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So Dhal are you basically maining terran now, not just playing them as an occasional diversion?
well its early days yet
right now I have more fun when I play games as Protoss, I think its because as Terran I still make silly stupid macro failure mistakes like floating 2k minerals at 12 mins into the game due to getting flustered, so I hate myself for that.
But when I watch Terran pros and Master level players stream, it just looks a BILLION times more fun, and the potential there to be unlocked is ridiculous.
Protoss pros seem to play pretty much exactly like I do, just better in every way.
If we look at a typical Protoss army in a fight, its most likely that the only actions required of the Protoss are
-Place good forcefields
-Keep your zealots in front of your stalkers
-Engage in a good position
thats pretty much it. Those are all setup things, too, once the battle is underway there' very little to do.
Not the case for Terran! You have to add to that list constant stutterstep micro, particularly against Protoss. Banelings and infestors require quick reactions to split your marines and manually target tanks. Which is fun, even if its hard!
Drops are a lot easier to pull off as Terran without having to invest heavily, because small squads of Terran units are a lot more powerful relative to their investment than small squads of Protoss units, which allows you to do cool stuff like i described above, with drops to throw your opponent off and then zooming in and killing something important with your main army.
Hell, Terran have tanks, which are easily my favourite unit gameplay-wise in the entire game.
Right now, I feel I have more fun playing Protoss. But if I picture myself being able to play Terran at the same level as I play Protoss, I feel it'd be a ton more fun, so I'm willing to take the temporary loss in skill to learn how to play a race I feel will be more fun in the long run.
Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
edited May 2011
i just posted a lot of text that basically comes down to this - i feel there is greater potential to be rewarded for having good multitasking while playing as Terran than while playing as Protoss.
Someone on TL posted that DongRaeGu was MVP's designated ace for at least a week before the match vs Prime (he's in contact with DRG apparently). That's pretty interesting.
His Corkiness on
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited May 2011
almost every custom I join ends up as a tvt. boring as shit.
I'd rather ladder but I'm too tired and don't want to end up annoyed. argh. I have 255 bonus points! it's embarrassing!
1-whole army
2-casters
3-other casters
4-CCs
5-Rax/Fact/Ports (tab through them)
6-ebays/armories
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited May 2011
streaming briefly just to see if this still works... it seemed smooth last night but I didn't have anyone watch it, and flash crashes on my computer if sc2 is running at the same time.
If DongRaeGu was sent out first, we may have had an all-kill.
I doubt it. Its possible, but if he was specifically training to be the ace and training to snipe the inevitability of MarineKing being Prime's ace (which is pretty predictable), it seems silly to waste him on other players and risk him making a mistake under stress that then leaves you without your MarineKing ace when Prime brings him out.
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Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
almost every custom I join ends up as a tvt. boring as shit.
I'd rather ladder but I'm too tired and don't want to end up annoyed. argh. I have 255 bonus points! it's embarrassing!
Take it from me, the time when you least feel like playing mirror matchups is the time when, if you ladder, you'll get nothing but.
I'll play some PvT with you when I get home from work if you like though! won't be for another hour at least however
I really wish there were more people who were up for games that I could play as Terran around my timezone. I have to idle for so long before JAEF, Dourin, or Rythos come online.
Someone on TL posted that DongRaeGu was MVP's designated ace for at least a week before the match vs Prime (he's in contact with DRG apparently). That's pretty interesting.
I've been saying for months that he's DongRaeGood. Vindicatiooooon.
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Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
Someone on TL posted that DongRaeGu was MVP's designated ace for at least a week before the match vs Prime (he's in contact with DRG apparently). That's pretty interesting.
I've been saying for months that he's DongRaeGood. Vindicatiooooon.
pretty sure that there needs to have been people disagreeing with you in order to claim vindication and i dont think i ever saw anyone claim DongRaeGu wasn't good :P
almost every custom I join ends up as a tvt. boring as shit.
I'd rather ladder but I'm too tired and don't want to end up annoyed. argh. I have 255 bonus points! it's embarrassing!
Take it from me, the time when you least feel like playing mirror matchups is the time when, if you ladder, you'll get nothing but.
I'll play some PvT with you when I get home from work if you like though! won't be for another hour at least however
I really wish there were more people who were up for games that I could play as Terran around my timezone. I have to idle for so long before JAEF, Dourin, or Rythos come online.
by then I'll probably be laying in bed watching gstl but msg me if I'm on sc2
Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
edited May 2011
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
If DongRaeGu was sent out first, we may have had an all-kill.
I doubt it. Its possible, but if he was specifically training to be the ace and training to snipe the inevitability of MarineKing being Prime's ace (which is pretty predictable), it seems silly to waste him on other players and risk him making a mistake under stress that then leaves you without your MarineKing ace when Prime brings him out.
I know they always planned on bringing DRG out last, but I think GuineaPig's point was that he was capable of doing it. It's better for them to win 4-3 anyway as it shares the experience around.
His Corkiness on
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited May 2011
stream runs smoothly enough to play on now. I actually forgot it was running during a game just now.
also just set it up with justin.tv since I never bothered to when it didn't work. niiiice.
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Playing against Dhal makes me not want to play the game. Then laddering I get stupid wins against people who play shittier than me. Blaaah. It's hard to get motivated to ladder when I'm not going to be able to play for 2 months.
