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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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FromTheFuture
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:lol :lolaznpxdd said:
Wedge7 said:
Or rather, his BROTHER doesn't respond for a whole day (since apparently his brother was the one posting in this thread under the Mint ID) and then HE enters the thread for the first time today to do damage control FOR his brother. Or something.
I haven't even posted in here much, but yeah, it's pretty difficult to believe.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Okay, honestly, is it that hard to make a new GAF account nowadays? I mean I've been a member here for years, but how hard is it really to just have your own account and make your brother have HIS own account? Why would you even need to share a GAF account?
Seems like needless drama baking in the oven to me...
Seems like needless drama baking in the oven to me...
GregLombardi
Member
Honestly I don't think that the GAF gods really distinguish who the real person is, they typically just look at the accounts actions. If Mint was yelling that his account had been stolen that would be one thing...but.....
MisterAnderson
Member
Weird thread twist...anyway...
Something just clicked completely and I'm suddenly able to micro and macro so much better now. I have a 4 win streak on 1v1 now, working my way up copper cup (lul) to hopefully move up to bronze. I feel like I've achieved a higher state of awareness, I'm constantly making good plays that perfectly counter my opponent. Hopefully I'm not just having an "on" day and I actually am getting better.
I now tech faster while building units... always spending money... always scouting... always expanding while I'm harassing/attacking my opponents... and always out producing my opponents... and overall playing more aggressively. Being aggressive (and scouting) is key to this game (my tip to players who find that they suck).
Keep playing and getting a feel for an early build order that feels good for you, and then learn how to read your enemy's base when you first scout with your worker to branch off in the appropriate tech direction to counter. KEEP SCOUTING to make sure that you're always one step ahead.
Edit: Also make sure that you set up a wall (whether it's with units or buildings) as soon as possible at your base choke point to hopefully prevent from being early scouted by a worker. It puts the enemy at a huge disadvantage if you deny them that opening scout by clogging your choke point with a line of 3 or 4 zealots set in "hold position" at your choke. They have no idea what you're doing and are forced to guess until they are able to scout you another way.
Something just clicked completely and I'm suddenly able to micro and macro so much better now. I have a 4 win streak on 1v1 now, working my way up copper cup (lul) to hopefully move up to bronze. I feel like I've achieved a higher state of awareness, I'm constantly making good plays that perfectly counter my opponent. Hopefully I'm not just having an "on" day and I actually am getting better.
I now tech faster while building units... always spending money... always scouting... always expanding while I'm harassing/attacking my opponents... and always out producing my opponents... and overall playing more aggressively. Being aggressive (and scouting) is key to this game (my tip to players who find that they suck).
Keep playing and getting a feel for an early build order that feels good for you, and then learn how to read your enemy's base when you first scout with your worker to branch off in the appropriate tech direction to counter. KEEP SCOUTING to make sure that you're always one step ahead.
Edit: Also make sure that you set up a wall (whether it's with units or buildings) as soon as possible at your base choke point to hopefully prevent from being early scouted by a worker. It puts the enemy at a huge disadvantage if you deny them that opening scout by clogging your choke point with a line of 3 or 4 zealots set in "hold position" at your choke. They have no idea what you're doing and are forced to guess until they are able to scout you another way.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
44 is for 2 bases.aznpxdd said:
(I have the ace attorney soundtrack playing in the background so forgive me if I seem a little too enthusiastic)
For the sake of argument I'm going to differentiate between the mints. First, there's Darth Mint, who plays HoN and SC2 and maphacks. And there's Hana Mint, who's Hana on SC2, doesn't play HoN but does play DotA. May or may not hack, draws a bit, mostly lurks, damage controls for his brother.
I have determined that the gaf mint account must be shared. Whether the real owner is Darth mint or Hana Mint is up for debate.
The main difference between Darth Mint and Hana Mint? Well, for one, the way their interests differ mostly checks out according to Hana Mint's attempt at damage control. Hana Mint draws a bit, doesn't play HoN, but probably plays DotA. He doesn't make any posts in the SC2 threads. Darth Mint plays HoN, DotA, SC2 and is an avid poster in their respective threads. You can tell them apart primarily by their sentence structure. For example:
This post can go either way:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9581441&postcount=23
Lastly, if you look at the final link of his artwork,you can see his signature on the bottom right hand corner. HK. Hana Kyon. Conclusive proof of the existence of Hana mint.
