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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
May 21 2009 19:02 GMT
#1
I regularly beat B and higher Protoss players yet I struggle and usually get raped by C- zergs. Is this typical to have such a huge skill difference in matchups? I think throughout my competitive playing days I've had exposure to high level protoss players and have had crazy good practice TvP while my TvZ has been non-existent. I mean I struggle even with basic timings TvZ it's ridiculous. I think what I need is a C+ or higher zerg to just play like 5 games a day vs till I start to figure out this timing because, ugh.

(Yeah I just got out of a sad TvZ on iccup)

Anyone else feel the same with matchups though? I mean this has got to be an extreme case, I'm confident vs B+ protoss players and C- zergs scare the crap out of me most days, heh...

LF

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inReacH
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Sweden1612 Posts
May 21 2009 19:08 GMT
#2
Just play zerg for a while..
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
May 21 2009 19:09 GMT
#3
That's pretty odd. Just playing a standard PvT build and strategy would probably beat a C- zerg so just pretend your opponent is protoss... just maybe make more goliaths instead of vultures and tanks.
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5525 Posts
May 21 2009 19:12 GMT
#4
stop being so chobo
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
May 21 2009 19:15 GMT
#5
LuckyFool, I know you. I've played you on East. Your TvP is insanely good :o
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
May 21 2009 19:24 GMT
#6
On May 22 2009 04:08 inReacH wrote:
Just play zerg for a while..
That actually might help, I almost never offrace.
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
May 21 2009 19:25 GMT
#7
I dont get you... You beat B protoss players but you still are C-? Why don't you play vs B zergs?
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
May 21 2009 19:25 GMT
#8
Blah, unless I go mech when I play TvZ, it's like I play a whole different game, like I stopped playing starcraft. My hands hurt after 15 mins, I feel like I need to move faster yet I can't, I lost troops randomly.

Atleast I know I'm not the only one. TvZ mechanincs are a bit different from TvP mechanincs, you just need some time to master them. Good luck.
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
barth
Profile Joined March 2008
Ireland1272 Posts
May 21 2009 19:25 GMT
#9
Hmm... try meching perhaps?
"Somebody you are talking to disappears mid sentence, and the universe shoots you because you talked to someone that wasn`t there." - MasterOfChaos
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11393 Posts
May 21 2009 19:28 GMT
#10
but lucky, you beat octzerg!!!!!!!!

you must be at least like a rank
Moderator。◕‿◕。
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
May 21 2009 19:32 GMT
#11
Somehow I don't believe you!
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DrTJEckleburg
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1080 Posts
May 21 2009 19:36 GMT
#12
I'm just the opposite(confident against B- zerg, scared against D+ protoss). The reasoning is probably the same, one of my friends is a really good zerg and we've played dozens of games while the only tosses I play are on ladder.

You should practice with Attackzerg, he was always looking for practice partners of your level.
Im pretty good at whistling with my hands, especially when Im holding a whistle.
Dgtl
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada889 Posts
May 21 2009 19:38 GMT
#13
Maybe your just like FBH, but instead of sucking agianst P's your suck against Z's and maybe that one time when FBH beat a bunch of P's was like the time you beat octzerg. Also you are going to start sucking soon.
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Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11393 Posts
May 21 2009 19:39 GMT
#14
Oh Lucky, now I know why you destroy Protoss so easily.

You use your sick timing senses and unreal macro to crush them.
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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-21 19:44:11
May 21 2009 19:42 GMT
#15
On May 22 2009 04:36 DrTJEckleburg wrote:
I'm just the opposite(confident against B- zerg, scared against D+ protoss). The reasoning is probably the same, one of my friends is a really good zerg and we've played dozens of games while the only tosses I play are on ladder.

You should practice with Attackzerg, he was always looking for practice partners of your level.
This is pretty much exactly my situation. I have many protoss friends who I play friendly games with who are B- and higher and I win plenty, I know almost no good zergs and seem to run into so few on ladder at higher ranks like C+ and above I'm playing 70% TvP it seems.
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
May 21 2009 19:47 GMT
#16
On May 22 2009 04:32 Chill wrote:
Somehow I don't believe you!

Yeah theres no way youre going to be B in one matchup and C- in another especially when you could do c/c+ with your mechanics alone.

otherwise link to account you got b on?
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
Oystein
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Norway1602 Posts
May 21 2009 19:48 GMT
#17
I played some games vs luckyfool the other day and his TvP is definitively strong as he gave me serious problems a few games.

I personally can`t understand how people who only play 3 matchups can get such a big skill difference in their respective matchups but it seems pretty common. However B to C- difference sounds insane....
God Hates a Coward
TheFlashyOne
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada450 Posts
May 21 2009 19:52 GMT
#18
Meching is your answer, if you beat B toss users, then doing as if your playing a toss, when hes Z, will rape the fuck out of C- zergs
Don't Spend your Life Dreaming, Live your Dream
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-21 19:55:22
May 21 2009 19:54 GMT
#19
On May 22 2009 04:25 Too_MuchZerg wrote:
I dont get you... You beat B protoss players but you still are C-? Why don't you play vs B zergs?

Yeah, too_muchZerg made a good point.

But it's possible to have matchups be very different skill wise altho that shouldnt happen unless you play like 1 MU 90% of the time.

On May 22 2009 04:09 Jonoman92 wrote:
That's pretty odd. Just playing a standard PvT build and strategy would probably beat a C- zerg so just pretend your opponent is protoss... just maybe make more goliaths instead of vultures and tanks.

Don't post shit like this, it's not grounded in reality.

A good mech build would be the easiest way to go, but meching TvZ is not the same as TvP.
You still need to get to know the timings and other stuff.
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
May 21 2009 20:05 GMT
#20
Congradulations are in order. You are the perfect terran player, don't change a thing.
MyLove + Your Love= Supa Love
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