Omnimaga
General Discussion => Technology and Development => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: DJ Omnimaga on June 30, 2009, 11:33:12 pm
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Since several of this forum members are younger in average, some might not know about Starcraft or might have never played it before. However, I am asking anyway. For those who don't know, this is the most popular real-time strategy game ever made and sold for millions of copies. It came out in 1998, but it's so incredibly popular that even today it is still under production and it was even made compatible with Windows XP. There are even still occasional updates and security patches being released online. I believe it even works on Windows Vista. It plays like Warcraft III in some ways, but it's faster-paced and allows for more units in your army (200 max, while WCIII is 90). Even after 11 years, on Battle.Net there are still over 9000 people online every night playing it online, split via 4 servers. This doesn't count the 500 or so people who plays it on a pirate server. Since it's very old, it looks crappy on wide-screen monitors and graphics are very dated, but if anyone like strategy games here I mostly play on the US East server on Battle.Net and occasionally on the European server. I mostly play Brood War Expansion but other times I play Classic too.
My screenname there is DJ_Omnimaga everywhere except in Classic mode on US East server, where it's Omnimaga. I suck pretty bad, though, and my game records speak by themselves. around 100 wins and 200 losses on Classic US East and 219 wins and 313 losses on Brood War US East. I mostly play money maps with these accounts, though, or certain UMS maps that are simple (money maps are kinda like UMS maps by themselves, as they're hacked and won't play like Starcraft). Soon I might start new accounts under an alt nickname where I will only play low-money maps
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I play the custom games (turret d, stuffs) more than the actual thing, but yea I come on.
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I still play on b.net with an alt. account. My main got banned.
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Ouch I hope it wasn't for hacking though, since I usually don't play against hackers (unless every player in the team have the same hack and same version of it, and that it's stated at the game start that this hack is allowed). I got my old acct locked, though, for inactivity. These days, I mostly play on Netham45's server, though.
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I go on rarely, like once a month, only when I have a free time and bored to death... I think my Starcraft skill's decreasing though :(
And I play all kinds of maps, favorite being BGH (Big Game Hunter), Money Maps, and Phantom (UMS)
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D:
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i definitely still play it..
its one of my favorite games lol
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It is still my favourite PC game actually. On the NES, SNES, Xbox 360 and other consoles, I'll usually spend my time on RPGs. On the PC, I'll always be on SC if I feel like gaming. In second place, comes Unreal Tournament 2004 for the PC and Halo 3 for the 360
Unfrotunately, several Omnimaga members uses a cracked version with invalid CD key, so we usually play on iCCup instead (or Netham45 server, altough it's limited only to certain people and not public for legal reason)
On Bnet I still have an account, though, but a loss record of about 240-330 x.x, and it's my second account. On my first, where I only played Classic, not Brood War, I had 100-200. Basically after 800+ games I still got a loss record x.x
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hmm... i might beable to supply you guys some nice valid cdkeys! :)
d3jsp has lots of cdkeys that are perhaps unused...
most are just voided.. but can still play games... just can't talk in the chat rooms...
how does that sound? should i post them some where? or is that too much... since it is illegal after all :o
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yeah, but you would need to share there elsewhere (not even via Omnimaga PM), because then I could get in trouble with my hosting provider. I think for the most part, people just can't talk in chat rooms (altough they can talk fine in game lobbys) and they get disconnected every 30 minutes or so. I myself own one copy of SC and my bro another one, so for me it's not an issue.
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well another good thing about this is we have our own starcraft server were just waiting a bit longer for tribal to add a few things to our bot once thats done it will be "public" as in we give out teh adress and crap so we dont need cd keys thank fully cause i think half of us dont have legit keys X.x
also i didnt think hosting a bnet server was illegal if it is im amazed X.x
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Idk if it's illegal. If it is, I guess we'll just provide the link to the patch here for regular members in the SC subforum.
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hmm... that sucks... cause i almost wanted to simply post them here...
i wonder if it is still illegal if they are already semi banned cd-keys though...
as in you can still play, but your muted for spamming or something like that...
come on... i could just leave it here for 2 days and then we can take it down or something :D
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sorry schoolhacker, but I had to give you -1. leaving here for 2 days and such after being told by DJ that he might get in trouble...
