EPTWhy I play Human,
LaStShAdOw
The Terran race means more to me than anything else in this game. They arehuman, they are perfect. Every aspect of the terran is that we can't be stopped. The perfect player would have to choose terran. Our stall aspects, along with our mechanics and gameplay functionabilty is amongst that of the unknown. The Terran race, is the race that can not be stopped if played correct, almost "imbalanced" as you will. But the speeds needed in order to obtain this level is too great.
The humans, the perfect life form, the ultimate species, the strongest and most caring amongst the world. United, we are unstoppable. We think, we breathe, we dream, we have the ability to not fear pain. If at 100% brain capacity, we become pure energy ( according to Einstein.)
The adrenaline in our bodies, while being stored is amongst the scariest form of 'rage' ever. We become superhumans, thinking, moving , deducting, calculating all at speeds unimaginable.
The Terran race, from Starcraft:Broodwar can almost compare to that of the Human species we call ourselves. With the "Medics" and the "repair" aspects, with proper control and micro our units are that of the gods, immortal. Players who have shown acts of this godlike ability are slayers_boxer ; iloveoov ; nada ; casy. However, no terran can completly withhold what the race truely needs. In order to obtain the "perfect terran" you would need speeds of over 5000apm without spam. Constantly flowing and using hotkeys at speeds unimaginable. To be able to "multi-command hack", but not. And to do it faster than what the hack allows. The Terran does not let it's units die. We micro, we macro, we control and we dominate. We are the most scared force at 200/200 and considered unbeatable with certain groups. We have anti-race mechanisms, stall aspects, and even decay features such as irradiate ; defense matrix ; EMP Shockwave. All these abilities are here just to keep us alive longer, ultimately never letting us die.
The fact that foreign terran's are seen as a "joke" to the koreans, only enfuriates me to thrive and strengthen my play to ultimately obliterate them. We are seen as "unable" and "he can't play terran, he is a foreigner". Things that put this in their mind? Foru's statement at WCG2005 "Only the protoss/zerg seem good". XellOs obliterating Skew in under 2 and a half minutes. Elky's short reign. Grrrr's long reign. All the best foreigners being protoss/zerg. Players that have shown the ability to finally silence this, are coming close, yet not yet there; IdrA. Why is there only 1 lone terran able to compete with the koreans on a populated level? All others terrans seem to go inactive and give up easily. Only the Protoss' and Zerg's reign in our community. WGT Fact : 1 in every 7 players are Terran. Top 10 Foreigners : 1 is Terran. However, that 1 Terran has annihilated all compition in his way, proving time and time again that the Terran's are no "joke". Now to only shun the koreans...
Playing the race that requires APM's of over 250 at proffesional level seems hard. While also having to multitask/micro/macro above all other races, Terran gives me the hardest challenge. Our off-the-wall ability makes us even more fun. Being unlimited in terms of building areas and our "lift ability" only provides so many options. Playing the race that has the weakest units, unless tactically positioned / played makes it even more thrilling amongst everything else. Maybe this is what makes it so fun for the koreans? Is that why they are so good? They are forced to be the best?
If you think about it, all the players who have dominated the scene have originated from the Terran Machines: SlayerS_`Boxer` for his unbeatable micro/brain for 3 yrs straight. IloveOOv for his feared macro. [ReD]NaDa the machine, and the first person to achieve speeds of 400 - 500 apm constantly. This race is no joke. This race is the hardest. And that is a reason why I love it.
To conclude my statement. We the Terran stand above all. We micro. We macro. We use our brain. We have instinct. We thrive for pain amongst others. We are the ultimate lifeform. Starcraft has become more than a game to me. The Terran are... apart of my life. They exempt everything I feel. You can play with anger. You can with love. You can play with joy. But you can not play with a Terran. The Terran Are The Perfect Race
Quote from War Of The Worlds (relating to Terran vs Protoss/Zerg)
" From the moment they entered our land. From the second they breathed our air. From the sight of their eyes they saw us. From they days they roamed out land. Our lifeforms, consumed them. Ever so elegantly, everything we live by, our insects, our bacteria, our animals, and our air was Too much for them. Our landscape consumed them. Our home did not take to their kind. They infiltraited our landscape, and from the second they did, they were under seige. We the Earth, are perfect..." - Morgan Freeman
If you were to quote "I'VE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKING SNAKES ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING PLANE" you wouldn't say that you were quoting the guy who wrote the script, but rather Samuel L. Jackson. Quotes in movies aren't remembered by who wrote them but rather by the actor/actress who said them, so it's being a bit anal to pick on him for this.
