They key to StarCraft before the Diamond/Master level is probes and pylons - your build order doesn't matter, your strategy doesn't matter, your micro doesn't matter.
All that matters is you mine exponentially by always building a worker when you can, and never getting supply capped, and spending your money.
A grandmaster can beat a platinum simply by building 10X more primary units than their opponent. There have been demos of this online.
It's true you can "perch" yourself in Diamonds or Masters with a single cheesy build, but if you want your rank to withstand patches and new releases, then you have to master the fundamentals - probes and pylons.
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They key to StarCraft before the Diamond/Master level is probes and pylons - your build order doesn't matter, your strategy doesn't matter, your micro doesn't matter.
All that matters is you mine exponentially by always building a worker when you can, and never getting supply capped, and spending your money.
A grandmaster can beat a platinum simply by building 10X more primary units than their opponent. There have been demos of this online.
It's true you can "perch" yourself in Diamonds or Masters with a single cheesy build, but if you want your rank to withstand patches and new releases, then you have to master the fundamentals - probes and pylons.