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An interesting DT tactic

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Day[9]
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
United States7366 Posts
June 16 2009 00:24 GMT
#1


anyone seen this? The obvious "big problem" is that vultures generally plant mines in clusters of 2 or 3, so naturally 1 would hit the DT every time. That said, it can ONLY be beneficial to learn that spacing!

haha so fun to watch!!

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YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
June 16 2009 00:26 GMT
#2
ur gay for posting this.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24698 Posts
June 16 2009 00:27 GMT
#3
I hate to say this but someone made a blog about this like a year ago... can't remember who but I'm sure someone will link it soon. Still a cool thing if you can do it.
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RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9947 Posts
June 16 2009 00:27 GMT
#4
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=46103
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24698 Posts
June 16 2009 00:28 GMT
#5
Dammit I found it like 30 seconds after Rage did :p

I searched for the youtube url and voila...
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Gustav_Wind
Profile Joined July 2008
United States646 Posts
June 16 2009 00:29 GMT
#6
Don't progamers kill mines with DTs all the time?

Am I missing something here ><
sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
June 16 2009 00:37 GMT
#7
On June 16 2009 09:29 Gustav_Wind wrote:
Don't progamers kill mines with DTs all the time?

Am I missing something here ><

They kill them sometimes as they are being planted, not once they are already underground. Or they do it with a DT/shuttle, like Much did vs FBH.

I thought I read an interview somewhere with Legionnaire where he mentions that he used to practice something like this, but never got to use it in a televised game.
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Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
June 16 2009 00:39 GMT
#8
I think someone mentioned the same tactic within the last couple weeks...

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prOxi.Beater
Profile Joined December 2008
Denmark626 Posts
June 16 2009 00:40 GMT
#9
It's almost never used since you rarely know exactly where the mines are. If you have an observer you're better off using dragoons to clear out the mines or simply avoid running into them instead of doing risky micro stuff like this. I remember Legionnaire talking about how he knew about this and wished he could find an opportunity to actually use it in a game, but I guess he never succeded.
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Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17727 Posts
June 16 2009 00:41 GMT
#10
On June 16 2009 09:37 sixghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2009 09:29 Gustav_Wind wrote:
Don't progamers kill mines with DTs all the time?

Am I missing something here ><

They kill them sometimes as they are being planted, not once they are already underground. Or they do it with a DT/shuttle, like Much did vs FBH.

I thought I read an interview somewhere with Legionnaire where he mentions that he used to practice something like this, but never got to use it in a televised game.

its in the link above

not an interview just a post
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boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
June 16 2009 01:00 GMT
#11
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ZeeTemplar
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States557 Posts
June 16 2009 01:15 GMT
#12
have fun wasting 30 seconds sniping mines. be sure to have obs when doing this.

I find this pretty pointless :/
Jangbi storms!!!
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
June 16 2009 01:24 GMT
#13
Lol i use dt's to kill mines as their planted all the time, its fun to frustrate the enemy. This is like that on steroids, it would be amazing if this was actually useful in a real game.
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Reason
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United Kingdom2770 Posts
June 16 2009 01:30 GMT
#14
Uhh... plenty of time you see where the mine is but don't get there in time... or if there are multiple vultures laying multiples mines then you can only kill 1 or 2 and watch the 3rd go down.(talking about dt rush/drop here)
This could be really good :o if you can use it...
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Day[9]
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
United States7366 Posts
June 16 2009 01:37 GMT
#15
On June 16 2009 09:26 YPang wrote:
ur gay for posting this.



hahah yeaaahh!!! :D :D
Whenever I encounter some little hitch, or some of my orbs get out of orbit, nothing pleases me so much as to make the crooked straight and crush down uneven places. www.day9.tv
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
June 16 2009 01:39 GMT
#16
Only works because the DT automatically attacks the mine, because it can see it. Not a very practical technique!
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Reason
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United Kingdom2770 Posts
June 16 2009 01:45 GMT
#17
On June 16 2009 10:39 Plexa wrote:
Only works because the DT automatically attacks the mine, because it can see it. Not a very practical technique!

Oh...
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
ReCharge
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Philippines505 Posts
June 16 2009 01:48 GMT
#18
On June 16 2009 09:26 YPang wrote:
ur gay for posting this.


Lol
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
June 16 2009 02:02 GMT
#19
i hate protoss and dt so much
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fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
June 16 2009 02:10 GMT
#20
On June 16 2009 11:02 clazziquai wrote:
i hate protoss and dt so much

Get ready to see a lot of them when I take you out in front of Andy [:<
Peace~
MiniRoman
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Canada3953 Posts
June 16 2009 02:47 GMT
#21
Problem is when you dont know where the mines are it's pretty much impossible unless your willing to dedicate a lot of attention. If you have obs sure it would be handy but usually there would be goons around.

Takes forever if you dont know where the mine is !_!
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RoieTRS
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States2569 Posts
June 16 2009 03:19 GMT
#22
Hahahaha... wow
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36375 Posts
June 16 2009 03:39 GMT
#23
even if you knew where the mines were planted, you still can't do this. the DT has to actually see the mines, and in order to do that you would have to have obs, and by that time (obs+dt) it's already too late in the game to worry about this sort of crap

i guess the only time this would be worth it is if its elimination race, terran has just a few non floatable buildings left protected by mines and you have only 1 DT and no shuttle
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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66183 Posts
June 16 2009 03:45 GMT
#24
On June 16 2009 11:02 clazziquai wrote:
i hate protoss and dt so much

not as much as artosis
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Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17727 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-16 04:14:37
June 16 2009 04:09 GMT
#25
On June 16 2009 12:39 Hot_Bid wrote:
even if you knew where the mines were planted, you still can't do this. the DT has to actually see the mines, and in order to do that you would have to have obs, and by that time (obs+dt) it's already too late in the game to worry about this sort of crap

i guess the only time this would be worth it is if its elimination race, terran has just a few non floatable buildings left protected by mines and you have only 1 DT and no shuttle

there was this ums that kwark uploaded that had a section for this and you dont need to be able to see the mine to do the trick. You just have to know where it is though.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=59987
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
June 16 2009 04:18 GMT
#26
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Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17727 Posts
June 16 2009 04:23 GMT
#27
im a terran and i did all nighters just playing that map. So fun
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
Leath
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada1724 Posts
June 16 2009 04:33 GMT
#28
its a nice trick.
I used to see this often when i started playing, cuz I would go DTs almost every game. Every now and then, a dt would just casually kill a mine without getting hurt, and I would never understand how.

This video, and another one makes it quite clear.
The other video is nice too. It tell u to move the dt to stand right in front of the mine and press Hold.

Either techniques are incredibly hard to use in game.
http://www.kongregate.com/?referrer=Sagess
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
June 16 2009 04:42 GMT
#29
alright artem bring it on, you're dead!
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Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17727 Posts
June 16 2009 04:44 GMT
#30
when i off race as toss i go 3 gate proxy dt clazzi
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
June 16 2009 05:35 GMT
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