hmmm....I actually find it easier to win with zerg than terran when I playe games because zerg has so many effective cheeses they can pull at lower levels.

All three races have they're difficulties but protoss is definately the easiest. I've personally had more luck using zerg than terran, but there are people who would say its the other way around.

Ethelis

United States2396 Posts

February 08 2009 21:00 GMT

#285

i think Z requires the hardest skill set to play because good is micro is demanded or u will get raped since Z units are so weak (other than possibly ultra/ling 1a2a3a)

hazz

United Kingdom570 Posts

February 08 2009 21:16 GMT

#286

vote for your favourite race guys

Fontong

United States6454 Posts

February 08 2009 21:19 GMT

#287

What I want to know is how people even find these threads.

Dazed.

Canada3301 Posts

February 08 2009 21:21 GMT

#288

ive played all the races at about a d+ level. None of them are harder than each other. They are all rather straightforward and simplistic mechanically and strategically, and the difficulty of the mechanics and strategy would presumably increase at a consistent rate as one improves their capabilities. They all have some match up's, or things that prove difficult uniquely to them, but that doesn't make it harder or easier overall. They just take different play styles and mindsets to get good at.

If one race was easier/harder than the other race, then at the pro gaming level that race would dominate. This is a career for them, so naturally they will pick the race they are best at, and would give them the greatest chance at success. Players, top players as well, are practically evenly divided amongst the races. If anything there is a bias towards good Terran players, but hardly enough for us to conclusively state Terran is the easiest race, or even hint at it.

They are equal. Ten years and our own individual experiences have taught us that, even though some idiots may be immature and scream 1a2a3a or something equally as ridiculous.

koreasilver

9109 Posts

February 08 2009 21:31 GMT

#289

Xel'naga.

Creationism

China505 Posts

February 08 2009 21:35 GMT

#290

well, thats y the op capitalized intermediate. yes, at the pro level, they are equal and must be equal, otherwise we would not love starcraft so much. but i think he is talking about which hill is stepper to lets say, the C-B rank on iccup. In that sense, it is a bit harder to reach that with terran/zerg, but not by much. there is a simple matter y terran is the hardest race, you must use spells in every matchup. stim, mines, seige, irradiate, emp.
for protoss, u can surely get through a game w/o using spells

thunk

United States6233 Posts

February 08 2009 21:36 GMT

#291

On February 09 2009 06:19 Fontong wrote:
What I want to know is how people even find these threads.

I guess I'm glad that they used the button.

Horangi

Hong Kong226 Posts

February 08 2009 21:44 GMT

#292

has to be T or Z, but definitely not P

NahLGaE

Korea (South)523 Posts

February 08 2009 21:49 GMT

#293

zerg by far. easiest to be mediocre with, extremely hard to be pro with. having a good sense of timing, knowing when to build what units with the limited larvae, knowing when to make more hatches and where (inside base just for more larvae or expo as well), i think its really hard to do all this. plus zerg micro is just as hard if not harder than the other races. also zerg always has to be on top of things and never has a 'oh i fucked up but i still have a han bang' like toss and terran do against zerg.

imperfect

Canada1652 Posts

February 08 2009 21:52 GMT

#294

On February 09 2009 06:16 Hazz wrote:
vote for your favourite race guys

Person514cs

1004 Posts

February 08 2009 21:52 GMT

#295

Zerg confuses me. Should I build drones or should build fighters. It's just too mysterious.

AntiHack

Switzerland553 Posts

February 08 2009 22:16 GMT

#296

APM are not a joke to improve in midle/low lv if you are not mega nerd.
Around 250/300 real APM (like 200 EAPM) race become real ballanced ^^

Well ofc Terran becouse need more APM in low/middle lv

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

February 08 2009 22:17 GMT

#297

Definitely protoss.

CursOr

United States6335 Posts

February 08 2009 22:20 GMT

#298

i think zerg. terran are to easy to turtle and kind of pretend to play well.

its why i pay zerg. i feel it gives me more of an excuse to suck. and i think they are under-represented.

and as intermediate vs. pro- id say it goes all around. zergs i think are the best in the hands of a great great player, but still, the HARDEST to play.

United States6173 Posts

February 08 2009 22:22 GMT

#299

It depends on the matchup. It's impossible to say that one race is that much harder than another...terran requires the deepest mechanics by a small margin, I think, though. Especially in TvZ, where a bit of miss-micro can cost you your army, and missing a production round can cost you map control and totally kill your macro. ZvT is equally hard, though. It's very difficult to develop the proper game sense and to react accordingly. Same goes for ZvP...but PvZ is also VERY difficult...etc etc.

It depends on the person and whichever race they have more of an affinity towards. Then whatever race they DONT have an affinity towards will probably be the most difficult for them.

Shikyo

Finland33997 Posts

February 08 2009 22:44 GMT

#300

On February 09 2009 06:52 Person514cs wrote:
Zerg confuses me. Should I build drones or should build fighters. It's just too mysterious.

This... is the main reason I voted Zerg.

How can Terran be the most difficult race when it's always up to the opposing race to stop the unstoppable ball...