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YokoKano
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States612 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-07 07:49:59
June 06 2015 06:44 GMT
#1
Update: Links to replays have been repaired.

An additional PvZ with strong 1-base disruptor harass can be found here: PvZ Disruptor Micro



Legacy of the Void Protoss Replay Bundle

Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void is probably the best RTS I've ever played, and since I've played all of them other than Command and Conquer, that means Legacy of the Void is the best game ever.

This is an understandably hard sell for critics who hold that Starcraft: Brood War is simply unrivaled in its capacity to create dynamic, epic battles.

I've created a replay pack to present a challenge to this mindset by commemorating a few of my favorite SC:BW games and strategies on Legacy of the Void's beta.

Regrettably, the technical polish that is truly inspirational for new players is something I'm struggling to replicate on short notice.

It's probably going too far to suppose I can single-handedly rescue the great game of Starcraft II from cynics, skeptics, and detractors.

What's important is that everyone in the Starcraft community, no matter your level of commitment, support the evolution of strategy and real time strategy in the capacities that make sense to us.



First Replay: PvZ 1 Base Disruptor

PvZ 1-Base Disruptor

This PvZ on Coda LE mimics the 1-base Reaver.

The opening is a simple 2-gate zealot (2-gate adept) that unfortunately fails to psionic transfer and take up a position in the mineral intervals.

After placing a Robotics Bay and upgrading prism speed, I use a warp prism with two adepts and a disruptor to snipe the main queen and create an opening. The disruptor gets some big combined hits in the mineral line on the army and the workers, but my timing isn't perfect yet.

The first disruptor retires when queens down the warp prism, but has racked up an impressive 44 kills. Sacrificing the first disruptor in favor of more control for the second prism and its payload of two disruptors was a major blunder. It is clear from the replay the third is undefended and would have been a great distraction.

I get way too greedy with the second warp prism and don't take advantage of my vision. The disruptors could have continued to pressure and ended the game, but I target the main army and try for a greedy double hit on two queens.



Second Replay: PvT Proxy Disruptor & Hidden Recall

PvT Disruptor Tele

This PvT on Orbital Shipyard is the most important replay in this bundle.

The play mimics a Proxy Reaver opening with a complex transition into a hidden base. Ultimately the hidden base pays dividends and enables a major comeback.

The opening is unfortunately not perfect. Because I opt for a one gate opening with delayed mothership core, I am too defensive after zoning out the first reaper. The reaper knocks a probe off gas, and this sabotage goes unnoticed; from the replay it is clear the first disruptor could have been a lot faster.

The hidden expo goes up on time, and I start heavy probe production in anticipation of the recall. Adepts are so strong against early terran, it seems like endless variations are possible. The terran player drops my main with widow mines and marines, and we see a downside of the proxy.

The first warp prism falls partly because of multitasking priorities. When the prism is intercepted the disruptor retires with 26 kills and the first adept with 14. According to the units killed tab, I am up in army and workers, but as things stand in-game I am behind.

Things get careless, but the disruptors manage a few goods hits and I survive the terran's big attack. Here I get excited and there is some fancy micro mid-map. The possibility of turning things around begins to look real, and I trade away two disruptors from the proxy.

Another warp prism delivers a disruptor hit at the terran's third, and terran gets aggressive. Confusion develops with the terran hitting on so many fronts simultaneously. I lose the cool, calculated demeanor needed for disruptor play, and the terran starts in with the mind games.

I trade away disruptors and adepts at the protoss main and buy time for much needed upgrades. The adepts gain the shield upgrade, and a dark shrine completes. Two disruptors are lost without a warp prism attacking the terran third.

Units from the main mass recall to the hidden expansion, and terran discovers the base. Things are inexcusably sloppy from this point on, and the relentless logic of "pressing buttons" takes over. The Stargate transition is sloppy, and the unit control is bad. There is nothing to say about the game once it enters the macro phase.



Third Replay: PvZ 1 Base Adept Shield DT Pressure

PvZ 1-Base Shield (Adept DT)

This PvZ on Coda LE is the cleanest game of the bundle, and is designed in lieu of the somewhat unorthodox +1 attack, 1-base leg speed zealot.

The opening was once again the 2-gate adept, this time followed up with additional adepts and looking to pressure and force a response. The first adepts are successful just forcing Zerglings and limiting zerg economy. Watching the replay, one adjustment to consider is making trades more difficult to initiate.

