On July 19 2013 03:07 Lotias wrote: Hello! First post on Teamliquid for me!
But a simple question Ive been thinking of: Alot of players seems to be able to move the camera between bases really easy without clicking on the minimap, how?
Camera Save hotkey. They let you, say ctrl + f5 on a spesific location, and then just hit f5 to jump to that location. I don't remember the exact default buttons for this in sc2, but in BW it ws f1-f8, and thats what I'm using (will of course crash with "select idle workers" and "select army" which is f1 and f2, but I never use those anyways)
I'd say you don't really need this until you start hitting high master/grandmaster, and even then there are a lot of pro's who don't use them. But it's never a bad thing (in fact, if you get used to it, it should help your play greatly), so there is no reason not to use them at any point if you want to.
I've got a quick question needing a clarification. I often see players mentioning low masters / mid masters / high masters, how do you guys actually clarify that? Is it by your points in the masters league, or your position? Or is it by overall position in your region?
On July 19 2013 03:07 Lotias wrote: Hello! First post on Teamliquid for me!
But a simple question Ive been thinking of: Alot of players seems to be able to move the camera between bases really easy without clicking on the minimap, how?
F1 till F4 ? hotkeycams see keybinds u can change m even
how do pros make the drops so fast as the medivacs/overlords are still moving? it does not appear they are clicking on individual units because they are dropping out of multiple dropships/overlords at the same time. and it isnt just a "d" command because they are moving while dropping. thanks.
On July 19 2013 03:35 LegendaryDreams wrote: I've got a quick question needing a clarification. I often see players mentioning low masters / mid masters / high masters, how do you guys actually clarify that? Is it by your points in the masters league, or your position? Or is it by overall position in your region?
Thanks in advance!
There is no hard answer to this. Generally place 60 and below in a league is low, and on the edge for promotion, lets say rank 10 and up, is considered high. But it also depends on your points over all, and most importantly where you see yourself.
On July 19 2013 03:59 dAPhREAk wrote: how do pros make the drops so fast as the medivacs/overlords are still moving? it does not appear they are clicking on individual units because they are dropping out of multiple dropships/overlords at the same time. and it isnt just a "d" command because they are moving while dropping. thanks.
If you click the drop command on a dropship itself while its moving, it will start unloading without canceling its move command.
On July 19 2013 03:59 dAPhREAk wrote: how do pros make the drops so fast as the medivacs/overlords are still moving? it does not appear they are clicking on individual units because they are dropping out of multiple dropships/overlords at the same time. and it isnt just a "d" command because they are moving while dropping. thanks.
If you click the drop command on a dropship itself while its moving, it will start unloading without canceling its move command.
does this work even if you have multiple dropships selected?
On July 19 2013 03:59 dAPhREAk wrote: how do pros make the drops so fast as the medivacs/overlords are still moving? it does not appear they are clicking on individual units because they are dropping out of multiple dropships/overlords at the same time. and it isnt just a "d" command because they are moving while dropping. thanks.
If you click the drop command on a dropship itself while its moving, it will start unloading without canceling its move command.
does this work even if you have multiple dropships selected?
What would be a good place to find (recent) fully described (i mean like 10depot, 14cc, 15rax, ...) (macro oriented) builds for TvZ, TvT and TvP. There are lots of sites who offer this but most are sadly outdated. (e.g. for TvZ there is only one build, mvp 2base all in on TL)
I have a real hard time taking builds from VOD's or streams
What is the best or most cost effective response of a Zerg player against a Terran player who masses Ravens as their primary unit, with maybe a few banshees? It would seem that a lot of units that can kill the Ravens, be it mutas, hydras or infestors, are at high risk for getting blown up by seeker missiles or blocked by Point Defense Drones. Is there a particular unit combination that is felt to be best?
It seems like the players who do this like to turret up their bases too so it's harder to raid with mutas to keep the Raven numbers from accumulating.
