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bulya
Profile Joined February 2016
Israel386 Posts
August 09 2016 10:28 GMT
#781
On August 09 2016 16:53 NiDoXiD wrote:
Is there some guide on muta zvt in lotv? How to make it work, what to transition in ect.?

Here is a video about it:
NiDoXiD
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany28 Posts
August 12 2016 03:16 GMT
#782
How to play against cyclone in zvt?
Railgan
Profile Joined August 2010
Switzerland1507 Posts
August 12 2016 12:37 GMT
#783
On August 12 2016 12:16 NiDoXiD wrote:
How to play against cyclone in zvt?

Ravagers and Lings in early mid game.

Viper and Broodlords in the late game.
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HelpMeGetBetter
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States764 Posts
August 19 2016 01:28 GMT
#784
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....
BelialSC2
Profile Joined June 2016
38 Posts
August 19 2016 04:47 GMT
#785
Maybe post a replay? Forcefields, wall-offs, you shouldn't be losing your main/nat. In regards to denying a third, I mean it's 400 minerals. If the zerg loses 16 zerglings and then you just remake it, you come out ahead because they didn't make drones.

Have to post a replay or two, you shouldn't be dying to mass lings.
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-08-19 14:20:00
August 19 2016 14:13 GMT
#786
On August 19 2016 10:28 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....



That usually only works if Protoss overinvests into defending their 3rd. You can cancel, gather enough crackdepts and then take it. If Zerg lings an early 3rd they're sacrificing their own 3rd saturation so if you can cancel you're not in a bad spot. Unit retention is the name of the game versus lings, they trade well verus small groups of gateway units but against a ball of adepts they'll have to start spending gas to fight it off. At that point you can establish your base, push out and scout through agression.

Edit: just re-read, you're talking about your natural? I don't know how you lose your natural to speedlings unless they're doing some 1 base speedling rush. Normal speedling timings shoudl give you plenty of time to make a wall, adepts and a mothership core.
I think esports is pretty nice.
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
August 19 2016 15:39 GMT
#787
On August 19 2016 10:28 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....


If you open up stargate, you wont' lose to Muta's. I think it's a mistake when a Protoss player doesn't open up stargate.

You have to realize, if it's really early speedlings and you are trying to take an early third and you have to cancel, that isn't drones. So don't feel like you are super behind because you probably aren't. If the zerg makes a ton of early lings and doesn't cancel the third, they are going to be behind economically.
When I think of something else, something will go here
HelpMeGetBetter
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States764 Posts
August 19 2016 22:38 GMT
#788
On August 19 2016 23:13 Saechiis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 19 2016 10:28 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....



That usually only works if Protoss overinvests into defending their 3rd. You can cancel, gather enough crackdepts and then take it. If Zerg lings an early 3rd they're sacrificing their own 3rd saturation so if you can cancel you're not in a bad spot. Unit retention is the name of the game versus lings, they trade well verus small groups of gateway units but against a ball of adepts they'll have to start spending gas to fight it off. At that point you can establish your base, push out and scout through agression.

Edit: just re-read, you're talking about your natural? I don't know how you lose your natural to speedlings unless they're doing some 1 base speedling rush. Normal speedling timings shoudl give you plenty of time to make a wall, adepts and a mothership core.




On August 20 2016 00:39 blade55555 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 19 2016 10:28 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....


If you open up stargate, you wont' lose to Muta's. I think it's a mistake when a Protoss player doesn't open up stargate.

You have to realize, if it's really early speedlings and you are trying to take an early third and you have to cancel, that isn't drones. So don't feel like you are super behind because you probably aren't. If the zerg makes a ton of early lings and doesn't cancel the third, they are going to be behind economically.


