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SamK920
Profile Joined July 2006
China7 Posts
July 28 2006 16:04 GMT
#121
play other races eh... ive been playing the same race in every games so far =D. and i keep losing to Terran... maybe if I start playing Terran I'l understand what they do that kept killing me
3!
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-07-28 16:48:59
July 28 2006 16:48 GMT
#122
I got one. Never relax, always play your hardest. I've lost quite a bit for thinkin' i had the game way to easily, and lost to newbs cus i thought i could ez them. Even if you think you have a huge advantage, crush your oppenent.

Also, if you have even the smallest possiblity of winning, play it out. I've also quit some games that were very winnable, after watching the rep, the 10 tanks i thought he had were really 2 cliffed ones.
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-07-28 16:58:33
July 28 2006 16:55 GMT
#123
this might sound lame, but i think it's a really good tip -
for an important match for a clanwar or grudge match against some trash-talking punkass - play a few warmup games with your friends if you have time! it's like stretching before you play sports and gets your apm up and eyes focused and mind clear. use this time to fix the wire placement of your mouse, the placement of your keyboard, the audio/video/mousespeed/scrollspeed, etc. you might also want to really stretch out a bit or chew some gum before too!

it helps to use the build orders you plan on using to smooth it out in your head, because if you're shaking and nervous during the real thing you really might just mess up, costing your team a win or you your pride =) even minutes before their real matches, this is what pros are doing vs a computer on hunters if you ever catch a glimpse of their monitors =P
Moderatorsloppy little slug
PersonMan
Profile Joined March 2006
United States113 Posts
July 28 2006 22:17 GMT
#124
Thats good advice to use even when not playing trash talking punks =)
Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
July 29 2006 11:58 GMT
#125
Someone advised to play other races to get a feel for timing....






Where do I begin playing zerg and terran? (I'm a protoss)
Hermes | Bisu[Shield] Fighting~!
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
July 29 2006 12:40 GMT
#126
Im not sure if everyone will agree with this, but always keep your mouse moving. You should always be doing something. It is better to do something stupid, than to spend 5 or 10 seconds figuring out your next move.

I say this, not because you will win more games, but because you will be forced to have a plan prepared and then adapt quickly to your enemies.
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
July 29 2006 15:04 GMT
#127
On July 29 2006 21:40 fusionsdf wrote:
Im not sure if everyone will agree with this, but always keep your mouse moving. You should always be doing something. It is better to do something stupid, than to spend 5 or 10 seconds figuring out your next move.

I say this, not because you will win more games, but because you will be forced to have a plan prepared and then adapt quickly to your enemies.


I don't agree with that. Stupid moves can easily cost you the game. Its better to play slow and play smart then work on the mechanics and get faster rather than hastily doing not-so-good decisions.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
July 29 2006 16:44 GMT
#128
I agree with skyglow1. If spending a few seconds gathering your thoughts allows you to make the right strategical decision, that's often the better way to do it (macro situations). Although during micro situations waiting can be deadly. If a bunch of siege tanks start to enter siege mode near your army of dragoons, you don't have much time to decide whether to back up or attack.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
July 29 2006 20:27 GMT
#129
On July 29 2006 20:58 Darknite721 wrote:
Someone advised to play other races to get a feel for timing....






Where do I begin playing zerg and terran? (I'm a protoss)


depending on your skill level the first obvious place would be playing team games on hunters, a map and match format that relies extremely heavily on learning/applying micro and macro (assuming you're playing against decent people). once you have those down shift to 2vs2s or 1vs1s with your newfound background and focus on basic strategy and earnestly try to get your skill level in that race up.

you will find that the more you know about a race, the better you can play against it and so it's in your best interest to be able to play your two off races at least proficiently. i'm always puzzled by people who have played one race since they picked up the game and have no idea what they're doing when using the other races - of course they won't be able to see and learn as much if they always only play from one side of the matchup they're trying to learn!
Moderatorsloppy little slug
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
July 29 2006 21:46 GMT
#130
Reaver micro is not as easy as you think, dropping them directly behind a mineral-line is not recommended due to the scarab being lagged from workers retreating...try dropping in on where the workers will retreat through. EX: Workers at 3 main on LT, drop in on the bottom of the nexus/hatch/cc where the workers have been sent to move, think ahead to where they are going to be moved and place them right on top of them. ALso, right clicking indvidually on a worker is not effective, it does less splash damage(unless of course, they're in that sexy clump :D), and unless you have fully mastered their intuition its not recommended, just use placement.(Intotherainbow has a godly intution for the reaver, think it requires a serious amount of memorization and timing.) O yeah, 2 zeal + reaver drop is recommended(Zeals work as a great distraction.), goon/reaver shuttle combo is only good in pvT, where you focus-fire on tanks.
M7Excellence
Profile Joined June 2006
United States227 Posts
July 30 2006 00:56 GMT
#131
There are many great ideas here! I think that the most important tip for Noobs is first to stop seeing yourself as a Noob in the first place. "Most people are winners long before they win, they are just people disguised as people failing curently."

