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K3Nyy
United States1961 Posts
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Mavvie
Canada923 Posts
 Gate Nexus YufFE (vs. Zerg) - Really fucking greedy, you can't expand if your opponent opens 14/143-Gate Sentry Expand - Only safe build that doesn't risk having the nexus get cancelledCan't find the 1-Gate sentry expand one, but it's more economic but if Zerg makes a round of speedlings he'll force the cancel on the nexus which isn't good. The only example I've seen recently is Oz vs Stephano, where he opens gate-nexus-gate-core, hitting some amazing pressure timings with lots of stalkers early. Again, if Stephano had opened 14/14, he would've flat out won against the opener I believe. Just don't gate expand, there's a reason (successful) pros don't do it anymore  | ||
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VirtueFGC
Canada2 Posts
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Scisyhp
United States200 Posts
On August 27 2012 01:40 K3Nyy wrote: Does anyone know when the ladder locks? I'm helping my friend get to masters and I'm people playing far into masters already but I'm still not promoting so I was just wondering if the ladder locked. Thanks in advance. What is the point of raising your friend's MMR for him? Not to mention it's explicitly against the EULA? I mean I guess if he just wants the shiny symbol, sure, but seems sort of pointless. | ||
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Mavvie
Canada923 Posts
On August 27 2012 04:50 VirtueFGC wrote: Alright, im trying to learn this game to be able to play ladder at minimum. Wherever life takes me Ill be fine with.. I was wondering which race is best for beginners. Im looking for something well rounded that will teach me the fundamentals quicker. Sorry if this is vague.. im not familiar with RTS terminology. all races are pretty balanced, especially at lower levels. Protoss takes the lowest APM but is the least forgiving as far as strategy goes, Terran is high APM/multitasking, easy strategy and you generally just have to out macro and outplay your opponent. Zerg is a mix; doesn't take perfect micro, macro, or multitasking, but having them will help your play out a ton. IMO Zerg is the best rounded race, make sure to use mutas and drops to multitask and try to outplay your opponent. All races are awesome, powerful, and fun to play. I, along with most of my friends, started with Protoss, mostly because of colossus and blink stalker lol. Switched to Zerg because it fits my play style ^^ Hope this helps | ||
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VirtueFGC
Canada2 Posts
On August 27 2012 06:40 Mavvie wrote: all races are pretty balanced, especially at lower levels. Protoss takes the lowest APM but is the least forgiving as far as strategy goes, Terran is high APM/multitasking, easy strategy and you generally just have to out macro and outplay your opponent. Zerg is a mix; doesn't take perfect micro, macro, or multitasking, but having them will help your play out a ton. IMO Zerg is the best rounded race, make sure to use mutas and drops to multitask and try to outplay your opponent. All races are awesome, powerful, and fun to play. I, along with most of my friends, started with Protoss, mostly because of colossus and blink stalker lol. Switched to Zerg because it fits my play style ^^ Hope this helps Kinda what i was looking for. I suppose i will try terran and protoss before i stick with zerg. Something lower APM might be better for me lol I like shiny visuals anyways! Thank you  | ||
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ThyLastPenguin
United Kingdom101 Posts
I really like the feel of T/Z and I would really love to get to a decent level with them, but I just feel so lost if I attempt to play them, and I don't want to suffer through 100 straight losses just to get my league down to silver (as I'm assuming that's where my T/Z is :D) | ||
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phfantunes
Brazil170 Posts
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Vocis
United States5 Posts
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haaz
157 Posts
1. roach expand vs zerg/terran/toss 2. roach expand on 2v2 And got some question about zvz: 3. Is there opening which doesnt require banelings and can counter them easily? | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On August 27 2012 21:12 haaz wrote: I need safe openers: 1. roach expand vs zerg/terran/toss 2. roach expand on 2v2 And got some question about zvz: 3. Is there opening which doesnt require banelings and can counter them easily? I mean you can skip the baneling nest all together and just go straight to Roach Warren, but you a running a rather high risk of getting overrun due to low Roach numbers. | ||
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grouperfish
Canada22 Posts
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haaz
157 Posts
