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Allred
Profile Joined November 2010
United States352 Posts
February 16 2012 06:30 GMT
#11121
On February 16 2012 11:17 envisioN . wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2012 10:14 Allred wrote:
does anyone know how to make a good guide? i have been working on a guide but i don't know how to make it look all nice and stuff with hidden content and what not.
thanks

Pictures are always nice in guides, as long as the guide isn't FLOODED with pictures. Also, if you are dividing your guide into several sections, use the spoiler tag to separate things of different topics.



thats what i was meaning. how to make spoiler tags and what not
thanks
An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault. ~William Castle
fighter2_40
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States420 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-16 06:37:35
February 16 2012 06:37 GMT
#11122
On February 16 2012 11:49 PinheadXXXXXX wrote:
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On February 16 2012 10:39 Aewawa wrote:
what is the bread n butter build for TvT??

a pretty safe build for a standart game, like reactor hellion expand against zerg

A 1 rax expand into 3 rax plus double gas plus factory(s) into siege tank production works quite nicely ir you can hold off any agression, especially on a large map with tight choke into the natural. It will work on almost any map though, but something like Metalopolis.


Or any type of 1 rax addon/ no addon into cc and 2-3 rax preceeding double gas.

There's always 1-1-1 as well.
CookieMaker
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada880 Posts
February 16 2012 06:40 GMT
#11123
On February 16 2012 15:37 fighter2_40 wrote:
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On February 16 2012 11:49 PinheadXXXXXX wrote:
On February 16 2012 10:39 Aewawa wrote:
what is the bread n butter build for TvT??

a pretty safe build for a standart game, like reactor hellion expand against zerg

A 1 rax expand into 3 rax plus double gas plus factory(s) into siege tank production works quite nicely ir you can hold off any agression, especially on a large map with tight choke into the natural. It will work on almost any map though, but something like Metalopolis.


Or any type of 1 rax addon/ no addon into cc and 2-3 rax preceeding double gas.

There's always 1-1-1 as well.


Or if you like mech, it's 1rax into CC into double gas + factories into tank+ reactor hellions (getting seige asap). This can be tougher to hold though against big seige/medivac elevator-style plays.
Micro your Macro
Gugg
Profile Joined January 2012
Norway32 Posts
February 16 2012 08:53 GMT
#11124
Do you have to be nr. 1 in your league to move up, or does a good winning streak with a good MMR do?
Who dares wins
Forbidden17
Profile Joined December 2011
666 Posts
February 16 2012 09:06 GMT
#11125
On February 16 2012 17:53 Gugg wrote:
Do you have to be nr. 1 in your league to move up, or does a good winning streak with a good MMR do?

MMR is basically all that matters. Your winning streak isn't that important, what is important is that you prove that you are able to maintain your MMR at that level. So if you win like 20 games in a row in bronze, the system may not promote you just yet because it isn't sure if you belong in silver, gold, or possibly higher.

Pay zero attention to league rank with regard to promotions.
moQbara
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Romania76 Posts
February 16 2012 09:38 GMT
#11126
Assuming PvZ, FFE opening by toss player and fast third response by zerg:

1. How many overlords would a zerg player have by 7 minutes?
2. (more importantly) what would be the main directions to which a zerg player sends his overlords in a 2 player map / 4 player map?
3. At what time would a normal overlord poke occur?
I am a noob
neozxa
Profile Joined August 2011
Indonesia545 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-16 11:30:54
February 16 2012 11:27 GMT
#11127
In a TvT, When you go 1-1-1 and if you scouted that your opponent is going Cloaked Banshees, should you get a Raven first or a Viking instead?

In a TvP, when going mech, what unit composition should you get? Should you get Hellions when you scout the toss having lots of Zealots? How do you handle a Zealot heavy army with Immortals during the 15 minute mark when you go Mech?
Keep moving forward
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-16 11:51:47
February 16 2012 11:43 GMT
#11128
On February 16 2012 18:38 moQbara wrote:
Assuming PvZ, FFE opening by toss player and fast third response by zerg:

1. How many overlords would a zerg player have by 7 minutes?
2. (more importantly) what would be the main directions to which a zerg player sends his overlords in a 2 player map / 4 player map?
3. At what time would a normal overlord poke occur?


1. Probably gonna have to find a replay, I don't have one on hand. Zerg would have around 45-55 drones by that point, so around 8 overlords. It will vary immensely on whether he intends to get his gas earlier and roach at 55-60 drones or go the full 70 which is a little later, and a roaching player will have at least 3-4 more overlords (at 7 minutes).

2. Varies immensely. Rather than give an order, I'll just fire out the most important places. Overlord to the closest main or alternatively to the natural if the main isnt safe. Another overlord in position to sac OR within sight range of minerals at the natural to scout mining. An overlord near the third to spot third/creep block it. An overlord hovering over the building FE in the zerg's natural to spot bunkers/cannons. An overlord near the toss's fourth.

