Showing posts with label 3RaxStim. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

3 Rax Stim Opener and General Build Tips

"3RAXSTIM" is a strategy for opening a round while playing as Terran in Starcraft 2.  This is NOT an all-in strategy and can smoothly transition into a macro game if the timing attack doesn't end the game.  The initial push WILL win you a lot of games if handled properly, but if they survive, you'll still be in the lead.


Special thanks to Razklath for all his help.



Where I Learned 3 Rax Stim and How it's Worked for Me
I learned how to open with 3rax stim from the viewers of my twitch.tv stream.  I was low silver at the time and was probably losing 60% of my rounds on my way to a demotion to bronze.  I was facing guys who were in the bronze league (and not top 8) who were slightly favored in the pre-game.  A viewer named Razklath  said "You are trying to do too much.  I think you need to do something more simple until your control improves."  We did a few practice rounds where he emphasized what needed to be done, how to judge my performance, etc and I was off.

Starting with my first round after learning the opener through the next day I went 24-4.  I was promoted to gold 2 days later and was enjoying Starcraft more than I ever have.

Video example, build order, and guide after the jump