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To airstart or not to airstart?

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9/3/2014 5:52:06 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
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1 [quote]Quit overestimating the playerbase when Zero-K has the much bigger problem of "needs more players!" [/quote] 1 [quote]Quit overestimating the playerbase when Zero-K has the much bigger problem of "needs more players!" [/quote]
2 I don't see how tweaking the game for play at a high level is counterproductive in terms of attracting new players. At worst somebody is spending time on it which could have been spent on other things - but balancing the game is necessary to attract new players too. If a new player watches a 1v1 tournament and sees many ridiculous double-airstart games that may well be offputting. 2 I don't see how tweaking the game for play at a high level is counterproductive in terms of attracting new players. At worst somebody is spending time on it which could have been spent on other things - but balancing the game is necessary to attract new players too. If a new player watches a 1v1 tournament and sees many ridiculous double-airstart games that may well be offputting.
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4 With regard to the question at hand... I won't pretend to any great amount of knowledge about 1v1 in general or airstart in particular. I do suspect its viability on particular maps varies greatly based on how easy it is to defend your first few mex (are your first handful protectable by one set of defenders or not, for instance). 4 With regard to the question at hand... I won't pretend to any great amount of knowledge about 1v1 in general or airstart in particular. I do suspect its viability on particular maps varies greatly based on how easy it is to defend your first few mex (are your first handful protectable by one set of defenders or not, for instance).
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6 As I understand it airstart has not been in the high-level 1v1 meta in the recent but not immediate past. It might take some time for the metagame to evolve and for the best tactics to counter it to be found. 6 As I understand it airstart has not been in the high-level 1v1 meta in the recent past. It might take some time for the metagame to evolve and for the best tactics to counter it to be found.