I created this for all the new people getting introduced to Starcraft. If you already know how to watch starcraft this is probably too basic for you.

http://imgur.com/2GGmp

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Hopefully a lot of new people will get introduced to the world of Starcraft then this image will be useful.

If you have any improvements or spot any mistakes I made let me know.

Tippecanoe

United States342 Posts

November 12 2011 05:41 GMT

Perfect. This is exactly what we needed was something that we can just copy pasta to people that are sort of interested in the game. Thanks a lot +1 internets for op.

-Genome-

Australia156 Posts

November 12 2011 05:44 GMT

Salaries* Good idea! I have a lot of friends who I think could be persuaded into enjoying starcraft as a spectator sport with the right introduction

mYiKane

Canada1772 Posts

November 12 2011 05:46 GMT

wow this was a really great idea and well done too! how long did this take you?

DashedHopes

Canada414 Posts

November 12 2011 05:47 GMT

Wow this really well doen good job as i am an active player and watcher this isn't new it still very well done

Sir Cleve

38 Posts

November 12 2011 05:50 GMT

Very well done. This is the type of stuff that may get the general public more interested due to the fact they can understand it. For example, I would like to play DotA, HoN or LoL but I have no clue what I'm doing and there's no very simple guide out there for me to look at. Because of that, I don't play any of those games.

Noxie

United States2227 Posts

November 12 2011 05:52 GMT

Love this man, Very simple.. easy to show someone to give them the basic gist.

Zeroes

United States1102 Posts

November 12 2011 05:53 GMT

On November 12 2011 14:44 -Genome- wrote:
Salaries* Good idea! I have a lot of friends who I think could be persuaded into enjoying starcraft as a spectator sport with the right introduction

ty I will fix it in a min

On November 12 2011 14:50 Sir Cleve wrote:
Very well done. This is the type of stuff that may get the general public more interested due to the fact they can understand it. For example, I would like to play DotA, HoN or LoL but I have no clue what I'm doing and there's no very simple guide out there for me to look at. Because of that, I don't play any of those games.

I was thinking about making one for the moba games but the amount of items and hero abilities makes it very hard to explain in an image.

Elite__

Canada976 Posts

November 12 2011 05:55 GMT

very nice, i'm going to send this to my friends who don't watch starcraft :p

ClysmiC

United States2192 Posts

November 12 2011 06:01 GMT

#10

Super cool

This really applies for all RTS games.

Steglich

Denmark282 Posts

November 12 2011 06:05 GMT

#11

Thanks! I will show this to my brother who is a complete starcraft retard, who I am also dragging to a barcraft event next sunday so I better prepare him!

figq

12519 Posts

November 12 2011 06:35 GMT

#12

It's good, though it still probably requires at least a little bit of familiarity with SC2, because otherwise the reader may not recognize the worker units from the pictures. I marked two minor writing mistakes that I saw:
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SenorChang

Australia4730 Posts

November 12 2011 07:03 GMT

#13

Should post this and get it upvoted during major tournaments on reddit (IPL, MLG, Dreamhack) so random people who tune in because of all the related posts will at least have this to try and have a way to explain the game!

rabidch

United States20289 Posts

November 12 2011 07:04 GMT

#14

nice picture, simpler is definitely better for introduction

NasKe_

Brazil570 Posts

November 12 2011 07:24 GMT

#15

nice one
but would be nice to add the "tech" idea

Tson232

United States12 Posts

November 12 2011 10:39 GMT

#16

Very good intro guide to watching the game. You explained it in a way that would make sense to someone who has never played the game. I will be showing my room mates this post before we go to watch mlg providence xD

ReaperX

Hong Kong1758 Posts

November 12 2011 10:41 GMT

#17

Yeah i'm going to do that for my friends who are interested in knowing why I love SC2 so much. Thanks!

LittLeD

Sweden7973 Posts

November 12 2011 10:49 GMT

#18

A minor applaude for you good sir. Could very well come in handy!

dAPhREAk

Nauru12397 Posts

November 12 2011 10:54 GMT

#19

sc in a nutshell. nice =)

Manifesto7

Osaka27174 Posts

November 12 2011 11:00 GMT

#20

"While this attack might not outright win blue the game, it might him an ..."

doesn't make sense.

Try:

"This attack might not win the game for blue right now, but if it does enough damage he will be ahead."

LXR

357 Posts

November 12 2011 11:15 GMT

#21

very nice picture! I'll be sure to post that when ppl look over my shoulder like "that seems cool but i have no idea what's going on " hehehe

Vardant

Czech Republic620 Posts

November 12 2011 11:32 GMT

#22

On November 12 2011 20:00 Manifesto7 wrote:
"While this attack might not outright win blue the game, it might him an ..."

doesn't make sense.

Try:

"This attack might not win the game for blue right now, but if it does enough damage he will be ahead."

It doesn't make sense, because he forgot "give" in that sentence. That's all it needs.

Vindubs

United States110 Posts

November 12 2011 14:17 GMT

#23

My father was just asking me what MLG is and why im going if im not competing and what sc2 was ....i preceded to show him this. GJ

Zeroes

United States1102 Posts

November 12 2011 18:13 GMT

#24

Yea I will make the corrections in a bit

I think mani's sentence sounds better

Zeroes

United States1102 Posts

November 18 2011 20:46 GMT

#25

I am also thinking about making one for either LoL or Dota 2 since I just got my beta key

tw!tch

United States563 Posts

November 18 2011 20:54 GMT

#26

Wow, you just blew my mind, how did I never realize that the terran cloaking units are named after ghosts 0_o That makes so much sense!

Moxi

708 Posts

November 18 2011 21:04 GMT

#27

Very nice to people who don't know what starcraft is!

Glad someone made this into a picture, good job

Butterednuts

United States859 Posts

November 18 2011 21:06 GMT

#28

Very simple, but correct.

Johnnybb

Denmark486 Posts

November 18 2011 21:07 GMT

#29

Always good to see posts like these

good work!

Whole

United States6046 Posts

November 18 2011 21:17 GMT

#30

now i won't have to talk 500 words per second trying to explain sc2 to my friends.

Rockztar

Denmark210 Posts

November 18 2011 21:24 GMT

#31

This is nice, but I don't think it gives people the fundamental understanding of build orders and such. They can all read what a unit does etc., but they can't just find a build order in the game(I'm assuming most newcomers aren't already involved in SC communities and what not). I played with my friend today who has basically only played 2 games, and I just let him do his thing. He went 5 supply depot wall opener with engi bay and ALL upgrades there before his first barracks. xD And I've seen many people do this kind of thing, so I think we need some basic build orders for people instead. The image, however, gives a nice idea of how units should be used, but I don't think it's detailed enough. You could also split aggressive play between tech units or big army pushes and so on.

Anuzi

192 Posts

November 18 2011 21:39 GMT

#32

Wow really nice. Good job! Love the mandatory picture of boxer