EPTUsing the shift method might send a group thats right next to a tank group to another thats not veyr accessible.
Good luck.
Shift-clicking sieged tanks - Page 2
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32280 Posts
Using the shift method might send a group thats right next to a tank group to another thats not veyr accessible. Good luck. | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On July 20 2007 12:59 NaDazpwnz3r wrote: ok, wow, cubedin, ever thought of the toss having good macro as well? so...itll simply even out. yeah, just STFU, and u are a n00b xD  | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
When I saw this topic, though, I was sure it was talking about PvT shift-clicking (cloning) sieged tanks with zealots. Now that's actually useful lots. | ||
GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
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epidion
United States316 Posts
Since the topic seems to be answered, I have a question. In PvP low-number goon battles, do you target and shift+attack their goons? Let's say you have eight goons versus your opponent's eight. I will usually select all eight, right click one of their goons, then shift+click the rest of them so they always target the same ones and I can go back to macro-ing. If the numbers are larger (like 12) I'll usually do it with groups of six so excess shots aren't wasted. What do you think? | ||
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Pressure
7326 Posts
On July 20 2007 08:34 Koltz wrote: I've always heard that when fighting the protoss army with terran you're supposed to shift-attack the goons with ur tanks. (Read from DaZe's guide I think, but I saw merz FPVod where he shift clicks goons) But then i realized it doesn't work. Sieged tanks cant queue more than 1 action! Try it: Make 5 tanks and spread 10 scvs apart. then use the tanks and shift-attack all 10 scvs. They attack the latest one then stop. The easiest way to notice this, is that the tank barrels rotate after every shift-click, meaning that they switch targets before the current one has died wait so you think that tanks will attack one after one attack they spread instead lol dont they? i remember playing a ums when i spread on 2 goons and i lost :/ | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
On July 20 2007 13:53 epidion wrote: GrandInquisitor has a good point. I'm not sure that it would mess it up because when I'm observing I usually shift+attack to have them kill each other and it works. But who knows, that might be an issue that they are your SCV's. Since the topic seems to be answered, I have a question. In PvP low-number goon battles, do you target and shift+attack their goons? Let's say you have eight goons versus your opponent's eight. I will usually select all eight, right click one of their goons, then shift+click the rest of them so they always target the same ones and I can go back to macro-ing. If the numbers are larger (like 12) I'll usually do it with groups of six so excess shots aren't wasted. What do you think? I think microing away that first goon you targetted is going to kill your entire force, lmao. | ||
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CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
And if you're going to look at them anyway, then just target manually. This will help if he microes as you can just switch targets on the spot. On July 20 2007 12:59 NaDazpwnz3r wrote: ok, wow, cubedin, ever thought of the toss having good macro as well? so...itll simply even out. yeah, just STFU, and u are a n00b xD ..erm, what I posted was an obvious joke, but even so, if you would have any idea about PvT you would realise that if terran gets 60 tanks he will melt your maxxed out army easily (even out?? rofl). Unless by "good macro" you actually ment to spell "mass carriers". | ||
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
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Shauni
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skyglow1
New Zealand3962 Posts
On July 20 2007 16:11 Shauni wrote: Obviously it doesn't work if the SCVs are your own. Did you really try with your own SCVs? This was what I was thinking. I've always been annoyed at not being able to shift+attack on your own units because it would only attack the last one. | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
just 1. attack normally (auto tank fire) 2. then do the shift a should work fine... just like make random lassos of 3-4 tanks and shift attack them on a few goons, then lasso again and shift attack on some other goons. you cant do this vs allied shit. | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
On July 20 2007 15:27 CubEdIn wrote: Yeah CharlieMurphy is right, if you shift-attack then him microing will have a serious impact on your troops. And if you're going to look at them anyway, then just target manually. This will help if he microes as you can just switch targets on the spot. ..erm, what I posted was an obvious joke, but even so, if you would have any idea about PvT you would realise that if terran gets 60 tanks he will melt your maxxed out army easily (even out?? rofl). Unless by "good macro" you actually ment to spell "mass carriers". Can't believe NaDazpwnz3r thinks 200/200 PvT battles are evened out  | ||
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XCetron
5226 Posts
On July 20 2007 19:27 Equinox_kr wrote: Can't believe NaDazpwnz3r thinks 200/200 PvT battles are evened out Someone try a 200/200 SCV vs Probes, I wanna see how it goes. | ||
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CustomXSpunjah
United States1093 Posts
p.s. watch out for storm | ||
alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
On July 20 2007 20:13 CustomXSpunjah wrote: someone try 200/200 mnm's vs anything protoss see how that works out p.s. watch out for storm 200/200 mnm vs 200/200 REAVER :O WHO WILL WIN ?!! | ||
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merz
Sweden2760 Posts
And once again, queing up attacks might not be possible, but the shift-attack has a "spreading" effect meaning that the tanks will chose to aim differently, thus allowing more splash damage and more goon-soup for dinner. | ||
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epidion
United States316 Posts
On July 20 2007 14:50 CharlieMurphy wrote: I think microing away that first goon you targetted is going to kill your entire force, lmao. Well yeah, obviously. But if you target any Dragoon and he micros it out the same thing will happen. We're talking about having some sense of how a battle is going. I don't shift-click his base, go take a shower and come back, I'm still checking in on the battle. | ||
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HappyFeetO_O
China350 Posts
On July 20 2007 12:59 NaDazpwnz3r wrote: ok, wow, cubedin, ever thought of the toss having good macro as well? so...itll simply even out. yeah, just STFU, and u are a n00b xD Lol...60 tanks will rape any size toss army edit: ok oops 15 people already said it | ||
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R_I
New Zealand42 Posts
Select all your tanks, right click on a goon, then hold shift and click on some of the tank wireframes and then right click on another goon etc. This tactic works pretty damn well | ||
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