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My Thoughts on Zerg Racial Imbalance

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qzmpwxno
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Papua New Guinea152 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-13 00:45:50
December 13 2010 00:22 GMT
#1
First of all, I hope this post doesn't offend anyone.

It is my opinion that the average zerg player does not approach SC2 in the most ideal way. The rules dictate that zerg has the cheapest units, meaning they can be easily replaced. The strength of zerg comes in its numbers.

Zerg relies on its leader. In BW this leader was the overmind, in SC2 it is Kerrigan, who the Overmind brought over to the "dark side" according to the BW lore.

Due to its reliance on numbers and leadership, the zerg are presumably helpless without these things. The focus on numbers undermines the role of any single unit in the zerg arsenal, be it the measly but fearsome zergling or the behemoth but gentle(?) ultralisk. The zerg also come off as mindless minions of their leader, the so-called orchestrator of chaos. Combined, these 2 things are 2 sides of the same coin: due to the zerg's feral nature, the zerg are assumed to self-destruct or spiral down to anarchy without the guidance of a "higher being". Zerg have pretty shoddy living conditions, basically subsisting off the "common welfare". Zerg are usually looked down upon by both protoss and terrans.

In contrast to the brute force/athleticism/mass or "swarm" nature of zerg, Protoss stereotypically is defined by high-intelligence, strength per unit, and high cost per unit. Protoss units are fostered from an early age to fulfill their utmost potential, and to live and die by the established "code of honor". Each and every protoss unit is a high-scale investment. In addition, protoss as a race is defined by its psionic prowess. The Protoss warrior must look deep inside of him, and inside the meticulous and rich history of his people, to find the answers to the toughest mortal questions of all time. In short, there is a philosophical and tradition-based soundness to the protoss race. There is heavy focus on duty, responsibility, and tribal kinship. Protoss are also reportedly to be pretty quiet (according to the terran ear), as they only communicate telepathically and utter no actual words.

Terran is the typical "redneck". Banished from Earth in the aftermath of 2012, when Al Gore accuses the terrans of "creating" global warming, the terrans travel from planet to planet in the solar system, searching for the least inhospitable place to call home. The terrans are known to strip every planet they come across of their resources. The terrans were also referenced by Agent Smith in the 1999 movie "the matrix", where he says terrans are the "virus of the planet, they multiply and devour the host planet". They live by no code of honor, live and die by the beer bottle, seek individuality from an early age, and simply "don't give a damn" about anyone else. Their heroes consist of crazy rednecks on bikes and Mario-look-alikes in giant flying yachts. Terrans are outspoken and are sexually very active. Terrans can also lift off their buildings. An entire base lifting off to relocate looks surprisingly like a flying trailer park. Of course, not all terrans are so aloof. It's a bit like Australia: exiled criminals from Britain sought to establish their own home, but Terrans have to do this on the next frontier -- space. Of course Australians are pretty smart people, but you can't deny all the surfer dudes and girls with fake tans wearing tiny bikinis.

What am I trying to say?
It's pretty simple actually.

Everyone knows zerg is about quantity, not quality; protoss is all about quality, not quantity; while terran seeks an ideological compromise.

But that's not the point.

I sincerely think Zerg is underused...
What am I really talking about?

+ Show Spoiler +
ZERG - black ppl
PROTOSS - asian ppl
TERRAN - white ppl

WHERE THE BLACK GAMERS AT?

in response to "asians outnumber blacks" i just want to say one word. AIDS. u realize without this black ppl would even outnumber asians? read more books or somthing...lol


User was temp banned for this post.
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teemh
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada120 Posts
December 13 2010 00:24 GMT
#2
Xelnaga stole my bike!
StormX
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
54 Posts
December 13 2010 00:24 GMT
#3
Fruitdealer is not black...
"It doesn't matter you platinum, practice hard you be good too."-DRG
OwlFeet
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
75 Posts
December 13 2010 00:24 GMT
#4
WTF
awu25
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2003 Posts
December 13 2010 00:26 GMT
#5
wow this was so full of fail
TheImpact
Profile Joined August 2010
United States29 Posts
December 13 2010 00:26 GMT
#6
Silly troll, Trix are for kids.
It's a Zergling Lester.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46106 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-13 00:32:24
December 13 2010 00:29 GMT
#7
LOL

I don't know if this thread is going to get closed because of racism or because of more imbalance talk, but... yeah...

This is hilarious. But obviously dead wrong.
We would have mostly Protoss players then >.>
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
storm44
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
1293 Posts
December 13 2010 00:30 GMT
#8
im azn and I play protoss so this must be accurate
Stoned
Profile Joined July 2010
United States69 Posts
December 13 2010 00:32 GMT
#9
alright in bw zergs leader is not the overmind, its jaedong learn something before you speak
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Kolvacs
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada1203 Posts
December 13 2010 00:32 GMT
#10
I play zerg and im a very white kid.

I am assuming that this entire post was just to be a troll.....

Trolls 1 - Kolvacs 0
ibreakurface
Profile Joined June 2010
United States664 Posts
December 13 2010 00:32 GMT
#11
I play zerg and I'm black on the inside so this must be accurate.

Nigga.
:) I play zerg. FOX AND KT ROLSTER COASTER FAN! Because I love everyone. Except bisu.
diegonolan
Profile Joined November 2010
United States54 Posts
December 13 2010 00:33 GMT
#12
there are 1 billion Chinese people, sounds like a lot of quantity to me
Laggy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States385 Posts
December 13 2010 00:34 GMT
#13
And that's not funny to me, borderline offensive to some people I'd imagine.
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Arterial
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1039 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-13 00:36:01
December 13 2010 00:35 GMT
#14
LOL! wth!

although I woulda thought that asians are known for numbers. look at china, india etc.
savior & jaedong
ccdnl
Profile Joined April 2010
United States611 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-13 00:36:23
December 13 2010 00:35 GMT
#15
LOOL. Fruitdealer is actually a Protoss disguised as a Zerg, is what OP is trying to convey. And Jinro..wait jinro is terran...nevermind.

edit: I knew Huk was asian all along. This proves me correct.
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Huragius
Profile Joined September 2010
Lithuania1506 Posts
December 13 2010 00:36 GMT
#16
On December 13 2010 09:22 qzmpwxno wrote:

What am I really talking about?

+ Show Spoiler +
ZERG - black ppl
PROTOSS - asian ppl
TERRAN - white ppl

WHERE THE BLACK GAMERS AT?


This part is the killer :D
drooL
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2108 Posts
December 13 2010 00:36 GMT
#17
i lol'd
@nowSimon
rackdude
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States882 Posts
December 13 2010 00:41 GMT
#18
... I really don't know what to say but something needs to be said.
Sweet.
rackdude
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States882 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-13 00:45:07
December 13 2010 00:43 GMT
#19
On December 13 2010 09:22 qzmpwxno wrote:
in response to "asians outnumber blacks" i just want to say one word. AIDS. u realize without this black ppl would even outnumber asians? read more books or somthing...lol


Ok dude, this is really stepping on a line that shouldn't be treaded. Really tone it down a bit or you will offend somebody/get banned. This is kind of funny but realize that the community does not want an image of being racist so this may be inappropriate.
Sweet.
iinsom
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia339 Posts
December 13 2010 00:43 GMT
#20
haha, thats funny
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