05-20-2010, 07:33 PM
Surely there is no need to apologize. As a dreadful RTS (especially StarCraft) player myself until recently, I totally understand. 
The key difference between the genres seems to be that what you should do to become better is often very counter intuitive in a game like StarCraft. Notice that your opponent is massing an army that's far bigger than yours? Stop building your own army and pump out more workers. A small skirmish is happening in the middle of the map? Ignore it and continue to manage your base. Pushing out with an army of your own? Instead of managing the battle, start setting up an expansion base or two.
It's quite a mouthful more than "aim better".
Blizzard has done quite a lot to reduce the reliance of micromanagement, and the increased friendliness is obvious. And, there's nothing stopping newbies from having epic matches that even the pros can appreciate.
The key difference between the genres seems to be that what you should do to become better is often very counter intuitive in a game like StarCraft. Notice that your opponent is massing an army that's far bigger than yours? Stop building your own army and pump out more workers. A small skirmish is happening in the middle of the map? Ignore it and continue to manage your base. Pushing out with an army of your own? Instead of managing the battle, start setting up an expansion base or two.
It's quite a mouthful more than "aim better".
Blizzard has done quite a lot to reduce the reliance of micromanagement, and the increased friendliness is obvious. And, there's nothing stopping newbies from having epic matches that even the pros can appreciate.