Personally, I own a pirated version and cd key, so I can enter bnet, but is in void channel, which means that I cannot talk to anyone. even message anyone in the chat lobby. although ingame chat is fine. If you really want to share them, why don't you put link to where you can find those keys? idk if that is okay tho, ask DJ for permission.
btw. remember that DJ is paying for this site, and if he gets in trouble, we might never be able to see omnimaga again. So please respect the rules
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Unfortunately nope it would still be against the rules
Also insisting to put them here anyway will not change the forum rules.
And yeah altough I doubt 1and1 monitors our site for illegal content on a regular basis, I still don't allow it in case. If someone puts such content up anyway it will be deleted (and the user banned if he was alerady warned for something else before).
Same goes via personal messages or the public IRC chat, as these are monitored/logged. For such thing you would have to e-mail the members or do it on another site like Youtube PMs.
Plus why wouldn't we play on iCCup instead of Bnet? That would solve most issues regarding CD keys. Idk if iCCup is legal but at least it's very easy to find through Google.
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ok... fine... have it your way...
i was just trying to help...
and because i tried to help i got a -1... guess i wont ever help you guys again >:[
and the reason i can't just post a link is because the section is private and unless you guys join d3jsp.org you can't visit the page at all...
on top of that i was still asking for permission... so dont just jump to conclusions damn it!
plus i was simply telling the truth... next time i will lie and have a +1... since the truth is rewarded with a -1 and the opposite should result in the opposite too right?
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ok... fine... have it your way...
i was just trying to help...
and because i tried to help i got a -1... guess i wont ever help you guys again >:[
and the reason i can't just post a link is because the section is private and unless you guys join d3jsp.org you can't visit the page at all...
on top of that i was still asking for permission... so dont just jump to conclusions damn it!
plus i was simply telling the truth... next time i will lie and have a +1... since the truth is rewarded with a -1 and the opposite should result in the opposite too right?
oh... and i posted this when i was in a bad mood >:{
Post edited by DJ: merged double-post (about 18 minutes difference)
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We were simply just making it clear we would not let any illegal link be posted (or links to sites dedicated to warez). I said no illegal link in a post, then you still ask again (even if just for 2 minutes). This seemed like insisting. Now that you clarified I don't think the -1 is deserved anymore, and thanks for clarifying (Btw jsj795 native language is not english either, so sometimes, it might be good to clarify). However, complaining everytime you have -1 is not a good idea, since doing so is what has the highest chances of spawning -1s (and I learned this the hard way on Youtube). Basically, if your post is misinterpreted, clarify then move on.
Personally, for sharing such content, I just do it via e-mail, otherwise, MSN/Yahoo, else IRC /query <nickname> is another solution I use. If the person send a request to you then you can simply send him the thing via one of these. This is the same thing we did with the private SC server.
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ok... that sounds good... :)
my email address is this:
schoolhacker(at)ymail,com (i use (at) instead of @ so that people googling fow cdkeys wont find this lol) just replace the coma and stuff...
feel free to email me if you need one...
though you must specify who you are first before i give you a reply... thx! :)
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Yup, I hate when I get facebook friend invites from random people and I don't know who it is x.x
Also good idea for the (at). Also putting spaces between every letter is a plus. Don't worry about people spamming you or anything, but with robots automatically signing up on forums it gets annoying to get full of spam x.x
Anyway back on topic, I haven't played SC in a long while, mostly because I am more involved into calc stuff lately, mostly the TI-Nspire testing and Axe Parser but hopefully, later, I might be able to play. One thing I recommend, if you ever want to play against other people here instead of 1v1, is posting in the sc forum. It's here for planning games anyway, so it can be easier in case someone has PM notifications disabled
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yeah...
3v3 micro is really fun...
one of the best game types.. :)
if we could gather 6 people and balance each team's skills now that would be extremely interesting ;D
p.s. i get lost of stupid friend requests of people i dont know as well... i always just click the ignore button lol...
