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Why do players keep selecting SCVs?

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sekmet
Profile Joined August 2011
Romania1 Post
January 17 2012 13:32 GMT
#1
This really intrigues me: why do pro gamers always keep selecting their SCVs at the beginning of a match when they don't have anything else to do?

Do they count their numbers or just clicking for keeping up their APM? Tell me, why?
atrox_
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1710 Posts
January 17 2012 13:33 GMT
#2
it's done just to keep the hands warm during the beginning of the game, doesn't really mean anything
aderum
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden1459 Posts
January 17 2012 13:33 GMT
#3
Its for warming up / and to have the same apm thru the whole match! =)
Crazy people dont sit around and wonder if they are insane
bigwig123
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
163 Posts
January 17 2012 13:33 GMT
#4
search function
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
January 17 2012 13:34 GMT
#5
Forcing them to double-mine on patches that are farther away so that when their attention isn't on the mineral line later in the early game, the newly-spawned SCVs will go directly to mining a free patch rather than going to a patch, then possible switching to another one because of it being in use. That, and to keep themselves warmed-up.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
WarLockx
Profile Joined August 2011
11 Posts
January 17 2012 13:34 GMT
#6
Probably just warming up their fingers for their intense macro and micro late game :D
mcJ
Profile Joined May 2009
Denmark322 Posts
January 17 2012 13:35 GMT
#7
If its even thread worthy it should probably be in the general SC2 section
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part
As for myself, I do it to keep my fingers warm and busy, as I tend to get cold fingers. So It's a warm-up thing
bounca
Profile Joined June 2011
140 Posts
January 17 2012 13:35 GMT
#8
mix of nothing else to do and warming up
michielbrands
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands1146 Posts
January 17 2012 13:36 GMT
#9
warming up
- me (L) competitive gaming -
ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
January 17 2012 13:36 GMT
#10
What a profound philosophical question that belongs in the google search forum.
I'm on GOLD CHAIN
RellikReggin
Profile Joined January 2012
15 Posts
January 17 2012 13:37 GMT
#11
On January 17 2012 22:34 Cedstick wrote:
Forcing them to double-mine on patches that are farther away so that when their attention isn't on the mineral line later in the early game, the newly-spawned SCVs will go directly to mining a free patch rather than going to a patch, then possible switching to another one because of it being in use. That, and to keep themselves warmed-up.


I believe they rather force the workers to mine on the closer patches first.
ur a fegt
Rustug
Profile Joined October 2010
1488 Posts
January 17 2012 13:42 GMT
#12
According to Dr. Emmett Brown - If you hit 888 APM selecting drones, probes or scv's you can make them go back in time.
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. 파이팅! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ"
HereBeDragons
Profile Joined May 2011
1429 Posts
January 17 2012 13:43 GMT
#13
This really intrigues me: why do people always keep selecting horrible topics that can be answered by searching for a thread when they don't have anything else to do?

Does their post-count numbers go up or just clicking for without thinking? Tell me, why?
29 fps
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States5724 Posts
January 17 2012 13:44 GMT
#14
you can try it too. looks cool until you select them all and hit S accidentally because you thought you had the command center selected.
4v4 is a battle of who has the better computer.
theBALLS
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Singapore2935 Posts
January 17 2012 13:46 GMT
#15
On January 17 2012 22:44 29 fps wrote:
you can try it too. looks cool until you select them all and hit S accidentally because you thought you had the command center selected.

thats why I play protoss
If you lose the stick, you'll always have theBALLS.
Nuttyguy
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom1526 Posts
January 17 2012 13:50 GMT
#16
On January 17 2012 22:32 sekmet wrote:
This really intrigues me: why do pro gamers always keep selecting their SCVs at the beginning of a match when they don't have anything else to do?

Do they count their numbers or just clicking for keeping up their APM? Tell me, why?


Read bold
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15325 Posts
January 17 2012 13:51 GMT
#17
Wrong forum, Search function, Simple answers thread, google.
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