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MachineHead
Profile Joined January 2009
United States151 Posts
April 05 2009 09:34 GMT
#401
When's the last time a foreign Terran has won a foreign league? I've played most of these guys, and if these guys are on the same level as the top foreign zergs and toss players, I feel pity for us. Strarcraft is the most balanced RTS for a reason; there are good terran players, albeit most seem to be from Russia... but in terms of difficulty -- terrans hardly win anything at the foreign level. If you read the recent news post on gosugamers.net, Artosis was dead on -- with practice time being equal, the Terran will be at a disadvantage.

The only question is how big of a differential there is between terran and zerg in terms of difficulty. It's not a big deal, and I don't think anyone can put their finger on that exact difference, thus these threads are pointless.
food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-05 09:54:02
April 05 2009 09:46 GMT
#402
On April 05 2009 18:34 MachineHead wrote:
When's the last time a foreign Terran has won a foreign league? I've played most of these guys, and if these guys are on the same level as the top foreign zergs and toss players, I feel pity for us. Strarcraft is the most balanced RTS for a reason; there are good terran players, albeit most seem to be from Russia... but in terms of difficulty -- terrans hardly win anything at the foreign level. If you read the recent news post on gosugamers.net, Artosis was dead on -- with practice time being equal, the Terran will be at a disadvantage.

The only question is how big of a differential there is between terran and zerg in terms of difficulty. It's not a big deal, and I don't think anyone can put their finger on that exact difference, thus these threads are pointless.


you take artosis opinion on racial imbalance for granted? come on, even he doesnt believe everything he says on that matter LOL
what guys have you played? and who are you then? brat_ok i believe won the TSL or got 2nd? he steamrolled through it. A2 used to win shitloads when he cared to play. Androide can beat anyone. Ex is a beast too. You remember how many chinese terrans are out there? Pheonix( i think thats his name), Super? These are top notch players and they do win A LOT. What about Idra? he just destroyed one of the best foreign zergs in humiliating fashion. FUCK, Strelok, Tarson, Raven.
arerials is on the rise, theres many many GOOD terrans like nyoken, nesh, artosis himself( he might want to be in the upper category), sawyer etc
i believe you were the one who stated how hard terran was, now you saying these threads cannot be solved and are pointless lol!
Can someone ban this guy please? FA?
MachineHead
Profile Joined January 2009
United States151 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-05 10:30:03
April 05 2009 10:27 GMT
#403
I gave a few sentences saying it was obvious, then I regrettably (I guess) responded to others' comments. What is the point, exactly? I say terran is the hardest, you say... there are good terrans, so you no longer have a point. A pointless circle. It doesn't take much practice time to knock off most of the these terrans you name. Most people are able to agree that the races are balanced in terms of potential strength; most races, statistically, have a winning edge in a mu and a deficit in another, leaving the balanced mirror mu.

To reach the level of being good enough to win foreign events, a monkey could see that the climb to that level has been harder for Terran players. Your list looks like a list comprised of 90% fail... as they don't aid your point at all, assuming you were trying to make one.

Idra couldn't win TSL. Idra couldn't win USA WCG. The list goes on. That is not a slight or a bash against Idra; I believe the underlying reason behind results like that is the same reason terran is winning this poll for "hardest race." My opinion is in the majority, and for good reason. Before even attempting a rebuttal, should prob try to examine why you are wrong. Because, personally, I don't care if you can't see the obvious.
food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-05 20:52:07
April 05 2009 11:00 GMT
#404
On April 05 2009 19:27 MachineHead wrote:
I gave a few sentences saying it was obvious, then I regrettably (I guess) responded to others' comments. What is the point, exactly? I say terran is the hardest, you say... there are good terrans, so you no longer have a point. A pointless circle. It doesn't take much practice time to knock off most of the these terrans you name. Most people are able to agree that the races are balanced in terms of potential strength; most races, statistically, have a winning edge in a mu and a deficit in another, leaving the balanced mirror mu.

To reach the level of being good enough to win foreign events, a monkey could see that the climb to that level has been harder for Terran players. Your list looks like a list comprised of 90% fail... as they don't aid your point at all, assuming you were trying to make one.

