Leveling Down

Big Boss sneaks his way through the jungles of Costa Rica in the best Metal Gear Solid yet.

It’s been a pretty long time since I picked up the Big Boss PSP bundle back in June. What happened to it? With all of my articles devoted to Starcraft 2 as of late, some of you may be wondering if I had even played it yet. The answer is most definitely yes. I’ve been playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on my hour long commute home from work every day now for the past month, and I’ve actually already gotten the credits to roll but the game has so much post-game that I suspect that I will eventually hit 100 hours in this game. Hit the jump to read the review on what I now consider my favorite Metal Gear Solid game of the franchise.

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Mass Vikings and Battlecruisers can give Zerg air a very bad day.

Considering that several Starcraft 2 3v3 mid-game options can successfully carry into the end-game, I have consolidated the 3v3 end-game for all three races into this one article. I realize that it may be difficult to find the various Starcraft strategy articles that I have written up, so I will link them again here for your convenience:

Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy – Some Basic Multiplayer Tips
Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy: Defensive Early Game Builds
Stracraft 2 3v3 Strategy: The Protoss Mid-Game
Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy: Terran Mid-Game
Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy: The Zerg Mid-Game
Going Up Against the Protoss’s Overpowered Void Ray

If you’ve read through all of those articles already, hit the jump for my next article on the 3v3 end game.
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When in doubt about what to do for the Zerg mid-game, just mass Hydralisks.

For my series of mid game Starcraft 2 team strategy articles, I’ve saved my most difficult race to play for last: Zerg. Protoss is easy for me to understand, Terran was tough at first but now I understand, and Zerg…well Zerg I now understand as well but like most Starcraft players, feel that even after understanding the Zerg race, it’s still tough to play with them – especially against Terran. But, don’t let that dissuade you as a Zerg team player. Read on for different army types you can go with Zerg in the mid game.

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I guess this means maybe I should retire as grand champion since I beat multiplayer!

I was planning on posting an entry on the 3v3 Zerg mid-game today, but because I finally hit rank #1 in my division for Diamond League in 3v3 RT I decided I’d just spend some time recounting random stuff on how I got there. It was a long road to the top in my case (132 games to be exact), but of course, now I at least feel a little better writing 3v3 strategy and tips since I have the credentials to prove it. But in today’s entry – I won’t be sharing strategy…just random thoughts.
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When I play Terran in team games, I love using the Siege Tank + Marine combo for mid-game.

Up next in my series of Starcraft 2 strategy articles is how to play Terran’s mid-game effectively for team-based play. Back in the beta, Terran was the hardest race for me to learn, since I felt that the Terran units changed most considerably from the first game to the second compared to the other races. I also didn’t quite embrace the power of tanks back in the beta. But now in retail, playing as random, I think I have more wins as Terran than either Protoss or Zerg, so I have to say I’ve come along way. Hit the jump to read up on the viable strategies for the Terran mid-game.

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My Immortals here are about to completely tear apart a bunch of Stalkers.

Originally I thought that I would fit my 3v3 mid-game strategy writeup for all three races in one entry, but because I have so much to say about each race (and little else to blog about these days), I’ve decided to spread the races out to different entries.

With Protoss being the easiest race for me to play as well as a few buddies interested in learning how to play the Protoss, I decided to write about the Protoss mid-game first. If you’re interested in how to play the Protoss mid-game, take a look!

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As Terran, my wall-in is used here to prevent an initial Zergling rush.

In previous entries, I have advocated how important it is to rush or prepare to be rushed in team-based games. I will continue to reiterate that here that if you want to get good at Starcraft II in 3v3, there’s actually a pretty standard defensive build with each race that you should follow for the most conservative opening in 3v3. I’m not a 1v1 player, so some of the more hardcore strategies that apply there don’t necessarily work here, but if you want to get good at 3v3, this is the right place to begin reading. For today’s entry, I will focus on the early game and specifically, what you should build if you want to go with the tried and true.

[Updated 8/30/2010 with revised Protoss opening]

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This past weekend I got promoted to the Gold League!

All I’m playing these days at home is Starcraft 2, so it’s very difficult for me to really write about anything else game related these days (although I am making my way through Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on my commute so I will get a review out on that at some point). This past weekend I was able to sink in several hours more with Starcraft 2′s 3v3 multiplayer, and was able to move up to the Gold League in the process. Read on for my thoughts on the matches I played and things I’ve learned. I’ve decided to call this entry #2 since I have a feeling it won’t be my last.
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Smack dab in the middle of my 3v3 Random Team ladder league after my first week.

With the little time I have, I’ve been devoting my free time for gaming directly towards Starcraft II – bouncing back and forth between the campaign and the multiplayer. So, while I may have occasional other games to write about in the coming entries, perhaps you’ll be reading about Starcraft II from me for a while.

Being a huge 3v3 RT fan and having played over a hundred matches during the Starcraft II beta, I’ll spend today’s entry sharing my thoughts and experiences with 3v3 multiplayer in the retail now that I have 18 matches under my belt.

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If I am logging onto my account in offline mode, why do I get kicked out with this error screen?

Starcraft II was released last Tuesday. How did it go? It’s almost comical for me how badly it went. Even with my Internet down, all I wanted to do was play Starcraft II’s single player but couldn’t even do that due to the Internet authentication steps the game took. Read on for what I had to go through to play Starcraft II in a time when my Internet was actually not working.
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