EPTOn April 29 2016 22:44 DjayEl wrote:
Hi PiG!
I'm on the other side: I played a lot of muta wars back in HotS and developed a good feeling about it, and I wish I can safely do that again in LotV. So far, I've trouble keeping my 3rd base alive if they decide to go full roach to put pressure, whereas in HotS I could just let it die, stay on 2 bases and put 4-5 spines up my ramp if I saw a big roach attacked devised to kill me.
In your opinion, what can I do to protect myself, and is it even possible, or a good roach player would always kill me if he sees I'm going for mutas on time? I'd like to know the safest way to do it as well as the best transitions out of it, if necessary.
Thanks a lot for your guides, it is so helping.
Hi PiG!
I'm on the other side: I played a lot of muta wars back in HotS and developed a good feeling about it, and I wish I can safely do that again in LotV. So far, I've trouble keeping my 3rd base alive if they decide to go full roach to put pressure, whereas in HotS I could just let it die, stay on 2 bases and put 4-5 spines up my ramp if I saw a big roach attacked devised to kill me.
In your opinion, what can I do to protect myself, and is it even possible, or a good roach player would always kill me if he sees I'm going for mutas on time? I'd like to know the safest way to do it as well as the best transitions out of it, if necessary.
Thanks a lot for your guides, it is so helping.
I think the way Dark does it is one of the most solid ways to play 3-base muta. It's obviously strongest on Dusk, but can work super reliably on any long rush distance map. On some maps you have to give up the 3rd and just defend the natural with roach/spine but once mutas are out they won't have any real economy (can't really drone their 3rd very well because they have to invest in so many spores and queens) and your muta harass and map control will get you back into at least an even spot.
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Note the early roach warren he's ready to use to build unupgraded roaches to help efficiently defend any roach-bane attacks
