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Simple Infutable Reason Why ZVP is IMBALANCED - Page 3

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Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
November 29 2009 19:50 GMT
#41
Forge FE into 2 gate Speedzeals is the way to go.
You and your "5 years of competitive RTS experience" can take a hike. - FrozenArbiter
sl
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada239 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-29 20:56:21
November 29 2009 20:56 GMT
#42
On November 29 2009 21:41 7mk wrote:
yea every race has its weak match up I honestly feel like Z do by far the least bitching about it.


Really? That's not what I experienced back when PvZ was "imba" a few months ago while laddering.
Random zergs: "Zomg, 1a2a3a, f'in nub."
Camlito
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Australia4040 Posts
November 30 2009 01:34 GMT
#43
On November 30 2009 05:56 sl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2009 21:41 7mk wrote:
yea every race has its weak match up I honestly feel like Z do by far the least bitching about it.


Really? That's not what I experienced back when PvZ was "imba" a few months ago while laddering.
Random zergs: "Zomg, 1a2a3a, f'in nub."


The Protoss' set an example for the zerg.
sAviOr...
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
November 30 2009 03:26 GMT
#44
i don't see any reason, i just see you telling us that you can beat your opponents, but you don't say HOW.
WheelOfTime
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada331 Posts
November 30 2009 04:56 GMT
#45
On November 30 2009 12:26 EsX_Raptor wrote:
i don't see any reason, i just see you telling us that you can beat your opponents, but you don't say HOW.


No.

I'm saying I've been playing PVZ for years, constantly TRYING to improve i.e. watching pro vods, practicing BOs in singleplayer, dissecting loss replays etc. Yet I suck hard and lose to D+ zergs while I beat C+ protosses and terrans.

Yet I've been practicing and playing a zerg BO for about 2 months, and somehow I can defeat C+ protosses with it. 1a2a3a hydras for the win.

That's HOW.
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
November 30 2009 11:50 GMT
#46
On November 30 2009 05:56 sl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2009 21:41 7mk wrote:
yea every race has its weak match up I honestly feel like Z do by far the least bitching about it.


Really? That's not what I experienced back when PvZ was "imba" a few months ago while laddering.
Random zergs: "Zomg, 1a2a3a, f'in nub."


Oh wow, random people on iccup were bm..
Random people on iccup, that's the same group of people that insult you and call you a maphacker only because you beat them, same group of people that says gg but then doesnt leave and goes and builds pylons on the map only to waste your time.
I was referring more to people worth giving a shit about, people on TL for example.
beep boop
sl
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada239 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-30 14:53:52
November 30 2009 14:52 GMT
#47
On November 30 2009 20:50 7mk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 30 2009 05:56 sl wrote:
On November 29 2009 21:41 7mk wrote:
yea every race has its weak match up I honestly feel like Z do by far the least bitching about it.


Really? That's not what I experienced back when PvZ was "imba" a few months ago while laddering.
Random zergs: "Zomg, 1a2a3a, f'in nub."


Oh wow, random people on iccup were bm..
Random people on iccup, that's the same group of people that insult you and call you a maphacker only because you beat them, same group of people that says gg but then doesnt leave and goes and builds pylons on the map only to waste your time.
I was referring more to people worth giving a shit about, people on TL for example.


Oh, like 1a2a3a jokes never existed on teamliquid? Like Zergs never bitched about the Protoss builds a few months back?
Kyo Yuy
Profile Joined January 2009
United States1286 Posts
November 30 2009 15:13 GMT
#48
On November 30 2009 20:50 7mk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 30 2009 05:56 sl wrote:
On November 29 2009 21:41 7mk wrote:
yea every race has its weak match up I honestly feel like Z do by far the least bitching about it.


Really? That's not what I experienced back when PvZ was "imba" a few months ago while laddering.
Random zergs: "Zomg, 1a2a3a, f'in nub."


Oh wow, random people on iccup were bm..
Random people on iccup, that's the same group of people that insult you and call you a maphacker only because you beat them, same group of people that says gg but then doesnt leave and goes and builds pylons on the map only to waste your time.
I was referring more to people worth giving a shit about, people on TL for example.

