Thread: Starcraft 2

Originally Posted by Taosaur

I've already played more than 2/3 of the campaign.

Spoiler for Not that spoilery:

The story and the scenarios are cool, but the units and even the characters in the cut scenes seem to have a lot less personality than in the original game. Everyone in the cut scenes is either super-hero buff and grizzled or a flawless waif, and the in-game voice acting for the units is all business, it seems like to me. One of the great things about the original was all the goofy references and how the different kinds of units were each characters in their own right. They seem to have gone more in the WoW/WC3 direction of trying to make everything over-the-top epic.

idk tao, Im to where they get on char and so far I havnt been disappointed with any of it. In the original I always felt like the story was more like a means to make the lvls than its own strong subject. Mostly because I didnt like the delivery. This time around I can really feel and get in to the story. Plus, they still have plenty of goofy references and such, their just in the ship when ur clicking around instead of on the battle field

I hadn't encounters Ahnold in the Thor suit when I wrote that I stand by that the units are less entertaining overall than in the original. There are some cool Easter eggs aboard ship in the campaign, but of course that's the smallest part of the time you'll spend playing the game (both the ship within the campaign, and the campaign itself compared to A.I. and multiplayer matches).

I got to play the zerg a good bit today and they're more fun than ever--the new ways to use Overlords/Overseers and the Nydus worms are both awesome. Zerg were always my favored race in the original game.

haha oh man, I just realized I hadnt tried the zerg yet Oo dang Ill have to do that tomorrow. Those new nydus canals do look sick though.

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So, I'm in platinum now, 1v1. I primarily play protoss. I have a feeling that I've just been getting really lucky, still a TON of things I can do way better. Anyway, anybody on the Europe realms who want to take some matches some day maybe?

Originally Posted by Marvo

So, I'm in platinum now, 1v1. I primarily play protoss. I have a feeling that I've just been getting really lucky, still a TON of things I can do way better. Anyway, anybody on the Europe realms who want to take some matches some day maybe?

Platinum? Nice. What do you think about the ZvP match-up?

Anybody here on the North American server?

ZvP is usually fairly easy. Mass muta is easily countered with blink stalkers + sentries, and pretty much any ground is countered with upgraded chargelots + stalkers + colossi. The biggest problem for some protoss players I feel, is that they really easily get rushed in the beginning. On most maps, you can block off a zergling rush pretty easy with 2 zealots plus a gateway and a pylon. From there on, it's simply a matter of keeping an eye on the zerg. If the zerg goes ultralisks, then you have to go immortals. Usually won't drag out that long, but if it does, then it's incredibly important you pump out immortals very quickly.

I havnt played against other people yet...right now Im having fun doing comp stomp with my friends. After I get really comfortable with the terran Ill probably go though. Terran seem to be my best in both the original and this one.

I'm sucking it up in the US Bronze League. Apparently to add people you need both their nick and a 3-digit "character code." I'm EdFish, 403.

Well i've played just over 20 matches now and won about half of them. I'm in the silver league whatever that means... anyone know what the leagues are? I just play constant protoss coz thats what i prefer and am most good at. I love playing against terran they are easy pickings, just get a bunch of dark templars up quickly. Zerg need a different strategy obviously, so i've been varying my tactics depending which race they're playing and adapting to the enemies moves. I just hate it when people use really lame tactics and go for all your probes and stuff its just annoying. I've had quite a few games where its been a race to destroy the opponents buildings and neither player has resources/workers to build more units. Its been quite funny at times.. running around putting pylons everywhere while i try to find the opponents last remaining buildings, whilst they are destroying all my pylons

Originally Posted by Eonnn

I just hate it when people use really lame tactics and go for all your probes and stuff its just annoying.

You might as well get used to it.

Marvo, Zerg Infestor's are crucial against Terran. The fungal growth spell is great against clumps of infantry. The neural parasite ain't as good since it only lasts 15 seconds and costs 100 energy but against a Protoss ground army, Ultras' are great but don't guarantee a victory, obviously. And of course you have to last that long.

two words

mass infestor.

you can snipe their nexus with 12 infestors if they don't have detection. infested terran is amaaazingly good in large numbers. detection is something you need every time, guys. don't skip it.

Originally Posted by no-Name

two words

mass infestor.

you can snipe their nexus with 12 infestors if they don't have detection. infested terran is amaaazingly good in large numbers. detection is something you need every time, guys. don't skip it.

When did you start playing SC2?

Originally Posted by Spartiate

When did you start playing SC2?

shhhh

shhhhhhhhhhh

no-Name, I'm glad you could make it. Truer words have never been spoken. Mass infestor is the bomb.

He doesn't play, he's just regurgitating some strategy he saw someone else do ; P

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

He doesn't play, he's just regurgitating some strategy he saw someone else do ; P

shhhhhhhh

it's the best I can do ;;

also I can talk SC just as well as anyone else here

I've yet to see somebody pull the mass infestor bullshit on me. I hope Blizzard adds a cooldown to that shit or something. From the videos I've seen, it's absolutely ridiculous. It's like a carrier that only costs a third of the resources. And it's invisible.

Originally Posted by Marvo

I've yet to see somebody pull the mass infestor bullshit on me. I hope Blizzard adds a cooldown to that shit or something. From the videos I've seen, it's absolutely ridiculous. It's like a carrier that only costs a third of the resources. And it's invisible.

straight up

any kind of preemptive detection should deal with it easily, though

also they're slow as fuuuck so as long as they're IN your base, they're awful

A silly zerg rush somebody pulled on me yesterday. Honestly, I should be putting up my gate earlier when playing against zerg, but it worked out in the end. I was just laughing my ass off when I saw those 6 zerglings and 7 workers

lol big ouch. a lot of people do forget your workers can counter a zerg rush given its only 6. It was pretty silly of him to bring all his workers though. looks like some people are easier to beat than the comp on very hard >

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Hey Marvo (or anyone else), any advice on countering an early reaper rush as either PvT or TvT? I play random, and while I often win those match-ups, if they get reapers into my probes I rarely have forces in place to get rid of them until the damage is already done, especially if their micro is decent (I'm playing lower leagues, bronze 1v1 and silver 2v2/3v3). PvT reapers are especially tough.

Always rush for a stalker when playing against terran and just put that stalker up in your mineral line. Unless they're doing proxy barracks, they won't get to you in time, and a stalker will obliterate them. If you're terran yourself, not sure. You could throw up a bunker with a marine, or just put two marines close to the edge where the reapers will jump up. Marauders will take care of them just fine.

urghu don't waste money on a bunker unless you're really low league. just not worth it for the +1 range

workers are exceptionally strong in SC2. you can take out a marine with 5 probes in good position easily. reapers shouldn't be much harder.

stalkers are fantastic against reapers anyways.

something I heard D9 (regurg regurg) talk about a lot at one point was the delayed reaper. because before they have themselves a massive attack force with 20 stalkers, your reaper is pretty much a guaranteed scout. if you've ever felt like you're in the dark as terran, just throw out a delayed reaper~