The StarCraft II thread

[Maestro]

Hmmm...I see OP hasn't updated in a lil' while. Was there an update post I missed?
I'll post my UN if people still use this thread - I'd be really rusty if I actually played though.

Hey-o to everybody I know here. UN, Klazam, et. al.

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^ Don't forget "Legacy of the Void."

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Too true. 10 years, was it?

Yeah I can wait half a year for Perfection 2.0.

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^ This idea is amazing. I like how Uber and I semi-revitalized the thread... *fistbump*
I'd be down for a tourney but I am seriously rusty - when I say "I'm rusty" I mean I'm solid dehydrated iron hydroxide.

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^

Love your avi.

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So, I just won a Beta HotS key from the Team Liquid contest .

I CAN HAZ?

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Oh, hey, forgot to put this here.

StarCraft II WoL UN: Maestro

Friend me, lemme know if you're online and want to play somebody.
You'll most likely win. I am okay with this.

[Maestro]

Aaaand you suck. haha

[Maestro]

Maestro#1198

anybody on now?

[Maestro]

huh

well. I'm ALWAYS on at midnight and later. haha. just shoot me a pm whenever.

[Maestro]

Definitely post here or PM me or Klaz or both if you wanna play: most likely neither of us can beat you...?

[Maestro]

show-watching responsibilities

I'm listening?

[Maestro]

jazzed off a win I got last Night against 2 Harder AI players after my online ally (who ragequit) left me on my own

basically, when I told him I liked using a straight-to-Carriers build, he scoffed, said some BS about "oh that won't work because the AI uses a perfectly balanced build blahblahblah" and when he expanded too early we got attacked - I got my first Carrier just in time to save us (at about 7 minutes?) but he ragequit before I effectively mopped up his mess

I continued on, using his 2 Hatcheries to harass with Zerglings and Roaches, but pouring all the Gas from his 2 bases into a Golden Armada that trounced both AI's before 20 minutes were up

twas fun

[Maestro]

I have the replay if anybody's online and wants to watch *shrug*

[Maestro]

Voids = 250/150, Mutas = 100/100 so I think maybe not Haha

but close, I would think

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not necessarily, HotS people can just temporarily "downgrade" to WoL stuff - that's the beauty of having the online / linked profiles / games and shit

but HotS people don't get the fancy new XP stuffs if they play with WoL expansion level, so yeah we'd yell at you to get HotS before long anyway... XD

[Maestro]

just mass Zerglings and Hydralisks and sometimes Mutalisks...not that hard unfortunately

I just got all 3 achievements (which only requires playing on Normal now, booooo) on a Mission where you fight a rogue Broodmother - the ONLY military unit I made was Zerglings and some Banelings from the Zerglings, and I suck as Zerg too (ask Klazam)

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...was that ninjaed by my post or...?

[Maestro]

@ Maestro -- There are also "Mastery Achievements" that aren't listed upon mission completion for some reason that require Hard/Brutal.

is there any way I can find these so I know what to go back and do?

I just got a "secret" achievement which is apparently an alternate ending to the Broodmother mission I mentioned earlier...
I refrained from getting all 100 Eggs, and I just spammed Zagara's fortress Hive Cluster until it collapsed

then we cornered her and I thought it was alternate but now that I think about it maybe that's just what your'e supposed to do after you get the 100 Eggs...?

who knows

[Maestro]

you can choose Lurker in campaign, yes

a lot of the Zerg campaign is based around "strains" and you can evolve different strains of unit throughout the campaign through "Evolution Missions" which're just fun little missions that you can get and which then allow you to choose between (for example) Zerglings that're extra fast and run up cliffs (Raptorlings) or Zerglings that spawn in 3 seconds and in groups of 3 (Swarmlings)

there's an Evolution Mission for each main Zerg military unit used in campaign - the Evolution Mission for the Hydralisk allows you to choose between the Hydra strain that can go Lurker, or one that can morph into what's called an "Impaler" (it's like the Lurker but its attack is single-target and deals more damage towards armored units, so meh, I chose Lurker)

units added in HotS multiplayer:

Viper (Z) - flying caster, sucks in bigger units to make them vulnerable, spreads clouds of debilitating gas, etc.
Swarm Host (Z) - siege walker, half-burrows (still attackable without detection) then spawns waves of Locusts to attack (which're actually pretty okay for spawned units)

Hellbat (T) - alternate form of Hellion...so slow, close-range multi-target attacker vs. fast scout with mid-range attack (interesting premise, never used by me so IDK)
Widow Mines (T) - burrowing defensive drones that launch VERY effective missile strikes against ground and air UNITS (not buildings - but these're my new favorite Terran units)

Oracle (P) - early flying caster, fast, can use energy to actually attack for short periods of time (very nice alternative to early Voids, IMO, and DAMN good for harassing)
Tempest (P) - almost the exact opposite, slower, high-tier, EXTREMELY LONG RANGE siege unit, EXCELLENT at picking off expensive units from far away (new favorite for Toss)

and the Protoss also have the newly nerfed Mothership, which requires "morphing" from Mothership Core, which can be built without a Fleet Beacon at the Nexus for 100/100 and has a pretty bad attack but can be useful early on - VERY fun ability I only just started making use of: while still in "Core" mode, it can supercharge the Nexus's crystal to make it a powerful long-range weapon for a short time. awesome for early harasses you need to get rid of

[Maestro]

Warhounds are in campaign (though obviously you're destroying them), and they were around (shortly) for an awesome April Fool's prank from Blizzard

[Maestro]

tbh the Terrans could probably do with getting back the Goliath or something like it - Warhound is like Goliath right?

[Maestro]

oh, ok

never used them in multi so wouldn't know *shrug*

but I went through most of the campaign last night

...damn

[Maestro]

yeah everything got nerfed in campaign as usual

also: "Brood Lord essence barely reconstituted, but Corrupter strain lost. Brood Lord evolutionary pattern almost lost, but Mutalisk base may suffice for morphing blahblahblah" BULLSHIT BLIZZARD - if you don't want us to have Corruptors in campaign mode just say so and be done with it

[Maestro]

yeah it is

I was kicking myself for the last 6 or so missions because I kept forgetting to turn Swarmling Reconstitution back on because I would have a main army of Hydras Mutas Ultras and Kerri and then I'd swarm the enemy base with a wave of Swarmlings just before I attacked - Korhal? oh, you mean that smoldering crater on my minimap

yup

(also, WTF Infestors, since when is that Parasitic Domination A) not a channeled ability, B) permanent, and C) so fucking cheap, energy-wise)

[Maestro]

this from the guy who got really pissed when there were Dark Archons in SCII and who basically got into Protoss in SCI/BW SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE of the Dark Archon and his horrendously broken Mind Control ability - psh, I've got Carriers and Reavers galore ready to take out your base, but I'd rather do it with the Battlecruisers and Ghosts I got from that ONE SCV you left undefended, which I Mind-Controlled to build a Terran Base

yup

[Maestro]

back then I liked my games to last longer (I

did

say I sucked, right?)

P.S.

Mengsk's death >>>>> Voldemort's (movie) death

just sayin'

[Maestro]

^ those last 2 statements are true and/or I agree with them

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P.S. Klaz, just Cannon Rushed my own Very Hard AI

[Maestro]

oh more-so, I'd say

I won, to be clear

[Maestro]

nice, I'm actually working on my Protoss 1v1 placements now, maybe I should post shiz?

[Maestro]

as did I, if that wasn't clear

ALSO IECERINT, THAT NIGHT, YOU AND KLAZ - I'M SORRY

[Maestro]

TBM, I really wanna lose to you now

[Maestro]

anybody online now-ish?

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TBM, for serious realz here - teach me how to Zerg

also, Reck, I buy for you if you come to Matt's

no jokes

[Maestro]

No, I meant...nvm I'm not braining correctly

brb mailing $50 to ScumHaus

[Maestro]

Oh shit Klaz/Iecerint, I did that thing with the guys in the place again

...sorry guys

[Maestro]

Oh...well I dunno where Klaz is but is anybody else (including ^) around for some games tonight?

ALSO BUTTONS PLEASE TEACH US YOUR WAYS

[Maestro]

Yayyyy let's kill the computer together sometime.