On August 28 2012 03:11 grouperfish wrote: What's a solid TvZ build for high silver facing golds and plats? Any safe expand build for example Reactor marine / 2 rax with bunkers into mech: Hellion / banshee / thor 2 armory Attack when you near max supply, control watch towers | ||
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kollin
United Kingdom8380 Posts
On August 27 2012 01:40 K3Nyy wrote: Does anyone know when the ladder locks? I'm helping my friend get to masters and I'm people playing far into masters already but I'm still not promoting so I was just wondering if the ladder locked. Thanks in advance. The ladder locks on 1st September. Though why your friend would want you to boost his account is beyond me. It's just a shiny badge and if he doesn't actually have the skills to back it up it seems a bit pointless. | ||
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K3Nyy
United States1961 Posts
On August 28 2012 06:17 kollin wrote: The ladder locks on 1st September. Though why your friend would want you to boost his account is beyond me. It's just a shiny badge and if he doesn't actually have the skills to back it up it seems a bit pointless. Never mind I think it locked on the 25th actually. No wonder, cause I was playing like 1400ish pts and still not promoting -.-. He's been like plat for a year and just gave up lol so he just asked me for the shiny icon. | ||
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kollin
United Kingdom8380 Posts
On August 28 2012 11:49 K3Nyy wrote: Never mind I think it locked on the 25th actually. No wonder, cause I was playing like 1400ish pts and still not promoting -.-. He's been like plat for a year and just gave up lol so he just asked me for the shiny icon. No it definitely locks on 1st September. | ||
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NewbieOne
Poland560 Posts
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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
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Mavvie
Canada923 Posts
On August 29 2012 10:59 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote: Which race can play macro games and have the least losses due to bad luck even at the highest levels? You'll never lose to "bad luck". You'll lose to bad scouting and defensive preparations. It just seems lucky. For example, a Terran moves out to attack Zerg, but Zerg counterattacks with ~20 zerglings. If Terran had walled off with supply depots+bunker or two, or if he had well positioned scouting marines to see it coming, he would've taken no damage. This may seem like an "unlucky loss", but it could've been prevented by scouting etc. However, I'd say Terrans have the hardest time in the lategame, and the easiest in the midgame. Protoss have trouble all game until they get that 3/3/3 deathball, and then "bad luck" of missing a cloaked ghost that EMP's all of your HT which weren't split (unlucky eh? or bad preparations.) Terrans have to counter the Zerg/Protoss's units in the right ratios, Protoss has to be careful about engagements, Zerg has to pick the right unit and engage correctly. They're all viable in macro games, just pay attention to scouting and preparing for anything your opponent can throw at you. What I like to do in-game is ask myself "how can he win this game?" and deny it. It's usually drops, I'll build a spore ring, and win when his drops can't touch me. Yeah that's the end of my rant ^^ | ||
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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
On August 29 2012 11:14 Mavvie wrote: You'll never lose to "bad luck". You'll lose to bad scouting and defensive preparations. It just seems lucky. For example, a Terran moves out to attack Zerg, but Zerg counterattacks with ~20 zerglings. If Terran had walled off with supply depots+bunker or two, or if he had well positioned scouting marines to see it coming, he would've taken no damage. This may seem like an "unlucky loss", but it could've been prevented by scouting etc. However, I'd say Terrans have the hardest time in the lategame, and the easiest in the midgame. Protoss have trouble all game until they get that 3/3/3 deathball, and then "bad luck" of missing a cloaked ghost that EMP's all of your HT which weren't split (unlucky eh? or bad preparations.) Terrans have to counter the Zerg/Protoss's units in the right ratios, Protoss has to be careful about engagements, Zerg has to pick the right unit and engage correctly. They're all viable in macro games, just pay attention to scouting and preparing for anything your opponent can throw at you. What I like to do in-game is ask myself "how can he win this game?" and deny it. It's usually drops, I'll build a spore ring, and win when his drops can't touch me. Yeah that's the end of my rant ^^ While I agree that it is bad to blame luck, you cannot deny that there is a degree of luck in the game. Playing without risks is impossible in this game. Also, BO losses. Sometimes what he's doing counters what you're doing, and there's nothing you can do about that. | ||
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