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts.
Walker, Addison

When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser.
Fidrych, Mark

I'm a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
Foreman, George

Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don't like to do.
Gray, Albert

If you can accept losing you can't win. If you can walk you can run. No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in your mind.
Lombardi, Vince

Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
Lombardi, Vince

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Lombardi, Vince

Win or lose, playing at all is winning.
Nording, Wolfgang

Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half.
Phillips, Bum

For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.
Smith, Emmitt

Winning isn't everything, but losing is nothing.
Symons, Red

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.
Tracy, Brian

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.
Trump, Donald

The only way to be number one is to be number one.
Unknown, Source

A winner loses more often than losers.
Unknown, Source

The winner persistently programs his pluses; the loser mournfully magnifies his minuses.
Ward, William

Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.
Wooden, John

Ever notice that people never say It's only a game when they're winning?
Ball, Ivern |

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
Bird, Larry |

It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
Bryant, Bear

You do not know what you do not know that is why you do not have. If you knew what you new then you would have. Because to know and not to do is not to know.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
July 30 2006 04:36 GMT
#132
You realize several of those quotes completely contradict each other right? I guess you should pick and choose the ones that work best for you.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
ahk-gosu
Profile Joined July 2004
Korea (South)2099 Posts
July 30 2006 07:29 GMT
#133
On July 24 2006 22:18 Zooey wrote:
so much morons


actually thats so MANY morons.
Micro.Macro.Scouting.Harassment.
Leath
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada1724 Posts
July 30 2006 09:47 GMT
#134
Tip #5 and #10 are the same? Is it twice as important as the others?
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Ethenielle
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Norway1006 Posts
July 30 2006 21:02 GMT
#135
it's a nice initiative for those who just started the game, but if you could just format your post, it would help a lot. writing it out like

TIPx: asdfasdfasdfasdfasdf. adfasdasdf. asdfasdfasfd.

instead of

TIPx: asdfasdfasdf

asdfasdfasdfa

asdfasdfasdf

you get what i mean ;p
Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
araav
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Armenia1590 Posts
July 30 2006 21:29 GMT
#136
tip: when 4/5 pooling, make sure your drones are gathering from the most efficient/nearest patches
The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
July 30 2006 21:59 GMT
#137
On July 31 2006 06:29 araav wrote:
tip: when 4/5 pooling, make sure your drones are gathering from the most efficient/nearest patches


Lol don't encourage the noobs.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
araav
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Armenia1590 Posts
July 30 2006 23:22 GMT
#138
On July 31 2006 06:59 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2006 06:29 araav wrote:
tip: when 4/5 pooling, make sure your drones are gathering from the most efficient/nearest patches


Lol don't encourage the noobs.

reread the thread title, you noob
The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.
Reason
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United Kingdom2770 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-07-30 23:33:46
July 30 2006 23:32 GMT
#139
On July 31 2006 06:59 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2006 06:29 araav wrote:
tip: when 4/5 pooling, make sure your drones are gathering from the most efficient/nearest patches


Lol don't encourage the noobs.


Does this imply

a) The poster has not read the thread title, but should have done so and put in "noobs" to his
post to make it relevant.

or b) The poster has not read the thread title, but felt like putting "noobs" in anyway

or c) The poster has read the thread title, which is why he put "noobs" in his post in the first place.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
July 30 2006 23:35 GMT
#140
On July 31 2006 08:22 araav wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2006 06:59 micronesia wrote:
On July 31 2006 06:29 araav wrote:
tip: when 4/5 pooling, make sure your drones are gathering from the most efficient/nearest patches


Lol don't encourage the noobs.

reread the thread title, you noob


I was already aware of the thread title, you noob
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
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