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Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 22:35:29
July 10 2009 22:32 GMT
#1
Gooood.

I don't know if it's just today but suddenly I feel like this matchup is seriously fucked up. It has probably something to do with the fact that I've only played 2 games on Andromeda and 2 on Heartbreak Ridge today but I lost them all.

These 100 apm D+ tosses just expand in safe places, cannon up and put a couple of goons there. And these expos are pretty far away and I don't what the fuck to do about them tbh.

Then when I secure a fourth and move out these fuckers just recall into my main with their 100 apm l337 skills that allow them to stasis all my tanks and keep their units invisible....arbiter. GRR

That or they do a 1a2a3a into a group of my units that are just SLIGHTLY misplaced and a fucking mine gets dragged into my units and destroys stuff.

Andromeda is so big that toss can expo in far away places and then tech up to gayriers and just stand on a cliff and kill shit with interceptors.

Toss units don't need to be microed the same as terran units in TvP and those fuckers just move small clumps of units into my scattered army (I'm trying to kill their expos).

FUCK, I'm seriously having a hard time seeing how anyone can make TvP justice on Heartbreak ridge or Andromeda.

Edit: UGH, not to mention DT:s when you're out of scans.


FUCK FUCK FUCK =(

I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
July 10 2009 22:36 GMT
#2
Build lots of vultures, mine up likely recall targets, and suicide the vultures into the cannoned toss expansions. TvP the Fantasy way!
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
July 10 2009 22:37 GMT
#3
One reason why I switched to Zerg, but then again, it's not exactly any better =/
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 10 2009 22:40 GMT
#4
On July 11 2009 07:36 motbob wrote:
Build lots of vultures, mine up likely recall targets, and suicide the vultures into the cannoned toss expansions. TvP the Fantasy way!


Thanks I'll try that. Actually, lots of vultures for harass purposes is a good idea.

I'm pretty decent mechanically and average 270-310 apm, it's just that TvP sucks for me on some (big) maps.
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
July 10 2009 22:41 GMT
#5
Yeah heartbreak ridge is pretty hard at first. Lots of cheese in PvT as well.

What I've been finding somewhat sucessful at the C- rank is 4 fact timing push, using the hills to your advantage. If he opted for a fast 3rd, and kept his units at his natural, you can do a fast 4 fact push with like 6-7 tanks and 12 vults, and push to the ramp that divides his 3rd base from his natural. You seige up, push him back, then take the top of the ramp, and seige a few up, then take the rest and move them into the hallway towards his 3rd. If he doesn't have a shuttle, he will die super fast. If he does, just make sure you bring 2 scvs with your push, and turret.

The advantage of this push is that once you secure your tanks on the ledge that leads to his 3rd, there is practically no way for him to kill you. He has to take fire while he comes up the ramp, at which point you should me mass spidermining it, to delay his units. If he chooses to sit back and wait for more units before pushing, then his 3rd base dies. Its a great spot to do a fast push, becuase you got multiple targets at once ;p
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 10 2009 22:41 GMT
#6
On July 11 2009 07:37 Grobyc wrote:
One reason why I switched to Zerg, but then again, it's not exactly any better =/


Yeah...Terran is just too goddamn frustrating. You're harassing and microing and doing a gazillion things at once and BOOOM, a successful 1a2a3a attempt/recall destroys you.
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 10 2009 22:44 GMT
#7
On July 11 2009 07:41 eXigent. wrote:
Yeah heartbreak ridge is pretty hard at first. Lots of cheese in PvT as well.

What I've been finding somewhat sucessful at the C- rank is 4 fact timing push, using the hills to your advantage. If he opted for a fast 3rd, and kept his units at his natural, you can do a fast 4 fact push with like 6-7 tanks and 12 vults, and push to the ramp that divides his 3rd base from his natural. You seige up, push him back, then take the top of the ramp, and seige a few up, then take the rest and move them into the hallway towards his 3rd. If he doesn't have a shuttle, he will die super fast. If he does, just make sure you bring 2 scvs with your push, and turret.

The advantage of this push is that once you secure your tanks on the ledge that leads to his 3rd, there is practically no way for him to kill you. He has to take fire while he comes up the ramp, at which point you should me mass spidermining it, to delay his units. If he chooses to sit back and wait for more units before pushing, then his 3rd base dies. Its a great spot to do a fast push, becuase you got multiple targets at once ;p


Good stuff, I'll keep that in mind! The next ICCUP protoss that meets me shall instead meet his maker as a result of my kick ass 4 fact push.

