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[BW Battle Report] Adventures in D Level #6

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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
August 27 2012 22:28 GMT
#1
I’ve played a fair bit of Brood War lately and have been wanting to continue my long forgotten Adventures in D Level series. Unfortunately, it takes a very special game to qualify. Sure, I might play a long macro game that felt cool but in the depths of The Abyss, the term “macro game” is used pretty loosely. They look like real-people games but the players have 5k/2k and the replay isn’t bugged. Luckily, if anyone’s read any of the previous issues, you will know that I’m a cheesy scumbag connoisseur of tactical plays. As a result, I bring you the following game:

+ Show Spoiler [ZvP on Icarus] +

I’m Zerg in yellow at the top and he’s the orange Protoss at the left. I think he was from Sweden. If not, he was definitely from somewhere else.

Anyway, right off the hop he has a colour advantage but I feel like I can overcome it. But it will be difficult, so solely because of my unfortunate colour situation, I open 9 Pool speed.

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This Battle Report also serves as a tutorial. Note the importance of the Pool and Extractor to the 9 Pool speed opening.


I find with my Overlord that he has a Forge and Gateway in his main, only making his second pylon out in his natural. Since this isn’t what Protosses do in the replays I watched, I got confused and frightened and began gently weeping.

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”But but but … That’s not what Bisu does “


My 6 lings get to his base just as his cannon is finishing. It is accompanied by a Zealot and 4 Probes so I can’t stop crying just yet.

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Example of pretty obvious Probe imbalance if you ask me. (oh pretty pretty please ask me, it would mean so much!)


I pull back but its not long before he decides to take his first few zealots along with 4 probes to come attack me.

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Because, I mean, why wouldn’t you do that. Right?


I manage to win the battle pretty handily and kill his cannon but only a few lings remain standing, I’m out of things to do. Meanwhile I haven’t spent any money in a really long time so I decide to take my third base. After a short period of inactivity on both ends, he finally he comes at me with a handful of zealots.

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Oh no! An army composed of actual fighting units!


I didn’t have enough units to kill them at the time so I had to consult my “Handbook for Cheesers Who Accidently Made it Past 5 Minutes.” I know it’s a bit of a long winded title, but hey I’m not the one who wrote it (was Shine, probably). The Handbook told me to counterattack, so I did.

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I drew little puppy dog eyes on the cover of the book that I just cant say no to.


I force a cancel on his Nexus and kill the things in the natural but can’t get much done in the main. Likewise, he kills a drone or two and stops some mining time but gets cleaned up eventually. Meanwhile, I’ve gotten a Lair up, researching Overlord speed because Corsairs are out, and have a Hydra Den ready to go. I’m all set to go into the mid game at what I suspect is an advantage.

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Nope, that’s not 951 minerals up there. Don’t be silly.


Anyways, as anyone who has read past D Level Adventures might expect, I just totally lied. I’ve made a bunch of Hydras and Lings and started work on bashing down his front. With three cannons up, I dont meet a ton of initial success.

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My strategy is to hope he’s squeamish and has to stop to clean up the blood and dead raccoon.


Fortunately, I have studied the games of my idol Shine quite extensively and know that if I keep hitting H, I can win eventually. I do that.

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Thanks Shine!


I get up into his main, he types out right away, and I giggle naughtily for a minute.

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He was probably just jealous of my over 900 minerals and went to go pawn off his big diamond pylon.


+ Show Spoiler [Conclusion] +
There you have it! My bullshit brilliance ultimately manages to prevail and the villain hero wins, as he should!


****
obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
August 27 2012 22:43 GMT
#2
Yay battle report. 5/5
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10231 Posts
August 27 2012 22:51 GMT
#3
maybe he went for LML build?! :D

5/5
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
August 27 2012 23:04 GMT
#4
Ah 1 star guy got me, I find he's less present in BW threads. Thanks to the two of you who dug it though!
Gogleion
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States534 Posts
August 27 2012 23:43 GMT
#5
How come you're one of the only people on TL that writes entertaining ladder blogs anymore? And you didn't end the post with a plan for going pro either, so that's extra special in my book.

5/5
EffOrt. That is all.
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
August 27 2012 23:46 GMT
#6
On August 28 2012 08:43 Gogleion wrote:
How come you're one of the only people on TL that writes entertaining ladder blogs anymore? And you didn't end the post with a plan for going pro either, so that's extra special in my book.

5/5

I already detailed my plans to go pro! Was Sc2 though T_T
Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
August 28 2012 03:33 GMT
#7
I thoroughly enjoyed that :D
Red classic | A butterfly dreamed he was Zhuangzi | 4.5k, heading to 5k as support!
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
August 28 2012 03:37 GMT
#8
3hat hydra? keke
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ChristianS
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3245 Posts
August 28 2012 04:39 GMT
#9
Bibbit, can I just say that I always, always enjoy your posting? As I recall in a previous blog you said you think you're a bad poster, but personally I always find your posts intelligent and witty. Even to the point of sometimes reading a post and thinking "haha, I bet this is Bibbit" and it turns out it is.
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." -Robert J. Hanlon
don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
August 28 2012 05:21 GMT
#10
I think this matchup is long overdue.
+ Show Spoiler +

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I'm too lazy to install BW on this computer right now, but when I do, I shall let you know.
I haven't played any BW in 2012, but it looks like you haven't played that much either, so it should be fun lol.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
August 28 2012 07:10 GMT
#11
Thanks ChristianS, that's really nice of you :D

And don_kyuhote! Totally forgot about that but it sounds like a pretty sick idea. I'm totally down if you're ever up for it. I've played probably 20~ games this year but only ZvP and I'm still D. I think you've been D+? Should still be free win for you ^^

Still, totally down!
Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
August 28 2012 08:14 GMT
#12
Fun report, gj and waiting to read more :D
En Taro Violet
don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-28 12:07:14
August 28 2012 09:18 GMT
#13
On August 28 2012 16:10 Bibbit wrote:
And don_kyuhote! Totally forgot about that but it sounds like a pretty sick idea. I'm totally down if you're ever up for it. I've played probably 20~ games this year but only ZvP and I'm still D. I think you've been D+? Should still be free win for you ^^

Still, totally down!

I was D+ at the end of 2011, but I already forgot all the build order and etc. My mechanics was bad to begin with, but now, it's probably worse haha. Yea I'll let you know when I get BW installed.

EDIT: Finally....Goliath! and Wow, Bibbit!, you and I joined TL on the same day! DANG!
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
August 28 2012 17:33 GMT
#14
On August 28 2012 18:18 don_kyuhote wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 16:10 Bibbit wrote:
And don_kyuhote! Totally forgot about that but it sounds like a pretty sick idea. I'm totally down if you're ever up for it. I've played probably 20~ games this year but only ZvP and I'm still D. I think you've been D+? Should still be free win for you ^^

Still, totally down!

I was D+ at the end of 2011, but I already forgot all the build order and etc. My mechanics was bad to begin with, but now, it's probably worse haha. Yea I'll let you know when I get BW installed.

EDIT: Finally....Goliath! and Wow, Bibbit!, you and I joined TL on the same day! DANG!

Heh congrats! And thats pretty damn cool. We must be soulmates - fly me out to your house so I can steal your headphones.

Terran right? I suppose I should play a few ZvTs then >_>
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
September 09 2012 05:27 GMT
#15
Awesome BR writeup, makes mine look like a joke lol. Didn't realize you went to UofT either, nice
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Shana
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Indonesia1814 Posts
September 09 2012 05:48 GMT
#16
Hydra so good
Believing in what lies ahead. | That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.
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