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K9GM3
Netherlands116 Posts
On August 15 2011 06:42 Kambing wrote: Ctrl-click one of the zealot icons in the selection window at the bottom of the screen. Adding to that, if you have more than two unit types (Zealot/Stalker/Sentry for example) and want to select everything except for Sentries, hold both SHIFT and CTRL and click on a Sentry. | ||
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ObserverSix2One
Israel115 Posts
for the last few weeks I've been practicing my PvZ, so my huge problem was with teching, advancing from the opening - 3 gate expo or FFE forward to the mid game. with Zerg I know that after the opening I wait until I have 100 gas, upgrade lair, build 4 geysers, take all of them and once the lair is finished I choose the next step of my tech tree. when is this moment for Protoss - the moment when you choose you tech tree? how many geysers should I take and when? I tried to tech once my warpgate upgrade is complete but I think that is a little too early because I end up having very small army for defense. I assume that the answer will be "it depends on what you want to do" so here are some strategies that I like: MC's voidray+phoenix opening, normal blink stalker 6 gate all-in blink stalker some sort of HT/Archon+Zealot/midgame DT build. I'm sorry if I sound like an idiot, or don't understand what I'm talking about, it's due to lack of knowledge, so please, acknowledge me! | ||
Dingobloo
Australia1903 Posts
On August 15 2011 10:31 ObserverSix2One wrote: hey, I'm a Zerg player who really hates ZvZ. for the last few weeks I've been practicing my PvZ, so my huge problem was with teching, advancing from the opening - 3 gate expo or FFE forward to the mid game. with Zerg I know that after the opening I wait until I have 100 gas, upgrade lair, build 4 geysers, take all of them and once the lair is finished I choose the next step of my tech tree. when is this moment for Protoss - the moment when you choose you tech tree? how many geysers should I take and when? I tried to tech once my warpgate upgrade is complete but I think that is a little too early because I end up having very small army for defense. I assume that the answer will be "it depends on what you want to do" so here are some strategies that I like: MC's voidray+phoenix opening, normal blink stalker 6 gate all-in blink stalker some sort of HT/Archon+Zealot/midgame DT build. I'm sorry if I sound like an idiot, or don't understand what I'm talking about, it's due to lack of knowledge, so please, acknowledge me! Depends on the opening, for a 3 gate, you usually follow up your warpgate with hallucination so you can get a good look at your opponent and decide if you need to be making a bunch of units for defense or if you are safe to tech, for an FFE, a stargate follow up accomplishes the same thing. In general any kind of teching needs you to be safe in some fashion before you do it because it cuts into the number of pure units you have until it pays off, in this case you buy that safety with information. For the stargate, you have an efficient unit (the voidray) which will let you hold off ling/roach pressure until you can see what he's doing. | ||
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Soluhwin
United States1287 Posts
On August 15 2011 09:02 TheRabidDeer wrote: As a zerg, how do you defend a wide open natural against good hellion control (like 5 hellions+ on xel naga)? Do you absolutely have to go roach or is it possible to defend with just speedlings somehow? I just lost a game because I simply could not get a surround on his hellions no matter how hard I tried... This is a rather general question, because I don't have the replay, but on a wide open natural a defense based on units is usually favored. So yes, going for roaches can be a good idea. | ||
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dynwar7
1983 Posts
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
How much damage do Seige Tanks(unseiged) get per upgrade against unarmored and armored respectivly | ||
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Dingobloo
Australia1903 Posts
On August 15 2011 11:42 Orcasgt24 wrote: Google hates me and liquipedia doesn't have this info (someone that knows how to edit it should add it) How much damage do Seige Tanks(unseiged) get per upgrade against unarmored and armored respectivly They get +2 normal and +1 vs armored per upgrade level, it's the number in brackets on liquidpedia. Ground Attack: 15 (+2) (Mobile) Bonus: +10 (+1) vs Armored (Mobile) | ||
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NewtofDoom
United States29 Posts
On August 15 2011 11:42 Orcasgt24 wrote: Google hates me and liquipedia doesn't have this info (someone that knows how to edit it should add it) How much damage do Seige Tanks(unseiged) get per upgrade against unarmored and armored respectivly It does say on liquipedia: Ground Attack: 15 (+2) (Mobile) Bonus: +10 (+1) vs Armored (Mobile) That means they get +2 per upgrade plus an additional +1 (so +3 total) against armored. EDIT: too slow  | ||
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ObserverSix2One
