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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
  • 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
    • what a complete waste of time, what sort of enjoyment do you get out of this? I'm glad people like you ar... : Demius
    • You are abusing map boundaries for the sole reason to be a total dick. Not cool man, not cool. : shortbuscaptain
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      I would be the total opposite. if I played SC2, each match might be 45 seconds long until I GG out. I... : Downforce
      • If i know I've lost I just gg and surrender. No sense in prolonging it. : mrvandelay
    • If you know youve lost, dont be a dick about it. : maulla
    • Team killing is the best way to play shooters! I laugh while everyone else moans about how they're not ha... : derelict515
    • out of curiousity, why don't you just do this from the start? Just start your game, lift off, hide it, an... : sammyl
    • it makes you look like a chode. stop it. : kainen1
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      hahaha look at all the angry nerds in this subthread. ME MAD ME MAD : virus
      • um, the angry nerd is the one lifting his CC b/c he sucks too bad to take defeat with a shred of composur... : kainen1
      • I love when people disconnect before losses in sports games after never punting and always inside kicking... : derelict515
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        virus hahaha post : maulla
        • hi maulla! : virus
        • lol nerds : pandastrong
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      The only time I've ever lifted off my CC and pointed it to a corner was during a base trade. If I lose t... : Scythe99
      • i've lost to this so many times and it sucks but I guess it's fair. : valael
    • only having fun when noone else is : bashildy@speakeasy.net
    • i love doing it too, especially to dirty pylon rushers. : grendel
  • 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 difficult.

      Aug 20, 2010 12:21pm PDT
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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