[D] How Much is a Creep Tumor Actually Worth? - Page 2

Hollandrock

United Kingdom158 Posts

June 07 2013 12:57 GMT

#21

When you scan you are also able to make sure that there are no burrowed banelings in your path. For me, that is worth it as well as removing vision and speed from the zerg.

Varanice

United States1517 Posts

June 07 2013 17:00 GMT

#22

Measuring something like the mineral value of a creep tumor in my opinion is impossible. You could probably calculate by simulating army fights, the army value saved/killed as a result of the move speed, and the detection spent to kill it, but the tumor itself does not provide any money, value worth of money, or anything of the sort that can be measured in self worth. This is probably most easily compared to the "cost" of an Auto-Turret, or Infested Terrans. They may kill, or aid in the killing of something, so they have a form of pseudo-cost efficiency, but not a base value.

Though, in ZvT, I value creep tumors to be, divided by how many get hit by a scan. Meaning if he hits 6 tumors with 1 scan, I valued them at about 45~ minerals each, and so on.

Thieving Magpie

United States6752 Posts

June 07 2013 17:14 GMT

#23

If a terran scan kills 3-6 creep tumors, it's considered good.

If a terran scan kills 1-3 creep tumors, it's considered "worth it" but you cringe when you do it

If a terran scan kills 6-12 creep tumors, you're planting too many tumors in one spot.

As for non-scan value.

If your creep tumor micro spots and stops even 1 medivac drop from killing a mineral line--it's worth an expansion.

If your creep spread allowed you a surround that killed his army--it's worth a nuke.

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It's very easy to give value to creep tumors, but the value is not in minerals. Creep spread means zerg can wait till the last possible moment to mount a defense since terran and protoss can't afford to just march through creep. It's the most cost efficient base defense unit in the game with only 1 drawback--it needs units to stop the attack.

FLiP491

United States124 Posts

June 07 2013 17:30 GMT

#24

On June 07 2013 13:29 Banchan wrote:
it also depends on the matchup and the composition zerg is going for.

ie) In ZvP if zerg decides to go mass muta/corruptor, forward creep tumors are pretty much worthless.

I know this is a nitpicky point to make, but I'd disagree that tumors are worthless in this case. Lings are often a large part of this composition, also the transition is to something + BL which needs static d which needs creep.

Sorry couldn't help it.

Aveng3r

United States2411 Posts

June 07 2013 17:51 GMT

#25

the advantages of an engagement on creep versus off for zerg can be the difference between victory and defeat, Im not sure how to really put a price tag on it
also, I agree with the guy above me

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