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First Mothership!

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KingDime
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada750 Posts
March 11 2012 23:17 GMT
#1
Nah, this isn't a joke, with thousands of games played and through some bad luck and quick gg's i've hardly ever realistically gotten into the phase of the game in PvZ where you would even consider going mothership or god forbid carriers. I would always overextend my army, or gg after losing my army even when I was in an incredible position. I just had this mindset that you instantly lost the game if your protoss army died. Also, I tended to max out far too often on comps that were too gateway heavy.

Im loving the new 4 gas stargate builds, void ray into 5 phoenix + heavy sentry into earlyish third is a sick unit comp for scouting and reacting to the zerg. I stick the void ray on 2, stick the phoenix on tilde and just set them loose to harass the zerg at all times.

Then finally, one game I got my first mothership, about 2 weeks ago. WOW, a cool sight to behold and right in time with that scary as hell broodlord/infestor composition coming at my collo, archon, stalker ht ball. I prepare to vortex the dreaded z army and do the overpowered archon toilet all zerg complains about.

Turns out you should learn your unit hotkeys, I used mass recall and immediately lost the game

Oh well, in 3000 games i'll get another chance.....

****
Doom Guy
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
March 11 2012 23:19 GMT
#2
i made them as a novelty factor in the early beta, but havent really made them since. ;-) unless i go mass carrier/void ray, but thats just for shits and giggles.
xlava
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States676 Posts
March 11 2012 23:20 GMT
#3
You should do it more often!!!

Motherships are the best thing ever. I think my favorite was when I mass recalled into my Zerg opponent's main ala Kiwikaki vs Stephano, then recalled out and defended his push
KingDime
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada750 Posts
March 12 2012 00:00 GMT
#4
Actually i had one yesterday against mkengyn in the lan, it was a really good game back and forth, but my downfall was again overextending and maxing far too stalker heavy, I had a few archons/collosus but it didn't kill the vortexed units fast enough, hell even 2-3 more archons alone and i think i crush that battle instead of trading more inefficiently than i wanted. When my warpgate cooldowns are down, I just get into macro mode and fill up supply and reduce my money even though a heavier turtle style and a better max is 95% of the time the better option. Im starting to break the habit and take a lot more of these long PvZ games but damn it's such a hard habit to break.
Doom Guy
wongfeihung
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States763 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-12 00:44:10
March 12 2012 00:40 GMT
#5
On March 12 2012 08:17 KingDime wrote:
...where you would even consider going mothership or god forbid carriers.

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

Hope you get the chance to play with Motherships more often. They really do make the game that much more fun if used properly.
Kuja
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1759 Posts
March 12 2012 03:09 GMT
#6
Motherships are awesome, but im in the same boat, I usually don't get to use them . Maybe once ive won with a 2 base timing i just shouldn't kill; and tech up to mothership for SNG but thats kinda mean.
“Who's to say that my light is better than your darkness? Who's to say death is better than your darkness? Who am I to say?”
GlintFox
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States275 Posts
March 12 2012 03:51 GMT
#7
The only thing that makes me more excited than seeing a mothership is calling down nukes. Its impossible to not have a good time. Even if you are losing.
"Fear. Fear attracts the fearful… the strong… the weak… the innocent… the corrupt. Fear. Fear is my ally." -Darth Maul
roronoe
Profile Joined May 2009
Canada1527 Posts
March 12 2012 04:45 GMT
#8
The punchline made me laugh, nice one.
The Purgatory of Endless Depths
Megakenny
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada829 Posts
March 12 2012 05:09 GMT
#9
Mr Dime, you should make some Motherships at Barcraft. I will cheer.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
March 12 2012 06:12 GMT
#10
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
BenBuford
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Denmark307 Posts
March 12 2012 07:36 GMT
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