[G] How to Improve Efficiently at SC2 1v1 - Page 21

On April 15 2011 07:45 kawaiiryuko wrote:
Using windows 7, I turned off "Enhance Pointer Precision" which seems to have the same effect as turning off mouse acceleration. Is this the same thing? If so, it seems a lot easier than doing a registry edit, no? Or am I confused?

On April 19 2011 14:30 charliexjustice wrote:
First of all, great guide. Thanks very much for taking the time to write this up. Other posts about BO's looked great too, I will be lurking all of your posts from now on.

Now, on to my questions: regarding mouse settings, I read in this post that Windows mouse settings have no effect on Starcraft 2, and that all that is necessary to achieve a 1:1 mouse movement/cursor movement ratio is to change the in game sensitivity to anywhere between 51-54% and deactivate "Enhance pointer precision" in Windows (this seems to contradict the previous statement, but that's what the OP says). The OP seems to have researched this well and be fairly knowledgeable about the subject (of course, this doesn't prove he's right).

I am not calling you a liar, and I hope that it does not come off that way as I have a great deal of respect for you as a player, and I appreciate this guide. I just want a clear answer before I tamper with my registry files, as your post and his contradict each other and I'm not sure who is right.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=165625

Another question regarding screen scrolling and use of the minimap: Is screen scrolling an ABSOLUTE no-no? I have been doing custom games vs both AI and human opponents today and yesterday with screen scrolling disabled, and it has been a very useful exercise for increasing minimap use, but find it very difficult to micro manage battles without scrolling. It seems less efficient to use the minimap in this case, particularly when being stim kited by a terran player whose units keep running off screen. Day 9 actually mentions in #252 that "There are some times when screen scrolling is useful..." but then trails off and never quite gets back to the subject.

Do you ladder with screen scrolling deactivated, or are there specific scenarios where screen scrolling is considered acceptable technique?

I went through all 20 something pages of replies to see if these questions were addressed, and I was unable to find them. If they have already, I apologize for the redundancy.

Once again, thanks for the guide!

On April 19 2011 15:39 charliexjustice wrote:
On another note, I have noticed many posters discouraging you from delaying your college education in order to pursue professional starcraft, as though not making tons of money from it will somehow ruin your life (it won’t). College will ALWAYS be there, while the window of opportunity for a chance at pro SC could be limited. As far as the consequences of delaying college go, the worst case scenario is you move back into your parents house and attend community college, then transfer to uni. BIG DEAL. You are obviously very talented and very young, and it there is no telling how far Starcraft could take you. Don’t let doubters and so-called “practical” adults discourage you with their vague threats of consequences.
By the way, I speak from experience. I basically quit school when I was your age and went on tour with my band, played shows in more countries than I can count and shared the stage with my musical idols. Never got rich or famous, but I am now almost 25 and about to finish school.
Sorry for the digression from the subject of gameplay, but one thing I can’t stand is young people being criticized for the pursuit of their dreams, especially someone as talented as yourself. Judging your analytical and logical abilities by the quality of your writing, I’m sure you’ll make the right decision.
“It is better to regret doing something, than to regret not doing something.”

On April 20 2011 07:30 sJarl wrote:
Thank you for this awesome thread.