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What is a patch terran?
What does it mean when they say "patch terran"? I am looking to understand what the term means.
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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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What is the collective name for the evolution chamber, forge, and engineering bay?
Zerg's evolution chamber, Protoss' forge, and Terran's engineering bay have similar roles. All are pre-requisites for anti-air and detection buildings for the respective races.
What collective term ...
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What is the infamous “Archon Toilet”?
I heard that expression quite a few times during casts, but what excatly is it and why is it called like this?
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What is the source of the term Use Map Settings?
I heard the term "UMS" used to refer to a starcraft II custom map, and after looking it up it seems to refer to "Use Map Settings". What is the origin and history of this term?
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What does +1 mean in Starcraft 2?
I sometimes see terms like +1 thrown around for example Zealots. I kinda figured out it's related to upgrades but what upgrade? Protoss have melee, armor, shields and air weapons. Does +1 mean all of ...
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What does 'SCV' mean?
It's most likely an acronym, but what does it mean exactly? (In German it's WBF, bonus points for that one).
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Definition of “Macro” as used by Starcraft II players?
I'm a bit confused by the term "Macro" as used by players of SCII. It seems to refer to overall strategy that a player is using, but it also seems to refer to things like map control. Mind clearing ...
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What does it mean to Maynard an SCV?
What does it mean to Maynard an SCV in StarCraft or StarCraft 2. It comes up a lot in the casts.
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What does it mean to have map control?
I hear people talking a lot about having map control (mostly tzenes). What specifically does a good player consider map control? Is it simply having decent visibility of most of the map so that you ...
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What is the Destiny Cloud Fist build?
What is the Destiny Cloud Fist build? I've heard SC2 players talking about it.
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What does a “timing push” mean
I've heard this term used many-a-time in StarCraft 2 (and 1) replays on the web. At first, I always assumed it meant the player was sending out an attack force at a specific time in the game that's ...
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In regards to Starcraft II, what is a “vod”?
I've been reading some StarCraft II strategy forums, and I have not been able to figure out what is meant by "vod". What does it mean?
Example usage here: ...
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Starcraft build order terminology?
Most guides I've seen to builds in SCII I see a list of items next to non-sequential numbers. Example. What do the numbers represent?
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What do the unit tiers mean in StarCraft 2?
I see people referring to a StarCraft 2 unit's tier (1, 1.5, 2). What does this mean, and how can I tell what tier a unit is?
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What exactly is a “cheese” in Starcraft 2?
I seem to see commentators mention "cheese" with regards to Starcraft 2, but I'm not quite sure what they mean.
If a particular build/tactic is called a "cheese", does that mean it is a considered to ...