Anyway the question that remains to be answered is "does Hana Mint hack as well?" and Milabrega's taking care of that end by pouring over the replays of Hana.
For the sake of argument I'm going to differentiate between the mints. First, there's Darth Mint, who plays HoN and SC2 and maphacks. And there's Hana Mint, who's Hana on SC2, doesn't play HoN but does play DotA. May or may not hack, draws a bit, mostly lurks, damage controls for his brother.
I have determined that the gaf mint account must be shared. Whether the real owner is Darth mint or Hana Mint is up for debate.
The main difference between Darth Mint and Hana Mint? Well, for one, the way their interests differ mostly checks out according to Hana Mint's attempt at damage control. Hana Mint draws a bit, doesn't play HoN, but probably plays DotA. He doesn't make any posts in the SC2 threads. Darth Mint plays HoN, DotA, SC2 and is an avid poster in their respective threads. You can tell them apart primarily by their sentence structure. For example:
This post can go either way:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9581441&postcount=23
Posts by Darth Mint: said:
Darth Mint tends to end his sentences with emotes, this is consistent with his behavior that i've seen in HoN and SC2. He is much more careful about capitalization and punctuation. Hana Mint, on the other hand, rarely capitalizes, has an odd habit of leaving ellipses unfinished and tends to be a little more on the artsy side of the forums. (He also draw something of Hakune Miku but the image was broken). If you compare the posts of Darth Mint to Hana Mint's damage control post you can see a clear difference that would imply they are two different people. Furthermore, Hana Mint's sparse posts around Gaming and OT reinforce the position that the account is shared by two people.Posts by Hana Mint: said:
Lastly, if you look at the final link of his artwork,you can see his signature on the bottom right hand corner. HK. Hana Kyon. Conclusive proof of the existence of Hana mint.
Anyway the question that remains to be answered is "does Hana Mint hack as well?" and Milabrega's taking care of that end by pouring over the replays of Hana.
Chris Remo
Member
He knew to check the thread because he downloaded a maphack for NeoGAFTurtleSnatcher said:
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Probably banned for sharing his NeoGAF account.
Yeah account sharing may break the ToS. Besides, it was hacker mint and not Hana who actually used the Gaf account. Of the 3 Hana replays I have, I only watched 2, but at least he wasn't map hacking! In the DemiMatt/Myself vs Mint/Hana they did move as a team to counter our movements, but that was Mint looking through the FoW not Hana.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
lol Remo.Chris Remo said:
BTW - I was asking for a game the other day but had another fun fact between you and I!
FromTheFuture
Member
Anyone want to play with me? We can do practice 1v1 or 2v2, or ladder 2v2. I'm just bored.
Alumnus.mosaic
Alumnus.mosaic
FromTheFuture
Member
Alright, cool. Maybe we can get a 2v2 going since I've got Wedge online.Milabrega said:
Yeah, I replied.Wedge7 said:
Anything flying or some kind of on spot truesight, overseers or observers or sweeping. As for ground units I think MMM does pretty well against non-speed upgraded roaches, and can go head to head with sped up ones with the right micro.valenti said:
Against double roach rush you'll want to wall some chokepoint and make sure they don't burrow and get through. If you're Zerg the best you can do is make some roaches of your own to stall and hope your teammate can save your sorry ass.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
Immortals and Marauders (Medivacs help too). Most ZvZ I've seen are Roach/Hydra battles.valenti said:
darkressurection
Banned
So, if I am playing TvZ I should just rush for Marauders to counter Roaches right? I am still trying to figure out all the counters and everything.JWong said:
JWong said:
Turtle...you should share with GAF what the opponents said after we kicked their ass the other day.
"_______, the new roach."
darkressurection said:
Nah, go for a mixture of marines and rauders, not just marauders. I've been mixing in ghosts as well, snipe is a deadly, deadly ability. 45 damage to any bio, and it only costs 25 energy.