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In Game Dev Story, my company "Proxy Rax" has been leading the sales charts for 6 years straight with two number-one debuts a year. I still haven't won the coveted Game of the Year award nor have I built my own console. My development cycle is quite efficient with a sequel releasing at the beginning of the year, contract work while it is on sale, and finally a new IP for the end of the year.
In StarCraft II, I've made my switch from Protoss to Zerg along with a (wanted) demotion from Diamond to Platinum. The skill of most Diamond players has eclipsed beyond me--I still think they need a league above Diamond--but I'm having much more enjoyable matches now that I've bombed my invisible skill rating. Overall, I'm enjoying Zerg a lot more than Protoss, especially after the latest patch. I'll be writing a bit more about my transition in the comments.
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I haven't played post patch, but I've always been a zerg player. One of the other things I like about zerg compared to the others is the lack of micro. You don't have to remember to stim your bioball. Or blinking bad units out, etc. Just run them in. If they die, no worries, you have army version 2.0 already brooding at the hacheries.
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man roaches are a motherfucker now for sure. also to me early harass for protoss is only really done with proxy pylons and warpgates, which is less harass and more just an aggressive early game. the thing though, for me as a protoss player, is that unless i do that and damage a zergy early on they will roll me late/mid game. i suck at the game admittedly, but i do wish there was a way to be offensive for toss that didnt involve a major strategic and tactical undertaking.
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gonna be too late and I'm gonna be bounced from PH; need Toss practice before Thursday!
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I should be on, so if you're available, it would be nice. If not :P soon enough!
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Fortunately, I was able to survive the 10 pool in my games; how did yours go?
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If you think DT's are easily detected by T you should watch last nights GSL match between IMKyumer and Ace. Aced used a really nice DT build against a former sc1 pro player and even Artosis was having an orgasm over. It was sick. It really showed that scans are not an effective counter to properly used DT's at all.
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Yeah, but I guess after they scout your tech you shouldn't expect your DT's to be effective anyway.
I shit my pants every time I see a good Diamond T going Raven even if I am not getting DT's because that Ravent, PPD, Banshee rine push is becoming really popular now on the smaller maps :\
But seriously, game 3 of IMKyumer and Ace. Watch it.-
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allow me to introduce you to the 'x' button. It's your friend in zvz
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how do you avoid their banelings?
I know I should micro 1-2 zerglings towards them at a time, but it seems despite me clicking away like hell with my other zerglings they always charge right at them :(
I've started to go roach + hydra in ZvZ more, and it's working ok but I'm not used to the build so I'm not that efficient yet.
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DT's are way too deep and gas heavy to even be close to considered an early game harass unit.
VR's are still the best option all around. sure they are expensive but if you get shut down then you have to just have to make a fast transition. honestly, against T or P you should have a robo bay any ways so a transition isnt completely out of question
2 void rays can go a long way if managed well-
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You can lift SCVs that are constructing stuff, that can throw people off real bad because it can be tricky to notice. :)
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No I just don't want to cry without a good solid reason. Then no one will listen when we have a valid complaint, right now I feel the balance is much better - the nexus change was so fucking good, thank you Blizz.
However
I'm still not happy with early concussive, when it's abused it's a dickwhore. I also don't like how Terran are so dynamic with so many amazing and varied options.
(As I've stated)
"Oh I have a money problem after a battle and all my SVC's are dead!" - spam mules
"Oh I forgot detection" - scan (it's fucking big too)
Which race has the longest range ground to air, air to air, ground to ground units.
Those 3 things kind of bug me but I'm not sure I'm willing to cry imbalance on them. I think in 3 months when the fucking monster skilled terrans kick it up a notch, you're going to see some clever and dynamic play which really shows their strength in a big way. When that occurs you'll see the shortfalls in the pure game design for the game in general.-
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At this point in tvp, a terran has to have marauders with concussive early or you'll die to a protoss rush. Otherwise you have to bunker up and completely give up map control. Don't know how you can change that without a serious buff to either marines or marauders to make up for the missing ability.
Scan isn't a very effective detection ability. It is a very, very useful position scouting ability. You can see how protoss send in 1 dt at a time in order to quickly waste a terran's command energy. Honestly though, I think most games should have an engineering bay for upgrades and turrets are necessary to stop collosi step harassment.
Mules are useful, but they're there to make up for the fact that SCVs stay with the building their constructing the entire time. Once a terran has 2 or 3 orbitals, I can see how that can annoy, but mules definitely are necessary.
It is always important to remember that every race is supposed to have advantages. Terrans are the most screwed over when it comes to production. You want a raven? You have to produce it from a starport with a techlab. Banshee? Same. Meanwhile a zerg can build 8 ultras at once if he had the resources. It is obviously an exaggeration, but Terran have very flexible units, but they have to commit to a certain set of them when they choose their buildings, which makes terrans more vulnerable to tech switching by protoss and zerg.
Etc, etc.
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you put a zealot in someones mineral line and thats a pretty big harassment, lots of dmg
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zealot in ur base with a warp prism, i know how you like zealots dawg so i put like 10000 in thurrrr
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man i usually toss two immos in that, then toss 4 gates worth of lots on a warp in, its a fucking pwn strategy
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Im going to play terran just for my CE thor units.
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that was pretty cool from kiwikaki.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvwutFs659w
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heads up for day9 fans: http://www.ustream.tv/day9tv
show is starting early tonight due to last night's cancellation. starting at 5:35pm(now!) and a second show at 7:00pm -
I still feel most comfortable playing Zerg, even when they were weaker I felt like that.
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Yea, I could play all of them but not too well. Maybe C Protoss, C- Terran, and B Zerg on iccup. I guess Zergs style of defensively expanding and managing larvae is hardwired into my brain now.
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this guy is great to watch: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/destiny-zero-s-sc2-stream
pretty good zerg and he talks about his strategies and junk
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You should lose your first 20 losses because you built too many drones. Then start scaling back so you just barely live.
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Then intersperse one out of every 3 losses to this as well. It's quite a common occurrence.
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This ^^ eat it dogbert
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I've been random since beta but i'm thinking of switching to zerg. i think i actually have more success as zerg nowadays and i definitely like playing them more than terran. (hovering around 1000-1100 diamond)
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Artosis + Chill are a dynamic duo as well. What up Blucklesworth!
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Yeah, actually I think I like these guys more too now. Till now I've always been partial to tasteless, but this is way better.
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Link?
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lol someone hacked this stream and its now showing weird porn
try this instead
http://www.justin.tv/rakura1#/w/481071344
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