Morning Discussion

by Xav de Matos, Aug 20, 2010 5:00am PDT

I always seem to enter bouts of hardcore portable gaming at random times. I'll go weeks forgetting about my consoles or PC and focus on playing games on my Nintendo DS or PSP Go.

Lately, I haven't touched either handheld system but with God of War returning the PSP, I foresee that will change very soon.

I own an iPhone and I've purchased a lot of games for it but I never really use the device for gaming. There's some great software available, don't get me wrong, but I just don't use it. Maybe it's because I'm still stuck in the dark ages with a 3G and it runs like a pirate with a peg leg or because the battery is terrible after years of constant iPod use but it's rarely my portable gaming platform of choice.

What device fuels your portable gaming urges?

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By: rudds x Show Full Post

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Diamond, bitches!

How ur SC2 going?

Aug 20, 2010 7:50am PDT

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Diamond, bitches! How ur SC2 going? : rudds
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- Stttaaaaaaaarrcraaaft : Crimsonbeak
- congrats. I've been following along on the podcast for he last couple of weeks. Has the competition gotte... : Fyunch Click
- im on a 6 game win streak! although my record is 7 and 11 so i believe i maybe playing 3 year olds. But ... : crust
- the real competition is down here in the bronze league motherfucker : deKaf
- Hopefully, I can reach diamond. I'm working my way up platinum. : DHAvatar
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  Well, ZvT is still fucked. : enyakk
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    Oh yeah, that's the other thing I've noticed in platinum/diamond players now. I play against terran 70% o... : DHAvatar
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      At this point I don't even want a change in the balance anymore. I just want more viable options for the ... : enyakk
      
      I've been trying nydus worm builds, but it's hard to pull off, and some maps won't work with it. Sending... : DHAvatar
      
      baneling bust ftw : cellx25
    - I'm 700ish diamond terran player and the few zerg I do play are pretty damn good. They're beating me righ... : frenziedbadger
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    So is PvT. Still not really sure how to handle EMP and I've been facing more and more Terran players t... : cetra00
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      Keep your units spread out and stop using one control group. : TheVietSpecial
      
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      ^^^ Feedback is also your friend : TheStupidOne
      
      feedback (and storm) are the two greatest things in this game. especially against terran. no one uses e... : valael
    - I main P and I've been getting more aggressive against T, hitting them earlier (wall off be damned). It's... : rudds
- I got into Bronze in my 3v3 team and Silver with 1v1's. I rule. : snot3353
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  rudds, are you going to play in PH Tournament #2? : pancake humper
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    Yeah, I thought I signed up (?) : rudds
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      I haven't had signups yet. You might have signed up for TheStupidOne's league : pancake humper
      
      Yeah, must have. I'll play both! : rudds
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  I have yet to do my placements... maybe this weekend... maybe.... : wurt
  - wurt, I still have two more placements to do. I am thinking I might just screw around so I can start at t... : The Grolar Bear
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  i'm scared to even play SC2 multiplayer : pandastrong
  - that's silly : derelict515
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    Many people are. Just learn this right now. Everyone loses. Everyone loses often. If you get discouraged after going 1-4 in your placements (or worse 0-5) be confident in the face that Blizzard does well in matching you up against other players of your skill level.
    
    Also as one person already stated. Easy Terran strategy. If you're playing Terran and you're losing, just build more tanks ;)
    
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    Many people are. Just learn this right now. Everyone loses. Everyone loses often. If you get discoura... : WilliamDecker
- Still stuck in gold :( : TheStupidOne
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  I played some 2v2 with a friend, we're both beginners, and I made a retarded YouTube clip of it with my r... : Lawgiver
  - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23773780#itemanchor_23773780 : Lawgiver
- I'm in a bit of a rut. I've decided to switch to terran and havent been able to put much time into it yet... : maulla
- still getting trashed in practice league.. I think I am going to just jump into the leagues, so I can get... : dextius
- I can't seem to get out of bronze in 3v3. We did really bad in our placement matches, but now we are rank... : Magmaticzebra
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  Somehow I got placed in platinum. I expected silver... I'm 3-3 in there so far though and I have so many ... : derelict515
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    if you're at 3-3 then they're succeeding. : deject
    - I know, it's more surprise that I wasn't immediately annihilated by everyone. I don't feel like a very go... : derelict515
- won my last 3 1v1...lost my last 6 2v2 Fuck, 2v2 is a totally different game in some ways :( : OMGzImBurning
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  Stuck on Bronze at 23-29.....I am either rapping the person or getting raped. Need to read up on some... : K0LM
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    post a replay and i'll tell you what you're doing wrong : valael
    - At work right now but I will try and get some up this weekend. : K0LM
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  I'm in silver, I suck. Too much HoN I guess. We should play 2v2's man!!!!!!!!!! : kainen1
  - Let's finish our placements this weekend goddamnit! : rudds
- I'm still trying to figure out which race to focus on. Haven't done placement matches yet but I will once... : OmegaRed59
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  I wish the game had a method of teaching build order. : BouillonCubes
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    There's some custom maps that teach you build orders and times you on it. I haven't tried those out yet ... : DHAvatar
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      Good to know. Does blizzard keep them current? : BouillonCubes
      
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      Custom maps = community created : derelict515
      
      Bleh, my mind omitted that word when I read the post :( 6 hours of sleep I blame you. : BouillonCubes
      
