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On May 23 2010 10:10 DarQraven wrote:
Something funny I noted browsing these forums: There are significant differences between players of different races as far as the terms they'll use to describe their play. I think part of it can be attributed to the playstyles of the races in BW.
The great majority of players I see using the words 'timing push' are Terran. They'll call really anything a timing push, even if it's just poking up someone's ramp. Probably a remnant of many T's defensive-into-huge-tank-push playstyle.
Funnily, I have rarely heard the word from Zerg or Protoss players.
Instead, Zerg will substitute 'rush' or 'bust' for timing push. Possibly because that's what playing Zerg actually feels like. There's no slow pushing going on, it's brutal blitzkrieg.
Protoss players will often call anything teching. Early dragoons? Tech. Warpgates? Tech. 3 Gate 1 Stargate? Tech. This leaves me wondering what isn't 'tech'. Pure 0/0/0 zealots out of 6 gates?
Anyone else noticed this?
I find this list hilariously accurate.
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Hint: Listing definitions to words that almost everyone knows makes you sound like an arrogant ass.
User was warned for this post
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On May 23 2010 15:19 Sylvr wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2010 14:29 Chairman Ray wrote:
Uninstall: I will cheese IdrA so hard that he's gonna rage and uninstall sc2
There's no such thing. Since our Metagame Knowledge tells us that IdrA will always FE, every Cheese is a Viable Timing Push.
i love how that actually makes (warped) sense.
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Hahaha that was so funny, thank you for posting this, great read
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On May 23 2010 14:31 BigDates wrote:
Pheonixes: May as well be known as Nonys
Nony Build: Opting for 4-5 early pheonixes to move out harass opponent, then move back to main base while making more pheonixes.
i believe the goatshow called that "nony baloney".
then they altered it and it became "the phony nony baloney"
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On May 23 2010 16:27 Darpinion wrote:
Hint: Listing definitions to words that almost everyone knows makes you sound like an arrogant ass.
Fact, posting one line replies that start with the phrase "Hint:" also make you sound like an arrogant ass.
I think the point of the post is sarcasm/irony/stfu to all the people misusing the terms, which I wholly support. Especially how lower tier casters call everything timing push all-in, that's so annoying.
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Tempo control
As in, julyzerg 5 pooled to control the tempo of the game. Or Cauthonluck used a 10/10/10 port to control the tempo against Idra.
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ya i specially notice that when i rush in for a bust with my blings my slings wag thier tale extra fast as if they were dogs waiting for a treat.
protip- if your coming at the choke 15 min into the game its not a rush anymore... nor is the bust gonna work, nor are the happy slings gonna snack on any rines today. i call em pork rines.
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You need to add "contingency plan"
<3 superdanielman
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On May 23 2010 09:00 Bibbit wrote:
This seems like a good a place to ask as any. What does kiting mean? It's something I never came across in bw or really anywhere else and I just started hearing about it all the time suddenly.
The first time I heard the term 'kiting' was in WoW.
Kiting - To Kill in Time, also summons the image of stretching enemies behind you like a person flying a kite. This is a technique of killing enemies slowly by using DOTs and ranged attacks to wound them while evading/running away from the foes.
http://www.masterofwarcraft.net/2010/03/wow-beginner-glossary.html
The "Kill in Time" definition sounds a bit after the fact tacked on, I think someone probably did just mention that the technique looked a bit like someone flying a kite and it snowballed to popularity from there.
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To be honest, these days, I feel the metagame is riddled with cheese and OP, using micro/macro combinations that contain viable metagame all-ins, for example a metagame FE followed by a timing push using dual metagame units.
What are you thoughts on this?
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how does this make you sound smart? most standard terms there is -_-
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Natural
FD Fake Double
BM Bad Mannered
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On May 23 2010 19:11 nurle wrote:
how does this make you sound smart? most standard terms there is -_-
You need to get a sense of humor and stop reading post so literally.
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I personally like it when people just invent their own terms, usually named after themselves, for builds/strategies that have been around forever.
Alot of the stuff you listed is just regular old lingo that absolutely everyone uses though...
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Cheese: A strategy that requires less effort than it's counter.
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o gawsh another person trying to sound like they are better than everyone else ;/ shouldn't this be posted in blogs? where is a moderator when we need one ><
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i love people who think theyre smart using metagame coz they saw it once in a post
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On May 23 2010 15:36 cursor wrote:
I love the "Browdered it"!! LOL
Also works if you have your probes on hold position, just to get pushed out of the way by a bunch of lings that attack clicked a building close to them.
You thought those probes would actually seal your wall? You just Browdered it.
Or, if you spend time actually casting Frenzy on a bunch of your units and Corruption on a bunch of his... and you lose because you didn't macro... you just Browdered it.
Built immortals thinking they would counter his stimmed marauders?
Browdered it.
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EPT
