Sorry for the lack of updates, I've joined the millions of people who have purchased Starcraft II lately and have not resurfaced... yet. Between trying to learn the game (first RTS game ever for me) and messing around with UMS/custom maps - my free time has been severely taken up. :P
That being said, I'm maybe a silver quality player in 1v1 but I don't really do 1v1 (I don't even do 2v2 haha). I'm still working on my midgame macro - I love micro but I've learned the hard way that having solid macro goes further than having solid micro. I mean, there is no use for the micro if you keep forgetting about upgrades and pushing more units out, right?
Anyways, I'm sticking to 3v3 and 4v4 until I get my build orders flawless + remembering to macro when I decide to tech and play micro-heavy units (aka void rays). I have a bad habit (as with any new player if I'm correct) of watching all the little fights that go on and then completely forget about the base haha...
Here's my profile, for US/NA players to add if you want to mess around with some games. :) Right now I'm dropping my fast-ray tactic and working on 4gate to improve my macro.
For people who are new to the game like me, I found it helpful to watch some of day9's shows, random diamond-level replays from teamliquid.net, and just observing some of my friends who are sc1 vets. I haven't completed campaign (1/3 of the way through) and I haven't finished all the single player challenges. So improving in multiplayer doesn't require any of single player parts of the game :P although I will agree that tactics in 1v1 vary greatly from 2v2, which then is quite different from 3v3 and 4v4.
That being said, I'm maybe a silver quality player in 1v1 but I don't really do 1v1 (I don't even do 2v2 haha). I'm still working on my midgame macro - I love micro but I've learned the hard way that having solid macro goes further than having solid micro. I mean, there is no use for the micro if you keep forgetting about upgrades and pushing more units out, right?
Anyways, I'm sticking to 3v3 and 4v4 until I get my build orders flawless + remembering to macro when I decide to tech and play micro-heavy units (aka void rays). I have a bad habit (as with any new player if I'm correct) of watching all the little fights that go on and then completely forget about the base haha...
Here's my profile, for US/NA players to add if you want to mess around with some games. :) Right now I'm dropping my fast-ray tactic and working on 4gate to improve my macro.
For people who are new to the game like me, I found it helpful to watch some of day9's shows, random diamond-level replays from teamliquid.net, and just observing some of my friends who are sc1 vets. I haven't completed campaign (1/3 of the way through) and I haven't finished all the single player challenges. So improving in multiplayer doesn't require any of single player parts of the game :P although I will agree that tactics in 1v1 vary greatly from 2v2, which then is quite different from 3v3 and 4v4.
