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We are on a break... :( (SC2 related)

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Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-18 23:15:42
February 08 2011 00:50 GMT
#1
Edit:
Just so it is said. I am back playing zerg as promised. The map pool feels a lot better, and zerg is deffo the race i enjoy the most. But i got some nice understanding of what terrans are afraid of when playing against zerg, so it was a useful excercise!
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This weekend it finally happened. I guess it was inevitable with the way things have been going, we have both felt the need for some space, some time apart, and seeing other people.

Zerg and I are on a break. I simply could not take playing ZvZ all the fucking time (Consistently playing above 50% zvz on ladder since new year), and playing close position Metalopolis over and over against the other races.

So I am officially offracing until the ladder map pool changes.

I played some games on sunday just to get into the swing of things, then yesterday I found Trumps 3 rax tutorial where you build up to 50 supply at the 7 minute mark and move out with stimmed marines and marauders.



Result so far: 3-0 against zerg, 0-1 against terran.

I feel kinda ashamed and dirty, I apologize for playing this race.

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Hey, offracing should increase my understanding of the ZvT matchup, right? That must be a legitimate reason.

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forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
BrodiaQ
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States892 Posts
February 08 2011 00:54 GMT
#2
Eesh sorry to hear about your troubles. I know what you mean with the ZvZs, about 50% of my games are ZvZs too. And I'm very sorry to hear you are having success with terran 3 raxes so fast x.x
"So come right up and let me squash your creativity with my iron fist of conservative play."--Nony
StorkHwaiting
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3465 Posts
February 08 2011 01:14 GMT
#3
lawl, Zerg have no easy matchups. That's the fate of the swarm.
salito
Profile Joined May 2010
1649 Posts
February 08 2011 01:21 GMT
#4
3 rax is complete junk against zerg. Don't feel bad for using it.
Nature moves in the shortest way possible.
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
February 08 2011 01:31 GMT
#5
Well, it is the first defined build I ever try for terran, earlier I have just done whatever came into my mind at any given moment, and that was not too successfull. It seems to be a decent introduction to terran but I am quite aware that I will need to look into other stuff as I go along.

Anyhow the 7 minute timing has been working adequately so far.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
Slivered Skin
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada347 Posts
February 08 2011 01:47 GMT
#6
Aww, but ZvZ is so much fun!! Is it a bad match-up for you?
Those most oft mated find love’s motive in a word: inebriated - Get well Violet!! And sC!! T_T
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 02:02:02
February 08 2011 02:00 GMT
#7
Lol, yes.

I have been consistenly playing on par with top gold Terrand and protoss and also quite some platinums, but I have not had much success at all against zerg. At one point bnet started to match me against zerg players with like 10 games played. I have been stuck in silver for months, and my 20% winrate against zerg is probably to blame.

I made a thread about it (link), and the tips i received there helped me somewhat. Still, ZvZ is by far the matchup that i get the least amount of enjoyment from, and when the 50% plus rate of zvz ladder matches just continues then it just kills the pleasure in laddering.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
E-Coffee
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada519 Posts
February 08 2011 02:11 GMT
#8
"We were on a break"

I hope I'm not the only one who thought of Ross and Rachel?
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
February 08 2011 02:37 GMT
#9
On February 08 2011 11:11 E-Coffee wrote:
"We were on a break"

I hope I'm not the only one who thought of Ross and Rachel?


nope, first thing i thought of lol
most overplayed but cute joke ever lol
Hey! Listen!
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46294 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 04:20:15
February 08 2011 04:19 GMT
#10
On February 08 2011 09:50 Ghad wrote:
I feel kinda ashamed and dirty, I apologize for playing this race.


IdrA forgives you.

But really, it's probably for the best. Even if you switch back to Zerg soon, playing as Terran or Protoss for a little bit can give you a new perspective on the match-ups, and definitely the timings!

Good luck! By the way, if you're just annoyed by a few of the maps, then why don't you just thumbs down those specific ones?
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
elmizzt
Profile Joined February 2010
United States3309 Posts
February 08 2011 04:28 GMT
#11
WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!
d=(^_^)z
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
February 08 2011 04:41 GMT
#12
Taking a break from gaming for a while is a great thing to do. I played WoW for the first 2 years it was out and took a couple month long breaks when I couldn't take the raiding anymore. Came back and loved the game again.
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