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SeanBean
Profile Joined May 2011
United States14 Posts
June 30 2011 21:48 GMT
#4721
in TvP the standard opening is 2 rax pressure with marines and marauders, by that time you should have around 6 marines and 3 marauders with conc shells upgraded and stim on the way? and the protoss has i think 3 zealots 2 stalkers and maybe 3 sentries? what my question is, is which unit would be the most important to target fire down? the zealots? stalkers? or sentries?
We ballin. Buddha head.
Ldsey Of the Knight
Profile Joined June 2011
13 Posts
June 30 2011 22:14 GMT
#4722
does blink finish before stim? i hope thats a simple Q
Jesus is the best!
HardCorey
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States709 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-30 22:42:20
June 30 2011 22:17 GMT
#4723
On July 01 2011 07:14 Ldsey Of the Knight wrote:
does blink finish before stim? i hope thats a simple Q



Well it is simple that when chronoboosted blink upgrades faster than stim if both are started at the same time. But getting a tech lab and starting stim is earlier than getting a twilight council and starting blink, and then terrans dont always get stim first. TO answer your question accurately it is a game by game basis theres no way to assume that a Terran will have stim earlier than a protoss will have blink. Only thing that can be said definitively is that in a standard game stim is more accessible since all it requires is a tech lab on a barracks while toss' has to build a Twilight Council.
Don't Worry, Be Happy.
Torke
Profile Joined June 2011
Poland3 Posts
June 30 2011 22:19 GMT
#4724
Hi guys. This is my first post here. But i was reading this forums for long time while i played SC2.

I try to get back to game after long break (Was sick badly. Could not continue my SC2 hobby).
Can You give me some advices how to make my comeback easier and better? I totally dont know current strategies and unit balance... I was Zerg player in Gold league.
Please link me some usefull stuff and give me advices. Im not forum guy and finding something here is nearly impossible for me...

Sorry for my terrible english skills. And thanks for help in advance !!
Torke
Ldsey Of the Knight
Profile Joined June 2011
13 Posts
June 30 2011 22:50 GMT
#4725
thank you for that answer!
Jesus is the best!
Chutoro
Profile Joined January 2011
New Zealand95 Posts
June 30 2011 22:59 GMT
#4726
When I scout spire close to finish, and knowing that I can no longer 6 gate push


Not an answer but a simple question of my own inspired by yours:

Why is this the case (if it's true?) I would have thought that sinking a lot of minerals/gas into harass units like mutas would make Zerg more vulnerable to a straight up push.

Blackman
Profile Joined May 2011
13 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-30 23:04:18
June 30 2011 23:03 GMT
#4727
Zerg is more vulnerable, but if you rush without any base defense, it will turn into a base race situation. But, the protoss will have a much better army to than the zerg in that situation. I'm assuming most protosses don't rush when they see mutas because they don't want to leave it up to chance.
Blackman
Profile Joined May 2011
13 Posts
June 30 2011 23:06 GMT
#4728
I also have a question: How should I allocate chrono boost usage when doing a 3 gate expand? I've read the liquipedia page for it, and it didn't say anything. Do i just use up all chrono on the nexus until the warpgate research is started?
TheGreenMachine
Profile Joined March 2010
United States730 Posts
June 30 2011 23:15 GMT
#4729
On July 01 2011 08:06 Blackman wrote:
I also have a question: How should I allocate chrono boost usage when doing a 3 gate expand? I've read the liquipedia page for it, and it didn't say anything. Do i just use up all chrono on the nexus until the warpgate research is started?

If you are talking about the Protoss vs Zerg 3 gate sentry expand, I go 9 pylon (scout), 14 gate, 15 gas, 17 pylon, cyber as gate finishes, 2nd gas as you get 75 minerals with constant probes.

I do 3 chrono's on probes, 1 chrono on fast 1st sentry, then the rest chrono on warp gate. Faster warpgate = faster hallucination too (assuming you start it as warpgate finishes).

The timing of chronos are after 1st pylon finishes, then again as the last chrono ends, then a 3rd chrono on probes after placing the 15 gas.
Don't forget to get everyone you know to play HOTS so this game we love called Starcraft will live on. Every little bit helps. ^^
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
June 30 2011 23:16 GMT
#4730
On July 01 2011 07:19 Torke wrote:
I totally dont know current strategies and unit balance...
You can check Liquipedia strategy and Day[9]'s Daily. Hope that helps you to get back in the game more quickly.

