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Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8231 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-02 23:36:34
June 02 2013 23:34 GMT
#15641
On June 03 2013 07:29 JonIrenicus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 03 2013 01:45 UpgradeNova wrote:
On June 02 2013 19:35 JonIrenicus wrote:
On June 01 2013 11:33 UpgradeNova wrote:
On June 01 2013 10:10 azngamer828 wrote:
when i log in and click on multiplayer, the 1v1 button is darkened and is not available whereas the 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 are availble and bright. its been going on for quite a while and its getting pretty annoying.
anyone know why?
is it a bug?


This is a bug. Before you contact Blizzard to get it fixed, try these:

1) Reset your network.
2) Flush the DNS cache.
3) Delete the Variables.txt file from C:\Users\<username>\Documents\StarCraft II
4) Delete the Battle.net cache.

If those don't work...tell Blizz.

Edit: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/8796679671#2 There's a thread of someone who had a similar issue, if that helps.
Double Edit: Latest update from Blizz is that this is a known bug with known cause to be fixed in a future patch.


On June 01 2013 10:10 azngamer828 wrote:
when i log in and click on multiplayer, the 1v1 button is darkened and is not available whereas the 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 are availble and bright. its been going on for quite a while and its getting pretty annoying.
anyone know why?
is it a bug?



There is no need to do all that. All you gotta do is LOGIN, and wait 10 seconds/until the border or your portrait flashes. The 1vs1 will unlock.


Now my question: where do I buy a cheap starcraft 2 EU key??


Well, good news! You can use a single account now to play on all servers (KR, NA, and EU,etc.)! Before logging in, there should be a button labeled "Game Region" I believe. Click it, and select a new server to play on. Your NA account (or KR, or whatever) will not transfer, you will start over with an entirely new "account" with a different screen name and new ranking/history.

Edit: Blizzard's Global Play FAQ: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/starcraft-ii-global-play-faq


thank you. But I only got a eu license for Wol, so you mean that if I buy a na key I can still play on EU?? Seems odd.


Yes. If you buy one EU WoL, and another NA WoL, you will have 2 accounts to play on EU.

While accounts are global, your game client isn't. That means if you bought a EU WoL, you HAVE to buy a EU hots key. It wont work if you buy the wrong key for the wrong region.
Iyerbeth
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
England2410 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-02 23:52:40
June 02 2013 23:51 GMT
#15642
On June 03 2013 08:06 LordYama wrote:
Why do players destroy the little neutral blocking structures at the corners of their ramps? What is the function of these aside from preventing exploitation by blocking in a marine with a building bunker, and what benefit is provided to the player by destroying the one in his base?


The primary reasons for these structures is to prevent ramp blocking techniques, which were once particulrly prevalant in PvZ, by using pylons and a single cannon to lock a zerg player in to one base. The reason for destroying them is to prevent accidentally attacking them whilst microing during an important defensive engagement, since typically you'll have at least one unit defending your natural anyway. Accidentally attacking a neutral depot when zerglings are trying to surround can be bad, for instance.
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HelioSeven
Profile Joined February 2012
United States193 Posts
June 03 2013 03:39 GMT
#15643
On June 03 2013 07:29 JonIrenicus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 03 2013 01:45 UpgradeNova wrote:
On June 02 2013 19:35 JonIrenicus wrote:
On June 01 2013 11:33 UpgradeNova wrote:
On June 01 2013 10:10 azngamer828 wrote:
when i log in and click on multiplayer, the 1v1 button is darkened and is not available whereas the 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 are availble and bright. its been going on for quite a while and its getting pretty annoying.
anyone know why?
is it a bug?


This is a bug. Before you contact Blizzard to get it fixed, try these:

1) Reset your network.
2) Flush the DNS cache.
3) Delete the Variables.txt file from C:\Users\<username>\Documents\StarCraft II
4) Delete the Battle.net cache.

If those don't work...tell Blizz.

Edit: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/8796679671#2 There's a thread of someone who had a similar issue, if that helps.
Double Edit: Latest update from Blizz is that this is a known bug with known cause to be fixed in a future patch.


