I play random and I would argue Zerg, because Zerg has to take an economic lead even in the early game. Zerg played best (NesTea is a perfect example) relies on barely surviving attacks. To crush an attack means to have wasted larvae on units when they could have been drones and obviously not having enough units means you die. Also with zerg, early expanding doesn't have the same strength that it does with Toss or Terran. In TvP for instance, if I 1 rax expand and then hold off a 1 base play from toss, toss is dead unless I do something really stupid. Zerg to me always seems to need to be a base up and on higher tech to succeed so it's always super stressful. When I play terran, I can pretty much do the same thing every game and it's effective, and with toss the units are so strong and the spells increase the effectiveness of the units so much that I never feel as much on the razor's edge as I do with Zerg. All that being said, I feel like Zerg is my best race.

darkscream

Canada2310 Posts

March 12 2012 04:56 GMT

#62

zergggg

zerg is more about awareness than anything else, so your pressure is absolutely always on, from the first moment to the last moment, if an army gets to your base, you lose... you can't hold a position with units that control space because zerg doesn't HAVE any units that control space.. So its all about seeing the attack the moment it leaves the opponent's base.

the other races do not behave this way. A protoss simply has to react with forcefields and instant warp ins, a terran generally is already setup for a perfect defense and might add bunkers, but a zerg needs to identify the threat when it launches, rather than when it arrives. Hence, zerg is under the most pressure.

SeventhPride

712 Posts

March 12 2012 04:57 GMT

#63

On March 12 2012 13:39 NKexquisite wrote:
I fail to see how Protoss has the worst scouting abilities... Unless the person spends 2k minerals making 20 turrets or spores?

So true, hallucinated phoenix, phoenix, observers.

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

March 12 2012 04:57 GMT

#64

On March 12 2012 13:50 sc14s wrote:

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way ahead of you on that front xD switched like 6 months ago ^.~

switched like a month ago, protoss is way more relaxed you actually can just play your build and you only have to change small nuances according to what your opponent does.
That is not true if you scout some allin but yeah allins vs protoss are not all that strong if you play standard, the funny thing about protoss is that if the allin already knocks on your door and you are completly unprepared you just forcefield twice,w arping some stuff and you are ok you probably lose your wall and few probes vs the roach allin but 5 minutes later you just roll over zerg.
All you have to do when you move out is babysit your units and don't look at other stuff when moving out or if have to make gates or upgrades or something make sure you are in a somewhat safe position, just forcefielded or something.

RogerX

New Zealand3180 Posts

March 12 2012 04:59 GMT

#65

When I see an army coming for me i shit brix.

Seriously, I'm scared scared shitless.

synapse

China13814 Posts

March 12 2012 05:00 GMT

#66

I feel that it's Zerg up til hive tech (BLs) kick in. Or if you're Stephano, Ultras at like 12 mins XD

Ckalvin

Australia150 Posts

March 12 2012 05:04 GMT

#67

On March 12 2012 13:59 RogerX wrote:
When I see an army coming for me i shit brix.

Seriously, I scared scared shitless.

amen. i swear my heart rate jumps at least half when I see a fucking gigantic deathabll coming at me and I've just finished a round of drones.

FrodoAndTheSlobStix

United States158 Posts

March 12 2012 05:07 GMT

#68

Um. This poll might be slightly lospided. I play zerg and have since beta. And over the last 2 weeks switched to protoss. Now beacuse there is no pride in it. I have no problem losing with protoss even though Im now better with them then I was with zerg , a loss still doesnt bother me, when I lose with zerg I get so stressed.

I think on another note. How come I spent a year and a half with zerg, honing my finess and mastering them, and after 2 weeks with protoss I've exceeded where I was, I can't even go back to zerg cause I get stomped now.

Which also brings me to. Are some people meant for races they arent playing. Have I just been cut out for protoss this whole time and have been waistiing a HUuUuUuGe amount of time with zerg. Obviously, you'll neveer those small perfection out of your race. But if you could crush your previous self what does it matter?

My answer is zerg is most anxiety,then terran and protoss. And I play protoss full time now. maybe like 3 games of protoss to every 1 game of zerg. Just so I don't lose my skill with them, I love zerg. I love injects and spreading creep.

