BUT THIS DOESN'T MATTER because I suck at the big picture
- often get flanked
- can't guess the enemy movement
- don't know when to play passive when aggressive
- always get territory/cut-offs taken away
- often get baited into traps
Firstly, welcome to the 1v1 scene, its challenging but its really where you get better at the game.
Your list is actually closer to micro than macro in this game. And I'm afraid it requires more experience than anything - after a while playing you may suspect traps and all of this. Probably the best thing you can do about it is play with a competent player in a 2v2 setting with voice comms and he will probably tell you what to do when it comes to these things.
Macro is more like - have I got the right unit composition to deal with what my opponent has, what does my opponent has, how do I deal with it, where do I place my units around the map.
PLEASE PLEASE give me some advice on HOW to improve my 1v1 game. I watch the Propagandacast but it's not helpful. I might start watching some replays of my own but I wouldn't be able to tell if I'm having a bad game or just my opponent is too pro.
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Personally, I don't like Propogandacast that much. I do prefer Ami/Luv or Ami/Romeo casts so OCF would be a good start. Check out the coh2.org youtube page.