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smilingjuggernaut
Profile Joined November 2016
74 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-26 03:57:32
January 26 2017 03:56 GMT
#17541
Does anyone with a brain actually find this season's maps better than the last season's?

Last season had 3 good maps, this one 0 ;( oh well guess I'll go from playing 1-2 games a day to 0
smilingjuggernaut
Profile Joined November 2016
74 Posts
January 30 2017 04:26 GMT
#17542
What is it about a game like Starcraft that seems to attract some of the worst scum on Earth or are people in general just this cancerous?
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8231 Posts
January 30 2017 10:18 GMT
#17543
On January 30 2017 13:26 smilingjuggernaut wrote:
What is it about a game like Starcraft that seems to attract some of the worst scum on Earth or are people in general just this cancerous?


Nothing about sc2. The internet at large generally brings this quality out in people. You'll find it in any online game you've ever played. While I haven't played sc2 in a while, I'd wager the community at large is much better than Dota, Lol, cs:go or overwatch is atm, if only because you don't have to deal with these "scum" as your teammates for an entire game.
Yoav
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1874 Posts
January 30 2017 15:59 GMT
#17544
Yeah SC is a lot better than a lot of these games.

But emotions run high in any fast-paced, competitive game. Offset in games with older populations.
Hushfieldx
Profile Joined December 2016
Belgium64 Posts
January 30 2017 17:16 GMT
#17545
On January 30 2017 19:18 Excludos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 30 2017 13:26 smilingjuggernaut wrote:
What is it about a game like Starcraft that seems to attract some of the worst scum on Earth or are people in general just this cancerous?


Nothing about sc2. The internet at large generally brings this quality out in people. You'll find it in any online game you've ever played. While I haven't played sc2 in a while, I'd wager the community at large is much better than Dota, Lol, cs:go or overwatch is atm, if only because you don't have to deal with these "scum" as your teammates for an entire game.
Exactly. In fact, Starcraft having a community which is generally more focused on critical thinking and analysis as well as being simply a lot nicer than those of many other games is why I came back to SC2.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12907 Posts
February 08 2017 21:31 GMT
#17546
Were tanks buffed against marines after blizzcon?
WriterMaru
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
February 08 2017 21:40 GMT
#17547
On February 09 2017 06:31 Poopi wrote:
Were tanks buffed against marines after blizzcon?


They went from 35 (+15 vs armored) to 40 (+30) so vs everything :p
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12907 Posts
February 10 2017 19:50 GMT
#17548
So they went from 35(+15 armored) to +70?
So they OS marines instead of 2shot them?
Is marine tank still viable in TvT?
I started playing again and I met a lot of lazy terrans who went for mech, this plus tankivac nerf plus giant ass maps make for a lot of wasted time in TvT :/.
WriterMaru
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-10 20:00:55
February 10 2017 19:59 GMT
#17549
On February 11 2017 04:50 Poopi wrote:
So they went from 35(+15 armored) to +70?
So they OS marines instead of 2shot them?
Is marine tank still viable in TvT?
I started playing again and I met a lot of lazy terrans who went for mech, this plus tankivac nerf plus giant ass maps make for a lot of wasted time in TvT :/.


nonono the vs armored was implied : 40 (+30 vs armored)

marine tank is still the way to go but it's also the return of doom drops instant win

raven harass is a thing too because auto turrets are insanly OP now
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12907 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-10 21:18:12
February 10 2017 21:18 GMT
#17550
What they buffed turrets too?
I thought they already buffed them for LotV...
Fuck. Will check some builds from ByuN I guess.
ty for the intel
WriterMaru
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
February 10 2017 21:25 GMT
#17551
On February 11 2017 06:18 Poopi wrote:
What they buffed turrets too?
I thought they already buffed them for LotV...
Fuck. Will check some builds from ByuN I guess.
ty for the intel


Turret dps is higher but it dies faster. If the guy doesn't move his scvs he will lose 5 or 6. Just earlier i played a TvT and killed a tank with one turret.
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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b0rt_
Profile Joined October 2011
Norway931 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-18 13:48:36
February 18 2017 13:39 GMT
#17552
How are you supposed to use the corrosive bile?
I have it hotkeyed to C, I have tried keeping my finger on it whilst mouse clicking, I have tried pressing it each time before I click and I am always just selecting my opponents units. I feel like I'm going crazy here.

edit: nvm found out how, bind 'Choose Ability or Ai Target' to the corrosive bile key.
Minotaar
Profile Joined May 2010
3 Posts
February 22 2017 00:36 GMT
#17553
So, now that the new patch has been out a while, can anyone refer me to the discussions that led to the elimination of release interceptors? I think the loss of that ability made carriers much more boring to play.
EngrishTeacher
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Canada1109 Posts
February 25 2017 08:55 GMT
#17554
Where can I find a list of current build orders for each race? (I play random)

I tried imbabuilds but they stopped updating after hots. The X race help me threads are incomplete, and so is liquipedia.

