[nirvAnA]

It's been awhile since Blizzard released one of their own maps, and the wait is finally over!

StarCraft Master offers you the opportunity to put your skills to the test in 30 different challenges that will tax your knowledge and your ability to control your forces. Each fiendish challenge will demand your utmost concentration to prevail, and they’ll help you hone your unit micro-management skills in situations which mimic real battles.



To play simply go to Multiplayer > Join Games > Popular and "Starcraft Master" will be #1 on the list.

Oh yea, they give really cool achievements too!!

Lets see how everyone does! Post about your adventures here!

[ROOTPetraeus]

Streaming me failing at this now... http://www.twitch.tv/0petraeus0

[syfCabracan]

Just finished this and desperatley feel the need to gloat about it.

[asdfSchnitzel]

I did 25 rounds, got the portrait, then went "Stuff this! I got what i came for!"

[mGGAequitas]

i couldnt do 27 and 30



i blame latency

[nirvAnA]

level 4 hydra zealot took me a few tries
level 12 infestor vs marine tank is taking an ETERNITY OMG STILL STUCK HELP

rest so far ez!

[NvPinder]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

level 4 hydra zealot took me a few tries
level 12 infestor vs marine tank is taking an ETERNITY OMG STILL STUCK HELP

rest so far ez!

for 12 - fungal once, launch 4 infested terrans, keep chain fungling efficiently (dont overlap them)

[asdfSchnitzel]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

level 12 infestor vs marine tank is taking an ETERNITY OMG STILL STUCK HELP!

All you do is put 1 festor terran in centre of marines (clicking there) then wait for tanks to kill, rpt process then after rines dead, put 1 terran next to each tank. Win!

[NvPinder]

Got every one relatively easy except 30, which i failed at 20+ times, then opened it in single player instead of multiplayer and got incredibly easy. You don't get the achievement or w/e but if you want to save yourself breaking your headset/keyboard/housemates nose. I'd suggest just doing it (and all of them) in single player vs ai).

Edit; also the latency issue really only affects people outside Singapore. if i see a Singaporean complain about latency I'm going to drill them.

[nirvAnA]

i do that!! 3 infester terrans one at a time to clear each group of marines.

then i have 2 eggs left and put then next to the tanks but they dont die tt

Update: TY westley for streaming it haha. hmm i kept putting the infested terrans at the side center of the tanks at the end. instead of the bottom center. the splash dmg made so much difference wow!

[asdfSchnitzel]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

i do that!! 3 infester terrans one at a time to clear each group of marines.

then i have 2 eggs left and put then next to the tanks but they dont die tt

Do you do them at same time?

[NvPinder]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

i do that!! 3 infester terrans one at a time to clear each group of marines.

then i have 2 eggs left and put then next to the tanks but they dont die tt

Update: TY westley for streaming it haha. hmm i kept putting the infested terrans at the side center of the tanks at the end. instead of the bottom center. the splash dmg made so much difference wow!

i was using the side of the tanks too, but when it was just the tanks left, i unburrowed my infestor next to one before launching the last 2 infested terrans so i got 1 extra hit of splash and all was well

[x5_Bard]

[Peleus]

[Stallion]

round 12 and 16 the infest terran vs tnak one and the fungal vs 9 zealot one is hard

[wTlzq]

level 29 showcasing how much apm terran needs to fight toss

Quick Comments

AxSGRiM:

i did it in one go! :D

[nirvAnA]

1hr 59mins stuck at round 27 banshees!! oh god im so bad at this

Quick Comments

AxSGRiM:

try 30!

[xGKingdelete]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

1hr 59mins stuck at round 27 banshees!! oh god im so bad at this

it's more important to not take damage than it is to do damage

[ROOTPetraeus]

Currently stuck on level 30 T_T Gonna try again tomorrow.

[AxSGRiM]

I am... StarcraftMaster.

[aLtMrFool]

Done! /taunt nirvana XD

[TADivinity]

Its a shame we cant do it on 'Vs AI' and have to deal with latency

Got the portrait. Is all I wanted. :P (Pretty cool one too!)

[NvRossi]

twas fun while it lasted

[inFeZa]

Completed. 2 ez

[Ascel]

Ugh, Stuck on round 22 =(

This map is just showing bad I am at this game not helping me

[mGGAequitas]

just walk ur banes into his army at the start.

then send 2 lings to his banes while running around

you should have more lings so 1a

[wTlzq]

as a zerg, im ashamed to say i only got pass the blings vs blings part on the third try.

[mGGSouth]

Had lots of fun but was a bit disappointed by the lack of a few things...

WHY NO MOTHERSHIP LEVEL AJGED GOD THAT PISSES ME OFF I WANT TO LAND SOME CRUX VORTEXSAKLTWSJ

And was hoping for a FF and storm level but it was not 2 be

[Stallion]

Originally Posted by prOxiSouth

Had lots of fun but was a bit disappointed by the lack of a few things...

