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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    If all of those Overlords had Banelings.... man...

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Demoralizing really.

    Picture yourself in the protoss player's postion.

    He is floating a massive, harmless army over my head, because he can.

    All of that could have been lings instead. A crawling, stabbing, angry army of upgraded zerglings.

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  • DJ Cam CamDJ Cam Cam Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'd say the protoss guy already lost if the zerg player had enough time to produce 400 overlords

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    All my good 2v2 friends are offline. This is so demoralizing.

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    For the life of me I cannot get gridkeys to activate. This is annoying. I've deleted the settings file, tried restarting, resetting everythign to defaults... won't work. Argh.

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  • SuMa.LustreSuMa.Lustre Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Hacksaw want to play? I have 1.5 hours ish before class

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    does anyone know of a good helion harass video? I just watched jump v whitera which was a good tech vid but I want to see a BO for the harass.

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  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    All my good 2v2 friends are offline. This is so demoralizing.

    Today, 09:49 AM

    THIS IS WHY. DO YOU SEE? DO YOU SEE!!?!?

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  • NerfThatManNerfThatMan Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Well, went 4-1 in my placement matches and made it into the middle of a gold bracket. Not sure how that happened, but guess I'll roll with the punches. Which will be awful until I get bumped down to where I belong, I'm sure.

    In as nerf.thatman

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  • fadingathedgesfadingathedges Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    STIG!

    I random'd into PvZ and did that thing I tried on you and won :D It was an Even Match game and he early pooled and constantly kept up ling pressure, added banelings to try to crack my front but I held it off until I got the prism out for the win.

    Makes me want to focus on a race more :P

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Aphostile wrote: »
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    All my good 2v2 friends are offline. This is so demoralizing.

    Today, 09:49 AM

    THIS IS WHY. DO YOU SEE? DO YOU SEE!!?!?
    They're offline at night, too! Everything is backwards!

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'm also confused as to why I'm consistantly in the top 25 of my Gold division, but I constantly choke when facing PAers of any league.

    what have you people done to meeeeee

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    STIG!

    I random'd into PvZ and did that thing I tried on you and won :D It was an Even Match game and he early pooled and constantly kept up ling pressure, added banelings to try to crack my front but I held it off until I got the prism out for the win.

    Makes me want to focus on a race more :P

    Nice!

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Apogee wrote: »
    I'm also confused as to why I'm consistantly in the top 25 of my Gold division, but I constantly choke when facing PAers of any league.

    what have you people done to meeeeee

    Maybe you have stage fright.

    OMG my peeeers.

    I'm not even joking either. Random ladder matches are anonymous and your placement on the ladder is more of a personal achievement. But a tournament against peers (even if not IRL peers) that is being broad-casted (or at least the results are displayed) can affect you if you're not prepared for it.

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  • BikkstahBikkstah Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I was sweating like crazy yesterday knowing that like 50 people were watching me over livestream.

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    be like me!!

    Just don't give a fuck 8-)

    But don't get DQed.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Bikkstah wrote: »
    I was sweating like crazy yesterday knowing that like 50 people were watching me over livestream.

    More like 33.

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  • BikkstahBikkstah Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    be like me!!

    Just don't give a fuck 8-)

    But don't get DQed.

    Take off for steak while everyone waits on you for an hour?

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Man, I don't even know if poeple we're watching me.

    Next time, I'm gonna spell out a clever phrase with my units.

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  • metaghostmetaghost An intriguing odor A delicate touchRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    ARRRRRGH!!! Foiled by my stingy unwillingness to upgrade my OS!

    I download client fine. Do initial install A-OK. Get all patched up like a mufucka. But then, when I hit the "BITCH I WANNA PLAY" button, I get a little message that says:
    Unable to run Starcraft II. Required files are missing. Please reinstall Starcraft II.

    Turns out you need 10.5 or greater. Sad day.

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  • Hi I'm Vee!Hi I'm Vee! Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C E Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I just singlehandedly proxy-gateway rushed a double terran on Twilight Fortress while my partner fast expanded and got cannons.

    Something tells me that's not a strategy that works most of the time.

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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'm thinking of pre-ordering this game to get a beta version, but I'm curious: is there someplace that lists what creatures counter what? Because from the videos I've watched that looks to be pretty vital, and I'd have no bloody idea for half the things. For example, what Protoss unit counters Hydras? What Terran unit counters Zealots?

    These are the kind of things I need to know.

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  • fadingathedgesfadingathedges Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Reclassed into silver after a voidray rush and a "no i won't let you pause it to answer the phone" which I just left. Annoyed ;/

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  • DJ Cam CamDJ Cam Cam Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Terrendos wrote: »
    I'm thinking of pre-ordering this game to get a beta version, but I'm curious: is there someplace that lists what creatures counter what? Because from the videos I've watched that looks to be pretty vital, and I'd have no bloody idea for half the things. For example, what Protoss unit counters Hydras? What Terran unit counters Zealots?

    These are the kind of things I need to know.

