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hay guyz, i just got my key from amazon. where are some good guides/sites to go to give myself a crash course on proper practices in playing? Stuff like keybinding and build orders and techniques. i haven't played a starcraft type game since 1999. it's all so overwhelming!
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- He builds an SCV at 11 before making his barracks. Barracks at 11 and then SCV is far superior due to having a faster first MULE.
- He depots at 14. This is bad an completely unnecessary. Instead, use that SCV to scout and gas at 14 so you can get the tech lab early. I can see what he's saying, but objectively gas before depot is just plain better.
- When the Barracks finishes, you will have exactly 150 minerals. Go orbital command immediately (before your first marine). Getting the first MULE is SO important. After that begins you can't make SCVs so you'll have good income. I would make my depot next to complete the wall and be safe from zerglings and then I would make my first Marine.
- I agree you should always make the first Marine before adding on a tech lab. If I was playing against a Terran and hadn't scouted him yet I would make more Marines in case of reapers, otherwise I'd add it on immediately after the first marine.
- I like getting a second barracks, then second gas, then third barracks. Stimpacks and Concussive Shells are important enough to warrant the gas that early.
- He's making depots way too early. 21/35 and he just made another one. Don't do that. Leave yourself a buffer of 2 - 8 and then make a depot. 14 is way too early and that's minerals better spent on research this early.
- Reactor. Don't do it. If you want Marines get Marines but there's no need to get a reactor for an early rush since it takes so long. You're better to just make Marines without an addon and then attack and THEN get the reactor.
- Yea his tech is too late. You can have a much more powerful push if you go slightly earlier with full research. His stimpack / army size cost-benefit analysis is wrong and you can tell it by his wishy-washy explanation. Researching stimpacks this early but attacking without it is completely nonsensical. I cannot emphasize this enough. This kind of timing push needs both concussive shells and stimpacks to be done.
My post sounds so negative but this video is a great start. It's "90% right" but making my suggested modifications will make it that much stronger.
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