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[Q] ZvT, stopping reaper harass while FE'ing?

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Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
May 04 2010 05:53 GMT
#1
Any pro tips? I just lost a game to that today and raged horribly :[ It seems like you can't do ****, especially if they get a bunker up. However, I did go a little drone heavy at the start (by 1 or 2 really), and if I made lings I might've been able to stop it. No replays because I sort of just want general advice -- is this something that you higher rated players still lose to occasionally, or is just getting lings faster enough to deal with it?

Thanks for the help. I'm like 1320ish, I think.
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Deleted User 55994
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
949 Posts
May 04 2010 06:01 GMT
#2
what happened exactly, did you let him get a bunker up at your nat? was it an early rax reaper or a normal timing reaper?
s2pid_loser
Profile Joined March 2010
United States699 Posts
May 04 2010 06:04 GMT
#3
1320 in what league?

what map was it on?
if its a map that takes ur overlord too long to scout, use a drone to scout to see if hes going fast reapers
if so, delay ur expansion and get ling speed, once u have that, u can deal with reapers a lot better
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Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
May 04 2010 06:18 GMT
#4
1320 Plat, I was rank8 in my division earlier today. It was on Kulas, it happened on Desert Oasis also but I didn't even have an OL by my hatch so the bunker was up without me even knowing so that's a clear mistake so I'm not tripping too much about that game...

The game on Kulas I killed his first SCV with the bunker at like 85% done, then he got a second one eventually after his first reaper killed my drone+queen+maybeling army (I sent 2-3 drones, cant remember exactly) and that SCV finished the bunker and he hopped in and killed my Hatchery after a bit x_X It was prob gg from there on out because I had a ton of minerals, low gas, no tech.
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Slow Motion
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6960 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-04 06:20:36
May 04 2010 06:19 GMT
#5
On May 04 2010 14:53 Vei wrote:
Any pro tips? I just lost a game to that today and raged horribly :[ It seems like you can't do ****, especially if they get a bunker up. However, I did go a little drone heavy at the start (by 1 or 2 really), and if I made lings I might've been able to stop it. No replays because I sort of just want general advice -- is this something that you higher rated players still lose to occasionally, or is just getting lings faster enough to deal with it?

Thanks for the help. I'm like 1320ish, I think.

Dude was it on Kulas Ravine and the Terran kept jumping his Reaper up and down the cliff? If so that was me lol. The guy I played typed "bg" at the end, and then said, "actually that was a terrible game" and then rage quit.

Edit: ahhh nvm I didn't build a bunker.
Insanious
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1251 Posts
May 04 2010 06:20 GMT
#6
Once you get a queen up the reaper harass is done.

if he has a bunker up, get 2 - 3 roaches, they kill bunkers in like 2 seconds.

While getting roaches, tech to lair to get hydras to kill banshees, then when bunker is down expo...
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Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-04 06:29:56
May 04 2010 06:26 GMT
#7
On May 04 2010 15:19 Slow Motion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 04 2010 14:53 Vei wrote:
Any pro tips? I just lost a game to that today and raged horribly :[ It seems like you can't do ****, especially if they get a bunker up. However, I did go a little drone heavy at the start (by 1 or 2 really), and if I made lings I might've been able to stop it. No replays because I sort of just want general advice -- is this something that you higher rated players still lose to occasionally, or is just getting lings faster enough to deal with it?

Thanks for the help. I'm like 1320ish, I think.

Dude was it on Kulas Ravine and the Terran kept jumping his Reaper up and down the cliff? If so that was me lol. The guy I played typed "bg" at the end, and then said, "actually that was a terrible game" and then rage quit.

Edit: ahhh nvm I didn't build a bunker.

i was saying stuff like omfg what the fuck oh my fucking god -proceed to leave- haha

i think that was the third game of my loss streak, thankfully i went 3-0 after that >___>

On May 04 2010 15:20 Insanious wrote:
Once you get a queen up the reaper harass is done.

if he has a bunker up, get 2 - 3 roaches, they kill bunkers in like 2 seconds.

While getting roaches, tech to lair to get hydras to kill banshees, then when bunker is down expo...

