Starcraft 2 (Info on first post!)

[Roman.]

we should get a bracket image so the next matches can get started

 

[Zankoku]

A little patience, please? I went ahead and had anyone who hasn't posted at all forfeit their round. Note that deadlines are now going to be one week at a time, since break is over.

I will repost as matches complete to fill in the blanks.

12 Terran 8 Protoss 12 Zerg 4 Random

1. Ankoku || aisight.334
2. Arrow || Arrow.784
3. EnigmaticCam || Camster.635
4. HELP || TyrantTheory.172
5. HeroMystic || HeroMystic.745
6. Kenrawr || KatyPerry.412
7. Luigios || Luigios.119
8. M@v || Mav.945
9. Pakman || Pakman.484
10. rhan || rhan.667
11. SCOTU || SCOTU.208
12. S.O.L.I.D. || Solid.414
13. Candy || KeSha.248
14. Nashun || GRITnashun.348
15. Oh. || LadyGaga.997
16. Scabe || Scabe.112
17. Scar || Scar.403
18. Sensei Hanzo || SenseiHanzo.445
19. shanus || shanus.665
20. Signia || Signia.524
21. Anther || Anther.849
22. ArcNatural || ArcNatural.328
23. ESOJOSE || Screamer.893
24. Fizzi || Fizzi.529
25. Kira || Ardek.979
26. Mogwai || Mogwai.289
27. Nujabes || KarmaX.801
28. Overswarm || Overswarm.197
29. Roman. || fycROMAN.268
30. Squidster || Squidster.404
31. TheYoster || YellowYoster.807
32. Zone || Snafu.141
33. Cynan Machae || Cynan.623
34. Ether || Ether.609
35. Nasty_Nate || NastyNate.922
36. Twig || Twig.511

Rules:

• Best of 3
• Double elimination
• First game is played on the specified map
• Each player may vote down one map from the remaining map pool
• Loser of previous game selects map for next game
• Players must stay their designated race
• Legal map choices are as follows: Metalopolis, Scrap Station/Refined Scrap Station (if one of these is voted down then both are), Xel'Naga Caverns, Blistering Sands, Steppes of War, Lost Temple, Delta Quadrant, Jungle Basin, Shakuras Plateau
• Deadline is Sunday, January 16. Late deadline because of various people potentially being out of state for vacation, etc.

Winners' First Round - Metalopolis
Cynan Machae vs Scabe
Nashun vs ArcNatural

shanus vs winner between Arrow and Sensei Hanzo

Winners' Second Round - Shakuras Plateau
Ankoku vs Anther
Kenrawr vs TheYoster
Overswarm vs Twig
Pakman vs HELP
Roman. vs Nasty_Nate

Ether vs ???
Fizzi vs ???
Luigios vs ???

Losers' First Round - Jungle Basin
Sensei Hanzo vs Zone

Nujabes vs ???
Solid vs ???

Losers' Second Round - Lost Temple
Kira vs Mogwai
M@v vs EnigmaticCam
Oh. vs HeroMystic

Candy vs ???
rhan vs ???
Scar vs ???
Squidster vs ???

 

[Nashun]

I'm always on, ArcNatural. NashunPrez on AIM or GRITnashun.348 on B.net.

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

k yeah I woke up at like 3PM and I'm ready for my match

sensei where you at

 

[Anther]

I think I'll be ready to play on Tuesday/Thursday. I'll be on AIM all day both days.

 

[Zankoku]

k yeah I woke up at like 3PM and I'm ready for my match

sensei where you at

He's been on SC2 since 6:30

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

well ****.

sensei if you're reading this I'll be on sc2 in about an hour (after I make some dinner)

sorry

 

[Scabe]

Contacted Cynan, looking forward to some good games.

Man, he's a diamond who's random, X_X

 

[Overswarm]

Contacted Cynan, looking forward to some good games.

Man, he's a diamond who's random, X_X

six pool him and attack with your drones and lings.

It's what I do vs. randoms.

*slowly looks over at Twig*

 

[rhan]

If it's double Zerg.

6 Pool and mutate spine crawlers on his creep. And out micro his shiiiizzzzz.

 

[ArcNatural]

I'm always on, ArcNatural. NashunPrez on AIM or GRITnashun.348 on B.net.

I'll look for you. I work 9-5 but I should be able to get on anytime between 6-10 so I'll try to find you then.

 

[victra♥]

i can't imagine someone being diamond when they play random. like holy

 

[rhan]

That's what you call pro.

Or Korean.

Which ever you prefer.

Edit: After looking at his SC2 record. All I see is Platinum and Diamond galore with whoever was with him. I also only saw the dice symbol.

Dude.

Teach me.

 

[Overswarm]

i can't imagine someone being diamond when they play random. like holy

Playing random actually increases the amount of information you receive. Every time you play someone and lose and say "WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE TO STOP THAT?!?!?!" you are simultaneously saying "Hey, I can do that in this matchup when I'm on the other side" and then you're shown what you can do to beat it... or win repeatedly.

The only trouble is keeping all the information up-to-date and organized in your head.

 

[rhan]

But... to actually be like "Hey, I can do that in this matchup when I'm on the other side".

You actually have to be good with the race you are playing at the moment. Otherwise that is invalid (not saying that he isn't).

 

[Pakman]

So I found a pretty beast strat that has made my last 3 or 4 TvP matches last under 8 minutes. I am still rank 1 platinum though -_-

 

[Mogwai]

we better move up to plat in 2v2s soon Pakmang. we've been rapestroying *****es like crazy recently.

