Any games going up soon?

shovah · #1 January 25th, 2006, 06:24 PM

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

OG_Gleep · #2 January 25th, 2006, 07:43 PM

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

shovah · #3 January 25th, 2006, 07:52 PM

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

Ironhawk · #4 January 25th, 2006, 10:21 PM

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!

jpinck · #5 January 26th, 2006, 12:10 AM

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...

shovah · #6 January 26th, 2006, 04:58 AM

dont worry, just talk to me when im on

halfzware · #7 January 26th, 2006, 01:55 PM

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.