On July 19 2013 07:19 Juice! wrote: What would be a good place to find (recent) fully described (i mean like 10depot, 14cc, 15rax, ...) (macro oriented) builds for TvZ, TvT and TvP. There are lots of sites who offer this but most are sadly outdated. (e.g. for TvZ there is only one build, mvp 2base all in on TL)
I have a real hard time taking builds from VOD's or streams
Thanks!
The HoTS Terran Help Me Thread in the SC2 Strategy Section covers just about everything and has questions answered within
On July 19 2013 03:59 dAPhREAk wrote: how do pros make the drops so fast as the medivacs/overlords are still moving? it does not appear they are clicking on individual units because they are dropping out of multiple dropships/overlords at the same time. and it isnt just a "d" command because they are moving while dropping. thanks.
If you click the drop command on a dropship itself while its moving, it will start unloading without canceling its move command.
does this work even if you have multiple dropships selected?
thanks. never knew this...
Yes, fastest way to do this (I believe) is to select all dropships at once, hit and hold D (give it .5 sec like if you are going to spam multiple force fields) and click on each dropship once.
I heard people talking about Fantasys build in TvP where he gets early tanks and sieges up the protoss natural, does anyone know where a vod can be found?
On July 21 2013 14:20 Grouch wrote: I heard people talking about Fantasys build in TvP where he gets early tanks and sieges up the protoss natural, does anyone know where a vod can be found?
Simple question, why dont pro's repair medivacs? I know they are doing a ton of multitasking.... but it seems like there is times when most of their medivacs get down into the deep red... the battle ends and they are sharking around looking for an opening.... then you see flash load up 8 marines into a medivac with 5hp, boost into main base and be taken down by one stalker shot.
It just seems like after a battle it would be more cost efficient to send an SCV over to autorepair while moving around, or even dropping a mule to protect the cargo load of the medivacs.
On July 22 2013 22:01 Toast_ wrote: Simple question, why dont pro's repair medivacs? I know they are doing a ton of multitasking.... but it seems like there is times when most of their medivacs get down into the deep red... the battle ends and they are sharking around looking for an opening.... then you see flash load up 8 marines into a medivac with 5hp, boost into main base and be taken down by one stalker shot.
It just seems like after a battle it would be more cost efficient to send an SCV over to autorepair while moving around, or even dropping a mule to protect the cargo load of the medivacs.
Its certainly possible, especially in the lategame where you don't need your scvs anyways. But it does require multitasking like you said, and it takes a really long time if you don't have scvs ready with your army. First you have to send a couple out, which taks half a minute. Then they need another minute to repair.
But honestly, what you describe above sounds like an honest mistake to me.
Pros definitely repair medivacs when the medivac is at home. The thing is, if they have reached the point in the game where large scale tactics and huge movements and flanks are the prevailing focus, there's no way in hell its worth it to fly an injured medivac with 5-6 units in it all the way home, grab scvs to repair it, then reset it. At best it's doing a tiny bit of damage on it's second trip, and in reality the pro is more concerned with drawing the opponents attention away for .5 seconds while he gains advantageous positioning on the 4th or 5th.
Hi guys, and sorry for not posting this in the appropiate thread.
I'm a somewhat new player to ladder, and I always go to BCs. I defend base, do natural, expand to a third (until it gets spotted) and do BCs like there's no tomorrow. I do find quite satisfying to confront in air battles vs voids or corruptors, as well as fellow terrans with vikings and/or BCs.
Sometimes other players call me noob when they lose, even if they're NOT scouting or harassing my base (which would prevent massing BCs), and they are not bronze. From silver and up.
Thing is, I do recognize this is not a proper way of playing, I recognize this is very risky 'cause BCs are almost late-game, I recognize I do jeopardize the rest of my base while massing BCs although I do defend it quite well with turrets, bunkers and tanks plus upgrades. But I DO enjoy playing this way, I've always had something with starships and powerful lazers and I'm on top 8 Silver 1v1 and 2v2.
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