Idra couldn't win TSL. Idra couldn't win USA WCG. The list goes on. That is not a slight or a bash against Idra; I believe the underlying reason behind results like that is the same reason terran is winning this poll for "hardest race." My opinion is in the majority, and for good reason. Before even attempting a rebuttal, should prob try to examine why you are wrong. Because, personally, I don't care if you can't see the obvious.


SIR

artosis qualified to wcg world finals from usa 2 or 3 times,. so did nyoken, so did yosh, so did froz, so did lastgosu. They all terrans, SIR
doesnt take much time to knock top terrans out and you played all of them. LMAO shut the fuck up.

/ninja edited
Can someone ban this guy please? FA?
Manbear
Profile Joined August 2008
Canada306 Posts
April 05 2009 11:08 GMT
#405
On April 05 2009 20:00 food wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 05 2009 19:27 MachineHead wrote:
I gave a few sentences saying it was obvious, then I regrettably (I guess) responded to others' comments. What is the point, exactly? I say terran is the hardest, you say... there are good terrans, so you no longer have a point. A pointless circle. It doesn't take much practice time to knock off most of the these terrans you name. Most people are able to agree that the races are balanced in terms of potential strength; most races, statistically, have a winning edge in a mu and a deficit in another, leaving the balanced mirror mu.

To reach the level of being good enough to win foreign events, a monkey could see that the climb to that level has been harder for Terran players. Your list looks like a list comprised of 90% fail... as they don't aid your point at all, assuming you were trying to make one.

Idra couldn't win TSL. Idra couldn't win USA WCG. The list goes on. That is not a slight or a bash against Idra; I believe the underlying reason behind results like that is the same reason terran is winning this poll for "hardest race." My opinion is in the majority, and for good reason. Before even attempting a rebuttal, should prob try to examine why you are wrong. Because, personally, I don't care if you can't see the obvious.


you are retarded.
case closed.


I'm not exactly sure i see the benefit in responding to his perfectly good counterpoint by insulting him and attempting to end the discussion

on topic i voted for T :/ for reasons that have already been argued in this thread lol
Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
April 05 2009 11:13 GMT
#406
zerg is pretty straightforward until B. Terran it's mad hard to get out of C, but once you do its alot easier.

So I'd say T at an intermediate level and zerg once you start getting good.

(P.S. Toss is harder than T at B+/A- :p)
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Tintti
Profile Joined February 2009
Finland46 Posts
April 05 2009 11:13 GMT
#407
If Protoss is not that hard to master than T or Z then everyone would play P and win easily.

Well, that's a no-brainer then. I'll definietly gonna play protoss and get easier wins! But, you know, somehow we don't see protoss winning every single game. Starcraft is extremely balanced and I think every race has an equal number of players.

Are you guys saying that intermediate players that play T or Z are somehow better than the P players of the corresponding difficulty level?
Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
April 05 2009 11:14 GMT
#408
On April 05 2009 20:13 Tintti wrote:

Are you guys saying that intermediate players that play T or Z are somehow better than the P players of the corresponding difficulty level?


Yes
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Tintti
Profile Joined February 2009
Finland46 Posts
April 05 2009 11:16 GMT
#409
On April 05 2009 20:14 Piy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 05 2009 20:13 Tintti wrote:

Are you guys saying that intermediate players that play T or Z are somehow better than the P players of the corresponding difficulty level?


Yes


And this means that if these players swiched to P, they would kick some ass? :D
Liquid`Ret
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Netherlands4519 Posts
April 05 2009 11:16 GMT
#410
Zerg so hard.....

Terran so ez.....
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Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
April 05 2009 11:19 GMT
#411
On April 05 2009 20:16 ret wrote:
Zerg so hard.....

