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Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Online Gaming - anyone still play Starcraft? | | | |
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DarkFenix Goomba Level: 9 Posts: 19/24 EXP: 2400 For next: 762 Since: 09-11-04 From: hell Since last post: 408 days Last activity: 339 days |
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pretty much self explanatory. I'm trying to find more people who play starcraft, and then maybe we can talk about general starcraft strategy, since there are no other posts (that i can see) that are talking about starcraft. | |||
Kallias Octoballoon Level: 21 Posts: 151/160 EXP: 46075 For next: 3868 Since: 06-02-04 From: Barrhead, Alberta, Canada Since last post: 357 days Last activity: 286 days |
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I have never played it...What makes it different from "New Worlds" or "Warcraft"??? | |||
witeasprinwow Lakitu Level: 37 Posts: 443/555 EXP: 319587 For next: 18666 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 55 days Last activity: 55 days |
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Originally posted by Kallias It's much better It's a lot like Warcraft except on a much larger scale. 80-unit armies for each player in the game is a fairly common event as opposed to in the warcraft series where 30 guys is a hell of a lot. Also, there's no heroes, but still plenty of things to micro. |
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DarkFenix Goomba Level: 9 Posts: 23/24 EXP: 2400 For next: 762 Since: 09-11-04 From: hell Since last post: 408 days Last activity: 339 days |
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well, like witeassprinwow said, it's like warcraft, except it's got more of a sci-fi take, and you can get more units. I like warcraft too, but they're 2 completely different games. | |||
Joachim Mole Level: 30 Posts: 202/358 EXP: 165561 For next: 308 Since: 03-15-04 From: Neo Kobe Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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Since Warcraft 3 came out, I never play Starcraft much anymore. | |||
Zerodius Aquamentus Level: 65 Posts: 672/2036 EXP: 2243783 For next: 91845 Since: 03-16-04 From: ??? Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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What makes Starcraft so unique: Balanced races. Something that 99% of other strategy games doesn't have. Face it, there isn't that many strategy games where the races are so different from each others without being clones or almost exact clones of each others. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 1354/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Zerodius Rise of Nations. Thank you and good night New York! |
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Daemon_nick Red Goomba Level: 11 Posts: 21/40 EXP: 5782 For next: 203 Since: 05-29-04 From: The Realm of Eternal Darkness Since last post: 36 days Last activity: 36 days |
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I still play Starcraft BW best strategy is to build a good def, and alot of units and try to rush the other players. The best race to do that with I think is the Zerg. Build alot of mutalisks and rush them |
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Angel Hardhat Beetle Level: 37 Posts: 406/573 EXP: 335160 For next: 3093 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 21 days Last activity: 11 hours |
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Originally posted by Daemon_nick People like you I enjoy slaughtering thinking the strategy is that simple. |
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snipy_chipy Silver axe Level: 33 Posts: 342/427 EXP: 215300 For next: 13879 Since: 03-17-04 Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 1 day |
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If anyone wants to play me, send me a PM and we can arrange a date. I dont go and play anymore, I will only do so if someone wants to play a game or two. Thats not even a stratagy Daemon_nick, thats just the principal. |
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Nebetsu Shmee Level: 55 Posts: 185/1574 EXP: 1291130 For next: 23059 Since: 09-01-04 From: Nebland Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Played it today in fact. Havnt played it in a while, so I went to a noobs only game. Forgot that all the experts are there... >.> I got raped. | |||
alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 1361/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by AngelOriginally posted by Daemon_nick Bwahahahahahaha. Rushing and defence? What a fool! The best overall defence against the zerg is a group of 5 firebats, 4 marines and 3 nurses. Then you accompany that by having them set up around a small tank embankment. HAving these mobile emplacements are the best against the zerg which set up in one area and can't really colonize too easily. The terran on the other hand are totally mobile. There best defence against the zerg.f Of course, anyone who says that the protoss are a fair race has never really played against them on a money map |
