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ZvT Battle Report

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Gao Xi
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Hong Kong5178 Posts
January 30 2012 11:51 GMT
#1
Alright so I've never written a battle report before so don't hate too hard. Also I drew inspiration from 538's blogs. Hes got some sick blogs and battle reports:http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/538

Going into this (11:30~PM), I wanted to play 1 game before I went to sleep. I didn't have a warm up game either. I join a room and we're about to start.

The Terran Opponent: 2800~ points
Me (zerg): 2250~ points

Initially I was scared as I'm pretty weak in ZvT. Though I recently won some games vs Terrans better than me using a certain style(?).
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Pro banner for a pro game



The game starts off on Fighting Spirit. I'm at bottom right and hes at top right.
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He opens 1 rax CC, while I go for overpool.
I'm trying to do different things in ZvT because I keep 12 hatching.
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Upon seeing this, He proceeds to make a supply depot at my nat.
I was filled with rage.
Once I cleared it out, I expanded at my natural and put my 3rd hatch in my main while getting gas.
I go 3 hatch lurker but unfortunately he scouts my hydras so he prepares for a bust.
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I can't bust, so I contain, if you can call that a contain.

So at this point he still hasn't attacked so I'm a little confused. I get a quick hive going double evo
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Don't mind that drone saturation!

I check the front of his base and more or less this is what i see.
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This guy is more turtle than Franklin

I conclude that hes going mech, so I make a spire finally at 12 minutes and get myself some mutars. Much to my delight it was like a lamb to the slaughter.
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Your Defence is like E-fence, where is the D?

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Oh wait...

Now we're both macro-ing, I'm getting drops and ultras and hes still being Franklin
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That is really annoying
Not only does he harass my army, he sees that i have drops so he immediately prepares for it, so I don't drop.

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Even this Sheep dog couldn't stop it

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I pretty much throw ultra/ling at his mech army non stop until I bust his natural. He defended constant streams of lings with an Eraser on his ramp. (Note that it is around 19 minutes into the game)
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The Aftermath...
I try a 2nd bust with muta/ling (Note that it is 25 minutes into the game.)
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Entire army not shown

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I find out that his transition was into cloaked wraiths...
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Where have I seen this before?

Getting impatient i mass up more units preparing for another bust.
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Third time's the charm
(Note this is around 28 minutes into the game)
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Like the beaches at Normandy

At this point we're both trying to get our economy going. I'm trying to rebuild drones and He's trying to expand. I have <20 drones and he has 0 mining bases.
His cloak wraith/Vessel harass is painful but I live.

After about 8 minutes of harass, I finally dwindle his vessel and wraith count to negligible.
I wasn't sitting around for those 8 minutes! I was transitioning into the final stage.
THE END GAME ZERG
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RAF got nothing on this

After killing his last mining base, he mounts an offensive. He counterattacks my natural forcing me to fly my air force back to defend.

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The Master Bait


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My entire fleet got caught in open ground and they got dismantled


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With no army he proceeds to kill my mining bases on the right side of the map.
Luckily for me, that gives me time to make a muta/ultra/ling army and counterattack in an attempt to base trade.

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Why can't I lift hatcheries?

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After he kills my last outer base, he postures himself to attack my natural. Seeing this, I pull back my army that was killing his main and together with my 2nd army waiting in my natural, I flank him.

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There is just too much.

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He cannot hold!

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Good game indeed

Thus concluding the longest ladder game I've ever played at (45:18).
What stuck out for me was, Several times throughout the game I thought to myself that I should just leave. However something inside wouldn't let me, and I kept playing. The moment my air force died, I really though I was screwed. I was pretty sure I was going to lose until he lifted his buildings when i counterattacked, and when he went to kill my outer bases after killing my air force. This is not the greatest game I've ever played, but probably one of the longer and weirder ones.

All the images were edited in paint so don't hate on the same design. Took me several hours to write this. I used 40 images. Hopefully you enjoyed reading/looking at this, as I tried to convey an entertaining story.

and if you want the replay: http://repdepot.net/replay.php?id=50248

Ahh the time is 4:50 AM i better go sleep.



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don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
January 30 2012 12:03 GMT
#2
lol
guardian/devourer combo.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5094 Posts
January 30 2012 13:15 GMT
#3
niiiiceeee
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
popzags
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland604 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-30 13:21:51
January 30 2012 13:21 GMT
#4
I lkie this very much, surely will watch the replay. Thanks!
What what the the fuck fuck? That blew my mind so much, I doubled every word in the phrase 'What the fuck' to get: 'What what the the fuck fuck my what the the fuck fucking what did the drop dropship medivac where in the what in the hell?' - Day[9]
Ringall
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Finland177 Posts
January 30 2012 13:49 GMT
#5
An excellent battle report in my opinion! Well written and nice pictures.
Definately looking forwards for more of these :3

HFGL
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Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3323 Posts
January 30 2012 14:01 GMT
#6
I really like seeing BW battle reports. Keep it up!
김택용 Fighting!
xccam
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Great Britain1150 Posts
January 30 2012 14:04 GMT
#7
nice :D
Wohmfg
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1292 Posts
January 30 2012 14:13 GMT
#8
Nice battle report!

<3 BW.
BW4Life!
DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
January 30 2012 14:22 GMT
#9
Thanks! Im DL'ing this on what not to do as Terran
Much better to die an awesome Terran than to live as a magic wielding fairy or a mindless sac of biological goop. -Manifesto7
surfinbird1
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
January 30 2012 15:51 GMT
#10
Good job, I like your writing style.
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
Deleted User 135096
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3624 Posts
January 30 2012 17:27 GMT
#11
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Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
January 30 2012 19:54 GMT
#12
great read!
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
January 30 2012 20:09 GMT
#13
5/5 love the BW battle report!
RIP MBC Game Hero
FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10154 Posts
January 30 2012 21:45 GMT
#14
devourers in TvZ??? OMFG!!!!!!!!!!

sick as shit imo.
Writer#1 KT and FlaSh Fanboy || Woo Jung Ho Never Forget || Teamliquid Political Decision Desk
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lagmaster
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States374 Posts
January 30 2012 23:16 GMT
#15
5/5 - Awesome battle report. BW battle reports are the best blogs.

I laughed when I saw the massive air force.
dudeman001
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2412 Posts
January 30 2012 23:33 GMT
#16
lol what a crazy sick ZvT. Who knew devourers would ever be seen again
Sup.
Gao Xi
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Hong Kong5178 Posts
January 31 2012 02:06 GMT
#17
Yea I had a surprisingly large amount of gas late game, probably because cracklings are soo cheap.
龔智禮 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ CJ NATION
Jragon
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1471 Posts
January 31 2012 02:48 GMT
#18
Eraser on the ramp is a good reaction lol. Good job
"Bisu is just too good." - Jaedong (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=218995) "Bisu hyung's play is just too good" - Flash (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=225861)
ravenKRaz
Profile Joined March 2011
United States580 Posts
January 31 2012 04:22 GMT
#19
5/5 love reading these
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