Question: Can a GSL player use a fancy keyboard and mouse, and remap keyboard keys to mouse buttons etc, use fancy remapping via the drivers of their hardware? (not macro; as in: each action still performs only one action, not a sequence of actions, which is allowed by Blizzard)

Here's what GSL rules say about that, which doesn't seem to forbid it in any way, as long as you can setup your hardware and hotkeys within 15 minutes:
+ Show Spoiler [GSL Rules] +
- Every player must arrive at the stadium 15 minutes prior to the game.
- Every player gets 15 minutes to set up.
- Every player can use their own equipments.
- Equipments are Keyboard, Mouse, Mouse pad, Ear set, Mouse driver.
- Every player must use the PC and LCD wide screen monitor provided by GomTV.
- Every player must use a ear set. Every player must wear a head set provided by GomTV over the ear set.
So, as long as "Mouse driver" includes key-remapping, it seems to be legit. If so, are GSL players using such tricks to their advantage??
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
Soluhwin
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1287 Posts
June 30 2011 23:24 GMT
#4731
On July 01 2011 08:16 figq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2011 07:19 Torke wrote:
I totally dont know current strategies and unit balance...
You can check Liquipedia strategy and Day[9]'s Daily. Hope that helps you to get back in the game more quickly.

Question: Can a GSL player use a fancy keyboard and mouse, and remap keyboard keys to mouse buttons etc, use fancy remapping via the drivers of their hardware? (not macro; as in: each action still performs only one action, not a sequence of actions, which is allowed by Blizzard)

Here's what GSL rules say about that, which doesn't seem to forbid it in any way, as long as you can setup your hardware and hotkeys within 15 minutes:
+ Show Spoiler [GSL Rules] +
- Every player must arrive at the stadium 15 minutes prior to the game.
- Every player gets 15 minutes to set up.
- Every player can use their own equipments.
- Equipments are Keyboard, Mouse, Mouse pad, Ear set, Mouse driver.
- Every player must use the PC and LCD wide screen monitor provided by GomTV.
- Every player must use a ear set. Every player must wear a head set provided by GomTV over the ear set.
So, as long as "Mouse driver" includes key-remapping, it seems to be legit. If so, are GSL players using such tricks to their advantage??

I don't see your question. You answered it in your post, yes they can remap stuff as long as it takes under 15 minutes. If you are remapping things to be more comfortable to you or take certain shortcuts then I suppose it is an advantage, but certainty not an unfair advantage.
I put the sexy in dyslexia.
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
June 30 2011 23:30 GMT
#4732
On July 01 2011 08:24 Soluhwin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2011 08:16 figq wrote:
On July 01 2011 07:19 Torke wrote:
I totally dont know current strategies and unit balance...
You can check Liquipedia strategy and Day[9]'s Daily. Hope that helps you to get back in the game more quickly.

Question: Can a GSL player use a fancy keyboard and mouse, and remap keyboard keys to mouse buttons etc, use fancy remapping via the drivers of their hardware? (not macro; as in: each action still performs only one action, not a sequence of actions, which is allowed by Blizzard)

Here's what GSL rules say about that, which doesn't seem to forbid it in any way, as long as you can setup your hardware and hotkeys within 15 minutes:
+ Show Spoiler [GSL Rules] +
- Every player must arrive at the stadium 15 minutes prior to the game.
- Every player gets 15 minutes to set up.
- Every player can use their own equipments.
- Equipments are Keyboard, Mouse, Mouse pad, Ear set, Mouse driver.
- Every player must use the PC and LCD wide screen monitor provided by GomTV.
- Every player must use a ear set. Every player must wear a head set provided by GomTV over the ear set.
So, as long as "Mouse driver" includes key-remapping, it seems to be legit. If so, are GSL players using such tricks to their advantage??

I don't see your question. You answered it in your post, yes they can remap stuff as long as it takes under 15 minutes. If you are remapping things to be more comfortable to you or take certain shortcuts then I suppose it is an advantage, but certainty not an unfair advantage.
I don't mean changing the hotkeys of the keyboard within SC2, but things like: using additional mouse buttons to perform as some of the keyboard keys, and remapping the mouse wheel up and down functions to perform as 2 keyboard keys. AFAIK stuff of this sort hasn't been used in BW progaming.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
Soluhwin
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1287 Posts
June 30 2011 23:37 GMT
#4733
On July 01 2011 08:30 figq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2011 08:24 Soluhwin wrote:
On July 01 2011 08:16 figq wrote:
On July 01 2011 07:19 Torke wrote:
I totally dont know current strategies and unit balance...
You can check Liquipedia strategy and Day[9]'s Daily. Hope that helps you to get back in the game more quickly.

