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perisie xx
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
429 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-05 19:06:22
March 05 2008 19:05 GMT
#1
just wondering if you think your choice of race in BW is reflected by or reflects your personality in some way?

if so, how?

(will expand on this later if required. just a casual thought it could be an interesting thread)

another way of approaching this question would be to explain what made you choose your race rather than another race?
BluzMan
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Russian Federation4235 Posts
March 05 2008 19:11 GMT
#2
It definetely does reflect something. My main is toss and recently I tried to try offracing. While I actually like zerg more and more, I just can't stand terran, despite starting "equal" with them. Playing zerg is like taking a ride at something fast. =)
You want 20 good men, but you need a bad pussy.
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
March 05 2008 19:11 GMT
#3
I remember reading somewhere that ambitious people do very well as terran, dreamers feel very well as protoss and zergs are usually people willing to make sacrifices.

I really cant remember where i read this O.o
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
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Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States1938 Posts
March 05 2008 19:11 GMT
#4
I picked Protoss and im a cool kid, so i guess cool kids pick Protoss
the REAL ReSpOnSe
vGl-CoW
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Belgium8305 Posts
March 05 2008 19:12 GMT
#5
i picked zerg because of severe emotional problems
Moderatorfollow me on twitter if u think ur so tough @BooyaCow
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Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States1938 Posts
March 05 2008 19:13 GMT
#6
On March 06 2008 04:12 vGl-CoW wrote:
i picked zerg because of severe emotional problems

so severely emotional people pick zerg...now all we have left is what kind of people pick terran
the REAL ReSpOnSe
vGl-CoW
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Belgium8305 Posts
March 05 2008 19:15 GMT
#7
homosexuals.
Moderatorfollow me on twitter if u think ur so tough @BooyaCow
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Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States1938 Posts
March 05 2008 19:16 GMT
#8
k were done close thread but before we do let's review:
cool kids pick protoss
severely emotional people pick zerg
and last and probably least, homosexuals pick terran
the REAL ReSpOnSe
nullmind
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
1303 Posts
March 05 2008 19:16 GMT
#9
I'm forced to play zerg because of my hotkey habits that I can't get rid of even after taking over an year breaks. Use it for every race but it's optimal for zerg(1234units5678base).
grobo
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Japan6199 Posts
March 05 2008 19:18 GMT
#10
I picked Zerg because i'm straight.
We make signature, then defense it.
Naib
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Hungary4952 Posts
March 05 2008 19:34 GMT
#11
I picked Protoss 'cause when I first saw SC I couldn't even order my SCVs to mine (Red Alert I left-click habits), but when I started the Protoss Campaign (although ppl were like "omfg u play this game for the first time, u won't complete this!" [it was in school, at afternoon PC-club] but I figured out everything just fine and proceeded to win the mission (1337 amirite?).

Protoss were very appealing to me (cool if I may), and I just sticked with 'em from then on.

Aiur pride!
Complete the cycle!
Carkling
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Germany169 Posts
March 05 2008 19:38 GMT
#12
well i like having 1 2 3 4 hotkeys full with zerglings :O

...in any matchup


..every game :D
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-05 19:49:21
March 05 2008 19:48 GMT
#13
i play terran, the pussy race.

i've quit BW, but now im tryin to offrace IRL.
Dahlia...
Profile Joined September 2005
United States409 Posts
March 05 2008 19:48 GMT
#14
I've gone from zerg to toss to terran, so I TvP/TvZ/PvT.

I guess I like Terran because I like vult raids and and everyone it seems is toss. ;X

I would like to rdm but my z is even cheesier than my other races
Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
March 05 2008 19:54 GMT
#15
Started zerg because i liked sheer numbers, but now i play protoss because they have too many spellcasters i love to use
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TehKris
Profile Joined October 2006
Norway322 Posts
March 05 2008 19:54 GMT
#16
On March 06 2008 04:16 nullmind wrote:
I'm forced to play zerg because of my hotkey habits that I can't get rid of even after taking over an year breaks. Use it for every race but it's optimal for zerg(1234units5678base).

That's optimal for Terran too, DH.
Pro Red Alert 2 gamer, aka TR)Microzone on sc.
ForAdun
Profile Joined August 2007
Germany986 Posts
March 05 2008 19:54 GMT
#17
I think terran doesn't reflect my personality. I hated losing against terran as zerg. When losing to protoss it was more like "aww, stupid cheeser" but against terran it was like "omg, there's a wall at the other side of the map and it keeps growing". So in comparison it was like I had trouble against protoss but I was totally helpless against terran. When losing to terran I felt like there was nothing I could've done about it. I wanted to strike exactly the same fear into my opponents, I wanted them to have nightmares about terran forces growing and growing and growing... and finally crushing them like a huge, moving wall.

Actually it is like, whenever I tried to give my style a little bit of personality I started losing more often. I know how to play different styles but as soon as I go after my will instead of rational thought, playing terran becomes frustrating. To me playing terran is a revenge. I want to prove that playing protoss isn't so easy as everyone thinks it is. Zerg users overestimate themselves a lot as well, but since I have much more practice against protoss my stats against zerg aren't that good. Still I like TvZ and TvP just as well.
TvT is a whole different story. Right now I'm having trouble to find an answer to the current TvT style. This perhaps proves that I still hate playing against terran.
Southlight
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States11768 Posts
March 05 2008 19:59 GMT
#18
I first played terran because I liked being able to lay out a solid defense (Turrets, Bunkers and Siege Tanks), but I switched to Zerg. I do think it has to do with my personality.

I like controlling the pace of the game, and I originally most likely felt that having a solid defense could dictate the pace (as was the case for Total Annihilation). It didn't take too long before I realized offense was a much, much stronger way of controlling gameflow, and while Protoss is a very aggressive race, I ended up falling in love with how Zerg can fluctuate their essence (drones one moment, army the next, a totally different army the next), thus controlling the pace of the game in a rather quirky way. I still like Terran, but I can really feel myself more constricted in terms of gameflow. I forget who, but someone mentioned that "if you scout terran/protoss you can get a gist of what their army is in 1-2 minutes, but if you scout zerg you have very little idea of what's coming." Protoss is my worst, by far, it tends to feel way too sluggish for me to play that fast, controlling way.
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rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 05 2008 20:03 GMT
#19
I think your playing style would reflect your personality more than your race choice would. For example, I'm very quiet, shy, and reserved, so I'm a very defensive player. Choosing to play Protoss exclusively, I don't think, has much to do with my personality.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
March 05 2008 20:18 GMT
#20
I thought that the Pylons were pretty. Thus, I picked Protoss. Simple.
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