On June 01 2013 10:10 azngamer828 wrote:
when i log in and click on multiplayer, the 1v1 button is darkened and is not available whereas the 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 are availble and bright. its been going on for quite a while and its getting pretty annoying.
anyone know why?
is it a bug?



There is no need to do all that. All you gotta do is LOGIN, and wait 10 seconds/until the border or your portrait flashes. The 1vs1 will unlock.


Now my question: where do I buy a cheap starcraft 2 EU key??


Well, good news! You can use a single account now to play on all servers (KR, NA, and EU,etc.)! Before logging in, there should be a button labeled "Game Region" I believe. Click it, and select a new server to play on. Your NA account (or KR, or whatever) will not transfer, you will start over with an entirely new "account" with a different screen name and new ranking/history.

Edit: Blizzard's Global Play FAQ: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/starcraft-ii-global-play-faq


thank you. But I only got a eu license for Wol, so you mean that if I buy a na key I can still play on EU?? Seems odd.


Yes, global play was added to all versions of SC2 a couple patches ago. Even WoL can play across regions.

On June 03 2013 08:06 LordYama wrote:
Why do players destroy the little neutral blocking structures at the corners of their ramps? What is the function of these aside from preventing exploitation by blocking in a marine with a building bunker, and what benefit is provided to the player by destroying the one in his base?


It's to prevent walling in with a pylon block or bunker rush, which mostly hurts Zerg as they are the most likely to fast expand and get cut in half. Most players just kill it so that it's no longer there and they don't accidentally click it in battle and mismicro their units.
If I smite you, have you been smitten?
xpldngmn
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria264 Posts
June 03 2013 16:53 GMT
#15644
Photon Overcharge + Chronoboost on Nexus = ?

a) Nexus shooting faster
b) Photon Overcharge running out earlier
c) Nothing

Is it one of those or a+b or something completely different?
Non-native speaker, those prepositions are so hard to know.
smoosh
Profile Joined July 2011
31 Posts
June 03 2013 19:02 GMT
#15645
On June 04 2013 01:53 xpldngmn wrote:
Photon Overcharge + Chronoboost on Nexus = ?

a) Nexus shooting faster
b) Photon Overcharge running out earlier
c) Nothing

Is it one of those or a+b or something completely different?


Chronoboost will not increase the rate of fire of Photon Overcharge, though shield regeneration and production speed of the Nexus will still increase as always.

Interestingly enough, CB DOES effect the rate of fire of a planetary fortress. I believe the 'logic' behind it not effecting the rate of fire of PO is that PO is a spell cast on the building rather than an inherent function of the building itself.
Pachacutec
Profile Joined March 2012
Peru53 Posts
June 03 2013 21:40 GMT
#15646
why prime players have their name at the end instead of the begining of their ID?
Creator.Prime
MarineKing.Prime


EG.HuK
ah...
HuK.EG?

idk its weird :/
you look better in the shadows
hearters
Profile Joined May 2013
Singapore224 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-03 23:58:22
June 03 2013 23:58 GMT
#15647
ZvZ: Why are pros able to drone up so much before building their first lings? Do they just build lings when they see lings with their overlord? What if the opponent hid the lings and sent a bunch at once?
Research: 1. Creep Spread Trick 2. Patrol Splitting Zerglings 3. Multiple Queen Production 4. Organised Creep Spread 5. Select Larvae/Morph Unit Rapidfire
[OPR] Phoenix
Profile Joined May 2013
Denmark12 Posts
June 04 2013 09:47 GMT
#15648
On June 03 2013 08:06 LordYama wrote:
Why do players destroy the little neutral blocking structures at the corners of their ramps? What is the function of these aside from preventing exploitation by blocking in a marine with a building bunker, and what benefit is provided to the player by destroying the one in his base?


As the other guy said it's there to prevent ramp blocking cheese. Something he forgot to mention though is that you will also destroy it so that you can actually build at the spot where it is :-)
I love Starcraft 2 :)
TRaFFiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1448 Posts
June 04 2013 14:59 GMT
#15649
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Viking

This article has some confusing info regarding viking.

