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[Meme] Remember the time we ____

Dec 01, 2005 12:47

Snarfed from moonliIf you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don't speak often) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or ( Read more... )

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darkladyothsith December 1 2005, 09:52:48 UTC

Like that time we played StarCraft on battle.net and totally owned the Koreans we were competing against! Your masterful tactics were simply awe-inspiring, and my multiple Zerg bases kept them guessing the whole time.

koinegeek December 1 2005, 10:34:34 UTC

No kidding! They couldn't keep up with my Reaver drops and your network of burrowed Lurkers!

darkladyothsith December 1 2005, 10:41:04 UTC

You need to learn the joy that is Reaver Recall. =)

koinegeek December 1 2005, 10:45:07 UTC

I usually don't get that far up the tech tree by the time I go on massive offensives :) I can see how the recall-method would cause quite a bit more chaos :)

darkladyothsith December 1 2005, 10:49:46 UTC

My personal favorite tactic of all time is "Nuclear Launch Detected." I've developed it into an art form. =) It takes me a while to get up to that point, but once I do, I can drop nukes pretty much constantly for 15-20 minutes of gameplay. Sometimes two or three at a time.

While certainly effective against computer opponents, it's totally demoralizing to other human players. The psychological effect is great.

koinegeek December 1 2005, 10:56:06 UTC

Ack! I hate nukes! I hate nukes! I hate nukes! I hate nukes! I hate nukes! I hate nukes!

I almost never use my Ghosts effectively. When I play terran, I usually go with siege tanks + vultures + marines. And the usual counter-attack I get is to be pelted with nukes. My counter-strategy is usually to have several science vessesl with wraith wingmen to take care of cloaked ghosts. As you probably know, that strategy doesn't work that well. My only saving grace is that I usually get a bunch of siege tanks + marines built up to disrupt my opponents tech-climb. If I miss that window of disruption, I'm usually radioactive toast :)

darkladyothsith December 1 2005, 11:01:35 UTC

Helpful tip. Scanner stations. I hotkey about 4 or 5 of them. They're very useful for any sorts of cloaked units.

marvthegrate has a tactic I've never been able to master as Terrans. He builds about a gross of wraiths, and mobs people with them. Very effective, but I can't make it work for me.

Another fun mob technique is the zergling landmass-- 7 or 8 dozen zerglings invading a base. Send in a small group of hydralisks to help counteract any air units, and watch the base dissolve.

*sigh* I haven't played StarCraft in a long, long time.

koinegeek December 1 2005, 11:11:34 UTC

I've tried scanner stations. I must not use them well enough.

Hrm wraith and people. Never tried that. Sounds interesting.

Did I say vultures before? I meant SiegeTanks + Goliath + marines (it's been a little while for me too!). I've had good luck with that. The times I get bitten are usually when the opponent builds another base I somehow missed. Also I fall pray to battalions of marines a few times. Similar to landmass of zerglings except in human form.

marvthegrate December 1 2005, 12:25:34 UTC

Wraith rushes are teh r0x0r. Nothing like 6 groups of fully upgraded and charged wraiths to rip apart protoss basen.

koinegeek December 1 2005, 12:49:14 UTC

Your opponent allows you to tech up that high? Hrm, I guess wraiths are in the middle of the tech-tree. Still, If I saw 3 or 4+ spaceports, I'd be rushing with tanks, marines, or whatever I could throw :)

marvthegrate December 1 2005, 12:56:50 UTC

My tactic (keeping in mind it's been years since I played at all regularly) is to defend my base like mad, and then popping out wraiths en masse. I think that for the spaceport you need the factory and then you start pumping them out... If I can keep you out of my base with turrets, bunkers, marines and seige tanks long enough to get my spaceports going I can really lay the hurt down on you. I think that the terrans are basically screwed for sight, only having sceince vessels (never use them) and scanner sweeps to give them the sight that they need. But I love playing them.

koinegeek December 1 2005, 13:02:03 UTC

If I'm allowed to get that high, I like having a fleet of science vessels. Nothing more fun than irradiating zergs or soldiers or knocking down protoss shields, much less providing good recon. Too bad they need air support. Valkyries rock in that role (assuming I'm out of range of surface fire).

I tend to stick with offensive use of siege tanks, with normal-mode tanks, goliath, and marines for support.

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