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• Doesn't get interesting until the 10 minute mark so FF at 6x to get there. : abrasion
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  I'll put this here!
  
  http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/04/08/an-extensive-interview-with-starcraft-ii-design-director.aspx
  
  Awesome new interview with Dustin Browder.

  Apr 15, 2010 6:57am PDT
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  I'll put this here! http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/04/08/an-extensive-interview-with-... : pancake humper
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    thanks! good read. i see myself playing way more 2v2 or higher than 1v1 i think. it's way more fun with f... : xxiv
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      Agreed, my favorite memories were 3v3 or 4v4 matches. : one random winner
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        I cannot wait for a 4v4 200/200 battle. Holy shit. : pancake humper
        • I hope they got rid of that maximum unit on field limiter. Damned carriers. : one random winner
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  some zerg tried to come at me with mass zerglings (not speedlings) and I destroyed him with sentry force ... : lordlobo
  • I _always_ base block (with canon) vs zerg now, saves me so much trouble. : abrasion
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    You can get pretty high on the ladder just doing simple all-in rushes and quitting when they don't work. ... : walker270
    • Seriously. In SC1 there was a guy who got A- on ICCup (Essentially top 1 percentile) by 4 pooling. : Blucklesworth
    • I'm quite happy with my early game now, precisely because I've gotten quite good (I think) at stopping ea... : asylumn
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  So embarassing, a pile of 5 or 6 void rays did NOTHING for the whole game :( oh man! http://abrasion.sh... : abrasion
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    make that http://abrasion.shackspace.com/SC2/Screenshot064.Jpg : abrasion
    • Goddamn that's a lot of minerals. : walker270
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    why on earth do you have 4.6k minerals stocked up and half supply? : maulla
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      Dude, he's got 40 apm though! That's what counts! : walker270
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        kind of a jerk post. i guess you fancy yourself a pro then? : kainen1
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          walker is kind of a cock when it comes to sc2 : mwasher
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            Well it's kind of true. abrasion is constantly complaining about SC2 and how bad he is but he is not ... : pancake humper
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              it'ts the end of the game where micro is more important since you're at or nearing unit limit and you're ... : kainen1
              • I'm also never complaining about the game either, I complain that I lose because I suck but otherwise his... : abrasion
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              Bullshit, a bottom of the barrel copper player doesn't even know how to expand or what a hotkey is. : abrasion
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                He must have meant top of the barrel copper players. : dkrulz
                • lol, probably. : abrasion
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            At times, yes, but when it seems like people complain about something and continue to dismiss any suggest : walker270
            • I threw games in one session, once because I had a 6 or 7 game losing streak. Don't be a fucking crybaby ... : abrasion
            • you both are a little abrasive (lol) when it comes to discussing this game tho, but I guess I can underst... : mwasher
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        I don't think anyone got this joke. : dkrulz
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          i got the joke but it was only half intended as such. with all the leverage walker270 likes to throw aro... : kainen1
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            He's not. : dkrulz
            • In plat? I placed in plat after the reset, but haven't had any time to play. Original reset I placed ... : walker270
    • I can't build fast enough because I am a bad player - watch the replay after 10:00 minutes and tell me ho... : abrasion
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      how many expansions / whats his income? I've found sometimes when I start getting high and I can't spe... : Demius
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        That's when you drop down more production and research buildings. Being able to pump out 12-15+ units at... : walker270
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          I love warpgates, so sexy - but I never build enough :( I am dumb. I hate that style, I'm used to War 3... : abrasion
          • 7 production buildings total? Late-game I think I usually have at least 15, if not 18-20. : walker270
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          i built like 20 warpgates the other night and was warping in like whole armies of stalkers to just send w... : xxiv
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            Playing protoss like they are zerg is kinda fun. Having that many warpgates also makes it significantl... : walker270
            • exactly! one of my new favorite things is the warp prisms and flying over to the island expansion, settin... : xxiv
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  send that 9 probe to scout after building the pylon what were you thinking about doing with your openi... : Demius
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    I always do the Forge canon block because I'm sick of 6 pool faggotry, it allows for a late gamr. : abrasion
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      Forge first? I think you should at least pylon gateway and then scout. It should give you time to see i... : Blucklesworth
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        It's cause I'm scared and want to be safe asap, I reckon proper skilled players wouldn't even consider ev... : abrasion
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          Force-first without an expand is ridiculously passive play that puts you pretty far behind. Forge-fast... : walker270
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            what ladder are you playing on? Because I have yet to see any protoss rush a forge and cannons in Silver,... : Jackass1233
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              It's the only viable PvZ build in Starcraft 1 and it's pretty standard on Blistering Sands. : Blucklesworth
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                I thought were talking about starcraft 2? : Jackass1233
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                  Blistering Sands is a Starcraft 2 map. : Blucklesworth
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                    No it isn't. : Jackass1233
                    • oh jackass1233 : Reeves
              • Really? I cool - I thought it was just me being a pussy - I found it seems to work so I stuck with it vs ... : abrasion
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          Just be careful because it's a slippery slope between being safe and passive. Anyone with half a brain w... : Blucklesworth
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            In fact in this game the zerg player had two bases when you built your forge.. he was not going mass ling... : Demius
            • Or maybe a zealot with a stalker for backup : Demius
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  abrasion, whats your .ident ? : Demius
  • .abrasion : abrasion
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  better than 32 years of you making dumb mistakes that we hear about every day : multisync
  • You're my new groupie, I like collecting new ones. : abrasion
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  looking for a daytime 2v2 partner, I am a silver/gold player, anybody down? : bongturbo
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    ChowYunCat.shack : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
    • I keep meaning to see if you wanna 2v2, but I thought you might not want a bronze noob to play with : maulla
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  I fucking hate mutas : maulla
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    ^^^^^ : derelict515
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      seriously, does any other race have a air unit thats easy to get and attacks both ground an air? they see... : maulla
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        thors rape them : mwasher
        • They fuck up protoss more. : abrasion
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          why should I need a T3 unit to kill a T2 unit >:| : maulla
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            Thors are T2. : walker270
            • err... they are T3. I always forget about that armory.. :/ : walker270
          • If there were a same-tier equal for every unit, balance (and therefore gameplay) would be fairly static o : Felraiser
        • in what ratio? In any case it's hard to station Thors everywhere. A blob of 10-12 mutas bouncing between ... : derelict515