Thread: Starcraft

Originally Posted by digsbe

Did you post this before? Or were you going to post it? Great minds just think alike. Or at least the minds that like cats.

I had posted it before.

Originally Posted by Thunder

care for a spot of tea?

No, don't make this into another cat thread. Not Starcraft...

Originally Posted by Redress

Digsbe stole from me.

And me........

What is your favorite race everyone? I'm generally Terran, how about you?

Originally Posted by MadLib

What is your favorite race everyone? I'm generally Terran, how about you?

When I first started, I was Terran because it was the most easiest to learn and versatile of the three. Then I changed to Protoss, then I went to zerg. I'm good at all three really, and depending on the map and the opponent, I fluctuate. Though to admit it, I lean heavily towards zerg because of that all-up zergling strategy that I've rarely seen anybody block. Only through a mixture of rigorous economics, heavy micromanaging, exhaustive usage of terrain, and incredible exploitation of magic and skills that I've seen block the all-up zergling swarm.
For Terran, I usually follow a path of two techs-I'll rush in bionics with three/four barracks running, while building 5/6 factories. If it is possible, I'd follow up with a few vultures with mines, as vultures are surprisingly good against early units and laying mines before hand and luring enemy units with the ruse of retreating are also surprisingly effective. There's a 50/50 chance that this will succeed, hence the construction of factories. Heavy mechanics are key for any race, and even zergs will melt against mechanics, with only a few vulnerable siege tanks and many goliaths and vultures. Building huge numbers of factories is key, you'll find that you micromanage your units too often and find not enough time to produce units or macromanage your economy, eventually leading to huge stacks of resources. I also have 2-3 separate forces instead of just 1 main force as many players do, as reserves to send or strike at weak points.

Now we just need "Proud South Carolinian" to ask for advise on how to be better at NASCAR, "Proud South Central LA" to ask for advise on how to be better at basketball, and "Proud South American" to ask for advise on how to be better at soccer and we'll have all hte ironic stereotypes fixed.

Originally Posted by Proud South Korean

When I first started, I was Terran because it was the most easiest to learn and versatile of the three. Then I changed to Protoss, then I went to zerg. I'm good at all three really, and depending on the map and the opponent, I fluctuate. Though to admit it, I lean heavily towards zerg because of that all-up zergling strategy that I've rarely seen anybody block. Only through a mixture of rigorous economics, heavy micromanaging, exhaustive usage of terrain, and incredible exploitation of magic and skills that I've seen block the all-up zergling swarm.
For Terran, I usually follow a path of two techs-I'll rush in bionics with three/four barracks running, while building 5/6 factories. If it is possible, I'd follow up with a few vultures with mines, as vultures are surprisingly good against early units and laying mines before hand and luring enemy units with the ruse of retreating are also surprisingly effective. There's a 50/50 chance that this will succeed, hence the construction of factories. Heavy mechanics are key for any race, and even zergs will melt against mechanics, with only a few vulnerable siege tanks and many goliaths and vultures. Building huge numbers of factories is key, you'll find that you micromanage your units too often and find not enough time to produce units or macromanage your economy, eventually leading to huge stacks of resources. I also have 2-3 separate forces instead of just 1 main force as many players do, as reserves to send or strike at weak points.

I'm good at fighting swarms. My keys to success are bunkers stock piled with Marines that have upgraded sight range, and a lot of Tanks and Turrets to fight the Mutalisks. Spider Mines are good, especially against Hydras. I always get the Spider Mine upgrade, because Vultures are basically worthless without spider mines. When fighting the Zerg my biggest issues are Mutas, Guardians and Ultralisks. For the air guys I normally station an SCV to repair damaged Missile Turrets, but then Queens will come and kill them with Broodlings, which gets annoying, especially when my Tanks blow them to smithereens along with the Turret that the SCV was supposed to be defending in the first place! The introduction of the Medic in Brood Wars was a gift to me and I find it really useful.

I'm really good at Nuking enemy bases. If the Zerg have large areas of Colonies I increase the Ghosts' sight range and Nuke. I always play CPU though so with a person it might be different. I've never heard of the all-Zergling strategy. I know that Zerglings are good to use at the beginning to take out a player early on. If I can get Siege Tanks and am able to upgrade the power of Infantry Weapons I can usually handle Zerglings. If someone uses that strategy I would need lots more Tanks. When I play I normally focus on the defense a lot, and if I can get a Nuke Silo and Battlecruisers with Wraiths I can manage an attack. The way I play though I need to be able to access resources in order to maintain my defense.