard.
- All in/All out attack. Whatever you call it.
Hi :)
ii.blitzkrieg
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada1122 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-09-30 09:48:12
September 30 2007 09:42 GMT
#3
micro
macro
timing attack/push
fast expand
biomech/other types of bo's/unit combos/strategies (if you're planning on going this indepth)
.. i'll try to think of others
iloveoov / Flash / Fantasy / Midas / Boxer -BW forever
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
September 30 2007 09:46 GMT
#4
2inch drop, or alternatively 3cm drop (ie when you ladder units up or down elevation change with dropship through multiple trips)
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15366 Posts
September 30 2007 09:51 GMT
#5
First of all, I really like the idea. This would be very valuable for beginners, casual players or people who just came back to BW because of the SC2 hype.

I would concentrate on game mechanics rather than actual units, buildings, or upgrades though. For example, explain terms like Contain, Proxy, Natural, Push rather than Stim or DT. You can always look those up in the compendium.

From the top of my head:
Flank
Push break
Map control
Metal / Bio

Good luck doing this! Would be great to have some reference VODs that explain BW slang.
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CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11601 Posts
September 30 2007 11:54 GMT
#6
Cheese
BBS
FD Terran
Gundam Rush

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uriel-
Profile Joined August 2007
Singapore1867 Posts
September 30 2007 12:01 GMT
#7
http://gamereplays.org/starcraft2/task.php?nameid=starcraft_universe_dictionary

Decent compilation of stuff
b_unnies
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
3579 Posts
September 30 2007 12:12 GMT
#8
On September 30 2007 18:39 ][-][eretic wrote:
- All in/All out attack. Whatever you call it.


All-in=Hanbang
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
September 30 2007 12:16 GMT
#9
Fast Expo
Tech-ing
One base play
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States44279 Posts
September 30 2007 12:23 GMT
#10
On September 30 2007 18:46 thedeadhaji wrote:
2inch drop, or alternatively 3cm drop (ie when you ladder units up or down elevation change with dropship through multiple trips)

I always called that a staggered drop.
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~Legit~
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States408 Posts
September 30 2007 12:58 GMT
#11
On September 30 2007 21:23 Kwark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 30 2007 18:46 thedeadhaji wrote:
2inch drop, or alternatively 3cm drop (ie when you ladder units up or down elevation change with dropship through multiple trips)

I always called that a staggered drop.


i've always called that ferrying, weird we all have different names ~_~
LegitMatthew
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11601 Posts
September 30 2007 13:11 GMT
#12
I never had a name for it.
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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
September 30 2007 13:31 GMT
#13
i always thought 2cm drop was slow lord drop;;
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32281 Posts
September 30 2007 14:44 GMT
#14
I know it by the name of ferying too
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Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
September 30 2007 15:48 GMT
#15
On September 30 2007 22:31 Plexa wrote:
i always thought 2cm drop was slow lord drop;;

i thought slow lord drop was doom drop
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Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
September 30 2007 18:55 GMT
#16
Blizzard forums had a really good one and they deleted it : ( be nice if someone found it in their cache!

might help ~
http://www.entropyzero.org/starcraftdict.html
http://www.entropyzero.org/Twotimer.html
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fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-09-30 19:01:16
September 30 2007 18:59 GMT
#17
FE = Fast Expo
z0rz = carriers
stack
-UHHH = Korean announcerisms. SIEGE TANKUUUHHHH
Peace~
Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
September 30 2007 19:11 GMT
#18
Massing = Massing and macroing of fighting units
Powering = Expanding, making peons (improving eco), i.e. 14nex is a power build
Hermes | Bisu[Shield] Fighting~!
Aphelion
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States2720 Posts
September 30 2007 19:16 GMT
#19
Han-Bang = all in, do-or-die attack.
But Garimto was always more than just a Protoss...
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-09-30 19:35:09
September 30 2007 19:28 GMT
#20
that first links say babo=baboon which is not true.

babo = idiot in Korean

block generally means blocking for terran?

Who else knows what deep6 is? I never heard of that term.

The term in Korean that means newb starting with H is hujub.
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