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My Zergie Beginnings

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shiroiusagi
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
SoCal, USA3955 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-01 23:41:19
March 14 2012 17:43 GMT
#1
EDIT: I got placed as gold. x-x I guess that was from the two droppings and this only game I won was a silver. XD

I am a horrible SC2 player, but I think that came from me playing SC (orignal with friends turtling up vs computers and clobbering them.) We never really played BW only with UMS. So all I really did in the past playing SC2 was turtling and then got discouraged from the ladder cause I couldn't scout properly and understand anything about the game.

I wanna start a new beginning on the ladder with learning to be Zerg (switching from Terran.) I LOVE battle cursers. XD Anyways I thought trying to play like a swarm was cool (and want turtling out of my system and wanna be an agressive player). Get the vision from creep spread + overloards if you are not getting stomped on all over. Getting to burrow and flank n stuff! I wanna learn how to play like the swarm! XD I am pretty noobish, but I at least wanna have fun with it and not want to blow steam from losing a lot.

Today I started my placement matches. The two first ones off the bat the opponent was lagging like crazy and dropped the game. Then the third game I got swarmed with zerglings. Then the one I want to talk about was crazy cool/silly!

Still being new to the whole Zerg stuff I have a bad time trying to choose which tech I go so I end up with a pool and no other tech for a good amount of time. So anyways I thought I build a roach warren, baneling nest, then a nydus network (cause why not! I really enjoy seeing nydus play that succeeds.)

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So I started to build my nydus wondering if I could even get into the opponents base. I knew the ramp was closed off cause my scouting drone was trapped and killed off.

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With all the overloards giving me vision + I must have placed a couple zerglings at the watch tower I saw the army of my opponent coming and I knew I was in trouble because there was robotics facility being built when my drone died.

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The same spot where my drone was sitting I decided to place my nydus there.

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Then I started to load it up with what only I had was zerglings (and not a lot either) accidentally putting in my queens. ><

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Before they could reach my natural I was able to start streaming in my units. I aimed for all possible pylons powering any of the gateways. I also had to attack probes that were attacking my zerlings, which I lost a good amount. ><;;

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My Nat got clobbered.

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So did my main.

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Then the base race was ON. The opponent wiped out my base pretty good with their strong army and mine was pretty weak. And I had a drone that escaped the base and since my macro is pretty bad I had a lot of minerals to make a new hatch elsewhere.

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And I saw they didn't finish off the larva either, which were going to die so I made drones and made them flee off to other areas to make hatches.

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The zerglings were trying all they could destroying the buildings.


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Three more buildings to go!

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Two!

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The opponent did try to get back to their base, but it was too late. By the time I was ont he last pylon I saw the army coming up the ramp as I killed off the last pylon.

It was a very cool match! Sadly it was a base race more than anything. Cool game to me none the less. I have one more placement match now and will probably placed somewhere in bronze I hope. Haha. I got a much more to learn and hopefully I can be a diamond player and above one day understanding the game much better!

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Graphics@shiroiusagi_ | shiroiusagi.net
Flonomenalz
Profile Joined May 2011
Nigeria3519 Posts
March 14 2012 17:46 GMT
#2
Welcome to the swarm, good sir!
I love crazymoving
MaV_gGSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1345 Posts
March 14 2012 17:47 GMT
#3
hahaa
Life's good :D
LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
March 14 2012 17:51 GMT
#4
Ever wonder what that worm does when its not being used?

Great story!
My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak
shiroiusagi
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
SoCal, USA3955 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-05 05:50:28
March 14 2012 17:58 GMT
#5
On March 15 2012 02:46 Flonomenalz wrote:
Welcome to the swarm, good sir!


mam! or girl whatever XD
Graphics@shiroiusagi_ | shiroiusagi.net
Synwave
Profile Joined July 2009
United States2803 Posts
March 14 2012 18:15 GMT
#6
Fun stuff to read, good luck with your swarming little buddies.
I like how it worked out that your queens accidentally went through but ended up being saved during the base race and helped you to win.
GL and looking forward to more updates as you crush through the leagues
♞Nerdrage is the cause of global warming♞
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
March 14 2012 18:23 GMT
#7
white bunny, you are an amazing artist.
good blog.
We welcome you into the swarm folds.
King DRG will be proud.
<3
moo...for DRG
Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
March 14 2012 18:30 GMT
#8
On March 15 2012 02:58 shiroiusagi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2012 02:46 Flonomenalz wrote:
Welcome to the swarm, good sir!


mam! or girl whatever XD


thing?
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
gRzBrandO
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada50 Posts
March 14 2012 22:53 GMT
#9
Great read ^^ I love it when nydus play succeeds!
"You are my fire. The one desire." - The Beatles
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