Yeah I agree about the Queen thing, I think I just went too drone heavy in retrospect.. I just sort of was looking for Terran PoV's, like the guy I played presumably was good but not one of THE best; I was curious if reaper+bunker is something, if executed 100% perfectly, is able to prevent FE. I saw a 20+page thread qqing about bunkerreaper on the SC2 general forums, but I don't take those threads too seriously ;P

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Deleted User 55994
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
949 Posts
May 04 2010 06:28 GMT
#8
If your hatch finishes before the bunker you should be fine, crawlers outrange bunkers (at least in my experience, this could be a bug) and you can get one up before the hatch is close to dead. Of course you want to avoid the bunker going up in the first place so yeah, gotta keep your 2nd OL over the hatch. Regardless, did you say his reaper killed your queen before the bunker was up? O_O
Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
May 04 2010 06:32 GMT
#9
On May 04 2010 15:28 faction123 wrote:
If your hatch finishes before the bunker you should be fine, crawlers outrange bunkers (at least in my experience, this could be a bug) and you can get one up before the hatch is close to dead. Of course you want to avoid the bunker going up in the first place so yeah, gotta keep your 2nd OL over the hatch. Regardless, did you say his reaper killed your queen before the bunker was up? O_O

Uhh no like, I attacked with my queen + drones and lost my drones but killed his SCV and weakened his bunker, and then I got some lings + queen to finish off the bunker then all my lings died in the process, then he kited my queen (easily) and finished off my hatchery, went to the ledge to avoid broodlords.

I felt like I either had to get that expo up or it was gg, so I tried again, and then sent my queen/lings to protect it but my lings were easily killed because he had like 4 reapers by now, and then my off-creep Queen got raped also ;P

and then I left.
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Tanc
Profile Joined May 2010
United States28 Posts
May 04 2010 11:41 GMT
#10
Why do you need to FE? Just do what every single z does against T. get speedlings first, then tech to mutas, while you're getting a lair then you expand. The Terran player can't do anything, at least I've never been able to find anything that can stop you from getting map control after that happens.
ManiacTheZealot
Profile Joined December 2009
United States490 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-04 12:01:17
May 04 2010 11:48 GMT
#11
Terran has the ability to do a proxy rax reaper/bunker rush that will kill you even if you early pool. The reaper will arrive before lings and queen. It will probably get nerfed because it's pretty much unstoppable. As far as how to stop reapers, queens are good against them, speed lings and roaches. Of course if they get the bunker up none of those work anymore.

Here's a replay so you can see just how ridiculous it is. Replay
Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
May 04 2010 11:53 GMT
#12
On May 04 2010 20:41 Tanc wrote:
Why do you need to FE? Just do what every single z does against T. get speedlings first, then tech to mutas, while you're getting a lair then you expand. The Terran player can't do anything, at least I've never been able to find anything that can stop you from getting map control after that happens.

really o_O what rating are you at? interesting strat, i used to something similar except it was speedlings-> defend expo from MM ->muta contain and its gg from there

but now people don't attack my FE with easily killable-by-speedling armies
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Insanious
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1251 Posts
May 04 2010 15:53 GMT
#13
Just get fast roaches... they destroy bunkers its pretty much the counter to this... as soon as you see it tech to roaches, while trying to stop the bunker going down with lings... don't take your queen off the creep. 150mins and lost larva is not worth it if you lose her...
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Tanc
Profile Joined May 2010
United States28 Posts
May 04 2010 22:00 GMT
#14
On May 04 2010 20:53 Vei wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 04 2010 20:41 Tanc wrote:
Why do you need to FE? Just do what every single z does against T. get speedlings first, then tech to mutas, while you're getting a lair then you expand. The Terran player can't do anything, at least I've never been able to find anything that can stop you from getting map control after that happens.

really o_O what rating are you at? interesting strat, i used to something similar except it was speedlings-> defend expo from MM ->muta contain and its gg from there

but now people don't attack my FE with easily killable-by-speedling armies



I'm 1700 rating plat.

Here are some replays to show you what I'm talking about.

http://www.sc2rc.com/index.php/replay/show/3579
I messed up the bunker/reaper rush here. But honestly it made no difference.

http://www.sc2rc.com/index.php/replay/show/3577
And that one is what 90% of zerg do when I bunker reaper rush their expo. It's pretty much one of the only strats that I lose to on a frequent basis.
Alsn
Profile Joined February 2008
Sweden995 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-05 00:01:52
May 04 2010 23:57 GMT
#15
If terran goes fast reapers vs zerg you absolutely don't need to FE, either get roaches or ling speed and one base it until you can safely deal with the few reapers and the bunker. In order for reapers to actually pay for themselves he needs to kill something substantial. Your queen can always defend your main by staying on the creep.

