Yeah I've rebound F2 to a location camera hotkey.

But I'd never use it anyway unless I'm going all-in, gotta have a zealot blocking the gap, HT/stalker squads for drops/mutas etc...

ElhayM

Canada134 Posts

August 20 2013 22:15 GMT

#42

It's actually extremely useful if you've split some units up beforehand and want to either reorganize or commit to a large attack.

larse

1611 Posts

August 20 2013 22:19 GMT

#43

It is a function that helps new players, like the simplified command card and non-selection of non-friendly units. They are the new functions add to HOTS to help new players play.

So yes, it's very important for SC2, the hardest game in town.

Waise

3165 Posts

August 20 2013 22:29 GMT

#44

i like how people are still posting that it's useless or for newbies after Snute posted saying how useful he thinks it is... lol

it's fine if you don't use it, but i think we can stop with the "rah rah smash newbie friendly interface" rhetoric

KalWarkov

Germany4126 Posts

August 20 2013 22:53 GMT

#45

yes, i got into the habit of doing so. the sad thing is that my drop defense and observer positioing often time gets fucked up (or warpprisms i use).
i use it way too often tt

Godwrath

Spain10133 Posts

August 20 2013 23:02 GMT

#46

On August 21 2013 07:29 Waise wrote:
i like how people are still posting that it's useless or for newbies after Snute posted saying how useful he thinks it is... lol

it's fine if you don't use it, but i think we can stop with the "rah rah smash newbie friendly interface" rhetoric

Yeah, Scarlett had a good chance of winning that game against dream if she only used it one time ^^. 2 Full energy infestors mang.

I never use it as protoss tho.

forsooth

United States3648 Posts

August 20 2013 23:05 GMT

#47

I found it incredibly annoying, so much so that I unbound it. I have a tendency to keep a handful of units scattered about that don't participate in battles with my main army, so there's almost never a point where I would actually want to select every combat unit at once.

Also, adding exceptions to it would basically make it the same as any other hotkey. If you want your whole army sans a few select units on a hotkey, just put it on one.

Jer99

Canada8159 Posts

August 20 2013 23:07 GMT

#48

I use it multiple times every game

anessie

180 Posts

August 20 2013 23:07 GMT

#49

Using it frequently on gateway pushes since I want all my army there together anyway.

Would love to dismiss observers from it though.

WeddingEpisode

United States356 Posts

August 20 2013 23:09 GMT

#50

I used it for a while, but not now. It is too cumbersome because of how it recalls every fighting unit - - and some are used for scouting.

Obviously it is designed to be a different key than a bound key, as assigning anything you want to whatever button is
already possible. So I was surprised that Blizzard did this. I think that anymore simplyfing is unnecessary.

Ureth_RA

United States78 Posts

August 20 2013 23:25 GMT

#51

What button is it?

JacobShock

Denmark2485 Posts

August 20 2013 23:29 GMT

#52

I don't even know what button it it lol.

shin_toss

Philippines2589 Posts

August 20 2013 23:36 GMT

#53

I only use it after recalling to a Nexus, since units mixes with probes. Other than that I use a diff control group for each type of unit.

hearters

Singapore224 Posts

August 21 2013 00:58 GMT

#54

I use it for adding stray Units into my army when I macro too fast and miss the egg rally
diamond zerg

crbox

Canada1180 Posts

August 21 2013 01:07 GMT

#55

hopefully they don't follow your suggestion and make this UI even more user friendly. It's already dumb enough that they added this, it just promotes a-moving and non-tactical play.

korona

1098 Posts

August 21 2013 01:21 GMT

#56

It is very handy feature to find misplaced units whether it be observer, prism, ms core, burrow infestors, overseers, etc. These can be sometimes very hard to find, if they have been accidently unbound from command groups. But now with 'select army' you can find them almost instantly.

I have never used 'select all units' to attack with all to somewhere, but I have used it plenty of times for finding missing units or selecting all certain type of units (e.g. picking up just build certain type of units).

Dreamer.T

United States3584 Posts

August 21 2013 01:23 GMT

#57

Only when I'm zerg, and playing team games

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17147 Posts

August 21 2013 01:27 GMT

#58

On August 21 2013 07:19 larse wrote:
It is a function that helps new players, like the simplified command card and non-selection of non-friendly units. They are the new functions add to HOTS to help new players play.

So yes, it's very important for SC2, the hardest game in town.

+1.
its an example of Blizzard having its "ear to the ground" despite being a big company.
C&C also has a "select all army units" button.

its a great button

ChristianS

United States3262 Posts

August 21 2013 01:29 GMT

#59

Talking about the "SAAUB button" is redundant. Like how "ATM machine" is redundant. ATM machine is engrained in the language now, but we still have the chance to save ourselves from "SAAUB button"!

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

August 21 2013 01:31 GMT

#60

Use it primarily for base trades and want I want to execute a fast counter attack after a panicked situation. It's insanely useful. Those who don't utilize imo are putting themselves at a disadvantage.