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//: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty |OT2| GL HF GG
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TerryWogan
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zlatko said:
Yup. If you can hold off the initial rush, you're usually dandy. As Toss, I find it's a good idea to grab three or four early sentries to block your ramp off and allow a couple of enemy units to come up at a time, picking them off easily. In the meantime, mass yourself an army and push out for your expansion. Nine times out of ten, the opposition doesn't even expand and you can basically block them in their own base until you reach a critical mass.
It's amazing how many people don't expand in Bronze. Just always expect an early mass of units and learn to deal with it.
SteveWinwood said:
Serious advice:
Cheese your way into platinum and then start practicing your game then, no joke.
I tried to play legit when I was in silver 1v1, but I was getting cheesed honestly every game. The only thing you will learn in the lower leagues is how to watch out for cheese because it will have happened to you so many times...
...so I started to marine/scv all-in, won something like 26 of 30 and got bumped to gold and then platinum. Once I got into high platinum (top 8) I started to play with actual builds, aimed for longer macro games, etc...
btw now I am in diamond league.
That's not really true... your mechanics probably just got better.YakiSOBA said:
I was plat in beta phase 1, and didn't have time to play at all in phase 2. When retail came out I switched from toss to zerg and placed in silver league. I went 15 hatch in every game through silver and gold and had no problems with stopping the 1 base all-ins. I had to learn zerg mechanics along the way.
YakiSOBA said:
<_< I don't know man. I'm in Silver and I know I'm only that good. I suppose I could do what you're suggesting, but I play Zerg now. Plus, the new maps make it a lot harder to cheese your way to platinum or higher.
I'd like to think just going for standard builds to expand off of, will eventually get me to gold and I'll have earned it as well as becoming a better gamer. No sense in bumping myself to platinum only to realize oh hey I AM actually still a silver league player because of my macro,decision making, builds, etc.
SteveWinwood
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I'm going to assume you didn't mean to quote me.YakiSOBA said:
I'm still stuck in the Silver cellar. I win pretty much every game that goes to a macro game, only losing to cheese builds or if something really odd happens along the way. I play my custom games with Platinum/Diamond players, and I it's so much more fun when it's not constant all in builds. I'll be happy once I can get out of Silver, because I'm starting to tire of having to hold off 9pools, 4gates, and 3rax rushes every game.
In 2v2s, my friend and I are really starting to roll. We've won 8 or our last 10, only losing those two due to Zerg/Protoss cheese rushes where they use the overlord to scout the high ground for warp ins while 6pooling.
In 2v2s, my friend and I are really starting to roll. We've won 8 or our last 10, only losing those two due to Zerg/Protoss cheese rushes where they use the overlord to scout the high ground for warp ins while 6pooling.
just a reminder that this saturday is the neogaf 1v1 king of the hill event!
hope to see you all there.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26874966&postcount=12281
hope to see you all there.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26874966&postcount=12281
ShallNoiseUpon
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Pandaman said:
Who will be the bossest of all the nerds?
ShallNoiseUpon
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Pandaman said:we intend to find out!
lets get some good old fashioned ego in here.no more of this namby pambly 'everyones a winner' casual stuff.
It certainly won't be me.
ShallNoiseUpon
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Pandaman said:
Oops I got 4 gated.
ShallNoiseUpon
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ultron87 said:
I think that most KotHs are scored by total wins.
Panda - is it possible for someone who loses/gets knocked off to get to the end of the line and re-challange the current king (especially if it goes quickly)?
Edit: Question 2 - I assume unlike GAFnight stuff people are going to be put in different channels on Mumble and such?
yep. its a when its done event. we based it on points rtaher than last man standing so that current kings can opt out and still 'win' if you spent 2 hours raping everything and then had to go.ShallNoiseUpon said:
yes, kings and challengers cannot be in the general mumble channel while playing.
Pandaman said:
PANDAMAN I CHOOSE YOU! GO!
Pandaman is tired, Pandaman falls asleep!
Pandaman is asleep, Pandaman is unable to attack!
Sp1nter uses STIMPACK!
Its super-effective!
Pandaman faints.
Spl1nter gained 10473 exp.
What !? Spl1inter is evolving....
Spl1nter turned into Grandmaster league!
claviertekky said:
Better still, sit in silver league and play proper and laugh at how much you win because the cheese is so bad because they never learned to play a real game. Seriously defending cheese in bronze and silver isn't that difficult when you know how. Hop on mumble and ask one of the higher ups to teach you how to defend cheese and transition into a proper build.
splinter did just blue flame mescogoth said:
or something.
im not sure, i got a drones under attack message, looked and nothign was there.
got a second message, looked again and all my drones were burning and the hellions were already gone.
wtf.
http://www.mediafire.com/?54u9u2vchnzcnir
also, terrans of the world, give tips to help splinter through a slump.
Corran Horn
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How much of this you own yet panda
Aquavelvaman
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There needs to be a Polly Pocket gaf
PhoenixDark
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I predict Splinter will switch to Brotoss within the next two months
Awesome Animals
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zlatko said:
H-H-How'd you know my build
Pandaman said:
Am I allowed to spectate if I don't want to participate in the event? I would like to watch, but me playing a game would be a waste of everyone's time and just pad my opponent's win column (although, I will play a game if that is what it takes for me to spectate a bit).
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Also, The more Pony.gifs I see, The funnier they get. While I was never against the trend from the start, it is becoming more likable. Especially watching some get frustrated.
SteveWinwood
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twofold said:
Compared to that, yes, I think it looks absolutely amazing. It is the mona lisa compared to this turd. Does it look good by itself? Hell no. But relatively...
Lord_Nergal
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I work at Target, I enjoy watching people go through the MLP stuff.
Working on figuring out a tech build for Terran. Held off a 4 gate with Thors and siege tanks then rushed him with a small army of marines and marauders. He never even bothered to expand.
Working on figuring out a tech build for Terran. Held off a 4 gate with Thors and siege tanks then rushed him with a small army of marines and marauders. He never even bothered to expand.
ShallNoiseUpon
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Awesome Animals
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scogoth said:
So true. It's so happy!
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