Picked up a G15 Keyboard. Don't know If I like it, mainly because of all the G buttons on the left side. I keep hitting one of the G buttons instead of Control, or 1, or ~, or Esc.
Also, pretty crappy day for me today. Got to wake up to a busted water pipe in my garage. Water everywhere. Spent the entire morning vacuuming water out of my carpet. And I kind of suspect there is a busted pipe in my floor that is leaking up to where I pulled the water out.
Then I played some games of SC2. First game I win pretty handily vs a protoss. Second game I lose to a Muta/Bling zerg. Pretty badly, those damn blings owned all my hydras.
Then I discovered why Zealots are getting that nerf. Holy shit 2gate harass is strong as hell. Dude had 3 zealots sitting at my ramp real early. Then lead my 5 roaches on a merry little chase, didn't want him to just run up into my base but I shoulda have just went straight to his and started killing shit. Anyway, He 2 gate into expand and put up cannons. It was a real close game, but I felt behind the entire time, well because I was for the most part.
Then lost another ZvZ where I went Muta/bling but lost to Hydra/roach. Little frustrating.
But seriously, I'll upload that protoss guys vid. He was pretty damn good. It's a good game, and he wins it with 2 really well placed Storms that I let kill all my hydras.
You'll notice that my resources skyrocket there for a while. I'm going to blame it on my larva. So Often I had tons of money but no larva to use and no buildings I needed to make. At the end I just plop down hatches, which I should have done earlier. + I get supply blocked a couple times, =\. For the most part though we are both macroing up hard and have a couple good fights.
And I'm at 795 points or something now, have beaten 6 or so plats today and still no promotion. At least I've gotten bunker rushing down. I even plopped a bunker on a guys ramp effectively walling him in while I could safely repair outside and funnel marines in.
Maybe you're going to be sent straight to diamond?
As a zerg player my 3 do-not-play maps are Lost Temple, Kulas Ravine, and Delta Quadrant. All of those maps are ballsacks. I hate Desert Oasis too but after a shit game of DQ that supplanted my third "ban" slot.
As a zerg player my 3 do-not-play maps are Lost Temple, Kulas Ravine, and Delta Quadrant. All of those maps are ballsacks. I hate Desert Oasis too but after a shit game of DQ that supplanted my third "ban" slot.
Mine are Kulas Ravine, Scrap Station, Desert Oasis.
As a zerg player my 3 do-not-play maps are Lost Temple, Kulas Ravine, and Delta Quadrant. All of those maps are ballsacks. I hate Desert Oasis too but after a shit game of DQ that supplanted my third "ban" slot.
Mine are Kulas Ravine, Scrap Station, Desert Oasis.
As zerg?
Ezekiel on
I will throw you on the land and hurl you on the open field. I will let all the birds of the air settle on you and all the beasts of the earth gorge themselves on you. I will spread your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains. I will drench the land with your flowing blood all the way to the mountains, and the ravines will be filled with your flesh. - Ezekiel 32: 4-6
I love when people tell you that you don't know what you're talking about on a certain subject....then you stroll over to check their match history, do a little browsing, and find out they have exactly 0 experience with what they're preaching. Silly goosery at its finest.
Ezekiel on
I will throw you on the land and hurl you on the open field. I will let all the birds of the air settle on you and all the beasts of the earth gorge themselves on you. I will spread your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains. I will drench the land with your flowing blood all the way to the mountains, and the ravines will be filled with your flesh. - Ezekiel 32: 4-6
Practice is paying off and I actually winning a few games, I have a ton of stuff I need to work on of course, but I do feel a bit better than I did two days ago, Here is a replay of my most recent game, yes I know I got supply blocked...I did win this game, but almost got wreck by cloaked units, is there anything in particular I should be toting along with my other units if the guy have cloaked units? Almost lost this one because I didn't have a response, but I did have quite a few speedlings..
I love when people tell you that you don't know what you're talking about on a certain subject....then you stroll over to check their match history, do a little browsing, and find out they have exactly 0 experience with what they're preaching. Silly goosery at its finest.
That right there is a large amount of dedication to what random strangers are saying on the Internet.
I love when people tell you that you don't know what you're talking about on a certain subject....then you stroll over to check their match history, do a little browsing, and find out they have exactly 0 experience with what they're preaching. Silly goosery at its finest.
That right there is a large amount of dedication to what random strangers are saying on the Internet.
Bliz has made it so convenient, why not verify if someone is full of shit?
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I will throw you on the land and hurl you on the open field. I will let all the birds of the air settle on you and all the beasts of the earth gorge themselves on you. I will spread your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains. I will drench the land with your flowing blood all the way to the mountains, and the ravines will be filled with your flesh. - Ezekiel 32: 4-6
I love when people tell you that you don't know what you're talking about on a certain subject....then you stroll over to check their match history, do a little browsing, and find out they have exactly 0 experience with what they're preaching. Silly goosery at its finest.
That right there is a large amount of dedication to what random strangers are saying on the Internet.
