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Update: Race switched to T
Hey guys!
As a guy who just started playing BW competitively on iccup (still haven't really played any games yet) I was wondering what the first steps are on becoming at least good.
Here's my iCCup profile, as you can see I have 1000 points, D, and haven't played any games yet.
So where do I start?
I don't really understand the game at all, and don't have any build orders or anything, though I tried looking some up but didn't really get any good standard ones. I play Z (UPDATE, NOW T), btw.
Thanks to any and all help, I know it must be hard because I probably explained this rather badly :<
sTsCompleted
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thanks ^^
is exactly the kind of thing i'm looking for :D
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Also, what race do you play?
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On July 07 2011 14:20 Game wrote: Also, what race do you play?
says in OP, Z
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You could start practicing build orders from liquipedia or the bw strategy forums against computers until you have it down. Find/practice with practice partners/friends around your level or a bit better. Also watching some VODs of progamers wouldnt hurt.
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Hey, I'm new too. I've been a bit busy and thus haven't played much but if you ever want to practice, hit me up.
I'm T ;D
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I am new(erish) but still terrible! We can play sometime I am P (or T, havn't decided)
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On July 07 2011 14:30 Torte de Lini wrote: Hey, I'm new too. I've been a bit busy and thus haven't played much but if you ever want to practice, hit me up.
I'm T ;D
a chance to pratice with the famed Torte de Lini in which I see posts in every single freaking thread ever? YES
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Uh... famed? Not sure about that, but nonetheless~
Happy birthday by the way ;D! I'll let you win tomorrow lololol (as if I could achieve actually playing coherently).
Warning, I am absolutely atrocious.
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On July 07 2011 14:42 Torte de Lini wrote: Uh... famed? Not sure about that, but nonetheless~
Happy birthday by the way ;D! I'll let you win tomorrow lololol (as if I could achieve actually playing coherently).
Warning, I am absolutely atrocious.
ahaha :D
If you're atrocious then I'm... an adjective worse than that ;P
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You've played competitively before. I've maybe played 100 games casually (when I was switching between WC3 and BW) and 20 with the AI learning one build~
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1. Unit counters (play a couple games and try out different units) and 2. Macro hard (build lots of scvs, expand, make tons of units, send your units to a fight, and try to get back to your base as quickly as possible, even missing the battle, to build more units)
You'll want to make games titled something like (D-/E Python) (or any other 3+ player map to reduce the chance of rushes). If you join games that say "D/D-/D+" you'll get trounced, but if you make them, you can boot anyone with a high ranking.
I find that most players don't rush though, I tend to be the rusher.
Happy Birthday!
edit: it's also faster to make games than it is to join them.
edit: what's your general skill level? Do you use hotkeys?
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On July 07 2011 14:47 Torte de Lini wrote: You've played competitively before. I've maybe played 100 games casually (when I was switching between WC3 and BW) and 20 with the AI learning one build~
yeah, because you spend all your time on TL
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On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: 1. Unit counters (play a couple games and try out different units)
Will do, thanks.
On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: 2. Macro hard (build lots of scvs, expand, make tons of units, send your units to a fight, and try to get back to your base as quickly as possible, even missing the battle, to build more units)
I try, not too well apparently
On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: You'll want to make games titled something like (D-/E Python) (or any other 3+ player map to reduce the chance of rushes). If you join games that say "D/D-/D+" you'll get trounced, but if you make them, you can boot anyone with a high ranking.
Yeah, I do make them. That, I figured out on my own
On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: I find that most players don't rush though, I tend to be the rusher.
The only game I've played so far proxied me, so there goes your observations
On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: Happy Birthday!
Thanks ^^
On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: edit: it's also faster to make games than it is to join them.
Got that one too
On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote: edit: what's your general skill level? Do you use hotkeys?
uuh, I'd say pretty intermediate. I'm bronze/silver in SC2 (keep bouncing between the two), and yeah, I use hotkeys. I know bronze/silver seems like noob, but I honestly think I'm better than that and if I put in the time I could be gold or so.
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On July 07 2011 15:07 Completley wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 14:47 Torte de Lini wrote: You've played competitively before. I've maybe played 100 games casually (when I was switching between WC3 and BW) and 20 with the AI learning one build~ yeah, because you spend all your time on TL
Something like that and I have other duties ;D
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On July 07 2011 15:04 obesechicken13 wrote:
1. Unit counters (play a couple games and try out different units) and 2. Macro hard (build lots of scvs, expand, make tons of units, send your units to a fight, and try to get back to your base as quickly as possible, even missing the battle, to build more units)
You'll want to make games titled something like (D-/E Python) (or any other 3+ player map to reduce the chance of rushes). If you join games that say "D/D-/D+" you'll get trounced, but if you make them, you can boot anyone with a high ranking.
I find that most players don't rush though, I tend to be the rusher.
Happy Birthday!
edit: it's also faster to make games than it is to join them.
edit: what's your general skill level? Do you use hotkeys?
Try not to think about stuff in terms of counters, just what units you want to destroy your opponent with . It's a dangerous mentality to think "oh he has made X, so I need to get Y".
Fighting spirit is MOTW right now, so you should probably play that. I'm sGs.Nazza on Iccup.
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On July 07 2011 15:44 Nazza wrote: Fighting spirit is MOTW right now, so you should probably play that. I'm sGs.Nazza on Iccup.
I saw OP sGs on there, so I assume you're pretty damn good I'll add you :D
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