I couldn't justify a forge because adepts already kill zerglings in two hits. Dark Templar seem like the ideal follow-up to an aggressive adept opening because zerg won't have overseers. At worst Dark Templar afford map control.

The game plays out without complications because the first Dark Templar warp-in kills the zerg expansion and takes ramp control. I don't suffer serious damage from the zergling counterattack, have the chance to build an expansion, and am able to win the match with a warp prism ferry.

My execution was reasonable in this match. I am not sure one base adept play will be sustainable into the future. More conservative adept builds would need elaborate tactics involving Psionic Transfer, and there would have to be a way to avoid adept depreciation into the mid-game.

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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13972 Posts
June 06 2015 07:15 GMT
#2
This....is actually a fairly normal blog....wtf
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Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
June 06 2015 07:27 GMT
#3
the ban has ruined yoko's blogging spirit =[ when fluffy_pylon returns he will post a balance whining blog and not even mention his love for nina.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
June 06 2015 07:51 GMT
#4
Wait. So you weren't high for your previous blogs?
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BookTwo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1985 Posts
June 06 2015 09:28 GMT
#5
no neurobrainaxondentritis
Bannt
Profile Joined November 2010
United States73 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-06 11:11:42
June 06 2015 11:11 GMT
#6
The mods brainwashed him.!! Or cured him with a week long 12 step program?
c3rberUs
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Japan11286 Posts
June 06 2015 11:54 GMT
#7
On June 06 2015 16:51 OtherWorld wrote:
Wait. So you weren't high for your previous blogs?

Don't tell me he's high when he wrote this o.o
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YokoKano
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States612 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-06 13:14:32
June 06 2015 12:40 GMT
#8
Ha, do we know the mods in fact read the blogs? I intentionally included broken links to the reps in a replay pack blog, and no mod has contacted me.

I wasn't deliberately sabotaging the mods because of paranoia. It just happened that I couldn't find a rep hosting site, and when the links turned out broken I thought someone would correct me.

I would still like to upload the reps, but I need a site for uploading.
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JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-06 14:22:29
June 06 2015 13:51 GMT
#9
On June 06 2015 21:40 YokoKano wrote:
Ha, do we know the mods in fact read the blogs? I intentionally included broken links to the reps in a replay pack blog, and no mod has contacted me.

I wasn't deliberately sabotaging the mods because of paranoia. It just happened that I couldn't find a rep hosting site, and when the links turned out broken I thought someone would correct me.

I would still like to upload the reps, but I need a site for uploading.


Just when I was confused at the apparent sanity, I scroll down and find that all is well in YokoKanoland

hahhaha
Please send me a PM of any song you like that I most probably never heard of! I am looking for people to chat about writing and producing music | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noD-bsOcxuU |
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
June 06 2015 14:10 GMT
#10
On June 06 2015 21:40 YokoKano wrote:
Ha, do we know the mods in fact read the blogs? I intentionally included broken links to the reps in a replay pack blog, and no mod has contacted me.

I wasn't deliberately sabotaging the mods because of paranoia. It just happened that I couldn't find a rep hosting site, and when the links turned out broken I thought someone would correct me.

I would still like to upload the reps, but I need a site for uploading.


lol'd, so this is a giant veiled martyr post? tl blogs have been on point lately
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
YokoKano
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States612 Posts
June 06 2015 15:36 GMT
#11
I just want to upload my reps is all. If someone could recommend a website with an easy-to-use upload I would be so happy.
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Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
June 06 2015 15:46 GMT
#12
I haven't checked replays but you say that trash economy model fits the best RTS ever description?
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Paljas
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6926 Posts
June 06 2015 17:26 GMT
#13
the mods broke him. there is only one thing we can do now
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JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
June 06 2015 17:56 GMT
#14
On June 07 2015 00:36 YokoKano wrote:
I just want to upload my reps is all. If someone could recommend a website with an easy-to-use upload I would be so happy.


There's a replay section in TL
Please send me a PM of any song you like that I most probably never heard of! I am looking for people to chat about writing and producing music | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noD-bsOcxuU |
joshie0808
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada1023 Posts
June 06 2015 18:05 GMT
#15
On June 07 2015 00:36 YokoKano wrote:
I just want to upload my reps is all. If someone could recommend a website with an easy-to-use upload I would be so happy.


