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Dromar
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States2145 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-04 08:13:46
June 04 2009 08:12 GMT
#1
I've decided to use a new numbering system. "ICCup report 4.1" indicates it's my 4th season, first report of the season. Anyway..

I'm exhausted. My hands hurt and my eyes hurt. I just played 20 consecutive games on ICCup, getting destroyed every which way (except by Terran, oddly) and it was exhausting. On the plus side, I did manage to take games from 2 C+ players, and a B- player (must have been offracing or something). I also got to play many more games against much better players. Amazingly, after the violent buttraping, I'm not frustrated. I didn't play especially well, but not especially bad either. The only frustrating losses were a ZvP where I successfully fended off a 2gate, but lost anyway, and a ZvZ where somehow my 1/1 muta army lost to his 0/0 muta army, when we were both on 2 gas. Anyway, as I said I'm exhausted, so I'm gonna keep this short. The stats:

One thing I wanted to mention though, is that, since Python was motw, it obviously got played a fair bit, but NOT ONCE did any of the players I played do the "send a worker to the corner of the base to check for overlord" trick. Not one player. I couldn't believe it.

1v1 analysis:

Zerg(29 games)
(13)ZvZ: 3-10 23.1%
(12)ZvP: 1-11 08.3%
( 4)ZvT: 3- 1 75.0%

7-22 24.1%

This Season:
Zerg(29 games)
(13)ZvZ: 3-10 23.1%
(12)ZvP: 1-11 08.3%
( 4)ZvT: 3- 1 75.0%

7-22 24.1%

ZvZ: In many of the games I lost, I lost because my opponent had better ling micro/timing. I need to scout opponent's ling count better, since I would seem to get attacked by twice as many lings just as spire finished. Sunk ain't shit when I'm outnumbered that much.


ZvP: I really don't know. The players I played against were so much better than me. I noticed they all tended to scout really early so as to guarantee the ability to harass my nat drone. Other than that, the "oldschool" fast +1 speedzeal push (no stargate) raped me pretty bad. Other than that I played some generic games, and was even winning one or two, but it always seems like an inevitability that eventually, if I don't lose to the initial push, I won't be looking and suddenly 2 or 3 psi storms will rip through 2 hotkeys worth of idle hydra/ling or something. That's kinda frustrating I guess. Even if I know it's coming it's tough to dodge.


ZvT: I only played 4 games against Terran out of these ~30, and 3 of them were on Destination. The predictability of mech on that map works in my favor, since I've gotten much better against it. Really, if you can drone-whore and also prevent vultures from doing any real damage, you come out pretty far ahead it seems. Of course, you must be also teching spire. If I scout mech, I've had much success just building a sunk at my nat, blocking it off with my 3rd hatch, and if I'm paranoid, building a sunk in my main too. Also a couple hydras help to deal with the vultures/wraiths right away. Seems like the key to beating modern mech is just defending well from the economic damage they try to deal. Then just out-expo/mass upgrades/mass units.


Questions:

ZvZ:
1. How do you keep an eye on your opponent's ling count? Is it common to "hide" lings somewhere out of sight of your opponent's overlord and then overwhelm him just as spire finishes?

ZvP:
1. When facing a really fast +1 speedzeal push, what should I do? It comes too fast for lurkers, and in my experience, mutas take a LOONG time to kill those speedzeals, which get spread through my main and nat, killing all my drones and winning the game. Lings aren't gonna do it either. What should I do?

ZvT:
Not enough games to have any questions here.

As always, comments and constructive criticism welcome.

Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
June 04 2009 08:29 GMT
#2
ZvZ: Check his drone count in comparison with yours. Hiding lings is definitely used, not sure how common it is.

ZvP: Good building placement and sunkens is key, what some zergs like to do is fast +1 carapace after they see the forge spinning and defend it with lings. It could also be lots of little things which means you're behind before it even comes but I can't tell without a replay.
No I'm never serious.
Vex
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Ireland454 Posts
June 04 2009 08:32 GMT
#3
zvp play safer,get your bo down, and get moar sunks at your nat, block your ramp with lings so they bottleneck/.
"Bonjwa" is the most retarded word ever. Wtf does it even sound like.
Lurgee
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Australia252 Posts
June 04 2009 08:36 GMT
#4
Neo sauron style can adapt by making mutas v speedzeal rush, which will be more than capable of defending assuming you can perform basic micro. In answer to your question about zvz, hiding lings at D/C levels on icc is generally a good idea as z's will not have memorized what you will have at any given point and you may be able to take games this way.
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
June 04 2009 08:38 GMT
#5
in zvz just keep an overlord over his drones

think of it this way: if you both have one hatchery, you have 15 drones, and he has 10, where did his other larva go?
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
June 04 2009 08:54 GMT
#6
also you're running into that zealot timing attack because four hatch before gas is incredibly popular right now. it's not a good pvz build, it just counters a wildly successful zerg style. You can stuff this attack by just making a shitload of sunkens while powering drones on a 3hatch muta build. Just expand like crazy after the attack & make sure you rebuild sunkens if he's gonna come back. Use your mutas to harass, but their primary purpose is to support your expansions while you get lurker tech online
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
aznmathfreak
Profile Joined March 2009
United States148 Posts
June 04 2009 09:03 GMT
#7
For the zvp, I remember there used to be a build back when +1 speedzeal rush was popular. You go 3rd hatch at a third expo, fourth hatch, and then gas. For the gas, you put down the extractor and when that finishes, you put down your evo chamber for a fast +1 carapace timed to finish at the same time as your opponent's +1 push. From there you go lair, hydra den, spire when lair finishes so that you can transition into lurker ling for mid game with 1-2 coming. I believe I learned the build from one of Chill's strategic fpvods. Anyways, it loses badly to an zealot archon push since archons rip apart lings so quickly.

If you want to use hydras to counter the build, you have to have really nice positioning. This would be if you wish for a hydralurk midgame gameplay. If you notice him skip stargate and go straight for a 3 gate zeal push or 4 gate zealot push, you could skip spire/scourges and put down a faster 5th hatch and pump out non stop hydras once you have the 34 drones needed. On destination engaging at the bridges is ideal. If it's on the expo side with the wide ramp, the general block is 2 hatchery and a sunk behind. Try using your hatches as a wall to shelter your hydras from the zealots and use drones as necessary. If that timing's still off you might want to try a 4 hatch hydra opening.
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
June 04 2009 15:43 GMT
#8
Dromarrrrrrrrrr: I want more zvz games with you later. ;o
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