Starcraft

[Dismal Euphony]

OMGAKITTY brought this up in a different thread, and I figured it needed it's own.

 

Starcraft iz awshum AMIRITE?!

 

Discuss. Nao.

 

Also, move to video games. >.>

 

Sleep deprivation has taken away my common sense apparently.

[Lemniscate]

I only played it a couple of times, a while back, but still, aweshum.

[Dismal Euphony]

Indeed. I used to play all the time... I lost my discs and stuff though. :-(

[OMGAKITTY]

funk. Yes.

 

This site needs moar SC players.

 

inb4cedifaandhiswarfaggotry

 

Toss4lyfe.

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Indeed. I used to play all the time... I lost my discs and stuff though. :-(

 

If you have the CD key still, you can download the game from blizzard.com.

[Lemniscate]

My friend had a copy, and I used to go to his house daily, but he was a few years older than me, and when he graduated High School, I stopped seeing him, because he went off to college.

Haven't played it since.

[OMGAKITTY]

I've been fapping to the battle reports for SCII on youtube.

[Dismal Euphony]

f***. Yes.

 

This site needs moar SC players.

 

inb4cedifaandhiswarfaggotry

 

Toss4lyfe.

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Indeed. I used to play all the time... I lost my discs and stuff though. :-(

 

If you have the CD key still' date=' you can download the game from blizzard.com.

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Zomg. Zeratul FTW!!!!111!11

 

Honestly. Why would anyone play with anything BUT protoss?

 

Zerg? Hell no.

Terran? GTFO.

 

Also, I lost my keys. That's my main issue.

[OMGAKITTY]

Terran is so horribly awkward for me to use.

 

And siege tanks are just dicks. Srsly.

[Rehva]

Starcraft Got Boring :(

 

Thats Why i buying #2 :D

[OMGAKITTY]

Starcraft Got Boring :(

 

Thats Why i buying #2 :D

 

In 3 parts. Without LAN. D:

[Dismal Euphony]

Terran is so horribly awkward for me to use.

 

And siege tanks are just dicks. Srsly.

 

Siege tanks fail. Hardcore. The only thing I like about the Terrans are the nukes. Seriously. Marines/Firebats fail. Way to die in two hits, guys. Wraiths are on the right track, but all other air-based vehicles blow. Goliaths are pretty basic. Nothing special. Terrans just infuriate me.

[OMGAKITTY]

Terran is so horribly awkward for me to use.

 

And siege tanks are just dicks. Srsly.

 

Siege tanks fail. Hardcore. The only thing I like about the Terrans are the nukes. Seriously. Marines/Firebats fail. Way to die in two hits' date=' guys. Wraiths are on the right track, but all other air-based vehicles blow. Goliaths are pretty basic. Nothing special. Terrans just infuriate me.

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Dude. Nukes are terrible for actual games.

Marines + stim + medics are just plain deadly. Wraiths actually aren't that good....

 

Tanks + gols is a sick combo.

[Dismal Euphony]

Terran is so horribly awkward for me to use.

 

And siege tanks are just dicks. Srsly.

 

Siege tanks fail. Hardcore. The only thing I like about the Terrans are the nukes. Seriously. Marines/Firebats fail. Way to die in two hits' date=' guys. Wraiths are on the right track, but all other air-based vehicles blow. Goliaths are pretty basic. Nothing special. Terrans just infuriate me.

[/quote']

 

Dude. Nukes are terrible for actual games.

Marines + stim + medics are just plain deadly. Wraiths actually aren't that good....

 

Tanks + gols is a sick combo.

 

Really? I kind of liked the wraiths...

 

My favorite air vehicle is definitely the Protoss Carrier. I just love them...

[OMGAKITTY]

Terran is so horribly awkward for me to use.

 

And siege tanks are just dicks. Srsly.

 

Siege tanks fail. Hardcore. The only thing I like about the Terrans are the nukes. Seriously. Marines/Firebats fail. Way to die in two hits' date=' guys. Wraiths are on the right track, but all other air-based vehicles blow. Goliaths are pretty basic. Nothing special. Terrans just infuriate me.

[/quote']

 

Dude. Nukes are terrible for actual games.

Marines + stim + medics are just plain deadly. Wraiths actually aren't that good....