Terran so ez.....


you don't play TvP :p
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Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28778 Posts
April 05 2009 12:25 GMT
#412
zerg is hardest
terran harder than toss but way easier than zerg
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MasterReY
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Germany2708 Posts
April 05 2009 12:44 GMT
#413
hardest is clearly protoss.....you have to place ur storms well and much more

while zerg for example just need to 1a2a3a
and terran just needs to press o for siege or t for stim without clicking a spot on the floor like with storm
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Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11393 Posts
April 05 2009 12:53 GMT
#414
On April 05 2009 21:44 MasterReY wrote:
hardest is clearly protoss.....you have to place ur storms well and much more

while zerg for example just need to 1a2a3a
and terran just needs to press o for siege or t for stim without clicking a spot on the floor like with storm

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Skeptic
Profile Joined April 2009
United States89 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-05 14:44:41
April 05 2009 14:43 GMT
#415
On April 05 2009 21:44 MasterReY wrote:
hardest is clearly protoss.....you have to place ur storms well and much more

while zerg for example just need to 1a2a3a
and terran just needs to press o for siege or t for stim without clicking a spot on the floor like with storm

The hardest isn't 'clearly' anything, it's all kind of cryptic and open to interpretation.
Anyway, speaking for terran I could tell you that it's a lot harder than just 'pressing o for siege or t for stim' without even clicking a spot on the floor... because most of the time you're clicking several spots on the floor.
Unit spread and placement is essential to a terran more so than a protoss IMO because what a protoss should be doing for the most part would be building his army so it can proceed to push as one great force, where a terran must be able to counter that army. Believe me, if a terran just clicked the move button and 'o' for siege to counter any army, the terran would be decimated without having killed hardly anything...
stack
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Canada348 Posts
April 05 2009 14:50 GMT
#416
z by a longshot

i dont get why t is even considered.

esp if you look at tvz mu and how even the pros say its in favor for terran
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G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2921 Posts
April 05 2009 15:19 GMT
#417
P obv
Skeptic
Profile Joined April 2009
United States89 Posts
April 05 2009 15:21 GMT
#418
On April 05 2009 23:50 stack wrote:
z by a longshot

i dont get why t is even considered.

esp if you look at tvz mu and how even the pros say its in favor for terran

What? Try reading the topic, based on votes you'll find more than half of the people here believe terran should not only be considered but that terran is the hardest race. I can't really understand the rest of what you're trying to say.
sperY
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Serbia444 Posts
April 05 2009 15:41 GMT
#419
On April 05 2009 17:44 Creationism wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 05 2009 14:44 MuR)Ernu wrote:
Protoss needs to be under pressure almost all the time.

In tvp, the terran army is super scary.

In pvz, you need to spend a lot of time, not knowing what your opponent is doing (unless you own thim with uber probescouting).

PvP is just annoying at times because you need to worry about DT's


But anyways, i thnk that the races are equally hard.


D.T. Drop. yeah, really hard.


Why do terrans whine so much about dt drop?
Fend it of and you can steamroll toss with ease...
d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-05 16:08:34
April 05 2009 16:07 GMT
#420
On February 09 2009 14:39 KsiretsA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2009 13:26 Dazed_Spy wrote:
On February 09 2009 09:21 KsiretsA wrote:
On February 09 2009 09:17 Dazed_Spy wrote:
On February 09 2009 07:48 KsiretsA wrote:
I would say Terran because the strategies you have to use against each race are more drastically different than any other race, along with all the management needed and the fact that some normal armies are almost completely dependent on 3 or so units using their special abilities.

Zerg is hard, but it has the same groundwork on all 3 matchups and the deviation is not as far spread.
zvp is pretty fucking different from zvz. ZVT is also way different than the other two match ups...

You know I wonder if even a quater of the people talking about xyz race has even played xyz race on a serious degree, at all?


You completely missed my point.
No I did not.


Then why do I see you respond to an argument that says Terran is more different in the matchups than Zerg with an argument that says Zerg is different in matchups?



Oh wow what are you talking about? That is a perfect arguement for your post, you claimed that the race which has the most diverse builds based on matchups is terran and Dazed disagreed and said that zerg is the most effected by matchups.

Oh and zerg is much harder, zerg is the only race where you can't bolster your economy and army at the same time because they both require larvae which are limited at any given point in time.
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