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Bad_Habit
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany243 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 06:37:57
November 10 2011 06:31 GMT
#361
it was nothing near close. u did well unless the short fight with ur drones. just stay back as long as possible. when u hatch first and u cancel it you have a ton of minerals to spent once ur pool finishes so you can try to get a spine up but only that it will force ur oponnent to waste some time on it sooner or later. also the only time i would build a queen is if i still have a ton of minerals and my pool is about to go down. his strat was executed poorly, he made an overlord even tho he never went above 12 supply and he didnt place a spine. same as his pool went up 7 seconds later than mine does usually. if he places a spine still dont panic. spines dont deal that much of damage just try to get out as many units as possible before you comit. his army will die fast and the spine wont be the problem than. plz if you have more questions just PM me
I only gg vs protoss when I'm winning
.Sic.
Profile Joined February 2011
Korea (South)497 Posts
November 10 2011 06:31 GMT
#362
There's no way anyone can call off his guide as stupid and cheesy, because it'll help all of us learn how to micro properly against early pools and drone rushes.

Good work man! i am impressed by your micro :D
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slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
November 10 2011 06:37 GMT
#363
Great guide man. Crazy to see how someone can master one strat so well.
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xTNodub
Profile Joined January 2011
United States84 Posts
November 10 2011 06:51 GMT
#364
The problem with your build is that it only works in a bo1 scenario...

Anyone who studies your play would have you ousted in a millisecond. I agree that your build is effective on ladder, but entirely ineffective in a competitive format. Gratz on GM though....
itgi eopgi geureogi
ALPINA
Profile Joined May 2010
3791 Posts
November 10 2011 08:31 GMT
#365
On November 10 2011 15:51 xTNodub wrote:
The problem with your build is that it only works in a bo1 scenario...

Anyone who studies your play would have you ousted in a millisecond. I agree that your build is effective on ladder, but entirely ineffective in a competitive format. Gratz on GM though....


you can say same about pretty much every cheese. If know that cheese is coming even before it is comming you often can defend it.
You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
Elefes
Profile Joined September 2011
Russian Federation164 Posts
November 10 2011 09:11 GMT
#366
Hehe, nice guide.
It's still kinda confusing that you try hard to execute perfectly a build, that's popular only due to the cute simplicity/efficiency ratio o_O. Pervert detected! :D
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
November 10 2011 09:30 GMT
#367
On November 10 2011 08:01 UmiNotsuki wrote:
Queued up my first ladder game in a week or so today, hoping for a fun game.

ZvZ.

Fucking 6 pool.

Well, so much for me playing SC2.



How fucking odd is it that people will queue up for one game and then throw their hands in the air and stop playing because it is a 6 pool (poorly executed) that they lost to? Who are you people that get ready for a 1 game session on the ladder as if it were a momentous occasion? Just re-queue.
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
CookieMaker
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada880 Posts
November 10 2011 10:49 GMT
#368
Excellently written guide. Thank you very much for the insight into this strategy, which is obviously extremely difficult to defend against when perfectly executed.

Your timings are crisp, and it shows that a defender's timings must be equally as crisp, as it comes down to mere seconds every game. Thank you for also showing insight into the strategy's weaknesses, that was helpful also.

I don't recommend posting any replays where you are BM in chat though. That goes against community standards and makes you look worse IMO than demonstrating how a single aggressive strategy (albeit considered cheesy) can effectively succeed on ladder. Please refrain from posting BM replays, and I suggest you reconsider the ones you have already posted.
Micro your Macro
THM
Profile Joined November 2010
Bulgaria1131 Posts
November 10 2011 15:11 GMT
#369
I have a question.

What do you do if you're playing a ZvZ vs someone who is doing the exact same build as you?
Also, what do you do vs someone that is going 6 or 7 pool but leaving his drones to mine?
Bad_Habit
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany243 Posts
November 10 2011 15:26 GMT
#370
On November 11 2011 00:11 THM wrote:
I have a question.

What do you do if you're playing a ZvZ vs someone who is doing the exact same build as you?
Also, what do you do vs someone that is going 6 or 7 pool but leaving his drones to mine?


this strat cannot win other cheeses, its a bo loss vs any kind of pool before 13. if you would back off with ur drones (they will be like in the middle of the map already) u have a big disadvantage so if the other player would just keep on producing lings u couldnt defend it, not even with wastin another 100 minerals (what is a ton in the early with low eco) into a spine. experienced this quite often actually. didnt win a game ^^
I only gg vs protoss when I'm winning
THM
Profile Joined November 2010
Bulgaria1131 Posts
November 10 2011 15:35 GMT
#371
On November 11 2011 00:26 Bad_Habit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 11 2011 00:11 THM wrote:
I have a question.

What do you do if you're playing a ZvZ vs someone who is doing the exact same build as you?
Also, what do you do vs someone that is going 6 or 7 pool but leaving his drones to mine?


this strat cannot win other cheeses, its a bo loss vs any kind of pool before 13. if you would back off with ur drones (they will be like in the middle of the map already) u have a big disadvantage so if the other player would just keep on producing lings u couldnt defend it, not even with wastin another 100 minerals (what is a ton in the early with low eco) into a spine. experienced this quite often actually. didnt win a game ^^


Okay, so I lose vs 6/7 pool without drones. What if he brought his drones as well and we meet somewhere on the map ?

