Is it too late to become good at Broodwar? Played my first game in months today. I still want to see how good I can become. So far, my APM dropped in TvP (115). I've got to warm up before I start learning again. All the hotkeys are still in my memory bank, but BO is all screwy.
DOES ANYONE STILL PLAY BROODWAR 1v1!?! My 1000 games goal is still sitting there. Let's see how far I can go before I crack and quit! Any bets on how many games I can go?
The pressure is high on iccup, it's more competitive and there are even more smurfs. One thing I have forgotten is how mentally taxing it can be. I don't know if that is good or bad. May the gods have mercy on my mortal soul.
Jan 29, 2011
Aug 31, 2010
Starcraft 2 Goal
Recently made up my mind to do ONE THOUSAND 1V1'S in starcraft 2. My real life friends have finally bought the game, and I'm going to go all out. Placement matches were easy as always. A protoss guy pretended he didn't know english when I typed "gl hf" at the start, then started cursing me out and talking about being glad the fail terran is going to be nerfed at the end. I love it. Then there was a zerg that got whooped by my flying thors :-)
It seems I'm going to cross a lot of tears over terran being imbalanced. heh, I see good times ahead.
I've played about 100 4v4 random games, and it's been gotten boring faster than I thought it would. There aren't that many strategies that will work well like they would in 1v1.
Only have faced gold players so far, and they got killed 6 of my units the entire game. PDD and banshee is going to be my main weapon against protoss, and thors against zerg. They work really well. I'll update when I reach 100 :-)
GL HF
It seems I'm going to cross a lot of tears over terran being imbalanced. heh, I see good times ahead.
I've played about 100 4v4 random games, and it's been gotten boring faster than I thought it would. There aren't that many strategies that will work well like they would in 1v1.
Only have faced gold players so far, and they got killed 6 of my units the entire game. PDD and banshee is going to be my main weapon against protoss, and thors against zerg. They work really well. I'll update when I reach 100 :-)
GL HF
Jul 26, 2010
Let Down
Starcraft 2 isn't as fun or entertaining as Brood War. I admit, Starcraft 2 is easier to play and it will be incredibly popular, but I just don't see myself playing a game that's a step down when it comes to mechanics.
Lots of terran players from the Brood War chose to play terran because it's the hardest to learn up to C- rank on iCCup. I'm not sure if that has transferred into Starcraft 2 but I do know what thing, Brood War takes more skill and practice. I've been pissed and overwhelmed with anxiety plenty of times trying to ladder on iCCup, call me masochistt, I love the difficulty involved. Of the two choices, I'll probably always choose the more difficult.
I've picked back up to playing on iCCup, and in my TvZ, lost my marine army for not paying good enough attention to them. This is the game for me.
C-, here I come.
Lots of terran players from the Brood War chose to play terran because it's the hardest to learn up to C- rank on iCCup. I'm not sure if that has transferred into Starcraft 2 but I do know what thing, Brood War takes more skill and practice. I've been pissed and overwhelmed with anxiety plenty of times trying to ladder on iCCup, call me masochistt, I love the difficulty involved. Of the two choices, I'll probably always choose the more difficult.
I've picked back up to playing on iCCup, and in my TvZ, lost my marine army for not paying good enough attention to them. This is the game for me.
C-, here I come.
Apr 21, 2010
After Reset
Went to see how I'd do playing off race (Zerg) and was placed in gold league. I'm absolutely terrible as zerg.... Now I shall see if I can main race my way back to platinum.
My secret weapon is half-way done. It may even be done before this game is released. I'd hazard a guess that most of the gold league would be, in comparison to BW iCCup, D ranked players. At least the ones that have played more than 10 games.
My secret weapon is half-way done. It may even be done before this game is released. I'd hazard a guess that most of the gold league would be, in comparison to BW iCCup, D ranked players. At least the ones that have played more than 10 games.
Apr 12, 2010
Idea
I know this would never make it... but after games, I would like there to be an option to replay a guy I've lost to. Moreso if I were the favored player. Lots of guys do strategies that would definitely not work if I played them again, just as it was on BW.
I'd like a ranking system that encourages replaying people. As it would also encourage more dynamic play and more skillful games.
Maybe there can be an "elite" ranking system that's based on replaying people altogether.
Would be sweet.
I'd like a ranking system that encourages replaying people. As it would also encourage more dynamic play and more skillful games.
Maybe there can be an "elite" ranking system that's based on replaying people altogether.
Would be sweet.
Apr 10, 2010
Perception
Played about 20 1vs1s, about 10 2v2s. Noticed some things, and agree with some observations from others.
TvP - As they were in BW, marines are shit. There's no point in wasting minerals on them, and it's best to get as much gas as possible for Rauders or other units. Also, dropships aren't all that helpful in battle. It's better to have one ghost than three dropships, no matter how many units you have. Emp is a very strong ability and if you get them off on the right units your army will kick ass. I say, by mid game, 3 or 4 ghosts would be wise, with one or two dropships to heal your units while not in battle, and vikings depending on if he's got collosi waiting for you.
