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Suisen
Profile Joined April 2011
256 Posts
July 01 2011 19:46 GMT
#21
Obviously you don't play the same BO each matchup. But there is absolutely no reason why you should know more than 1 BO each matchup.

The only reason why you would play more than one BO anyway is because if you don't your opponents will know beforehand what build you play. But on ladder that isn't true.
Magus
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada450 Posts
July 01 2011 22:00 GMT
#22
There is plenty of reason to know more than one build, especially the higher up the ladder you get. It just doesn't matter so much when you're just starting.
Suisen
Profile Joined April 2011
256 Posts
July 01 2011 23:13 GMT
#23
At the higher levels you want to adjust your BOs to the maps. But then still there is no problem with playing just 1 BO. You only need to mix up your play if your opponent gets a read on you. This is the reason for having more than 1 BO.
If you play just 1 or 2 games vs everyone on ladder they can't get a read and you will only be using an inferior BO if you choose to do more than 1.

Now you may change your BO because your opponent has a 'tell'. But that's something else and not D level stuff either.

For clarification, with BO I mean the stuff you do blindly before you can and should scout something.
TheRPGAddict
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1403 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-02 00:59:07
July 02 2011 00:57 GMT
#24
On July 02 2011 02:01 eeniebear wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 30 2011 12:35 TheRPGAddict wrote:
On June 30 2011 12:23 pedrotrv wrote:
On June 30 2011 12:07 TheRPGAddict wrote:
On June 30 2011 12:00 pedrotrv wrote:
I`ve started playing yesterday and games are not missing for me. Just go for ICCup, create your games and play with people with Anti Hack on.

You won't regret. I've lost 80% of my games, but BW is so much fun and rewarding.
How have you started, 1 build per match up and 1 map? Seems kinda daunting, even though I have some RTS experience.


You will lose a lot. I'm creating games in FS ou Tau Cross only, with only 1 build per race, as toss. In the beginning you will be lost, but you'll se a good difference in a few games. I skipped the part where you go vs AI, cause I hate it. I've done it to learn hotkeys only, and for strategy and builds I'm learning the hard way.

Go to liquipedia, choose one good build for each match up and start having fun. It'll be easy to find games (just create like 1v1 FS D/D-).

On a side note: Terrans are stomping my ass lol It's apparently impossible to do this match up without storm and arbiters.

EDIT: Always remeber to see replay to find what you're lacking in macro, suply block and to learn the general timings. If you can get a good partner it will be even better. People at the op teamliquid channel are really helpful.
I learned Starcraft 2 1 STANDARD build per matchup and I would love to use this method for BW because while encouraging solid mechanic habits it also helps one come to grips with strategy little by little. Can I add you so we can play together (trying to get a bunch of people)? I think I will run those builds versus the AI, my mechanics are pretty decent I would like to think, just need to get it into habit.


You definitely can't do just one build for all matchups. I don't play toss, but as Terran, siege expand is the best opening in tvp, but if you do siege expand vs zerg, you're dead. Also, Terran bio doesn't work at all in tvp unless you're doing a very early 2 rax rush, which is kind of a cheese build.
Please read my post. I said PER MATCHUP and I am of course referring to starting the game as a beginner.
Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
July 02 2011 02:16 GMT
#25
Good luck.
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