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=65739
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=77421
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=87477
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=86507
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=83861

After Protoss progamers started figuring out Bisu's playstyle and emulating their builds towards FE to corsairs in mid to late 2007, Zerg players started complaining about how imba Protoss is. This complaining got REALLY intense in late 2008 during the era of the six protoss dragons, but then started dying down with the rise of swarm season.

Protoss used to complain more about the ZvP imbalance pre 2007 and especially in 2006 when Savior was owning Protosses left and right.

Someone's going to complain about some matchup being imbalanced at some point. That's just the way it is. The maps, the progamer trends, and whichever race has the best builds right now will determine which race receives the most complaints. And right now, Zergs are winning a lot, so naturally there are going to be more people complaining that Zerg are imba.

Give it time. If/when Protoss starts dominating again, there're gonna be a LOT of players complaining that Protoss is the imba race.

Oddly enough, I don't see very many people complaining that Terran is imba. I think it largely has to do with the mechanical requirements you need to play Terran compared to the other two races. Even if SK Terran is difficult to deal with, it requires a great deal of APM to pull off and without the sufficient hand speed the strategy just falls apart.
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inertinept
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Bangladesh1195 Posts
November 30 2009 15:28 GMT
#49
I tested this out my self personally. Ive played protoss for years and can only obtain B- at the peak.

I have never played zerg or terran competitively, but made a smurf account the previous season and only played zvp/tvz/zvt

got to C with a 60% win rate...(rounded)

interesting notes: my zvp was 80% win rate(rounded)
my tvz was 80% winrate(rounded)
my zvt was 33% winrate(rounded)

in conclusion: zerg has a matchup that is just as hard as pvz.

shut the hell up.
With a gust of wind, perhaps.
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
November 30 2009 16:36 GMT
#50
Links for conclusiveness plz
43084 | Honeybadger: "So july, you're in the GSL finals. How do you feel?!" ~ July: "HUNGRY."
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
November 30 2009 16:54 GMT
#51
On November 30 2009 13:56 WheelOfTime wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 30 2009 12:26 EsX_Raptor wrote:
i don't see any reason, i just see you telling us that you can beat your opponents, but you don't say HOW.


No.

I'm saying I've been playing PVZ for years, constantly TRYING to improve i.e. watching pro vods, practicing BOs in singleplayer, dissecting loss replays etc. Yet I suck hard and lose to D+ zergs while I beat C+ protosses and terrans.

Yet I've been practicing and playing a zerg BO for about 2 months, and somehow I can defeat C+ protosses with it. 1a2a3a hydras for the win.

That's HOW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
Papvin
Profile Joined May 2009
Denmark610 Posts
November 30 2009 17:27 GMT
#52
On November 30 2009 13:56 WheelOfTime wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 30 2009 12:26 EsX_Raptor wrote:
i don't see any reason, i just see you telling us that you can beat your opponents, but you don't say HOW.


No.

I'm saying I've been playing PVZ for years, constantly TRYING to improve i.e. watching pro vods, practicing BOs in singleplayer, dissecting loss replays etc. Yet I suck hard and lose to D+ zergs while I beat C+ protosses and terrans.

Yet I've been practicing and playing a zerg BO for about 2 months, and somehow I can defeat C+ protosses with it. 1a2a3a hydras for the win.

That's HOW.


So, zvp is by far my worst mu, does that prove that zvp is imbalanced? Probably not, more that I'm just better at the other mu's. It's just something that'll happen when playing sc, for some reason, you'll be better at some mu's, and be worse and others, blaming it on mu balance is ridiculous. And saying "1a2a3a hydras for the win" completely nullifies everything with reason you've said...
"It's criminally negligent to dismiss Rock's contributions to other people's careers", Dukethegold
fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
November 30 2009 17:47 GMT
#53
Same story for me. My PvT and PvP are constantly over 70/80% winrate by the time I reach C-. My PvZ winrate is usually 0 or below 20.

My ZvAnything sucks dick. My ZvP is almost as consistent as my PvP. WTF.
Peace~
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