Starcraft 2: Mothership Connection

i saw that Boxer-Rain match, too, pretty crazy

diamond, wow! i am barely hanging on in Gold, but i just started again after about a 9 month break. keep losing because i get over confident and just wanna walk my army into their front door.

i think one reason i enjoy the pro matches is because im just in awe at the tactics and control, but as i improve myself i notice that you have to be aware of like 100 different things at once. if my opponent just harasses me a little i get all out of sorts and forget to do all kinds of things. and on lower level games you can pretty much dictate how your opponent plays through psychological means, make them over-commit to defense, etc.

I have played only a handful of actual ranked matches here and there and tend to play FFA for random fun when I have free time. Yet, somehow, battle.net thinks I should be in 1v1 platinum? 4v4 I get since it's less-trafficked and I am decent at coordinating when I have a team to watch my back. I think if I play a few more times it'll bump me down to a more sensible league.

im overmatched at Gold i think, so it's only a matter of time. frankly it would be a relief!

i've been watch the MLG events, but just now discovered gomtv so it'll be fun to see more GSL.

ryan otm.

I think the main thing I've noticed is that there are parts of the game that are very race-specific that you have to get good at to compete with anyone who knows their shit. I play protoss mostly, and the game changes incredibly if you can do sentry force field micromanagement.

the less you play the less accurate your ranking is, so if you play more it should start matching you up against people at a similar level to you pretty quickly.

up to around gold-plat, the number one thing to pay attention to is your macro (i.e. worker production, not getting supply blocked, spending your resources constantly), the second most important thing is to keep your eye on the mini-map so you don't miss important stuff or get caught out of position, then third is scouting and engaging correctly.

ryan, i used to have the same problem (keep losing because i get over confident and just wanna walk my army into their front door,) but if you start constantly poking at them and scouting them to keep tabs on what their army is looking like and where its positioned you'll be able to find more effective times/places to engage. it took me a long time to stop underestimating everyone i played against, the general level of skill in sc2 is pretty amazing.

yeah another big problem is macro--i get tons of money but dont build enough production. and not the best at scouting yet...i can either do that OR macro, but not both at the same time yet. im basically trying to add one skill at a time.

I really hope Boxer pulls out a tournament victory in the near future.

ah, i'm always rooting for the foreigners myself, really wanna see IdrA or Naniwa take down another MLG. i doubt it'll happen this year, though.

as far as Koreans its all about NesTea and DRG for me

DRG is a Zerg right?

People complain about that slow asphyxiation/war of attrition style of Terran but I find it kind of mesmerizing.

I find Boxer to be an entertaining player but also I think it'd be fun for the celebrity old timer to pull one out.

It's amazing how fast these guy's stars can rise and fall--seems like a stressful way to make a living.

I mean I don't know if you can call the way someone plays a video game "charismatic" but that's how I feel about boxer.

Watching one of these tournaments all weekend like it's football is a great way to spend a summer weekend though.

Oh yeah, I definitely find certain play-styles very charismatic. That is certainly true of Boxer, he comes up with really unique builds and maximizes the value of his units. Players like MVP and Thorzain take that asphyxiation style Terran to the extreme. Thorzain is Swedish, but he recently went to Korea to compete in GSL and the Koreans call him the "spoon" Terran because his style is so slow and meticulous they say its like he's killing his opponent with a spoon, haha.

Yeah, DRG is a Korean Zerg, so is NesTea. I love DRG for his aggressive counter-attacking style, and I love NesTea for his defensive play and unbelievably perfect decision-making. NesTea's ZvZ is so good that he has over 90% win-rate in ZvZ in the GSL, and ZvZ is considered one of the most unpredictable, volatile match-ups--no one else even comes close to that kind of consistency in any match up.

this Idra vs Boxer series from last weekend was high drama: http://tv.majorleaguegaming.com/videos/78101-clr6-egidra-vs-slayersboxer-game-3

(starts with game 3 and you have to skip around 10 minutes of pre-game...)

Listening to this Sportscenter-style analysis of Terran vs. Zerg in the pre-game is killing me.

i actually went to MLG with some friends, it was really, really fun. the Idra/Boxer series was awesome, but the series that Idra played right after against Bomber was even better, the crowd was soooo into it.

