WHOAguitarninja
Member
Is there a training mode or AI match in the beta? I just put in my preorder at gamestop and supposedly will be getting a Beta code soon...but I'm a total starcraft noob.
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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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MeshuggahMan
Member
MisterAnderson said:Trasher and I played some 2v2 ladder earlier, and we had a few good matches. One in particular stood out as one of the coolest moments I've had playing StarCraft 2. I'd post the replay but I figure I could instead show screens of the exact moment I'm referring to.
Then we countered and won it. I only wish that my Ghost hadn't of died in the blast so I could have seen how many kills he had
Woa, can you post the replay anyways? I'd like to see it in motion
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Wtf.. mine is wiped..
And it says I'm "Nugnoy" instead of "PezRadar"
and I have some funky profile pic that isn't mine.. :lol
And it says I'm "Nugnoy" instead of "PezRadar"
and I have some funky profile pic that isn't mine.. :lol
Dead Prince
Banned
don't think it's wiped. just messed up. i had another person's profile and stats when i logged in earlier. but relogged in a few times got it back.TurtleSnatcher said:
TurtleSnatcher
Member
I lost all my stats.. even when i relog.. wtf
Orangepeel
Member
hurrah? I didn't realize the mothership cloaks freakin buildings too lol.MeshuggahMan said:
... I still have all my stats >>
SuperAndroid17
Member
fucking done playing random ffs
3 games with idiots who never played the game before , holy shit.
3 games with idiots who never played the game before , holy shit.
MisterAnderson
Member
autobzooty said:
Wait, SC2 doesn't have multi-core support?
The Lamonster
Member
So I'm downloading the beta with the Blizzard Downloader. It's 1.64gb. Can I expect a 500mb patch after this finishes?
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Yes since the last patch was actually 500mb.The Lamonster said:
Deltron and I just did our 2v2 placement even with my jacked up profile.
5-0.. average match time.. 6 minutes 30 seconds :lol
The Lamonster
Member
Ouch. That's what I thought. Guess I won't be playing tonight :lol
Yeah it seems like there's some major database issues going on right now. Logged in and went I went to look at my profile, somebody else's name was there. Relogged, and it came back. Played a game, and somehow somebody's elses matches were applied to my profile. I went 4-0 in my placement, but for some reason It added these other matches to my record and all of a sudden I was 7-2 in Gold without finishing my fifth placement match.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
ZealousD said:
Seeing stuff like this happen as well. It wouldn't let me in for a few tries, I then got in with wiped friends and ladder, relogged again with only wiped ladder and achievements.
Valenti, are you out there?
Orangepeel
Member
huh so apparently immortals counter stalkers haaaard. Well... now I know lol.
Still managed to win though, gg zlots.
Still managed to win though, gg zlots.
CidHighwind89
Member
So is there a list of people that I can add to my friends list who are playing the US version?
Wouldn't mind having a gaffer to team up with
Wouldn't mind having a gaffer to team up with
Orangepeel
Member
do you mean just like a regular expansion? it's always important to supplement your income, of course if your new and not even using the income you have off one base then maybe worry about macroing your economy to its max off one for a while. Eventually expand, so as to be able to resupply your army.mr stroke said:How important is expanding your base to another part of the map? Some players do and others don't, but if I try it, I get smoked because it takes too long
MisterAnderson
Member
Orangepeel said:
Immortals do crazy bonus damage to any armored (ground) unit, so if it's armored you should expect to get pwned hard by immortals lol.
Edit: Beaten hard
mr stroke said:How important is expanding your base to another part of the map? Some players do and others don't, but if I try it, I get smoked because it takes too long
Extremely important. You simply can't survive past the early game if you don't at least expand to your natural expansion (which is the mineral line closest to your own base).
The trick is to expand when you have a decently sized army or you just weakened your opponent.
MisterAnderson
Member
mr stroke said:How important is expanding your base to another part of the map? Some players do and others don't, but if I try it, I get smoked because it takes too long
Yeah like Zealous just said, it's usually a really good time to expand while you're harassing or making a push, that way they are distracted and you're gaining map control. It can be tricky to macro while attacking or harassing if you're a beginner though, but it's worth the practice since it's a very key time to take advantage of that map control.
MisterAnderson said:
Exactly. I was just in a game where I won because of map control. We were going a bit back and forth but after doing a couple DT harassment drops I snagged a second expo while my opponent had only one. He waited waaaaay too long to get his own second expo and by the time he tried to build it I already had full map control. Destroyed both of his attempts to grab a second expo. Boxed him in and worked even built a third expo. Then I just rolled over him.
autobzooty
Member
MisterAnderson said:
The beta doesn't, but we can only pray that this terrible engine is improved by the time the game comes out.
A long time ago there was a chart put out for official benchmarking of the beta and it was found to be virtually impossible to get 60 FPS on max settings because there's no such CPU that can run at such a high speed on only one core.
Play more, play more, play more. Oh, did I mention play more?Olivero said:
I was sub 20 the first few games I played. I now "average" 60-70 (I say average, because my "average" APM during replays sits around 35-40 due to low APM during the early phases of the game where I'm totally inactive or doing very little).
PhoenixDark
Banned
Teammate disconnections suck in general, but it's even worse when it happens multiple times during placement matches lol. Lost a couple due to that after the reset tonight, and now I'm in the silver league.
Have a plan. Simply executing on the plan will net you APM since you know what to do.Olivero said:
I started at around 38-45 APM and my average is now around 60.
Starcraft at a basic level is remembering to do stuff ALL THE TIME. And then doing it fast.
You can worry about attacking, defending, countering, teching, upgrading later after you learn how to make units and spend your money :lol
les papillons sexuels
Banned
any suggestions for a protoss player to counter the massive amount of troops one see's in 2v2 rushes?
I've done about 3 games in a row where it's been nothing but marines, zerg or zealots running into my base in mass numbers and I just can't seem to get the hang of it.
I've done about 3 games in a row where it's been nothing but marines, zerg or zealots running into my base in mass numbers and I just can't seem to get the hang of it.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
ahoyhoy said:
Fast Expo is where it's at.
les papillons sexuels
Banned
fanboi said:
I'm talking more about very early on in a match.