JP interviews Blizzards Dustin Browder & David Kim - Page 13

On June 17 2011 09:04 Velladin wrote:


Stop posting garbage. I dare you to try and 1a stim your way in higher leagues.

On June 17 2011 08:41 InToTheWannaB wrote:
WoW! Does anyone find it amazing that only 1% of players beat the single player on brutal? Being on TL so much and playing with BW vets in such a insular hardcore community. You forget that 99% of people are noobs that just want to fly big motherships around the map. Its really pretty neat that Blizzard focus as much as they do on us because we clearly are not the majority lol.

On June 17 2011 09:19 Dommk wrote:

MorroW said it was a little too good against Terran :S

On June 17 2011 10:28 DeltruS wrote:


And then he demolishes Nerchio in game 1 of the shoutcraft invitation game 1 with ghosts. Granted, he did + Show Spoiler +.

One EMP on the infestors and 50 marines obliterate everything.

On June 17 2011 06:26 -_- wrote:
Dustin Browder looked pretty creepy in the background of David Kim interview. I wonder if he had to monitor his reponses?

On June 17 2011 11:30 blinkingangels wrote:
siege tanks rape infestors. I don't see the problem. A good terran should throw down 3 reactored starports at 20 min to prepare for a mass broodlord tech switch. It sounds kinda bad, but if you scout broodlords morphing than it's already too late to build the tech to counter. I go all mech against zerg and a broodlord transition is normally an autowin for me, simply because of how slow they are. So broodlords are actually pretty all in. I have more trouble with mass ultras actually. I can see the problem with standard marine tank though. A good zerg vs. an equally good terran won't let his infestors get EMP'ed so ghosts are kinda don't work.

On June 17 2011 11:31 Sayer wrote:


lol didnt think of it that way. who knows huh?

On June 17 2011 09:19 Aruno wrote:
Terran Micro in a fight:
Vs P: use MMM ball in run around and shoot fashion, involves just micro'n units directionally(as opposed to spell casting), pressing stimpack in intervals of time and keeping awareness of force-field potentionals.
Siege tanks: Hardly used in TvP due to zealot speed rushes counter hardcore. Only really used as static defense or some contains. Micro needed? Minimal, More of a strategy intensive unit than micro intensive unit.
Ghosts: 1a in main army then spam emp
Vikings: Micro intensive IF you for some reason want to something other than just 1a'n with your main army(I.E. probe harass or taking out void rays/collosis)
Banchee: Get cloak asap and try and go for timing windows. Normally un-microable escape if the P player has detection + blink stalkers or phoenix(s)
Raven: similar micro level as ghost
Hellions: Most intensive micro unit that is still viable vP. Actually requires attention and constant movement.
(other units aren't used much in TvP due to such small timing windows of usefulness(reaper) or just cost-damage inefficiency(battlecruisers).

Protoss micro in a fight:
Vs T:
Zealots - just throw them out when you are being offensive. That's it.
Stalkers - Scout, 1a, then blink if damaged or for some profitable move(blink requires more micro than stim due to blink being more useful being used at different reactionary moments.
Sentrys - Forcefields EVERYWHERE. Or at least thats how it seems. Requires awareness and tactical placement. Not too hard on the micro. Unless you love the hallucinations tricks.
Dark Templar: Run around 1a then run some more
High Templar: Feedback anything with energy. Move slow as hell and storm spam ( similar to emp spam)
Immortals - See zealots but tougher and ranged ground unit
Collosis - Just keep behind ball of zealot/stalker.
Pheonix - Requires attention and a bit of hit and run micro. Overall not too hard.
Voidrays - 1a
Mothership - Pew pew pew, more tactics than micro
Observers - More awareness and positioning than micro
Warp Prisms - As much micro as you would use on drop ships, in some cases more
Carriers - 1a, oh no too close. Move back... 1a...No wait(repeat)

Micro P is....only as hard you make it. Depends on the tactic involved. I.E. Blink stalkers or warp prism + templar play would require lots of micro. While a collosis rush less so.
Conclusion: Depends on tactics

Micro T is....All in the ghosts and marine, marauder balls. Hardly any spells to cast. Mostly just running around. Only if you are going to do something like hellion drops into banshee harass or trying to dodge storms does the micro get higher. Mostly it's just macro and tactics with a few stimpacks thrown in here and there.
Conclusion: Depends on tactics

Overall: Micro is a individual experience. Respect that.

Note: My analysis is brief and not to be taken overall seriously. Otherwise I will hunt you down and force field your face.

Oh and zerg has the most micro.