The StarCraft II thread

[Gammagooey]

Aaaaaaaand gom decides to fuck me over and make it so the VLC links don't work either as of last night. Seriously, why would they fix that when the people using it PRETTY OBVIOUSLY can't get their shitty player to work, or they'd be using it instead of using ridiculous workarounds to try and watch the matches.

[TheButtonmen]

I used VLC to watch July vs AnyPro last night.

[Gammagooey]

Was it working before then? I was trying for the first 3 matches of Zenith vs. Mc before giving up and watching it on my friends computer

[Cyberbob]

I dunno if anyone watches youtube commentary but even if you don't PsyStarcraft is an absolute top notch commentator and zerg player

http://www.youtube.com/user/PsyStarcraft

[Moospiker]

Got into platinum recently so I am happy.

[Claus]

So, the Funday Monday for this week is Team Monobattles again...

Anyone wants to schedule a time for 4x4'ing this weekend?

[AGar]

foxer4lyf btw

I want flash to hurry up and have his sc1 contract expire so he can make the switch

Apparently he's having wrist issues - wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't make the switch ever.

Now Jaedong on the other hand... Oh man, if the Tyrant made the switch, I'd be so stoked.

[TheButtonmen]

GSL Finals right now!

[Gammagooey]

Force fields everywhereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

So yeah Mc wins by a margin a lot of people expected, although the games were all crazy fast.

[Shanba]

from the tl.net forums

[Papa Zito]

Anyone wants to schedule a time for 4x4'ing this weekend?

Hay I wanna do this.

[Claus]

Too late, funday monday is over

[Papa Zito]

Well yeah I just want to play 4v4s

[ReaperCharlie]

from the tl.net forums

Wow... this is

really

cool.

How does one a) even COME UP with this stuff, let alone b) even BEGIN to construct it?

Simply baffling.

[Nuwen]

Do you know what a tangram is?

[TheButtonmen]

Yeeeaah Team TBM, Gama and Very Easy computer, all y'all can't touch it.

Especially you Fate.

Dammit I liked that nexus.

[Gammagooey]

Heeeeeeeells yeah.

Although they kind of did touch the Very Easy computer out of existence with dark templar.

We kicked ass after that though >_>

[pickemgenius]

I WAS THE ONLY ONE MAKING SHIT AGGGGGGGGGGGGH

[Albert B. Rampage]

I rank 1st in my platinum league

[Gammagooey]

So I've been messing around with other races since it can't demote me with the ladder about to end, and have discovered that I am terrrrrible at zerg.
Anyone play zerg and have some advice for spending minerals faster? I've been massing speedlings with my extra larva but it would probably be better to get a few extra queens and take risky expansions for the extra gas, maybe even get another hatch or two in my main/natural. Any suggestions?

[ReaperCharlie]

Sorry, I haven't updated the OP for a couple months. Somebody PM me with the list of people I still need to add? Thanks <3

[AGar]

So I've been messing around with other races since it can't demote me with the ladder about to end, and have discovered that I am terrrrrible at zerg.
Anyone play zerg and have some advice for spending minerals faster? I've been massing speedlings with my extra larva but it would probably be better to get a few extra queens and take risky expansions for the extra gas, maybe even get another hatch or two in my main/natural. Any suggestions?

Honestly if you want to absorb knowledge on Zerg macro, watch IdrA replays/his stream/VODs. He'll be the best point of information, the guy plays straight macro.

[TheButtonmen]

So I've been messing around with other races since it can't demote me with the ladder about to end, and have discovered that I am terrrrrible at zerg.
Anyone play zerg and have some advice for spending minerals faster? I've been massing speedlings with my extra larva but it would probably be better to get a few extra queens and take risky expansions for the extra gas, maybe even get another hatch or two in my main/natural. Any suggestions?

First off in response to your question, speedlings are larva heavy resource light if your going heavy speedling you're going to need extra hatch + queens (One of the benifits though is you get faster upgrades as another way of spending your money).

You want to learn swarm eh?

Great Resources include;

Day[9]- Learn the basics, a zerg who can't macro is a dead zerg.
Mr. Bitters - Once your plat or above he has coaching from all the big name zerg pros about how to deal with indvidual match-ups and openings.

Simple off the top advice:

Injecting:

1. Put all queens on 1 hotkey.
2. Select queens.
3. Press Spawn Larvae hotkey.
4. Press Backspace once to center on a hatch.
5. Hold Right Side Shift. (With left hand thumb, do not release at all)
6. Click Left Mouse Button + Backspace (Hit backspace with left hand index\middle finger) <- Repeat this series of actions rapidly. Hitting LMB and Backspace over and over in succession.
7. All hatches are injected.

[Nuwen]

You can rebind the center base hotkey to something else for better injecting. I use the tilde~ key.

[BrutalAztecs]

Anyone from MS going to be at MLG Dallas? Driving up Saturday/Sunday to catch up with some people and watch some SC2.

I've been informed that my objective is now to get an MafiaScum sign on stream.