WHY NO MOTHERSHIP LEVEL AJGED GOD THAT PISSES ME OFF I WANT TO LAND SOME CRUX VORTEXSAKLTWSJ

And was hoping for a FF and storm level but it was not 2 be

like the fact crux was used in there :P and took me like 2 hours to beat the banshee level felt as bad as theBestfou

[syfCabracan]

Originally Posted by prOxiSouth

Had lots of fun but was a bit disappointed by the lack of a few things...

WHY NO MOTHERSHIP LEVEL AJGED GOD THAT PISSES ME OFF I WANT TO LAND SOME CRUX VORTEXSAKLTWSJ

And was hoping for a FF and storm level but it was not 2 be

Most people would say clutch, but free publicity is always nice : ).

Quick Comments

mGGSouth:

Anytime :)

[faithHunter]

Starcraft Master was pretty hard imo. I got the achievement for the portrait after approximately 90 minutes of trying. :/ I still have 5 challanges left though.

[ToRDeathsFang]

Can't do the last 4, so much phail.

[pRoTimber]

Originally Posted by DeathsFang

Can't do the last 4, so much phail.

lvl27: right click, attack ground anywhere, right click?
lvl28: just stick to the wall at the start of the level to get max range
lvl29: kill the 1st zealot like how u do it with the hydra vs zealot focus fire lvl, then kill the other 1 like level 1 marine dance
lvl30: imo the hardest lvl lol, focus on the 1st stalker projectile attack to pick and drop, after that just follow the rhythm without focusing on the projectile ahaha

[VB_Rhuubarb]

Woot, done

[crAzerk]

WOOHOOO

Add me to the hall of fame!

(tips for the 3 imba levels below these pictures)


By the skin and teeth...



VICTORY.

Level 27: I didn't bother trying to do the 'perfect banshee micro' because it's ridiculously hard for noobs like me.
Instead, I just aimed to not get hit by more than 1 (at most 2) marines at once when I stop to shoot.
Use the big rocks to funnel the marines in a line (around a bend is the best) and do the attack-move thing. It's ok to trade shots with just 1 marine at a time.
(Of course as much as possible try to do the 'perfect micro' in which you dont' get hit at all)
Just be patient, and keep going in circles around the big rock to use this tactic. Did i mention be patient?

Level 28: Just tuck yourself in the corner and Snipe micro... the only reason you can't beat this is latency so can't help you here.

Level 29: I've tried many methods, but the best seems to be this one which Deathsfang linked me:

You basically group your marines up in a ball at the start and start kiting - grouping your Marines messes up the Zealot AI such that they will keep switching targets whenever you make turns (or almost randomly), so you just watch for when their target switches and you do scoot and shoot. Just keep abusing this and you can actually kill both with 3 marines left. Or lose one, kill 1 zealot, and do Level 1 2 marines 1 zealot micro.
Watch the video to see what it's like.

Level 30: Not much tips here, besides use Hold position on your Medivac if not it keeps flying around like a retard.
It's ok to let your medivac take some shots, but in general try to 'force' the stalkers to fire at your tank and then pick it up to dodge it. (In my successful attempt I lost my medivac)
(the reason why you want to let your medivac take shots is sometimes your micro isn't perfect so your Siege Tank takes some hits - so if in consecutive volleys the Tank is getting hit you may want to load it up faster to draw some fire to your medivac before letting them target your tank (and dodging) again)
Just needs some practice and you should get it!

GLHF!

[Churlz]

Does anyone else get large amounts of lag when playing this? I have never gotten such bad lag on NA or SEA :S

Edit: found out you can play this in single player mode problem solved only round 25 left

[jtxgaming]

27/30 complete -_-
banshee moving shot
marine micro against zealot
1 more that i forgot

[Nemo]

Tried to play this yesterday from EU on SEA server, it's awful lag. Not important for most of the levels, but for certain, it's really painful. I've 28-29-30 left.

[ToRDolo]

Pretty fun, still feel like a chobo after beating all 30 levels though haha! Would be sweet if Blizzard released more stuff like this with every couple of patches.

[Lurch]

Got my 25 rounds completed in about 1.5 hours. Currently at round 27 attempting to beat those damn marines :-p

[Cute]

Did it just before on single player. Took a bit under two hours I think. Needed a guide for the infested terran level. Banshee level the hardest imo ^^

[mGGAequitas]

You can watch me beast through starcraft master here: http://www.twitch.tv/aequitas737/b/310872297

[PiG]

Took me almost 2 hours. About half of which was spent on the last level. Did it all with the ~140 ping delay!! So proud.

You can watch it here!: http://www.twitch.tv/ttpig/b/310948341

[FaDeBadger]

Finished it in about an hour and a half on single player. Have all but the banshee and final level to do with delay.