Question: Can a GSL player use a fancy keyboard and mouse, and remap keyboard keys to mouse buttons etc, use fancy remapping via the drivers of their hardware? (not macro; as in: each action still performs only one action, not a sequence of actions, which is allowed by Blizzard)

Here's what GSL rules say about that, which doesn't seem to forbid it in any way, as long as you can setup your hardware and hotkeys within 15 minutes:
+ Show Spoiler [GSL Rules] +
- Every player must arrive at the stadium 15 minutes prior to the game.
- Every player gets 15 minutes to set up.
- Every player can use their own equipments.
- Equipments are Keyboard, Mouse, Mouse pad, Ear set, Mouse driver.
- Every player must use the PC and LCD wide screen monitor provided by GomTV.
- Every player must use a ear set. Every player must wear a head set provided by GomTV over the ear set.
So, as long as "Mouse driver" includes key-remapping, it seems to be legit. If so, are GSL players using such tricks to their advantage??

I don't see your question. You answered it in your post, yes they can remap stuff as long as it takes under 15 minutes. If you are remapping things to be more comfortable to you or take certain shortcuts then I suppose it is an advantage, but certainty not an unfair advantage.
I don't mean changing the hotkeys of the keyboard within SC2, but things like: using additional mouse buttons to perform as some of the keyboard keys, and remapping the mouse wheel up and down functions to perform as 2 keyboard keys. AFAIK stuff of this sort hasn't been used in BW progaming.

Well, then yeah you can use it but everyone can. It's not really an unfair advantage in that regard and it's not like there is any sort of huge mechanic breaking thing you can do with this.
I put the sexy in dyslexia.
MellowsDad
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada34 Posts
June 30 2011 23:50 GMT
#4734
Why does it appear that when a baneling explodes it doesn't damage anything but the opposing army? I've had people drop mules in between my tanks to have them destroy one another, but when I run a marine into a group of banelings, it looks like they are all still there except the one that goes boom. Wouldn't the splash damage ruin them all?

Am I crazy or what?
Soluhwin
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1287 Posts
July 01 2011 00:10 GMT
#4735
On July 01 2011 08:50 MellowsDad wrote:
Why does it appear that when a baneling explodes it doesn't damage anything but the opposing army? I've had people drop mules in between my tanks to have them destroy one another, but when I run a marine into a group of banelings, it looks like they are all still there except the one that goes boom. Wouldn't the splash damage ruin them all?

Am I crazy or what?

Bane splash doesn't do friendly fire. I believe siege tanks are the only units in SC2 that can do friendly fire.
I put the sexy in dyslexia.
Intricate1
Profile Joined May 2011
169 Posts
July 01 2011 00:28 GMT
#4736
What number constitutes "So many banelings" ?
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-01 00:30:33
July 01 2011 00:30 GMT
#4737
Are there any PvX builds that are essentially that: builds/opening that work against each race?

It's sort of a generic question and it depends on one's reaction to the enemy, I suppose the question is more about the opening, i.e. are there any openings that work for any matchup? Or does it only really go up to the first pylon (I know that even with the first pylon/gate there are many variations, but I was just wondering)?
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
rigelq
Profile Joined May 2010
United States230 Posts
July 01 2011 00:39 GMT
#4738
can someone point me to the TL attack #4 with Huk? I cant seem to find it anywhere
KimJongChill
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6429 Posts
July 01 2011 00:43 GMT
#4739
On July 01 2011 09:28 Intricate1 wrote:
What number constitutes "So many banelings" ?


Upwards of 50 banelings.

Watch GSTL Slayers (Min) v oGs (TOP) game 2 at 12:35. I counted around 50, and Artosis confirms that this is indeed 'so many banelings'.
MMA: U realise MMA: Most of my army EgIdra: fuck off MMA: Killed my orbital MMA: LOL MMA: just saying MMA: u werent loss
Rasky
Profile Joined July 2010
United States406 Posts
July 01 2011 00:51 GMT
#4740
How do you see what people are saying in the reply of a custom game??
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