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Are you more of a fastest money map player or more of a legit map player? I know certain people who hate fastest with a passion, but I personally don't mind these type of games as it is different (kinda like melee-based UMS maps). On fastest I play Zerg and on regular I play Protoss, personally. Fastest is cool because it's faster-paced and low-money is also cool due to expansion and higher map variety
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yeah... i dont mind either... though most of the time when i play fastest, the game becomes out of control lol...
as in i end up with soo much money i can't spend it all unless i spam carriers or something... (but then i guess thats why its called a money map lol)
but ya... i dont mind either... my best race is protoss for reaver/DT drops depending on what my opponent is, or spam Dragoons and DT at the same time for long term games including money maps. Carrier is my last wave lol... (although i sometimes get bored and play Carrier rush! ;D)
second best race is Terran in which i either spam marines and medic (vs. zerg) or spam vultures lol. (oh... and dont forget tank drop!)
for long term games i build Tanks with a massive amount of Vultures and Goliaths. (p.s. vultures are fun to micro with... my opponents sometimes get pissed because i kill their entire army of zealots with 4 vultures ;D)
and my worst race is zerg... where i spam or rush for mutalisks for no aparent reason ;D
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True, I often had this issue. My biggest pb in SC is that I have trouble multitasking x.x. When I play Terran, I often forget scvs all around my base x.x
As zerg, if my money rises fast enough and I have like 10 hatcheries, if one of my ally gets attacked, I'll just send 80% of my units to one of the enemy with overlords while building more and more, then repeat, gradually slowing down to spend money on upgrades and more buildings, as my allies takes over the other enemy bases, then once I am set, I send my next wave of units. SOmetimes I wait the second before they finish upgrading if it's not too long to wait :P
In my case, in fastest, my favourite race is zerg, then protoss, then my worst Terran. For low money, it's protoss then zerg, but I haven't played Terran often on low money.
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i see...
i am constantly trying to practice my Terran... so if the game is not a serious one, i will most of the time play Terran.. (and loose half the time :P)
i dont have scv or workers lying around in my base ever because i always use the spare worker command... its default is a function key if i remember correctly...
it will help you greatly since your efficiency will be increased and thus no PSI and time wasted :)
most of the time i am more of an early attack person... since i had a habit of building and building and not knowing when to attack and either end up with a giant army or get killed by my enemies or loose a precious window in which my enemy is defenseless... so i kinda just keep telling myself (ATTACK NOW!!!) lol
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It is generally best to not wait too long before attacking indeed. Once you are ready, it's best to attack. If you're in a team, warn your teamates first, tho, what you're gonna do, in case they may help or might be mostly paying attention to their base.
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yeah.. i always say "alright... i think i am ready... who wants to join me in attacking (color of enemy player here) now?"
and then mark a place on the map with the alt click mini map thingy to tell them to gather all our units there :D
its quite effective when the entire team attacks in unison lol... its sooo epic sometimes! :D
ESPECIALLY IF ITS IN SUPREME COMMANDER!!! SINCE THAT GAME IS ALREADY ONE OF THOSE MASSIVE SCALE BATTLES!!! WOOOOOO!
i have not done that kind of thing in supreme commander in a while though... since i reinstalled my computer and lost my cdkey :'(
so now i only have a cracked version of forged alliance at the moment... i can still lan with my friends, but i can no longer play on the net... :'(
ever since i have been searching for people who are selling these cdkeys... but i have never found one...
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lol I always wanted to memorize that alt click mini map thing. I always forget half of the shortcuts when game starts (which is one of the reason why I mess up almost all my drone/probe splits on low-money maps)
One thing to watch out about when entire team attack is that one ally will get counter attacked, though. That's why I never send all my units when attacking. I have a few defense near my main and keep some mobile units nearby
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sorry, just reread this thread, and i see... sorry, schoolhacker, and I took away the -1. Misunderstanding, that's all, and I apologize.
Back on the topic, I play zerg all the time, and 2nd best would be protoss, and last terran. I really can't control terran, because I don't know where to spend money, and usually overflows with mineral and gas even on low money map. With zerg, it's really easy to mass units, so it doesn't involve too much balancing like terran. Protoss just overpowers :)
I like to rush early if it's massive game like 4v4, in BGH or something, but if it's either fastest or 2v2 or 3v3, I tend to build up my units with hydras and mutalisks, and attack whoever I think will cause much threat later.
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lol I always wanted to memorize that alt click mini map thing. I always forget half of the shortcuts when game starts (which is one of the reason why I mess up almost all my drone/probe splits on low-money maps)
One thing to watch out about when entire team attack is that one ally will get counter attacked, though. That's why I never send all my units when attacking. I have a few defense near my main and keep some mobile units nearby
yeah... i do that too... when i play Terran, i dont send everything... i keep my orignal units that were intended for base defenses... such as tanks and stuff.
as for what to build in terran, just spam marines and medics in early game, or tanks and galioths if your playing back up in your team.
also... if you want to play really strategicly, you can build alot of vultures and micro them... if they are well microed... they are extremely deadly