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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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nilbog21 said:
You play 10 placement matches. That determines your league (Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum). Once you are in a league, you are put into a division within that league (ie. Silver 31, Silver 34, etc.). A division is just up to 100 people in the same league as you for you to compare your leaderboard ranking. The idea is that if you're in a 100 person division, you'll feel more motivated to try to get to the top than if you're in a 1,000,000 person league leaderboard and won't care about moving up.
Once you're in a League, you can move up/down by winning/losing too much against people in the same League as yourself. For example, you goofed off in Placement and lose every single game, ending up in Copper, but you're way too good and bash all the noobs there, so the system will notice that and bump you up to Bronze. The question is how long it takes for the system to realize you're not in the correct League and move you.
Add me on to the list of people who hate playing Starcraft multiplayer.
I haven't won a single match out of 8 so far. I am so fucking mad/disappointed. I should've sold my key like everyone else.
Starcraft is too much for me, at least in the FPS world I will kill everyone, but it's just too much.
And I think I'll be in the low copper, that is if I even open the game again... otherwise I'm strictly playing with the CPU.
This is plain horrible.
I haven't won a single match out of 8 so far. I am so fucking mad/disappointed. I should've sold my key like everyone else.
Starcraft is too much for me, at least in the FPS world I will kill everyone, but it's just too much.
And I think I'll be in the low copper, that is if I even open the game again... otherwise I'm strictly playing with the CPU.
This is plain horrible.
MrMister said:Add me on to the list of people who hate playing Starcraft multiplayer.
I haven't won a single match out of 8 so far. I am so fucking mad/disappointed. I should've sold my key like everyone else.
Starcraft is too much for me, at least in the FPS world I will kill everyone, but it's just too much.
Why not just lose 10 placement matches and get put in the Copper league where only bad players hang out? The point of the placement leagues is to determine your skill.
MrMister said:
You don't get better by giving up. I'm sure the first time you played an FPS you weren't top of the leaderboard. Want to get some coaching help? We can play a 1v1, I'll watch the replay and we can talk about areas you can improve the quickest and easiest. I can't do it right now, but in about 3 hours I can (midnight EST) or maybe tomorrow betwen 11am-6pm EST.
We all used to be awful at Starcraft, and it always took a bit of coaching from someone better to start improving.
Actually when I started playing FPS' I actually picked it up quite quickly and started to top very fast. Except Quake...
I guess the reason I'm upset is because I'm used to getting good at a game relatively quickly and Starcraft and RTS' in general are the bane of my existence.
I guess the reason I'm upset is because I'm used to getting good at a game relatively quickly and Starcraft and RTS' in general are the bane of my existence.
MrMister, those of us without codes would appreciate if you kept such statements as "I will waste my beta key that so many people wanted because I lose all the time" to yourself! I would have been happy to take it off your hands
I suggest you keep at it and improve so that you can one day pwn n00bs in a new environment.
I suggest you keep at it and improve so that you can one day pwn n00bs in a new environment.
MisterAnderson
Member
Are there no AA settings?
MrMister said:
FPS's are by nature relatively simple to learn but difficult to master (unless your talking about games like Natural Selection or something).
In order to succeed at Starcraft, you really have to learn how the units work so you can use them effectively and learn how to defend against them. That's the primary reason why every self-respected Starcraft player starts off with the campaign, which introduces one new unit each mission during each race's campaign so you slowly learn how to use each unit effectively in various situations. That's why new players really shouldn't play the SC2 beta, as they'll spend more time trying to even GET to the higher team than they will actually getting the chance to get to know them.
What you lack is constantly buildign something.MrMister said:Add me on to the list of people who hate playing Starcraft multiplayer.
I haven't won a single match out of 8 so far. I am so fucking mad/disappointed. I should've sold my key like everyone else.
Starcraft is too much for me, at least in the FPS world I will kill everyone, but it's just too much.
And I think I'll be in the low copper, that is if I even open the game again... otherwise I'm strictly playing with the CPU.
This is plain horrible.
MisterAnderson
Member
mint said:
Does anyone know how to force it? Doesn't seem to be working for me. (ATI)
nilbog21 said:
Plat is highest.
Division number is arbitrary, just there for the sake of separating people into more manageable groupings.
Top 8 in each division get to have their own tournament or something at the end of the season.
Not sure what the exact promotion/demotion criteria are.
Click your ladder button and it'll show you total wins / losses for everyone in your division.nilbog21 said:
ggs to all. Seems like the only thing I can do is timing attack MM+M right now. At least it wins :lol
nilbog grats on plat. Come launch the 'Pro' league will be 1 above that.
So for all 10 of my placement matches, I intentionally lost by sending my command center right next to the enemy base and then sending my SCV's on a suicide mission. I lost within 7 minutes a match.
Pretty hilarious too, considering everyone I did that too went "WTF are you doing?" and I just laughed!
Strangely some people ragequit and I got the win. I'm actually enjoying this more just trolling people. :lol
(Although I did learn a cool Terran tactic with it.)
Pretty hilarious too, considering everyone I did that too went "WTF are you doing?" and I just laughed!
Strangely some people ragequit and I got the win. I'm actually enjoying this more just trolling people. :lol
(Although I did learn a cool Terran tactic with it.)
WonkyPanda
Member
Add me! ID: WonkyPanda
I am down to 2v2 but don't expect much. In fact, i'd love to learn the ropes with a fellow toss player because I seem to be lagging behind mostly.
I am down to 2v2 but don't expect much
. In fact, i'd love to learn the ropes with a fellow toss player because I seem to be lagging behind mostly.MrMister said:Add me on to the list of people who hate playing Starcraft multiplayer.
