9pool - The reasons behind it - Page 5

On December 20 2003 08:21 Klogon wrote:
Alright, I'm going to a LAN tournament soon and I don't want to be cheesed by a totally sucky player. Even though it's a double elim with bo3 in every match, I still don't want to cheesed by a newbie. So I want some help with some 9pool builds and such so it's less risky versus less skilled players.

The reason I ask is because I know ilnp did very well in WDT (hint hint, where are you, son?) with 9pool builds as they are safe, and if you are more skilled player than your opponent, you can still win the game even if it wasn't the best move.

So enough background, I want to know when and why I would do a 9pool. What advantages does it give me? What do I expect the other player to do, and what is his best move? If there is more than 1 really good move, what should I do to be ready for either and "play it safe" or whatever?

I don't want to know just builds as it doesn't make me a better player in the long run. I want a better understanding of the game, and I just found out recently that I know nothing about 9pooling except for early lurker versus terran. I am asking for opinions of people with relatively good experience who know how the game works and know the answers to the questions, although I won't mind the average joe either as it'll help with the discussion.

Versus all races would be best, but if you know more about one match-up for the 9pool, that's fine. And for a zvz 9pool... I just want to know WHY I would want to do that because a zerg who does 12pool + defensive sunk always blocks my 9pool rush and has a bigger economy.

Thanks for all the help as I'm asking for a rather long explination (understanding of the game usually takes more lines than just build orders).

Oh yeah, I wouldn't mind any pool builds before hatch either, like a 12 pool and why I would do that over a 9pool or a 12hatch. etc etc.

Last note: This shouldn't always apply to LT as this lan will use any WGTour map, that why understanding matters to me a lot.

On October 05 2006 09:56 alffla wrote:
wtf is happenig - _-a

On October 05 2006 09:40 CCHS wrote:
wow why the hell did you guys revive this thread

On October 05 2006 17:38 Peanuts wrote:
didnt mondi's zvp guide say something like 9pool 9ol then 9hatch?
I tried it out and it actually works pretty well

On October 05 2006 17:38 Peanuts wrote:
didnt mondi's zvp guide say something like 9pool 9ol then 9hatch?
I tried it out and it actually works pretty well