Noob goes SC2 - Part 7

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

First, I said that this will be the start of my placement matches. And, it is.. I did my first placement match, and it's time to blog it.

Before I start this, I did a replay pack from my practice league matches. It contains all the matches that are included in blog and more:

http://rapidshare.com/files/419906321/practice.rar

From now on, screenshots from my replays will be on my point of view only.

Part 7 - The Real Test #1

Overmind, talking to Lobo before his first real test:

Overmind: Now, young one. Your real test to become a cerebrate, begins. Are you ready to take it?
Lobo: Yes, master. I'll do everything to be your cerebrate.
Overmind: Alright, I like your enthusiasm. But, you need skill as well. Prepare yourself and first part of your test begins.
Lobo: Yes, master.

After that, Lobo went to his educator, Infrawhite:

Infrawhite: Well, young one. You'll become a cerebrate if you pass this test. I hope you're ready.
Lobo: I'm well prepared and ready to do my best, master.
Infrawhite: It's good to hear that. I want to see what you'll do.
Lobo: Yes, master.

After talking to Overmind and his master Infrawhite, Lobo went to take his test. His first test was against an executor.

And his real test started.



He carefully splitted his drones 2 by 2, and scouted his opponent's base.



Other than a Forge, his opponent had nothing near his nexus. Lobo thought that it was a forge-fast expand. So he went to scout his opponent's natural.



But his overlord was killed halfway.



Unlike his practices, Lobo this time prepared some defense, made more drones and less zerglings, and he did 2 spine crawlers.



He produced a few zerglings as well, but his trump card is his mutalisks, and his skill of eco bashing. He prepared some mutas as well, and went on to ecobash the executor.



He knew that Protoss had a lot near his natural.



But his nexus, was wide open.



Lobo chose backside and went right to the nexus and workers.



And he killed them all before Protoss forces arrived.



While his mutas were taking a chill near an Xel Naga Tower, Lobo was producing more units. But, one of his mutas spotted a Zealot near that Xel Naga Tower.



And his mutas killed that Zealot.



After that, his mutas went on to check the other Xel Naga Tower, known to be nearby.



Lobo expanded to another base at that time.



And he went to ecobash Protoss' Natural as well.



Protoss could not resist to being eco-bashed that hard, and surrendered:



So, that was 1-0 for Lobo in his real test.

Replay of the Game

After Overmind learned the result, he talked to Lobo immediately:

Overmind: Nicely done, young one. You're now 1 step closer to being a cerebrate.
Lobo: Thanks, master. I did my best there.
Overmind: You'll do much better, and become a cerebrate of mine. I believe.
Lobo: Yes, master. I'll do everything to become a cerebrate.

After that, he went to share his happiness with his educator, Infrawhite:

Infrawhite: Well done, young one. You're getting better and better every now and then. You're now much better than you first met me.
Lobo: Thanks master, I'll practice hard and become even better.
Infrawhite: Now, that's what I call a spirit. Why don't you go and have some fun before the 2nd part of your test?
Lobo: Yes, master.

While Lobo was celebrating with his friends, Overmind contacted to Infrawhite about Lobo:

Infrawhite: Master, you noticed that Lobo took down the executor.
Overmind: Yes, cerebrate. Of course. And I'm getting more and more impressed by his defensive and economy-based style. This is very rare among the Zerg.
Infrawhite: Yes, and he's on the way to become the best at it.
Overmind: But, still he has a very long way ahead of him.
Infrawhite: Yes, master.

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Again, thank you everyone, who has been watching me eversince I've started this journey. It would be impossible without you.