[Q] Why is burrow so little used? - Page 5

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AzureEye

United States1360 Posts

December 11 2009 04:35 GMT

#81

On November 24 2009 03:14 Zoler wrote:

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well played

you should be ashamed of saying this as a Terran. ZvT is a huge uphill battle while TvZ is a fun downhill battle

Back to topic, I think burrow lings can be used to deny Terran his early CC without detection. Of course, 14 CC is going to come sooner than burrowlings but I'm talking about somewhat delayed fast CC.

And not just 1 ling but a bunch of lings correctly spaced apart so that T can't just land his CC somewhere near the optimal spot

Fixed

United States174 Posts

December 11 2009 05:21 GMT

#82

I think Hyuk is wishing he spent 100 minerals and 100 gas on burrow in his last game....

AlwaysGG

Taiwan952 Posts

December 11 2009 05:35 GMT

#83

stack wit burrow unit is not a big news right? o,o

happen pretty often in a lot of muta practice map ums ?

Always

United States376 Posts

December 11 2009 05:49 GMT

#84

actually-- if a terran is dropping in your main with the typical, wouldn't you not want to burrow your drones? cause if he scanned, then they wouldn't be able to run. I'd imagine that running your drones out would be safer, but maybe it's just me..

sharkeyanti

United States1273 Posts

December 11 2009 05:54 GMT

#85

If this has been said in this thread already, my bad.

Once you transition out of the early mid-game, I would have to think that researching burrow wouldn't be a huge economic burden. Especially if you give scouting some sort of relative cost-value. Putting burrowed zerglings around the map is a cheap way to get a scouting edge. The concerns people raise over APM requirements would seem to be meted by proper practice on the map you are playing.

WolfMother

United States61 Posts

December 11 2009 20:11 GMT

#86

I tend to use burrow a lot. Maybe thats why I'm a D+ player, though I dont chalk my low level up to using burrow. I usually use it mid and late game, to hide troop movement/numbers. I also use it in fein attacks if no detectors are present or i kill them, but cant outright win the battle (esp against speed zealots) then flank with other groups and unburrow. I feel it can also be used to keep an ever present threat at an expansion if you burrow a few hydras and keep popping up and killing miners. I think its very case specific, and i think it would work best against protoss. I'm gonna try using zerglings stacked on lurkers next terran game i play where there is heavy sci vessel play and see how it works, Ill post the vod when I do.

NFL2368

United States112 Posts

December 12 2009 04:36 GMT

#87

Burrow is used, what are you talking about

It's used a lot in zvp against sair reaver in order to burrow drones and infolings around the map

It's used in lategame zvt in order to save ur drones from vulture harass

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