This happens to me when i am NOT opening Stargate, and my natural is hardly up (meaning barely saturated).
I scout the zerg right away, and they do take their natural. So at some point they decide to make a ton of speedlings and flood my natural. Is this a choice on certain maps maybe? or do they just see that I don't have a complete wall at my natural?
bulya
Profile Joined February 2016
Israel386 Posts
August 20 2016 01:16 GMT
#789
On August 20 2016 07:38 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 19 2016 23:13 Saechiis wrote:
On August 19 2016 10:28 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....



That usually only works if Protoss overinvests into defending their 3rd. You can cancel, gather enough crackdepts and then take it. If Zerg lings an early 3rd they're sacrificing their own 3rd saturation so if you can cancel you're not in a bad spot. Unit retention is the name of the game versus lings, they trade well verus small groups of gateway units but against a ball of adepts they'll have to start spending gas to fight it off. At that point you can establish your base, push out and scout through agression.

Edit: just re-read, you're talking about your natural? I don't know how you lose your natural to speedlings unless they're doing some 1 base speedling rush. Normal speedling timings shoudl give you plenty of time to make a wall, adepts and a mothership core.




Show nested quote +
On August 20 2016 00:39 blade55555 wrote:
On August 19 2016 10:28 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
I'm a protoss player - I don't understand the whole just make mass lings so they can't expand ever thing. Is this a blind choice from the zerg or what? usually i lose then to mass muta, but i lose my expo right away to a bunch of speedlings....i just don't get it....


If you open up stargate, you wont' lose to Muta's. I think it's a mistake when a Protoss player doesn't open up stargate.

You have to realize, if it's really early speedlings and you are trying to take an early third and you have to cancel, that isn't drones. So don't feel like you are super behind because you probably aren't. If the zerg makes a ton of early lings and doesn't cancel the third, they are going to be behind economically.


This happens to me when i am NOT opening Stargate, and my natural is hardly up (meaning barely saturated).
I scout the zerg right away, and they do take their natural. So at some point they decide to make a ton of speedlings and flood my natural. Is this a choice on certain maps maybe? or do they just see that I don't have a complete wall at my natural?


A zerg can take a the natural and use it as a macro hatch. In zvz I'm going for 3 hatcharies (3 bases), but the base on the third is used as a macro hatch early on, as well as a place where I can transfer drones later (can always be droned if there is a solid defense vs the ling bane push).

Scouting the zerg means you must scout the mineral lines. You can shade an adept or two to the mineral line and see if the zerg mines from the base or uses it as a macro hatch (you can always cancel the shade). Checking out for what coming out of the eggs also helps, drones - he is going for eco, units - he may prepare an early push.

In ZvZ I'm poking with early lings so that I can see whether there are drones on the natural, or is it purely lings.
I guess terran do it with the reaper.
Haku
Profile Joined August 2013
Germany550 Posts
August 22 2016 15:02 GMT
#790
Master Zerg here. I have a problem on the map Apotheosis.
If i don´t take the gold as first expansion and my enemie did, i am loosing all my games because hes ahead in the ling war.
If i take my gold first its a gamble because i auto-loose vs 13/13 or something similar.
Is there a solution to one of the situations? I am always insecure in what to do. I never 13/13 and always try to open safe, but if i take the natural base, i am behind income wise and its a bit annoying to play this map.
Any advice?

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IcemanAsi
Profile Joined March 2011
Israel681 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-08-22 18:14:18
August 22 2016 17:42 GMT
#791
On August 23 2016 00:02 EXRNaRa wrote:
Master Zerg here. I have a problem on the map Apotheosis.
If i don´t take the gold as first expansion and my enemie did, i am loosing all my games because hes ahead in the ling war.
If i take my gold first its a gamble because i auto-loose vs 13/13 or something similar.
Is there a solution to one of the situations? I am always insecure in what to do. I never 13/13 and always try to open safe, but if i take the natural base, i am behind income wise and its a bit annoying to play this map.
Any advice?

Greetings and thanks!


Send a 14 drone scout and take your nat at 17, if he take hes gold you take the gold as third before pool. Transfer drones from nat to gold when done. As any three hatch pool take bane nest before speed and send both queens to third. You should be ahead.

