Just finished them all :D 10 wins = achievement 20 wins = achievement + portrait 30 wins = achievement
Zealots vs banes, hold position all, then: select one->right-click to distant location->shift-H, repeat until you've got spread zealots. If you click fast enough, you don't need to move the initial ball of zealots back at all.
For ghost-marine, right click your marines to one of your ghosts so that you have slightly more breathing room, then switch to ghost hotkey, hold down R and have fun sniping (lol 45 damage snipe).
Banshee, just need to practice until you figure out the correct distance. Get the distance, hit H, and click away after a few milliseconds. If you're getting tired at the end and have enough HP remaining, you can abuse the corners where only 1-2 of them can hit you at a time.
#29, see Trashie's post above about running to the middle. Worked like a charm for me.
#30, I spent the whole time with the medivac selected. Immediately hit hold position (just need to hit it once, no spam needed), then use right-click to pick up the tank as the stalker shots are in midair and drop asap by clicking on the portrait. Repeat until medivac dies, and tank should be able to finish it.
As far as the special achievements: Stalkers vs tanks: abuse the blind spot between them, easy enough Stalkers vs roaches: classic blink micro, not much else to say. Might want to a-move the stalkers at the beginning so that they start shooting immediately. Roaches vs bunker: it's all about distributing the damage while maximizing the amount of shooting time. Let's number them roach 1, 2, and 3. Roach 1 takes the damage to low hp, burrows and unburrows after a millisecond so that marines are shooting at #2. Roach 2 takes damage to low hp, both roach 1 and 2 burrow and unburrow so that now roach 3 is taking damage. Burrow all 3 at low hp, and let the fire help you out while you regen a little. After that it's all about figuring out how little time you can wait before finishing it. Focus fire the marines obviously.
On March 03 2012 13:32 Dullahan wrote: Just finished them all :D 10 wins = achievement 20 wins = achievement + portrait 30 wins = achievement
Zealots vs banes, hold position all, then: select one->right-click to distant location->shift-H, repeat until you've got spread zealots. If you click fast enough, you don't need to move the initial ball of zealots back at all.
For ghost-marine, right click your marines to one of your ghosts so that you have slightly more breathing room, then switch to ghost hotkey, hold down R and have fun sniping (lol 45 damage snipe).
Banshee, just need to practice until you figure out the correct distance. Get the distance, hit H, and click away after a few milliseconds. If you're getting tired at the end and have enough HP remaining, you can abuse the corners where only 1-2 of them can hit you at a time.
#29, see Trashie's post above about running to the middle. Worked like a charm for me.
#30, I spent the whole time with the medivac selected. Immediately hit hold position (just need to hit it once, no spam needed), then use right-click to pick up the tank as the stalker shots are in midair and drop asap by clicking on the portrait. Repeat until medivac dies, and tank should be able to finish it.
As far as the special achievements: Stalkers vs tanks: abuse the blind spot between them, easy enough Stalkers vs roaches: classic blink micro, not much else to say. Might want to a-move the stalkers at the beginning so that they start shooting immediately. Roaches vs bunker: it's all about distributing the damage while maximizing the amount of shooting time. Let's number them roach 1, 2, and 3. Roach 1 takes the damage to low hp, burrows and unburrows after a millisecond so that marines are shooting at #2. Roach 2 takes damage to low hp, both roach 1 and 2 burrow and unburrow so that now roach 3 is taking damage. Burrow all 3 at low hp, and let the fire help you out while you regen a little. After that it's all about figuring out how little time you can wait before finishing it. Focus fire the marines obviously.
Thanks for the help, although I have to add that you are wrong about the requirements for the portrait. I have completed 22 rounds so far, and therefore checked my rewards after I read your post. The portrait actually requires 25 wins, which also bags you an achievement.
On March 03 2012 13:32 Dullahan wrote: Just finished them all :D 10 wins = achievement 20 wins = achievement + portrait 30 wins = achievement
Zealots vs banes, hold position all, then: select one->right-click to distant location->shift-H, repeat until you've got spread zealots. If you click fast enough, you don't need to move the initial ball of zealots back at all.