I haven't won a single match out of 8 so far. I am so fucking mad/disappointed. I should've sold my key like everyone else.
Starcraft is too much for me, at least in the FPS world I will kill everyone, but it's just too much.
And I think I'll be in the low copper, that is if I even open the game again... otherwise I'm strictly playing with the CPU.
This is plain horrible.
MrMister said:
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The Lamonster
Member
Lamonster.zone just signed in!
OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD
Don't be discouraged. I've always sucked at starcraft until I started watching progamers.
Even then after 2 years I had never played a game on BGH, or zero clutter or anything. Or any other RTS.
Just by watching I understood most of the mechanics, watched some SC 2 stuff, understood counters, apply knowledge.
Went 7-0 then 0-3 in my placement to get silver.
Just spend money, hotkey your stuff, expand.
Really what is hard it remembering to do things, not actually doing them.
Even then after 2 years I had never played a game on BGH, or zero clutter or anything. Or any other RTS.
Just by watching I understood most of the mechanics, watched some SC 2 stuff, understood counters, apply knowledge.
Went 7-0 then 0-3 in my placement to get silver.
Just spend money, hotkey your stuff, expand.
Really what is hard it remembering to do things, not actually doing them.
Ice Monkey
Member
Pandaman said:
sup. <_<
DurielBlack
Member
Ice Monkey said:
Sup.
I actually almost made it out of copper, I think I am placed 8th in there right now, was 1st. I lost 9/10 of my placement matches because I jumped right in and the change in hotkeys really messed me up.
GG's tonight btw.
I almost feel bad because I know I'll either be BEYOND horrible at the beta, not have time to play it, or get bored/depressed at being bad and quit.
But...some random guy who normally snipes me in TF2 on Java's server randomly gave me a spare SC2 beta key right as I was quitting playing for the night. Downloading.
But...some random guy who normally snipes me in TF2 on Java's server randomly gave me a spare SC2 beta key right as I was quitting playing for the night. Downloading.
Don't worry, the true glory of SC2 will shine through once they release the editor and you start getting to play custom maps, make some friends, etc. Either don't play to win, get better, or just wait for the best part of the game to be released.MrMister said:Add me on to the list of people who hate playing Starcraft multiplayer.
I haven't won a single match out of 8 so far. I am so fucking mad/disappointed. I should've sold my key like everyone else.
Starcraft is too much for me, at least in the FPS world I will kill everyone, but it's just too much.
And I think I'll be in the low copper, that is if I even open the game again... otherwise I'm strictly playing with the CPU.
This is plain horrible.
abak.pachinko here
I just started an hour or so ago, messed around with the AI a bit, jumped into a match and was promptly stomp fucked .
Yeah, I was terrible at the first starcraft as well but I want to learn to get better here, might have some good matches with a friend.
Should probably get the hang of hotkeying buildings and learning to always be doing something
, I mean shit, the enemy protoss I played against was attacking me with a mothership and my entire army consisted of 10 marines, 2 valkyries , a ghost and about 20 scvs.
Seems expanding your base is something that should be done asap.
I just started an hour or so ago, messed around with the AI a bit, jumped into a match and was promptly stomp fucked .
Yeah, I was terrible at the first starcraft as well but I want to learn to get better here, might have some good matches with a friend.
Should probably get the hang of hotkeying buildings and learning to always be doing something
, I mean shit, the enemy protoss I played against was attacking me with a mothership and my entire army consisted of 10 marines, 2 valkyries , a ghost and about 20 scvs.
Seems expanding your base is something that should be done asap.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
ggs azn
Me and DeltronZero are on a tear
We went like 5-0 or 6-0 tonight.
We won half our games in 7 mins haha
Me and DeltronZero are on a tear
We went like 5-0 or 6-0 tonight.
We won half our games in 7 mins haha
GGs all for the game's tonight. Especially that epic 3-person FFA with Panda and Terp.
Lesson learned! BE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU KILL YOUR OPPONENT.
Went 2-1 in my placement matches afterwards, but one of the guys who I won against seriously needed more time in the practice league. Seriously, he built only one refinery the entire game and had several thousand minerals. Vespene blocked the whole time. I actually felt kinda bad for him when I warped in like 10 DTs lol.
And thanks again for the key aznpxdd!
Lesson learned! BE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU KILL YOUR OPPONENT.
Went 2-1 in my placement matches afterwards, but one of the guys who I won against seriously needed more time in the practice league. Seriously, he built only one refinery the entire game and had several thousand minerals. Vespene blocked the whole time. I actually felt kinda bad for him when I warped in like 10 DTs lol.
And thanks again for the key aznpxdd!
PhoenixDark
Banned
So I played 10 games today and lost about every one of them. Each game involved a rush of some kind. In my first two games, my terran ally SCV rushed. First time I was like "wtf retard" and didn't help him, and we lost. Second time I got stuck with the same dude and decided to help him and we wound up winning. Next games involved getting photon cannon rushed and constantly ling rushed; I ran into only a handful of terran players, and multiple zerg/zerg teams.
Finally I asked what was up and heard Blizz got rid of turtling? I've been so focused on march madness/school I haven't payed much attention to things. This was the first time in ages that I've had absolutely no fun while playing the beta. It won't be hard to just go 6pool or whatever, but I'm not happy about it.
Finally I asked what was up and heard Blizz got rid of turtling? I've been so focused on march madness/school I haven't payed much attention to things. This was the first time in ages that I've had absolutely no fun while playing the beta. It won't be hard to just go 6pool or whatever, but I'm not happy about it.