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[H][Q] ZvT 1 Base BC & Marine Push [Low League]

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ZeNd0kUn
Profile Joined October 2010
United States331 Posts
March 24 2011 20:03 GMT
#1
I guess this question goes out to players of the swarm.

Here's the replay.

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The first small wave of units arrive at 9:50 .. 6 Marines, a Medivac and a BattleCruiser. They manage to pick off a Queen and a Overlord I think. While I hold it with 6 Mutalisks, I'm incapable of defending the second wave of around 16+ marines and 2 BattleCruisers with a medivac.

Note that I knew a 1 Base BC rush was coming and proceeded to defend it the way I thought would be the correct way. But yes, my macro was very bad and I had very few drones and income to begin with. ( I slip when scouting and hoping I don't make the wrong units )

But the question here I'd like to ask is

Is a 1 Base BC & Marine Push a viable strategy in higher leagues? What is the correct method to defend it? Hydra Den? Corruptor? Spore Crawlers? Standard combo of Banelings/Zerglings with Mutas? I'm sure there could be a better and refined version of this 1 Base BC push/rush and there are probably different ways to shut it down?

I'd appreciate the tips.
"Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." - Jesus
Alphasquad
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria505 Posts
March 24 2011 20:54 GMT
#2
mutas are your worst choice against BC as they do the least damage to them of all your units that are able to attack air
Rhokdar
Profile Joined August 2010
Denmark240 Posts
March 24 2011 20:57 GMT
#3
I would suggest Zergling/Baneling with a few corrupters for the BC. Zergling + Banelings will clean up marines + repairing SCV's(if there are any), and corrupters will take care of battlecruisers.
xVigilante
Profile Joined November 2010
46 Posts
March 25 2011 01:46 GMT
#4
I play toss but that is certainly not viable higher in the ladder. After scouting it, mutas are not such a great attacking unit but rather a harrasser. I always avoid fighting with my mutas when I play zerg. If you got 6 corrupters instead and roaches or something you could easily defend it.

Whats scary is a protoss 4gating you with 6 stalkers and 2 zealtos arriving at your base a bit soon after 6 mins and 4 more zealots following soon after.
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
March 25 2011 03:43 GMT
#5
Pick a standard build, practice it over and over. The reason this will work is because all you need to worry about is when to make what unit and what composition you need. This means all your focus can be placed on macro and taking bases, making drones, learning when to make units.


Note that I knew a 1 Base BC rush was coming and proceeded to defend it the way I thought would be the correct way. But yes, my macro was very bad and I had very few drones and income to begin with. ( I slip when scouting and hoping I don't make the wrong units )


That last part is exactly why you play one build for each race. Standard ZvT build, another standard ZvP build and another build for standard ZvZ.

You wont need to scout as much and look for very specific things (do note scouting is almost useless at low levels since few people know a set build order, but its very very good practice. Don't worry about the scout living - did terran open with gas - no, 2 rax possibly respond accordingly? see gas leave - no fast 2 rax pressure).

You can also focus more on making the units you are supposed to make for your build and not worry about decision making as much at your level. If you macro better mutas, lings and banelings if you have more supply due to macro will win. The reinforcements wont be an issue you will have more units.

Want to improve? one build per race play that one build always. There are SOME changes to unit comp you might need to make but only if you see like cloak banshees, dts something like that. Especially at lower levels and even then its almost negligible unless you need detection to change your standard unit comp if you focus on macro. Will you win a lot? not right away. But as decisions become less overt as they have been made for you and you just need to focus on macro and remember hey look its 50 food get my spire (example its prob not the timing). You will get better faster at macro this way and will improve much much quicker.
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