For ghost-marine, right click your marines to one of your ghosts so that you have slightly more breathing room, then switch to ghost hotkey, hold down R and have fun sniping (lol 45 damage snipe).
Banshee, just need to practice until you figure out the correct distance. Get the distance, hit H, and click away after a few milliseconds. If you're getting tired at the end and have enough HP remaining, you can abuse the corners where only 1-2 of them can hit you at a time.
#29, see Trashie's post above about running to the middle. Worked like a charm for me.
#30, I spent the whole time with the medivac selected. Immediately hit hold position (just need to hit it once, no spam needed), then use right-click to pick up the tank as the stalker shots are in midair and drop asap by clicking on the portrait. Repeat until medivac dies, and tank should be able to finish it.
As far as the special achievements: Stalkers vs tanks: abuse the blind spot between them, easy enough Stalkers vs roaches: classic blink micro, not much else to say. Might want to a-move the stalkers at the beginning so that they start shooting immediately. Roaches vs bunker: it's all about distributing the damage while maximizing the amount of shooting time. Let's number them roach 1, 2, and 3. Roach 1 takes the damage to low hp, burrows and unburrows after a millisecond so that marines are shooting at #2. Roach 2 takes damage to low hp, both roach 1 and 2 burrow and unburrow so that now roach 3 is taking damage. Burrow all 3 at low hp, and let the fire help you out while you regen a little. After that it's all about figuring out how little time you can wait before finishing it. Focus fire the marines obviously.
Thanks for the help, although I have to add that you are wrong about the requirements for the portrait. I have completed 22 rounds so far, and therefore checked my rewards after I read your post. The portrait actually requires 25 wins, which also bags you an achievement.
This is much easier than what others suggest with running one marine around the outer ring with shift-click and running the other one around as well at the same time in the inner ring.
On March 03 2012 21:49 Zeon0 wrote: imo micro insanity is the hardest. ghost snipe the funniest
still dont sure how to make micro insanity, but i want to beat it myself, not with videos where they show how to make
Lift the marauders, blink on top of the tanks after feedbacking the PDDs + making HTs an archon. Relift marauders, get the other tank, get marauders + vikings > profit.
It's a bit counterintuitive but it worked for me at least. Took me about 90 minutes ingame to complete everything (platinum)
I think micro insanity can be beaten with a lot of different methods. It seems like everyone came up with something different :D Personally I feedback'd the PDDs while blinking onto one tank and rallying the Archon to the other, Phoenixes killed the Vikings and then lifted units to victory.
On March 04 2012 00:34 Wherewolf wrote: I think micro insanity can be beaten with a lot of different methods. It seems like everyone came up with something different :D Personally I feedback'd the PDDs while blinking onto one tank and rallying the Archon to the other, Phoenixes killed the Vikings and then lifted units to victory.
You do not state what you did with the pesky marauders though.
On March 04 2012 00:33 Swiv wrote: these bling wars are infuriating >.< always damn three litte lings left
edit: now three on my side. sweet revenge
Or you could do it without any micro at all, send your ling far away, go with the baneling, explode in the middle of everything. I don't think blizzard thought of that one. x)
Up on EU, I got it. Only have to make the first 25 challenges to get it, quite easy. I completed 28/30, but those two last are just too micro intensive. My poor diamond league hands cannot dance two marines vs two zealots over a long period of time, it just ain't happening :S
On March 03 2012 21:49 Zeon0 wrote: imo micro insanity is the hardest. ghost snipe the funniest
still dont sure how to make micro insanity, but i want to beat it myself, not with videos where they show how to make
Lift the marauders, blink on top of the tanks after feedbacking the PDDs + making HTs an archon. Relift marauders, get the other tank, get marauders + vikings > profit.
It's a bit counterintuitive but it worked for me at least. Took me about 90 minutes ingame to complete everything (platinum)
Phoenix #1 on hotkey 1 Phoenix #2 on hotkey 2 Templars on hotkey 3 Stalkers on hotkey 4
1, G, Lift Tank 2, G, Lift other tank 3, Shift, Feedback, Feedback, Merge 4, Blink, right click one viking, shift right click other
EPT
