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banditproductions
United States48 Posts
And, when I do start, are there any good tips on playing for a beginner? Like what race is the most fun to play, etc. I'm around like a Gold-Plat Protoss in SC2. I love playing Zerg its so fun though ^^ But please answer some of my questions if you can! Thanks,, Mooki. (Sorry if this is in the wrong section) | ||
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xxpack09
United States2160 Posts
I would recommend doing some campaign first just to get a feel for the interface and the units. | ||
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Magus
Canada450 Posts
Most fun to play is subjective, you're just going to have play all 3 races and see which one is the most fun for you. | ||
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SnowFantasy
4173 Posts
Most people on TL start playing on one of two private servers, ICCup ( http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/sc_start.html ) or Fish (a more competitive Korean server). You can play on Battle.net too but I wouldn't recommend it. You can't really say which race is the most fun to play since it really just comes down to preference. Liquipedia will be your friend for starting out ( http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Main_Page ). It gives a pretty good overview of BW builds and Strategy. If you have more questions just ask ^.^ | ||
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banditproductions
United States48 Posts
 Thanks so much! Maybe you'll see me posting more on the BW forums! Looking forward to playing :DMaybe someone can play with me. EDIT: Thanks Snow I will look through that for sure!EDIT2: Well, hell. Thanks everyone | ||
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Game
3191 Posts
This is a link to a guide for player switching from SC2 to BW. It's an in progress guide, but definitely a heeping helpful share of start. Written/video'd by one of the more prominent players in the scene outside of Korea. | ||
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Pippah
Denmark353 Posts
. Just PM me when you have yourself set up on ICCUP and we will work something out | ||
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Thug[ro]
Romania340 Posts
but don't give up.Play bnet for starter then after couple of weeks or 1-2 month i suggest iccup but you will just get crushed TT Dont loose hope though, SC BW is the best game evah! | ||
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ExceeD_DreaM
Canada500 Posts
best of luck! | ||
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mmdmmd
722 Posts
All the troubles are worth it just for Live/VoD matches. | ||
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tryummm
774 Posts
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DarkMatter_
Canada1774 Posts
When getting into online play, I would suggest finding some people on TL who are in the same position as you (i.e. SC2 players getting into BW) and practice with them. Also watch VODs with english commentary, check liquipedia and download some pro replays to learn build orders and stuff, watch the early Day[9] dailies where he covered BW games. It's a good idea to try and practice a single matchup on a single map and once you get the hang of it, you can move on to others. | ||
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TrueZerG
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banditproductions
United States48 Posts
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SirKibbleX
United States479 Posts
The mechanics of the game are also different: you can't queue orders the same way, buildings are not paid for until their foundations are laid (sometimes leads to failed build commands), workers cannot be rallied to mine, and of course MBS and unlimited unit select are not options. This means one has to be very proficient with hotkeying/constantly creating new control groups. Rather than just adding units to ctrl+1 all game, you'll likely have to create another control group every 30 seconds or so on average to get up to C- level. With all these warnings I will say its a really fun rewarding game. | ||
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puppykiller
United States3126 Posts
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gds
Iceland1391 Posts
I dont have any buisness with g2play but it's a serious and fast website, i bought many many games at their online store with no problem. | ||
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xarthaz
1704 Posts
On July 20 2011 06:05 SirKibbleX wrote: Actually, I feel like Protoss is far and away the most fun race to play in BW, especially if you're coming from BW. (This coming from someone who mains Zerg). Every matchup is fun and micro is strongly rewarded, but not 100% necessary for basic play. If you play Zerg or Terran there is a huge minimum level of micro/army control required just to be somewhat competitive. The mirror of ZvZ and TvT are incredibly difficult/frustrating for newer players, so I'd avoid those at first. PvP is very reminiscent of SC2 TvT. I agree though, play the single player campaigns (you can cheat for maybe the last level or two of each campaign, some of them are insanely tough). The mechanics of the game are also different: you can't queue orders the same way, buildings are not paid for until their foundations are laid (sometimes leads to failed build commands), workers cannot be rallied to mine, and of course MBS and unlimited unit select are not options. This means one has to be very proficient with hotkeying/constantly creating new control groups. Rather than just adding units to ctrl+1 all game, you'll likely have to create another control group every 30 seconds or so on average to get up to C- level. With all these warnings I will say its a really fun rewarding game. Im pretty sure ZvT and ZvP are regarded as the most fun matchups - at least in the latest polls in TL. As such, choosing Z for fun factor is the straight forward option. Yes ZvZ is debatable, however it is fast and full of action, while TvP tends to be a slow lumbering macro fest, discouraging to AdHd guys like a lot of starcraft players. | ||
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banditproductions
United States48 Posts
On July 20 2011 07:26 gds wrote: Dont buy at wallmart, use the site g2play.com to buy your BW it's only 3.99€ and you receive your key in about 1 hour by email. Then you download the game on battle.net and voila. I dont have any buisness with g2play but it's a serious and fast website, i bought many many games at their online store with no problem. Um, no offence but why? I honestly don't really trust sites like that, I'm in NA and I can't buy anything online. (That's just me though) Also, do you think getting 'decent' at BW would help me a lot with SC2? I'm thinking about switching to Zerg but I'm not sure yet. Thanks guys So nice!  | ||
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DarkMatter_
Canada1774 Posts
On July 20 2011 08:27 banditproductions wrote: Um, no offence but why? I honestly don't really trust sites like that, I'm in NA and I can't buy anything online. (That's just me though) Also, do you think getting 'decent' at BW would help me a lot with SC2? I'm thinking about switching to Zerg but I'm not sure yet. Thanks guys So nice! Yes, if you can get to a point where you have decent mechanics in BW, then you should have a much easier time with SC2 mechanics. However, you should play BW for BW. If your ultimate goal is to get better at SC2, then you're better off just playing SC2. | ||
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