Many are entranced by the power of a good macro skill. Being able to create units and buildings fast and being able to gather ample resources for them is a good ability and a skill deeply coveted by new players of StarCraft 2. Many of these players though are very susceptible to the seemingly meager power of a good micro skill. Working in small strike groups against a colossal fleet of capital ships looks like a bunch of flies heading towards a collision course towards a metal wall for an overly-confident macro-manager. Overconfidence of this type of StarCraft players are always toppled by a smaller but more organized micromanaged forces. Macro management is indeed a powerful method to get your coveted victory but with Macro management alone, your ability to wind victories and earn a place in the top lists of battle.net is limited.
Micromanaging your units are crucial to every victory. This allows you to conserve your minerals and vespene gases by keeping your units alive and be able to squeeze out the most damage they can do to the enemy. Very tricky to master and requiring an awfully a lot of attention span, micromanaging is a skill that few can learn. This skill is indeed a very hard ability to master but with this equipped on your arsenal, prepare your world for victories that will catapult you fast to the higher ranks of Battle.net players.
There are several aspects of micromanagement in the world of StarCraft 2; one of these skills is Focus firing. Focus firing the when your attack squad would attack a single target, allowing you to pick out specific units which you deem the most troublesome for you. Focus firing lets you bring down units with abnormally powerful damage or devastating skills in seconds, if not immediately, saving you the trouble of dealing with them in their full power. Focus firing will also allow you to take out enemy detectors, gouging out their eyes that can see through your cloaked units. With their detectors gone, you can now move in with your cloaked units to rain havoc and death to your enemy’s armies. Focus firing is also useful for conducting raids. The key essential for raiding parties is to quickly kill off enemy miners and swiftly retreating like nothing has happened. By focusing the raiders’ fire on single miners, they can quickly dispatch them before enemy reinforcements arrive.
Another aspect of micromanagement it Spell Casting. Many of the units in StarCraft 2 have abilities that are usable by will. These abilities are best used to enhance a squadron’s offensive and defensive abilities. Using skills requires a great amount of mastery over your units and may backfire against your own if not used properly. Certain units can also act alone but letting them near enemy hostiles leaves them as easy pickings for your ravenous enemies.
Focus firing and spell casting are but a few of the many aspects of micromanagement in the game of StarCraft 2 and its strategies. Mastering these skills are hard, honestly, but if you are able to execute these properly, this would certainly give you an edge over your adversaries.
