EPTFocus on macro. Macro wins games in droves at low levels. Just get in the habit of always constantly have something building in your production facilities no matter what. And try to keep your mineral count below 1k. If you see it going up really high, but you're producing stuff well then add more production facilities. You can never have too many! (until you get to higher level anyways x])
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
Focus on macro. Macro wins games in droves at low levels. Just get in the habit of always constantly have something building in your production facilities no matter what. And try to keep your mineral count below 1k. If you see it going up really high, but you're producing stuff well then add more production facilities. You can never have too many! (until you get to higher level anyways x]) | ||
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Raz0r
United States287 Posts
 lol jk... just one tip from me is don't get discouraged when you lose, because sc can be a very frustrating game if you lose your cool and makes a lot of ppl angry cuz you put so much effort and trying to do everything right and you want to play a straight up long standard macro game and the guy cheeses you stomping your efforts. so just keep cool and keep playing and enjoy! | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
Day9 videos really cheered me up. I liked something he said, he said you should not feel bad when you see you have a big issue, instead be glad you know exactly what to work on. Man is a genius, love the guy (no homo). With that said I am beginning to think that Although i want to stick to my original idea of playing all races and learning a build at a time, i wont be skipping around from race to race. Ill learn a build for all matches as protoss for example. then move on to terran or zerg etc... Just dont know which one to begin with cuz they all soo fun to play? I do have another question. It is clear to me that in sc you need to basically hotkey all the way to 9 or 0. Listening to D9 hes talking about going 5sz 6sz 7zs etc... For 5 and 6 im fine but once it gets up there im debating whether you are supposed to quickly move your right hand and use it for the numbers... or just use left hand and click Select larva for example and then hit Z. thoughts???? Edit: Another issue im going to have to learn to resolve is time management. I live with my gf and shes getting a lil annoyed of the time im spending on the computer. And I do waste sometime just sort of doing alot of nothing....gotta buckel down. | ||
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N3rV[Green]
United States1935 Posts
Also I think T and P are the most fun, but I think I have a natural hatred against zerg xD | ||
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hefty
Denmark555 Posts
On March 11 2010 16:25 heaven- wrote: Day9 videos really cheered me up. I liked something he said, he said you should not feel bad when you see you have a big issue, instead be glad you know exactly what to work on. Man is a genius, love the guy (no homo). day9 is amazing. On March 11 2010 16:25 heaven- wrote:(...)For 5 and 6 im fine but once it gets up there im debating whether you are supposed to quickly move your right hand and use it for the numbers... or just use left hand and click Select larva for example and then hit Z. Neither. Don't ever release your mouse - the left hand is for key management. But also, don't get accustomed to click-build/research things. You need to learn them hot keys! Actually, you should be this anal about it - whenever you find yourself clicking to do a research or build a unit/building, stop to check out its hot key and use that instead. It will be hard to do at first, but it will serve you well in the long run. I believe most zergs use like 1-4 for units and 5+ for hatches. 5sz6sz7sz8sz etc shouldn't be to hard to get the hang on, and it's more important anyway to be able to 1a2a3a4a fast. That is - while macroing is certainly your main focus, a zerg army that doesn't attack all at once but one group at a time is a wasted army. On March 11 2010 16:25 heaven- wrote: Another issue im going to have to learn to resolve is time management. I live with my gf and shes getting a lil annoyed of the time im spending on the computer. And I do waste sometime just sort of doing alot of nothing....gotta buckel down. I guess this could actually be a good thing. I know very well how easy it is to jsut sit around and waste time. Try to be efficient when sitting down to practice - get in a routine of maybe checking your thread here at tl.net and then go game/watch reps to learn. Try to get motivated and psyched before setting down so you are ready to go right into the fray. You may end up doing a lot more than someone sitting in his own apartment without a hissy gf around. =) | ||
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7h30n
Croatia120 Posts
I've been playing Starcraft ever since it came out. But! But, I played only singleplayer, and only recently I've started playing it over battle net and with my friends. (While we wait for StarCraft 2). I hope you don't mind me hijacking this thread, but I need help (how obvious) I'll upload replays of me and my friend playing, and ask you if you could watch it and reflect on it, please. I main Zerg and want to get better with them. I've read topics that are recommended and also things on liquipedia. I usually go with 3 hatch muta, but my Terran friend managed to beat me with the build order shown in replay. Here are the rared replays: [url blocked] Edit: I finally found the "New topic" button only to be stopped by the 3 day 'trial' before I can post new topics. Since, obviously you are really dedicated StarCraft players, and dedicate whole threads to one person in order to help him, if my post is in the way of helping heaven, mods can move it to a new thread. | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
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7mk
Germany10157 Posts
On March 11 2010 18:08 hefty wrote: day9 is amazing. Neither. Don't ever release your mouse This is not good advice imo, there's nothing wrong with leaving your mouse to macro with both hands. Pro gamers do it too. And I mean why not, ur not going to do anything with your mouse while you 5sh6sh7sh8sh9sh anyways so you might as well speed up the process by using both hands. | ||
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ReketSomething
United States6012 Posts
Jaedong is a beast and he only uses 7 hotkeys =D (Though most use them all or up to 9) | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
getting the hang of a couple of builds now. Really realizing how unforgiving this game is. If you are like 30 second you can lose the game.  <3 | ||
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Nub4ever
Canada1981 Posts
On March 12 2010 09:33 heaven- wrote: getting the hang of a couple of builds now. Really realizing how unforgiving this game is. If you are like 30 second you can lose the game. <3 Yeah, even at like D level one mistake can cost you the game  | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
I didnt play as much cuz i spent alot practicing build vs computer. Still getting ass raped .I need some Day9 now to cheer me up. | ||
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Nub4ever
Canada1981 Posts
mass game at this rate U'll be c- in no time :D I fail at typing on my iPod | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
On March 12 2010 14:43 heaven- wrote: Thanks for the support :D Just keep at it man. You're improving more than you can feel right now. | ||
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zomgzergrush
United States923 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=104154 He's pretty much the foremost god of information in regards to sc2. I don't really know of anyone else that's been in the biz longer or more helpful/concise than he. Careful on youtube with game commentators, though, not everyone knows what they're talking about. EDIT: I'm retarded and someone already suggested day9 I guess. Getting raped repeatedly is good as long as you're learning from it. Watch replays of your losses and try to find out what went wrong. It may be frustrating but it's a very important part of the process. Many of my newbie friends react be constantly grinding games and not knowing why they're losing and not getting very much better as a result. I was fortunate enough to have a buddy to talk to during the learning process (randomko_orean is my roomie) so I had quite a leg up in the treacherous beginnings, perhaps you may know someone that knows a thing or two about sc. Keep up the good work staying in touch with the community! If getting raped repeatedly is discouraging you, I'd recommend (for now) you start to settle down on one race that you feel you have a preference for right now. i.e. spend a good amount of time playing exclusively one race, get a good feel of it, get builds down and the MU's down, and then move on to another race when you're comfortable. Perhaps the next race you play being the one you are doing the best against with your current race, etc. It is extremely difficult to learn all 3 races at once IMO because you don't get any repetition. | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
I decided to really focus on my build of PVZ for now. Gonna probably spend a couple of hours just working on the build again and again then try to play some zergs see how it goes. But first, while i eat I'm gonna watch a d9 thingy. | ||
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zomgzergrush
United States923 Posts
IMO, P by nature is the most forgiving race for noobs to start out with, good choice. PvZ also happens to be THE most epic mu in the game I'm not biased I swear... | ||
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heaven-
United States361 Posts
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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