Israel115 Posts
On August 15 2011 10:47 Dingobloo wrote: Depends on the opening, for a 3 gate, you usually follow up your warpgate with hallucination so you can get a good look at your opponent and decide if you need to be making a bunch of units for defense or if you are safe to tech, for an FFE, a stargate follow up accomplishes the same thing. In general any kind of teching needs you to be safe in some fashion before you do it because it cuts into the number of pure units you have until it pays off, in this case you buy that safety with information. For the stargate, you have an efficient unit (the voidray) which will let you hold off ling/roach pressure until you can see what he's doing. thanks, it just felt wrong that I have small amount of units while teching but you are saying that, that's how it is which makes sense. thank you again! | ||
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
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Kambing
United States1176 Posts
On August 15 2011 15:05 n.DieJokes wrote: Does anyone bc late game against Zerg, what are pros/cons of doing smt like throwing down 4 ports after max No. Standard ZvT dictates that you are trading armies with zerg in an attempt to push him over the edge. Switching to 4 port means that it is unlikely you'll be able to hit a critical mass of bcs before he overruns you with his next wave. Furthermore, in the late game, infestors with neural parasite and corruptors should be at the zerg's fingertips making such a tech switch very risky. | ||
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Karate_KoalA
10 Posts
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Kambing
United States1176 Posts
On August 15 2011 15:50 Karate_KoalA wrote: Why do zergs opt for the vertical spawn location on shakuras as their third as opposed to the base that's closer horizontally from their naturals? I've seen many zerg streamers take the vertical spawn base as their third and I wonder why they do it. From my experience, usually terran and protoss take the horizontal base. What's up with this? Vertical is away from your opponent (whom will be attacking up the middle). Horizontal is towards your opponent. In general, zerg wants to take expos away their opponent so that they can use their superior mobility to defend. Terran/protoss want to take expos towards their opponent so that they minimize the surface area they need to defend relative to the attack paths their opponent can take. | ||
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ZaaaaaM
Netherlands1828 Posts
edit: just got "dropped"...? | ||
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Huntz
164 Posts
Um ok, but this is a little vague (about non proxy 2 gate in PvP for others) Can you go gate-cyber-gate? Or do you have to match immediately? Are you behind if he suicides 2 zeals into your mineral line? Do you need to chrono your zeals, or will the rush distance make up for it? Response to 2gate? | ||
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Kambing
United States1176 Posts
On August 15 2011 20:52 ZaaaaaM wrote: I got a screen "Waiting for server" with a button Surrender.. wtf is that, never had that in hundred of games? edit: just got "dropped"...? That occurs when you lose your internet connection during a game. The waiting for server box means the game is trying to re-establish its connection with the game servers. Being dropped means the game was done waiting and gave up. | ||
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MuTa07
Netherlands71 Posts
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Sporadic44
United States533 Posts
On August 15 2011 21:51 MuTa07 wrote: How can I see for liquidbet for which match I got a point and for which match I lost? I don't know what I've voted and couldn't find anything about it. I can see my points though. Click the number of your current liquibets, where you always click to make your choices for the games. Above the player frames and ongoing bets you'll see "Your Stats" =Edit= Sorry I think I misread your question. | ||
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taldarimAltar
973 Posts
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Blazinghand
United States25563 Posts
On August 15 2011 22:44 taldarimAltar wrote: Why do pros chrono their warpgates so much, i'm not at a high level and can't see the difference or benefits, maybe u get them out faster when u need them but some pros do it when no under threat Are you talking about chrono-boosting warpgate research on the cybernetics core, or chrono-boosting the warpgates themselves? In the case of the former, it's because warpgates produce much more quickly than gateways and the production is front-loaded (cool-downs) rather then back-loaded (build times). The sooner you have warpgate tech, the sooner your infrastructure is better. There are also certain timings where you need warpgates to spend down your money rather than gateways. In the case of the latter, it's usually because the player is under pressure and needs more production more quickly. Chrono boost shortens the cooldown. | ||
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