 

Tanks + gols is a sick combo.

 

Really? I kind of liked the wraiths...

 

My favorite air vehicle is definitely the Protoss Carrier. I just love them...

 

Carriers are mad smex. Suck vs Zerg though, which is a pain in the ass, since my friends play z :/

[Dismal Euphony]

Terran is so horribly awkward for me to use.

 

And siege tanks are just dicks. Srsly.

 

Siege tanks fail. Hardcore. The only thing I like about the Terrans are the nukes. Seriously. Marines/Firebats fail. Way to die in two hits' date=' guys. Wraiths are on the right track, but all other air-based vehicles blow. Goliaths are pretty basic. Nothing special. Terrans just infuriate me.

[/quote']

 

Dude. Nukes are terrible for actual games.

Marines + stim + medics are just plain deadly. Wraiths actually aren't that good....

 

Tanks + gols is a sick combo.

 

Really? I kind of liked the wraiths...

 

My favorite air vehicle is definitely the Protoss Carrier. I just love them...

 

Carriers are mad smex. Suck vs Zerg though, which is a pain in the ass, since my friends play z :/

 

Dude. In all honesty, I may be the worst Zerg player known to mankind. I just can't seem to win with those guys.

[OMGAKITTY]

Z is my backup race. Too macro heavy for me to use effectively >_>

I hear spamming hydra's is actually a legitimate strategy though.

[CeDeFiA]

f***. Yes.

 

This site needs moar SC players.

 

inb4cedifaandhiswarfaggotry

 

Toss4lyfe.

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Indeed. I used to play all the time... I lost my discs and stuff though. :-(

 

If you have the CD key still' date=' you can download the game from blizzard.com.

[/quote']

 

-.-

 

I guess I'll buy #2 when I get a new CP.

[Lord Metallium]

f***. Yes.

 

This site needs moar SC players.

 

inb4cedifaandhiswarfaggotry

 

Toss4lyfe.

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Indeed. I used to play all the time... I lost my discs and stuff though. :-(

 

If you have the CD key still' date=' you can download the game from blizzard.com.

[/quote']

 

i'm a starcraft addict all i need is the 64 game and that's it

[Dismal Euphony]

Z is my backup race. Too macro heavy for me to use effectively >_>

I hear spamming hydra's is actually a legitimate strategy though.

 

I usually just sent massive amounts of Zerglings and Hydralisks and that's my Zerg strategy. xD

 

Maybe an Ultralisk here or there as well.

[OMGAKITTY]

Z is my backup race. Too macro heavy for me to use effectively >_>

I hear spamming hydra's is actually a legitimate strategy though.

 

I usually just sent massive amounts of Zerglings and Hydralisks and that's my Zerg strategy. xD

 

Maybe an Ultralisk here or there as well.

 

XD

I funking hate Ultra's. Bastards are like walking buildings >.<

Complete counter to Carriers. :/

 

Oh' date=' and here's a copy pasta from my dA: Thoughts on SCII

 

Terran

Right now, I think this is the weakest race. I haven't seen much real innovation in any of their units. Of course, none of the BR's showcased the Siege Tank, what I consider the backbone of the Terran force. Instead, they focused on their infantry (something that I've never thought T particularly strong in). The Marauders look nice, and the Reapers definitely have micro potential.

 

Protoss

The Protoss, however, win my vote for micro. They have a plethora of new units, all of them highly dangerous in the hands of a strong micro-er. I nearly jizzed myself watching the pro use of both blink on the Stalkers and the force field on the Nullifiers. The Protoss production ability seems to have been upped quite a bit, and they now have a lot more maneuverability with the Warp...thing (the flying one, whatever its called), and the warp ability of the pylons.

 

Zerg

The Zerg (although they lost to both P and T, which I blame more on player incompetence)is definitely a strong faction. I see it as highly effective at early game, with a much more efficient swarming ability. I have yet to see them produce any real strength in late game (as the Z players seemed to rarely tech up beyond Roaches). Banelings are devastating in the hands of an experienced player. I'll admit, I haven't really watched any high profile Z matches before, so I'm not sure of the effectiveness of burrow in BW, but in SCII, it seems much more vital to combat strategy. Especially with the Roaches rapid regen, they can strike a base, and burrow quickly, healing back to full health. I think detectors are going to be needed earlier in matches than ever before. All the matches I watched showed the opponents struggling to deal with the burrow ability. The Queens are now ground units, and apparently have the ability to increase your larvae count. Which is absolutely devastating. Interestingly enough, the Overlord is no longer an auto-detector. You have to morph it into an Overseer in order to gain detection ability. Finally, the Z are DT rushable. ;)

Overseers also seem to have the ability to spit out creep, which could become a very effective weapon, both in blocking building production in an enemy base, and giving the Z units that creep speed upgrade.

