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Whats with 1a2a3a??

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Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
December 19 2008 02:51 GMT
#1
It seems everyone around here throws around "1a2a3a" whenever they claim certain imbalances with protoss. But where does that originate?, and why do people keep complaining about it?

In case you couldn't tell, I am a newb to all this.
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
December 19 2008 02:53 GMT
#2
You do know what 1a2a3a is right?
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-19 02:55:18
December 19 2008 02:55 GMT
#3
On December 19 2008 11:53 BanZu wrote:
You do know what 1a2a3a is right?


As is said, I'm a total newb.

I see it as

1 attack
2 attack
3 attack

But is there some other meaning that make people cry about it all the time?
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qrs
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3637 Posts
December 19 2008 02:56 GMT
#4
^what you said, meaning no micro required
'As per the American Heart Association, the beat of the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal rhythm in terms of beats per minute to use for hands-only CPR. One can also hum Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".' —Wikipedia
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
December 19 2008 02:56 GMT
#5
People say it about Protoss "1a2a3a" meaning you have your army hotkeyed to 1,2,3 and literally just hit 1a2a3a and win cause protoss is so strong/imba. This only really applies at low levels.
pinenamu
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States770 Posts
December 19 2008 02:57 GMT
#6
they're saying that protoss is easy so all you need is 1a2a3a to win the game lol
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
December 19 2008 02:58 GMT
#7
Thanks for the answers, now I see why people whine about it, but i don't necessarily agree.
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il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
December 19 2008 02:59 GMT
#8
I always thought zerg would get this more often
Ancestral
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3230 Posts
December 19 2008 03:01 GMT
#9
Alright, quick, close it before it becomes a long argument about imbalance -_-
The Nature and purpose of the martial way are universal; all selfish desires must be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training. - Masutatsu Oyama
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
December 19 2008 03:02 GMT
#10
On December 19 2008 12:01 Ancestral wrote:
Alright, quick, close it before it becomes a long argument about imbalance -_-


Lol good point, no need in arguing over which army has the best 1a2a3a >.<
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
December 19 2008 03:02 GMT
#11
On December 19 2008 12:01 Ancestral wrote:
Alright, quick, close it before it becomes a long argument about imbalance -_-


PROTOSS IS OVERPOWERED! 1A2A3A1A2A3A1A2A3A1A2A3A1A2A3A1A2A3A1A2A3A
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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
December 19 2008 03:02 GMT
#12
That's what I'm thinking too. In the late game I often just grab clumps and units and a-move them in a general direction; a lot of the time finding that I can't a-move fast enough.
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
December 19 2008 03:03 GMT
#13
As Kennigit said, this only applies at low level.

You can literally 1a2a3a4a5a6a your way up to D+, but further than that, you won't get even close.
Hittegods
Profile Joined April 2007
Stockholm4641 Posts
December 19 2008 03:04 GMT
#14
It's also a quite unfunny and over-used joke people still throw around every chance they get. Don't do that, please.
This neo violence, pure self defiance
Azrael1111
Profile Joined July 2008
United States550 Posts
December 19 2008 03:04 GMT
#15
On December 19 2008 12:02 koreasilver wrote:
That's what I'm thinking too. In the late game I often just grab clumps and units and a-move them in a general direction; a lot of the time finding that I can't a-move fast enough.


As a zerg? This is exactly the point. Protoss has very few hotkeys of units to move about compared to zerg.
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