I read through all the comments and I did not see this question that I still have:
Is it then possible to shift+ H + right click a bunch of individual units.. ?

Or would that not work at all?

joyeaux

United States169 Posts

October 31 2011 07:36 GMT

#46

On October 31 2011 15:53 Temporarykid wrote:
I read through all the comments and I did not see this question that I still have:
Is it then possible to shift+ H + right click a bunch of individual units.. ?

Or would that not work at all?

I predict no.

The reason OP's trick works is because holding "H" results in a rapid stream of "hold position commands" to your units. This keeps the muta from actually moving after you tell them to target a thor, because even though an attack command overrides the old hold position command, a new one is issued immediately. Since units keep shooting the target they were already shooting when a hold position command is issued, the muta in range of the thor continue to focus it after attack command and immediately subsequent hold position command are issued.

Shift queues up commands, so holding shift and alternating attack and hold position commands means you would issue the command to target a thor till it dies, THEN hold position, Then target the next thor (overriding previous hold position command), THEN hold position, etc.

I would test this myself, but I do not have access to a SC II capable computer atm. If you test it, post results!

ZenithM

France15952 Posts

October 31 2011 07:53 GMT

#47

Lol it's weird, I was doing that for a very long time with void rays against thors and storm in 2v2, I thought it was what everybody did in ZvT...

Koshi

Belgium38799 Posts

October 31 2011 08:06 GMT

#48

Things like this make me want to smash my head on the table. Nice find, would have preferred to have known this a year ago though.

I wonder if all the pro players know this trick?

Cibron

Sweden253 Posts

October 31 2011 08:08 GMT

#49

If this really works as well as it sounds then Thors have officially replaced hydras as the worst unit in the game.

Hopefully it's hard to execute correctly when facing 3+ thors. Moving magic boxed mutas AND switching targets while holding is probably not very easy.

evanthebouncy!

United States12796 Posts

October 31 2011 08:22 GMT

#50

Nice find!! wow!!

Elefes

Russian Federation164 Posts

October 31 2011 08:23 GMT

#51

Wow, nice trick. Guess that counts for an epic 1st post!

Morphs

Netherlands645 Posts

October 31 2011 08:25 GMT

#52

Great! Anything that makes Thors less retarded is welcome. Lately i loose a lot against them when they're in bigger numbers. This may give an edge.

HavokTheorem

New Zealand250 Posts

October 31 2011 08:37 GMT

#53

*wills zergs to not see this and be more effective...*

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

October 31 2011 08:49 GMT

#54

Nice find, http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Definitions#M <- edit imo

iAmiAnC

United Kingdom317 Posts

October 31 2011 09:26 GMT

#55

On October 31 2011 17:25 Morphs wrote:
Great! Anything that makes Thors less retarded is welcome. Lately i loose a lot against them when they're in bigger numbers. This may give an edge.

What's retarded is making mech's only reasonable answer to mutas absolutely useless against...

mass mutas

through a "feature" that takes absolutely no skill to perform. Have fun only playing against bio and cheeses untill HoTS. I look forward to the expansion and to no longer being pigeonholed into mass marines because of this.

When you win ZvT vs mech terrans thanks to this, is it gratifying?