Re: Any games going up soon?
 

I'll throw something together for the noobs in the next couple of days. Keep your eyes open on this forum

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

that sounds wicked. i haven't really been posting on the forums, but i've been reading for weeks. i play with a few friends at home, but we are all still pretty new at it, and we have trouble organizing games on our own, so i've been watching for games to go up here, especially noob friendly ones http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

i think almost all of us here watched for a while befre posting, as said our irc channel is really helpful

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

Awesome, I'm in like flinn. When do you think it will be setup?

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

join the irc channel, theres almost always some-one on to talk to and half, ironhak, QM and boron are on ALOT

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

By the weekend, at the latest. I am juggling a couple of things right now so time is short for the next few days. Keep reminding me tho!

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

can you post something here about it too?...i often read this stuff while at work, and i can't always get on irc from work :\

edit: that and i'm still too intimidated to go on irc and talk to all the godly players i've been reading the strategy discussion of...

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

dont worry, just talk to me when im on http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

In defense of blitz - I think its absolutely the best way to learn. A long drawn out game spanning weeks where you're getting your *** kicked is no fun. Much better to play a 2 hour game and lose, then go over your lessions.

My big suggestions to anyone learning to play is:

Learn to make a good SC. Learn the useful buffs, and don't handycap yourself with one of the weaker forms (even with balance mods there is a large range). I always made wimpy pretenders in SP cuz it didn't matter, in MP its a diff story.

The acid test for your strategy is: by turn 10 can I have a good force in the field and enough flexability to handle raids?

Learn to be aggressive - in a 1v1 duel on nile the game will likely be decided by turn 20, with some early contact going at turn 7-13. In a ffa on urgana its not uncommon for skirmishes to begin on turn 5.

And finally, play QM - he will crush you so hard and so fast you won't have any option but learn to be decent, quick.

Re: Any games going up soon?
 

also since in blitzs generally check irc between blitz turns if you die you can ask where you went wrong (they are more than happy to point out gory details)