whats the point of entering a ladder game and straight up say i will mass (insert blank). really? so you don't scout and adjust your strategy? ok maybe from the get go you know what you want to do but must you wait till you have all 4,5 or even 6 gates made before considering warping in your first guy?

/end rant

Loving this game.

game match ups are so dumb. im gold league for 3v3 and battlenet sets us up against rank 8 Plat playes....like wth. lol

really?? i rarely play agaisnt terran im always set up against toss =(

LMAO.

What does all these terms mean?

4 gate
6 pool
etc

thanks

4 gate = gateway at 4 workers or the cookie cutter toss build of 4 warpgates
6 pool = spawning pool at 6 workers

usually its worker count and what they make,

Haven't had this much fun playing a video game in a long time. Still getting used to how to play, but if anyone wants to play sometime, hit me up.

is it true that amd + ati is a better combination?

because my comp set is gonna look something like this....


Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
-$98.79

ASUS M4A87TD Evo AM3 DDR3 ATX AMD 870 SB850 2PCI-E16 PCI-E1 3PCI 6SATA 6GB/S USB3.0 Motherboard

-$123.05
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 6 Core Processor 2.8GHZ Socket AM3 Retail Box
-$209.99
Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 140MM Fan
-$109.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Fermi 675MHZ 768MB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card
- $215.88
OCZ Gold OCZ3G1600LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 8-8-8-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit
-$171.08
Azza Helios 910 Black ATX Mid Tower Case 9X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT 230MM Blue LED Fans & Window No PSU
- $88.99

LG GH22NS50 Black 22X SATA DVD Writer OEM
- $29.99

StarCraft II Free Trial Coupon for Digital Download *NVIDIA Promo Only*
- $0.00


Subtotal: $1,047.76 CAD x 1.12 = $1,173.49

anyone got a spare 7 hour trial key that i can use? :blush:

At those specs I'm pretty sure you'll be able to run 2560x1200 on ultra. So don't worry about the combinations.

What's even needed to run SC2 on max settings?
I'm trying to find some components to build a cheap PC to run SC2 at max on 1680x1050. Will not be overclocking. Bang for buck, price, and running cool are top priorities. USB3 would be nice too. Here's what I'm looking at so far. Are there better chocies on mobo and gpu?

Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 AMD870 $109.99
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AM3 3.0GHZ 1.5MB L2 Cache 95W $99.99
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 $99.99
Gigabyte Radeon HD 5670 775MHZ 1GB GDDR5 $119

AMD Athlon II x4 620 (OC'd to 3.12Ghz)
4GB of ram
4870 (almost the same as a 5770 without DX11)
2048 x 1152 resolution.

Runs everything on ultra really really smooth. Haven't bothered checking the FPS cause it doesn't seem low enough for me to notice if it's bad.

I think I might pick the game up after work today. Wouldn't mind trying it out, finally. Been busy with vaycay, and just other business to attend to, that I don't even know when I'll even get a chance to sit down and start playing it.

Hey, will starcraft 2 work on my laptop?

I have a SONY VAIO CW series. here are the specs:

intel core i5-520M processor / 2.4 ghz

nvidia geforce gt 330m

4gb of ram

many thanks!

^ yup.

futureshop.ca has the CE in stock as of now

will i get into trouble (i.e. ban) if i "unallie" my teammate and beat the crap out of him.....? (non ladder game)
I had this fuking annoying teammate yesterday and he was pissing the crap out of me.

can you still play comp stomp? i remember the good old days, where it would be 7 vs 1 cpu to add wins to our records but there would always be one guy who didn't click allied victory haha.

list has been updated
i try to update it daily!

edit: list is the first post of this thread (page 1)

6 pool is the "dreaded" ling rush... when you build 1 drone at the start and then you save the next 200 minerals and build your spawning pool which produces lings... You then rush these lings to your opponent and tried to either end the game there.

The 4 Warpgate Rush is a very common aggressive opening. 4 Warpgates can provide a constant stream of units that allows the player to put a lot of pressure on the opponent. It is semi all-in since even though the performing player can transition out of it, constant unit production out of 4 Warpgates allows little space for teching or expanding. Therefore, a substantial amount of damage has to be done when using this build; otherwise the opponent will likely have a large economic or technological advantage. The build also relies on the use of a proxy Pylon to quickly and continually reinforce the initial push.

The build order can be found here...
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/4_Warpgate_Rush

on a side note why did this thread turn into a computer spec one with "Can I run SC2 <insert question here> " the last 2 pages are filled with em.

You don't always play against your own division... BNET matches you against higher ranked teams so they can test your skill and if you win enough will eventually move you up a league.

How would you get any better playing the same skill level of players?

You cannot "unallie" in SC2 but you can force your units to attack him and yes blizzard made a post about this and the possibility of banning.

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html...36327&sid=3000

anyone else find it hard playing toss vs terran :(

(me )toss vs terran for me is the easiest haha i find toss vs toss the hardest