Mental Strategy

Mental Strategy #12:
Part #1: Starcraft Preparation Series

Title: How to Prepare to be A Terran

Strategist's note: Welcome to the Starcraft Preparation Series, where I'll get you mentally fit to play as any of the 3 races, and preparing for the unknown.

Topics of discussion:

I. Introduction
   a. Introduction to a Terran
II. A Terran Thinking?
a. Defensive Thinking
b. How to plan for a Terran Mentally
c. Good Shortcut Keys(Help Mentally)
III. Conclusion
a. Explain why these are not going to be the longest Mental Strategies.
b. Conclude this article

   Coming from a Terran Player to the community, I'm supposed to prepare my forces(11% of the Ladder Players), on how to be mentally fit. We may be a small group of people all, but this Strategy will tell you all about being a GOOD terran mentally.

    Terran. Defense. The two words match each other so much. After all the Terrans are the defensive race and have the greatest advantage at being defensive. However, to win a game you need to have an offensive attack too. However, the main strategy a Terran Player uses is takes the defense, and uses it to build up the force that will kill their opponent. Game over right? Most of the time yes because of their amazing Stats compared to the other two races. True the protoss compete pretty well. =)(I made Agelmar proud there). A Terran's mentality though is to think Defensively! That is the most important thing a Terran player needs to think about. If my opponent is Terran, he'll probably do the same type of thing that I'll do which is play defensively.. If he's protoss, prepare for some quick zealot strikes.. Get a few Bunkers and Seige Tanks then I'll get him with Cloaked Wraiths/Valyrites/Battlecruisers/Goliaths. If he's zerg, get one bunker up and prepare for Hydra's or a huge air strike. Also, a Terran Player must think about Cloaked Units(Dark Temps and Lurkers if they play those races). The most important shortcut keys to me are mine to my Comsat Station(ctrl-1, and to access alt-1). However any building is a useful thing to do for a shortcut.

    These strategies are going to be shorter because the Mental aspect doesn't have as much things to worry about, then the actual strategies. Though the Mental part is Equally as important even if I don't write as much. It's very good information, and you need to think about what you are doing mentally to prepare yourself. A Terran's best friend is his or her defense.

-SpaceDominator