[BW] Hail the Emperor!

Stratos

Czech Republic6104 Posts

September 05 2012 10:36 GMT

Time to get back on track and start reflecting on my games properly. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a D/D+ ranked TvZ battle report, viewer discretion is essential.

It's almost 2am, so about dinner time, when I'm asked for a game. "I'll only play one." Yeah right.

Game #1 - The "Pre-game"
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I shamelessly proceed to punish the Zerg's clueless 3 hatch with an unscouted http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Ayumi_Build
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Off to a great start!

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Pretty close yeah?

Let's omit the fact that Ayumi is a pre-lurker/muta timing and the only thing that can stop it is something like 5+ sunkens. Either way.. The ultimate test comes - Can I find the S key despite all the excitement? And is it 0S or 9S?
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I DO! The scan goes down as my brave forces can finally crush the remaining lunkers. VICTORY IS NEAR!
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UAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH WHHHHHHHHH|YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TTTTT_______TTTTTT+ Show Spoiler +

Is having to open all these spoilers annoying btw?

Game #2 - The Real Deal
Pumped after my brilliant performance in the first game, I can't help it but play one more. With Emperor's dedication on my mind, I open the next game with a standard http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/1_Rax_FE_(vs._Zerg) into http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/TvZ_9_Minute_Push ish vs a http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/3_Hatch_Lurker_(vs._Terran) (I guess)

Despite of what you might think after witnessing the above, or ever playing me, I'm actually trying to get better at this game. I'm focusing on one thing at a time and this game, it was being more active with my initial M&M group and denying Zerg's 3rd if possible.

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^ I'll fix this in the next game, promise.

Unexpectedly, the Zerg doesn't pressure me with his lunkers at all. So I keep reinforcing my army at his natural, until somehow the 9min "push" ...just.. sort of happens. like this. These lurkers would be shitting their pants right now, if they had any.
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Instead they're just shitting on the ground.

He's tempting me to push in and surround me, I don't fall for this trap though. Finally the Hive tech kicks in and the Zerg attempts to break out.
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Nice creep spread btw.
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In the meantime, my fearless special troops are equiped and sent to deny or at least severely damage Zerg's 4th base.
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Few ultras without support or upgrades won't do. I'm not letting this push go to waste so easily.
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I set myself ready for the next wave while casually looking up weather forecast for the weekend and claiming my 3rd.
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Come at me bro!

Looks like it's going to be sunny and windy - how lovely.
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I'm getting tired of siege tanks explosions, it's time to blow up the Zerg.

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Enjoying the sight comes at a cost, however. Finally the push falls apart.

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Map control is lost for the moment, but my 3rd is up and running and the vessel count is slowly but steadily rising.

Remember my special troops? Turns out the damage they did was just enough.
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Naturally, the elite troops gather to witness Zerg's downfall while tasting the finest of cigars.
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But they're terribly needed elsewhere, as the Zerg is not giving up.
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I deal with the guardians easily. But a little too late, and with the natural expansion running dry, for the first time I feel quite uncomfortable.
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This whole eraser thing looks quite fun however, so I don't stop with the guardians.
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Nor with the drones.

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And I push once again because if I've learned anything from TvZ, it's that the moment you're not up in the Zerg's face, you die.

As the push is cleaned due to an atrocious lack of mariners, I resign and go for a walk.
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Howdy?

Where what?

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Yeah I'm a nice guy.

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So nice.

With 14 minerals left and no way to take any base, the Zerg takes the game yet again.
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Hope this didn't bore you to death D: sugoyo I guess. Thanks for reading!

endy

Switzerland8970 Posts

September 05 2012 10:44 GMT

I never understood why nuke was not used more often to break zerg turtles on 4 bases. Even if they can move lurkers and defilers back you will always kill sunkens/spores/nydus/some units. And ghost in the middle of an M&M ball can't be sniped easily. Maybe using Queen's broodlings haha.

Hail the Emperor

Djagulingu

Germany3605 Posts

September 05 2012 10:45 GMT

I guess the Game #1 is the reason why Day[9] says in his podcast about hotkeys that you should have your comsats somewhere closer. Like 6 or 7 (or was it 5 or 6? I don't remember it exactly).

Stratos

Czech Republic6104 Posts

September 05 2012 10:49 GMT

On September 05 2012 19:45 Djagulingu wrote:
I guess the Game #1 is the reason why Day[9] says in his podcast about hotkeys that you should have your comsats somewhere closer. Like 6 or 7 (or was it 5 or 6? I don't remember it exactly).

Actually I forgot to put my guys on gas immediately so I had to delay my comsats to get medics/stim out and only had 2 scans as I arrived to the base. I'm not sure if I could've had 2 in each (which would make it fine) but like this I just couldn't do it :D But yeah it's exactly what I was thinking after the game, at least when doing this build I should just do 5+6 scans and move barracks to 7+.