APM mostly means that bots can have perfect micro-management of units (within reason; a bunch of goliaths or dragoons in a chokepoint simply cannot really be managed ;)). This translates to slightly higher income in the beginning [1] (and thus certain strategies can be a bit faster. For ground armies in open fields this can mean a large advantage, although humans are quite good at this as well.<p>APM doesn&#x27;t really help in creatively coming up with a good strategy to counter a certain build. Just today I watched a game between two Protoss bots, one of which went carriers, the other zealot&#x2F;reaver. That&#x27;s ... not really an optimal decision.<p>Tactical manoeuvres like flanking or attacking at different places at the same time are also mostly absent for now (although APM can help there, of course).<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.teamliquid.net&#x2F;forum&#x2F;brood-war&#x2F;484849-improving-mineral-gathering-rate-in-brood-war" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.teamliquid.net&#x2F;forum&#x2F;brood-war&#x2F;484849-improving-m...</a>