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So I bounce back and forth to and from the Blizzard Forums sometimes and I have come across a large number of threads stating "(insert race) is ez and (insert race) is hard". Then, of course, there will be the obligatory "no noob. l2p. (insert race) is 10x harder than (insert race)."
And as there is no poll option on the Blizzard Forums, I wanted to get an idea of where the TL community stands on this issue.
"Easiest" meaning a combination of both Macro and Micro multi-tasking. Try to look at it generally and make your decision.
Preferably just vote in the poll and move on. However, if you have a specific reason to post, then do so at your own risk. I can see how this might get out of hand, so try to keep it as objective as possible. I'm interested in this purely for the statistical data.
Poll: Overall, which race do you consider the easiest?Protoss (556) 61% Terran (252) 27% Zerg (109) 12% 917 total votes Your vote: Overall, which race do you consider the easiest? (Vote): Protoss
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Zerg
Personally, I would rank Terran as the easiest race. Small characteristics like Supply Drop, a generalized 2.25 move speed, Planetarys and no-cooldown MULES are the basis of my opinion. However the micro requirements of Terran in certain matchups is high (namely T v Z and T v T).
Of course, many think that the lessened micro requirements of Zerg define it as easy. I disagree because of the larva inject requirement, and the uselessness of mass melee units, but thats just me. I agree that the fact that you can catch up on macro with 1 or 2 larva cycles enables a wider range of "all-ins" possible, which allows for more flexibility in builds.
And I'm also beginning to see a lot of "toss = ezmode" thrown around recently, and I totally disagree. The fact that tier 1 and 2 units move at different speeds, as well as have varying ranges, make Protoss more difficult that I think some people are giving it credit for. Micro with toss, aside from Colossus micro, is relatively taxing; having your Zealots in front, or your Sentrys in range, or your Immortal not being blocked by Stalkers can be the difference between a win or a loss.
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there is no easy race,
each race has its difficulties.
Terran just may feel easier cause it is the safest races due to their design. (good defensiv options, cost effective Units)
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...yeah toss is the hardest race Oo
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Protoss. Protoss was the easiest in Brood War, and it's still the easiest in SC2.
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On May 27 2011 18:37 freetgy wrote:
there is no easy race,
each race has its difficulties.
Definitely agree. This thread is just asking for a flame war.
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The learning curve for protoss was so much nicer for me. Blink micro is pretty easy as well as just making a death ball. Zerg mechanics are just weird for me since I main race terran and marine micro vs zerg is way harder than anything I've ever had to do with toss.
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Pointless thread >< its like asking what everybody's favourite unit is.
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Terran will most likely win, there seem to be a surplus of forum-active zerg and protoss players, they're usualy half the population of zerg and protoss respectively in polls.
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On May 27 2011 18:37 freetgy wrote:
there is no easy race,
each race has its difficulties.
Terran just may feel easier cause it is the safest races due to their design. (good defensiv options, cost effective Units)
just because you believe there is no easiest race doesn't mean everybody thinks the same way. but i do believe there should be an option in the polling for there all races are equally difficult.
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What means "easy"? Each race has some options a beginner can use. Some consider Protoss the "easiest" race because they offer sturdy units. But if they are killed, it is also hard (costly) to replace them. If a beginner Protoss plays versus a noob zerg, the zerg will lose many more units but still could win the game.
Terrans are "easy" in the way that they are quite similar to common military science fiction RTS game races. Zerg are "easy" in the way that units and structures automatically heal and that stacked minerals can be spent very fast.
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Seems like a pretty volatile and highly flammable topic. I have opinions on what race are easier, but they're greatly biased and essentially worthless since I don't play the other races.
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It depends on the phase of the game.
In the early-game Terrans are the easiest as they can defend most pushes without problems. In the mid- to lategame, protoss are imho easier due to the warp-in mechanics and the versatility of warpgate units.
Zerg are in all phases quite hard. In the early- and midgame they have to scout very well to deal with lots of different types of aggression; In the mid- to lategame they have to deal with the injects on multiple bases while always having to prevent the opponent from getting a deathball rolling. It's also the race that depends about twice as much on having good positioning.
Also, whoever says that Zerg don't need to micro as much as other races has obviously never tried to play Zerg. You cannot a-move banelings, you have to pick targets for hydras while still making sure they don't run in front of the roaches, you have to move a few roaches in to snipe a closossus without having all of the roaches move, ...
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I think the hardest race on all fronts is Zerg.
I think the easiest race mechanics wise is Terran.
I think the easiest race to win games with is Protoss.
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On May 27 2011 18:41 Treadmill wrote:Show nested quote +On May 27 2011 18:37 freetgy wrote:
there is no easy race,
each race has its difficulties. Definitely agree. This thread is just asking for a flame war.
Yea i dont think this thread is a good idea either
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Depends entirely on your goal. I assume for your standard casual ladderer Protoss is the easiest. Though I think Terran is probably the easiest to be consistent with as far as win rate at higher levels, Zerg is always difficult, but mostly due to the variety of weirdness going on and difficulty scouting.
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i used to play Zerg and Protoss an Terran seemed so easy. Then i started playing Random and now I think they are as hard as Zerg. Especially the blindness in the early game als Protoss and the 'I loose my army, I'm dead' factor sucks imho. As Zerg you have mapcontrol most of the time and you can afford to lose a big chunk of your army, because you can reproduce so fast.
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In my opinion all races are easy to learn and hard to master.
Don't think that there can exist a decently objective answer.
At the end of the day it's just the amount of time you put into learning specific build orders and such.
edit: but since I had to pick: Terran
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I think there are so many factors to take into account.
In each devision there will probably be different races that are easier.
Multi player games will also make certain aspects of races easier than in 1v1 games.
I also think a lot of players read this and only think mechanic wise. This will probably make zerg the hardest and protoss the easiest, but that doesnt necessarilly say they are.
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Definately Terran. All you do is press T and win. Least the other races actually have to think about composition...
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As a musician the op sounds like "It's harder to learn bass, drum or guitar ?". The noob usually respond "bass". (yes, im a bass and toss player :D)
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