Starcraft 2 Terren Tips needed

[chris_uk333]

Hello. I purchased SC2 a few weeks ago, and have one big problem when playing online. I have learned all the basics (Block entrance etc) But the one problem i am having is my army...It's getting owned. I build up a huge army with marines, Vikings, and i get absolutely crushed. So i gues what i am asking is, what army as Terren is effective?

Thanks

 

[Nerusy]

Would be good to know at which level you are on.

One of the basic things is to constantly produce workers and not to forget to expand.

Which match ups are you having problems with? Against T or P or Z?

The universal tactic for beginners is MMM which is marine marauder and medivac.

Also I'd recommend getting stim as soon as possible as it is essential for your army survival in a big battle.

Post a replay of a game you think you did well and we tell you what to improve upon.

Also you could ask for such tips in the starcraft 2 thread here

Some basic guidance is to get MMM + ghost or viking dependinding on what toss gets collosi or high templars (usually 3 rax 2 tech lab 1 reactor then add another 2 barracs (rax) when you get natural expansion and before you get one don't forget to get starport and start getting medvacs)

For Zerg either mech (thor helion) or (which I prefer) marine medvac tanks and banshee.

There are many many different unit army compositions and tactics you could visit strategy thread over at the team liquid forums.

 

[Randomface74]

Sounds like you need to work on your macro (expand more, and spend your money), and you're probably waiting too long to attack. You shouldn't be keeping a trust fund or massing the biggest army ever. Use what you've got to screw the other guy over. A smart time to attack is right when you finish an upgrade for your units, e.g. riot shield and stim pack.

 

[DJammyRasta]

Aye there are 3 ways to win is SC:
Rush like a barsteward in the first 6 minutes and kill them before they are ready
Camp like a Mofo and build a huge 200/200 army (not advised as terran as terran late game units are pretty lame)
Constantly harras your opponent, expand more than him, tech up and win properly

Needless to say the third option is what you want to be doing... It is a good idea to watch your own replays, see your mistakes, watch replays of pro's and see what they do, umm check out the graphs... if for the entire game they were collecting more minerals and had a bigger army then you were not attacking and expanding enough!

 

[nex20]

Aye there are 3 ways to win is SC:

Constantly harras your opponent, expand more than him, tech up and win properly

Needless to say the third option is what you want to be doing... It is a good idea to watch your own replays, see your mistakes, watch replays of pro's and see what they do, umm check out the graphs... if for the entire game they were collecting more minerals and had a bigger army then you were not attacking and expanding enough!

Yeah agree. When starting dont worry about micro it's all macro. Keep building workers (scv's), keep producing units throughout the game, keep mineral count low. If you can get the macro mechanics down the rest will come with practice.

If you keep using rush/all-in tactics, they will work at lower levels but most people in plat league + will defend and beat you easy and because you have only been rushing, if the game gets to mid/late game... your screwed.