As a zerg player my 3 do-not-play maps are Lost Temple, Kulas Ravine, and Delta Quadrant. All of those maps are ballsacks. I hate Desert Oasis too but after a shit game of DQ that supplanted my third "ban" slot.
Mine are Kulas Ravine, Scrap Station, Desert Oasis.
Checking someone's match history doesn't really tell the whole story though. Raelcun is probably one of the more knowledgeable casters out there and he's only played like 20 games on the ladder.
As a general rule it kind of works though I guess.
Practice is paying off and I actually winning a few games, I have a ton of stuff I need to work on of course, but I do feel a bit better than I did two days ago, Here is a replay of my most recent game, yes I know I got supply blocked...I did win this game, but almost got wreck by cloaked units, is there anything in particular I should be toting along with my other units if the guy have cloaked units? Almost lost this one because I didn't have a response, but I did have quite a few speedlings..
Overseer is your only mobile option as zerg. Spore crawlers work for static defenses at home although it's usually more reasonable to just make another overseer that you can move around your base unless you're facing a substantial air threat.
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Delta = free protected expansion for terran and toss. Can there be a few maps that totally favor zerg?
Why isn't it protected for Zerg....?
It is, Ezekiel has no idea what he is talking about. A protected expansion is BETTER for Zerg, because they have the hardest time protecting it from Terran and Protoss aggression. Delta Quadrant is a great map for Zerg in general; it is big, has lots of expansions and a fairly wide open centre.
Except that you're DELAYED in getting that expo by a rock. Terran and toss know you have to 1base for a lil while, and abuse it. They lock themselves in, and nothing you can do until much later in the game to deny them the money flow. Meanwhile, if you want to keep up with that econ, you have to move to the base outside, which is totally exposed.
And no, it isn't BIG. It's a tiny map.
Expand to the other natural first. If they lock themselves in you have an easy natural and third base. You can take map control and have a strong game from there. The outside base is no more exposed than most maps in the pool. It's a bit far from the ramp but nothing that is exceptionally hard to defend. I'll admit that the huge cliff on the protected expansion is bad, but it's hard to defend for every race.
I love when people tell you that you don't know what you're talking about on a certain subject....then you stroll over to check their match history, do a little browsing, and find out they have exactly 0 experience with what they're preaching. Silly goosery at its finest.
You're right that I don't main Zerg, but I used to play them and I'd say I am decently strong. I am basing my opinions from my experience watching other Zerg play on the map. I'd be happy to go over and play the map with you to figure out a good way for Z to play it.
grudging should be a more common solution to disputes in this thread
I wanted to set up a Fight Club for my OP that would allow you to call out someone and grudge match specific scenarios and if they lost or dodged they got probbed or banned for a while but mods never responded (((
I agree. Henceforth every unresolved argument in the thread must be settled with a grudge match!
A grudge match doesn't change 2+2=4. ...but I'll do them anyway.
Ezekiel on
I will throw you on the land and hurl you on the open field. I will let all the birds of the air settle on you and all the beasts of the earth gorge themselves on you. I will spread your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains. I will drench the land with your flowing blood all the way to the mountains, and the ravines will be filled with your flesh. - Ezekiel 32: 4-6
grudging should be a more common solution to disputes in this thread
I wanted to set up a Fight Club for my OP that would allow you to call out someone and grudge match specific scenarios and if they lost or dodged they got probbed or banned for a while but mods never responded (((
as someone who's been on the receiving end: make the first matches public.
Aaaaahhaha... Was just in one of my random diamond 2v2s as Toss, and my terran partner disconnected before he had even finished his wall-off.
I decided to make 4 barracks and just go "marine marine lol"
Combined with a flood of zealots and stalkers from warpgates, I fought the two toss opponents for 25 minutes and eventually prevailed. Felt so good! I was tempted to just drop at the beginning, but for some reason I held out. It was surprisingly powerful to be able to control all the units at once in a 2v2. I made a dense ball of Toss and Terran military might.
Can you share control like that even when your partner is there?
Aaaaahhaha... Was just in one of my random diamond 2v2s as Toss, and my terran partner disconnected before he had even finished his wall-off.
I decided to make 4 barracks and just go "marine marine lol"
Combined with a flood of zealots and stalkers from warpgates, I fought the two toss opponents for 25 minutes and eventually prevailed. Felt so good! I was tempted to just drop at the beginning, but for some reason I held out. It was surprisingly powerful to be able to control all the units at once in a 2v2. I made a dense ball of Toss and Terran military might.
Can you share control like that even when your partner is there?
Aaaaahhaha... Was just in one of my random diamond 2v2s as Toss, and my terran partner disconnected before he had even finished his wall-off.
I decided to make 4 barracks and just go "marine marine lol"
Combined with a flood of zealots and stalkers from warpgates, I fought the two toss opponents for 25 minutes and eventually prevailed. Felt so good! I was tempted to just drop at the beginning, but for some reason I held out. It was surprisingly powerful to be able to control all the units at once in a 2v2. I made a dense ball of Toss and Terran military might.
