Macro Mechanics Discussion Thread

[ArcherofAiur]

Plus, why would Karune say "While this may make it easier in compared to the other 2 races" if players couldnt easily cast it through the mini-map?

[n00bonicPlague]

There will always be one place that is more efficient that others, targeting via the mini-map isn't even accurate enough for what you describe and it's a total of about half a second to ensure that your mineral gain is as high as possible.

In fact, it's probably faster to go hotkey for obelisks -> location hotkey for mineral line -> cast -> location hotkey for wherever you were/hotkey for your army than it is to go hotkey for obelisks -> cast hotkey -> move mouse to mini-map -> aim correctly -> move mouse away again.

It could be even faster if you go double-hotkey for obelisk -> ability select -> cast -> double-hotkey for army. Double-hotkey takes your screen to the selected group, and your obelisk would have to be close enough to the minerals to cast. Another thing is that the PC only needs to land on the minerals — not on the Nexus. However, the curvature of the minerals will matter in where you cast it.

[ChaosSmurf]

Plus, why would Karune say "While this may make it easier in compared to the other 2 races" if players couldnt easily cast it through the mini-map?

Because for some players that will be better, also because that was the original question.

[ArcherofAiur]

Because for some players that will be better,

Which players? You said that even pros will have to go back to the base to cast it accurately.

[ChaosSmurf]

Which players? You said that even pros will have to go back to the base to cast it accurately.

The casual crowd? If one literally cannot be cast via the mini-map and the other can, chances are there is going to be a pair of friends somewhere for whom this is an issue, if doing it one way were unbalanced.

[ArcherofAiur]

So casual players will be able to cast it by the mini-map but pros will have to go back to the base? If anything casual players would be the ones who couldnt cast it accuratly.

[ChaosSmurf]

So casual players will be able to cast it by the mini-map but pros will have to go back to the base? If anything casual players would be the ones who couldnt cast it accuratly.

Pros will go back to base because it's faster, as me and n00b have pointed out, and because it's a lot more likely to be accurate. The casual crowd are less likely to care and, due to their mindset being different and them being "worse" players, it is unlikely to matter as much.

[ArcherofAiur]

Wait maybe i missed this part. How is hitting all the hotkeys AND hitting the locations faster than just hitting the hotkey and clicking the mini map however many times?

[ChaosSmurf]

Wait maybe i missed this part. How is hitting all the hotkeys AND hitting the locations faster than just hitting the hotkey and clicking the mini map however many times?

Read up.

[ArcherofAiur]

it's probably faster to go hotkey for obelisks -> location hotkey for mineral line -> cast -> location hotkey for wherever you were/hotkey for your army than it is to go hotkey for obelisks -> cast hotkey -> move mouse to mini-map -> aim correctly -> move mouse away again.

I read this part but I dont see how it can be faster to hit all those hotkeys AND click than to just click X spots on the minimap. Im trying to think if there is some way to test this in SC1.