Listening to this Sportscenter-style analysis of Terran vs. Zerg in the pre-game is killing me.

― polyphonic, Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:30 PM (38 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah I just watched this whole thing, p surprised that I loved everything abt it really, but like at the end whenever the announcers would shout GEE GEE at the same time I would die a lil inside

Anyone else kinda more into watching than playing these days? Feel like I've reached a plateau and am just grinding out the same strata over and over ... And losing still really hurts.

Watching makes me want to play but then I do and it doesn't look like Boxer vs Idra, haha. I am trying to force myself to do things I'm not good at, losing more than normal, and hopefully better in the long run.

That idea v bomber was great too. Almost feel bad for Idra running the gauntlet of Boxer's early pressure and Bomber's macro-Terran style to just lose to what seemed to be pretty standard Protoss play from MC. I'm actually really excited to see the next MLG next month.

damn I am thirsty for some nos energy drink

Anyone been to a barcraft event? Beer and SC competition and friends sounds pretty awesome.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2567539/2009/DAY9.jpg

Still have yet to beat the final mission, even tho I watched the cutscene just for the plot

i peaked at high diamond, getting matched against some masters players, and i got to the point where i realized i'd have to start putting serious time into playing more to get any better, but i wasn't really up for that kinda commitment. and it wasn't really fun for me when i wasn't improving, so i quit.

Played last weekend against Zerg. Opponent upgraded their overlords and came and dropped a zergling army on my main gg.

classic

damn the HotS expansion has a long beta. Release date is a good 4 months away???

ok playing starcraft again who wants to come play and beat me

I read the campaign was kinda weak in this and I am so shitty at multiplayer its not really an option. think Ill just watch lets plays while Im bored at work..

I got a lot better at multiplayer after practicing a ton when SC2 came out. I might be in the top 99% of players.

um

Yes, I am better than 1% of other players

stop umming my jokes

aw

i will win a multiplayer game at some point. i know it. i beat the training scenarios. steps.

are you bronze? just be hyper aggressive early and often and they'll get so flustered you'll win like 80% of the time.

worker rush imo

worker rush is a terrible idea

banshee rush focusing on their mineral line will beat a ton of people

joking about the worker rush... but it actually does work. just won't help you learn to actually play the game.

serve the hive

After reading a ton load of articles for the past month, and having a sick curiosity about this, I'm thinking that this weekend will be the one to try it out.

I only see a few tiny problems.

1) I'm not that into battlefield tactics games.

2) The last point & click game I really enjoyed was Syndicate on the Amiga.

3) I have two young kids and no free time whatsoever.

4) I've lost my mouse.

5) I don't play space marine games.

This can't be a bad idea can it?

there's a trial version! do it.

beating up on the AI a little bit this morning. been honing my douchebag marine rush.

I'm not big on playing as the zerg so this campaign is not quite my cup of tea. The cutscenes look really good, though!

Now to wait a couple years for the inevitable protoss expansion

I found my mouse!

I also have two kids and no time. I haven't played in more than a year. Still confident that I could beat noobs with one hand though.

ditto, minus the kids

So I've played this a fair bit over the weekend, kinda dig it.

its way more traditional than I thought it would be, but that i think must be the thing that keeps people hooked. I suppose when half of South Korea is lining up to f**k your golden cow, you dont change the cow...

The campaign seems to be just a massive tutorial to avoid you getting schooled in multiplayer, much like a fighting game.

the one thing I really like about it is that you can play for 20/30 mins and win/lose and be done, seeing as the only games I've played in the last year are Skyrim/Arkham city. The idea of a game that actually has a defined end appeals a lot.

There is a weird disconnect about how much it seems to be troubling my Macbook Air and how simple the graphics are, but I've literally not played a game on a Macintosh since the millenium, so who knows...

most places had it for £17 which is a price I'm cool with, but now it seems to have gone up everywhere to £26. So I'm on the fence...

Would the multiplayer be useful at all? or will everyone be on HOTS now with only me and some super l33t players still playing wings of Liberty?

HOTS is overpriced. I'll be sticking with WoL until it comes down.

I'm going to play some mono battles tomorrow. Haven't played in over a year.