Use these sites here:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Replay_Websites

I recommend http://www.ggtracker.com/landing_tour
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
June 06 2015 19:59 GMT
#16
On June 06 2015 16:15 Cricketer12 wrote:
This....is actually a fairly normal blog....wtf

On June 06 2015 16:27 Endymion wrote:
the ban has ruined yoko's blogging spirit =[ when fluffy_pylon returns he will post a balance whining blog and not even mention his love for nina.

On June 06 2015 18:28 BookTwo wrote:
no neurobrainaxondentritis

On June 06 2015 20:11 Bannt wrote:
The mods brainwashed him.!! Or cured him with a week long 12 step program?


I feel like some of you want him to post weird shit so you can make fun of him. That's kind of wrong, in my opinion. But basically, Chill said "Stop posting that or you're gone", so what do you expect from the guy?
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
June 06 2015 20:07 GMT
#17
On June 07 2015 04:59 ninazerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2015 16:15 Cricketer12 wrote:
This....is actually a fairly normal blog....wtf

Show nested quote +
On June 06 2015 16:27 Endymion wrote:
the ban has ruined yoko's blogging spirit =[ when fluffy_pylon returns he will post a balance whining blog and not even mention his love for nina.

Show nested quote +
On June 06 2015 18:28 BookTwo wrote:
no neurobrainaxondentritis

Show nested quote +
On June 06 2015 20:11 Bannt wrote:
The mods brainwashed him.!! Or cured him with a week long 12 step program?


I feel like some of you want him to post weird shit so you can make fun of him. That's kind of wrong, in my opinion. But basically, Chill said "Stop posting that or you're gone", so what do you expect from the guy?

just doing my part to keep tl blogs awesome.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
June 06 2015 21:26 GMT
#18
I for one am happy you have put an end to all that drivel
That's the 2nd time in a week I've seen someone sig a quote from this GD and I have never witnessed a sig quote happen in my TL history ever before. -Najda
boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
June 06 2015 21:45 GMT
#19
On June 06 2015 16:15 Cricketer12 wrote:
This....is actually a fairly normal blog....wtf

Randomaccount#77123
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States5003 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-07 04:04:36
June 07 2015 04:03 GMT
#20
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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10110 Posts
June 07 2015 04:37 GMT
#21
are you still going to dodge me for that brood war grudge match?
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Bannt
Profile Joined November 2010
United States73 Posts
June 07 2015 07:11 GMT
#22
Dodging is a fundamental quantum neurological device intended to elicit the universe into producing a strong field resonance. This is of course required for optimal performance.
FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10110 Posts
June 07 2015 07:32 GMT
#23
On June 07 2015 16:11 Bannt wrote:
Dodging is a fundamental quantum neurological device intended to elicit the universe into producing a strong field resonance. This is of course required for optimal performance.

shit new meta
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JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
June 07 2015 07:42 GMT
#24
On June 07 2015 16:11 Bannt wrote:
Dodging is a fundamental quantum neurological device intended to elicit the universe into producing a strong field resonance. This is of course required for optimal performance of flints in firemaking.


Corrected that for you since your sentence was hanging
Please send me a PM of any song you like that I most probably never heard of! I am looking for people to chat about writing and producing music | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noD-bsOcxuU |
YokoKano
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States612 Posts
June 07 2015 07:55 GMT
#25
On June 07 2015 13:37 FlaShFTW wrote:
are you still going to dodge me for that brood war grudge match?


Grudge matches are time-honored sets for settling disputes. If there was some kind of grievance, then sure, a grudge match. There's no grudge match because someone in -x17 BM'd you.
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helpman176
Profile Blog Joined May 2015
128 Posts
June 07 2015 11:50 GMT
#26
The YokoKano transformation:

Before:
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After:
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JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
June 07 2015 16:01 GMT
#27
On June 07 2015 20:50 helpman176 wrote:
The YokoKano transformation:

Before:
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After:
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:D hahaha
Please send me a PM of any song you like that I most probably never heard of! I am looking for people to chat about writing and producing music | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noD-bsOcxuU |
Odowan Paleolithic
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States232 Posts
June 09 2015 08:59 GMT
#28
http://lotv.spawningtool.com

I think I go baited here.
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