 

[Nasty_Nate]

You dont have to be good to be a diamond random

look at me

 

[Roman.]

you have to be good to be a 2600+ diamond random :3

 

[Zankoku]

Apparently Hanzo told me to forfeit his match or something so Arrow moves on to play shanus.

 

[EnigmaticCam]

Mav, what times are good for you?

I'm pretty much free all evenings from 6:00pm PST, though not necessarily online. Let me know what works for you.

 

[Overswarm]

Thanks for the tips. I listened to what you said, and in my next Protoss game, I won!

I'm also winning my Zerg games more, but I think that's related to my focus on the early build order and getting the timing down.

However, I have no idea what to do after my first couple 'ling attacks. Should I start building roaches, get a lair and go straight to hydras, or go to something else? I'm usually completely clueless during the mid to end game.

Oh, and I knew about the "no queuing" bit. Luckily, I picked that up during the short time that I played Brood War. Thanks anyway, though.

Depends what your opponents are making.

 

[Zone]

I just want to comment being diamond and being random isn't like omgbbqwtf good. In my opinion once you get the basics of the game down micro/macro/hotkeys ect. All that carries over slightly all you need is more information like timing attacks, builds to counter builds. I can stalker micro as good as any other Protoss diamond my level the only thing holding me back from being as good is knowledge of when something should be done and how.

 

[Zankoku]

I too think that matchup/position-specific timings are the hardest part of playing Random well.

 

[Zone]

Edit:Bah nevermind lol

 

[M@v]

Tuesdays and thursday after 5:30 but it doesnt mean ill be on we'd need to arrange it. Weekends work though this saturday i got a tourney. Friday ill probably be practicing for said tourney. Wed. Im free after 8.

 

[Twig]

Random really isn't that tough, it's like playing multiple characters in melee, once you know how to wavedash and L-cancel, being able to learn different combos doesn't take that long. The difference comes in MASTERING the races, while a random player can be proficient in all three, they are generally weaker overall with a single race than strong players of one race. Biggest difference is trying to be strong in 9 matchups as opposed to 3.

Overswarm - My schedule is really loose, I'll log on often this week to try and catch you, but if you give me a certain day or time that works best for you, let me know =).

Also, Ether is going out of town this week, and he plays the winner of Cynan vs Scabe, so he will need an extension, just a heads up. (That is if Cynan vs Scabe happens soons ^_^).

 

[EnigmaticCam]

Tuesdays and thursday after 5:30 but it doesnt mean ill be on we'd need to arrange it. Weekends work though this saturday i got a tourney. Friday ill probably be practicing for said tourney. Wed. Im free after 8.

Wednesday or Thursday sound good. Are you speaking in terms of PST too? If so, let's plan for after 8 on Wednesday.

 

[M@v]

PST?

10psttttts

 

[EnigmaticCam]

Pacific standard time. What time zone are you speaking in? Your location says Pennsylvania, but some people don't always keep those up to date, so I don't want to assume.

 

[Cynan Machae]

Scabe and me got screwed by the patch, he's SEA patched now and NA isn't patched yet Oh well, we gonna try tomorrow I guess

And on the subject of Random, it's really not that hard once you get your basics and mechanics down to play any race to at least mid diamon level. But ocne you want to climb higher and strategy and builds become more important it's really a lot of work and the disadvantage of playing random really start to show. I'm going to pick a race probably at the ladder reset because I really don't have the time to put 3x more work into SC2 to get the same work done as with one race ><

 

[Twig]

And on the subject of Random, it's really not that hard once you get your basics and mechanics down to play any race to at least mid diamon level. But ocne you want to climb higher and strategy and builds become more important it's really a lot of work and the disadvantage of playing random really start to show. I'm going to pick a race probably at the ladder reset because I really don't have the time to put 3x more work into SC2 to get the same work done as with one race ><

Yeah that's what I was saying exactly, just said much more eloquently. I'm with you too man, after this tournament I'm switching to only brotoss.

Any race you are leaning towards at this point?

 

[Lore]

I won 4 out of 7 matches today! That's still bad, but at least I'm getting better! ^_^

I still really suck at Zerg midgame, though. I just pretty much freeze up, select all my larvae, and press Z or R a bunch of times. >_<

 

[M@v]

Eastern time im referring to.

also YAY ANOTHER TERRAN NERF PATCH COMING OUT!

So far we've had 1 buff and about 10 nerfs?

 

[Overswarm]

Eastern time im referring to.

also YAY ANOTHER TERRAN NERF PATCH COMING OUT!

So far we've had 1 buff and about 10 nerfs?

**** you.

Sincerely,

Zerg

 

[EnigmaticCam]

Eastern time im referring to.

Ok. 8 for you on Wednesday is 5 for me. I'll be at the gym, and probably will get home around 6 (9 for you). Let's plan on that.

 

[Zankoku]

Eastern time im referring to.

also YAY ANOTHER TERRAN NERF PATCH COMING OUT!

So far we've had 1 buff and about 10 nerfs?

When you're ready to stop complaining about what has remained the most statistically successful race in the game, let me know.

 

[M@v]

I cant have any fun with you here can I?

Im interested to see what happens to to PvZ

 

[Lore]

Where's a list of the current changes?

 

[Mogwai]

Kira, when are you good to play?