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Okay, now i know you're probably going to yell at me, but i guess im very slow so i probably need step by step instructions. You don't have to though, just if anyone out of the kindness of their heart wants to deal with my slowness, i'll be much obliged.
Tried downloading the replays, unable to load map/crashed. So i installed the manager, and now i dont know what to do.
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Artosis
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read the thread i linked you to. its all explained there.
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Hi, Artosis im a big fan of you and will admit it a die hard zerg fan. Ive played zerg and ONLY zerg for the entire beta so i have no idea how to play anyother races but ive come to notice that zerg is so macro intensive its rediculous so im wondering how I could switch to another race or atleast try another out. Currently its impossible for me to even begin to understand another race i dont know when to attack when to expand what counters work or anything. Even if i do the bos right i never seam to win. (one problem was i was trying to transition at platinum level) How do you suggest transitioning to a ore micro intensive race?
BTW ty for the replays will probably stream them
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Artosis
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On June 15 2010 11:04 kzr22 wrote:Hi, Artosis im a big fan of you and will admit it a die hard zerg fan. Ive played zerg and ONLY zerg for the entire beta so i have no idea how to play anyother races but ive come to notice that zerg is so macro intensive its rediculous so im wondering how I could switch to another race or atleast try another out. Currently its impossible for me to even begin to understand another race i dont know when to attack when to expand what counters work or anything. Even if i do the bos right i never seam to win. (one problem was i was trying to transition at platinum level) How do you suggest transitioning to a ore micro intensive race? BTW ty for the replays will probably stream them
you might think the other races are really more micro intensive, but i don't fully agree. spending your money is the most important thing in this game. i would just dive headfirst in and do your best. sure check out some replays for general strategies, but a macro-based approach will be best. you can learn the little micro-bits along the way.
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1.It's been long time since last we saw Idra :D, When will you get a chance to interview him?. 2. Can you tell us how much has Apollo improved, is he able to games away from you and tasteless? 3.Who do you think are the top3 of each race in Asia (excluding you and Idra) 4. I see some pro-gamers (Sen) use heatlhbar always on, what do you use and why? 5. Do you have any inside news regarding OSL 2?
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Artosis
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On June 15 2010 11:16 Gunman_csz wrote: 1.It's been long time since last we saw Idra :D, When will you get a chance to interview him?. 2. Can you tell us how much has Apollo improved, is he able to games away from you and tasteless? 3.Who do you think are the top3 of each race in Asia (excluding you and Idra) 4. I see some pro-gamers (Sen) use heatlhbar always on, what do you use and why? 5. Do you have any inside news regarding OSL 2?
1) Actually, I'm interviewing him about his OSL performance today
2) Right now I'm working with Apollo on the RTS basics (of economy-based RTS games), and I think he's improving quite well (but we haven't had the beta in a while T.T!) I haven't really played vs him yet though.
3) T: Maka, Ensnare, not sure. P: Tester, AnyPro, Spunky (not 100% sure if hes still taking the game seriously though.) Z: Cool, TheWinD, SEn
4) I have the health bars off. They cover up too much stuff, make the screen too cluttered. I like to be able to just glance at my screen and fully understand what I'm seeing instantly. I wish there was a button to toggle it on and off. Right now, I sometimes use ALT if I want to know healths of anything.
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So, in the game you lost to WeRRa (on Kulas Ravine), it seems like the stalker harass from the cliffs is a big deal in allowing him to build up enough of a force to finally beat you. Do you think that kind of play should be a staple of PvZ (or even PvX) on that map, or do you think WeRRa was reacting to something specific he saw?
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Artosis
United States2138 Posts
Kulas is perhaps the most imbalaced map in sc2. He didn't react or do anything special, just abused the map. that doesn't work anywhere else.
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Can anyone else get .18 replays to work, it sends me to the apm chart an example being desert heat against tester :/
Earlier a guy mentions the same problem but didn't post how he got it to work, I'm on 4.1.1 too.
Btw, thanks a bunch for these, it's good to see some zerg replays!
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On June 15 2010 15:35 Artosis wrote: Kulas is perhaps the most imbalaced map in sc2. He didn't react or do anything special, just abused the map. that doesn't work anywhere else.
Pretty much forced to kill the rocks asap and just expo there, the natural on Kulas is so vulnerable. I use blink stalkers every game because of it but I'm seeing a lot of players just not expoing there anymore. If you do expo there I think maybe you need 2 spine crawlers at each of the two harassing spots very very early. With the shitty burrow time its like impossible to reposition them vs stalkers and I noticed you had a little trouble with that.
Anyway, as a Protoss player, you really make Ultras look scary haha. It's amazing how fast they tear through a Stalker/Colossi army, and once you get enough of them they don't seem to die.
ALSO your use of the Roach t2 upgrade looks very effective. Never realized burrowed Roaches can basically out regen a storm lol.