Dhal, I should be on more after my semester finishes (even during exam period as I only have a couple).
I don't know how good I am compared to your terran play though. Clueless.
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Harumph
You're never on! And when you are, you're away.
Just yell at me on steam!
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Seguerof the VoidSydney, AustraliaRegistered Userregular
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Harumph
You're never on! And when you are, you're away.
Just yell at me on steam!
I've tried this before, it doesn't work that well. :P
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Harumph
You're never on! And when you are, you're away.
Just yell at me on steam!
I've tried this before, it doesn't work that well. :P
Like you play anyway.
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Seguerof the VoidSydney, AustraliaRegistered Userregular
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Harumph
You're never on! And when you are, you're away.
Just yell at me on steam!
I've tried this before, it doesn't work that well. :P
Like you play anyway.
Too busy casting and/or watching GSL and/or watching TV and/or watching Anime :P
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
Harumph
You're never on! And when you are, you're away.
Just yell at me on steam!
i always forget steam is more than a place to keep Amnesia while I don't playi t
Playing against Dhal makes me not want to play the game. Then laddering I get stupid wins against people who play shittier than me. Blaaah. It's hard to get motivated to ladder when I'm not going to be able to play for 2 months.
if you can think of a better way to keep the deathball down than marauder drops im all ears!
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
whats your level of terran?
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Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
Also really wish there was a Z on PA who was active at my times, on regularly, and close enough to my level of Terran play to make a good practise partner. Nothing but TvP when I play PA peepz!
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well its early days yet
right now I have more fun when I play games as Protoss, I think its because as Terran I still make silly stupid macro failure mistakes like floating 2k minerals at 12 mins into the game due to getting flustered, so I hate myself for that.
But when I watch Terran pros and Master level players stream, it just looks a BILLION times more fun, and the potential there to be unlocked is ridiculous.
Protoss pros seem to play pretty much exactly like I do, just better in every way.
If we look at a typical Protoss army in a fight, its most likely that the only actions required of the Protoss are
-Place good forcefields
-Keep your zealots in front of your stalkers
-Engage in a good position
thats pretty much it. Those are all setup things, too, once the battle is underway there' very little to do.
Not the case for Terran! You have to add to that list constant stutterstep micro, particularly against Protoss. Banelings and infestors require quick reactions to split your marines and manually target tanks. Which is fun, even if its hard!
Drops are a lot easier to pull off as Terran without having to invest heavily, because small squads of Terran units are a lot more powerful relative to their investment than small squads of Protoss units, which allows you to do cool stuff like i described above, with drops to throw your opponent off and then zooming in and killing something important with your main army.
Hell, Terran have tanks, which are easily my favourite unit gameplay-wise in the entire game.
Right now, I feel I have more fun playing Protoss. But if I picture myself being able to play Terran at the same level as I play Protoss, I feel it'd be a ton more fun, so I'm willing to take the temporary loss in skill to learn how to play a race I feel will be more fun in the long run.
mvp v ogs
1 hour
I'd rather ladder but I'm too tired and don't want to end up annoyed. argh. I have 255 bonus points! it's embarrassing!
2-casters
3-other casters
4-CCs
5-Rax/Fact/Ports (tab through them)
6-ebays/armories
http://www.own3d.tv/live/11792
I doubt it. Its possible, but if he was specifically training to be the ace and training to snipe the inevitability of MarineKing being Prime's ace (which is pretty predictable), it seems silly to waste him on other players and risk him making a mistake under stress that then leaves you without your MarineKing ace when Prime brings him out.
Take it from me, the time when you least feel like playing mirror matchups is the time when, if you ladder, you'll get nothing but.
I'll play some PvT with you when I get home from work if you like though! won't be for another hour at least however
I really wish there were more people who were up for games that I could play as Terran around my timezone. I have to idle for so long before JAEF, Dourin, or Rythos come online.
I've been saying for months that he's DongRaeGood. Vindicatiooooon.
pretty sure that there needs to have been people disagreeing with you in order to claim vindication and i dont think i ever saw anyone claim DongRaeGu wasn't good :P
by then I'll probably be laying in bed watching gstl but msg me if I'm on sc2
Harumph
also just set it up with justin.tv since I never bothered to when it didn't work. niiiice.
http://www.justin.tv/variable114
You're never on! And when you are, you're away.
I don't know how good I am compared to your terran play though. Clueless.
Just yell at me on steam!
I've tried this before, it doesn't work that well. :P
Like you play anyway.
Too busy casting and/or watching GSL and/or watching TV and/or watching Anime :P
also yay for viewing party
probably any of them honestly but SlayerS is my favorite team.
Oh I had best wear my oGsTheWind shirt while I ladder.
who is this lady on the call? if anyone is listening
edit - huh, mlg finals in providence. I am gonna see if I can go.
i always forget steam is more than a place to keep Amnesia while I don't playi t
if you can think of a better way to keep the deathball down than marauder drops im all ears!
"oHOHOHOHOHOHhohoHohoh. You thought we were sending out X we are sending out Y TRICKED YOU"
Now everyone does it, every time they send a player out.
whats your level of terran?
Diamond-ish. Middling Diamond.
As long as they keep their pants on after the game is done I won't complain.
The IdrA/iNcontroL/whoever stream is interesting. Gossipy and kinda mean.