Phrase used in StarCraft 2 play, especially at the pro level, to describe adapting to a situation with a seemingly on the fly strategy that exploits a specific mistake made by an opponent that is unlikely to be repeated later in the game or in further games for that round if it were countered by using a conventional strategy. As an opponent would then be forced to react by changing their overall playstyle for the remaining games in the match, the targeted weakness will likely disappear. Thus a player would lose their metagame advantage of being able to predict where and when an opponent is open to attacks.
Comes from veteran Ukranian StarCraft progamer Aleksey "White-Ra" Krupnyk responding to a question regarding how he would handle an infamously tough match-up for him in an event, which due to his strong accent and odd use of English came out in a memorable fashion:
"Don't worry, I use Special Tactics this time, no problem."
White-Ra went onto win the match 3-0 and advance to the next round by playing standardized openings that moved into bizarre unit mixes and unorthodox usage of them that were unique to each game but in all cases exploited the same specific weakness in his opponent's strategy.
Comes from veteran Ukranian StarCraft progamer Aleksey "White-Ra" Krupnyk responding to a question regarding how he would handle an infamously tough match-up for him in an event, which due to his strong accent and odd use of English came out in a memorable fashion:
"Don't worry, I use Special Tactics this time, no problem."
White-Ra went onto win the match 3-0 and advance to the next round by playing standardized openings that moved into bizarre unit mixes and unorthodox usage of them that were unique to each game but in all cases exploited the same specific weakness in his opponent's strategy.
"Dave played a normal 3-gate robo opening, but then shifted into some bizarre 1 colossus and 4 zealots in 2 warp prisms to kill his opponent's workers and kite his marines away from the base at the same time."
"Well he must have used Special Tactics"
"He was pushing out of his main base with a ball of marines while expanding to his natural, so I used Special Tactics and dropped 4 blue-flame hellions to kill of his workers in the main, then picked them up and dropped them in front of his retreating marines while dropping 2 tanks behind his mineral line to pick-off workers as they're made and destroy his buildings."
"Well he must have used Special Tactics"
"He was pushing out of his main base with a ball of marines while expanding to his natural, so I used Special Tactics and dropped 4 blue-flame hellions to kill of his workers in the main, then picked them up and dropped them in front of his retreating marines while dropping 2 tanks behind his mineral line to pick-off workers as they're made and destroy his buildings."
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The act of using the fact that you are, or appear to be drunk to your distinct advantage when trying to achieve personal gain. Usually it is a good idea to greatly overplay your drunk appearance because if you are sober enough to play the tactically drunk card you will appear to be too sober to perform the kinds of ridiculous acts commonly associated with being tactically drunk.
If, in a nightclub's seating area you happen to end up next to someone hot while they are trying to get with someone else you may make yourself appear to be very drunk in order to distract the guy/girl from your rival. These actions can be anything from falling on top of the couple in order to prevent them from hooking up or you could stand up and act as outrageous as possible to focus the attention on you. Works even better with an accomplice--twice the tactical drunkenness is twice as good!
If, in a nightclub's seating area you happen to end up next to someone hot while they are trying to get with someone else you may make yourself appear to be very drunk in order to distract the guy/girl from your rival. These actions can be anything from falling on top of the couple in order to prevent them from hooking up or you could stand up and act as outrageous as possible to focus the attention on you. Works even better with an accomplice--twice the tactical drunkenness is twice as good!
You see a friend in a nightclub falling on top of a couple.
You: Dude what are you doing you've only had two drinks!
Friend: Shhhh! It's alright I'm being tactically drunk...I need to distract these two! Care to help?
You: Sure thing! (You then proceed to dance in a manner that really just can't be ignored while your friend does his own thing.)
You: Dude what are you doing you've only had two drinks!
Friend: Shhhh! It's alright I'm being tactically drunk...I need to distract these two! Care to help?
You: Sure thing! (You then proceed to dance in a manner that really just can't be ignored while your friend does his own thing.)
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Get the tactile sex mug.'Thadtime' refers to ridiculously long time it takes for one named Thad to perform a task. All the while, time for Thad seems to move at a snails pace and he believes he can accomplish a huge amount of tasks in a very short time. Poor Thad is completely oblivious to the fact that he told someone he would be done in 10 minutes over 2 hours before. It is extremely unwise to refer to 'Thadtime' within earshot of Thad as it seems to invoke extreme agitation. Anyone who wishes to associate with him must be aware of Thadtime and adjust his/her life around it, as he will not acknowledge or change his Thadtime behaviour.
Thad: I'll be done with fixing this bike in 20 minutes. Tops.
Me: Ok, so I'll start dinner in 2 hours thadtime, then?
Thad: No, I just said 20 minutes!
Me: Ok, hun..sorry.
2 hours later.....
Me: Dinners done!
Thad: Ok, in in 5.
Me: (super quietly) ok, see you in the morning...
Me: Ok, so I'll start dinner in 2 hours thadtime, then?
Thad: No, I just said 20 minutes!
Me: Ok, hun..sorry.
2 hours later.....
Me: Dinners done!
Thad: Ok, in in 5.
Me: (super quietly) ok, see you in the morning...
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Get the Pringleton tactic mug.To implement a tactical poo so that people in the vicinity of the toilet are unaware you are doing a dirty horrible shit.
- Implemented primarily in restrooms and in toilets of new acquaintances.
- Implemented primarily in restrooms and in toilets of new acquaintances.
1. To cough loudly when the turd makes impact with the water in the toilet to disguise velocity, size and the sound of the crap.
2. To use air freshner post-turd.
3. To use the bathroom when minimal people are in the vicinity of the toilet.
4. To flush the turd and clean the toilet with the accompanying brush in the very same flush as to avoid the double flush rule. Failing this will gross people out--indefinately.
Dude, I don't know these people well enough to shit in their home. I need to implement some 'Poo tactics'.
2. To use air freshner post-turd.
3. To use the bathroom when minimal people are in the vicinity of the toilet.
4. To flush the turd and clean the toilet with the accompanying brush in the very same flush as to avoid the double flush rule. Failing this will gross people out--indefinately.
Dude, I don't know these people well enough to shit in their home. I need to implement some 'Poo tactics'.
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