I'm D+/C-....I always hover between these two ranks and it's annoying because I know I can be higher if I learn more strategy. I'm C high rank
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
FrostedMiniWeet
Profile Joined July 2009
United States636 Posts
July 10 2009 22:45 GMT
#8
lol at GAYRIERS. I'm a Zerg player, but I'm one to think that TvP is in favor of Toss until you get to higher levels of gameplay, especially on larger levels. Terran seem to require relatively high effective APM to be competitive against protoss. Just my opinion from what I've seen, all feel free to correct me if needed.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
July 10 2009 22:46 GMT
#9
I feel the same way about ZvP...I always fuck up my early game and end up getting my ass 1a2a3a'd in the midgame... -____-;;
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
July 10 2009 22:48 GMT
#10
Play like a fucking madman

seriously

learn the dropship build, learn 2 fac, leard strong FD, learn they gayest shit terran has that's not quite all in

fuck fast expo, you need to get these noobs OUT of their comfort zone, and FUCK ANDROMEDa


Watch Brat_OK. Only after you religiously watched all his replays can you start playing TvP.

I went 30-4 last late season playing only TvP on NMedusa and Collo, and of course i'm not that good, but I just had revelations, and I learned how to fuck with these newbies' minds


gl
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 22:49:27
July 10 2009 22:49 GMT
#11
proxy anything/everything and still remain at least even or ahead

-_-
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Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
July 10 2009 22:58 GMT
#12
Woot, good to know my favorite race pisses just about everyone off :D

Sounds like vultures will cure most your woes though.
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
ghostWriter
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3302 Posts
July 10 2009 23:06 GMT
#13
just do fantasy style, drop vulture, then mass speedvult and 2tank in a dropship for the rape
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knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States5797 Posts
July 10 2009 23:07 GMT
#14
Andromeda is perfect for 3 point harass as every spot is very vulnerable.

Just remember the places to harass.
If he expos far (another main)
a.) He walled off- get 2 dropships (2 tanks 4 vultures) and rape the expo.
b.) Did not wall off- Go fantasy style 1 dropship (2tanks) with vulture reinforcement.

Natural harass- drop the cliff next to the gas.
Mineral only harass- Place vultures below, scan, and rape.

If your apm is legit, go for drop at his 4th base, drop his natural, and vulture harass his mineral only. Those 100 apm toss players will cry IMBA if you successfully pull it off.

It may sound like alot but it really isn't if your opponents are actually 100 apm.
Unload dropships at the 4th and siege tanks.
Unload at natural and siege tanks.
Move vulture to below mineral only, click hold position and scan.
Walla! You have 3 point harass raping the hell out of the low apm toss.

Heartbreak ridge is another story though..
AoN.DimSum
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States2983 Posts
July 10 2009 23:21 GMT
#15
watch artosis rep pack from scl, very aggressive player
by my idol krokkis : "U better hope Finland wont have WCG next year and that I wont gain shitloads of skill, cause then I will wash ur mouth with soap, little man."
SchOOl_VicTIm
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Greece2394 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 23:40:39
July 10 2009 23:38 GMT
#16
That's just the way it is buddy. TvP requires more skill than PvT for the most part, especially at low levels, and it's just the way it has always been. There's nothing wrong or unbalanced with the matchup. Just deal with it.

On July 11 2009 08:21 AoN.DimSum wrote:
watch artosis rep pack from scl, very aggressive player


Can you provide a link?? I visit no other sc site than tl.net, so it would take me a while to track it down.
Tehinf
Profile Joined September 2008
United States192 Posts
July 10 2009 23:58 GMT
#17
what i usually do against TvP is, i wait until i'm 3/3 and then i attack
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest until your good is better, and your better is best."
REDBLUEGREEN
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Germany1903 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 00:00:02
July 10 2009 23:59 GMT
#18
I have lost like my first 10 TvP games on heartbreak on iccup, too. A few things that made it better now: I found out how to wallin lol, I try to mine out the back minerals for sneaky vulture attacks, I am very successful opening 2 fac atm, I think vultures are very good on heartbreak.
But then again I'm only C-/C level :/
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
July 11 2009 00:00 GMT
#19
On July 11 2009 08:38 SchOOl_VicTIm wrote:
That's just the way it is buddy. TvP requires more skill than PvT for the most part, especially at low levels, and it's just the way it has always been. There's nothing wrong or unbalanced with the matchup. Just deal with it.

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On July 11 2009 08:21 AoN.DimSum wrote:
watch artosis rep pack from scl, very aggressive player


Can you provide a link?? I visit no other sc site than tl.net, so it would take me a while to track it down.

http://www.sc2gg.com/hosted/wc8/SCL_Rep_Packs/Artosis.zip
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Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
July 11 2009 00:10 GMT
#20
On July 11 2009 08:38 SchOOl_VicTIm wrote:
That's just the way it is buddy. TvP requires more skill than PvT for the most part. There's nothing wrong or unbalanced with the matchup. Just deal with it.


Um, if TvP requires more skill than PvT. How is the matchup balanced?

I know what you mean, I just want to hear your explanation for this.
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
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