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Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Vatican City State491 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-22 09:03:30
August 22 2008 08:58 GMT
#1
Recently I have read that apparently some guys at channel #55 on west still play vanilla starcraft. In addition, there seems to be a whole (but not very active) vanilla starcraft ladder:
http://www.sc-1.net/

Does any of you have any gaming experience? What is the balance? I played public vanilla some time ago and all the public players sucked. I also came to the conclusion that Z>T because marines from 10 barracks are not enough vs the tech switch; P > Z, because even the "american" hydra dancing does not work that well if P goes FE; and P<T slightly - because terran doesnt have to be afraid of DT drops and goliaths dont have range upgrade (on the other hand wraiths could be more viable due to lack of corsairs).
I can be completely wrong, however.

Basically, Im interested in some top level TvZ replays, as I would like to see how to play terran. My idea would be to do a sort of mech build->FE, with nonstop marines, but Im afraid that goliaths will get owned by hydras.
Would that work? How do people TvZ in vanilla? Anyone wanna play some vanilla games - PM me.

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avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-22 09:03:21
August 22 2008 09:02 GMT
#2
I'm thinking TvZ would involve some kind of mass bunker to victory. -.-, otherwise, just mech with wraith harrass.
Sup
Zanno
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1484 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-22 09:23:00
August 22 2008 09:12 GMT
#3
Z > P, Z can mass mass mass muta and P can do nothing about it. vs like 4 control groups of muta you need mael or sairs, meanwhile those things are why you don't see 4 control groups of muta made ever

muta micro didn't exist back then but it doesn't even matter as the trick there is to keep your mutas spread thin so that storm and archon splash don't do much

i'd say T = Z until you throw extremely gosu muta micro and defiler use into the equation. there's no stim but there's no lurkers, it's basically a macro suicide fest similar to how warcraft 2 played. but with today's standard of micro i don't see any terran getting past muta harrassment.

the guy above me is right that bunkers do play a much bigger role, though. bunkers are good, it's just that medics are so much better
aaaaa
Elsi
Profile Joined October 2002
United Kingdom8173 Posts
August 22 2008 09:16 GMT
#4
TvZ on Vanilla is hit 'n miss in my opinion. If your opponent has the ability to micro his mutas properly, then life can be difficult due to lack of medics, but other than that, it's qutie balanced.

My opening bo vs zerg's on vanilla is always 2rax into a CC, it's pretty good build. After the completion of your cc, you must then adapt your opponent's build order.

If he goes muta, then try and aim for a quick science vessel build while pumping on 5 rax. If he goes Hydra go 2 fac tanks while pumping on 4 rax or so!

Remember grades are pretty vital in SC!


Europe has some nice Vanilla players, the Clan Lordz and mL are pretty respectable.

Msg me sometime, we can play a few!

Immer[Forever]
Profile Joined May 2003
Sweden278 Posts
August 22 2008 09:32 GMT
#5
I think channel Pogi at east is the best channel for vanilla starcraft.
iSCOUT4u
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States327 Posts
August 22 2008 09:40 GMT
#6
Idk but its cool hearing about chan 55...my friend and buddies started that channel along time about...now they are on east in chan pogi....a lot of them are 2s players and very gosu.
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Elsi
Profile Joined October 2002
United Kingdom8173 Posts
August 22 2008 09:40 GMT
#7
ladder challenges was the best channel.... dunno if it still is!
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-22 11:06:07
August 22 2008 11:03 GMT
#8
To play T you wanna do a biometal terran always. Start with 2 rax rines with u238 shells, then vults/mines, and siege tanks. Obviously need to bring scv with you constantly to make bunkers/depots/turrets. Build goliaths if needed as well, but BC might be better.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-22 11:42:32
August 22 2008 11:23 GMT
#9
Apparantly none of you play Vanilla at the highest level.
@ US East, pogi is the biggest channel, and it has the most random skill levels.
TvZ you really just play it normally, but you have to save your stims, and use them at the best time, and there is really no SKTerran, you must go 2 fact tanks usually.
PvZ is almost the same, bar the corsair harass.
ZvP you play more oldschool sauron style.
ZvT you can muta harrass into mass sauron hydra, or just muta/ling etc, almost anything works.
TvP is much easier with no threat of dt.
HitEmUp
doubleupgradeobbies!
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Australia1361 Posts
August 22 2008 11:26 GMT
#10
On August 22 2008 20:23 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:

TvP is much easier with no threat of dt/reaver.



??? I'm under the impression reaver was in vanilla too.
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ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
August 22 2008 11:42 GMT
#11
On August 22 2008 20:26 doubleupgradeobbies! wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2008 20:23 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:

TvP is much easier with no threat of dt/reaver.



??? I'm under the impression reaver was in vanilla too.


It is, I just made a mistake.
I got 2 hours of sleep, and vs most vanilla tosses, they try to push a macro war, no reavers.
HitEmUp
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
August 22 2008 11:55 GMT
#12
logged on vanilla to see if these guys are any good. No one will play me 1v1 and only games i see are fastest games.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Elsi
Profile Joined October 2002
United Kingdom8173 Posts
August 22 2008 12:14 GMT
#13
Ladder Challenges always had the highest skill level in US East when l played!
Immer[Forever]
Profile Joined May 2003
Sweden278 Posts
August 22 2008 12:52 GMT
#14
Ladder challenges is now Pogi
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
August 22 2008 12:54 GMT
#15
On August 22 2008 20:55 CharlieMurphy wrote:
logged on vanilla to see if these guys are any good. No one will play me 1v1 and only games i see are fastest games.

"come korea next time... FXO house... 10 korean, 10 korean"
iSCOUT4u
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States327 Posts
August 22 2008 12:58 GMT
#16
As I said...most of the people in pogi play 2s or 3s....and are gosu team players...
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ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
August 22 2008 13:05 GMT
#17
You have to go to channel pogi at mid day/night.
Best gamers are in clans like v.S) Oi) uC) sS).
Skew used to smurf around there.
rS.Fayth smurfs around too.
HitEmUp
Immer[Forever]
Profile Joined May 2003
Sweden278 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-22 13:31:51
August 22 2008 13:29 GMT
#18
http://www.sc-1.net/ That ladder has so much potential btw. I like that there are replays of every game, nice to watch. But they missed to introduce it to east where most people play. Would be really fun if we could make it more active cause vanilla really miss a ladder I think.
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32161 Posts
August 22 2008 14:28 GMT
#19
Pogi used to be pimp back in the day and it's still active. Don't know anyone there these days though. LC died I think, as did toyland. So did starcraft newbies

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GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
August 22 2008 15:19 GMT
#20
I always thought P > T since carriers are rigged with no goliath range to counter them.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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