Just got back into the game after a long hiatus, I would like a macro build + a cheese build for each race (or better yet, each matchup) so I can get past platinum. Currently just playing by feel, for example TvX I open reaper FE into 2 medivac drop at 5 something minutes every game, but against diamond protosses they usually deflect it easily putting me behind, whereas pros usually open with a factory right after the first reactored rax in TvP.
Hushfieldx
Profile Joined December 2016
Belgium64 Posts
February 25 2017 14:00 GMT
#17555
On February 25 2017 17:55 EngrishTeacher wrote:
Where can I find a list of current build orders for each race? (I play random)

I tried imbabuilds but they stopped updating after hots. The X race help me threads are incomplete, and so is liquipedia.

Just got back into the game after a long hiatus, I would like a macro build + a cheese build for each race (or better yet, each matchup) so I can get past platinum. Currently just playing by feel, for example TvX I open reaper FE into 2 medivac drop at 5 something minutes every game, but against diamond protosses they usually deflect it easily putting me behind, whereas pros usually open with a factory right after the first reactored rax in TvP.

You can find a lot at spawningtool.com. They recently partnered up with PiG and TL to bring more detailed guides. They also have some sort of overlay program to follow the builds in-game.
LordYama
Profile Joined August 2010
United States370 Posts
March 11 2017 02:30 GMT
#17556
How do people with a regular username also hide behind a barcode?

On ladder, I beat a named player who went for a cheese strat. Then I was matched against a barcode, and lost to the same strat, and after the game I saw that the player was the same guy from my previous game. (In the game stats, plus the guy messaged me.)

How does he simultaneously have a regular and a barcode name? How does this work?
Haole_Catt
Profile Joined March 2017
10 Posts
April 08 2017 08:18 GMT
#17557
Context:

Very much a noob, only been playing a couple of weeks

Question:

I've found the Micro game on arcade (dark something, forget the name, has marine split, double marauder survive, etc), and I know about SALT. What other good mods and arcade games are out there for newbie training purposes?

Question:

I found a build I want to learn on youtube, but it doesn't have SALT encoding and the guy who made it doesn't know how to encode. How can I do this or show him to? Link to tutorial maybe?

Question:

For Marine Patrol split, is setting it up as a rapidfire the way to go, or just normal targeting?

Question:

I've seen people post they have played against someone of X rank or league that wasn't in theirs. How do you know your opponents' rankings other than seeing the MMR at the score screen?

Question:

I've only had limited time and have only played substantially as Terran. How much should I play as other races to learn them? Should I halt my ranked multiplayer and do a bunch of Vs. AI with each race before continuing?


Thanks in advance!






Haole_Catt
Profile Joined March 2017
10 Posts
April 08 2017 08:20 GMT
#17558
On February 25 2017 17:55 EngrishTeacher wrote:
Where can I find a list of current build orders for each race? (I play random)

I tried imbabuilds but they stopped updating after hots. The X race help me threads are incomplete, and so is liquipedia.

Just got back into the game after a long hiatus, I would like a macro build + a cheese build for each race (or better yet, each matchup) so I can get past platinum. Currently just playing by feel, for example TvX I open reaper FE into 2 medivac drop at 5 something minutes every game, but against diamond protosses they usually deflect it easily putting me behind, whereas pros usually open with a factory right after the first reactored rax in TvP.



This maybe?

http://lotv.spawningtool.com/
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
April 08 2017 14:09 GMT
#17559
On April 08 2017 17:18 Haole_Catt wrote:
Context:

Very much a noob, only been playing a couple of weeks

Question:

I've found the Micro game on arcade (dark something, forget the name, has marine split, double marauder survive, etc), and I know about SALT. What other good mods and arcade games are out there for newbie training purposes?

Question:

I found a build I want to learn on youtube, but it doesn't have SALT encoding and the guy who made it doesn't know how to encode. How can I do this or show him to? Link to tutorial maybe?

Question:

For Marine Patrol split, is setting it up as a rapidfire the way to go, or just normal targeting?

Question:

I've seen people post they have played against someone of X rank or league that wasn't in theirs. How do you know your opponents' rankings other than seeing the MMR at the score screen?

Question:

I've only had limited time and have only played substantially as Terran. How much should I play as other races to learn them? Should I halt my ranked multiplayer and do a bunch of Vs. AI with each race before continuing?


Thanks in advance!



I mostly practice micro on LOTV unit tester (v1.2 by existor), it allows you to practice exactly what you want. When i see some pro do cool stuff like pickup micro or target banelings, it's super easy to just launch the map and recreate the situation.
Only downside is the opponent won't micro well of course, but you can start the map with another player.

There should be a tutorial on how to use SALT somewhere? I don't like using third party programs for build orders but you might wanna check this out : http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/518077-spawning-a-new-partnership

Pretty sure patrol splits with rapidfire wouldn't work well, i don't even personally use patrol for splits.

MMR tiers are listed here: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Battle.net_Leagues
Not up to date but close to accurate.
Never trust the league border on loading screens, MMR is the best way of telling your opponent current level (unless new account, or offracing/started playing again after a long break)
Too often i look at streams and players see a border above their level then complain about matchmaking if they lose, or get super happy when they win...except most of the time the opponent has way lower MMR than his actual rank.
Sure, his peak level is higher than yours but his current form clearly isn't.
But if that person actually has 300+ MMR you can forget that loss and move on because you shouldn't really win :p

Probably better to stick with one race at the beginning, especially with limited time. Gotta get to learn macro first
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8231 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-08 14:11:06
April 08 2017 14:10 GMT
#17560
edit: nvm. Misunderstod question
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