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DoctorFunk
Profile Joined September 2011
160 Posts
February 13 2012 07:37 GMT
#101
On February 01 2012 16:24 Paincarnate wrote:
Alright, so I tried this in a tournament, and although I was quite confident going in, the Protoss completely spanked me with a 4-gate.

My main question is, after the gas steal, how would you know whether he is 4-gateing or early expanding? If he contains you at the bottom of your ramp with stalkers, do you just scan for the expo, and if you don't see it, throw down two more bunkers?

Not going to post the replay unless requested (because I played terribly), but suffice to say that the 4-gate hit me right as my medivac was going into his base, and I didn't pull SCV's fast enough to repair the bunker.

this is actually a really valid question.
dotDash
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden142 Posts
February 13 2012 16:52 GMT
#102
Well written guide. Thanks for sharing! Will defo use this when Im getting tired of the MU and just want some free points.. or in best of situations.

Peace
Dan
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Trowa127
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1230 Posts
February 13 2012 17:02 GMT
#103
Ah this build slaughtered me on ladder the other day - the reason? I thought the early hellions were just for poking around and he'd switch into tanks, and my obs got sniped with the raven.

Zealot/Immortal doesn't work too well against two port >_>
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Genome852
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States979 Posts
February 14 2012 17:29 GMT
#104
Nicely written, thanks

Will try this a few times as my TvP is horrible <_<
Snowbear
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)1925 Posts
February 14 2012 19:20 GMT
#105
I did this build alot of times, and the hardcounter is robo + stargate (phoenix). It really dies hard
Reggae-Troll
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland241 Posts
February 16 2012 07:45 GMT
#106
Only thing I have trouble with this build is blink stalkers, he has a lot of stalkers so drop gets denied easily and once I move out he can kite my forces all the way back to his base significantly weakening the attack.
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LiLSighKoh
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States588 Posts
February 22 2012 03:05 GMT
#107
On February 16 2012 16:45 Reggae-Troll wrote:
Only thing I have trouble with this build is blink stalkers, he has a lot of stalkers so drop gets denied easily and once I move out he can kite my forces all the way back to his base significantly weakening the attack.

I had trouble with this. Best case scenario, I think you are forced to base trade, because he'll be countering while you are attacking.
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CluEleSs_UK
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom583 Posts
February 22 2012 03:12 GMT
#108
The only time I have ever lost using this build was against a GM protoss who had like 3 stalkers left at the end of the game.
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U_G_L_Y
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States516 Posts
February 22 2012 03:37 GMT
#109
CluEleSs, even if they scout the hellion drop and/or open phoenix?
dotDash
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden142 Posts
March 10 2012 12:28 GMT
#110
About pheonix:

I personally switch around slightly if I spot early phoenix. I tend to skip the second port and get an armory for thors instead. From there you just allin him with repairing scvs. I havnt met a single P surviving vs repaired thors when going early phoenix.

If you spot it later you follow what specialist tells you to do!


Cheers
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