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ThunderGod
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
New Zealand897 Posts
September 13 2010 10:40 GMT
#641
Shit you can do this trick on mules all game long since they overlap with scv mining
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Invictus
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Singapore2697 Posts
September 13 2010 11:01 GMT
#642
i thought scbw pros did this o.o lol

nice find though.
Lee Jaedong Fighting!
kickinhead
Profile Joined December 2008
Switzerland2069 Posts
September 13 2010 11:04 GMT
#643
On September 13 2010 19:40 ThunderGod wrote:
Shit you can do this trick on mules all game long since they overlap with scv mining


lolol - Terran is even more IMBA....


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imhoo
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany24 Posts
September 13 2010 11:09 GMT
#644
awesome find. we always like raising the skill cap =D
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51683 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-13 11:11:17
September 13 2010 11:10 GMT
#645
On September 13 2010 20:04 kickinhead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2010 19:40 ThunderGod wrote:
Shit you can do this trick on mules all game long since they overlap with scv mining


lolol - Terran is even more IMBA....




not really, unless you are flash or jaedong it's nigh impossible to keep doing it as the game goes further on.

this trick in practice is only good for the first few minutes of the game when you aren't doing anything. after that you have better things to do.
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MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
September 13 2010 11:14 GMT
#646
On September 13 2010 18:46 K Love wrote:
Obviously chess is a far less complex game ... there is also less to think about.

super LOL at this.

Also welcome to Starcraft. As deep as a game might be, it will be solved. Optimal strategies will be found. At that point the only thing to separate a good player from a bad is how fast he moves. Starcraft's "mindless clicking" means its ceiling hasn't been hit yet, and hey, not coincidentally it is still played today.

A lot of people seem to want a Captain Picard simulator where they sit on their chair and ~think~ about strategy and shout commands at the AI who then implement the grand design. That ain't Starcraft.
chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
September 13 2010 11:26 GMT
#647
This trick reminds me of Dune 2 where you could refresh the fillingness of harvesters and if you clicked before the autorefresh the harvester would come back full a few seconds before.
kojinshugi
Profile Joined August 2010
Estonia2559 Posts
September 13 2010 11:34 GMT
#648
On September 13 2010 18:46 K Love wrote:
Obviously chess is a far less complex game .... as there is also less to think about.


Are you a graduate of Glenn Beck University?
whatsgrackalackin420
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7596 Posts
September 13 2010 11:51 GMT
#649
On September 13 2010 20:34 kojinshugi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2010 18:46 K Love wrote:
Obviously chess is a far less complex game .... as there is also less to think about.


Are you a graduate of Glenn Beck University?


Hahaha priceless. K Love calm down, it's technically not spamming if your getting an actual in-game benefit other than keeping your fingers warm/reactive. Regardless this mechanic to gain %7 shouldn't be affiliated in the slightest with spam.....Chess?! Really now?
Gridlock
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom517 Posts
September 13 2010 12:06 GMT
#650
On September 13 2010 10:55 Whole wrote:
Now for the most important question:

Poll: What should the technique me named

(sock)folding (197)
 
76%

Mineral Boosting (56)
 
22%

Other (4)
 
2%

7% Trick (2)
 
1%

259 total votes

Your vote: What should the technique me named

(Vote): (sock)folding
(Vote): Mineral Boosting
(Vote): 7% Trick
(Vote): Other



Edit: fucking typo.

"What should the technique be named?"


I do really think Mineral Boosting is the best name because it is exactly what it is and what the OP called it (way better than what some other people in this thread have tried to brand it - Mineral buffing, 7% build, Boosted gathering.... cmon guys :p)

But, I voted for Sockfolding because the OP came out of the blue to share this with everyone and didn't say please oh please name this after me forever (watch and learn Stalife). Sockfolding is a silly name for it but I think the guys deserves it. I can see Korean commentators screaming "SOKFOLDUUUUU!!!!" because it may indicate a rush build incoming!!
threehundred
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada911 Posts
September 13 2010 12:08 GMT
#651
i remember watching Nada do this in bw in one of his 'instructional vods' by pressing c on individual workers in the early game.

it probably was spam / something to do in the early game, but yeah it sorta makes sense to make the worker run back to the cc right away when it can
KimTaeyeon MEDIC MU fighting! ^^;;
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51683 Posts
September 13 2010 12:13 GMT
#652
On September 13 2010 21:06 Gridlock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2010 10:55 Whole wrote:
Now for the most important question:

Poll: What should the technique me named

(sock)folding (197)
 
76%

Mineral Boosting (56)
 
22%

Other (4)
 
2%

7% Trick (2)
 
1%

259 total votes

Your vote: What should the technique me named

(Vote): (sock)folding
(Vote): Mineral Boosting
(Vote): 7% Trick
(Vote): Other



Edit: fucking typo.

