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[baub]

Originally Posted by Masq [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

protoss is probably the easist to play for someone either new to RTS or new to SC2.

Never said it was hard ;p

I will say it is extremely fragile though ~

[burkemi5]

Originally Posted by Masq [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

protoss is probably the easist to play for someone either new to RTS or new to SC2.

why do people think this? IMO their most basic unit (zealot) is much worse than any others, based on how slow they are. it is extremely easy to kite an army of lots with half as many marines or just run past said army with a bunch of zerlings. i feel that protoss requires the player to balance economy and spending much more than the other races since the units cost so much more. i don't feel that any race is easier than the others; OP, if you want to be good, just roll as random and learn every race.

[Daldaen]

That's why you get chargelots. And your starting army should always include quite a few sentries if you are going up against terran/zerg to force field and prevent zerglings from being able to surround, roaches to split their force in half, marines/marauders to split their force in half.

Zealots are weak against being kited but thats why you need sentries to go along with them.

[Diggles]

protoss is the easiest to play, hardest to master.

being able to micro a protoss army shows so much skill

[Masq]

No, protoss micro is fairly simple and straight forward.
The reason I said protoss is the best newbie race is because micro does not matter at all as a newbie. 99% of the people you face will a-move units (this is true until mid masters) and focusing more on macro will allow you to improve much quicker.

Protoss macro mechanic is simply a lot more forgiving than terran or zerg.

[Feachie]

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i tech to templars and expand early so i can afford to warp them in peoples face.

[Daldaen]

<3 protoss players who are pro at microing templars and sentries psi storms/force fields.

[Diggles]

Originally Posted by Masq [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, protoss micro is fairly simple and straight forward.
The reason I said protoss is the best newbie race is because micro does not matter at all as a newbie. 99% of the people you face will a-move units (this is true until mid masters) and focusing more on macro will allow you to improve much quicker.

Protoss macro mechanic is simply a lot more forgiving than terran or zerg.

compare Protoss sentry/templar macro to bioball stutterstep.

[Diggles]

and by sentry templar macro i mean sentry/templar micro >.>

[Masq]

Originally Posted by Diggles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

compare Protoss sentry/templar macro to bioball stutterstep.

i did, and its not even close :P