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motbob
United States12546 Posts
Saying a spawning pool costs 200 minerals is totally reasonable. That's what most people think of when they think of the cost of a pool... ...if someone comments about a zerg having really good macro, they're not going to say "wow that zerg never lets his minerals get above 350." They're going to say 300, cause that's what they think of when they think of the price of a hatch. | ||
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SuperArc
Austria7781 Posts
On December 02 2009 20:53 motbob wrote: I actually think SuperArc is right. Imagine Flash vs Shuttle on HBR... except Shuttle is replaced by Stork. Yikes. Flash would have had a difficult time. Thanks. | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On December 02 2009 20:57 Hier wrote: Well might as well count the minerals an SCV isn't collecting while constructing a building to determine its cost  ... Look, there was another thread where we were debating a game. Some Toss, I think Pure, stupidly went for a harass with shuttle and 3 DTs vs a zerg. He lost the shuttle and all 3 DTs only managing to kill a spawning pool. I said it was a stupid attempt at harass when the gas could have been used to make HTs and all he got for it was a spawning pool worth 250 minerals. Chen responded by saying lolol spawning pool only costs 200 minerals. (And your analogy sux. SCVs aren't gone after they build something.) | ||
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Hier
2391 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:00 StorkHwaiting wrote: (And your analogy sux. SCVs aren't gone after they build something.) But they aren't bringing in profit while building. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On December 02 2009 20:51 StorkHwaiting wrote: God I'm not even going to bother anymore. You're that same dude who thinks spawning pools cost 200 minerals. Uhh...wtf? spawning pool DOES COST 200 MINERALS seriously, you should be banned | ||
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gngfn
United States1726 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:00 StorkHwaiting wrote: ... Look, there was another thread where we were debating a game. Some Toss, I think Pure, stupidly went for a harass with shuttle and 3 DTs vs a zerg. He lost the shuttle and all 3 DTs only managing to kill a spawning pool. I said it was a stupid attempt at harass when the gas could have been used to make HTs and all he got for it was a spawning pool worth 250 minerals. Chen responded by saying lolol spawning pool only costs 200 minerals. (And your analogy sux. SCVs aren't gone after they build something.) But this is nonsensical. If you insist on using opportunity cost instead of listed cost, the correct cost for the Spawning Pool isn't 250. It's 200 plus the number of minerals that drone would have mined for the rest of its life. The original 50 is a sunk cost paid when the drone was built that doesn't affect any economic decisions you make after the fact. Therefore, the SCV analogy is relevant--according to your reckoning, the cost of any Terran building would be (building cost) + (minerals SCV can mine per second)(seconds to build). | ||
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Heimatloser
Germany1494 Posts
want group standings now | ||
SilverskY
Korea (South)3086 Posts
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:05 gngfn wrote: But this is nonsensical. If you insist on using opportunity cost instead of listed cost, the correct cost for the Spawning Pool isn't 250. It's 200 plus the number of minerals that drone would have mined for the rest of its life. The original 50 is a sunk cost paid when the drone was built that doesn't affect any economic decisions you make after the fact. Therefore, the SCV analogy is relevant--according to your reckoning, the cost of any Terran building would be (building cost) + (minerals SCV can mine per second)(seconds to build). It's not opportunity cost. It's the flat cost of a drone. SCVs don't disappear into buildings. Drones do. When the hell did I ever say anything about opportunity cost? Also, by this logic a reaver harass that kills 50 drones didn't really do any damage because those drones were already paid for right? They're a "sunk cost." It's a pretty simple concept. SCVs are usable after building something. Drones disappear. Why this should even be a debate is beyond me. | ||
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TealLurker
United States791 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:07 SilverskY wrote: I can't believe this thread is become some fuckin' econ lecture. I'm an Econ grad student and I can't believe the thread has gone this far either. | ||
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gngfn
United States1726 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:07 SilverskY wrote: I can't believe this thread is become some fuckin' econ lecture. I guess I just find someone saying "LOL YOU THINK SPAWNING POOL COSTS 200" as an insult hard to take when the guy's reasoning for why it costs something other than 200 is so flawed. | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:09 gngfn wrote: I guess I just find someone saying "LOL YOU THINK SPAWNING POOL COSTS 200" as an insult hard to take when the guy's reasoning for why it costs something other than 200 is so flawed. Not really. But your reading comprehension and understanding of accounting is horrendously flawed. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:08 StorkHwaiting wrote: Also, by this logic a reaver harass that kills 50 drones didn't really do any damage because those drones were already paid for right? They're a "sunk cost." LOOOOOL | ||
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
Why are you loling? He's right. It's the same logic. | ||
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
My assertion was that with his shuttle Stork would have handily defended that and would have had a much easier time breaking the push on his nat due to Flash having a much less deadly force in one place. | ||
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Necosarius
Sweden4042 Posts
 Oh well, I like Stork as well | ||
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
they cost 200 minerals and a drone. | ||
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NonFactor
Sweden698 Posts
On December 02 2009 21:29 lazz wrote: spawning pools dont cost 200 minerals. spawning pools dont cost 250 minerals. they cost 200 minerals and a drone. This. Storkhwaiting and the other stupid people should just stop. Lol 250 minerals. Lol minetime, lol sunkcost. Anyways, was hoping for Stork to win. ^^ Great game. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
On December 02 2009 20:37 G.s)NarutO wrote: So we can all call Flash abusive on Destination, cause thats what he does. He abuses Destination TvP. You're very, very wrong. Destination is one of Flash's worst TvP maps, and is one of the worst TvP maps period. | ||
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