    There is a help menu that shows ever unit and what its strong and weak against

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  • ApogeeApogee Lancks In Every Game Ever Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Also, you pick it up pretty fast from stuff light the units descriptions. Zealots say Light-Organic when you click on them. Hellions do +alot of damage to Light, so they are a counter.

    Immortals do +lots to Armoured. Roaches are Armour-Organic, so they take the extra damage. Another counter. Generally, it only takes a click or two to figure things out, and you'll memorize it in a few games.

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  • KetherialKetherial Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    As someone who plays only zerg, i wouldn't trade overseers for any of the terran or protoss detectors.

    Also fungal growth is a detector.

    wut.

    i would trade overseers for ravens any day of the week and twice on sundays.

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Ketherial wrote: »
    TheStig wrote: »
    As someone who plays only zerg, i wouldn't trade overseers for any of the terran or protoss detectors.

    Also fungal growth is a detector.

    wut.

    i would trade overseers for ravens any day of the week and twice on sundays.

    So... zerg don't get a mobile detector until Hive and upgraded spire? How would that work?

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  • rtsrts Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Clearly the trick is to move your spore colonies around teamed up with an overlord dropping creep.

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    cakemikz wrote: »
    Clearly the trick is to move your spore colonies around teamed up with an overlord dropping creep.

    wait... do spore detect while unborrowed? This requires testing.

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  • KetherialKetherial Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    Ketherial wrote: »
    TheStig wrote: »
    As someone who plays only zerg, i wouldn't trade overseers for any of the terran or protoss detectors.

    Also fungal growth is a detector.

    wut.

    i would trade overseers for ravens any day of the week and twice on sundays.

    So... zerg don't get a mobile detector until Hive and upgraded spire? How would that work?

    i have no idea how that would work.

    i thought you were talking about which actual unit is superior.

    if we are just talking about detection, i would most definitely trade:

    spore crawlers and ols

    for

    (double) supply depots that can be used to seal ramps, scan, missile turrets and ravens

    i know it's not a perfect comparison but in terms of cost-use, i dont think there is any question that the terrans come out ahead here.

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  • Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    DJ Cam Cam wrote: »
    Terrendos wrote: »
    I'm thinking of pre-ordering this game to get a beta version, but I'm curious: is there someplace that lists what creatures counter what? Because from the videos I've watched that looks to be pretty vital, and I'd have no bloody idea for half the things. For example, what Protoss unit counters Hydras? What Terran unit counters Zealots?

    These are the kind of things I need to know.

    There is a help menu that shows ever unit and what its strong and weak against

    Where do I find this exactly? I just got the beta and I'm fairly uninformed about the unit matchups.

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    jeez, just play terran if you like them so much.

    also you're way undervaluing mobility and creeping the map.

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  • KetherialKetherial Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    cakemikz wrote: »
    Clearly the trick is to move your spore colonies around teamed up with an overlord dropping creep.

    wait... do spore detect while unborrowed? This requires testing.

    it would actually be pretty damn cool if spore crawlers detected while unburrowed.

    another question: do spine and spore crawlers lose health while unburrowed and moving off the creep? i know they lose health when burrowed and there is no creep left (i.e. hatchery is destroyed but army leaves before they destroy your other buildings).

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  • SavantSavant Simply Barbaric Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    cakemikz wrote: »
    Clearly the trick is to move your spore colonies around teamed up with an overlord dropping creep.

    wait... do spore detect while unborrowed? This requires testing.

    I've heard that they don't.

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    200 gas fucking sucks I'm tellin ya bro

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  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Captain K wrote: »
    DJ Cam Cam wrote: »
    Terrendos wrote: »
    I'm thinking of pre-ordering this game to get a beta version, but I'm curious: is there someplace that lists what creatures counter what? Because from the videos I've watched that looks to be pretty vital, and I'd have no bloody idea for half the things. For example, what Protoss unit counters Hydras? What Terran unit counters Zealots?

    These are the kind of things I need to know.

    There is a help menu that shows ever unit and what its strong and weak against

    Where do I find this exactly? I just got the beta and I'm fairly uninformed about the unit matchups.

    In the game in one of the menus, I believe. Watch a replay to check it, since you can access the menus there.

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  • KetherialKetherial Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    jeez, just play terran if you like them so much.

    also you're way undervaluing mobility and creeping the map.

    well, that's the thing - i dont like the terran race, i just like their mechanics. i love how disgusting and fucked up the zerg are so i always play them most. again, im just talking about mechanics here.

    besides, i dont even think the zerg are (overall) underpowered or anything! don't get me wrong. i win more than i lose. but that doesnt mean the zerg wouldnt benefit from some love.

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  • rtsrts Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    You probably shouldn't pay too much attention to what it says...I can't imagine much of it being accurate.

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  • KetherialKetherial Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    200 gas fucking sucks I'm tellin ya bro

    yeah, i hear you on that though. broodlords are just painful to try and mass.

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I agree, but i don't think detection is where they need love. I think a few things need buffing, like ultras and corruptors, also maybe some changes (not buffs ) with roaches and queens

    edit: crawlers do not lose health off creep when unburrowed.
    edit: confirmed, spores do not detect while unburrowed. :(

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