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What game is easier to micro in?

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Started by TheFallxOfTroy , May 31 2006 12:58 AM

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Poll: Which game? (54 member(s) have cast votes)

What game is easier to micro in?

  1. StarCraft (Brood War) (29 votes [53.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.70%

  2. CnC Generals Zero Hour (25 votes [46.30%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.30%

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Posted 31 May 2006 - 12:58 AM

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What do you think?
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Posted 31 May 2006 - 01:35 AM

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Gens is probably easier considering it was made by EA/Westwood who have had an easy micro system since Red Alert
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Posted 31 May 2006 - 01:42 AM

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QUOTE (The Alu @ May 31 2006, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Gens is probably easier considering it was made by EA/Westwood who have had an easy micro system since Red Alert


Definetly ZH.

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Posted 31 May 2006 - 03:09 AM

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i prefer the blizzard hotkey system

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Posted 31 May 2006 - 10:18 AM

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QUOTE (4N1M3H34D @ May 31 2006, 10:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i prefer the blizzard hotkey system



I thought u can change that. I vote SC... I didnt played it that much, but still


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Posted 31 May 2006 - 02:49 PM

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Starcraft is definately easier to micro in. There isn't anything such as planes that have a set amount of ammo, that can waste bullets if microed incorrectly, or units that can fire while moving, and have low health in starcraft. Starcraft is just attackmove/retreat/dance/cast

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Posted 31 May 2006 - 03:34 PM

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QUOTE (4N1M3H34D @ May 31 2006, 04:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i prefer the blizzard hotkey system


Agreed the ZH hotkeys arnt as good as BW.
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Posted 31 May 2006 - 03:52 PM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ May 31 2006, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Starcraft is definately easier to micro in. There isn't anything such as planes that have a set amount of ammo, that can waste bullets if microed incorrectly, or units that can fire while moving, and have low health in starcraft. Starcraft is just attackmove/retreat/dance/cast


So is Gens. Instead of ammo you'll have mana. SC is more micro intensive because of melee units. You'll have to flank more effeciently.
Wc3x and SCBW are the most skilled games available. They require equal amount of skill in my eyes.

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 12:23 AM

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Zero Hour infantry are harder to micro though, IMO because there's more anti-infantry units and they can be run over.
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Posted 01 June 2006 - 12:47 AM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ May 31 2006, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Starcraft is definately easier to micro in. There isn't anything such as planes that have a set amount of ammo, that can waste bullets if microed incorrectly, or units that can fire while moving, and have low health in starcraft. Starcraft is just attackmove/retreat/dance/cast


Agreed 100%.

This is from a guy who's played both games.

Micro is alot harder than RA2 actually, RA2 was pretty much macro all.

Melee units don't add that much micro, because you can just tell them to engage and they do just that.
In ZH, you have to micro so that your units stay in firing range but stay out of the other units stay out
of firing range, etc.

Honestly in Competitive ZH, most infantry are carried around and ejected at their target locations.

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 12:55 AM

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I would proboboly go with BW... Mainly cause of that ammo in ZH.
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Posted 01 June 2006 - 09:22 PM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ May 31 2006, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Starcraft is definately easier to micro in. There isn't anything such as planes that have a set amount of ammo, that can waste bullets if microed incorrectly, or units that can fire while moving, and have low health in starcraft. Starcraft is just attackmove/retreat/dance/cast

Splits ftw? Seriously, try microing 12 Scourges, 2 to each unit in less then a second.

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 09:37 PM

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QUOTE (m30wc0w @ Jun 1 2006, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Splits ftw? Seriously, try microing 12 Scourges, 2 to each unit in less then a second.


Hotkey groups?
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Posted 01 June 2006 - 09:44 PM

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QUOTE (TheFallxOfTroy @ Jun 1 2006, 10:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hotkey groups?


EXACTLY what I thought in my head. I was like, "Wow. L2Hotkey n00b."

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 10:12 AM

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QUOTE (Hellswarm @ Jun 1 2006, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Agreed 100%.

This is from a guy who's played both games.

Micro is alot harder than RA2 actually, RA2 was pretty much macro all.

Melee units don't add that much micro, because you can just tell them to engage and they do just that.
In ZH, you have to micro so that your units stay in firing range but stay out of the other units stay out
of firing range, etc.

Honestly in Competitive ZH, most infantry are carried around and ejected at their target locations.


No. With ranged units only thing you gotta do is keep optimal distance, dance if needed, and then focus fire. With melee units you'll have to dance, focus and flank. Optimal distance is also need when you need to trap units and still stay out of line of fire.

This is from a guy who has played most RTS, and the most popular on a competitive level.
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Posted 02 June 2006 - 10:32 AM

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ZH, StarCraft is way more complex.

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 02:19 PM

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QUOTE (Jackcolt @ May 31 2006, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So is Gens. Instead of ammo you'll have mana. SC is more micro intensive because of melee units. You'll have to flank more effeciently.

I'm going to guess you never played ZH... There is no energy/mana/ammo system in ZH. It's the fact that if you shoot a fast moving target with an RPG trooper, it doesn't hit. If your unit is moving, it shoots slower, but can avoid siege weapons/RPGs, but if it's still, it can shoot a lot faster, but is more vulnerable.

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 04:44 PM

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 05:01 PM

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I've never really microed like Jeremy does, mainly because I have a hard time memorizing the hotkeys. Anyone know some good ideas of how to easily memorize them?
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Posted 02 June 2006 - 05:50 PM

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