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ZerguufOu
Profile Joined December 2011
United States107 Posts
December 30 2011 02:59 GMT
#10221
how do i change my drone avatar to a broodlord avatar?
rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
December 30 2011 03:01 GMT
#10222
On December 30 2011 11:52 Torte de Lini wrote:
Depends on the map.
Get one raven.


what about builds that don't get a starport for a very long time, like the reactor hellion CC -> 4rax tank build that TSLheart does on his stream all the time?
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 03:03:17
December 30 2011 03:02 GMT
#10223
On December 30 2011 12:01 rauk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 11:52 Torte de Lini wrote:
Depends on the map.
Get one raven.


what about builds that don't get a starport for a very long time, like the reactor hellion CC -> 4rax tank build that TSLheart does on his stream all the time?


You should be scanning to remove creep because you can't fight baneling speed on creep anyways. Two birds, one stone.

Take unorthodox paths as well
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
envisioN .
Profile Joined February 2011
United States552 Posts
December 30 2011 04:34 GMT
#10224
On December 30 2011 12:02 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 12:01 rauk wrote:
On December 30 2011 11:52 Torte de Lini wrote:
Depends on the map.
Get one raven.


what about builds that don't get a starport for a very long time, like the reactor hellion CC -> 4rax tank build that TSLheart does on his stream all the time?


You should be scanning to remove creep because you can't fight baneling speed on creep anyways. Two birds, one stone.

Take unorthodox paths as well

Most zergs won't burrow banelings on creep for that very reason. I facepalm everytime i forget that a terran will almost always scan to kill creep and kills my blings.

Be wary of chokes and watch towers as those are hot spots for burrowed banelings. Advanced players may also put an overlord over them to bait units or try to bait your marines with their mutas.
"Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works" -Martin Luther ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
December 30 2011 05:02 GMT
#10225
right, but my question is what sort of tells are there so i know to be careful of burrowed banelings? or do i have to save scans and be afraid as soon as i know zerg has a baneling nest?
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
December 30 2011 05:11 GMT
#10226
There are no tells as far as I know. Save scans. Generally if he has infestors, he would get burrow.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Starshaped
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Sweden575 Posts
December 30 2011 05:15 GMT
#10227
I've been developing a mech TvP style recently, and it's been going really well (won something like 7 out of 8 games I've done it so far). Do you think there is enough interest in mech TvP that I should write a guide? Top 8 master EU btw.
My Starcraft 2, gaming and e-sports-related blog: http://starshapedthoughts.blogspot.com/
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
December 30 2011 05:20 GMT
#10228
On December 30 2011 11:38 Torte de Lini wrote:
How do you beat ZvP? Sounds like a wide question, but I have this issue where everyone Protoss I play against, they FFE, even on maps you generally can't (Xel, Shattered, etc.).

How do I punish them doing this and how do I beat Protoss in general? Against Terran, I just drone hard enough until he pushes out to which I can just make enough units in time to hold his push and redrone.

For Protoss, I can't stand outside his base and see his units, because he's always going to warp in stuff. How do I know when he's going to push? How do I stop it in time? Do I have to gradually make units each time I see him warp in stuff?

Please don't suggest me to take a really fast third. He either punishes them with an early push I can't prepare for ahead of time or I just overdrone and he crushes me with his massive force.

https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
GhostKorean
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States2330 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 06:49:40
December 30 2011 06:48 GMT
#10229
On December 30 2011 14:20 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 11:38 Torte de Lini wrote:
How do you beat ZvP? Sounds like a wide question, but I have this issue where everyone Protoss I play against, they FFE, even on maps you generally can't (Xel, Shattered, etc.).

How do I punish them doing this and how do I beat Protoss in general? Against Terran, I just drone hard enough until he pushes out to which I can just make enough units in time to hold his push and redrone.

For Protoss, I can't stand outside his base and see his units, because he's always going to warp in stuff. How do I know when he's going to push? How do I stop it in time? Do I have to gradually make units each time I see him warp in stuff?

Please don't suggest me to take a really fast third. He either punishes them with an early push I can't prepare for ahead of time or I just overdrone and he crushes me with his massive force.


you should add me on bnet :D we can talk with each other about it there

On December 30 2011 14:15 Starshaped wrote:
I've been developing a mech TvP style recently, and it's been going really well (won something like 7 out of 8 games I've done it so far). Do you think there is enough interest in mech TvP that I should write a guide? Top 8 master EU btw.


I'd love replays at the very least
Squigly
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom629 Posts
December 30 2011 07:10 GMT
#10230
If you scan a zergs main at the normal spire timing, and see nothing, do you normally scan the nat if you havent scouted a 3rd?
graNite
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany4434 Posts
December 30 2011 08:26 GMT
#10231
Is it possible to rebind the right mouse click to "attack move" instead of move command ?
I noticed i am doing more attack moves than normal moves and it would make micro so much easier...
"Oink oink, bitches" - Tasteless on Pigbaby winning a map against Flash
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2594 Posts
December 30 2011 09:23 GMT
#10232
On December 30 2011 14:20 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 11:38 Torte de Lini wrote:
How do you beat ZvP? Sounds like a wide question, but I have this issue where everyone Protoss I play against, they FFE, even on maps you generally can't (Xel, Shattered, etc.).

