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Lorning The_Templar Lorning 
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The_Templar picked terran and Slag Pits. I wonder what his strategy is.
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Slag Pits, close position, is like the shortest rush distance in the history of SC2.
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Both players agree that The_Templar's taste in maps is awful.
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Both players scout early. However, as soon as Lorning's probe leaves The_Templar's base, The_Templar places down another barracks.
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Lorning is getting a second assimilator. Clearly he is not going 4-gate, especially as he is chronoboosting his nexus.
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The_Templar shows everyone that he has a lot of builds by going concussive shells!
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A third barracks is placed because The_Templar has a lot of money.
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Lorning is not to be outdone, as he has a hidden twilight council.
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The_Templar gets into the main.
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…and starts focus firing pylons.
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Probes are pulled.
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Despite being held off, The_Templar has a supply lead, is equal in workers while having MULEs, and more/better units.
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However, his troops hide in a nearby closet.
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Lorning decides that it's a great time to go on the offensive against concussive shell marauders.
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The_Templar goes for another attack before Lorning can get anything going.
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The MSC is sniped before it can get off a second photon overcharge.
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However, Lorning intelligently warps in some zealots and chases off the bio force for the moment.
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It's a short moment.
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The_Templar takes a clear lead in both army and economy. Only #TemplarMicro will save Lorning now.
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The MSC dies again and the following micro is only a formality before Lorning GG's.
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I don't blame Lorning for going blink. Blink is pretty good on this map. However, the strategy that The_Templar was going for should have been obvious. A more aggressive opening was called for here.
The series is tied at 1 game as both players took a quick win with aggressive plays. Will someone please aim for a good game now?
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Both players agree that The_Templar's taste in maps is awful.
B-b-but he picked Overgrowth to be on the LRSL pool before it was on ladder! Proof
Both players scout early. However, as soon as Lorning's probe leaves The_Templar's base, The_Templar places down another barracks.
Lorning is getting a second assimilator. Clearly he is not going 4-gate, especially as he is chronoboosting his nexus.
After chronoboosting the nexus instead of research last game, one never knows...
The_Templar shows everyone that he has a lot of builds by going concussive shells!
He's even building marauders!
A third barracks is placed because The_Templar has a lot of money.
Lorning is not to be outdone, as he has a hidden twilight council.
Unfortunately for him, blink plays have not worked in this series. Needs to go DTs.
The_Templar gets into the main.
…and starts focus firing pylons.
That warpgate research and stalker both finish.
Probes are pulled.
"Marauder split ez pz"
#TemplarMicro
Despite being held off, The_Templar has a supply lead, is equal in workers while having MULEs, and more/better units.
However, his troops hide in a nearby closet.
Lorning decides that it's a great time to go on the offensive against concussive shell marauders.
He's also researching blink.
The_Templar goes for another attack before Lorning can get anything going.
The MSC is sniped before it can get off a second photon overcharge.
Photon overcharge is good. It even killed two battlecruisers!
However, Lorning intelligently warps in some zealots and chases off the bio force for the moment.
It's a short moment.
The_Templar takes a clear lead in both army and economy. Only #TemplarMicro will save Lorning now.
The MSC dies again and the following micro is only a formality before Lorning GG's.
It took The_Templar all game to have more APM than Lorning.
I don't blame Lorning for going blink. Blink is pretty good on this map. However, the strategy that The_Templar was going for should have been obvious. A more aggressive opening was called for here.
The series is tied at 1 game as both players took a quick win with aggressive plays. Will someone please aim for a good game now?
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That MSC will get revenge later in the series.
Replay: http://www.ggtracker.com/matches/5450965
Game 3
