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Originally Posted by Karak
lol @ races that can hotkey to just 1 key and win. must be hard to micro that army! the a key is elusive.
Trying to stay objective, let's consider what happens when you 1a standard armies for each race.
TvP: MMM + vikings 1a (or 1ta) = doesn't create problems afaik, maybe medivacs fly ahead a bit further than they should, but all of the attacking units being ranged units means little worry about units being trapped out of range.
TvP: Tank/pure mech 1a = problematic, since tanks generally need to be somewhat positioned & then sieged.
PvT: Colo/stalker/zealot/sentry(/phx) 1a = stalkers wind up in front, blocking zealots from being able to attack or tank damage. If phoenix are with this group, they most likely get to the battle first and start taking damage before the supporting P army is there to assist. If the scenario allows ff/gs, hope that sentries are selected (I'm not sure if stalkers gain priority in control groups if they have blink), and that they're in range to ff.
PvT/Z: Zealot/stalker/sentry/ht 1a = hope your hts aren't too far behind when the battle starts, and hope their incredibly slow move speed doesn't mean that the rest of the P army dies before they get in range to storm.
ZvT: Ling/bane + infestor or *muta (not sure which the standard is currently) = 1a & hope you have enough lings + banes to beat the opponent's marine/tank army. Granted, keeping a ground army on the same hotkey as aerial units, at least faster aerial units, generally will cause problems for any race, so assuming mostly ground armies for the time being.
ZvP: Mass roach = pretty much as simple as 1a gets. Maybe you have to rclick behind the P army once or twice, depending on the size of the battlefield. The micro simplicity of mass roach was probably one of the reasons why this was one of, if not the, most common ZvP strat for a decent amount of time.
ZvP: Ling/bane or ling/bane + infestor or ultra or both = maybe put a few ultras in the front of the army if forcefields could prove problematic, maybe hit whatever fungal hotkey is (E I think), then 1a & grab snack (or start typing out Katy Perry lyrics).
ZvP: Hydra/roach/corruptor = roaches wind up in front, since they're faster, which works out well since they have shorter range than hydras. Doesn't appear to be as common anymore, but w/e.