Can someone please fucking explain to me how the hell you're supposed to target fire an SCV that submerges itself into a fucking bunker while it's building the bunker?

Proceed into elaborating how a supposedly skill based esports game benefits from a random fucking mechanic such as the one described above.

Just a bit grumpy since i got eliminated from craftcup solely because an SCV stayed submerged for like 15-20 seconds while a reaper was fucking up the AI. I saw it coming from a mile away and couldn't do crap. Retarded zerglings circling the fucking bunker and then starting to chase the reaper. 5 misclicks on the bunker itself.

Bullshit game.

FML

Jonoman92

United States9101 Posts

May 14 2010 20:54 GMT

Didn't sc1 have some of that randomness as well? Although I guess some might think it bad how the scv just kinda disappears and you can't even really click it.

prototype.

Canada4189 Posts

May 14 2010 20:56 GMT

I thought blizzard wanted to eliminate randomness from a competitive game, so they removed the accuracy deduction against high ground.

xLethargicax

United States469 Posts

May 14 2010 20:57 GMT

Dude that sucks :/

sorry to hear that. I WAS ROOTIN!

LaLuSh

Sweden2358 Posts

May 14 2010 20:57 GMT

On May 15 2010 05:54 Jonoman92 wrote:
Didn't sc1 have some of that randomness as well? Although I guess some might think it bad how the scv just kinda disappears and you can't even really click it.

It would happen with large buildings.

A small building like the bunker wouldn't have an SCV made invincible. Sure it'd jump around, but that was acceptable.

barth

Ireland1272 Posts

May 14 2010 20:58 GMT

I agree. This absolutely needs a change. Along with salvage... pretty sick.

Carnivorous Sheep

Baa?21242 Posts

May 14 2010 20:59 GMT

Terran is imba ._.

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

May 14 2010 21:01 GMT

You were able to click SCVs reliably in BW.

I can feel your pain, I once saw a surround on my soon-to-spawn coming well ahead of time and couln't do anything. Just because zerg doesn't get the free choice of unit spawn direction that terran and protoss get.
It's really disturbing when you see it coming and know you can't prevent it.

Roffles

Pitcairn19291 Posts

May 14 2010 21:11 GMT

On May 15 2010 05:58 barth wrote:
I agree. This absolutely needs a change. Along with salvage... pretty sick.

No comment about salvage. Completely unnecessary. 100% risk free. "Hey, I don't need this anymore, gonna get all my money back".

MacroNcheesE

United States508 Posts

May 14 2010 21:21 GMT

#10

On May 15 2010 06:11 Roffles wrote:

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No comment about salvage. Completely unnecessary. 100% risk free. "Hey, I don't need this anymore, gonna get all my money back".

yeah should be a tax on that. 67%.

CursOr

United States6335 Posts

May 14 2010 21:22 GMT

#11

If you're close to the bunker with a ranged unit, cant you just a-move by the bunker for it and will auto target the SCV over the building?

And if you're a melee unit... well it makes sense that you cant reach it sometimes. At least its not Toss or Zerg where there is literally nothing making the building.

Am I wrong about the Auto-Targeting Priority?

Chill

Calgary25955 Posts

May 14 2010 21:29 GMT

#12

On May 15 2010 06:22 cursor wrote:
If you're close to the bunker with a ranged unit, cant you just a-move by the bunker for it and will auto target the SCV over the building?

And if you're a melee unit... well it makes sense that you cant reach it sometimes. At least its not Toss or Zerg where there is literally nothing making the building.

Am I wrong about the Auto-Targeting Priority?

He said there was a reaper around. Units prioritize fighting units over building/mining workers.

Wr3k

Canada2533 Posts

May 14 2010 21:54 GMT

#13

Yeah, it is definitely ridiculous that you cannot always select the SCV. Sucks man ><

FlameSworD

United States414 Posts

May 14 2010 21:55 GMT

#14

sc2 is terrible ;(

Amnesia

United States3818 Posts

May 14 2010 21:57 GMT

#15

On May 15 2010 05:59 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Terran is imba ._.

lol...you cry about Terran on every thread I see, I swear.

Durak

Canada3684 Posts

May 14 2010 22:10 GMT

#16

On May 15 2010 06:11 Roffles wrote:

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No comment about salvage. Completely unnecessary. 100% risk free. "Hey, I don't need this anymore, gonna get all my money back".

Time value of money. Could have had two more SCVs. However, I agree that it's dumb.

mucker

United States1120 Posts

May 14 2010 22:26 GMT

#17

On May 15 2010 07:10 Durak wrote:

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Time value of money. Could have had two more SCVs. However, I agree that it's dumb.

It's dumb that it just explodes and you get all the minerals back. An scv should have to spend time taking it apart.

GogoKodo

Canada1785 Posts

May 14 2010 22:51 GMT

#18

Is it possible to use insert/delete to rotate the camera left/right and thus able to see the scv from a different angle? Could be blocked from all angles though so this might not help.