On April 08 2021 19:47 Javah wrote: Maru's style in TvZ is so hard to play, I wonder if he ended up playing this way because of his injury but it doesn't seem lighter than the regular one on hands & shoulders and you have to grind Z into resources depletion every other game...
He did try to break Solar early with the hellbat, it just didn't work so he decided to grind it out, I don't think it's a bad decision, opening up the game with harass and pushing the pace of the game doesn't seem to work anymore as a way to come back zerg have gotten to good.
Oh by the way Artosis cursed Solar so... And I remember a Cure vs Serral game where Cure managed to win a mined out map with a couple units remaining, more or less like this last game.
Damn it, I missed Maru Solar. That was the one I wanted to see. Oh well this group is still stacked and I'll get to see at least one more Solar TvZ if not two.
On April 08 2021 20:15 Vindicare605 wrote: Damn it, I missed Maru Solar. That was the one I wanted to see. Oh well this group is still stacked and I'll get to see at least one more Solar TvZ if not two.
Cure will be demolished by Solar if "online" Cure doesn't appear.
What a contrast. First series insanely good, the 2nd one of the worst I've seen (at least it was funny... :D). I hope Maru and Solar advance although I've LBd Cure
On April 08 2021 19:47 Javah wrote: Maru's style in TvZ is so hard to play, I wonder if he ended up playing this way because of his injury but it doesn't seem lighter than the regular one on hands & shoulders and you have to grind Z into resources depletion every other game...
It is not lighter on actions, but it is lighter on mouse movement compared to good ol' bio pushes imho.
I think it's very a different skillset from the one terran normally practices. Most terrans have historically gotten success by playing a fast-paced game and outplaying the opponent in terms of multitasking and micro in the midgame.
However, beating Lurkers late-game requires a completely different mindset. You don't want to trade armies, instead you want to play a more controlled and "strategically" well-thought out game while being good at using multiple different control groups.
When terrans complain about lurkers imba, what they really are saying is that "it's imba when I am am trading armies". But lurkers are not imba if you play a defensive style and get a critical mass of siege tanks. But terran players are just not attempting to learn that playstyle because their mindset is so determined to just attack-attack - that's what TvZ has been for 10 years.
I think eventually all terrans need to learn that playstyle - it's either that or they need to be so superior in the early midgame (as Clem is) that they generate significant enough leads in that stage of the game.
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