Xenocryst

United States521 Posts

March 12 2012 05:09 GMT

#69

On March 12 2012 12:38 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Whatever race you are better at.....

just won the entire thread.... XD

Theovide

Sweden914 Posts

March 12 2012 05:09 GMT

#70

I think what mostly matters is what kind of build you are going, if you are going a heavy economy build you will often be anxious as they depend on you responding in the right way in case your opponent all ins, ie basically you are scared of the endless possibilites of shit that might come your way. Now that is not really an answer to the question in the OP though, but as an follow to that it is quite easy to draw the conclusion that zerg is indeed the race that most likely will feel most anxious, as they are the ones most often playing with that kind of game style.

Note though, if you are really good with your scouting and game knowledge I think your anxious levels will fall down drastically, as you are more aware of what your opponent might and might not have at the moment.

FrodoAndTheSlobStix

United States158 Posts

March 12 2012 05:12 GMT

#71

Who ever just posted "What ever race your better at" . I rthink that stomps the whole thrad. I just wana fix it slightly. What ever race you put you heart into.

I'll always root for the zerg. But I'm a high diamond protoss and a high plat with zerg.

zEnVy

United States446 Posts

March 12 2012 05:27 GMT

#72

On March 12 2012 13:46 Sylailene wrote:
This forum is very zerg heavy so your poll means nothing.

I guess to answer your question its protoss... because i play it, just like everyone else will say

Proof?

-Switch-

Canada506 Posts

March 12 2012 05:29 GMT

#73

On March 12 2012 12:38 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Whatever race you are better at.....

I agree with Jinro. The race that you are best with you will be playing opponents that are going to push you to play better and put you in tougher situations than worse opponents would.

MrFrenchy

Canada37 Posts

March 12 2012 05:32 GMT

#74

As a protoss I am constantly living in fear of the roach/baneling all in, or a huge MMM push before I have enough forcefields or splash damage.

I feel less pressure when I offrace as terran due to my incredible fromage.

sandman1454

United States96 Posts

March 12 2012 05:34 GMT

#75

in the Mid game, its obviously terran, because unless you are playing mech and just turtling, you have the obligation to do damage or you are behind, you HAVE to attack and do damage because if you dont, the zerg/protoss will get too good of an economy and then make super army and u auto lose lategame. With zerg and protoss, how is it stressful just sitting back most of the game and defend, i wish terran could just do that vs zerg/protoss and be able to win.................

SeventhPride

712 Posts

March 12 2012 05:34 GMT

#76

On March 12 2012 14:27 zEnVy wrote:

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Proof?

I think what he is trying to say is, "Since the poll states that most people vote zerg as the race with the most pressure and I play protoss, this means the forum is zerg heavy cause those people must be silly to think zerg has the most pressure."

SeventhPride

712 Posts

March 12 2012 05:43 GMT

#77

Look at this, I don't get why protoss players say they are pressured early game, minigun was surprised yet look at how easy it is for protoss to hold off pressure from zerg, he didn't even lose much except for 2 sentries.

Sc2Null

United States3754 Posts

March 12 2012 05:45 GMT

#78

It depends:

Zerg has the early-mid game pressure where they can die at any time
terran has the pressure of doing damage or fall behind
toss...well..don't die to all-ins i guess?

xrapture

United States1644 Posts

March 12 2012 05:45 GMT

#79

It's definitely zerg. TvZ revolves around pressuring the zerg so much that he buckles under the pressure and can't make it to the late game. Toss can warp in zealots. I don't even want to know what a Z feels like when he sees 8 marines being unloaded into two of his mineral lines and his army is in the middle of the map.

Bismillah

69 Posts

March 12 2012 05:46 GMT

#80

Polls make it pretty clear, I haven't played the other races but when I play against them they have NO reason to feel pressured. Zerg is easily roflstomped by heavy air play if it isn't scouted/prepared for. Cloak can be a problem. Certain unit comps can ultra hard counter you if you don't know what they're doing. Most importantly, the other races can turtle. Zerg can't turtle. It's (silly comparison) like Protoss and Terran are armored knights with a shield and the zerg is that guy in cloth with no shield but dual wields. The entire game revolves around expecting some insane attack and balancing not playing too greedy with not putting yourself behind by playing too passive.