Macro v Micro - A Simple Game To Show Why Numbers Matter......

Note: The above 2 screenies show the following:-

• An evil tactic being executed- notice the blue shiny ray being warped into the battlefield.
• The number of troops that safeguard Pip's Fortress.

Ah yes, the battle against MACRO and MICRO. The 8th Post of depicts a tale of how at any given day, Starcraft is a MACRO game. If you notice from the above 2 screens, you can see the number of troops that GAME and Pip have. Readers will also find Razrigz signature move being executed in its final form - the Cannon Rush. However, while the Cannon Rush move utilises an opponents blind spot, this also serves as a double edge sword as well. The builder is blinded with the number of troops their opponent has (such as in this case).

Anyways, Raz began issuing orders to Druggy to harrass Pip while the Cannons were building. Druggy obeyed with his zerglings being the meatshields for Raz probe to continue building more cannons. The prelude and aftermath of this can be illustrated below:-

As you can all see, the Marines dished out punishment severly on the Zerglings as well as taking out nearly all of the cannons that were being built. Truly, Pip was the "Mass King" in all terms when he took out the Zerglings and Cannons as well.

But the post does not stop here, the armies of Pip rallied with the armies of GAME in the middle of the map. Wiping out the cannons and zergling was one thing, now all that remains was to gather and reinforce their position so that they won't be ambushed. True enough, a dozen zealots from Raz base rushed to the middle of the map only to be encountered with gauss rifles and propane flames. Druggys' troop also rushed to the middle of the map only to be sent to oblivion. The cries of zergling and sound of protoss warriors can be heard through out the entire game. But this was soon drowned by the maniacal laughter of GAME and Pip.

Note: "Burn Raz! Burn! Let me show you how well Protoss honor does against hot lead and propane tanks!" cried Pip.

Shortly after the onslaught of carnage, Pip began messaging GAME:-

"Plan C. Plan C" Pip typed.

"Roger" GAME responded.

Please refer below for an explanation of what "Plan C" is in GAME and Pip's language:-

Excerpts from the life of a Spiteful Person…..

It was a long day for M today when he unlocked the door to his house. Administering justice through paperwork was a tough job as one had to be vigilant to ensure justice was duly served.

“Air” He coughs. Walking down to the corridor of his house and into his room. Lighting his first cigarette, he breathes a sigh of relief into his nicotine contented room. Here the atmosphere was just right, oxygen amounted to 30% of the content of the atmosphere while nicotine, 70%.

The room was filled with the latest gadget and wizardry ever imagined to mankind. But the centralized core of the equipment was none other than the Computer itself.

Equipped with the most unfathomable 36” Liquid Crystal Display screen ever known to the 419 circle, it allowed the user to catch the slightest glimpse of movement in a game. It was no wonder, M was the reigning champion of 419 now. Next to the screen was a processor, (with unknown specs, but assumingly powerful) and beside it, a wireless keyboard and mouse. Being a game junkie, M also liked to play other console games. To utilize the full potential of the monitor, a small little wire can be seen streaming through the heavy equipment and into a gadget known as “PS3”.

With his trembling hands, he reached to his pocket and lighted a second cigarette. It was going to be 11 p.m. soon. The lights in his modem were flickering steadily due to his downloads which, will be soon completed. Soon, he will have to pause them and prepare for battle. Suddenly, a small pop-up window came out and displayed “Asia ?”

“Asia” he typed.

Moving his cursor over the list of his favourite icons, he clicked the icon “Starcraft : Broodwar”. At last, he will have his revenge ...