Starcraft 2 (Info on first post!)

[Frown]

So apparently, Sentries have received a 25% damage nerf.

:|

 

[NeverKnowsBest]

So apparently, Sentries have received a 25% damage nerf.

:|

Gheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy =(

 

[Frown]

As far as I know, they no longer counter Mutalisks. Blizzard REALLY want people to use Phoenixes for that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31kSA0Guqpo

That animation looks hideous.

 

[NeverKnowsBest]

As far as I know, they no longer counter Mutalisks. Blizzard REALLY want people to use Phoenixes for that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31kSA0Guqpo

That animation looks hideous.

Lol!

I hate using Phoenixes =(

I love my Zealot/Sentry/Stalker armies.

 

[Z'zgashi]

Lol!

I hate using Phoenixes =(

I love my Zealot/Sentry/Stalker armies.

I love my mass 30+ void rays armies lol

 

[NeverKnowsBest]

Lol mass Void Rays make me smile =D I love em! At first I didn't like the units, but they slowly grew on me!

How long does it take for you to mass em?

 

[Z'zgashi]

10ish mins depending on how aggressive my opponent is

 

[Cynan Machae]

10 mins for 30 void rays? lol

 

[Z'zgashi]

well... 10 or 15, usually on the lower end tho ;D

 

[Frown]

10 mins for 30 void rays? lol

Operation Cwal, lol.

 

[Z'zgashi]

Lol, just mass probes and build like mad, i usually start attacking when i have around 6 and then add on. Sometimes i make an exception

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Everyone is saying that Void Rays are too powerful, but it is simply not true. I love Void Rays. I try to build a good stack of them whenever possible, but they always get shredded by some low tier army. They have to be supported or used for surprise assaults. They don't just win against everything like the Battle.net whiners claim.

 

[choknater]

wow.... i just got started in the beta

queens are amazing

 

[Frown]

Queens are slooooooow.

I hope they fix its walking animation. Like, make it struggle when it tries to move off creep. :D

 

[Z'zgashi]

I hate how they made the spine and spore crawlers root slower >.>

 

[choknater]

ajdfh;laj this game is so much more fast paced than sc1

i needa figure out how to beat marauders

i was reading a thread about it on teamliquid

i have never really used banelings or infestors yet but it seems they are really useful

 

[Frown]

Infestors with fungal growth work really well if the opponent can't micro properly.

 

[Brightside6382]

ajdfh;laj this game is so much more fast paced than sc1

i needa figure out how to beat marauders

i was reading a thread about it on teamliquid

i have never really used banelings or infestors yet but it seems they are really useful

Are you using Z?

If you are referring to a early game push that some T's do with rines/rauders then speedlings can mop this up pretty easily as long as you pay attention to your positioning.

If you are talking about more dedicated MMM balls in the mid/late-game than his unit composition has to be taken into account because the inclusion of banelings is dependent on the ratio of Marines/rauders. In this part of the game hydra/infestors like someone stated earlier are effective or if you teched to muta that also works with the plus of being able to tech to BL's more smoothly.

 

[NeverKnowsBest]

wow.... i just got started in the beta

queens are amazing

Did you see HD's latest video?

It's hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nWO5n5zYw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5BUye8edng

 

[choknater]

hm thanks brightside

i got really confused against a terran and without thinking i went for roaches. it was dumb but i didnt realize how much range that marauders had. im still very inexperienced in zvt ahhhh haha, hydras sound like a good idea... ahhh do they take a lot of damage from marauders though? their hp seems low ><

hm hydras could take out the medivacs though... hm im still not used to using them, thanks for the tip though ill try it out next time i face a terran.

hey so

as zerg.... how do i fight tanks? D:

 

[Z'zgashi]

@choknater: mutas

 

[Jane]

omgomgomg i just got a beta key FINALLY :DD

thank you taj and tai ^_____^

 

[Brightside6382]

hm thanks brightside

i got really confused against a terran and without thinking i went for roaches. it was dumb but i didnt realize how much range that marauders had. im still very inexperienced in zvt ahhhh haha, hydras sound like a good idea... ahhh do they take a lot of damage from marauders though? their hp seems low ><

hm hydras could take out the medivacs though... hm im still not used to using them, thanks for the tip though ill try it out next time i face a terran.

hey so

as zerg.... how do i fight tanks? D:

Rauders do bonus to armored units and hydra aren't armored so they don't gotta deal with that bs. When using hydra's though creep tumors become 10x more important since they are so **** slow.

As far as the tanks are concerned if the T players is going bio mech like that then he will be starving for gas to support his rauder/tank numbers. This means that he's probably going to be relying on rines to act as a filler in his army to add some more meat. If thats the case banelings/muta/ling can take this on in the midgame so you can take your 3rd and possibly 4th expo's and start teching to BL's.

The key to fighting tanks though is proper scouting. Catch him on the move, pick off stray units when you can, generally don't attack while the tanks are sieged. If you let him set up shop right outside your nat the games most likely over.

 

[choknater]

hm i didnt know hydras' speed was affected by creep. thanks for the tips

yeah tanks **** everything so i understand what you mean by scouting... i just gotta be alert of what's going on in the map so that he cant get any good positions

 

[Brightside6382]

lol Roach is now 2 supply with no kind of buff or even an ultralisk buff to compensate. Way to fail Blizzard.

 

[Dai Tian]

Wait, they haven't messed with the Ultralisk at all? What is this I don't even...

 

[Frown]

Ultralisks have insane damage fully upgraded, about 70 DPS with splash damage as well.

TOoo bad they still can't make it to the front line.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Indeed. The next patch will take Charge away from Zealots and give it to the Ultralisks. ^_^

 

[Z'zgashi]

Why take it away from zealots? Cant they just give it to both?

 

[Frown]

Diversity is extremely important in Starcraft. I doubt they will ever give two units the exact same special ability.

 

[Z'zgashi]

They could call it something else, and change it just a little also...

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I was joking... You honestly think Charge is good for Ultralisks? You see how big those things are???

 

[Z'zgashi]

Pfft, it would be amazing! They could close in and attack faster before death! being able to get 2 or so more attacks off = about 140 extra damage mind you

 

[Matador]

Indeed. The next patch will take Charge away from Zealots and give it to the Ultralisks. ^_^

Why take it away from zealots? Cant they just give it to both?

Diversity is extremely important in Starcraft. I doubt they will ever give two units the exact same special ability.

They could call it something else, and change it just a little also...

I lol'd, good show.

Edit: Unfortunately I cannot play as much as I'd like to. I keep getting this fog of war thing once my units move too far from my base....they just vanish and I can't control them anymore.

I think it may be my video card or something.

 

[Brightside6382]

The only real problem with the Ultralisk are the fact that

A) Marauders exist (they need a nerf badly)

B) Force Field.

If they could somehow fix both of those issues Ultra would actually see some use in late game play but as it is now BL's are almost ALWAYS the better choice.

 

[Z'zgashi]

I don't think I've ever even use an ultralisk before lol

 

[F8AL]

I don't think I've ever even use an ultralisk before lol

No one ever used them. They were in the "underused" group of units in SC1. Like firebats and vultures.

 

[Z'zgashi]

I used vultures for spider mines... firebats at the beginning a little too...

 

[Jane]

vultures werent underused O_o

 

[Dodongo]

i miss firebats so much

Also, phase 1 of the beta ends May 31