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Precocious
Profile Joined June 2010
United States5 Posts
July 01 2010 20:22 GMT
#1
Hey guys, I am new to the Starcraft community (like many others who have flooded the scene of recent I am sure) and I played the beta for a few months before it went on hiatus.

While the beta was up I played as Terran, but I am rethinking if it is for me. Maybe some of you have specific reasons you choose your race that would help me better decide the right race for myself.

Why did you pick the race that you play? What is your favorite thing about that race?

Thanks in advance.
imyzhang
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada809 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-01 20:24:59
July 01 2010 20:23 GMT
#2
there's a thread about this already, with a poll. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=130175
bleh
Bob300
Profile Joined April 2010
United States505 Posts
July 01 2010 20:24 GMT
#3
Zerg here - Most people just pick a race because they think they are the best (even though there is no best race), if you are terran now and like the way they work then stay with them. If you dont like them try protoss or zerg and so on till you find a good match.
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Looky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1608 Posts
July 01 2010 20:25 GMT
#4
zerg because every unit dies fast
Precocious
Profile Joined June 2010
United States5 Posts
July 01 2010 20:27 GMT
#5
On July 02 2010 05:23 imyzhang wrote:
there's a thread about this already, with a poll. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=130175


Yeah I saw that, but it really wasn't getting to the question I was asking in my opinion. It seemed like it was more based on trying to calculate the percentages of each race as opposed to the reason why they choose it (even though lower in the post he mentions the why). Sorry if it seemed redundant.

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ItsTheFark
Profile Joined June 2010
United States158 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-01 20:31:05
July 01 2010 20:29 GMT
#6
Zerg: I chose it in the beginning because I loved the uniqueness of its macromechanics.

Now, I just play it because im best at it. Once the micro/macro 2 tournament ends/I am defeated, I will focus on playing random.
cashmate
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden68 Posts
July 01 2010 20:30 GMT
#7
Zerg because of Jaedong.
Incinerate
Profile Joined June 2010
Austria36 Posts
July 01 2010 20:31 GMT
#8
Well, i am also pretty new to starcraft generally.

I decided to play Protoss because it's the easiest race in terms of micromanagement :D
I think i'll stay with protoss til i have an general overview of the game and better micro/macro
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Roniii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States289 Posts
July 01 2010 20:31 GMT
#9
Terran, because siege tanks own. Oh and ive been a T player for 10+ years
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Tempest[OEC]
Profile Joined February 2010
United States417 Posts
July 01 2010 20:32 GMT
#10
Protoss because of the late game possibilities (and also Reach <3)
slowmanrunning
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada285 Posts
July 01 2010 20:32 GMT
#11
On July 02 2010 05:30 cashmate wrote:
Zerg because of Jaedong.

lol, stayed zerg because of jaedong. Started playing them because of the fast expands, 3rd base by 30 ftw (in sc:bw at least)

Missing a lot of the things that made zerg, zerg.
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Tone_
Profile Joined May 2009
United Kingdom554 Posts
July 01 2010 20:34 GMT
#12
Protoss from BW cus I dunno chose it when i was like 14 cus it was cool or some awesome reason.

SC2 carried on toss just because. But now playing zerg too because the swarming and feel of zerg is great. At least as good as BW, in terms of really swarming. Terran still feels rigid to me.
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raga4ka
Profile Joined February 2008
Bulgaria5679 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-01 20:37:30
July 01 2010 20:35 GMT
#13
I used to play to zerg in SC1 , but in SC2 i feel the zerg has lost a lot of their characteristics so i play terran in the beta because they are more versatile and have a big range of strategies in their arsenal . Frankly zerg has less units and feels like an incomplete race compared to the other 2 or i would be playing only zerg .
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Profile Joined April 2010
247 Posts
July 01 2010 20:38 GMT
#14
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Evolve
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada63 Posts
July 01 2010 20:40 GMT
#15
Zerg, being new to RTS, because it seems to be the easiest race to learn... You can change your composition very easily, you dont have to manage a ton of production facilities, and you quickly learn how positioning means everything... your units are paper.
Kurumi
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Poland6130 Posts
July 01 2010 20:42 GMT
#16
Prawns,because I like vomiting on the ground and old eggs.
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Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-01 20:43:46
July 01 2010 20:43 GMT
#17
Gotta quote somehow the master of Starcraft, Bisu.


"Why did you picked Protoss?"


- " It was good and easy"
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Ndugu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1078 Posts
July 01 2010 20:44 GMT
#18
Protoss are the only race with mildly attractive aesthetics.

This post was severely edited down from its original
rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
July 01 2010 20:45 GMT
#19
Zerg for most of the beta, switching to Terran now because i want to try something new... oh and I hated the baneling zvz games.
Tyler: "...damn it, that's StarCraft. Opening doors is what we do. Being the first to find food is the greatest pleasure a player can have!"
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
July 01 2010 20:46 GMT
#20
Protoss because they focus on 1) few, individually powerful units (something I'm a fan of) and 2) have a variety of powerful spells, which I love to use.
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
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