There's not really a point in using blinding cloud in this situation imo. Illusion is not relying on tanks so the bio only looses 1 or 2 seconds of dps.

Also having the bio hugging the roach/hydra ball doesn't change much, if it was against banelings yes it would be usefull, but here the bio just runs up and melts Vibe's army.

Edit: Broodlords is a weird choice in this situation as well, Illusion is very mobile, ultras would be more usefull.

figq

12519 Posts

March 05 2013 22:56 GMT

#23

On March 06 2013 07:53 NeonFox wrote:
There's not really a point in using blinding cloud in this situation imo. Illusion is not relying on tanks so the bio only looses 1 or 2 seconds of dps.

Also having the bio hugging the roach/hydra ball doesn't change much, if it was against banelings yes it would be usefull, but here the bio just runs up and melts Vibe's army.

The lack of banelings vs these heavy bio compositions is not helping, yeah. Also infestors always seem to come a bit late. I feel like vs upgraded, medivac'ed bio balls you always need some decent AoE (i.e. banelings, fungal).

CursOr

United States6335 Posts

March 05 2013 22:57 GMT

#24

This is pretty much the first HOTS I've watched. I didn't feel like tracking all of the changes. Just figured I'd see it when it was "done". This is really neat. Excellent game.

Fusilero

United Kingdom50293 Posts

March 05 2013 22:57 GMT

#25

These steroid abusing hyper hydras are pretty funny to see.

ssg

United States1777 Posts

March 05 2013 22:57 GMT

#26

People not too interested in illusion vs. vibe apparently...too bad for them because 2 great games to start off the series.

Qikz

United Kingdom12032 Posts

March 05 2013 22:59 GMT

#27

These games have been so sick.

Fusilero

United Kingdom50293 Posts

March 05 2013 23:00 GMT

#28

35 minutes before an infestor in foreign TvZ that's got to be a record.

Slardar

Canada7596 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#29

AHHH VIBBBBUHHHHHH Ties it up! Great play by him damn. Vipers used perfectly.

Lukeeze[zR]

Switzerland6838 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#30

fungal+cloud :[

ssg

United States1777 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#31

First game 30 mins

Second game 37 mins

ZenithM

France15952 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#32

Good games, good games :D

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#33

This has been a crazy series

nkr

Sweden5451 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#34

i dont like illusions WoL-esque play

reapers into widowmine is where it's at

CursOr

United States6335 Posts

March 05 2013 23:02 GMT

#35

On March 06 2013 08:00 Fusilero wrote:
35 minutes before an infestor in foreign TvZ that's got to be a record.

Infestors looked lost too

ChoDing

United States740 Posts

March 05 2013 23:03 GMT

#36

that zerg skills op...

fungal and blinding cloud...
da fuq

Fusilero

United Kingdom50293 Posts

March 05 2013 23:03 GMT

#37

On March 06 2013 08:02 CursOr wrote:

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Infestors looked lost too

They felt lonely, too used to months upon months of there being 30 per game.

Dragar

United Kingdom971 Posts

March 05 2013 23:03 GMT

#38

What a cool, close game.

5-10 banelings in Vibe's composition when he saw Illusion was so bio heavy would have made a huge difference. Bio would have to retreat, rather than attack, allowing Vibe to take the better position.

I also had no idea blinding could was so powerful.

Qikz

United Kingdom12032 Posts

March 05 2013 23:03 GMT

#39

I'm so, so, so, so glad Binding Cloud is in the game and I'm a mech player.

Roach/Hydra is probably the coolest possible combination for zerg, especially if it's mostly hydras. Anything that makes that composition work is beautiful for the game IMO.

Ling/Bling/Muta is far too coinflippy and dependant on if the banelings land, where as roach/hydra viper is all about the clouds, the stutter step from both sides (if bio) and the pure control, not just baneling splitting from a (basically a-moving zerg).

My god I love HoTS.