Remember, fast reapers means he cut scvs; if he doesn't get to kill more than the stray probe/ling he is behind.

Spoiler tag for those that haven't seen the HDH ro16 vods yet.
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You should check out the games featuring Ret in the HDH ro16, he gets suprised by reaper bunker at his nat in game one and the terran stubbornly tries the same thing in games 2-3 and gets punished for it.
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goszar
Profile Joined February 2010
Belarus119 Posts
May 05 2010 13:09 GMT
#16
On May 04 2010 15:19 Slow Motion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 04 2010 14:53 Vei wrote:
Any pro tips? I just lost a game to that today and raged horribly :[ It seems like you can't do ****, especially if they get a bunker up. However, I did go a little drone heavy at the start (by 1 or 2 really), and if I made lings I might've been able to stop it. No replays because I sort of just want general advice -- is this something that you higher rated players still lose to occasionally, or is just getting lings faster enough to deal with it?

Thanks for the help. I'm like 1320ish, I think.

Dude was it on Kulas Ravine and the Terran kept jumping his Reaper up and down the cliff? If so that was me lol. The guy I played typed "bg" at the end, and then said, "actually that was a terrible game" and then rage quit.

Edit: ahhh nvm I didn't build a bunker.


I also say "bg" after such games and explain what I mean if opp does not understand.
I don't mind you playing whatever start you choose, but just don't want to waste time practicing how do defend another cheese.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25996 Posts
May 05 2010 13:36 GMT
#17
lol tired of reading people who have made their own imaginary ruleset for this game. "cheese me if you want but don't you dare build more than 5 flying units"

hahahaha
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Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-05 13:41:29
May 05 2010 13:38 GMT
#18
On May 05 2010 22:09 goszar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 04 2010 15:19 Slow Motion wrote:
On May 04 2010 14:53 Vei wrote:
Any pro tips? I just lost a game to that today and raged horribly :[ It seems like you can't do ****, especially if they get a bunker up. However, I did go a little drone heavy at the start (by 1 or 2 really), and if I made lings I might've been able to stop it. No replays because I sort of just want general advice -- is this something that you higher rated players still lose to occasionally, or is just getting lings faster enough to deal with it?

Thanks for the help. I'm like 1320ish, I think.

Dude was it on Kulas Ravine and the Terran kept jumping his Reaper up and down the cliff? If so that was me lol. The guy I played typed "bg" at the end, and then said, "actually that was a terrible game" and then rage quit.

Edit: ahhh nvm I didn't build a bunker.


I also say "bg" after such games and explain what I mean if opp does not understand.
I don't mind you playing whatever start you choose, but just don't want to waste time practicing how do defend another cheese.


what? read what you said again and see if that makes any sense.

You won't be playing this game very long with that attitude..

Reaper harass is one of the backbone strategies for Terran.

So lemme guess you don't want to play against the following "cheese" builds?
-Reapers
-Banshees
-Hellions
-Thor Drops

But you would like to play against M&M to learn the counter, despite it being an inferior Terran build to begin with?

I guess Terran should just make marauders, and marines if the opponent makes any air units. Anything else is just silly nonsense that isn't worth practicing against.
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Thamoo
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada234 Posts
May 05 2010 13:42 GMT
#19
On May 05 2010 22:09 goszar wrote:
I don't mind you playing whatever start you choose, but just don't want to waste time practicing how do defend another cheese.


Rofl.
wat?
HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
May 05 2010 13:42 GMT
#20
On May 04 2010 15:18 Vei wrote:
1320 Plat, I was rank8 in my division earlier today. It was on Kulas, it happened on Desert Oasis also but I didn't even have an OL by my hatch so the bunker was up without me even knowing so that's a clear mistake so I'm not tripping too much about that game...

The game on Kulas I killed his first SCV with the bunker at like 85% done, then he got a second one eventually after his first reaper killed my drone+queen+maybeling army (I sent 2-3 drones, cant remember exactly) and that SCV finished the bunker and he hopped in and killed my Hatchery after a bit x_X It was prob gg from there on out because I had a ton of minerals, low gas, no tech.

How did you lose a queen to a reaper before the bunker finished?
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