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Yizuo
Profile Joined December 2004
Germany1537 Posts
February 10 2007 04:40 GMT
#21
What does manner-pylon mean?
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12816 Posts
February 10 2007 04:47 GMT
#22
On February 10 2007 13:40 Yizuo wrote:
What does manner-pylon mean?

U know sometimes Mineral chunks are not straight? But zigzag?
You put a pylon so 2 or 1 of the mineral chunks are blocked in
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greatmeh
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Canada1964 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 04:51:52
February 10 2007 04:50 GMT
#23
manner-pylon is when your scouting probe builds a pylon to trap scv or probes in between the minerals
it can be countered by stacking and dancing out, but generally the pylon being there fucks up your probes ability to mine in the most convenient spot
i think to get 1 probe out you group it with others, mine then and tell them to attack move and the probe will dance out, not sure tho
Yizuo
Profile Joined December 2004
Germany1537 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 04:55:59
February 10 2007 04:55 GMT
#24
and why the name :o?
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
February 10 2007 05:03 GMT
#25
On February 10 2007 13:55 Yizuo wrote:
and why the name :o?


from gg.net (if that is trustworthy to you):

manner pylon is named because people got so insanely pissed since it could block like 4 probes/scvs early on which is quite a lot for the low amount... so really its based on the fact that its very annoying.


quite possible that's the only answer. i don't think some player named "manner" invented that :/
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Yizuo
Profile Joined December 2004
Germany1537 Posts
February 10 2007 05:04 GMT
#26
ah, thanks everyone
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
February 10 2007 05:04 GMT
#27
it's kinda bad manner cause it works on some positions, doesn't work on others, I always figured that explained the name
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zobz
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada2175 Posts
February 10 2007 05:32 GMT
#28
could it be similar to the trick in that 25 tricks in bw ums that had a thread a while back, where you have a mineral field on one side of a probe and units on the other, no buildings, and by getting the probe up close enough to the units and then telling it to mine and then move or attack past the unit really quickly you can weave through. just one probe. but no buildings. one lurker egg though which was stationary.
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Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
February 10 2007 06:42 GMT
#29
On February 10 2007 14:04 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
it's kinda bad manner cause it works on some positions, doesn't work on others, I always figured that explained the name
worst was like lt 12 vs 3 on some of the versions..., you could plant two nice manner pylons at 12 and none on 3, so awful
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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12816 Posts
February 10 2007 07:08 GMT
#30
On February 10 2007 15:42 Carnac wrote:
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On February 10 2007 14:04 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
it's kinda bad manner cause it works on some positions, doesn't work on others, I always figured that explained the name
worst was like lt 12 vs 3 on some of the versions..., you could plant two nice manner pylons at 12 and none on 3, so awful

I abused the reverse temple vs Romantique w/ 3 manner pylons I trust. He got very pissed hehe :D
I was 9 he was 12.
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Commentator
Profile Joined February 2007
United States43 Posts
February 10 2007 07:41 GMT
#31
He only needs to stack the trapped probe with an outside probe, then select the trapped probe and tell it to move outside.

Example video
Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States7328 Posts
February 10 2007 07:55 GMT
#32
smuft was the first one to call it that that I can remember.

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fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
February 10 2007 08:22 GMT
#33
On February 10 2007 16:41 Commentator wrote:
He only needs to stack the trapped probe with an outside probe, then select the trapped probe and tell it to move outside.

Example video


Awesome post.
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Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 08:31:11
February 10 2007 08:30 GMT
#34
wow that video is like a revelation

I don't think ra appreciated that
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Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-10 08:43:15
February 10 2007 08:32 GMT
#35
holy shit that was amazing i'm going to try that right now O_o

i've also seen a single probe slip out but only accidentally and i figured it was too hard to do so i always just left it there to attack the pylon


edit: that was ridiculously easy oh man


actually i couldn't manage to do it if the probe that was stuck inside had already mined a mineral =O... so i guess it would still be stuck then, usually not i guess, just react fast and make sure the one that's left behind doesn't have a mineral already

scratch that i just did it
just make sure the probes stack
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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12816 Posts
February 10 2007 08:47 GMT
#36
On February 10 2007 16:41 Commentator wrote:
He only needs to stack the trapped probe with an outside probe, then select the trapped probe and tell it to move outside.

Example video

!!!! Awesome!
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Ganfei1
Profile Joined January 2007
China667 Posts
February 10 2007 10:06 GMT
#37
On February 10 2007 16:41 Commentator wrote:
He only needs to stack the trapped probe with an outside probe, then select the trapped probe and tell it to move outside.

Example video


Wow it's so simple and obvious...very nice video.
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5HITCOMBO
Profile Joined March 2006
Japan2239 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-11 04:34:22
February 11 2007 04:34 GMT
#38
We v-tec players have been doing that for years.
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mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
February 11 2007 04:55 GMT
#39
On February 11 2007 13:34 5HITCOMBO wrote:
We v-tec players have been doing that for years.


And no we do not appreciate yet another remark on what V-Tec players already did years ago.

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Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22261 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-02-11 06:59:40
February 11 2007 06:58 GMT
#40
On February 11 2007 13:34 5HITCOMBO wrote:
We v-tec players have been doing that for years.


Congrats! This comment has earned you a 1 week ban from the strat forum.




Commentator: Awesome video, thanks! I had noticed this too when watching the VOD and wondered what happened.
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