EPTOn October 12 2011 01:56 KangaRuthless wrote:
Here is me fending off a 6 Pool + Spine rush.
Not the best micro from both players (yes, one of them is me), but here are a few things I've learned from losing to other 6 Pools, especially when you go for 14/14 and late scout a 6 Pool
a. Take Drones off Gas ASAP
b. Delay the Spine for as long as possible
c. Drone drilling > Ling micro in the mineral line
d. Versus a 6 Pool with Spine, getting your own Spine is the tactic that requires the least micro to pull off
In this replay I went for Spine. The point of the Spine is to allow you to make enough units to bumrush your opponent without his Lings harassing your Drone line. I was only aggressive when his Spine was repositioning. Take what you want from the replay.
If you want a better example of how to hold off a 6 Pool, there was a game in the NASL where a Zerg 7 Pooled ?Ret? on Xel Naga Caverns and brought 2 Spines, and ?Ret? killed it with superb micro
Here is me fending off a 6 Pool + Spine rush.
Not the best micro from both players (yes, one of them is me), but here are a few things I've learned from losing to other 6 Pools, especially when you go for 14/14 and late scout a 6 Pool
a. Take Drones off Gas ASAP
b. Delay the Spine for as long as possible
c. Drone drilling > Ling micro in the mineral line
d. Versus a 6 Pool with Spine, getting your own Spine is the tactic that requires the least micro to pull off
In this replay I went for Spine. The point of the Spine is to allow you to make enough units to bumrush your opponent without his Lings harassing your Drone line. I was only aggressive when his Spine was repositioning. Take what you want from the replay.
If you want a better example of how to hold off a 6 Pool, there was a game in the NASL where a Zerg 7 Pooled ?Ret? on Xel Naga Caverns and brought 2 Spines, and ?Ret? killed it with superb micro
As much as I'd like to say that was a great hold, (and it kind of was, considering you didn't scout the spine till it was already done...) that was the worst 6pool of all time... who gets a spine up then leaves it out of range while they suicide their lings into a mineral line?
