Official TBA StarCraft II Thread

[rtil]

some lovely terran rage
http://drop.sc/235726

[sev]

^ i saw it and i can vouch that this man cried waterfalls of terran tears

[Crabarms]

MY STUPID BUILD GOT SCOUTED ZERG OP.

[rtil]

been seeing lots of banshee builds lately actually. one guy went 4 port (yes that's right 4) banshee with no cloak on 2 base, which i didn't scout but killed his whole base on a ling all-in, then i just held off all the banshees with queens until i had mutas, because he floated a cc away in hopes that i would leave or something.

[cipher]

Seems there may have been a possible battle.net security breach, change your pws just in case if you care.


Nothing will probably end up happening [to anyone] though, but I don't blame Bliz or any companies in similar situations for being paranoid

[Crabarms]

Thanks it may be best to take things seriously.

[cipher]

Took 'em long enough

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - Battle Report (Terran vs Protoss)

[Crabarms]

Didn't know the mothership core gave units energy.

Been having some lag and just found map called unit preloader  which pretty much uses every unit/spell which having used all that will require less work when dealing them in an actual game. I think it helped a lot of the issues I was having.

Alright match macro fell as I attacked but I was doing damage of some sort. http://drop.sc/238620

[rtil]

there's actually an issue with the current patch that is causing lag issues with everyone. unless you've been experiencing it before 1.5

[psi43]

I already know that I will hate the oracle soooooo much

[rtil]

tbh i dont think the oracle in its current form will make it into the game. if it does, it will be nerfed

[psi43]

tbh i dont think the oracle in its current form will make it into the game. if it does, it will be nerfed

yeah, you could simply build 3-5 depending on the map size and circle them through, each putting FFs on the minerals. If the other player doesn't have sufficient funds or defense to fend it off, the game's over due to starving your opponent early on.

I think that could be resolved by simply making that ability cost more than it currently does

[rtil]

the problem with doing that is that nobody will build the oracle anymore cuz they'll complain about it costing too much energy and not being worth the time.

they said they wanted to get away from the protoss doing deathball stuff, i don't see how the oracle helps that at all. protoss will just sit back and macro and building up a huge army while doing stupid oracle harass to stall the enemy while they build up an army. and why does protoss get the amazing ability of recall when they can remax faster than a terran, whos only option for retreat is medivacs? i just dont think they've really thought out the best way to improve sc2. i'm still looking more forward to the campaign than i am laddering in the expansion - i just think the matchups will become more annoying than fun.

[cipher]

on a slightly related note, looks like HotS beta invites are going to slowly start flowing out soon

[rtil]

they are. i set my account up for it today. for most people, beta invites will be given out at random , so i dont expect to get one.

[Sinitron]

or they could do like everyone else and let you pre-order for beta access

[psi43]

they are. i set my account up for it today. for most people, beta invites will be given out at random , so i dont expect to get one.

apparently, getting into the beta is somewhat influenced by your activity on your forums (or so I was told), seeing as they want people to not just play the beta but also give them feedback, otherwise it would be kind of fruitless.

[rtil]

i would think it would make more sense if it was based on your gameplay activity - there are people who post on the forums that never play ladder or even starcraft 2, period.

[psi43]

i would think it would make more sense if it was based on your gameplay activity - there are people who post on the forums that never play ladder or even starcraft 2, period.

I said influenced, not that it's the only factor. But yeah, of course gameplay activity is also part of it.

[rtil]

sometimes i post on the forums to tell people they're dumb

the cards are stacked in my favor