[Maestro]

shoot me/Klazam/Iecerint a PM when you're online and we should start actually using the MafiaScum group

[Maestro]

...aaaaand Klaz and I are online about now-ish

[Maestro]

He joined after you left Klaz XD

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I'm about to get on - Reck, is your group still there?

[Maestro]

We should do that again

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I was on momentarily - hope is not lost

[Maestro]

This is true, if his LingMuta EVER fails (usually to Widows/Tanks mixed with MMM or Carriers + Stalkers) then he doesn't do much but mass corruptors and Broodies

[Maestro]

Haha, yeah, jeez, Neural Parasite their Tanks, Fungal growth the MMM - you're good to go

OH WHAT YOU CAN'T MICRO LIKE A GOD?! GL BRO

[Maestro]

I've been told by the one or two Master Zergs who've rubbed their temples trying to coach me that Mutas are exclusively for harass and shouldn't be used in lategame but dat's just what I've been told :3 - sounds like fun though, glad you beat the flimsy humanoid bastards - I mean, uh, gl hf?

[Maestro]

Iece, you want play now?

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kk

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anybody on tonight and wanna spar? rusty as all hell, I bet

been playing more Minecraft and Civilization than StarCraft nowadays

[Maestro]

midnight is good, Klaz and I'll catch you tomorrow maybe

[Maestro]

Tiphaine, Iece, you on tonight?

[Maestro]

weekly team practice day

oh...you're competitive

see, here's the thing: I suck

[Maestro]

HEY YOU, WHERE YOU BEEN

[Maestro]

possibly Buttons, but dear God, none of us 3 (me, Klaz, Iece)

[Maestro]

gaiz

we should do this tonight

because Balto </3

[Maestro]

BB I'll be on in a few bro, you still around?

[Maestro]

shit Ice, I didn't check back for your response...

[Maestro]

I'm sorry bro, I got busy with shit tonight

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YEEEEES

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same but dear god can we all vs. Tiphaine?

I ain't doin' 1v1's with no GM

[Maestro]

Ice, I fuckin' love your posts

Klaz and I can be on soon? Anybody else? ANYBODY?!?

[Maestro]

MY GOLDEN ARMADA STEAMROLLED ONE OF THEM WHILE THE OTHER WAS DISTRACTED BY DAN <3
by the time he got back to hi buddy's annihilated base, he had to funnel his way through HIS OWN BUILDINGS to attack me

I picked off the damn Battlecruisers one by one...MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Maestro]

I'm the same way bro

do it though, it's worth it

P.S. unless you suck like the rest of us we won't be playing much...

[Maestro]

like, Elli and Buttons literally scare the shit out of me

[Maestro]

Windows firewall, is that you being a pest?

all day erryday

[Maestro]

we'll be on in a little while though...maybe?

[Maestro]

#shamelessplugging

[Maestro]

YOU'RE ON NOW?!?

I'M COMING, I WANT PLAY

PLZ DON'T KILL ME TOO HARD

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oic

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Klaz and I will be online for the foreseeable future

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YEEEEES

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I'm online too, others should join us tonight :3

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FUCKERS, I DIDN'T SEE AD WAS GONNA GO OR I WOULD'VE JOINED

[Maestro]

you're not?

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woooo protoss

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I'd love to play with somebody just getting into it! Klazam and I used to SCII a lot but I'm rusty and I probably suck.

Maestro#1198 is my B.net, I think.

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You can "share" a replay by jumping into a party with a friend and watching it together - at least that's one of the easy Blizzard-implemented/supported way to do it. I'd be able to hop on SCII for another hour or two if you're around now, to watch with you and give general pointers...?

[Maestro]

You're better than you think! That Terran player shouldn't've been matched against you. It's probably what you said: as the Matchmaking gets more used to things like your APM and similar basic technique things you'll get matched against more appropriate opponents and I think you'll do relatively well!

Fun practice game though. Klazam tells me you won with help from one of my Carriers. Sorry my laptop died - I expected it but couldn't do anything because my chargers are both dead. Borrowed one and I can be on later; hit me up when you're back if I'm around.

[Maestro]

^ ugh I feel this so hard

also, no $$$ for LotV

[Maestro]

No, it's still October.