"Assuming no upgrades, Vikings deal 10 (+4 armored) x2 damage per attack to air. Therefore it takes 5 attacks to almost deplete their shields (140 damage). After that they deal 13 x2 damage to the hull per attack (colossi naturally have 1 armor). 6 attacks will deplete their shields and deal 16 damage to the hull. After that it takes 8 shots to deplete their hull health (184 remaining, 26 damage per shot), for a total of 14 shots. "

I don't understand. :S
2v2, 1v1, Zerg, Terran http://www.twitch.tv/trafficsc2
HelioSeven
Profile Joined February 2012
United States193 Posts
June 05 2013 04:22 GMT
#15650
On June 04 2013 06:40 Pachacutec wrote:
why prime players have their name at the end instead of the begining of their ID?
Creator.Prime
MarineKing.Prime


EG.HuK
ah...
HuK.EG?

idk its weird :/


Really it's just a stylistic thing, but I believe it's because Prime's origins were as a gaming clan which later became a professional team. Traditionally, a gaming clan was an organization independent of the teams for which it's members played, so players could have nametags that looked like [TeamName]PersonalName.ClanName, or something like that.

I don't think many people make the distinction any more, Prime is now considered both a gaming clan and team in full capacity, but I believe the 'Prime' gets put at the end of their IDs as an homage to Prime's roots as a gaming clan.

On June 04 2013 23:59 TRaFFiC wrote:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Viking

This article has some confusing info regarding viking.

"Assuming no upgrades, Vikings deal 10 (+4 armored) x2 damage per attack to air. Therefore it takes 5 attacks to almost deplete their shields (140 damage). After that they deal 13 x2 damage to the hull per attack (colossi naturally have 1 armor). 6 attacks will deplete their shields and deal 16 damage to the hull. After that it takes 8 shots to deplete their hull health (184 remaining, 26 damage per shot), for a total of 14 shots. "

I don't understand. :S


Sorry, but what exactly do you not understand? Viking "shots" are composed of two attacks each, each attack is 10 (+4 vs armored). Thus it takes 14 "shots", or 28 attacks, to kill a colossus. In short, 14 vikings will 1-shot a colossus (barring any upgrade disparity).
If I smite you, have you been smitten?
unknown soldier
Profile Joined May 2013
38 Posts
June 05 2013 04:31 GMT
#15651
if i buy HOTS expansion on existing WOL account do i get additional game time and if i buy WOL for the first time how long is the game time and how much it costs to renew it ?
being an unknown soldier is the ultimate sacrifice you fight you die and no one knows
Dragnmn
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands52 Posts
June 05 2013 08:04 GMT
#15652
On June 05 2013 13:31 unknown soldier wrote:
if i buy HOTS expansion on existing WOL account do i get additional game time and if i buy WOL for the first time how long is the game time and how much it costs to renew it ?


There is no game time, you buy it once and it works forever (or at least until Blizzard decides to shut down the servers). It's quite unlike WoW in that respect.
Salivanth
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia1071 Posts
June 05 2013 10:46 GMT
#15653
Why are Ghosts good vs. Archons? Archons are large, and EMP only takes out 100 shields. You'd take out way more shields by EMPing a clump of Zealots that aren't interspersed with Archons, right?
<@Wikt> so you are one of those nega-fans <@Wikt> that hates the company that makes a game and everything they stand for <@Wikt> but still plays the game <@Wikt> (like roughly 30% of blizzard's player base, maybe much more...)
hearters
Profile Joined May 2013
Singapore224 Posts
June 05 2013 11:26 GMT
#15654
What's the status on GGreplayz.com? Is there some successor to it?
Research: 1. Creep Spread Trick 2. Patrol Splitting Zerglings 3. Multiple Queen Production 4. Organised Creep Spread 5. Select Larvae/Morph Unit Rapidfire
joukainen
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway19 Posts
June 05 2013 11:52 GMT
#15655
Is it better to tank with stalkers infront of marines or vice versa?
Me, a shotgun & a zergling
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8231 Posts
June 05 2013 12:20 GMT
#15656
On June 05 2013 20:52 joukainen wrote:
Is it better to tank with stalkers infront of marines or vice versa?


