The zerglings chase Ample's SCVs back to the base, not doing significant damage but delaying mining a bit longer: Ample doesn't take his first gas or begin to expand until the lings are dealt with.

Ample having now expanded, takes his 2nd gas and goes 2 fact. Larva has teched up to lair and adds a 3rd hatch as his spire passes 50% complete.

Ample going range-upgraded goliaths out of 4 factories to deal with Larva's mutalisk harass. Larva expanding to his 3rd and continuing to pressure with mutalisks.

With the mutalisks pretty much stopped, Ample pushes out with goliaths (with +1 weapons), pushing the mostly hydralisk force of Larva back behind the sunkens at the natural.

KristofferAG

Norway25712 Posts

August 20 2013 14:15 GMT

#42

Ample gonna win with Goliaths?

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

August 20 2013 14:17 GMT

#43

On August 20 2013 23:15 KristofferAG wrote:
Ample gonna win with Goliaths?

doubt it. Aren't hydras > goliath anyways?

ps he has a tank now lol

KristofferAG

Norway25712 Posts

August 20 2013 14:18 GMT

#44

Looks like Larva bought himself enough time to scare Ample away.

I don't like this attack.

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

August 20 2013 14:19 GMT

#45

On August 20 2013 23:18 KristofferAG wrote:
Looks like Larva bought himself enough time to scare Ample away.

I don't like this attack.

that was pretty bad. Lost most of his army with barely any goliaths, some SCVs and no tanks ><

Byzantium

United States423 Posts

August 20 2013 14:19 GMT

#46

Ample now adding in tanks with siege, which prove quite useful as Larva loses a substantial amount of hydras trying to push into Ample's natural.

Larva is on 6 hatcheries, 3 bases vs. Ample's 2 bases and 5(?) factories.

Ample traps 2 control groups or so of hydras against the bottom of the map and annihilates them with his mech force, and resumes pushing up through the middle while expanding to his 3rd.

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

August 20 2013 14:20 GMT

#47

Anyone else notice that both Ssak and Ample used +1 goliath against Larva? Guessing its since he gets a lot of mutas?

KristofferAG

Norway25712 Posts

August 20 2013 14:22 GMT

#48

SOSPA Terrans seem to like Goliaths quite a lot. Seen them being built a lot in both these last two SRTs.

Byzantium

United States423 Posts

August 20 2013 14:23 GMT

#49

Ample cuts in between Larva's 3rd and his expansion at 12 o'clock. Ample now at 1/1 to Larva's +1 weapons hydralisks.

Larva sends a small hydra flank to deny Ample's 3rd, but he has no units to stop the push into his natural and additional mutalisks do nothing vs. mass goliaths. GG!

dRaW

Canada5744 Posts

August 20 2013 14:25 GMT

#50

Ample is bad, larva is inactive and Hint is a cheeseballer, awesome group

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

August 20 2013 14:25 GMT

#51

^Larva has been practicing a lot supposedly.

On August 20 2013 23:22 KristofferAG wrote:
SOSPA Terrans seem to like Goliaths quite a lot. Seen them being built a lot in both these last two SRTs.

hmm fair enough. They are a good unit and fun to use

Come on Larva! Hope he cheese Ample lol

Byzantium

United States423 Posts

August 20 2013 14:28 GMT

#52

Ample vs. Larva G2:

Ample spawns at the top right, Larva at the top left.

Sonic laughing hysterically.

Larva opens with 3 hatch before gas, Ample opening 1 rax CC.

Ample's first 4 marines brutally hunt down Larva's first overload floating about the map, and then he moves out with 6 or so marines and an SCV. Ends up turning around instead of going for any sort of bunker rush which is a good idea since there is already a sunken. Ample now adding on more barracks. Larva goes for a speedling attack but Ample holds with a pretty solid Marine/Medic wall.

Larva's first mutalisks are out, but there are already half a dozen turrets, so larva contents himself with thinning the marine count at the front. Larva expanding to his 3rd at 9 o'clock and morphing his first set of lurkers.

Ample's vessels are out so here comes the standard terran push: Larva is setting up for a flank, which comes in perfectly!

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

August 20 2013 14:35 GMT

#53

Sonic's viewers playing a whack-a-mole with Sonic face-cam; "put his face away!" "wtf dont move your face away"

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

August 20 2013 14:37 GMT

#54

Terran ball pushes out, Larva is pushed away but goes for surround!
Massacre! Tanks and marines butchered, however three SV manage to pull away to safety
also cleans up following reinforcements

Group of scourges arrive to attack the Science vessel, but all die in vain, only killing one.
Terran regroups his force but now defiler is out.

Another surround attempt but there wasn't sufficient force. Terran manage to seige the expansion on 9 but defiler arrive to kill them all with plague and swarms. Once again all Vessels escape unscathed.
Lurker force Ample CC on 12 to lift.

Byzantium

United States423 Posts

August 20 2013 14:39 GMT

#55

After solidly halting Ample's first push with a pretty sweet flank, Larva sets up a lurker contain for a bit, but seiged tanks push the lurkers away. A big wave of scourge only get 1 vessel. Swarm is now out for Larva, and he's expanding to the bottom left main. Ample still unable to establish enough space to take a 3rd.

Ample's next push is somewhat better, getting solid pressure onto the 9 o'clock expansion and allowing him to try and take the 12 o'clock. But a few swarms and a plague clear that up, and 2 lurkers deny the expo.

RowdierBob

Australia13385 Posts

August 20 2013 14:40 GMT

#56

Larva is tryign to make this as hard as possible on himself. -_-;;

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

August 20 2013 14:41 GMT

#57

On August 20 2013 23:40 RowdierBob wrote:
Larva is tryign to make this as hard as possible on himself. -_-;;

well he did just finish off that large army and in a good position. Let's see if he makes it hard on himself again lol

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

August 20 2013 14:41 GMT

#58

Another expansion seems to be going up on 5th.
Random dropship being sniped on 7, just as another tank-marine force also arrive there.
However defiler and lurkers once again put their force into jeopardy and this time all six SV is killed!

However single dropship arrive on the main, kills all the important tech buildings including defiler den!
Also about to get spawing pool but ultralisk appear just in time to step the offensive.
Another dropship comes to finish the job however.

Lurkers however pay back the favour by denying mining at 3rd.

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

August 20 2013 14:44 GMT

#59

That double drop sure did a lot of damage. Gotta love firebats

Byzantium

United States423 Posts

August 20 2013 14:45 GMT

#60

Cows coming out for Larva, Ample gets a drop and snipes the defiler mound. Ample and Larva both on 4 bases, but Ample is under pretty significant pressure at the 3 oclock while Larva's main and 4th are being constantly dropped.