Some good reps, thanks.
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On June 15 2010 11:41 Artosis wrote: 4) I have the health bars off. They cover up too much stuff, make the screen too cluttered. I like to be able to just glance at my screen and fully understand what I'm seeing instantly. I wish there was a button to toggle it on and off. Right now, I sometimes use ALT if I want to know healths of anything. Err, there was a hotkey to toggle this on and off, at least in replays. I guess they removed the hotkey for it in replays, too, now it's just a button... Lame. I find that alt is pretty convenient for my hands though.
Here's another (odd) question..
How do you position your hands on the keyboard? It's easy to see what sort of hotkeys you use in your replays, but do you stick with the homerow? (i.e....pinky finger =1qaz ring = 2wsx middle = 3edc and so on...) or do you have some other way you found more effective? (Do you even use an english style keyboard?! Lol)
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On June 15 2010 15:40 LSGamer wrote: Can anyone else get .18 replays to work, it sends me to the apm chart an example being desert heat against tester :/
Earlier a guy mentions the same problem but didn't post how he got it to work, I'm on 4.1.1 too.
Btw, thanks a bunch for these, it's good to see some zerg replays!
.18 (patch 16) replays are not going with the manager at the moment to my knowledge. All replays before that will work, but I haven't heard a solution for playing Patch 16 reps.
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Thanks for the replays, I wonder if you could share your thoughts about the standard set by blizzards maps, as in size, rush distance, how many patches of minerals there are at the main and expansions.
and if you have any spesifics as to what you would like to see in the future.
or is it to early to tell?
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Artosis
United States2138 Posts
On June 15 2010 20:52 InfiniteIce wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2010 11:41 Artosis wrote: 4) I have the health bars off. They cover up too much stuff, make the screen too cluttered. I like to be able to just glance at my screen and fully understand what I'm seeing instantly. I wish there was a button to toggle it on and off. Right now, I sometimes use ALT if I want to know healths of anything. Err, there was a hotkey to toggle this on and off, at least in replays. I guess they removed the hotkey for it in replays, too, now it's just a button... Lame. I find that alt is pretty convenient for my hands though. Here's another (odd) question.. How do you position your hands on the keyboard? It's easy to see what sort of hotkeys you use in your replays, but do you stick with the homerow? (i.e....pinky finger =1qaz ring = 2wsx middle = 3edc and so on...) or do you have some other way you found more effective? (Do you even use an english style keyboard?! Lol)
i actually have a korean keyboard, but its the same thing.
in SC2 i use slightly different hand position than SC1.
pinky = CTRL ring = A middle = S pointer = D thumb = B/spacce bar
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Artosis
United States2138 Posts
On June 15 2010 21:44 Madkipz wrote: Thanks for the replays, I wonder if you could share your thoughts about the standard set by blizzards maps, as in size, rush distance, how many patches of minerals there are at the main and expansions.
and if you have any spesifics as to what you would like to see in the future.
or is it to early to tell?
im actually writing a huge article on map balance and how it relates to zerg, i'll release part 1 this week.
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Mr Artosis, I am sorry to inform that I have not watched your replays but, did you see the daily Day9 did on roach+queens vs ling-baneling -> muta vs dimaga? I only mention it because i've seen you saying ZvZ is boring baneling ling shit, but this is clearly a credible alternative. Check it out yo.
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On June 15 2010 22:23 Artosis wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2010 21:44 Madkipz wrote: Thanks for the replays, I wonder if you could share your thoughts about the standard set by blizzards maps, as in size, rush distance, how many patches of minerals there are at the main and expansions.
and if you have any spesifics as to what you would like to see in the future.
or is it to early to tell? im actually writing a huge article on map balance and how it relates to zerg, i'll release part 1 this week.
I totally am looking forward to this
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On June 15 2010 23:07 InfiniteIce wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2010 22:23 Artosis wrote:On June 15 2010 21:44 Madkipz wrote: Thanks for the replays, I wonder if you could share your thoughts about the standard set by blizzards maps, as in size, rush distance, how many patches of minerals there are at the main and expansions.
and if you have any spesifics as to what you would like to see in the future.
or is it to early to tell? im actually writing a huge article on map balance and how it relates to zerg, i'll release part 1 this week. I totally am looking forward to this
definately something i am totally looking forward to read.
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i'm getting the "unable to open replay" too... but it worked at first. i could watch one replay. after that none of the replays worked anymore...
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Thanks for taking the time to answer everyone's comments Artosis!
I have more question.
Do you find it difficult to mass games in SC2 as opposed to SC1? I.e. after playing 2-3 games of SC2 I feel spent and kind of frustrated as opposed to SC1 where I could play all day. Also, when I win it doesn't feel like an accomplishment as it did in SC1. Do you share similar views?
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