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apm66
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada943 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-29 12:34:42
May 29 2010 12:22 GMT
#1
I've been playing really bad lately, at SC2 and I don't think I deserve to be in Platinum yet. Everytime I play a game, right after I win or lose, I watch my replay. I immediately pick off my mistakes, such as scouting - which I just suck at. But keep telling myself to scout better during the next game, but never happens.

Wins with one banshee
Yesterday was just bad. This guy just humiliated me with his one banshee. Well, he didn't humiliate me, because I played very poorly, so I made him humiliate me.

Because he didn't wall off his base, I immediately made the assumption that he was not that good ( After watching the replay, he definitely was not that good, but I played even worse ). Because I did not scout the back of his base, I thought he had only one barrack, and it seemed like this where the game would end...

So, on my second attack, I pretty much went all in with my blings and lings ( did not bother to even upgrade to Lair). Broke into his wall, and thinking that he still had only one barrack, and kept toying with him until he would go GG. Which, of course, didn't happen - which seemed very weird.

7:23
That's when I "discovered" his starport. By "discovered", I mean that my zerglings uncovered it through fog of war, but I didn't see it at all until way after. But it was too late, he already had a banshee ready to go.

7:43
When he lifted his CC, I was like "ugh..a troll."

8:15
That's when I actually noticed his starport. It was too late...If only I had scouted his base properly...If only I had scouted the back of his base much earlier...

Anyway, I'm off to shoot an 11-hr wedding today, and same for tomorrow. So no SC2 for 2 days for me. By "shoot", I mean take photos.

http://jeffreychantin.com/downloads/scrap_lost_zvt.SC2Replay

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Dooba
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Croatia588 Posts
May 29 2010 12:38 GMT
#2
At least, it seems, you do good analysis of your own games so keep on gaming! You will improve bit by bit.
"Zergs are really stronger. I use to win 60-70%, now it is 40-50. I am switching to civilization 5 for now until any terran can come up with a better tactics."
IrT4nkz
Profile Joined May 2010
229 Posts
May 29 2010 12:58 GMT
#3
One banshee could hurt your eco really bad, but it sounds like you had his base raped. Just pull drones and make an extra queen with an overseer.

Failure is the mother of success.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24741 Posts
May 29 2010 14:26 GMT
#4
The lesson here is not so much about how to play tvz as it is about how to play rts 1v1... your attitude lost you that game.

Also lifting off his cc after you had him beat wouldn't have made him a 'troll'
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Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
May 29 2010 14:31 GMT
#5
extra queen > banshee
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MutaDoom
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1163 Posts
May 29 2010 14:46 GMT
#6
On May 29 2010 23:26 micronesia wrote:
The lesson here is not so much about how to play tvz as it is about how to play rts 1v1... your attitude lost you that game.

Also lifting off his cc after you had him beat wouldn't have made him a 'troll'

I agree. I have made the same mistake, assuming my opponent is just inferior.
ghen
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1356 Posts
May 29 2010 14:50 GMT
#7
That's one thing Day9 said recently that stuck. Don't just assume your opponent is bad, assume it's a proxy or just do your normal build. Don't keep your opponent's apparent lack of skill from detracting from your practice.
deL
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Australia5540 Posts
May 29 2010 15:56 GMT
#8
On May 29 2010 23:46 MutaDoom wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 29 2010 23:26 micronesia wrote:
The lesson here is not so much about how to play tvz as it is about how to play rts 1v1... your attitude lost you that game.

Also lifting off his cc after you had him beat wouldn't have made him a 'troll'

I agree. I have made the same mistake, assuming my opponent is just inferior.

I do this like every 2nd ladder game haha, sometimes you forget how easy this game is
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apm66
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada943 Posts
May 30 2010 01:15 GMT
#9
On May 29 2010 23:50 ghen wrote:
That's one thing Day9 said recently that stuck. Don't just assume your opponent is bad, assume it's a proxy or just do your normal build. Don't keep your opponent's apparent lack of skill from detracting from your practice.

ill definitely take that into acct from now on. Thx!
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