Micro

What does micro mean?

Unit micromanagement skill

Micro is a gaming term that is short for "micromanage" or "micromanagement." The term refers to how well and fast a player controls his units in combat.

Micro is related to APM and commonly used in games such as StarCraft and Warcraft 3 (including the DOTA MOBA mod). Micro is contrasted with macro, which is the ability to build an army efficiently.

Example

My macro always slips when I'm focusing on my micro

Related Slang

MacroEconomy management skill
sc2StarCraft 2
APMActions per minute
BOBuild order
CCCommand Center
FFEForge fast expand

Categories

General
Online GamingDota 2StarCraft 2
Updated June 13, 2017

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