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10.0The Goal is not to win now. The Goal is to improve now. Do not try to win now.
Try to improve now, and you will win later.
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START HERE!Units
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1Make a copy of this to your Google Drive
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2Follow the constrictions for each step.TerranZerg Protoss
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3To pass a game, meet or exceed all benchmarks. (no winning necessary)Given UnitsGiven UnitsGiven Units
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4When you pass 4 out of 5 games, move onto the next step.SCVDroneProbe
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MarineZerglingZealot
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TheStaircase [Steps]HellionQueen
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HellbatOverseerObserver
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StepsMedivacOverlordWarp Prism
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0Zerg: Play "Creep or Die" (LOTV) in the Arcade. Begin with "Very Easy" and build 20 Tumors. Battle UnitsBattle UnitsBattle Units
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1Mine only Minerals. (no gas) Attack move on the minimap only. (do not look at battles)MarauderRoachStalker
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2Mine only Minerals. (no gas) and Control your units to the best of your ability.ReaperBanelingAdept
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3Mine Gas and Minerals and Control your units to the best of your ability. Given Units onlyThorRavagerSentry
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4Choose 1 unit from the Battle Units List. Aside from the Given Units, this is the only unit you may build.CycloneHydraliskImmortal
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5Choose 2 units from the Battle Units List. Aside from the Given Units, these are the only units you may build.Siege TankLurkerColossus
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6Choose 3 units from the Battle Units List. Aside from the Given Units, these are the only units you may build.GhostUltraliskDisruptor
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-You have completed TheStaircase! Try improving other aspects of the game like strategy, tactics, and micro!VikingMutaliskDark Templar / Archon
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BattlecruiserSwarm HostHigh Templar / Archon
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Rules for Every StepLiberatorBrood LordVoid Ray
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BansheeInfestorOracle
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# 1NO clicking in the command card (bottom right portion of the in-game screen).RavenViperTempest
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# 2NO more than 2 queued units per production facility.Widow MineCorruptorCarrier
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# 3NO more than b+2 supply structures in construction at a time, where b = the number of mineral saturated bases. Mineral Saturation occurs when there are 16 workers mining minerals.Phoenix
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To get full benefit out of TheStaircase:
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Benchmarks
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- Have as much fun as possible at all times :D
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Spending QuotientMasters+ - Experiment with the new unit/units on your current Step as much as possible!
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- Focus as much as possible on your goals, and not on winning the game.
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- Avoid arrow keys or moving the mouse to the edge of the screen to move.
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Avg Supply Block TimeMasters+ - Click on the minimap and use location keys to move screen
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- Use Hotkeys, Control Groups, and Camera Location keys as much as possible.
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- Try to get 48 workers on Step 1 and 2 (3 base saturation)
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- Try to get 66 workers on all other Steps (3 base saturation) NOTE: only take the gas you need when you need it!!!
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- Feel free to rearrange the order of units once you get past Step 2.
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Benchmark Key - Play aggressively; avoid static defenses
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- Try to keep at least one unit or group of units active on the map after your first scout, this will help train multitasking.
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Spending QuotientA metric of your economic management of the game that uses your unspent resources and collection rate in a formula to produce a number - For Step 2 and onward, try to look at your base only when necessary
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Avg Supply Block Timethe time measured in seconds that you spent unable to produce units because you don't have enough supply structures
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Benchmark Calculationhttps://sc2replaystats.com/
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Consistency RequirementMust hit both Benchmarks 4 out of 5 games to PASS
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