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      Well, those are custom user created maps, not made by Blizzard, so it's based on whoever's making them. : DHAvatar
      
      I think they should build something like this into the game :( I doubt I will ever play online. : BouillonCubes
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      I just googled this http://www.sc2mapster.com/maps/yabot/?page=2 I might try it later : Lawgiver
      
      YABOT is really solid. All new players should get it and try it out. Also goes hand in hand with the fo... : WilliamDecker
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    Just write it down on a post it next to you. What could it teach you besides letting you input what you w... : derelict515
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      It could teach me in the game instead of making me rely on some outside resource. : BouillonCubes
      
      That's not really the game though, it's just something someone has found to be an efficient way to open. : flooq
      
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      But teach you what? Build orders are not a static thing, they're constantly changing and are fluid even w... : derelict515
      
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      I think it would be cool if it was built in that people could upload build order tutorials and stuff like... : BouillonCubes
      
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      The thing is that system isn't teaching you much. It's in fact stopping you from learning what you really... : derelict515
      
      It should still be in the game because build orders are so essential. Starcraft is very much like chess ... : BouillonCubes
      
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      Once you have the basic idea of what a build order is, you should be able to make your own based on your ... : geedeck
      
      Though in the qxc vs murder game last night, murder really took the "always build harvester units" to hea... : DHAvatar
      
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      This is a VERY reasonable complaint about the game. Something so basic as a build order is not mentioned ... : sammyl
      
      People are saying one challenge very specifically requires building up a base properly. Build orders are ... : derelict515
      
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      Open up the tech tree. There's your build order. : walker270
      
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      False. : BouillonCubes
      
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      No, it's quite true. Build orders are nothing more than templates to facilitate discussion on how to b... : walker270
      
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      Exactly. It's a word encapsulating the ability to understand what tech is where, how to get to it fastest... : derelict515
      
      Yes and it would be nice if the game had tutorials that taught you the philosophy behind a good build ord... : BouillonCubes
      
      I've acknowledged many times that build orders are not static. Your previous post is so simplistic as to... : BouillonCubes
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    One of the challenges sort of forces you into working out a reasonable build order to get a Terran base u... : flooq
    - Yeah that's a very good challenge(Opening Gambit). Getting gold requires you to really understand the bas... : Zek
- Battle.net is slow as shit for me : ( Any euros having the same problem? : mad-d00d
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  Ive been running into people who like to hide their lifted command center off map to delay losing. If the... : shortbuscaptain
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    I've got to admit, I fucking love doing this to people. I am an asshole though. I had some guy curse me o... : snot3353
  - if you're halfway decent and you've already beaten them, it's easy enough to just build a few air units a... : JINKY
- How do you assholes play this game without your brains exploding? : herradura99
- Nice work Brad! Now go outside and get some fresh air. : GodZilly
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  After earning your placement, how many of you guys have actually moved up leagues? : Magmaticzebra
  - I've been stuck in platinum since release haha but I've only played around 30 games. : Blucklesworth
  - I had a couple weird placement matches so I got placed in Silver. I have been focusing on Terran alone s... : Scythe99
  - i placed in plat and moved to diamond after a pretty short while, i don't even think it took 30 games, bu... : RetroRedEyeJr
  - I just moved up to diamond a few days ago. I'm 15-9 : Jimb0v2
  - I just recently moved from bronze to silver. After placement I won a bunch of matches and the matchmaker... : semaphore
  - I moved from gold up to platinum. : TheVietSpecial
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    I got placed in bronze after going 3-2 in placement matches, and I am now in platinum. Played just over 3... : shred.
    - I got stupidly placed in bronze too, now about 30W-30L in platinum : threeup
  - i've been hovering around 2-5th in my silver division for a while. i want to move up to at least gold :( ... : JINKY
  - I moved from gold to platinum to diamond in about 30-40 games. : razlebol
  - I placed Silver after going 3-2 in placements and ranked up from there. : rudds
  - I moved up on my 20th game from gold to plat with 12 wins (that's counting placement matches) : valael
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  when playing with teams, how the hell do you figure out who is on your team? does everyone just memorize... : crust
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    When the game starts, you will only see yourself and your teammate on the map. Also your teammate's name... : Scythe99
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      i get that, but when there is a big skirmish with multiple people involved, picking out who is who i find... : crust
      
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      There is a button by the minimap that will make all opponents one color and all allies another color. : Jimb0v2
      
      awesome that's so much better. thanks. : crust
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  I can't wait until I have the confidence I'll require to play online. : JonathanBedrava
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    you should just get on and play team games with us. it's a quicker way to learn the game. : valael
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      I will, soon as I mop up the campaign, I think... I still haven't tried out all the units... : JonathanBedrava
      
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      The campaign has some units that aren't even in multi for balance. Do the single player challenges and r... : semaphore
      
      Sweet, thanks! : JonathanBedrava
      
      i'll have to hit you up on steam, i'm pretty slow, we can do some comp stomps. : bosst0ne
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  Congrats buddy! : Brian Leahy
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    he's not your buddy, PAL : Downforce
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      He's not your pal friend! : TheStupidOne
      
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      He's probably my friend, guy. : Brian Leahy
      
      Well he isn't, CHIEF! : jcrockerman
- I've been playing a few 3vAI comp stomps on medium and having a good time. : slax0r
- I think I'll be moving into the 2v2 silver pretty soon. :D : Fish_Bulb
- Hey from down here in silver! It's dark and cold:( : filthysock

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