If he didnt take the gold just proceed as normal.
BelialSC2
Profile Joined June 2016
38 Posts
August 24 2016 08:36 GMT
#792
How do you deal with roach/hydra/lurker in ZvZ? It seems a roach timing should do a lot of damage but if they hold, it's hard to really progress in the game. Any sort of abuse of mobility doesn't do too well when lurkers just do so amazing in base trade scenarios. Mutas?

It seems like maps like galactic process that lurkers are just unbeatable.
IcemanAsi
Profile Joined March 2011
Israel681 Posts
August 24 2016 08:42 GMT
#793
I usually play a lurker midgame and I found that some players can easily beat it with mass roach ravager with quick upgrades and great biles.

My micro isnt good enough but with good biles and splits roach ravager just wrecks lurker.
DERASTAT
Profile Joined May 2014
Germany99 Posts
August 24 2016 11:16 GMT
#794
On August 24 2016 17:42 IcemanAsi wrote:
I usually play a lurker midgame and I found that some players can easily beat it with mass roach ravager with quick upgrades and great biles.

My micro isnt good enough but with good biles and splits roach ravager just wrecks lurker.

Can you Post a replay with you build, because if you are rushing out Lurkers on 2 bases you would have to commit for an All-in attack, but it really depends on you build. usally lurkers are like Tank, they suck if beeing kited on they way, but are exteamly good once in position. But for specific answers we need a Replay(it doenst matter how bad you played just for us to get an idea of the build and specific situations you struggle)
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IcemanAsi
Profile Joined March 2011
Israel681 Posts
August 24 2016 16:18 GMT
#795
On August 24 2016 20:16 DERASTAT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2016 17:42 IcemanAsi wrote:
I usually play a lurker midgame and I found that some players can easily beat it with mass roach ravager with quick upgrades and great biles.

My micro isnt good enough but with good biles and splits roach ravager just wrecks lurker.

Can you Post a replay with you build, because if you are rushing out Lurkers on 2 bases you would have to commit for an All-in attack, but it really depends on you build. usally lurkers are like Tank, they suck if beeing kited on they way, but are exteamly good once in position. But for specific answers we need a Replay(it doenst matter how bad you played just for us to get an idea of the build and specific situations you struggle)


Wasnt asking for help :-)
Was answering the previous post.

Railgan
Profile Joined August 2010
Switzerland1507 Posts
August 25 2016 00:02 GMT
#796
On August 24 2016 20:16 DERASTAT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2016 17:42 IcemanAsi wrote:
I usually play a lurker midgame and I found that some players can easily beat it with mass roach ravager with quick upgrades and great biles.

My micro isnt good enough but with good biles and splits roach ravager just wrecks lurker.

Can you Post a replay with you build, because if you are rushing out Lurkers on 2 bases you would have to commit for an All-in attack, but it really depends on you build. usally lurkers are like Tank, they suck if beeing kited on they way, but are exteamly good once in position. But for specific answers we need a Replay(it doenst matter how bad you played just for us to get an idea of the build and specific situations you struggle)




This is my take on a 2 base Lurker opener into Macro.
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Najda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States3765 Posts
August 30 2016 16:20 GMT
#797
Is there a guide to the most standard ZvP right now? I'm at a total loss in the matchup. I don't know what the standard composition is or what to be expecting from Protoss or how to react to different openers like stargate openers/double stargate or how to adjust against things like disruptors etc.
Tyrhanius
Profile Joined April 2011
France947 Posts
August 30 2016 20:28 GMT
#798
Go page 33 : railgun has posted some nice videos of common style of ZvP.
Hesb
Profile Joined September 2016
2 Posts
September 02 2016 20:33 GMT
#799
anyone can give me allin or cheese builds for ZvP ?
OLEGSANDER
Profile Joined September 2016
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-12 10:37:22
September 02 2016 22:13 GMT
#800
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