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Protoss: best race in SC 2

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Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-03 18:27:37
October 03 2010 18:16 GMT
#1
Protoss is the most un-imbalance race, also very creative and fun to use. I've just played protoss against a terran experimenting with zerg and they are really a fun race.

i haven't tried playing against terran yet with protoss but I think it's a pretty even match up, high templars are so good against any race, PvZ I think is so much better since it feels more balance unlike that in TvZ were I can just go marines+tanks and it's GG for zerg.

Man, I hope i didn't switch to terran when I play protoss. But since I saw that there's a lot of protoss here in my country. That's the time I played terran. Also I think I suck at PvP.

The only thing I found out that's kinda imbalance with the PvZ match up is the Broodlords, I can't think of any unit that can handle BL and hydra combo. Maybe a few stalkers blink with HT storms will do the trick but that's too much minerals/gas.

I might switch to protoss again if ever the time comes, but as for the meantime I'm in love with terran since boxer's back!

edit: I feel like an idiot with the too much minerals/gas.. well you'll have a lot of minerals/gas once he gets broodlords if you have a 3rd expo.


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us.insurgency
Profile Joined March 2010
United States330 Posts
October 03 2010 18:21 GMT
#2
how is that too many minerals? It will be late game so you should be able to produce stalkers, hts, and chargelots.
nekuodah
Profile Joined August 2010
England2409 Posts
October 03 2010 18:26 GMT
#3
SAying broodlord/hydra rapes protoss is like saying pheonix/collosus/gateway rapes terran, yes it does the problem is getting to that point (protoss player btw).
YoureFired
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States822 Posts
October 03 2010 18:45 GMT
#4
On October 04 2010 03:26 nekuodah wrote:
SAying broodlord/hydra rapes protoss is like saying pheonix/collosus/gateway rapes terran, yes it does the problem is getting to that point (protoss player btw).

except that a huge mass of bio + 30 vikings will kill it easily. Keep marines in the back stimmed to kill phoenixes, protoss can't afford a lot of them AND colossi.

Now PvZ vs broodlords...
-Stalkers with blink are technically the counter but hydras and even broodlings just do so much damage
-Void rays get killed by hydralisks very quickly
-Storm can work, but even then its very gas heavy when you need all the gas for stalkers

It would be like carriers versus Terran if the Terran had no goliaths. Wraiths and marines would *technically* work, but due to the huge range discrepancy the dragoons and zealots would easily kill them before they could actually hurt the carriers.

Likewise, mass hydra kills stalkers, void rays and zealots. Storm could be a problem... if you could get in range. The mass of broodlings just makes it impossible and if the Zerg is paying attention, they will snipe at least 75% of the HT's.
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mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
October 03 2010 18:47 GMT
#5
nice that you're having fun!

just so you know void rays are the answer to Broodlords. with chargelot support and a few storms its the best way to handle them since they're so beefy.
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Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-03 19:01:43
October 03 2010 19:01 GMT
#6
[QUOTE]On October 04 2010 03:45 YoureFired wrote:
[QUOTE]On October 04 2010 03:26 nekuodah wrote:

-Storm can work, but even then its very gas heavy when you need all the gas for stalkers

[/QUOTE]
yeah, you have to spend all the gas on stalkers which cost 50 gas, the zerg has a lot easier time as their units cost a lot less gas (such as BL and Hydra), thus they can make more easily...
Oh wait!
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aztrorisk
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States896 Posts
October 03 2010 19:36 GMT
#7
Protoss has a very hard time with terran and a easy time with zerg (because most zerg players aren't very good)

I think protoss lacks creativity, honestly, that's why I switched to Zerg. I think terran allows for the most creativity due to their diversity. Stalker blink or phoenix deals very nicely with broodlords.
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Tabbris
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Bangladesh2839 Posts
October 03 2010 20:02 GMT
#8
On October 04 2010 04:36 aztrorisk wrote:
Protoss has a very hard time with terran and a easy time with zerg (because most zerg players aren't very good)

I think protoss lacks creativity, honestly, that's why I switched to Zerg. I think terran allows for the most creativity due to their diversity. Stalker blink or phoenix deals very nicely with broodlords.

Protoss seems to rape terrain mid game tho. Early game terrain is just a pain
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