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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-... : 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 significantly easier to defend an expansion. Instead of having to move your army around, you just warp some in!

            Apr 15, 2010 7:50am PDT
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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