StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game published in 2010 by Activision Blizzard and is the sequel to StarCraft.
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How does partially installed play work? [duplicate]
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What are the precise differences between “playable” and “optimal”?
The Starcraft 2 installer lets you play the game even before it's completed installing.
How is this ...
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Starcraft 2 scoring: Why am I ranked last in this game
I'm the last player in this game. How did it calculate the ranking? So we lost the game and I didn't kill any buildings but how am I ranked even lower than the other guys in my team? Is it purely ...
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Is it possible to give opponents full map vision?
Is full map vision for opponents possible in custom maps or otherwise?
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StarCraft II - Can someone in Brazil use the European Server? [duplicate]
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How does the StarCraft 2 region lock work?
I live in Europe and I have a buddy who lives in Brazil and wants to play with me on the European Server of StarCraft II, he ...
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If I pre-order HOTS can I give the Beta key to someone else?
If I pre-order HOTS now, can I give my beta key to someone else to use with their account and then when the game is released properly still play with my own account?
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General SCII tips for a beginner? [duplicate]
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Getting started with StarCraft II
I'm just getting into StarCraft 2 and I'm finding it really difficult to stay organized and on top of things. Does anyone have some ...
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What will happen with my battle net account upon Heart of the Swarm's release? [closed]
What are Blizzard plans with regards to existing Starcraft 2 - Wings of Liberty Battle.NET accounts?
Will they be linked/migrated to the expansion game (keeping ranks and achievements)?
Or will ...
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Starcraft II Attack-Move as default “mouse-click”
Are there hidden setting in Starcraft 2 to set the mouse button to default to "attack-move" instead of the standard move command, where the enemies are ignored and the units are running blind into ...
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What are code A and code S?
I pretty often hear SC2 shoutcasters talking about code A and code S. What is it, exactly ? A league ? Some sort or special ranking for grandmaster ranked players ?
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Starcraft 2 on Macbook Pro Retina on external 27" - No valid resolution
My primary monitor is set to the 27" at 2560 x 1440.
I can't window and unwindow (command + m) either. what to do!?
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When should a zerg NOT be droning?
So, I drone a lot... I feel like it's all I ever get told (the idea of, as zerg, "DRONE DRONE, and when you're done droning, DRONE SOME MORE!"). However, with this crazy over emphasized ...
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Why do Terran players bring SCVs with their main army so often?
It is quite common to see games where Terran players start moving aggressively across the map with their army, and bringing about 10-15 SCVs with. You however never see Protoss bring probes, or Zerg ...
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Is there any benefit to pre-purchasing Heart of the Swarm?
Recently, I received an email from Blizzard offering me to pre-purchase Heart of the Swarm expansion to StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. Is there any benefit to pre-purchasing as opposed to buying it ...
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What happens to units and buildings if they get “buried” under destructible rocks?
HOTS introduces the new "destructible rocks" that can actually be destroyed, as the name suggests. One part of rocks crushes down and blocks a predefined area.
What happens to units and buildings ...
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Zerg scouting vs Terran Wall off?
I was wondering if anyone can help me with my Zerg scouting especially against a Terran Wall-off?
So I drone with my 12th drone and I almost ALWAYS get blocked with a Rax with 2 supply depots as ...
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Can an SCV repair a Protoss ally's structures?
In a 2vs2, 3vs3, or 4vs4 matchup
In SC2 Wings of Liberty
Repair structures, not units.
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Any good zerg double extractor trick builds for use against zerg?
What is a good Zerg build that utilizes a double extradtor trick, yet allows for an effective economic advantage against zerg?
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Early game protoss scouting interpretation
I'm Zerg (platinum, near diamond) and I want to know how to interpret my early game scouting against Protoss.
I imagine that I need to know the different timings of build orders, how many ...
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How do Zerg counter Thors and Hellions
Being Zerg, apparently the official counter against Thors and Hellions with blue flame is Zerglings, Roachs, or Infestors. I'm not mentioning Broodlords at end game, of course.
This requires you to:
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How do I analyze a replay in SC2 and show useful statistics?
I used to use BWChart to analyze replays in Starcraft and the Broodwar expansion.
BWChart allowed this by showing very useful statistics.
Is there any way I can see and analyze statistics in a ...
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What is the correct ability to use in a Roach/Infestor vs Roach/Infestor battle?
Lately, I have been seeing in Professional games and streams that Zerg players when in a ZvZ mid game battle where they have mainly roaches and infestors vs the mirror composition, they sometimes use ...
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What should be the first target for Mutalisks?
In ZvZ what should be the primary goal of mutalisks? Recently I have been hearing it is best to target overlords out on the map before trying to poke into your enemies bases. Logically, I am thinking ...
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Stalemate detection failure?
Take a look at this case: Both Protoss and Zerg don't have the ability to gather resources anymore, Nexus and Hatchery are destroyed. Protoss still have a few base up. What's left of Zerg's base will ...
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What factors are considered when deciding whether someone is favored or not? [duplicate]
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Where are favored indicators located and how do you interpret them?
I tend to play 2v2 or 3v3, with all my team being platinum league. Sometimes, when a match begins, we ...
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What is better for Stalkers: 1 Armor + 1 Shield or 2 Armor?
Grubby just came up with this question on Twitter
SC2 math heads: what's better for a Stalker, 1 armor 1 shield or 2 armor? I heard 2 armor is better before but I don't know why necessarily.
