I'm going to write up some helpful tips I've picked up for playing Starcraft 2 with other human players.
- If you get a notification that your ally is under attack, go help him/her out. A 2v2 or 3v3 gets much harder if it's suddenly 1v2 or 2v3 (respectively).
- Synergize your unit selections. For example, if you're playing Zerg and your ally is Terran, you should use Zerglings to complement his ranged firepower. Roaches are optional, but Hydralisks are essentially buffed up Marines (look at the stats, I'm not joking!).
- Assist your ally's efforts to expand. Several maps in the Cooperative map pool have destructible rocks guarding some of the mines (this is especially true if they are High Yield mineral fields). When you see your ally trying to destroy some rocks, send your units to assist.
- If an ally is getting attacked and you are sending units to defend, prioritize his economy and his main tech buildings (such as the Spire, Dark Shrine, Factory, and other buildings that are mid to high tier and can cause quite the setback if lost).
- By the same token, that's what you should be aiming at if you're attacking an opponent.
- If you're being attacked by all the computers in a Co-op match, entrench. This involves creating defensive structures and units to protect those structures. You may not win, but you'll usually buy your allies enough time to either assist you or counterattack your opponents. I call this Dying Slowly when the skirmish in question is visibly unwinnable.
- If you're playing as Zerg, be particularly mindful of where you place your Creep Tumors. If you have Protoss and Terran allies, your building foundation (aka. Creep) can work against them as they cannot build on it. Or, maybe you're evil and that's what you want to do... :P
These are just a few tips I've figured out during my game time in Starcraft II. Feel free to add more tips in the comments sections! :D
Until the next time, take care and have fun! ;)
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