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    Starcraft After all these years I can return with Chapter 3 completing my collection


    After all these years I can return with Chapter 3 completing my collection

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 06:21 PM PST

    Mkers has paid Nerchio his salary

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 10:15 AM PST

    Sen is getting married!

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 05:14 PM PST

    PartinG vs INnoVation - legendary probe micro vs mine drop

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 07:19 PM PST

    College and Scholarship Opportunities for High School Starcraft 2 Players

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 07:46 PM PST

    Merry Christmas! I am wanting to take up a little bit of your time this holiday season to talk about a great opportunity available to the entirety of the teenage gaming population.

    TLDR: We developed a free platform to help high schoolers get into college to play esports, and some players even get scholarships for their gameplay.

    Hello, I am writing this on behalf of CERD, the Collegiate Esports Recruitment Directory LLC. We are an organization dedicated to the development of high schoolers on their journey to the collegiate and eventually professional scene. These days, thousands of colleges throughout the nation have esports programs available, most working just like varsity sports teams. Some even offer scholarships to dedicated players. These programs allow you not only to have a more visible route to the professional scene, but they give you the opportunity to earn a college degree, so even if gaming does not work out professionally, you have a degree to rely on.

    We noted that players are often unaware of the opportunities available to them in collegiate esports, so we set out to make a difference. Our platform, which is free to both players and colleges, gives players the opportunity to put basic gaming and academic information about themselves for colleges to access. If the college finds you interesting, they will contact you through the information you provide them on the platform. Through our player portal, we also offer direct contact links and information about a couple of our over 35 college users.

    As I said, the main platform is free. Although we do have a couple of pages on the website with advertisements on them and one set of paid guides, to be successful in the scene and to use our platform you do not need to spend any money at all (except to attend college if you do not have a full-ride),

    Our DMs are always open if you have any questions, comments, and concerns. Happy Holidays everyone :)

    Visit our Player Portal: https://www.cerdirectory.com/player-portal.html

    Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/T8RsZuH

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    Top 3 Starcraft 2 Protoss players of all-time?

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 10:24 PM PST

    As a Terran player, I've always disliked Protoss but I like the race because it has a lot of spellcasters and reminds me of Warcraft 3 more than Terran and Zerg.

    Anyways, I've been watching Starcraft 2 since Wings of Liberty and here's my unbiased list:

    • Zest

    I've honestly never seen anybody dominate GSL like Zest has. I would put MC as #1 but Zest's peak was so amazing. In 2014 he won GSL, GSL Global Championship, KeSPA Cup, everything really. Not to mention he was a GSL Royal Roader and won another GSL later. Zest was part of the new era of KeSPA players who had like 500 APM and I don't care what anybody says but Protoss overall requires the least micro but Zest had Maru-level micro. For me, the best Protoss player I've ever seen.

    • MC

    $500k in winnings says it all. MC is a GSL legend and one of the most dominant players ever. Remember, MC played in the era of GOMTvT and was still dominating Terran players.

    • Neeb

    OK, a little bias here because he's a foreigner. But he's in the elite tier. How many foreign players have won a Korean tournament? Neeb was the 1st to do it since Grrr in Starcraft 1.

    What do you guys think?

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    When you're into StarCraft and hockey. The perfect combo.

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 05:23 PM PST

    European National communities ?

    Posted: 26 Dec 2019 12:49 AM PST

    Where do you guys usually meet ? I looked for Facebook groups but I didn't find it. Do you have a dedicated public discord ? For example I know that France has a very big playerbase right now and I'd like to talk with some of you guys :)

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    for those of you using metered network

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 10:28 AM PST

    just in case you are curious and for whatever reason like me sometimes need to use data or something to play... i only used about 8 mb for an entire game, from countdown to score screen for a 16 min game...

    id say thats pretty good

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    Merry SC2MAS ya filthy zerglings

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 03:08 AM PST

    Holiday Bash 2017: Who Cares It Was Two Years Ago! Hosted by Day[9], Tastosis, and iNcontroL, its the perfect stream for the Holidays.

    Posted: 26 Dec 2019 12:14 AM PST

    When You EMP a Dark Archon

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 06:04 PM PST

    Battlecruiser Teleport should be an upgrade and should not be competing with Hyperflight Rotors.. Banshees should get a buff.

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 05:44 AM PST

    TLDR: The Banshee should be Terran's mid to mid-late game mobile Air-to-Ground tech and to do so, it needs more oomfph. The Banshee has been lagging behind the powercreep and is currently significantly outclassed. That is a waste because Banshees are much more exciting units than the Battlecruiser which has bullied them out of their role.