Can you share control like that even when your partner is there?
yes you can control their units while they macro it up
Aaaaahhaha... Was just in one of my random diamond 2v2s as Toss, and my terran partner disconnected before he had even finished his wall-off.
I decided to make 4 barracks and just go "marine marine lol"
Combined with a flood of zealots and stalkers from warpgates, I fought the two toss opponents for 25 minutes and eventually prevailed. Felt so good! I was tempted to just drop at the beginning, but for some reason I held out. It was surprisingly powerful to be able to control all the units at once in a 2v2. I made a dense ball of Toss and Terran military might.
Can you share control like that even when your partner is there?
Replay, please.
Ask and you shall receive.
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
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In fact, one of the more interesting 4v4 strats is to have a guy who just micros units. I would imagine it works in 3v3 and 2v2 as well, but it's really emphasized in 4v4.
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Also, pretty crappy day for me today. Got to wake up to a busted water pipe in my garage. Water everywhere. Spent the entire morning vacuuming water out of my carpet. And I kind of suspect there is a busted pipe in my floor that is leaking up to where I pulled the water out.
Then I played some games of SC2. First game I win pretty handily vs a protoss. Second game I lose to a Muta/Bling zerg. Pretty badly, those damn blings owned all my hydras.
Then I discovered why Zealots are getting that nerf. Holy shit 2gate harass is strong as hell. Dude had 3 zealots sitting at my ramp real early. Then lead my 5 roaches on a merry little chase, didn't want him to just run up into my base but I shoulda have just went straight to his and started killing shit. Anyway, He 2 gate into expand and put up cannons. It was a real close game, but I felt behind the entire time, well because I was for the most part.
Then lost another ZvZ where I went Muta/bling but lost to Hydra/roach. Little frustrating.
But seriously, I'll upload that protoss guys vid. He was pretty damn good. It's a good game, and he wins it with 2 really well placed Storms that I let kill all my hydras.
You'll notice that my resources skyrocket there for a while. I'm going to blame it on my larva. So Often I had tons of money but no larva to use and no buildings I needed to make. At the end I just plop down hatches, which I should have done earlier. + I get supply blocked a couple times, =\. For the most part though we are both macroing up hard and have a couple good fights.
Make sure you only play vs people suffering from entomophobia and always choose Zerg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2AXASQPFQo&feature=related
Junk Yard should die.
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Maybe you're going to be sent straight to diamond?
Okay, that baneling bombing is amazing.
Mine are Kulas Ravine, Scrap Station, Desert Oasis.
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As zerg?
Infested Terrans all popping out at once = Holy shit
http://www.sc2replayed.com/replays/68987-1v1-protoss-zerg-lost-temple
That right there is a large amount of dedication to what random strangers are saying on the Internet.
bwahahaha
Bliz has made it so convenient, why not verify if someone is full of shit?
Obligatory:
Terran, the manly men race.
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As a general rule it kind of works though I guess.
Overseer is your only mobile option as zerg. Spore crawlers work for static defenses at home although it's usually more reasonable to just make another overseer that you can move around your base unless you're facing a substantial air threat.
Expand to the other natural first. If they lock themselves in you have an easy natural and third base. You can take map control and have a strong game from there. The outside base is no more exposed than most maps in the pool. It's a bit far from the ramp but nothing that is exceptionally hard to defend. I'll admit that the huge cliff on the protected expansion is bad, but it's hard to defend for every race.
You're right that I don't main Zerg, but I used to play them and I'd say I am decently strong. I am basing my opinions from my experience watching other Zerg play on the map. I'd be happy to go over and play the map with you to figure out a good way for Z to play it.
Oh man when can I change my blizz name!
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I wanted to set up a Fight Club for my OP that would allow you to call out someone and grudge match specific scenarios and if they lost or dodged they got probbed or banned for a while but mods never responded
A grudge match doesn't change 2+2=4. ...but I'll do them anyway.
as someone who's been on the receiving end: make the first matches public.
Joe's Stream.
Also, anyone on commentary should be drunk. I propose Thursday or Friday nights...
I decided to make 4 barracks and just go "marine marine lol"
Combined with a flood of zealots and stalkers from warpgates, I fought the two toss opponents for 25 minutes and eventually prevailed. Felt so good! I was tempted to just drop at the beginning, but for some reason I held out. It was surprisingly powerful to be able to control all the units at once in a 2v2. I made a dense ball of Toss and Terran military might.
Can you share control like that even when your partner is there?
Replay, please.
yes you can control their units while they macro it up
Ask and you shall receive.
Not really though that would end in misery and flames.
you mean like this?
Seeing this makes me want a stat wipe, bad.
But then it'd take even longer to get my queen portrait.
52%? I'm Actually terrible.
[edit]: Oh, well, to be fair, I was like 20 the other night. I haven't laddered.
That's not fair, getting supply capped is part of my 6 pool build that I use to win all my games.