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[Terran OP]1 Ghost 2 Marine vs Mass Roach/Baneling

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Newbistic
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
China2912 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-15 21:12:06
December 15 2011 20:39 GMT
#1
It's been a long while since I actually played SC2 as opposed to just watching other people play the game. Yesterday I decided to log onto B.net for old time's sake and play a few games. My main race is Terran (because they're OP), of course. Then this TvZ happened. Let me show you exactly how fucking OP Terran is.

At one point in the game I was down to only three units: a ghost and two marines. I thought what the hell, since I only have 3 units I'll just micro the shit out of them like BoxeR would do, it can't be too hard when there's nothing else to multitask. Here's a shot of my ghost:

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Let's just call the ghost Commander Shepard to give it some personality (and possibly because the game reminded me of Mass Effect). So I led Commander Shepard and her intrepid band of marines towards the enemy base. The coast was clear, it looked like I could just march right into the enemy base.

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Be vewy vewy qwiet

And suddenly....

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ITS A TRAP

Fuck! Ambushed by burrowed roaches and banelings! Commander Shepard tried to save her own ass, but realized that personal cloaking was not researched. The only thing to do now is to battle it out! I ordered Shepard to stand in front of the marines to tank damage since ghosts have more HP than marines. The snipes went down:

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Never bring acid to a gunfight

Shepard was able to take out a few roaches, but the banelings were closing in. Those fuckers are pretty fast.

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They see me rollin', they hatin'

I stimmed both marines and split them in different directions. But Shepard didn't carry any fucking drugs, so her slow ass got hit by a baneling despite my efforts to focus fire them down. Luckily, she survived the hit.

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It's like having McDonald's coffee spilled on you

The Zerg player used up all his banelings without killing my units, that fucking noob. So I was able to mop up the last roaches and he GG'd right afterwards.

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Manner EMP on the dead roaches

That, folks, is how you kill 8 roaches and 10 banelings with one ghost and two marines. LOL at the people saying that Terran isn't OP. I've already sent the replays to Blizzard, Dustin Browder and David Kim should be getting in touch with me shortly to discuss how Terran can be nerfed.

Peace.

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EDIT: the game is Mass Effect for the people confused. It's a pretty good RPG/FPS game, you should try it out if you haven't.

This blog is in no way, shape, or form actually about StarCraft 2 balance.


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Logic is Overrated
HackBenjamin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1094 Posts
December 15 2011 20:46 GMT
#2
Man I wish they had released SC: Ghost
bGr.MetHiX
Profile Joined February 2011
Bulgaria511 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-15 20:47:41
December 15 2011 20:47 GMT
#3
what....did....i....just ........ read??


on a serious note : thats starcraft:ghost? damn,why they stop it?
Top50 GM EU Protoss from Bulgaria. Streaming with commentary : www.twitch.tv/hwbgmethix
sconcrack
Profile Joined August 2010
25 Posts
December 15 2011 20:50 GMT
#4
well with ur uber micro everything is op
gosuMalicE
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada676 Posts
December 15 2011 20:51 GMT
#5
Now i want to replay Mass Effect.
I play Protoss, because lets face it, who doesn't love hyper-advanced Egyptian ninja-aliens that kill people with lightsabres attached to both arms?
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
December 15 2011 20:57 GMT
#6
Meh.. Ghosts OP?

So 2010 bro.
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
December 15 2011 21:19 GMT
#7
Ghost marine is actually very viable.
ModeratorI am still alive, somehow
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
December 15 2011 21:25 GMT
#8
Lol, for a second, I thought I was looking at Nova loool
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Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
December 15 2011 21:41 GMT
#9
That was well made.
I don't think 8 roach kills is physically possible with those units in one battle.
The moment you lose confidence in yourself, is the moment the world loses it's confidence in you.
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
December 15 2011 21:41 GMT
#10
i thought this was a new custom map; then realized it was mass effect. very sad. =(
Newbistic
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
China2912 Posts
December 15 2011 21:48 GMT
#11
On December 16 2011 06:25 Torte de Lini wrote:
Lol, for a second, I thought I was looking at Nova loool


Damn, I actually didn't even make the SC: Ghost association while writing this.

If I did I probably could have taken this in another direction lol.
Logic is Overrated
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