Because being a whiny Terran in broodwar(playing the weakest race obviously) i chose to play the weakest race in sc2, (zerg)

however terran in bw and zerg in sc2 are just..

one it was possible to win with, and one one mistake costs you everything(and its not terran from bw)

Cobbbler

United States60 Posts

March 15 2011 10:53 GMT

#323

I wanted to play Protoss, because thats what I played in Broodwar, but then it seemed like ALL of my friends were choosing toss as well, and I didn't want to be like all of them, so I chose Terran, because I hated Zerg in Broodwar.
After about a month of beta, I got bored of terran, and one of my friends recommended trying Zerg. Turns out it really fit me.
Also, it was the common sentiment among the community that zerg was the weak race, so I assumed blizzard would over compensate like they usually do, and give zerg a huge buff. That turned out really well

So, well, I'm still zerg.

Dakk

Sweden572 Posts

March 15 2011 11:44 GMT

#324

I like the fact that you've got to stay on your toes to do well as zergs with all the factors counting in.

Valefort

France228 Posts

March 15 2011 12:01 GMT

#325

I picked Protoss because they are just cool, because Zerg are evil and Terrans sound like complete idiots.

And now I keep playing protoss because sometimes, with a flawless play, you're able to defend against those despicable swarm of quick units and completely stomp them all the way to their nest. It just feels right when you win after such a struggle, much like an hero overcoming the odds and dispensing justice.

Ryndika

1489 Posts

March 15 2011 12:04 GMT

#326

To be honest I play zerg because of the streamers. Protoss as offrace because it's streamed too alot and almost never terran because there isn't like Steven Bonnell for terran.

Huk is gold for protoss streams.

E: I love every race and I could play any of them so the big decision comes to these small factors which however have huge impact on my game because I watch so much SC2 and when I watch my race played, I definitely learn alot.

BGrael

Germany229 Posts

March 15 2011 12:17 GMT

#327

I tried all races, I even played random for something like 30 games. But after a short while, it was always this feeling that Zerg is just more fun for me and I started playing zerg again. Having to do so much stuff like creep tumors, inject, runbys etc. is just the most fun for me personally, trying to get into this mood where everything runs smoothly and stuff just falls together, thats the greatest fun.
Oh, and I played zerg in BW too.

Zorkey

Netherlands167 Posts

March 15 2011 12:24 GMT

#328

i play zerg because i have self respect!

but yeh i play zerg because to me its the most fun race to play. dont know the excact reason but Terran feels boring to play to me. Protoss i havent really played, but, i like Zerg.

Zorkmid

4410 Posts

March 15 2011 12:27 GMT

#329

I play Zerg cause I'm a fucking idiot.

Also, played Z in BW and don't feel able to switch to T or P.

Arisen

United States2382 Posts

March 15 2011 12:49 GMT

#330

I play about 50/50 zerg and protoss.

I started out as Zerg because I heard it was the hardest...it's true. I fell in love with the race after seeing some of the Amazing things IdrA could do, and stuck it out through the hard times and deal with losing to early timings because I love the race and feel that if you can win with Zerg, you're truly good.

I now also play protoss. Why? Well, because I have become a liquid'tyler fanboy. After seeing some of his REALLY cool play, I began to fool around with toss, and found out that it's not as two dimensional as people make it sound. There are a ton of cool strategies (blink timings, both all in and otherwise, double ups, DT's, immortal builds, VR or Phoenix builds, etc) It's very timing focused, which is cool, and rewards good game sense. Since the T3 units for toss are so strong, I feel toss most strongly rewards good macro in a long game (sadface at no good hive options for zerg).

Darathor

United States327 Posts

March 15 2011 12:55 GMT

#331

I play random because I really can't decide who I like best! I know I'm worst at protoss, but I still enjoy playing with them.

If I really had to choose one race, though, it would be terran. Why? I'm not entirely sure, but I think I would blame Idra.

Psycosquirrel

United States161 Posts

March 15 2011 12:56 GMT

#332

I play Toss, played Toss in BW. And I play toss cause they're the absolute shit. Zeratul is my homeboy. I just got a new jacket, and put a patch with a protoss insignia on the front. Protoss probably could be a steaming pile of poo when it came to competitive play, and id still play them.

Xenom73

United States26 Posts

March 15 2011 12:59 GMT

#333

I picked Zerg because back in the starcraft 1 campaign the Overmind said a few things to me that ensured I would always follow his will (no matter what Kerrigan does to my swarm.)
Awaken my child and embrace your birthright.
If ever your flesh shall fail, that flesh shall be made anew, that is my covenant with all cerebrates.

If I had a magic genie, my first wish would be to have the Overmind's voice as my own.

bronzeterran

United States296 Posts

March 15 2011 13:00 GMT

#334

Felt comfortable with Terran mechanics from my short time with BW, and playing through the single player campaign kind of sealed it. I'll probably switch to zerg when HotS comes out.

bittman

Australia8759 Posts

March 15 2011 13:06 GMT

#335

As a newbie to Starcraft with SC2, I chose Protoss for a combination of reasons:
1) Enjoyed their brief campaign cameos
2) Saw a lot of what I felt were exciting matches with Protoss players
3) In games I generally prefer the swiss army knife to the hammer, and I felt the mid game variation was geared to that for toss.
4) Mainly because I found it easy to learn some basic macro. Workers only take a second to place a building, warp gates dont need to constantly produce, chrono boosts can be forgotten then used, etc.

As I'm playing it more though, I am beginning to feel like switching. PvP is too much of a brain fart for me and I almost consider changing just based off that one match up. That and really enjoying watching zerg at the moment.

Manimal_pro

Romania991 Posts

March 15 2011 13:08 GMT

#336

i started in beta with terran because i was a human player in wacraft 3 even though there is no real connection

Necosarius

Sweden4042 Posts

March 15 2011 13:09 GMT

#337

Terran, because I played them in Broodwar. And zerg players whine too much for me to be a part of the swarm.

SoftSoap

United States170 Posts

March 15 2011 13:23 GMT

#338

I cannot stand the terran production facilities, although i would love to play terran if i could get used to the stupid production facilities, and I used to play zerg, but the horrible anti air caused me to switch back to Protoss; where i sit as protoss as my main race.