SCL Article: Macro in StarCraft II Beta

[ArcherofAiur]

Macro in StarCraft II Beta - First Look

StarCraft is a game that thrived on macromanagement. Its successor, StarCraft II will aim to capitalize on this RTS feature, while other games, such as Dawn of War II aim to remove it completely. Macromanagement in RTS games is a difficult thing to define. In the StarCraft community, it is generally seen as the accumulation of resources, the building of units, and any other general base management. The resource gathering system in StarCraft II has undergone some dramatic changes, replacing the antiquated UI challenges of the original game with fun and versatile mechanics. Macro in StarCraft involved constantly pumping workers, manually setting them to mine, and clicking on each building separately to build units. This article is also an opportunity to look at the numbers we've found and see if what they reveal will improve players' skills.

http://sclegacy.com/editorials/103-s...eta-first-look

[Gifted]

I know our comment system isn't viewable on the editorial-portion, but the comments for it is here attached to the main post: http://sclegacy.com/news/23-sc2/627-...ok#addcomments

[scorpio19]

planets looks fantastic..

[Gifted]

Wrong article? *chuckles*

[ArcherofAiur]

Was I correct in reading that this article was part of a series? If so any hints on the future installments?

[Gifted]

*winks* not yet

[Skyze]

well. i wrote an article for the "editorial" contest but Its probably so out of date now, since it used info from last year. I dont see SCL giving any more keys to the next 3-4 editorials that were in line, since beta is going to be done in afew weeks anyways. Its almost april.

[flak4321]

Very nice explanation and comparison of the abilities. I'm just surprised Archer didn't write this as an update to his previous depthy macro editorial first. But perhaps being in the Beta is too much fun?

[ArcherofAiur]

I'm just surprised Archer didn't write this as an update to his previous depthy macro editorial first.

This was all SCL staff work not me. I just started the thread.

[The_Blade]

Archer is overexcited