EPT! [Q] How to use reaver to the fullest - Page 2
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antrax
Peru191 Posts
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GuYuTe-
United States550 Posts
(This works with all transporters by the way) | ||
Legionnaire
Australia4514 Posts
I think i drop it, then select both and right click on a target, select the shuttle spin it back around to pick up the reaver, that way the shuttle never loses speed.You can get the timing perfect so it spins and picks it up just as it has fired. Most of it is just experience in the timing of knowing when it is about to shoot, then you just do everything else around that. A few small things is if you DO drop it BEHIND the minerals. Make sure it is RIGHT ON THEM.That way it will fire through the minerals instead of going around. Else just drop in or to the side. Zealot/goon drop and reaver is good as you can take out quite a lot of tanks by drawing the fire away. Also if you see a lone tank seiged just drop on it or near it and it dies before they can do anything. There are so many games you can win from harassing just knowing where you can drop safely, and every unit you kill is a bonus. After some practice you will see situations where you can take on 3-4 tanks and know you will win the fight. I think there were some games with ArtOfTerran where i killed 5+ tanks with 1 reaver and zealot. I remember one with 7 kills, and thats an instant game winner. So yeah its not necessary to go only after scvs. Normally you can get them anyway after you knock some tanks off.And if they focus so much on defence to stop the reaver they wont have enough to stop the attack from the front. After every mini successful raid, just move the shuttle around a little (they will still be focused on it) and go back and build more stuff at your main, before refocusing on your harrassing units. Reavers rule. | ||
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Darki[CKG]
Peru60 Posts
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Legionnaire
Australia4514 Posts
Actually i changed my mind partly. This method is fine for low APM users. Not for apm freaks though, i used to do this method when i first went to korea as i was really slow. Can't do it now though. | ||
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antrax
Peru191 Posts
For keep moving your shuttle a simple patrol wouldn't be enough? | ||
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tec27
United States3696 Posts
On September 09 2005 11:01 antrax wrote: Now you don't lose the hotkeys if the unit is not available. Example: hotkey reaver to 2 you can press 2 as much as you want (even with the reaver in the shuttle) when the reaver is available the hoykey will still be working). For keep moving your shuttle a simple patrol wouldn't be enough? Patrol wouldn't work, at least IIRC, because the shuttle will almost come to a stop to turn around, thus defeating the purpose of trying to keep it moving. | ||
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ArseniC-2
United States131 Posts
Lately I've been using 1 reaver in a shuttle to harass the terran early, but making sure not to lose it, then park 2 reavers and the shuttle outside the terran choke (with an obs to spot when units are coming out) and then double expanding. It seems incredibly effective so far... it really fucks up vulture raids, and if the terran comes out too fast, you can often score 3-4 tank kills with vulture kills as well. If he doesn't come out fast, he has to inch towards you with siege mode which slows him down considerably. What do you think of this? by the way leg, you probably don't remember me but I was in tQ on west and we gamed awhile back. | ||
RaGe
Belgium9947 Posts
[QUOTE]On September 09 2005 11:01 antrax wrote: Now you don't lose the hotkeys if the unit is not available. Example: hotkey reaver to 2 you can press 2 as much as you want (even with the reaver in the shuttle) when the reaver is available the hoykey will still be working). For keep moving your shuttle a simple patrol wouldn't be enough?[/QUOTE] Patrol wouldn't work, at least IIRC, because the shuttle will almost come to a stop to turn around, thus defeating the purpose of trying to keep it moving.[/QUOTE 1.12 patch made patrol slow down less, but yeah, waypointing is better | ||
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ComunistHobo
Canada208 Posts
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Echo
United States435 Posts
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EmS.Radagast
Israel280 Posts
It takes more attention and speed than just right-clicking with shuttle, though. I'm a very slow player (100 apm) so I don't do it  | ||
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Kakashi[Black]
84 Posts
1) Very early game , like cheese which hurt your eco much more but can make more damage 2)Mid game 2 reavers often with speed shuttle. It has better chances to suprise your opponet. I often see pro`s doing this. They often won`t kill any scv or tanks but just hunt down few supply`s and it looks good ^^ Also is it better to wait for 2 nd reaver or go with 1 + 2 zeals ? | ||
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MasterReY
Germany2708 Posts
i think u should go with 1-2 (better 2) zeals so u can harrass til the 2nd rvr is out. | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
Wasting Scarabs to kill Supply Depots ... haven't even seen nor heard of such a thing. Whether you use two Reavers, a Dragoon + Reaver, or two Zealots and a Reaver is all about preference. I honestly prefer Dragoon + Reaver due to the range of the Dragoon (takes down a Tank hit with a Scarab in two hits) as compared to a Zealot that must walk up to the Tank itself. | ||
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
On May 05 2008 02:29 Equinox_kr wrote: Wasting Scarabs to kill Supply Depots ... haven't even seen nor heard of such a thing. It's been done --- see Reach vs Justin, lemme see if I can dig it up... http://teamliquid.net/tlpd/games/2940_Justin_vs_Reach/vod Takes out 4 supply depots, very good use of scarabs! This is one of my favorite Reach games. EDIT: it's at 9:05. | ||
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goldenkrnboi
United States3104 Posts
On May 05 2008 02:29 Equinox_kr wrote: Wasting Scarabs to kill Supply Depots ... haven't even seen nor heard of such a thing. actually, pros have been doing it for a while. i'm not a person that can remember a lot of games, but a lot of terrans tend to cluster a lot of their supply depots, and 4 supply depots going down simultaneously can really hurt a terran, especially early-mid game. | ||
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ZianG
China104 Posts
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
grab shuttle with reaver in it, press u+click to unload at a spot immediately circle the dropped reaver with my mouse to grab it(generally grabbing the shuttle as well) then right click wherever i want to attack then immediately right click back in the shuttle - reaver goes back in though i guess there were some more dangerous situations where I would have to grab the shuttle and tell it to load the reaver. so i guess i didnt really always do it the same way | ||
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