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Squash Monster New Age Retro Hippie Togateiru Fohku Kohgeki!! GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite Peace love and turnpike! Level: 40 Posts: 415/677 EXP: 430507 For next: 10802 Since: 03-15-04 From: Maryland (of the Country Between Canada and Mexico) Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Money maps kinda break the game though, so that's not the fairest of comparisons. On a money map, the only resource of importance becomes the 200 unit limit. When you can produce buildings faster than everyone else to replace your units and your units have the most bang for the buck when it comes to the unit limit, of course you're going to win. Actually, it's pretty interesting what happens in SC when you completely change which resource is most important. I made a map of mostly minerals and geysers, which formed the basic terrain. They were reasonably distanced from bases, so they didn't reach the absurdity of a modern money map with the stacked zero distance minerals. Anyway, in this map, things got very, very cramped. The most valuable thing became the terrain you could build on. Zerg won that one hands down. I also put the bases a bit too close together, and the sunkens got a bit overpowered. I want to try a nice little cramped map again some time though, just with more space between bases, and some expansion areas. I can't decide if I'm going to use 1x, 2x, or 4x "standard" mineral/gas placement though (with standard being 8 mineral patches and 1 gas per expansion). While I'm a fan of the amount in most of the ladder maps, I think more minerals would probably prove my point better. |
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witeasprinwow Lakitu Level: 37 Posts: 459/555 EXP: 319587 For next: 18666 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 55 days Last activity: 55 days |
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Originally posted by Daemon_nick Mutalisk rush? That was fixed like, five patches ago. For BW that's like five YEARS ago. You'd get crushed with such a basic plan Originally posted by Squash Monster Squash obviously knows what the hell he's talking about. And yes, every little detail in SC / BW counts. The maps are based on a symmetical concept, but not every detail is perfectly symmetrical like in Warcraft 3. As such, you have to take terrain and position into account when playing. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 2145/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by Ziffski When I was still playing, I was using Protoss in these maps. I've killed many people using a basic Zealot/ Defense strategie and never got beaten, until someone smart enough used Firebats. And what I hate about fast money maps is, "Firebats on Workers" rush. |
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snipy_chipy Silver axe Level: 33 Posts: 344/427 EXP: 215300 For next: 13879 Since: 03-17-04 Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 1 day |
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A rush is easy to stop. Heres a tip if your playing non-money maps. It works best with zerg and protoss because their buildings dont require a unite to continue building. Go build an extractor on the ennemie's gas ressource early in the game. Sure it might cost you abit of minerals, but it will delay his ability to get gas fast enough. Or he might change his stratagy completly and try to destroy your building. Try to cancel your building just before he destroys it. Heres one when your playing zerg. Instead of building an overlord when you have 8/9 units, build another drone. When he is in his egg, build an extractor with an already existing drone. Again, you will be at 8/9. Build another drone and cancel your extractor, you will now be at 10/9. This gives you an extra builder. An extra unit goes a long way early in the game. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 2146/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by TooL I haven't seen much people who stopped my rushes. But it's been awhile, so it may be different. And your strategy with the Extractor would work again me, I don't rely that much on Gaz. |
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snipy_chipy Silver axe Level: 33 Posts: 346/427 EXP: 215300 For next: 13879 Since: 03-17-04 Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 1 day |
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Well, ive never been beaten on a rush, save for my earlier playing days. And since you dont rely on gas that much, I would be through with you in 10 minutes. |
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Daemon_nick Red Goomba Level: 11 Posts: 22/40 EXP: 5782 For next: 203 Since: 05-29-04 From: The Realm of Eternal Darkness Since last post: 36 days Last activity: 36 days |
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Originally posted by AngelOriginally posted by Daemon_nick hey this strategy has worked well enough for me many times, also works with hydralisks for me anyway, mutalisks or hydralisks, and lurkers for def at base |
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snipy_chipy Silver axe Level: 33 Posts: 347/427 EXP: 215300 For next: 13879 Since: 03-17-04 Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 1 day |
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Thats not a stratagy! Thats gung-ho. It might work for money maps, but play a real game and you will get owned. |
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