3. Between 6-7 minutes, varies by map and player preference.

edit: Grain of salt, a lot of these timings come from my head and they can all be readily obtained from a replay. DRG would be best, but no specific games of his come to mind.

On February 16 2012 20:27 neozxa wrote:
In a TvT, When you go 1-1-1 and if you scouted that your opponent is going Cloaked Banshees, should you get a Raven first or a Viking instead?

In a TvP, when going mech, what unit composition should you get? Should you get Hellions when you scout the toss having lots of Zealots? How do you handle a Zealot heavy army with Immortals during the 15 minute mark when you go Mech?


1. Both are probably viable, but 99.9% of top Terrans I see grab the viking and save a scan.

2. Hellions in general are one of the only ways for Terran to punish a protoss with mech. Also they're a great mineral dump which you're gonna have a ton of. Mech compositions vary and it's just something I haven't seen since Diamond.
Clarity_nl
Profile Joined November 2011
Netherlands6826 Posts
February 16 2012 11:46 GMT
#11129
On February 16 2012 09:41 fighter2_40 wrote:
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On February 16 2012 09:38 I_like_hydras wrote:
Hey,noob question:if i have 2-2 marines and my armory(and/or engineer bay) gets destroyed do i lose my upgrades?


No. You keep the upgrades that are done researching. If a building is killed while it is in the middle of researching an upgrade, the upgrade does not finish and subsequently you don't have it. Once you already have an upgrade researched it does not go away.


I'd like to expand by saying that if you're researching +2 infantry on an engineering bay, and your armory dies, the research will still finish.
What fighter meant is that if the building that is researching dies, the research does not complete.
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST STUPIDITY CLARITY, I BELIEVE IN YOU! - Palmar
KgKris
Profile Joined April 2011
United States164 Posts
February 16 2012 13:26 GMT
#11130
Will DRG be able to attend both GSL Ro4 and MLG Winter Arena?
"The spider comes."
DanishViking
Profile Joined February 2012
Denmark9 Posts
February 16 2012 13:47 GMT
#11131
How to get better with analysing? Maps etc, what build is best where?
Dont love anything else then your computer, everything else can betray you<3
xxSK8rGUy277xx
Profile Joined September 2010
300 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-16 23:36:43
February 16 2012 16:33 GMT
#11132
Did Blizzard disable cooperative in this newest patch? It is just sitting on the loading screen forever but all the other menus work fine. Us casuals just want to comp stomp and cant

Nevermind it's fixed now.
Nallen
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom134 Posts
February 16 2012 16:47 GMT
#11133
On February 16 2012 04:21 mazSackO wrote:
Where can I find bronze/silver player to play custom games with them?

Practice Partners Thread or the Custom game channel in game?
Clarity_nl
Profile Joined November 2011
Netherlands6826 Posts
February 16 2012 17:41 GMT
#11134
On February 17 2012 01:47 Nallen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2012 04:21 mazSackO wrote:
Where can I find bronze/silver player to play custom games with them?

Practice Partners Thread or the Custom game channel in game?


Optionally if you're in bronze/silver yourself, just contact the people you've played and ask them.
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST STUPIDITY CLARITY, I BELIEVE IN YOU! - Palmar
Forbidden17
Profile Joined December 2011
666 Posts
February 16 2012 18:54 GMT
#11135
On February 16 2012 22:47 DanishViking wrote:
How to get better with analysing? Maps etc, what build is best where?

Watch commentators who are good analyst.

Tastosis, Day9, and Apollo are the top of my list but I'm sure everyone has their own opinions.
SoulWager
Profile Joined August 2010
United States464 Posts
February 16 2012 20:16 GMT
#11136
Are P forced to 1~2base allin on korhal? If no, what's a safe way to take 3rd/4th on that map?
tossuaway
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States107 Posts
February 16 2012 20:20 GMT
#11137
On a mac, how do you make the camera rotate 90 degrees?
SoulWager
Profile Joined August 2010
United States464 Posts
February 16 2012 20:46 GMT
#11138
On February 17 2012 05:20 tossuaway wrote:
On a mac, how do you make the camera rotate 90 degrees?
if your keyboard doesn't have those keys, you can use
Hotkeys->global->camera to rebind it.
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
February 16 2012 20:49 GMT
#11139
On February 16 2012 22:47 DanishViking wrote:
How to get better with analysing? Maps etc, what build is best where?


Watch a ton of games and expand your knowledge. Be good at SC2 to take that knowledge and know how it fits into each passing meta game and why. All of the best analytical casters are minimum of masters, which begins the base of understanding high level decision making.
vorxaw
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada245 Posts
February 16 2012 21:12 GMT
#11140
When HOTS comes out, do we have to buy it again, or will it just be like a huge patch? Assuming you only care about the multiplayer aspect of the game.
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