"What should the technique be named?"


I do really think Mineral Boosting is the best name because it is exactly what it is and what the OP called it (way better than what some other people in this thread have tried to brand it - Mineral buffing, 7% build, Boosted gathering.... cmon guys :p)

But, I voted for Sockfolding because the OP came out of the blue to share this with everyone and didn't say please oh please name this after me forever (watch and learn Stalife). Sockfolding is a silly name for it but I think the guys deserves it. I can see Korean commentators screaming "SOKFOLDUUUUU!!!!" because it may indicate a rush build incoming!!


Sockfolding sounds the coolest, that's for sure
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Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
September 13 2010 12:14 GMT
#653
On September 13 2010 21:06 Gridlock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2010 10:55 Whole wrote:
Now for the most important question:

Poll: What should the technique me named

(sock)folding (197)
 
76%

Mineral Boosting (56)
 
22%

Other (4)
 
2%

7% Trick (2)
 
1%

259 total votes

Your vote: What should the technique me named

(Vote): (sock)folding
(Vote): Mineral Boosting
(Vote): 7% Trick
(Vote): Other



Edit: fucking typo.

"What should the technique be named?"


I do really think Mineral Boosting is the best name because it is exactly what it is and what the OP called it (way better than what some other people in this thread have tried to brand it - Mineral buffing, 7% build, Boosted gathering.... cmon guys :p)

But, I voted for Sockfolding because the OP came out of the blue to share this with everyone and didn't say please oh please name this after me forever (watch and learn Stalife). Sockfolding is a silly name for it but I think the guys deserves it. I can see Korean commentators screaming "SOKFOLDUUUUU!!!!" because it may indicate a rush build incoming!!

It should be sockmining
Don't hate the player - Hate the game
shawabawa
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom417 Posts
September 13 2010 12:14 GMT
#654
How about just calling it "microing workers". Not everything needs a ridiculous name
Earll
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Norway847 Posts
September 13 2010 12:14 GMT
#655
I just wanted to chime in and say I am against sockfolding since it makes jebediah(spelling) mine faster than me.

On a more for serious note though, nice find. Hopefully sockfolding will not be patched.
Wat
Almania
Profile Joined September 2010
145 Posts
September 13 2010 12:19 GMT
#656
I really.. really.. hope this gets patched.

I don't want to be doing this every match. I also don't want to be sitting there looking at my peons knowing I should be doinging it. Talk about mindless..
McFoo
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom180 Posts
September 13 2010 12:21 GMT
#657
On September 13 2010 12:56 Black Gun wrote:

...before this bug was discovered, less effort was required to remain competitive. i dont see why ppl can be so happy about having to do more work for basically the same outcome...


Try playing Zerg
101TFP
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
420 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-13 12:31:00
September 13 2010 12:27 GMT
#658
On September 13 2010 21:19 Almania wrote:
I really.. really.. hope this gets patched.

I don't want to be doing this every match. I also don't want to be sitting there looking at my peons knowing I should be doinging it. Talk about mindless..



This is like saying that hold lurkers/muta stacking and all the other little tricks in bw should be removed ... wtf?


NOT doing this trick is about as detrimental to your play as having about one minute idle worker time in a game ....
Everyone has idle workers once in a while.

So you could say that the possibility of completely avoiding idle worker time should be removed.

Which is equally ridiculous.
People get what they get, this has nothing to do with what they deserve.
omg.deus
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Korea (South)150 Posts
September 13 2010 12:30 GMT
#659
Nice

I did the larvae trick in SC/BW every chance I got for a .001% increase of minerals so I will be definitely be doing this every game.
shawabawa
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom417 Posts
September 13 2010 12:46 GMT
#660
I actually noticed this earlier, I tried clicking an scv and spamming "C", but it didn't get rid of the down time so I sort of forgot about it, weird that it works with shift but not just pressing it.
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