[G] Mastering Zerg Mechanics for high-level play - Page 6

On May 04 2014 00:38 kaluro wrote:


So you say that hatch/lair/hive are tier 1/2/3 respectively.
You say that adding a building in said tier adds 0.5 to it (Roach = Tier 1.5, since it's tier 1 + 1 building).
So mahmetics wise:

Value:
Hatchery(tier 1) = 1
lair(tier 2) = 2
Hive(tier 3) = 3
Building = 0.5

Then you state that vipers are tier 2.5, while it's hive tech, which you said is tier 3.
While Hive = 3, so where does it substract -0.5?
Hive tech = Tier 3, Hive tech + building (e.g. Ultralisks) = Tier 3.5
So shouldn't viper be tier 3, instead of tier 2.5, according to your own mathmetics?

You say it's tier 2.5 because it requires no spire, but it indirectly requires an infestation pit, which is also a tier 2 structure, because it's a pre to get to hive. So according to your logic/mathmetics, viper is tier 3, not 2.5