Just back off until he's almost in my main and then fight so that if it turns to a 1 drone vs 1 drone situation or sth like that my drone is closer to my hatch and will get back faster to mine?
EggYsc2
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
620 Posts
November 10 2011 15:38 GMT
#372
6 pooled to master yesterday on my diamond account I have.
ezpz.
Ill try to get it to GM
(I had my own 2 masters accounts before this)

It works i think if youre good.
My friends did this and they are in gold/plat
and they didnt do to well.

I dont reccomend this to players that dont know how to macro first.
Remeber macro first and cheese later.
Sandermatt
Profile Joined December 2010
Switzerland1365 Posts
November 10 2011 15:51 GMT
#373
On November 10 2011 08:01 UmiNotsuki wrote:
Queued up my first ladder game in a week or so today, hoping for a fun game.

ZvZ.

Fucking 6 pool.

Well, so much for me playing SC2.


If you play it safe and don't go hatch first, this should have been an easy and fast win.
Bad_Habit
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany243 Posts
November 10 2011 15:53 GMT
#374
On November 11 2011 00:35 THM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 11 2011 00:26 Bad_Habit wrote:
On November 11 2011 00:11 THM wrote:
I have a question.

What do you do if you're playing a ZvZ vs someone who is doing the exact same build as you?
Also, what do you do vs someone that is going 6 or 7 pool but leaving his drones to mine?


this strat cannot win other cheeses, its a bo loss vs any kind of pool before 13. if you would back off with ur drones (they will be like in the middle of the map already) u have a big disadvantage so if the other player would just keep on producing lings u couldnt defend it, not even with wastin another 100 minerals (what is a ton in the early with low eco) into a spine. experienced this quite often actually. didnt win a game ^^


Okay, so I lose vs 6/7 pool without drones. What if he brought his drones as well and we meet somewhere on the map ?

Just back off until he's almost in my main and then fight so that if it turns to a 1 drone vs 1 drone situation or sth like that my drone is closer to my hatch and will get back faster to mine?


since im very confident that i can win him in a maicro battle i would not turn back. just camp his minerals and kill his main so theres no way he can mine and get an advantage^^
I only gg vs protoss when I'm winning
TeH_CaRnAg3
Profile Joined March 2010
United States239 Posts
November 10 2011 16:27 GMT
#375
Good guide on 6pool. I personally think 6pool is a waste of time unless you a top tier player. If you play sc2 to mess around and you don't take it seriously, sure go ahead and master 6pool. I have no problem practicing my defense against it on the ladder, as I think every strat is viable if it works. But if your taking sc2 seriously, 6pool may get you free wins, and you may practice some things like micro, but in the end it's ganna make you a crap player. Cheese is looked down upon because there isn't much you can practice when all-ining or cheesing. And if you take the game seriously, then the only reason your doing it, is to get a win. And wins should be the last thing on your mind if you actually want to improve at this game.

I see 6pool and other cheeses as dumb as hell to do unless your playing in a tournament and it's bo3/5/7 and you throw 1 cheesey game in there to mess with your opponant. But on the ladder, where people are trying to practice, it's a waste of everyones time involved. BUT,that is my personal view on it. I have no problem with people wanting to 6pool every game or do what ever you can for wins, because it's making me better by having to deal with these random cheesey situations. But I just don't think it's something anyone should practice unless your bming your friend who just started playing =P

BM and cheeses imo slow the growth of this game.
I stole leonardo dicaprios ladder points
PiGStarcraft
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia987 Posts
November 10 2011 17:18 GMT
#376
On November 10 2011 15:31 .Sic. wrote:
There's no way anyone can call off his guide as stupid and cheesy, because it'll help all of us learn how to micro properly against early pools and drone rushes.

Good work man! i am impressed by your micro :D


Couldn't have said it better myself! I've been decimating 6 pools for a few months now using that 'hold position' trick except with 'stop' as it does the same thing. Still going to go through this bit-by-bit and see what get what I can from it though!
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ForeverSleep
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada920 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 17:38:42
November 10 2011 17:33 GMT
#377
btw, weren't you the guy that 12 drone rushed too?

EDIT: you already mentioned it.
"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans" - John Lennon
chestnutcc
Profile Joined July 2011
India429 Posts
November 10 2011 18:13 GMT
#378
Thank you to the OP for the defensive drone stacking technique! I've seen the drone drill method but never imagined using it to fend off early pools. Feel much better opening as toss against zerg now instead of running to check the pool timing.
vahgar.r24
Profile Joined October 2010
India465 Posts
November 10 2011 19:52 GMT
#379
baller guide man...but if he goes random its gg i guess?
Vs toss why not get lings at 7/10 why 6/10?
Somethings are just worth fighting for
Simonius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany98 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 20:27:21
November 10 2011 20:26 GMT
#380
Interesting guide. Well done!

Could you pls elaborate on the 12 drone rush against terran though? I've faced some terrans who instantly pull about all their workers when my first 2 arrive when I try the 6 pool worker allin strat......

AND could you please provide a replay where you get your pool down at anything close to 37 seconds? It seems utterly impossible to me to get it down before 41-42 seconds depending on map. Even 39 seconds would sound really impressive....
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