EPTHello, I am intense, a terran player that has been in the grandmaster league on NA server for the past 6 seasons, and a few other times long ago in WoL. Earlier today I made a bet with some ROOT/SEED members that I could achieve top 50 GM on NA server in 1 month. I know sjow tried to do this but he failed quite horribly, but I feel that I am capable of pulling this off. I just want to show that protoss is less mechanically and strategically challenging than the other two races. I will be writing my progress in this blog. I will write my first day progress, but after that will only update weekly.
Day 1 (so far):
I went over DH Winter replays of Patience and Naniwa in order to find openings that I liked, I opted for SG openings in all 3 matchups. Here are my BO notes:
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Protoss builds
PvP
9 pylon
12 gate ( scout )
15 double gas ( then use 3rd chrono, saturate 2 ea then rally 3rds )
17 pylon
18 core
19 zlot
When core finishes start WG and get stargate ( should already have 50 chrono when core finishes )
Next 100 gas msc ( 1 chrono on this )
next 50 stalker ( no chrono )
next 150 oracle ( double chrono )
add gates 2 & 3 right now if facing aggresion or drop nexus ( around when oracle is finishing , add gates 2 & 3 after if you get nexus )
1 phoenix ( unless you scout no sg or suspect dts then 2 oracle--->1 phoenix , 1st oracle will confirm whether or not you should move out with 2nd )
if you 3 gate and opponent is expanding, pressure ( with nexus behind this )
after nexus, add robo and forge, tech up to twilight then archons when +1 is halfway done
take 3rd and 4th gases if playing defensive on nexus when it is finishing
go up to 5 gates then take third, if opponent is greedy then go up to 8 gateways and attack w/ zlot archon reinforcments ( collosus, early 3rd, stupid )
warp prism after 2 immortals to hurass, cannon in each mineral line, make sure to have full base vision
TvP
9 pylon
13 gate
16 double gas (rally 15th probe to build both )
2 on each
19 core
start zlot ( do not let finish if no ebay block )
21 msc
23 nexus
23 pylon
after this go sg-->double forge--->5gate---->twilight--->templar & storm
2 base 8 gate greedy terrans or take third and start robo whilist maintaining constant unit production
tech up to collosus, hit 3 base 3/3 timing
make sure to get cannon in each mineral line
PvZ
9 pylon at main
13 gateway
15 double gas
17 pylon
18 core
18 zealot
21 msc
23 nexus
23 wg
23 pylon at nat ( to get wall off )
25 sentry
27 stargate ( 5 phoenix or oracle into 5 phoenix )
3rd and 4th gases at nat around 6:30
add gates 2 & 3 at nat + pylon to get wall w/ sentry & msc
robo --->Forge and +1 -----> 4 more gates
2 immortals----> warp prism -----> obs
push out when 2nd immortal finshes and rally other stuff, make sure to have chrono'd +1 attack to finishing
you should have alot of sentries that were built early on
win
PvP
9 pylon
12 gate ( scout )
15 double gas ( then use 3rd chrono, saturate 2 ea then rally 3rds )
17 pylon
18 core
19 zlot
When core finishes start WG and get stargate ( should already have 50 chrono when core finishes )
Next 100 gas msc ( 1 chrono on this )
next 50 stalker ( no chrono )
next 150 oracle ( double chrono )
add gates 2 & 3 right now if facing aggresion or drop nexus ( around when oracle is finishing , add gates 2 & 3 after if you get nexus )
1 phoenix ( unless you scout no sg or suspect dts then 2 oracle--->1 phoenix , 1st oracle will confirm whether or not you should move out with 2nd )
if you 3 gate and opponent is expanding, pressure ( with nexus behind this )
after nexus, add robo and forge, tech up to twilight then archons when +1 is halfway done
take 3rd and 4th gases if playing defensive on nexus when it is finishing
go up to 5 gates then take third, if opponent is greedy then go up to 8 gateways and attack w/ zlot archon reinforcments ( collosus, early 3rd, stupid )
warp prism after 2 immortals to hurass, cannon in each mineral line, make sure to have full base vision
TvP
9 pylon
13 gate
16 double gas (rally 15th probe to build both )
2 on each
19 core
start zlot ( do not let finish if no ebay block )
21 msc
23 nexus
23 pylon
after this go sg-->double forge--->5gate---->twilight--->templar & storm
2 base 8 gate greedy terrans or take third and start robo whilist maintaining constant unit production
tech up to collosus, hit 3 base 3/3 timing
make sure to get cannon in each mineral line
PvZ
9 pylon at main
13 gateway
15 double gas
17 pylon
18 core
18 zealot
21 msc
23 nexus
23 wg
23 pylon at nat ( to get wall off )
25 sentry
27 stargate ( 5 phoenix or oracle into 5 phoenix )
3rd and 4th gases at nat around 6:30
add gates 2 & 3 at nat + pylon to get wall w/ sentry & msc
robo --->Forge and +1 -----> 4 more gates
2 immortals----> warp prism -----> obs
push out when 2nd immortal finshes and rally other stuff, make sure to have chrono'd +1 attack to finishing
you should have alot of sentries that were built early on
win
I will be doing this on my main account
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/3310952/1/intense/
For updates follow me on twitter @SEEDintense or check this blog weekly, next update will be next Sunday night.
Stream for this starts 12/20 (Friday) http://www.twitch.tv/intensesc
