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Don't play the game without having the Minecraft Wiki open. Simple as it gets. To get the most out of your experience you should be using the wiki while you play. 
 

I mean this quite literally. Starcraft 2 is taking a hiatus from my most played games list for this gem of a game that I found. Minecraft isn't even a finished game yet, its in alpha as of this entry, but it is without a doubt one of the finest games i've ever played. Minecraft belongs to the genre of games that can only be defined as a sandbox construction game. Imagine your lego collection gaining attributes, a finely tuned crafting system, a day and night setting (where baddies come out only at night), and put the imagination and creativity on overdrive. That is Minecraft. The game has a myriad of tools at your disposal to make anything you please, so long as you can survive. During the day it's a collect-a-thon to craft items to make buildings, I use this term loosely, harvest logs, acquire hides and meat, and just generally use every aspect of the world to make a home for yourself. And at night you just need to survive. Enemies populate this strangely charming world, and they are out only to see you dead. Once day comes back though your free to run around the overworld. Although that's only part of the joy of the game. One of the first things I took up in Minecraft is what I called a mining expedition. Underneath my burgeoning castle I began a search for rare ores and minerals to continue making my fortress. There is no 'money' in the game, so everything comes at your own hard work and expertise with what is around you.  
 
Minecraft has primarily simple graphics in order to accomplish the amazing feat of being able to manipulate everything in the world. It's like looking back at a PSN or N64 era game, and it reminds me of cubivore. But underneath the simplistic graphics it has a stunning sort of breadth to it. Everything is colorful and stylized, and when you stare down a valley to see large imposing cliffs ripe with mineral veins, and animals frolicking along the plains you will feel a sense of awe with this game. Couple this with the fact that you can tunnel down anywhere, or build your home anywhere, and you have something incredibly special.  
 
Minecraft is only in alpha and im willing to call it one of my favorite games of all time already. Rarely does a game come along that can acquire my attention so thoroughly as this game does. Enveloping the experience is an atmospheric tone that can make the game creepy at times, and at other times quaint and wonderful. The soundtrack is also really good, and it makes me look forward to what the finalized copy will hold.  
 
Right now Minecraft is out for sale for roughly $13 (9.00 euro), and when the game is released it will sell for roughly $25. This is a steal because the game gets updated regularly for bug patches, and various other add-ons, but the game is fully playable. Admittedly I lost a bit of progress during a strange crash, but this was hardly detrimental to the entire experience. I really can't emphasize this enough. If you like your Oblivions, Fallouts, Grand Theft Autos, Dungeon Keepers, or any other remotely sandbox game then you owe it to yourself to give Minecraft a shot. It'll hook you. 
 
  http://www.minecraft.net/ 
 
As a side note the game comes in several flavors. You have a downloadable and web browser version, and a multiplayer and singleplayer. The single-player is much more stable than the multiplayer, but the thought of playing this game with thousands of people makes me salivate.

The single player can have you playing for quite some time. Unfortunately the ending leaves much to be desired.

Feedback, Psi Storm, and either Stalkers or Phoenix's.

That other people probably already knew about before. Anyways it's a custom-made Starcraft 2 signature that you can get from here. It comes out looking something like this:  
 

2 gate is always nice against zerg, but you really need to have a viable strategy after harassment otherwise you'll be open to attack. Since phoenixes usually illicit the mass hydra reaction its often times a good thing to go collosus and stalkers to mop things up if they get out of hand. A few templar also make a nice stain on the battlefield. :)

Overall everyone was pretty bad. The zerg player being the worst because of his really bad macro, but there were poor decisions all around. Red's proxy choice is generally poor unless your teammate's got your back. Which he really didnt. Green really didn't have much macro either, not to mention going Void Rays against Terran is a serious no-no. And lastly Terran had the number advantage frequently but had some serious micro issues. Siege tanks icing your own units is never a good thing. 3M would have made quick work out of what was left. 

Well if your gonna play competitively online then it might be a good idea to start looking at replays and videos online. There are tons of tutorials and unit specs to look at online, and they really help improve your game. But if you are just playing the game casually and want to gradually improve your abilities then just play the game at your own pace and try out new strategies frequently. A good rule of thumb is never rely on a single unit producing building, especially in the late game. And if you find yourself running into even match-ups then upgrade appropriately. Figure out what units counter other units, and improve your usage of hot-keys.There really is no absolute right way to play starcraft, but no matter how you decide to play it can be very fun.

Cannon rush players can be tough to deal with, same goes with just about any proxy build. With Protoss you need to be able to get higher tier units before they do while simultaneously putting up defense. Zerg have it easy against a cannon rush cause they can use spine crawlers with their superior range on anything that gets too close to the base. Roaches are nice too cause of their extra armor, and ranged attack. Just make sure you nail any lone pylons, and if there are multiple pylons then concentrate on a single cannon then back up, regen, then continue. And try to hit their main if you can too. Harassing their minerals will seriously make their proxy a bad move if you can afford to send a few zerglings or roaches in to nail their probes. Above all you gotta remain calm and focused. Personally I hate the usage of cannon rush or proxy gates, its an easy way to play the game and can put pressure on anybody. I'd rather beat someone the old-fashioned way, through superior strategy.