In an RTS like Starcraft 2, awareness and superior knowledge are key to Masters League play. Unfortunately most SC2 guides don’t teach advanced techniques from the ground up, and watching tournament videos only gives you insight into each player’s specific strategy. If you want to understand and use those strategies, you need a better guide.
7Probes has produced just that. The Masters Training Course–the first of four comprehensive guides created by Masters Top 25 player Valyrian–is a 5-module, 25-lesson text and video course that teaches you the secrets pro players use to dominate tournaments.
Valyrian covers the key points of a competitive tournament strategy in 5 main categories: Unit Comprehension, Map & Positioning, Opponent Awareness, Economy & Awareness, and Micromanagement & Macromanagement. Each module contains several individual lessons with key points and videos to reinforce the text.
Unit Comprehension: This is an introductory module and provides very basic but crucial information on the strengths and weaknesses of each race and their respective units. Unlike many guides that seem to favor a specific race, this one starts off showing you how you can master each by clearly explaining the units and their strategies, including tips on how you can overcome an opponent’s units.
Map & Positioning: The map type and initial position of each base plays a huge role in the game’s outcome. The 7Probes Masters Training Course explains the importance of the map including why different races favor different map sizes and how to use the best possible terrain scenario for attack and expansion strategies. Valyrian also addresses how to compensate against poor positioning on a map that’s already dominated by your opponent, something that’s very helpful as you’re learning.
Opponent Awareness: Every bit of information counts when playing SC2 on a competitive level, and Valyrian stresses that in this module, teaching players how to spy on their opponent as soon as possible to gain the advantage. This strategy is very rarely discussed, but it’s absolutely crucial to winning a game. This section goes one step further by highlighting the difference between informed decision-making and assumptions, explaining when and why you should use each, and how a Master plots their course of action.
Economy & Awareness: While not as strong as the other modules, the 4th and 5th modules delve into more specific tactics. The 4th module covers the management of a good economy and how important expansion can be to winning longer games. Valyrian shows several strategies for making the most of your workers regardless of the race you’re playing.
Micro & Macro: RTS games are all about managing what’s going on as efficiently as possible. While it’s difficult to really teach concepts like micromanagement and macromanagement, Valyrian explains the difference between the two and offers some strategies for each. This module also contains several tips and tactics that don’t fit anywhere else, explaining advanced topics like control groups, hotkeys, harassing, and other concepts you have to practice to be a Master.
The 7Probes Masters Training Course is a great guide for anyone looking to advance their rank in SC2. These are the fundamental strategies that will get you to Masters level with some practice and hard work, and guide-creator Valyrian really does an excellent job of explaining things in a way you can actually use in game.
Be advised that there is NOT a lot of hand-holding in this guide. More in-depth lessons are promised with the race specific guides, but the Masters Training Course is specifically for players that need to know the best possible tactics for competitive League play in SC2.
If you’ve never played the original Starcraft or Warcraft III and you’re just getting your feet wet with Starcraft 2, you should probably find a more newbie-friendly guide. That said, even with minimal SC2 experience you can apply the strategies in this guide to see huge improvements.
So if you’re looking for the most straightforward, comprehensive guide that tells all the secrets of a Masters-level player, get the 7Probes Masters Training Course today. Read more...
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