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Bwiggly
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States246 Posts
March 15 2011 07:00 GMT
#301
I main zerg cause they're obviously the most adorable/cute units. n_n
Oh and also cause i enjoy the mechanical feel behind using them. Very systematic.

Or i play Random in team games for the lols since team games require more micro than macro so i have more room for my sloppiness on my off-races.
Sarang
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia2363 Posts
March 15 2011 07:07 GMT
#302
I'm best with protoss. I'd also enjoy them if they weren't so limited, so I'll just keep playing them and hope they're a bit less boring in future. xD
"Killer helped me feel better before coming to the arena. He told me to say that." - Bomber
Chicane
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7875 Posts
March 15 2011 07:11 GMT
#303
I play random. I like the variety and it also helps me appreciate more players when watching pros. I feel really bad for (x race) users saying they hate (y race) users. It makes it so much more interesting to enjoy watching all 3 races.
Optimist
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia161 Posts
March 15 2011 07:21 GMT
#304
Kept reading complaints about zerg being underpowered, so naturally I took it as a challenge.
I don't always write a quote, but when I do, it's always this one.
BumbleB
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada49 Posts
March 15 2011 07:24 GMT
#305
I play Protoss because the other two races have no very exciting units. I <3 my templar.
Ironsights
Profile Joined January 2011
United States196 Posts
March 15 2011 07:25 GMT
#306
I play terran for a few reasons.

One is the "hero" factor. With Protoss each unit is this elite -bad @$$ warrior and with Zerg, each strain is BRED to slaughter...with Terran you get that Action Hero thing going on, a lone soldier clutching his gun, the battered tank lobbing shells to his last breath...dunno. Makes me feel good.

Another thing is the voices. Not only are some of the sayings quite comical, but they are SUPER helpful to me. If I have MM on 1 and hellions on 2 and I look away from both groups to macro for a tick and one group gets attacked, I know what to hit without looking or caring. I mean, "we need help here" comes through those speakers I hit 1-1 without even thinking. However, if I moved hellions to a mineral line and then queued up an attack and I hear "FIRE FIRE" through the speakers, I don't do anything. The helions are doing what they should be doing.

The biggest thing is I like the Terran play style. Defending can be quite fun and puts you at an advantage, yet you get to attack and poke and prod...it isn't a 200/200 uber ball and there is little hope of a fast remax, but sending out strike forces and drops while holding your front...makes you feel like a Hero. (Full Circle for the win)
Pain, like any other emotion, can be turned off. // If there can be no victory, then I shall fight forever.
Dubo
Profile Joined June 2010
United States161 Posts
March 15 2011 07:34 GMT
#307
I played Zerg a little in BW so I started with them in SC2. At first I loved it, with the easy macro (once you get used to it), nydus worms, broodlords, and creep spread. I'm really pessimistic about Zerg in SC2 atm, but I'm sticking with it in hopes that it will get better eventually.
the scv is a spy!
Blizzard_torments_me
Profile Joined February 2010
Romania199 Posts
March 15 2011 07:34 GMT
#308
So much bias on this threat,especially from zergs(maybe you should train more and complain about balance less ). I play terran because i always loved the mechanics of the race back from broodwar, and the lore part of the race is awesome.The 3rd reason would be that I love rock/metal and terrans are all rockers. I also feel that these claims are about terran being the easiest race are complete crap. Every race needs skill, and I find the certain skillsets u need for terran are pretty challenging at a high level. You need a good mix of micro and reaction time as well as multitasking. This certain balance is laking in the other races, varying more on situation.
biz87
Profile Joined October 2009
Germany95 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-15 07:36:39
March 15 2011 07:36 GMT
#309
zerg because they are just awesome!

<3 to crank out drones
Blizzard_torments_me
Profile Joined February 2010
Romania199 Posts
March 15 2011 07:38 GMT
#310
On March 15 2011 15:21 Eleaven wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2011 14:52 jdseemoreglass wrote:
I play the race I play because I was too stupid or arrogant to foresee the inevitable stupidity it is to play this race. I failed to see that I must respond flawlessly to my opponents play while it is mind-numbingly simple for them to completely hide what their plan actually is from every scouting means available. I didn't realize that literally every single mirror would be an endless stream of all ins, such that whoever stops going all in first and stupidly decides to make drones or expands is usually the player to lose. Half the maps it's still near impossible to defend a 4gate because spines are not possible and there is absolutely no other T1 cure to endless stalker kiting. Let's not forget that the unit that is supposed to counter the last matchups core unit is in fact inexplicably reverse-countered in 90% of games.