In all Matchups, it's best to keep your gas down -have enough minerals to help keep the gas down. I never pump marines out with the reactor add-on.
TvT - Banshees with cloak are a bit difficult to deal with when they rush for them. I've tried going vikings and turrets, but lost a lot of scvs and my units, partly due to how poorly I reacted. One guy rushed two banshees (with cloak halfway done), and 4 marines inside a dropship. I had two vikings, about 4 marauders, and a few turrets that never got a chance to hit the banshees. He had the game in the bag (also had 100 apm).
TvZ, haven't played much of this. One went mass mutas, and another went mass roaches. I mostly lose due to bad macro. I'm thinking this is the only matchup in which marines would be of use, and spend gas on ravens or dropships. And upgrading everything.
I'm now in platinum league in 2v2s. Added some people from reddit and they seem to be all about team play. Now that I'm starting to understand the game a bit more, I now see there are a lot of bad players out there. In the games where I'm focusing on the terran, fast banshees. If focused on toss, emp. If zerg, eh, still a bit wobbly on what I make against them.
TvP - As they were in BW, marines are shit. There's no point in wasting minerals on them, and it's best to get as much gas as possible for Rauders or other units. Also, dropships aren't all that helpful in battle. It's better to have one ghost than three dropships, no matter how many units you have. Emp is a very strong ability and if you get them off on the right units your army will kick ass. I say, by mid game, 3 or 4 ghosts would be wise, with one or two dropships to heal your units while not in battle, and vikings depending on if he's got collosi waiting for you.
In all Matchups, it's best to keep your gas down -have enough minerals to help keep the gas down. I never pump marines out with the reactor add-on.
TvT - Banshees with cloak are a bit difficult to deal with when they rush for them. I've tried going vikings and turrets, but lost a lot of scvs and my units, partly due to how poorly I reacted. One guy rushed two banshees (with cloak halfway done), and 4 marines inside a dropship. I had two vikings, about 4 marauders, and a few turrets that never got a chance to hit the banshees. He had the game in the bag (also had 100 apm).
TvZ, haven't played much of this. One went mass mutas, and another went mass roaches. I mostly lose due to bad macro. I'm thinking this is the only matchup in which marines would be of use, and spend gas on ravens or dropships. And upgrading everything.
I'm now in platinum league in 2v2s. Added some people from reddit and they seem to be all about team play. Now that I'm starting to understand the game a bit more, I now see there are a lot of bad players out there. In the games where I'm focusing on the terran, fast banshees. If focused on toss, emp. If zerg, eh, still a bit wobbly on what I make against them.
Apr 7, 2010
GG
Played some pretty good games as of late. I guess the rank system is starting to kick in since I've been playing players more close to my level.
Few thoughts, in a TvZ the guy went super duper zerglings and a bit of banelings. I know now to never try to push out when theres a chance a zerg is going mass early zerglings. the guy even said "You will lose in 5 minutes"... I lost about 10 minutes in to all lings.
A TvT, wow I LIKE TvT now. Siege tanks are no longer a pain in the ass. And even more powerful than it was in BW, the dropship helped me rape a guy that focused on defending his choke. Dropships can hold 8 marines or 4 rauders each! I'm definitely putting dropship harass to good use in the future. I wasn't even able to fill all my dropships up. Wow.
Finally, a TvP. 30 minute game and I lost because of Collus. They shoot so damn far, a perfect compliment to stalkers. I mostly blame my lack of experience as I never looked for robotics facility or tried to counter with many vikings. I should definitely put vikings in my game if not banshees. Also, bunkers are pretty useful in my opinion. Especially with marines in them instead of the rauders.
It's hard to shake the habit of putting depots behind your mineral line. They will be much more useful spread out to bring every inch in the vicinity in view, so as to see reapers, warped units and nydus if they ever try to be sneaky.
Few thoughts, in a TvZ the guy went super duper zerglings and a bit of banelings. I know now to never try to push out when theres a chance a zerg is going mass early zerglings. the guy even said "You will lose in 5 minutes"... I lost about 10 minutes in to all lings.
A TvT, wow I LIKE TvT now. Siege tanks are no longer a pain in the ass. And even more powerful than it was in BW, the dropship helped me rape a guy that focused on defending his choke. Dropships can hold 8 marines or 4 rauders each! I'm definitely putting dropship harass to good use in the future. I wasn't even able to fill all my dropships up. Wow.
Finally, a TvP. 30 minute game and I lost because of Collus. They shoot so damn far, a perfect compliment to stalkers. I mostly blame my lack of experience as I never looked for robotics facility or tried to counter with many vikings. I should definitely put vikings in my game if not banshees. Also, bunkers are pretty useful in my opinion. Especially with marines in them instead of the rauders.
It's hard to shake the habit of putting depots behind your mineral line. They will be much more useful spread out to bring every inch in the vicinity in view, so as to see reapers, warped units and nydus if they ever try to be sneaky.
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