 

Oh, and lolinfestors which are like burrowed DA's. XD

 

Overall thoughts

It looks like Blizzard is pushing for even faster, more ferocious matches. With both the Z's Roaches rapid regen, and the P's faster shield recharge, we're looking at smaller amounts of cooldown between skirmishes, and more units per skirmish.

 

Sadly, as awesome as units such as the Thor and the Mothership look, I doubt they're going to get too much game time in real matches, the game simply progresses too fast to make such large tech units practical.

[Dismal Euphony]

Z is my backup race. Too macro heavy for me to use effectively >_>

I hear spamming hydra's is actually a legitimate strategy though.

 

I usually just sent massive amounts of Zerglings and Hydralisks and that's my Zerg strategy. xD

 

Maybe an Ultralisk here or there as well.

 

XD

I f***ing hate Ultra's. Bastards are like walking buildings >.<

Complete counter to Carriers. :/

 

Oh' date=' and here's a copy pasta from my dA: Thoughts on SCII

 

Terran

Right now, I think this is the weakest race. I haven't seen much real innovation in any of their units. Of course, none of the BR's showcased the Siege Tank, what I consider the backbone of the Terran force. Instead, they focused on their infantry (something that I've never thought T particularly strong in). The Marauders look nice, and the Reapers definitely have micro potential.

 

Protoss

The Protoss, however, win my vote for micro. They have a plethora of new units, all of them highly dangerous in the hands of a strong micro-er. I nearly jizzed myself watching the pro use of both blink on the Stalkers and the force field on the Nullifiers. The Protoss production ability seems to have been upped quite a bit, and they now have a lot more maneuverability with the Warp...thing (the flying one, whatever its called), and the warp ability of the pylons.

 

Zerg

The Zerg (although they lost to both P and T, which I blame more on player incompetence)is definitely a strong faction. I see it as highly effective at early game, with a much more efficient swarming ability. I have yet to see them produce any real strength in late game (as the Z players seemed to rarely tech up beyond Roaches). Banelings are devastating in the hands of an experienced player. I'll admit, I haven't really watched any high profile Z matches before, so I'm not sure of the effectiveness of burrow in BW, but in SCII, it seems much more vital to combat strategy. Especially with the Roaches rapid regen, they can strike a base, and burrow quickly, healing back to full health. I think detectors are going to be needed earlier in matches than ever before. All the matches I watched showed the opponents struggling to deal with the burrow ability. The Queens are now ground units, and apparently have the ability to increase your larvae count. Which is absolutely devastating. Interestingly enough, the Overlord is no longer an auto-detector. You have to morph it into an Overseer in order to gain detection ability. Finally, the Z are DT rushable. ;)

Overseers also seem to have the ability to spit out creep, which could become a very effective weapon, both in blocking building production in an enemy base, and giving the Z units that creep speed upgrade.

 

Oh, and lolinfestors which are like burrowed DA's. XD

 

Overall thoughts

It looks like Blizzard is pushing for even faster, more ferocious matches. With both the Z's Roaches rapid regen, and the P's faster shield recharge, we're looking at smaller amounts of cooldown between skirmishes, and more units per skirmish.

 

Sadly, as awesome as units such as the Thor and the Mothership look, I doubt they're going to get too much game time in real matches, the game simply progresses too fast to make such large tech units practical.

 

I'm so hype for SCII to be released. And about the new Protoss additions... I DID jizz myself.

 

The Zerg have a lot of new potentially deadly additions. A skilled player could easily run sheet using Zerg. But, I think it's safe to say that will never be me. HOORAY FOR 438721341234151 ZERGLINGS!

[OMGAKITTY]

The amount of micro its going to take to successfully use toss is going to ridiculous.