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I'm a Starcraft n00b... will you help me?

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StarSlay3r
Profile Joined December 2008
United States50 Posts
January 09 2009 03:13 GMT
#1
haha ok I had to start a new posting since I was adding stuff to the WCG one.

In short... I want to get Starcraft. I'm a n00b... I've never played before and honestly I don't know much about the game, but I want to try anyways. All I ever hear is positive things about the game and you can't bash a game that is SO addicting that it's one of the very few games that is still being played after about what... 10 years? CRAZY!

Anyways... I'm thinking of getting the game next week, and while I work... A LOT I want to try this out as a sort of weekend thing at first and see if I catch on. I'm wondering if any of you 1337 players would be willing to give me some tips or even play with me once I get my butt online and going.

If so... please let me know. :D You know where to find me. Thanks in advance!
http://www.StarSlay3r.com
NuB.xE
Profile Joined September 2008
United States131 Posts
January 09 2009 03:15 GMT
#2
MSg me when you get it so I can try some stuff out on you then we can play :D
Pwnage
lokiM
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3407 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-09 03:18:14
January 09 2009 03:15 GMT
#3
You can't fight the feeling.
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
January 09 2009 03:18 GMT
#4
On January 09 2009 12:15 lokiM wrote:
some 1337 players need to teach this n00b



LOLOL play nice


And to the op, if you don't know much, why is your fav team Samsung Khan?
renegade_zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Korea (South)525 Posts
January 09 2009 03:22 GMT
#5
He jumped on the Samsung Khan bandwagon like everyone did with the celtics.
eX-Corgh
Profile Joined October 2007
Russian Federation386 Posts
January 09 2009 03:24 GMT
#6
Probably because his monitor is Samsung ^^
Never give cheese to the Gorilla ^^
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
January 09 2009 03:24 GMT
#7
On January 09 2009 12:18 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2009 12:15 lokiM wrote:
some 1337 players need to teach this n00b



LOLOL play nice


And to the op, if you don't know much, why is your fav team Samsung Khan?

I find most Khan fans don't know to much about starcraft.
~_~
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada239 Posts
January 09 2009 03:34 GMT
#8
if you are looking for noobs i think you will have more luck looking on this site
http://www.gosugamers.net/
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
January 09 2009 03:35 GMT
#9
oh god lol, never played starcraft before? oh man, I'm not joking when I say "be prepared to lose....A LOT". I'm going to estimate that you will have about 99% lose ratio for like the first 4 months you play, I'm being absolutely serious. Hell, you will probably lose your first 495/500 games.

But @ least you are taking initiative in playing the best game ever made! The reason why it's so hard to play this game well is simply because so many other people are so good. Heck, even myself, if I compared myself to somebody (such as yourself), who has never played starcraft before, I am an amazing player. However, in the competitive starcraft world, I am frigging horrible. So don't be discouraged if you have been playing weekends for a year straight and you still can't believe that you are a bad player.

If you really stick w/it you will see how cool this game really is.

FusionCutter
Profile Joined October 2004
Canada974 Posts
January 09 2009 03:39 GMT
#10
Wow. Crazy to see complete and 100% newbs starting to play Starcraft.

All I have to say is..

1. Watch VODs
2. Read strategies
3. Don't be too sensitive to losing? (It's the only way to get better!)
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
January 09 2009 03:41 GMT
#11
I recommend checking out gomtv.net Starcraft, the english commentary with Tasteless is hilarious and informative, more informative now with susie proposing strategy questions to him.
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
January 09 2009 03:45 GMT
#12
I hear that incontrol guy is pretty good at bw lol.
onepost
Profile Joined April 2008
Canada297 Posts
January 09 2009 03:46 GMT
#13
You may want at some point to post one of your games on the Strategy forum. Pick one that you've lost bad and have no clue what the hell happened, then make a new [H] thread with your replay, a short analysis of your game and highlight some points you'd like to improve. See the Asking for Help section of the Strategy Forum Guidelines.
There are three types of lies: statistics, studies, and benchmarks.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 09 2009 04:22 GMT
#14
My advice is to watch progames. If you enjoy the progaming scene you'll keep playing even if you get frustrated if nothing else just to emulate your favorite players. A significant portion of this site no longer play BW regularly and watch instead; there are many ways to enjoy this game!
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-09 04:40:23
January 09 2009 04:40 GMT
#15
Yeah starslay3r dabble!

Read the strategy section here AFTER you play a lil bit. I am guessing this is one of your first RTS experiences and if that is the case you are going to want to pace yourself. This is a frustrating, HARD game to play. The good news is you can literally go _anywhere_ and SOMEONE will have heard/played this game. If you can find anyone at work, amongst your friends or something to play LAN with or dork around with you will enjoy it more. Until then you have me to entertain and work with you!

-read strategy forum
-watch some vods (not too many, that is for later when you understand the game better)
-ask lots of questions here
-don't get mad at losing, get pumped and want to do better
-practice!

If you hunker down and get _any_ kind of skill in this game you will be raised up as a hero. Seriously NO girls play this game.

PS: This is one of my girls. If some guys feel the need to be complete dicks for the simple reason that she is a girl I would advise you do not do that. She is an awesome human being and deserves initial respect. If not because I ask then because of what she is in the gaming world, a celebrity.

THANKS!
GGQ
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada2653 Posts
January 09 2009 04:44 GMT
#16
I sent you a pm, I'm awful at Starcraft, and would enjoy playing with someone equally bad .
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8174 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-09 04:47:45
January 09 2009 04:47 GMT
#17
Play as Zerg for the 1st 6 months or so and then when you decide it's too hard switch to protoss.


+ Show Spoiler +
but seriously just start as protoss
Free Palestine
beefhamburger
Profile Joined December 2007
United States3962 Posts
January 09 2009 04:47 GMT
#18
I recommend playing through the single player campaign all the way through to get a feel for what everything is and the tutorial. Start slow and just learn what the units do and how you can control them. Once you have a basic understanding of the game, then I think it'll be useful to play with other people to learn from them.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8174 Posts
January 09 2009 04:48 GMT
#19
On January 09 2009 13:47 beefhamburger wrote:
I recommend playing through the single player campaign all the way through to get a feel for what everything is and the tutorial. Start slow and just learn what the units do and how you can control them. Once you have a basic understanding of the game, then I think it'll be useful to play with other people to learn from them.



lol i forgot starcraft had a campaign.
Free Palestine
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
January 09 2009 04:48 GMT
#20
I'm gonna feel really bad when she surpasses in one weekend the skills (read: Lack of skills) that I have accumulated over the last 8 years.
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