Oh, .ueschaffeysucks wrote:
nickname AND identifierunnamednewbie13 wrote:
No, I mean LouisChildehaffeysucks wrote:
Louis.Childe you mean?
I am not accustomed to having a suffix on my username.
I am not accustomed to having a suffix on my username.
So is it normal to win the first game you play, then spectacularly lose the next 4 games?
in placement matches?DefCon-17 wrote:
So is it normal to win the first game you play, then spectacularly lose the next 4 games?
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Yup.haffeysucks wrote:
in placement matches?DefCon-17 wrote:
So is it normal to win the first game you play, then spectacularly lose the next 4 games?
then yeah, you have both people who have never played an RTS before and people that were SC1 pros, no big deal if you lost a lot of games thereDefCon-17 wrote:
Yup.haffeysucks wrote:
in placement matches?DefCon-17 wrote:
So is it normal to win the first game you play, then spectacularly lose the next 4 games?
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Ahh okay, good.
I still get the feeling I completely fail at this game though.
In my first placement match (the ones after the Novice matches), I got annihilated by an army of Void Rays. The second time I got rushed by Reapers...that game took about 5 minutes. Third game was against the Reaper-rush guy again, but I managed to hold off about half an hour before he took me out.
On a sidenote...Vikings are awesome for taking out the mineral-gatherers. Fly in, switch to land-mode, kill a bunch, switch back to the flying-mode and zoom away.
I still get the feeling I completely fail at this game though.
In my first placement match (the ones after the Novice matches), I got annihilated by an army of Void Rays. The second time I got rushed by Reapers...that game took about 5 minutes. Third game was against the Reaper-rush guy again, but I managed to hold off about half an hour before he took me out.
On a sidenote...Vikings are awesome for taking out the mineral-gatherers. Fly in, switch to land-mode, kill a bunch, switch back to the flying-mode and zoom away.
Reaper rush is annoying, generally all you need to do is send an SCV or two after it to force him to kite you, which buys you time to pump out a few marines.
Void rays are a little overpowered IMO. If you let your opponent mass them as Terran you've pretty much lost as Terran have no cost effective counter to them. Get marines and marauders early and keep pressuring the protoss. Late game make sure you get a ghost for emp.
Void rays are a little overpowered IMO. If you let your opponent mass them as Terran you've pretty much lost as Terran have no cost effective counter to them. Get marines and marauders early and keep pressuring the protoss. Late game make sure you get a ghost for emp.
void rays ARE overpowered. i'll say it again and again, and people will disagree with me, but mass 8-10 void rays and nearly nothing can stop you.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
He had like 8 Reapers though. They'd just rip through my harvesters. I think my main mistake was sending my (roughly) 10 Zerglings towards his base (kekeke), then trying to get through his SupDepot front door while his Reapers killed my Zerglings. Then I wasn't fast enough with rebuilding some offensive units and he backdoored me with his Reapers.
As for Void Rais, I think they should lose their power when they switch targets. That would make more sense.
As for Void Rais, I think they should lose their power when they switch targets. That would make more sense.
Played a couple of games just now, almost no zerg opponents Guess patch 12 wasn't very popular.
@Def if a rush like that fails get spine crawlers. They can move on creep later on so they're a good use of resources if you have minerals but no larva.
@Def if a rush like that fails get spine crawlers. They can move on creep later on so they're a good use of resources if you have minerals but no larva.
this game is hard as hell
I liked playing the AI in Starcraft more, especially with buddies. In battlenet vs, if your opponent isn't a self-important douche, he's an acronym robot who will type the same things like clockwork.
Not to mention that there was almost zero friendliness towards people trying to get into the game for the first time.
Not to mention that there was almost zero friendliness towards people trying to get into the game for the first time.
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"gl hf" "lol" "gg"
It's not as bad as Heroes of Newerth though.
It's not as bad as Heroes of Newerth though.
"mid"DefCon-17 wrote:
"gl hf" "lol" "gg"
It's not as bad as Heroes of Newerth though.
what teh fuck your scout and you want mid?
yes
FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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I mean this categorically defines any competitive game with a community more than three years old. The point at which it becomes a hyper competitive, elitist community.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I liked playing the AI in Starcraft more, especially with buddies. In battlenet vs, if your opponent isn't a self-important douche, he's an acronym robot who will type the same things like clockwork.
Not to mention that there was almost zero friendliness towards people trying to get into the game for the first time.
It really depends on the game. Older games with dedicated servers with a healthy playerbase of regulars can potentially be quite inviting. It's the random encounter business that usually throws you in with the dicks.Flaming_Maniac wrote:
I mean this categorically defines any competitive game with a community more than three years old. The point at which it becomes a hyper competitive, elitist community.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I liked playing the AI in Starcraft more, especially with buddies. In battlenet vs, if your opponent isn't a self-important douche, he's an acronym robot who will type the same things like clockwork.
Not to mention that there was almost zero friendliness towards people trying to get into the game for the first time.
So basically, if Starcraft 2 had no single player or AI, I wouldn't buy it in a million years.
Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2010-05-14 22:37:16)
So how bad is Copper rank 58?
Try the custom games, and chat a little in the lobby beforehand to establish that you're new. If you get someone who just wants practice then quit and rejoin till you get someone cool. The custom maps are almost always about messing around, there are co-op ones being made all the time as well.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
It really depends on the game. Older games with dedicated servers with a healthy playerbase of regulars can potentially be quite inviting. It's the random encounter business that usually throws you in with the dicks.Flaming_Maniac wrote:
I mean this categorically defines any competitive game with a community more than three years old. The point at which it becomes a hyper competitive, elitist community.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I liked playing the AI in Starcraft more, especially with buddies. In battlenet vs, if your opponent isn't a self-important douche, he's an acronym robot who will type the same things like clockwork.
Not to mention that there was almost zero friendliness towards people trying to get into the game for the first time.
So basically, if Starcraft 2 had no single player or AI, I wouldn't buy it in a million years.
In ladders people will be busy playing so they won't type more than a few letters. I usually just spam smileys in response becuase there isn't time to write more, not really trying to be a douche.
you could have gone up against good people in your placements. keep playing and if you get promoted to another league, you'll know you're better than copper.DefCon-17 wrote:
So how bad is Copper rank 58?
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
True...although I know I'm not very good at the game anyways.Brasso wrote:
you could have gone up against good people in your placements. keep playing and if you get promoted to another league, you'll know you're better than copper.DefCon-17 wrote:
So how bad is Copper rank 58?
I think I'll play a shit-ton before the wipe, so that my rank might be better after.
The ladder really needs to update more frequently
We got stuck at ranked 1 gold 2v2 for 8 consecutive wins. Then it finally promotes us and we go straight to rank 8 platinum
Top of gold should = bottom of platinum
We got stuck at ranked 1 gold 2v2 for 8 consecutive wins. Then it finally promotes us and we go straight to rank 8 platinum
Top of gold should = bottom of platinum
Semi Decent zerg player : Jackalminded.Foxhunter
wouldn't mind a game against a bf2s'er
wouldn't mind a game against a bf2s'er
i would play you but i don't think i can add people that aren't from NA...Hope_is_lost117 wrote:
Semi Decent zerg player : Jackalminded.Foxhunter
wouldn't mind a game against a bf2s'er
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Bah beta phase 1 ending on the 31st, which is almost exactly when my exams finish
Hope_is_lost if you add me Ill happily give you some games.
Hope_is_lost if you add me Ill happily give you some games.
well patch 13 kinda blows. either someone doesn't load the map or the game inexplicably freezes for everyone in the middle of the match. or you have horrible lag the entire match.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"