Don't mind me, I've just spend the last three days dropping ladder points and I'm desperately waiting for the ladder to finally reset so I don't have to lose for a week while learning a new race.



MMR isnt being reset.

sorry. Just swap to toss, you wont lose points once you get used to the style, its very easy mechanically to play toss to mid masters level, and wont take you long to transfer fully.

the production cycles are very very long so you can get away with passable mechanics and still keep your money very very low. If you forget to warp in and start stacking money you can instantly warp in what you need, then chrono your gates for a super fast reinforce..

Shame there's not much else to the race... oh.. make collosus..


It's sad that protoss is like that. At a high level it isn't easy to play any of the races but protoss seems to be more forgiving for the lower levels. Still , switching might be the answer if the mechanics of the race you're playing don't suit you.
Kelberot
Profile Joined July 2010
Brazil364 Posts
March 15 2011 07:46 GMT
#311
lee jaedong
Termit
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden3466 Posts
March 15 2011 07:47 GMT
#312
Protoss because they are high tech aliens n shit with the coolest looking units and buildings. Also because they are a neutral race but is like "HEy we don't want any trouble but if you fuck with us we will fucking kill you." n_n
( ̄。 ̄)~zzz ◕ ◡ ◕
zyzski
Profile Joined May 2010
United States698 Posts
March 15 2011 07:54 GMT
#313
bisu <3 <3 <3
TYBG
xrayEU
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden571 Posts
March 15 2011 08:20 GMT
#314
On March 15 2011 16:54 zyzski wrote:
bisu <3 <3 <3


zyzski likes to play UD rogue <3
neo_sporin
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States516 Posts
March 15 2011 09:32 GMT
#315
On March 15 2011 15:39 Eleaven wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2011 15:35 neo_sporin wrote:


Now that im 24 and the hydra has become a weakling I have just kind of stuck to my guns that aliens that kill without remorse or care are awesome. Who needs tech when you have evolution on your side.


That blind undirected force that means 99% of all life is now extinct?

good luck with that :D:D


To quote the movie Better Off Dead-- "Go that way really fast...if something gets in your way, turn"
Evolution and zerg work the same way. Evolve that way really fast, if you die the next guy will make a slight turn.
shinarit
Profile Joined May 2010
Hungary900 Posts
March 15 2011 10:30 GMT
#316
Randum: zerg for IdrA (and they spew creep), terran for BoxeR, protoss because its not SO gay anymore in sc2.
T for BoxeR, Z for IdrA, P because i have no self-respect
spbelky
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States623 Posts
March 15 2011 10:34 GMT
#317
I play Terran not because it is my favorite race (it's my least favorite) but because TvT is the best of all the mirror matches. I can't stand the idea of having to play PvP or ZvZ 33% of the time... gross. PvP is 4gate vs 4gate, or 4gate vs X, and ZvZ is a game of drone chicken, who quits droning first usually determines the outcome of the game. TvT has a bit of variety in terms of openings, and even though tanks are a staple unit in the matchup, they usually promote longer more interesting macro games.
SwizzY
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1549 Posts
March 15 2011 10:37 GMT
#318
I literally just picked one randomly. Too bad I didn't pick terran right?? hahahaha.... >.>
but really, I don't regret picking toss. The warp-in mechanic was just too cool to pass up.
All that glitters is not gold, all that wander are not lost, the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by frost.
SpurvL
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden345 Posts
March 15 2011 10:37 GMT
#319
The race i play is the race I enjoy the most.
Naniwa, ThorZaiN, SaSe, DeMusliM, White-RA... Where are my Zerg heroes?.. Stephano <3
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
March 15 2011 10:39 GMT
#320
I play Protoss because I played Protoss in BW. Really disappointed with how the race plays in SC2 though, at least so far.
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