Really depends on what you're up against. If zerglings, then stalkers can tank a lot more while marines dish out more damage, but if you're up vs, say marauders, then marines should be in the front. If its hard to judge, id put marines in front for the sole reason that they are cheaper to rebuild.
PinheadXXXXXX
Profile Joined February 2012
United States897 Posts
June 05 2013 23:27 GMT
#15657
How should I get out of a slump? Currently I am about 5-35 in my last 40 games, and I can't even point to any concrete error in my play leading to this slump. I just end up losing somehow, game after game, and I don't know how to fix it.
Taeja the one true Byunjwa~
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8231 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-05 23:30:53
June 05 2013 23:30 GMT
#15658
On June 06 2013 08:27 PinheadXXXXXX wrote:
How should I get out of a slump? Currently I am about 5-35 in my last 40 games, and I can't even point to any concrete error in my play leading to this slump. I just end up losing somehow, game after game, and I don't know how to fix it.


Happens to everyone, and you come out stronger on the other end once you've climbed that wall. I'd say one of the most important things you can do is watch the replay and see where you went wrong. If you have 35 losses in the last 40 games, it shouldn't take long until you start finding a pattern. Maybe you stop making works too soon? Maybe there are big flaws in your builds? Watch the replay from the enemy perspective, what did he do right, how did he find your weakness, and how can you stop him next time?
PinheadXXXXXX
Profile Joined February 2012
United States897 Posts
June 06 2013 00:38 GMT
#15659
On June 06 2013 08:30 Excludos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2013 08:27 PinheadXXXXXX wrote:
How should I get out of a slump? Currently I am about 5-35 in my last 40 games, and I can't even point to any concrete error in my play leading to this slump. I just end up losing somehow, game after game, and I don't know how to fix it.


Happens to everyone, and you come out stronger on the other end once you've climbed that wall. I'd say one of the most important things you can do is watch the replay and see where you went wrong. If you have 35 losses in the last 40 games, it shouldn't take long until you start finding a pattern. Maybe you stop making works too soon? Maybe there are big flaws in your builds? Watch the replay from the enemy perspective, what did he do right, how did he find your weakness, and how can you stop him next time?

The thing is, as I said, I keep losing games for different reasons. Some games I get outmacroed, some games i outmacro the other player but make terrible decisions or take terrible engagements, other games i move-command my army and lose it all. Ultimately, i think I'm just not playing as...crisp? as usual, as my mistakes are all over the place. I think it's probably more of a mindset issue.
Taeja the one true Byunjwa~
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8231 Posts
June 06 2013 00:40 GMT
#15660
On June 06 2013 09:38 PinheadXXXXXX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2013 08:30 Excludos wrote:
On June 06 2013 08:27 PinheadXXXXXX wrote:
How should I get out of a slump? Currently I am about 5-35 in my last 40 games, and I can't even point to any concrete error in my play leading to this slump. I just end up losing somehow, game after game, and I don't know how to fix it.


Happens to everyone, and you come out stronger on the other end once you've climbed that wall. I'd say one of the most important things you can do is watch the replay and see where you went wrong. If you have 35 losses in the last 40 games, it shouldn't take long until you start finding a pattern. Maybe you stop making works too soon? Maybe there are big flaws in your builds? Watch the replay from the enemy perspective, what did he do right, how did he find your weakness, and how can you stop him next time?

The thing is, as I said, I keep losing games for different reasons. Some games I get outmacroed, some games i outmacro the other player but make terrible decisions or take terrible engagements, other games i move-command my army and lose it all. Ultimately, i think I'm just not playing as...crisp? as usual, as my mistakes are all over the place. I think it's probably more of a mindset issue.


Like I said. Go through your replays. There might be a fundamental flaw in your execution that you haven't seen yet. If nothing else, you'll learn a tiny bit from every game you watch, so you don't do those same mistakes again.
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