**** Original Starcraft 2 Thread ****

Fenris said:
Are you in bronze and lift off your building and fly them to every corner of the map when it looks like you are going to lose?
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Haha!

I might have done that once, but rarely bother if I've another base set-up. I'm top 20 Bronze.

Ravens are very gas intensive so I usually expand pretty quick.
 
Bleek said:
Ravens are very gas intensive so I usually expand pretty quick.
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Ah this guy didn't expand.

By the way when I said "every corner of the map", I meant it. I ended up having to build some void rays to get the last of 'em.

Really does get on my **** when Terran's do that.
 
nex20 said:
Indie, in ZvZ I struggle sooo bad. I normally open banelings. If that doesnt win it I generally have taken out a chunk of there workers. A game I just played he just massed roach's and in the end he did a 50 roach push basically. I knew he had mass roach's so I made roach/hydra. Are hydra's worth getting v mass roach? Or is it a case of just out macro them?
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ZvZ these days doesn't really bode well for a baneling opening unless you really do some damage with them early on.

from what i've noticed it really isnt worth much to go hdyra unless your economy is booming or if they have gone for mutas. Roaches are just more mobile. Its better to spend your money on burrow tech or 2-3 Infestors. they can really change the tide of the battle.
Also, another reason to go hydra would be on maps where you intend on attacking or defending choke points. because the hydras sit behind your roaches, they can really throw out some damage without any return.

Roaches seem to be quite favoured as an opening though, mainly i guess due to the range buff etc, +1 speedlings against roach is no longer a valid counter to it either it seems, mutas counter it pretty well, but to go mutas you have to make it obviouse by getting spine crawlers at your main or ramp.

ZvZ appears to have taken a turn for the worst with the roach buff. Unless you pull off some sort of odd strategy like a one-base-muta without them scouting. then you really do run the risk of it just turning into RoachvRoach macro wars. Its sad that theres not even a lot of micro that can be done. At least Vanilla ZvZ saw some lovely muta micro

I think its really important in ZvZ to hide your tech buildings and your units as much as you can to keep your opponent guessing, just as important as it is to always keep an eye on his base, sacrifice overlords if you need too.
 
Fenris said:
Ah this guy didn't expand.

By the way when I said "every corner of the map", I meant it. I ended up having to build some void rays to get the last of 'em.

Really does get on my **** when Terran's do that.
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I've had that done to me a few times, it makes me wonder if they hope you'll just quit out of frustration?

As for using the Raven tactic without expanding, that's just daft, they're so gas heavy.

I tell you though, 10+ Ravens with double turret drops is hard to defend against.
 
Bleek said:
I tell you though, 10+ Ravens with double turret drops is hard to defend against.
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Yeah, I think I was just lucky in that he wasn't very good, he dropped 90% of his turrets on my warp gates and I think he got 3 on my main mineral line, never got anywhere near my natural. However it was certainly very bloody annoying.
 
I'm having a good run, was rank 22nd in Bronze last night, won 5 in a row and now I'm ranked 15th. Should be top 10 in a few days which for 100 games I think is pretty good?
 
Bleek said:
I'm having a good run, was rank 22nd in Bronze last night, won 5 in a row and now I'm ranked 15th. Should be top 10 in a few days which for 100 games I think is pretty good?
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Nicely done :D

I'm pretty much stagnant. Managed to pick myself back up to break even from the past few days, but I keep getting pvp games on the ladder!!!! :mad: It's like the game's punishing me for actions in a past life or something :o or maybe this life...

Damn I could go for a 6 pool or banshee rush right about now :(
 
I've been progressing nicely since I stopped playing custom melee games and focusing on just 1v1 league games. The insane increase in the number of squishy zerg players has helped too :) I was third in gold and got placed straight into 9th plat.
 
Not to get off topic, but does anyone have an extra guest pass...ill be honest. I have played the game and i love it but i dont get money for a long while and i wanted to play with my friend till then
 
nejitrix32 said:
Not to get off topic, but does anyone have an extra guest pass...ill be honest. I have played the game and i love it but i dont get money for a long while and i wanted to play with my friend till then
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I'll email you my last one over later today. :)
 
arrrgh my account is so messed up. I'm playing consistently vs rank 90 bronze players and not winning any points at all..

On a different note, who watched GSL today? some very very good games
 
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