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Zerg 8 pool build

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punk555jbn
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5 Posts
May 09 2011 23:46 GMT
#1
Poll: What do you think?

Amazing!!! (22)
 
46%

I don't like it. (11)
 
23%

This is the worst possible build ever!!!!! (7)
 
15%

Pretty Good! (3)
 
6%

No comment... (3)
 
6%

I probably will never use this... (2)
 
4%

Ok I guess... (0)
 
0%

48 total votes

Your vote: What do you think?

(Vote): Amazing!!!
(Vote): Pretty Good!
(Vote): Ok I guess...
(Vote): I probably will never use this...
(Vote): No comment...
(Vote): I don't like it.
(Vote): This is the worst possible build ever!!!!!


OK i offiicially learned my own Way to 8 pool. First you kinda obviously get 8 drones, you can scout if you WanT with an overlord... Then you drop your pool. When you drop your pool you make 2 more drones and an overlord, you may have to save up for the overlord... Then you make 3 zlings and a queen and you can go anywhere you WanT from that. I originally made this because it was fast and kept a good economy at the same time. Personally I like to Mass speedlings and then go for mutas, but that's just me.

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Bytz
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States33 Posts
May 09 2011 23:52 GMT
#2
theres really nothing economical about 8 pool.. a muta transition is really hard with such a low drone count. six pool hits faster and has slightly less of a timing window to be scouted. honestly..i dont like it. but then again im only a lowly plat zerg
Glaven
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada554 Posts
May 09 2011 23:52 GMT
#3
brilliant. move aside nestea and idra, this build is the real deal.
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Korinai
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada413 Posts
May 10 2011 00:08 GMT
#4
1. Why is this in blogs
2. This build is terrible. 8 pool does NOT have a good economy.
3. What's with the random capital letters.
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Eatme
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
Switzerland3919 Posts
May 10 2011 00:11 GMT
#5
I prefer 6pool or 10pool with speed. "I probably will never use this..." kinda fits my opinion even if I have done 8pools like twice or so.
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
May 10 2011 00:13 GMT
#6
wait, so let me get this straight
you make a pool on 8, and then when the pool is done you get 3 sets of lings and a queen?

wow, what a creative take on an 8-pool.
Zerokaiser
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada885 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-10 00:20:47
May 10 2011 00:19 GMT
#7
On May 10 2011 09:13 travis wrote:
wait, so let me get this straight
you make a pool on 8, and then when the pool is done you get 3 sets of lings and a queen?

wow, what a creative take on an 8-pool.


You don't need to trash him. This is his own, personal way to play 8pool. I'm sure he tried 2 sets of lings, 1 set of lings, no queen, not making the spawning pool on 8, etc. He probably even tried 4 sets of lings. Just because he prefers 3 sets of lings doesn't mean you need to be so harsh.


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SlapMySalami
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
May 10 2011 00:24 GMT
#8
if you like 8pool you should first try 10pool and also do 10pool/gateway units in 2v2s its ez pz i got to master with my friend who doesnt play this game
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Seide
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States831 Posts
May 10 2011 00:27 GMT
#9
Hmm might be ok for 2s or for funzies, but not for high level play
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ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
May 10 2011 01:43 GMT
#10
8 pool is good be cuz you can send 2 drones to block a wall off
Jaedong :3
NoobStyles
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Australia257 Posts
May 10 2011 02:04 GMT
#11
Why are you wasting time trolling Blogs? More people on the sc2 strat bridge.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
May 10 2011 03:02 GMT
#12
On May 10 2011 09:13 travis wrote:
wait, so let me get this straight
you make a pool on 8, and then when the pool is done you get 3 sets of lings and a queen?

wow, what a creative take on an 8-pool.


lmfao it was totally deserved.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
m1LkmaN
Profile Joined January 2010
Australia82 Posts
May 10 2011 04:08 GMT
#13
This didn't deserve its own thread but this build is strong as hell in team games. 8 pool, 9 ovy, 3 sets of lings, queen, drone, gas, drones until 17, ovy then spam lings, take workers off gas at 100 and get speed. Transition into expo or rush for mutas, pretty strong opening. Lets you really get one of them weak with the initial lings and leads into a strong timing attack around 5:40-6:00.
punk555jbn
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5 Posts
May 10 2011 11:20 GMT
#14
good was probably the wrong word i meant decent
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punk555jbn
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5 Posts
May 10 2011 11:23 GMT
#15
On May 10 2011 09:19 Zerokaiser wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2011 09:13 travis wrote:
wait, so let me get this straight
you make a pool on 8, and then when the pool is done you get 3 sets of lings and a queen?

wow, what a creative take on an 8-pool.


You don't need to trash him. This is his own, personal way to play 8pool. I'm sure he tried 2 sets of lings, 1 set of lings, no queen, not making the spawning pool on 8, etc. He probably even tried 4 sets of lings. Just because he prefers 3 sets of lings doesn't mean you need to be so harsh.


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Rated 5 stars

well i did try a lot of different combos and 8 just seemed to work best for me
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Ipp
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States456 Posts
May 10 2011 14:59 GMT
#16
On May 10 2011 09:13 travis wrote:
wait, so let me get this straight
you make a pool on 8, and then when the pool is done you get 3 sets of lings and a queen?

wow, what a creative take on an 8-pool.


This build is a lot more advanced than you give credit. You completely missed the overlord at 9 after the pool.
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sutureself
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States192 Posts
May 10 2011 15:09 GMT
#17
For some reason, this thread made me laugh really, really hard.
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TeH_CaRnAg3
Profile Joined March 2010
United States239 Posts
May 11 2011 01:53 GMT
#18
On May 10 2011 09:08 Korinai wrote:
1. Why is this in blogs
2. This build is terrible. 8 pool does NOT have a good economy.
3. What's with the random capital letters.


I agree. The circumstances kinda are limited. Early aggression like that doesn't always work out in sc2. It bw that build would be viable more often. But the fact is if you don't scout first, or don't send a drone to scout, the wall will most likely be up, a wall with 1 or 2 marines. If the map is uber small it's possible. But on any larger map ex: scrap station. I don't think it would work out very well.

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Geovu
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Estonia1344 Posts
May 11 2011 02:44 GMT
#19
I prefer my fake 6 pool into fast hatch, thank you very much.
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