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Ndugu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1078 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-06 20:24:22
August 06 2010 20:24 GMT
#1
I used to be good. In beta I was highly ranked diamond, and I was high Diamond very briefly in retail before I started tanking my rating non-stop.

The metagame has changed and all the builds I used to do well with appear to now suck. I've been on an epic losing streak that is making me sad. AKA: People finally learned to play zerg other than 15 hatch in roach/hydra, which I could roflstomp because its bad.

Against zerg:

2 gate zealot rushing loses me every single game to people who can hold it off and then baneling bust. What opening is viable? I don't even get to deny their expansion anymore. Good Zerg seem to be able to hold off 2gate, expand, and then baneling bust to victory. If baneling bust doesn't work, they're still at huge advantage.

I think I just kinda rambled there. My point is: What's a good opening versus Zerg at this point?

blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
August 06 2010 20:25 GMT
#2
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=141155 is okay, but I'm leaning towards more phoenix based because muta/speedling still owns
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Ndugu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1078 Posts
August 06 2010 20:33 GMT
#3
I've been meaning to try that.

Anyone else feel the same way about 2gating? Curious if I've just been playing poorly/getting unlucky, but Zerg players seem to 100% be able to shut it down and get an early game win now.
Fallen33
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States596 Posts
August 06 2010 21:36 GMT
#4
Are you expanding after your 2gate? If you place your buildings well, baneling bust wont do shit. few cannons, gateway wall and a few zealots in a choke, you'll hold and you SHOULDNT be that far behind, if behind at all. If anything, they'll be behind for dumping so much into banelings
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
August 06 2010 21:44 GMT
#5
2gate is pretty good against zerg. how are you losing exactly?
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GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
August 06 2010 22:07 GMT
#6
Lol, zerg here.
2 gate = death to protoss because of baneling bust. Try going 1 gate core and chronoboosting a sentry. Then just force field the ramp if banelings come.
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Ndugu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1078 Posts
August 06 2010 23:53 GMT
#7
On August 07 2010 07:07 GenesisX wrote:
Lol, zerg here.
2 gate = death to protoss because of baneling bust. Try going 1 gate core and chronoboosting a sentry. Then just force field the ramp if banelings come.


Yeah I can survive if I play standard... and let the zerg get an expansion up for free.

I'm just getting frustrated because it seems like I picked the race that sucks unless you 4gate.
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