EPTST_Bomber vs. White-Ra $150 iCCup TV Showmatch! - Page 10
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Ludwigvan
Germany2371 Posts
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leveller
Sweden1840 Posts
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:32 Asha` wrote: Game 2: Testbug Bomber spawning in the industrial area at 7'o'clock, while this time WhiteRa finds himself amidst pleasant greenery at 11. This time around Bomber is going for 2 fast refineries, he's got his factory down already and follows up with a starport. Looking like banshees so far. WhiteRa once again going for his favourite Gate Robo Gate Gate opening. Bombers fast banshee building @ 5:45 and he's researching cloak, but WhiteRa does already have an observer on the way. Neither player looking to expand just yet Oh my, the observer and the banshee pass inches away from each others sight! WhiteRa spots the tech lab researching with his observer though and builds a second back at home to prepare for the banshee. The harass gets completely shut down, but Bomber does save the banshee. Bomber followed up with a Raven out of the Starport and it looks like he's going for one of those Marine Tank Raven with Banshee harass builds that we've seen a lot lately. Actually I say that, he's not expanding, it's far more like the one base timings we've been seeing for a while. Bombers push comes as WhiteRa is planning to expand, but WhiteRa cancels it and then crushes Bombers push because he's been one basing all this time too. WhiteRa's counter push forces Bomber to cancel his expanasion, and he's crushing into the main...however he gets a bit sloppy with his observer and Bomber snipes it out with marines which lets his 2 banshees clear things up. Bomber retaliates with 3 banshees into WhiteRa's natural and manages to stop mining there, it's very tense, Bomber is hanging on by a thread, but if he can keep WhiteRa's natural unoperational for a while he can get himself back into things. | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
maybe this is why San preferred HTs over Collossi in PvT (although he also preferred HTs over Collossi in PvZ as well)? | ||
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Bagi
Germany6799 Posts
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Pekkz
Norway1505 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:44 udgnim wrote: wow seems Bomber has a strong understanding on how to fight a big Protoss ball That and his micro is out of hand, SUCH good multitasking. | ||
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:38 Asha` wrote: Oh my, the observer and the banshee pass inches away from each others sight! WhiteRa spots the tech lab researching with his observer though and builds a second back at home to prepare for the banshee. The harass gets completely shut down, but Bomber does save the banshee. Bomber followed up with a Raven out of the Starport and it looks like he's going for one of those Marine Tank Raven with Banshee harass builds that we've seen a lot lately. Actually I say that, he's not expanding, it's far more like the one base timings we've been seeing for a while. Bombers push comes as WhiteRa is planning to expand, but WhiteRa cancels it and then crushes Bombers push because he's been one basing all this time too. WhiteRa's counter push forces Bomber to cancel his expanasion, and he's crushing into the main...however he gets a bit sloppy with his observer and Bomber snipes it out with marines which lets his 2 banshees clear things up. Bomber retaliates with 3 banshees into WhiteRa's natural and manages to stop mining there, it's very tense, Bomber is hanging on by a thread, but if he can keep WhiteRa's natural unoperational for a while he can get himself back into things. Bomber brings in a Raven for PDD while his three banshees go to town on the mineral line, but WhiteRa's stalkers quickly drain the energy on it and with the observer to spot he's able to take out 2 of the banshees. WhiteRa has a small worker lead, and is getting thermal lance up. Does have a supply lead though and he's about to get his fourth Colossus up, things look dangerous for Bomber here. Bomber is trying to keep up constant Banshee harass to stop WhiteRa from pushing, and good lord it looks like it worked. WhiteRa tried to push into Bombers nat but all of a sudden the supply is equal, Bomber has his tanks sieged and they are doing huge damage to WhiteRa's primarily Stalker/Colossus ball, while his Bio (which he's switched to primarily marauders) and Vikings also bring a whole world of pain. Bomber brings up some SCV's to buffer hits, parks his bio/tanks at the natural while his Vikings go in to snipe out the last Colossus, and WhiteRa has to GG! Impressive win from Bomber, he really looked like he was in a lot of trouble there. | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
Do you guys think he would be weak against something like a 4 gate? | ||
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zyzq
United States3123 Posts
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Miragee
8623 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:27 Turgid wrote: I think he's just wary of White Ra/doesn't know what he might have up his sleeve. Smart player, Bomber is really really good. If White Ra can take a few games off of him or beat him in this showmatch it'll definitely be a feat. He could have it in him, definitely. I agree with you that Bomber is a smart player - adding he is a beast.^^ The thing in the first game was: He didn't scout anything, neither the third nor the army of White-Ra. | ||
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Turgid
United States1623 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:46 zyzq wrote: white-ra over-committed on his first attack I feel like it was a bad idea to try to go up the ramp. He denied the expansion, and that meant he could take a big lead. | ||
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sickle
New Zealand656 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:49 sickle wrote: very nice LR Got to agree, Asha` is awesome! If does not mind and wants to compile it all I would be happy to put all the notes in the OP after the event  ! | ||
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KevinIX
United States2472 Posts
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
This time no one gets their own fancy environemt to set the mood, it's all the cold grey stone of Neo Enigma. Bomber spawns @ 2pm with WhiteRa @ 8pm, for those who only use digital clocks, that's cross positions. Bomber continuing to mix things up, opening 2 rax conc shells this time around, and following up with a command centre. WhiteRa going 3 gate, he loses a Stalker in the middle of the map and only has a zealot + sentry back at home. Bomber gets up his ramp but WhiteRa holds if off pretty well, despite having to lose a few probes. WhiteRa gets his expansion down and goes for a Robo, Bomber has his down and is going for a factory (presumably to then go to Starport since he's still heavy bio) | ||
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LoCaD
Germany1634 Posts
edit: or nvm Bomber is everywhere. | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
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Zeroxk
Norway1244 Posts
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
On April 01 2011 09:52 Asha` wrote: Game 3: Neo Enigma This time no one gets their own fancy environemt to set the mood, it's all the cold grey stone of Neo Enigma. Bomber spawns @ 2pm with WhiteRa @ 8pm, for those who only use digital clocks, that's cross positions. Bomber continuing to mix things up, opening 2 rax conc shells this time around, and following up with a command centre. WhiteRa going 3 gate, he loses a Stalker in the middle of the map and only has a zealot + sentry back at home. Bomber gets up his ramp but WhiteRa holds if off pretty well, despite having to lose a few probes. WhiteRa gets his expansion down and goes for a Robo, Bomber has his down and is going for a factory (presumably to then go to Starport since he's still heavy bio) WhiteRa pokes in at Bombers natural, but it's well fortified with bunkers and he has to retreat back out. It does have the handy effect of making Bomber get a little more defensive though, and he takes a fast third behind it. WhiteRa goes straight to Templar Archive, and it looks like that might pay off since Bomber is going for some blind vikings. Bomber taking his third too, and sends a drop out that spots WhiteRa's third. He harasses a bit but can't do anything too serious. WhiteRa going for a Warp Prism, looks like we might get some of those patented WhiteRa storm drops =) No wait, I take that back, he loaded it with zealots and came to try shut down the harass at the third, excellent feedbacks on the medivacs from WhiteRa. Oh there is a storm drop coming afterall, but omg Bomber having spotted the warp prism earlier gets his vikings in a perimiter and shuts down the drop, WhiteRa gets the Templar out but Bomber sends out a small force of bio to take them out. Bomber has a giant supply lead, I hadn't realised quite far ahead he was. WhiteRa has been losing too many units for cheap I guess. | ||
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