EPT[I] Using the scout. - Page 4
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Zato-1
Chile4253 Posts
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
On November 08 2009 20:59 538 wrote: Bisu versus Hwasin on Python Kal vs ForGG on Colosseum, actually in both of their Arena MSL games on Colosseum2 had scouts, but only the first is good  (see my recent article on Kal  )ask G5 about scouts in general Scouts are good in PvZ for throwing the Z off balance, but G5 also uses them in the lategame, with speed and stacking, you can micro them like vultures against scourge. Fun This game too: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/games/7451_Flash_vs_Stork/vod Great comeback with the use of a scout. | ||
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monolith94
United States47 Posts
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Severedevil
United States4838 Posts
On November 10 2009 12:15 monolith94 wrote: How cheap would the scout have to be for it to be considered a viable part of a toss build? 200/100? Lower? I find the cost of speed (500/400) and the build time on scouts (twice as long as corsairs, you need more gas-intensive stargates) more debilitating than the actual resource cost, but 200/100 would probably make them competitive, if you were getting a stargate anyway. The trouble I find with scouts in PvZ is: 1) If you build scout before corsair, your flier reaches the Zerg base much later, often negating the harassment advantage. (Exception - the Zerg hid his overlords, or only built a spore to protect them.) 2) Scouts die to scourge before scout speed. It might cost the Zerg more gas than the Protoss, since you'll kill some of the incoming scourge, but the mineral difference is ridiculous. 3) Speed scouts require a lot of micro to be effective air-to-air, unlike a corsair blob. So they're a dubious proposition early (might be effective REALLY early), and a lot of work to use later, when you should probably be busy controlling other units. Particularly since you can afford 1.5-2x as many corsairs as scouts... | ||
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Gnarly
United States151 Posts
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Impervious
Canada4200 Posts
On November 10 2009 12:15 monolith94 wrote: How cheap would the scout have to be for it to be considered a viable part of a toss build? 200/100? Lower? What about something a little different - already having the upgraded speed and sight range? | ||
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