StarCraft 2 Beginner Strategy

Antoan Vasilev | 2016-12-05 |

It’s well known that StarCraft 2 is the father of all eSports disciplines. As a typical real-time strategy, players build armies and jostle for control of the battlefield. The armies in play can be as small as a single squad of Marines or as large as a full-blown planetary invasion force. Because of that StarCraft 2 is very hard for the newcomers. In our StarCraft 2 Beginner Strategy, we will give you important tips to help you improve your skill and get familiar with the game. Here are the things that will emphasize:

Races:

Races are very important aspect of the game. Prottos, Terrans and Zergs have their own specifics, strengths, and weaknesses. Keep in mind that it’s different to play each one of them, and as a beginner, it will be alright if you pick the most suitable race for you, as soon as it’s possible. That will give you time to reach the full potential with the chosen race, and became a real monster in the eyes of your opponents. But how to pick the best one? In the following lines, we will give you information about all of the races, and it’s up to you to decide which will fit the most.

Protoss

Protoss armies are often the most expensive and for good reason; they are very cost efficient. The Protoss playstyle makes use of this fact through various timing attacks and aggressive pushes and if that fails, they can stay on the defensive until late game. Protoss arguably have the strongest endgame army of the three races and a few strategies revolve around getting that endgame army out.

Terran

Terrans are the humans of StarCraft 2 and like us humans, it is the most versatile race of the three and has the ability to adapt to various situations. Terran’s strength lies in the fact that they can be very mobile with Barracks units in one match and then be very defensive and static with Factory units in the next.

Zerg

The Zerg is the most unique of the three, as their production comes from the main building itself: the Hatchery. All Zerg units come from larva which automatically spawns from the Hatchery and larva production can be increased via Queens. The Zerg’s units are the least cost efficient of the three races.

Macro

Macro as a gaming technique is an application of economic theory; at its simplest, it’s a distribution of limited resources between necessary avenues.Whenever you are fighting, you need to keep macroing and producing units and workers, all the while keeping your supply in check. To do this quickly, you need to learn the use of Hotkeys. Hotkeys are keyboard shortcuts that you can use to keep producing in the middle of a fight. Even if your opponent wins an engagement, if your macro is good, you still have the chance to win the battle.

Attitude

As we mentioned in our League of Legends Beginner Strategy, attitude is one of the most important things to be a successful gamer. The difference here is that the StarCraft 2 is a solo game. Therefore there is no need to comply with your teammates, you just need to entertain yourself. StarCraft 2 is first and foremost a game and as with all games, meant to be enjoyed. Have fun, experiment from time to time, don’t mind your league, and don’t mind your losses. Hop on Unranked and try another race.