[Trick] Early Game +7% Mineral Boost - Page 6
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-Frog-
United States514 Posts
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aru
183 Posts
On September 13 2010 06:10 ltortoise wrote: Nope. Won't fly with me. Spawn larvae is a CHOICE. You could also use that energy for spreading creep or healing units. ie. Making a queen is mandatory to being a good zerg? I guess you could choose not to make a queen. | ||
iEchoic
United States1776 Posts
Literally anybody could do this if they put enough time into doing it. You could actually train an ape to do it. Getting good at doing this says nothing about your RTS skills. It says nothing about your thought process. Literally the only thing it does is signal that you've practiced it a lot. | ||
Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
This does wonders for my 10pools great find. Remember when SC2 was first played and someone asked a Blizzard guy "what am I supposed to do at the start?" (because of the low apm requirements)... this is the answer! I think "sockmining" could catch on. | ||
ltortoise
633 Posts
On September 13 2010 06:11 frog HERO wrote: I could spend the whole game using every single larvae the second it spawns but I don't because I need to manage my army and scout at the same time. Or you could decide that you don't want to make units right then, for whatever reason. All these things you are talking about involve decisions. And you still have to decide which units to make. You could be saving your money for a more expensive unit. Decisions, decisions, decisions. | ||
Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule18881 Posts
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caPnjazz
Germany23 Posts
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leetchaos
United States395 Posts
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Pandain
United States12976 Posts
Also, to those who are saying that "oh, this isn't real skill and it actually might take away from the game," I would have to disagree with you. It's like SCBW where drones couldn't just auto-rally to the mineral patch. You actually had to take care of it. This adds more depth to it, you have to make sure your workers are mining to their greatest efficiency. To those saying, "oh its just a tactless thing, not real strategy", just imagine your a general making sure your grunts mine the most efficient way and don't slack off after mining each time. Great find, and great 1st post. | ||
cr4ckshot
United States291 Posts
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
On September 13 2010 05:35 lolaloc wrote: Just to add, let's call this trick "Sockfolding". sorry to the ^, someone beat you to it | ||
TitleRug
United States651 Posts
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Kyruel
United States91 Posts
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Zurles
United Kingdom1659 Posts
On September 13 2010 05:20 Snowfield wrote: Or not really because it's a minimal gain which you can EASILY screw up and make it not worth anything, we will see. Every pro player will, that's what I was talking about, not the general casuals, of course they won't | ||
Channel56k
United States413 Posts
On September 13 2010 06:14 iEchoic wrote: It blows my mind that people think that repeating a series of commands somehow adds skill to the game. The juggling example is perfect. Literally anybody could do this if they put enough time into doing it. You could actually train an ape to do it. Getting good at doing this says nothing about your RTS skills. It says nothing about your thought process. Literally the only thing it does is signal that you've practiced it a lot. I dont see it as that "mind blowing".... Is says nothing about your thought process? Well it says your thinking about what to do with the extra 7% income, that implies some macro skill no? It also implies your eager to try new tactics, that speaks to creativity. Your right, it also signals that you've practiced a lot and those who generally practice are increasing their skills and any given RTS. I dont see what your issue is buddy? Can i call you buddy? | ||
Dionyseus
United States2068 Posts
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ltortoise
633 Posts
On September 13 2010 06:19 Pandain wrote: Also, to those who are saying that "oh, this isn't real skill and it actually might take away from the game," I would have to disagree with you. It's like SCBW where drones couldn't just auto-rally to the mineral patch. You actually had to take care of it. This adds more depth to it, you have to make sure your workers are mining to their greatest efficiency. Dumb comparison. Telling a fresh worker to mine is nothing. It was an unfortunate distraction, but it takes almost no effort compared to exploiting this bug continuously. There is no "depth" here. | ||
Phant
United States737 Posts
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wxwx
527 Posts
Probably not gonna GL HF anymore too. That would put me back 20 minerals. ![]() IMO this is bad for the game.. This isn't really micro, since you have nothing to micro against. It's basically just routine spamming that anyone can do with practice. There's no split-second decision making or reaction micro... It's just a predetermined clicking routine... Might as well award minerals to the player who types the alphabet backwards while droning... That's "keyboard skill" too am i right? ![]() | ||
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