Battlenet back up
Its already back down. It was up long enough for me to start a placement match. :bluu: I was losing, so I bet my opponent is pissed. :lol:
After finishing my 5 placement marches, I can safely say I’m the worst SC2 player on SRK. :sad: inkblot can vouch for me, as he was one of the guys who raped me. :shake:
If you guys want to play, hit me up/add me. SpiritJuice.spiritjuice
is a waste of my time .
He does hit a few things on the head though. Zerglings are pretty worthless after early game. The only times you’ll be making Zerglings is to create Banelings.
Play me on US >>> MeesterB.lanks
I just got done playing a 2v2 where my partner DC’ed. I still won.
Just got my beta key and the patch is still looping :shake:
Gametrailers put up some new vids about the SP campaigns in Sons of Liberty…
The SP campaigns is a major part of what I’m hyped for this game.
it’ll probably easier to just add my email pnguyen.2@go.ccad.edu
been playing a lot but not that many useful games. So many builds and timing. I think I’m just going to focus on TVP for now. Anyone want to school me just holla!
Hrm, I don’t know about that. I play 2v2 in copper league with a friend of mine. We were ranked in the top 10 of our division, but…top 10 in copper ain’t nothing to brag about.
EDIT: Also SP campaign looks great! Getting to play as Zeratul in the Terran campaign will be sweet 
A lot of the matches that HDSC and Husky cast show guys getting Marauders early on then transitioning to an banshee/viper or thor/hellion build. Not nearly as common as MMM (or as good, so far) but you don’t HAVE to go MMM.
i’m pattheflip.pat if anyone wants to add me.
have an extra beta key. does anyone still buy these things? ebay shut me down.
um, played all day and I can honestly say that this game is NOT going to hold me. It’s a great game and plays great on my 5+ year old machine, but I just can’t see myself playing this for too long. Build times and hot keys seems way too hardcore for my old ass.
Wait a second, there’s no lurker for the zerg? Do they have any unit that can attack while cloaked?
Well, I guess “forced” was a poor word to choose. Yeah, they don’t HAVE to go MMM, but MMM is so safe and solid there’s no real incentive to go anything else. The problem with SC2 right now is that there isn’t a whole lot of variety, and while people are TRYING to figure out new and creative builds, I think the game’s mechanics are restricting that kind of creative play. Game is still in beta, I know, but it kinda sucks that this is the current situation. Ranged blobs (MMM or Roach/Hydra) is meh. Protoss doesn’t really have a good ranged blob combo, and Zeolots just get eaten by T/Z ranged blobs. 
Did you not play SC1 before? If so, I can understand. The hotkeys aren’t bad at all though, especially since everything has been streamlined so that your left hand can hit all the keys with ease if you’re resting them near WASD.
Lurkers were in the Alpha (or at least had a model for them and everything) but were ultimately taken out. I am very sad they are gone, but I don’t know how well they would work in SC2 considering all the new units. No Dark Swarm to protect them either sucks donkey balls.
And nope, Zerg has no unit that can attack while cloaked/burrowed. Roaches and Infestors can move while burrowed (Roaches need to research it first though).
http://sc2.nibbits.com/articles/view/38/patch-9-nibbits-mirror
Instructions to fix the patch loop if you’re having problems
You’re underestimating Zerglings… I’ve done extremely well with them in all stages of the game, and even in every matchup. When I first started playing they seemed underrated, but more players seem to be catching onto the awesomeness of the speedling now
The Adrenal Glands upgrade doesn’t seem to be anywhere near as powerful as it was in SC1, though =(
Speaking of lings! New exploit is tearing up the beta. Canceling eggs DOES NOT destroy the larvae. Max larvae on 6 pool WITHOUT queen.
Yeah in one of my placement matches since the reset, my scouting SCV saw like 12 Zerglings en route to me VERY early in the game. I was like HOW IN THE HELL? Luckily I caught it with just enough time to throw down a second rax, completing my wallin while one marine and a few repairing scvs took down 12-14 zerglings.
Wanting to know what happened, I watched the replay, and saw that he morphed 5 larvae into 10 lings as soon as his pool (6 pool) was done… then he also used the extractor trick TWICE to get another 4 followup lings afterward. Nasty!
Sounds like a quick fix will be on its way shortly, though.