    Banshees are almost obsolete because Battlecruisers outclass them in harassment, scale better, cannot be hard/blindcountered and come into the game only a handful of seconds later. Whilst Battlecruisers are the main offenders, the existance of Liberators as a low-committal aerial harassment option further hurts the Banshee.

    Three main causes: 1. A major reason for Battlecruiser to be much better as a harassment unit is the Teleport. It removes the travel time that Banshees do have, and even competes with Hyperflight Rotors for lategame mobility. Battlecruisers can fight small resistance whereas Banshees cannot compete with more than 5 supply of AA.
    2. Furthermore, Shield Batteries nullify a Banshees DPS and Stalkers got stronger. Queens now have 8 anti-air range to deal with Liberators (up from 5 from WOL, IIRC, or 7 for LOTV Beta) whereas the Banshee still has range 6.
    3. Lastly, maps are much larger. It easy takes 10+ additional seconds for a Banshee to get into the fray, whereas LOTV tech enters the game relatively earlier, significantly reducing the window for Cloak to be effective even when unscouted.

    All in all, Banshees are forced to rely entirely on Cloak, but aforementioned changes have made it so Banshee tech really isn't worth the high risk. For Banshees to shine again, they need some polish. In a game where the powerlevel of a lot of units has slowly been climbing, Banshees have been forgotten.

    So, we need to give them some polish. Step 1 is to remove the Battlecruiser as an early-game harassment option. I think most people will agree that teching straight to a capital shop off 1.5 bases and teleporting it into the opposing base is not really what Starcraft is about. Arguably, the cooldown needs to be way longer on it as well (see for comparison Protoss' Recall).

    Now that Banshees have a role to fill in the early-mid game, we can look at what can be done to the Banshee itself. It's archaic and needs to be updated. Here, I will provide some suggestions, though do note I am not a game designer. Do note that it may be an avenue worth pursuing to just remove Cloak as early tech altogether.
    * Additional Range (from 6 to 7) although this messes with Missile Turret and Spore Crawler defense.
    * Higher Damage per shot (to 3-shot Probes under a Shield Battery).
    * Defensive Mechanisms (e.g. shields when activating Cloak, or a small individual PDD that absorbs projectiles for 10 energy, thereby competing with Cloak time).
    * Splash damage upgrade like in the Campaign.
    * Bring back Lockdown or Defensive Matrix and add it to the Banshee.
    * Add lategame (Fusion Core, expensive, slow) upgrade to add Health or Armor and significant single-target damage to the unit so they can be used as a pivot and scale decently into lategame.

    Note these are just some suggestions. The key problems that need to be fixed are a) Banshees need their early-game role back, b) they need to be a somewhat valid tech unit to use in the midgame and ideally c) they can retain utility in the lategame through mobility and high damage.

    Basically, the Banshee should be Terran's mid to mid-late game mobile Air-to-Ground tech and to do so, it needs more oomfph. The Banshee has been lagging behind the powercreep and is currently significantly outclassed. That is a waste because Banshees are much more exciting units than the Battlecruiser which has bullied them out of their role.

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    Where do you download replays?

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 09:01 PM PST

    Watching videos is helpful but replay can provide more detailed infos. Where do you download replays?

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    Had a really wierd bugged/glitched co-op game

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 08:00 PM PST

    Had a really wierd bugged/glitched co-op game

    Got into the game and immediately got hit with low framerates and laggy gameplay. Later found out that the announcers are not working, music too. Only the sounds of troops and buildings are audible. Asked my ally and it was the same for him. Luckily we got the Vermillion problem mission and were able to stick it out. Finished the game and only then the announcers come back on continuing from the starting sequence. End game screen won't show up and got stuck on the cutscene part of the end game. Had to AltF4 out. Anybody else experience this?

    https://preview.redd.it/de3k114vhw641.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fe879b95ca25cdcde0f2aac0aa6992ac90843f1

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    why doesnt innovation stream anymore?

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 06:51 PM PST

    always used to enjoy his stream, now he hasn't been active on twitch since months :(

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    Keyboard Recommendations for SC2?

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 06:38 PM PST

    What I want:

    Budget = preferably under $100 CAD (maximum $150)

    Switch = red

    When you answer, please include the following:

    1. what keyboard do you use for Starcraft?
    2. what rank are you?
    3. how long have you had it for?
    4. what do you like about your current keyboard?
    5. (optional) why did you choose your current keyboard over other ones?
    6. (optional) have you had any experience with other keyboards?
    7. (optional) any brand recommendations? why?

    Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

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    Why don't more pros do this? Kills scouting prob instantly.

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 05:22 PM PST

    Any tips for harassing as a Protoss?

    Posted: 25 Dec 2019 04:32 AM PST

    I'm trying to learn to plague my enemy as I build up. Any suggestions as to how to disrupt them while still continuing to build myself up?

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