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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
i havent been using the reaver much lately and when i do, i cant seem to pick it up or make it shoot correctly like pros is there away to make it shoot better or any micro tips with the reaver? does moving back then pressing attack make it shoot faster then just dropping it? i dunno | ||
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LegendaryDreams
Canada1350 Posts
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FireBlast!
United Kingdom5251 Posts
Half of it just comes from 'feel' and experience, but some really easy things you can do are the following: 1) Always keep the shuttle on the move to avoid the unnecessary acceleration which would make your unloading and loading much more efficient. 2) Try to always manually target your scarab for full effect, i.e the zergling right in the middle of the pack or a tank at half health for 1 hit kill. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Reaver judgement is knowing where to drop, when to leave, and when to stay. Loosing a reaver puts you at a huge disadvantage early game--it's an entire reaver cost + scarab cost + support bay cost for whatever you get out of the reaver. Even if you don't get too many kills with a reaver, keep it alive for the threat alone, which forces your opponent to have defense everywhere. If those defenses happen to be units, if your reaver dies, they can send them away to bash your face, much like zvt loosing muta fashion. Of course, if you're sure you can get some 13 peon kills by sacrificing a reaver, it's worth it, but keep in mind scarabs can be retarded. Practice the micro, loose a bunch of games by foing reaver, and you'll get better. But as always, try to see if you could possibly distract your opponent during/before the drop. You want their attention not on your shuttle, because it's often their good countermicro that owns your drop rather than your bad micro. (well, both for me >_< ) | ||
GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
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T______T
United States538 Posts
 You have to know when the reaver will decide to have a seizure (it is somewhat predictable). | ||
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donmega2
United States26 Posts
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LegendaryDreams
Canada1350 Posts
On September 06 2005 15:47 donmega2 wrote: How do you get the reaver to shoot at the target you right click on. Everytime I drop a reaver I right click on a probe or something and a goon shoots at the reaver so it fires back at the goon xD. Spam attack command at the probes, people don't spam some commands for no reason.  | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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Control_The_Masses
United States73 Posts
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LaO-Tyros_Reffa
Netherlands50 Posts
On September 06 2005 12:46 GrandInquisitor wrote: Just one tip that I learned myself the hard way, but is really surprisingly simple - use the shuttle to rightclick on the reaver to pick it up, don't use the reaver to right click on the shuttle to be loaded into it. This way the reaver may yet launch one or two final shots. Correct GrandInquisitor. But more important, imo, is the difference in command it really means (although 1 or 2 shots extra is also nice). When you have the reaver selected, and click on the shuttle (to load in), the reaver will (indeed) stop firing, but more importantly, it will move to the shuttle, which is something that lots of people forget (and they lose their reaver). So, make sure you have the shuttle selected to load-in the reaver, because the reaver will stay put and the shuttle will move to the reaver (it's a basic, true, but not everyone knows it). If you get the hang of it (practise, practise:D) and you're fast enough, you should be able to save your reaver quite easily, especially with shuttle movement upgrade (makes it the fastest transporter in the game). Something 'extra' you can do, after sending your shuttle to the resque, move your reaver away from incoming (enemy) troops; the shuttle will move directions accordingly (also good to remember, that). | ||
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ArseniC-2
United States131 Posts
http://b.1asphost.com/FoggY123/TwO)ArseniC( vs e-Ric.rep | ||
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ArseniC-2
United States131 Posts
On September 06 2005 12:46 GrandInquisitor wrote: Just one tip that I learned myself the hard way, but is really surprisingly simple - use the shuttle to rightclick on the reaver to pick it up, don't use the reaver to right click on the shuttle to be loaded into it. This way the reaver may yet launch one or two final shots. That is true in some siutations, but the problem is that the shuttle slows down as it picks up the reaver, and the reaver ends up getting loaded much slower... someitmes you just need to right click on the shuttle and get the hell out of there. | ||
RaGe
Belgium9950 Posts
if you have problems keeping it moving while doing something in base make it waypoint move above your reaver from left to right or top to bottom whatever so it remains moving the rest is all practice imo | ||
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OuT[GG]
Canada116 Posts
On September 07 2005 03:26 ArseniC-2 wrote: Well I'm not super gosu or anything, but here's a PvP where I use reavers in desperation to make a huge comeback (just played yesterday) ;D Enjoy ^^ http://b.1asphost.com/FoggY123/TwO)ArseniC( vs e-Ric.rep Very nice game On what server was that played ? ^_^ | ||
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Knickknack
United States1187 Posts
in pvp when your goon/reaver vs whatever he has and hes stationary drop your reavers first just close enough that they can hit. Keep your goons slighly behind your reavers. Usually his units will move toward where they are being attacked or they will take the hits either way its good. Once he commits to an attack move your goons just ahead of your reavers so your reavers dont take most of the damage. Usually ill just concentrate on poping the reaver in a shuttle if its getting concentrated shots at rather then aiming my shots. Anyone have anything to say abou aiming shots with the reaver in battle? If its not you attacking a stationary opponent you dont really have much of a choice. Just drop the reavers where they can do damage and take minimal hits. Thoughts about shuttle speed, worth it or not? Thoughts about reavers without shuttle? | ||
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koehli
Germany350 Posts
So whenever you are dropping a peon line, choose one of the closer peons, not one right in the center of everything. These usually get screened, when the opponent reacts and pulls away his workers in a slide transfer. Sometimes even without. Also try not to have to many buildings/minerals/doodads in your way. Scarabs really are not one of the smartest unit in bw... | ||
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ArseniC-2
United States131 Posts
On September 07 2005 05:41 OuT[GG] wrote: Very nice game On what server was that played ? ^_^thanks, it was played on West | ||
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red.venom
United States4651 Posts
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ahk-gosu
Korea (South)2099 Posts
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