How do I punish them doing this and how do I beat Protoss in general? Against Terran, I just drone hard enough until he pushes out to which I can just make enough units in time to hold his push and redrone.

For Protoss, I can't stand outside his base and see his units, because he's always going to warp in stuff. How do I know when he's going to push? How do I stop it in time? Do I have to gradually make units each time I see him warp in stuff?

Please don't suggest me to take a really fast third. He either punishes them with an early push I can't prepare for ahead of time or I just overdrone and he crushes me with his massive force.


My perspective as a Protoss: On maps that are generally considered safe for FFE, I think it's best to not try to punish the expand with early aggression. Either learn the timings to allow a fast third yourself (it really is possible) or tech to Mutalisk or Infestor. On Xel'Naga, I would seriously consider just practicing a Roach/Ling all-in and doing that as a response. It is incredibly difficult to hold if you don't have HuK-level control, perfect timings and epic building placement. Because your own natural is so hard to defend and a third is so hard to take, teching or taking a fast third aren't as good options as they are on other maps, though I've had opponents do both Muta/Ling and that Infestor/Ling timing where you bust the wall with Infested Terrans and flood Speedlings with some success. Holding a Roach/Ling all-in is just so hard on that map, though, that I stopped forge expanding on it ages ago.

How you beat Protoss: That's not a simple question with a simple answer. The way you know he's going to push is that he sends his army toward your base; we don't actually warp in our entire army at the front line all at once. You shouldn't gradually build an army so that you can always take his army in a fight; that goes counter to the structure of your race. You need to drone as much as you can and then flood units right when you need them for attack or defense. It's possible that your opponent is faking you out by pushing out but actually expanding or teching behind it rather than actually preparing to warp in a big wave of units, but unless you know that's what's happening you just need to treat every move out as a potential attack and build enough units to hold it.
The frumious Bandersnatch
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2594 Posts
December 30 2011 09:24 GMT
#10233
On December 30 2011 17:26 graNite wrote:
Is it possible to rebind the right mouse click to "attack move" instead of move command ?
I noticed i am doing more attack moves than normal moves and it would make micro so much easier...

No.
The frumious Bandersnatch
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
December 30 2011 11:10 GMT
#10234
On December 30 2011 11:59 ZerguufOu wrote:
how do i change my drone avatar to a broodlord avatar?


Win 500 games in team leagues as zerg. If you've already achieved this, right click your portrait and click change portrait.
Clazziquai10
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Singapore1949 Posts
December 30 2011 11:30 GMT
#10235
As terran I like to 1raxfe vs protoss on maps like antiga, taldarim and entombed valley. What is the correct response if i 13 scout and see nexus 1st?
andycz
Profile Joined September 2011
288 Posts
December 30 2011 11:32 GMT
#10236
On December 30 2011 14:15 Starshaped wrote:
I've been developing a mech TvP style recently, and it's been going really well (won something like 7 out of 8 games I've done it so far). Do you think there is enough interest in mech TvP that I should write a guide? Top 8 master EU btw.

Definitely.
Always looking for practice partners. EU: andy.1535
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2594 Posts
December 30 2011 11:44 GMT
#10237
On December 30 2011 14:15 Starshaped wrote:
I've been developing a mech TvP style recently, and it's been going really well (won something like 7 out of 8 games I've done it so far). Do you think there is enough interest in mech TvP that I should write a guide? Top 8 master EU btw.

Yes, and send your replays to Day[9], he wants mech TvP for a daily he's planning.
The frumious Bandersnatch
Starshaped
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Sweden575 Posts
December 30 2011 12:44 GMT
#10238
I haven't really watched day9 dailies in a long time, so I'm not sure where to send the reps =S anyone know? I'll start writing the guide probably later today, but I might need a few more games to fully develop it and cover everything.
My Starcraft 2, gaming and e-sports-related blog: http://starshapedthoughts.blogspot.com/
Scalepad
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden366 Posts
December 30 2011 13:08 GMT
#10239
On December 30 2011 14:20 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 11:38 Torte de Lini wrote:
How do you beat ZvP? Sounds like a wide question, but I have this issue where everyone Protoss I play against, they FFE, even on maps you generally can't (Xel, Shattered, etc.).

How do I punish them doing this and how do I beat Protoss in general? Against Terran, I just drone hard enough until he pushes out to which I can just make enough units in time to hold his push and redrone.

For Protoss, I can't stand outside his base and see his units, because he's always going to warp in stuff. How do I know when he's going to push? How do I stop it in time? Do I have to gradually make units each time I see him warp in stuff?

Please don't suggest me to take a really fast third. He either punishes them with an early push I can't prepare for ahead of time or I just overdrone and he crushes me with his massive force.


I'm gonna go ahead and quote this as this is pretty much what I asked, but in a more elegant and professional way. :E
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2594 Posts
December 30 2011 13:37 GMT
#10240
On December 30 2011 21:44 Starshaped wrote:
I haven't really watched day9 dailies in a long time, so I'm not sure where to send the reps =S anyone know? I'll start writing the guide probably later today, but I might need a few more games to fully develop it and cover everything.

I'm pretty sure on SotG he said to send the reps to tuesday@day9.tv
The frumious Bandersnatch
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