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Scary and underused Immortal micro

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HunterStarcraft
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada249 Posts
December 21 2010 07:57 GMT
#1
I've never seen Immortals + Warp Prisms used and abused quite like this:

(Immortal micro begins at 10:52 - although the whole replay is really quite interesting)


I'm wondering if this type of high APM micro will become more common. Units such as Immortals/Tanks can abuse their attacks to instantly deal damage and avoid shots from roaches/spines/marauders etc. I think we'll see a lot more of this as players critique their multitasking to accommodate such advanced micro.

I think this is just one example that illustrates how high the skill ceiling truly is for SC2.
sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
December 21 2010 08:00 GMT
#2
that's pretty cool. somebody has practice with reavers.
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vlaric
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States412 Posts
December 21 2010 08:04 GMT
#3
very heartening to see micro that doesn't involve kiting/focus fire being used in sc2. iirc, the same thing was attempted with colossi awhile ago but was abandoned quite quickly, though i think that the immortal+warp prism micro is a lot more practical and could actually be used vs heavy roach play in pvz.
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ShootingStar
Profile Joined December 2010
17 Posts
December 21 2010 08:05 GMT
#4
wow
bananaman533
Profile Joined June 2010
86 Posts
December 21 2010 08:06 GMT
#5
Wow that is insane. Something to practice when my internet is laggy xD
Jimmycliff
Profile Joined December 2010
United States86 Posts
December 21 2010 08:12 GMT
#6
That was super impressive good link.
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Touch
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada475 Posts
December 21 2010 08:13 GMT
#7
Well fucking played indeed. BW nostalgia here, Boxer would smile.
Sieg
SpoR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1542 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-21 08:15:10
December 21 2010 08:13 GMT
#8
he didn't need the micro to win that game at all. He was just messiing around cause he was going to win.

The roach and spine shots still only gonna do 10, and then u can just lift away and let full recharge and go back in after 10 hits or so.

PS- The queens AA is 9 range and can rape the weak ass warp prism from well out of range of the immortal or support.

People were doing immortal drops first month of beta. I believe louder and KHB we fans of it. Then recently for MLG or something HuK or someone did a build vs Idra where he rushed this drop and warped in zeals and shit with the immortals.
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Touch
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada475 Posts
December 21 2010 08:16 GMT
#9
On December 21 2010 17:13 SpoR wrote:
he didn't need the micro to win that game at all. He was just messiing around cause he was going to win.

The roach and spine shots still only gonna do 10, and then u can just lift away and let full recharge and go back in after 10 hits or so.

PS- The queens AA is 9 range and can rape the weak ass warp prism from well out of range of the immortal or support.

People were doing immortal drops first month of beta. I believe louder and KHB we fans of it. Then recently for MLG or something HuK or someone did a build vs Idra where he rushed this drop and warped in zeals and shit with the immortals.
It was the Immortal drop that allowed him to hold off far more Roaches than he was suppose to, that micro was the win.
Sieg
Xanbatou
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States805 Posts
December 21 2010 08:20 GMT
#10
As a Zerg player, that sort of cannon abuse at the beginning makes me depressed. Even though the protoss epic failed with that cannon wall-in, he still ended up crippling that poor zerg player. The force fielding just made it even harder to watch.

I am so glad that they are nerfing that wall-in and making 50% more expensive to do.
TheDominator
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
New Zealand336 Posts
December 21 2010 08:24 GMT
#11
Wow... and maybe they may use some really irritating unit like the thor.
Lol i wud hate that.
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AndAgain
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2621 Posts
December 21 2010 08:25 GMT
#12
It's only a matter of time until someone makes a thread "The future of protoss micro!!!"
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GoldenH
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1115 Posts
December 21 2010 08:29 GMT
#13
It's pretty cool, but actually immortals aren't the best unit for that. Zealots are actually just as good, and much cheaper!
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KernelPanic
Profile Joined April 2010
91 Posts
December 21 2010 08:29 GMT
#14
Then recently for MLG or something HuK or someone did a build vs Idra where he rushed this drop and warped in zeals and shit with the immortals.


I agree with your post. In the MLG game you mention (IdrA vs Kiwikaki), the situation was quite different, however. There was no Warp Prism micro. IdrA has posted a very nice analysis video here:

grannock
Profile Joined October 2010
United States81 Posts
December 21 2010 08:30 GMT
#15
Why didn't the zerg put up nydus at his base, the only reason he lost was because he was attacking down his ramp into a bad concave.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
December 21 2010 08:40 GMT
#16
On December 21 2010 17:30 grannock wrote:
Why didn't the zerg put up nydus at his base, the only reason he lost was because he was attacking down his ramp into a bad concave.


he lost already when he gets walled in.
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Zoltan
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States656 Posts
December 21 2010 08:41 GMT
#17
On December 21 2010 17:20 Xanbatou wrote:
As a Zerg player, that sort of cannon abuse at the beginning makes me depressed. Even though the protoss epic failed with that cannon wall-in, he still ended up crippling that poor zerg player. The force fielding just made it even harder to watch.

I am so glad that they are nerfing that wall-in and making 50% more expensive to do.


That was some impressive force-fielding by NS, instant timing and perfect placement. It dosen't make me depressed, just impressed at how powerful and useful sentries still are. I feel like i haven't seen sentry micro like that since beta; good show.
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BenKen
Profile Joined August 2009
United States860 Posts
December 21 2010 08:47 GMT
#18
Yeah the micro was nice, but he didn't need it to win, he was just messing around. Kinda makes me miss shuttle/reaver micro though.
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AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2574 Posts
December 21 2010 08:53 GMT
#19
That micro was definitely impressive, but unnecessary. APM could be better spent macroing. But it was still a very entertaining game and it's good to know immortals and warp prisms can pull that off.
Meapak_Ziphh
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States6786 Posts
December 21 2010 09:01 GMT
#20
Who cares if he didn't need it to win, that was sick! I rewatched that part several times because it was just so broodwaresque. I'm definetly going to try this because that was just too epic.
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