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Make sure you read the OP before asking a question. Asking a question already addressed in the OP will result in moderation action. Also, please put some effort into your questions. Do not just ask for build orders.
VayneAuthority
Profile Joined October 2012
United States8983 Posts
August 21 2013 18:05 GMT
#3201
if you think that's bad, pvt is by far my worst MU (70% in other 2, 45% in pvt) and terrans will complain even after they win and spam my chat with "fuck you faggot protoss cant play ur ezmode race" and other stupid stuff like that. Terran players are just angry people in general and there's nothing you can do about that.

The void ray complaint is hilarious to me since void rays suck against mutas and hydras, two easy counters.

I get so much rage for my dt rush ---> archon/immortal push build that it's hilarious. 90% zerg tear rate probably.
I come in for the scraps
Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-21 18:08:45
August 21 2013 18:06 GMT
#3202
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Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12247 Posts
August 21 2013 18:09 GMT
#3203
That style can be viable, but it's highly map dependant imo because it has another insanely strong counter: swarm hosts. You can't go into a macro game against them without colossus (tod vs stephano on akilon) and i feel like your tech wouldn't kick in fast enough to do a pre-sh push like Stardust does.

On some maps like Star Station or Whirlwind that's fine because you can easily run around them, but on Bel'shir Vestige or Akilon ti's so much harder it's not worth it to skip colossus imo.
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
August 21 2013 18:12 GMT
#3204
On August 22 2013 03:06 Sated wrote:
I've been playing a style in PvZ recently that is quite similar to StarDust's in that I go for a second Forge as I throw down my Twilight Council, but I use my gas for Charge, Storm and Archons instead of spending it on a boatload of Sentries. Is there anyone else using a similar style who has replays I could study..? Anyone seen a pro player using this type of style..?


Check out sOs. I like not relying on forcefields as much, but guys like PartinG and Naniwa always remind me how good they are.

Also Stardust is streaming right now!

On August 22 2013 03:06 Sated wrote:
I opened 2 Gate Robo.

Greedy.

As.

Fuck.

>_>


LOLOLOLOLOL
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12247 Posts
August 21 2013 18:13 GMT
#3205
sOs opens 3stargate void ray and skips the immortals though
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-21 18:27:54
August 21 2013 18:14 GMT
#3206
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DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
August 21 2013 18:36 GMT
#3207
On August 22 2013 03:13 Teoita wrote:
sOs opens 3stargate void ray and skips the immortals though


sOs does pretty much everything.. that's why I like him
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12247 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-21 18:48:29
August 21 2013 18:47 GMT
#3208
I've never had any success with chargelot/archon/immortal vs swarm hosts. By 15 minutes they should have so many you just can't deal with them without colo tbh.

Also, i can top the terran whine. I had a terran call my fast storm drop (the one in the 2base templar guide) an all-in that forces him to delay his third, which he took at 14 minutes (mine was already fully saturated). Beat that.
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
August 21 2013 18:54 GMT
#3209
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Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12247 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-21 19:02:57
August 21 2013 18:59 GMT
#3210
Oh yeah that makes sense then; but that's not stardust's style (he plays really passively/greedily in the early game).

If you put it that way, i still make 13 minute blink stalker/immortal timings work because of how aggressive i am (hat tip to Nony).

It's not used much in pro matches, but gateway-heavy styles do work really well in low econ/low tech type matches. Another cool example would be a game Jangbi played on Red City, where he went 5gate, forced a ton of roach/ling out and delayed the zerg's tech to the point where his follow up blink/immortal push was unstoppable. The hard part is keeping up constant pressure, to the point where he can't get scary tech out.
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
August 21 2013 19:43 GMT
#3211
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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
August 21 2013 21:10 GMT
#3212
I've been sharking a LOT recently and it's working really well.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12247 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-21 21:16:22
August 21 2013 21:16 GMT
#3213
It's really sharking, it's more the ability to commit with sentries 2-3 times in a game that is really strong. You go in, see if you can do damage, recall out and come back 2-3 minutes later...and then you do it again.

I don't roam around the map, i just attack him straight up, recall back then almost immediately attack again. Again, it's not done in pro games, but i think it definitely has potential, and it's a whole lot more fun than "standard" PvZ.
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
VayneAuthority
Profile Joined October 2012
United States8983 Posts
August 21 2013 21:18 GMT
#3214
What is the point of void rays vs zerg by the way? I never saw the use in them vs a race that is basically all light except roaches.
I come in for the scraps
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
August 21 2013 21:31 GMT
#3215
On August 22 2013 06:18 VayneAuthority wrote:
What is the point of void rays vs zerg by the way? I never saw the use in them vs a race that is basically all light except roaches.


They're good against Corruptors and Ultras too (armored).
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
August 21 2013 22:18 GMT
#3216
On August 22 2013 06:31 DinoMight wrote:
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On August 22 2013 06:18 VayneAuthority wrote:
What is the point of void rays vs zerg by the way? I never saw the use in them vs a race that is basically all light except roaches.


They're good against Corruptors and Ultras too (armored).


And they're extremely mobile vs swarm host compositions.
Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
August 21 2013 22:21 GMT
#3217
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VayneAuthority
Profile Joined October 2012
United States8983 Posts
August 22 2013 02:01 GMT
#3218
I guess its just a stylistic thing, I go for a really fast +2 attack so I love +2 immortals to fend off roaches trying to deny third as opposed to other tech. Their difference in price in 50 gas so i think it's a reasonable comparison.
I come in for the scraps
Ryusei
Profile Joined March 2011
Russian Federation21 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-22 06:05:00
August 22 2013 06:00 GMT
#3219
How can you even win afainst zerg? What do you do to win? I tried everything, all-in, early pressure, macro and nothing works. I have standard 50% w/l ratio vs toss and terran, but i cant win a single game vs zerg. Yes, not a single game. my w/l ratio vs zerg is 0. Either im missing out on some magical secret or zerg is op vs toss. I mean wtf, heres an example: i KNOW that zerg is sitting on 2 bases, i KNOW that he will push with roaches, im totally ready with 4 cannons, 2 sentries ans stargate, yet zerg manages to win. What. The. Fuck. Macro vs zerg is even worse, zerg masses roach/hydra, im trying to make counters, then, out of nowhere 20 mutalisks pop and kill me. Race is absurdly strong vs toss to the point that ill just start leaving all my zvp games soon enough.
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
August 22 2013 06:22 GMT
#3220
On August 22 2013 15:00 Ryusei wrote:
How can you even win afainst zerg? What do you do to win? I tried everything, all-in, early pressure, macro and nothing works. I have standard 50% w/l ratio vs toss and terran, but i cant win a single game vs zerg. Yes, not a single game. my w/l ratio vs zerg is 0. Either im missing out on some magical secret or zerg is op vs toss. I mean wtf, heres an example: i KNOW that zerg is sitting on 2 bases, i KNOW that he will push with roaches, im totally ready with 4 cannons, 2 sentries ans stargate, yet zerg manages to win. What. The. Fuck. Macro vs zerg is even worse, zerg masses roach/hydra, im trying to make counters, then, out of nowhere 20 mutalisks pop and kill me. Race is absurdly strong vs toss to the point that ill just start leaving all my zvp games soon enough.


Don't bring balance whine into this thread. If you have any specific questions about the match up feel free to ask, but this thread is for Protoss players who want to improve, not to vent out your anger about a match up.
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
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