I'm ...
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Are Spore crawlers detectors when unburrowed?
I haven't taken notice yet, but while spine crawlers are unburrowed, do they still count as detectors? Or must they be burrowed?
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Countering terran's initial rush in 2v2 co-op vs hard AI
Related question (but not quite duplicate): How do I learn to effectively transfer to 2v2 hard AI as Zerg?
We're playing Zerg and Protoss and using co-op vs AI as a training ground to practice the ...
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2v2 strategy if partner drops out early?
What is a good strategy if our partner leaves in the first 5 minutes?
I play 2v2 regularly with my friend. His computer can be flaky and will occasionally freeze within the first five minutes of the ...
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Ladder website for creating brackets and tournaments [closed]
There was a really sweet free website that allowed me to create a tournament with brackets of a few types.
I can't remember it now. Can anyone recommend a good bracket/ladder creation site?
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Remap cancel (B) key in Starcraft 2?
I've switched over to the grid keyboard layout. Works awesome. The one thing that sticks out is that if I need to cancel a unit movement, I can hit escape. However when using unit powers like shield, ...
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Do Combat Drugs need to be researched? [closed]
In Heart of the Swarm, does the Combat Drugs ability of Reapers need to be researched, or does it come automatically? If the former, where is it researched from?
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Does guardian shield affect brood lord attacks?
Pretty self explanatory. As I understand, the broodlings from a broodlord have two different attacks: the first attack is an air attack (using air upgrades), and subsequent attacks are melee ground ...
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Is there a penalty for SCV multi repair?
Does the SCV repair scale proportionally for time and resources?
This question suggests that repair speed varies from building to building, but what about multiple SCVs repairing the same building?
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Can Banelings overkill?
Do Banelings actually overkill in certain situations or will they always deal only the required damage?
Usually 2 Banelings kill 1 Marine. Can I somehow force 3 or more Banelings to detonate on 1 ...
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Is SCV pathing random or deterministic while building? [duplicate]
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Is it possible to determine or control where a SCV moves during construction?
In Starcraft 2, SCVs (the basic Terran building and gathering unit) move around and through ...
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Are there any legal glitches in Starcraft2?
I've been watching SC:Broodwar matches and there are tournament legal glitches/bug that some professional players use on their match such as the Turret Bug, the Mining scv trick where you can make a ...
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Do the video settings affect the visibility of cloaked units?
Is there some special video setting so you can spot invisible, cloaked or burrowed units, like Observers, DTs, or Infestors easier or better?
I find it very difficult to see where those invisible ...
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What happens when you lose vision of a unit lifted by a phoenix?
Imagine in a PvP your phoenix lifts an enemy DT. Your observer moves away though and the DT becomes cloaked while lifted.
Does it remain lifted? Can it be attacked? What happens to it?
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How can I hotkey an allied unit?
I want to be able to hotkey an allied unit, like a scouting worker, so I can instantly jump to it by double-tapping the hotkey. The usual Ctrl + 0-9 does not seem to work.
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Do Vikings in ground form benefit from air or ground attack upgrades?
When you land Vikings, do their attacks benefit from Vehicle Weapons or Ship Weapons upgrades?
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Is it possible to get a negative bonus pool?
One of my recent games left me with a strange bonus pool. I fully believe this is some sort of glitch, but I was given a negative 3 Bonus pool after my 3v3 team was promoted to a new league.
Is it ...
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How do I change my nexus wars builder skin?
So I've been playing nexus wars for a while. I've seen lots of people with different builders (other than SCV) how do I change my builder?
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Where can Terran spend extra minerals after building a tier 2-3 army?
In the late game, if I'm on a 3-4 bases and building tier 2-3 army (Terran Air), I end up with a ton of extra minerals. There are usually no more available expansions and I only have 1 or 2 barracks ...
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Can I somehow check the supply of an ally in a team game?
Lets say I am in a 2v2 team game. There are two situations in which I want to check an ally's supply.
He has left and I have to macro for him. When should I add new Supply Depots (or Pylons or ...
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At what league do players on team match tend stay for a game in Star Craft 2? [closed]
First to note, I've been mainly focused on the 4v4 matches lately. A common problem I see at my level, top of silver or mid gold and below, is that people tend to drop at the beginning of the game. ...
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How to watch Replays with double click after copying the install folder to new computer?
I copied my Starcraft 2 install directory to a new computer, so I don't have to download all the patches again. Everything works fine, except when I double click on a Replay it does not open Starcraft ...
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How can I train build orders with increased delay?
Usually I train my build orders in a controlled environment, this means: Single Player vs Very Easy AI on Faster speed. This way I have nearly no fights against my opponent.
The problem is that the ...
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Patch 1.5.0 Arcade and new portrait frame - how to get that?
I have just discovered that Patch 1.5.0 Arcade introduced a new epic portrait frame for "chosen" players. How to obtain that?
Regular frame:
Epic frame:
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Alternatives to the Blizzard Downloader as a means of downloading Starcraft 2?
Last time I tried installing the game using the download client it had uploaded more data than the one I received and took so much time to finish.
Is there an (official) way of downloading Starcraft2 ...
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Patch 1.5.0 Arcade and new 'Total Career Games' statistic - what exactly does it count?
I would like to know what exactly counts towards "Total Career Games" in StarCraft II.
Does it count co-op and custom games, or only quick-match games? Does it include FFA as well?
