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Blackhawk13
Profile Joined April 2010
United States442 Posts
September 08 2010 00:25 GMT
#181
i saw your game vs bubba on day9 i think^^ this trick wrecked him

id like to see what would happen if he didnt attack move them though because even if the marauders that are being dropped target the banelings to slow them, the dropships drop things off quite slow and it seems like he should be able to run enough past and get to the marine ball

still a cool trick tho
stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
September 08 2010 00:49 GMT
#182
I wish I got into the habit of saving every replay... I was playing Kore (and I now know that it was phoenixwerra playing on kore's account) and I did multiple "star drops" when he did moving banelings. It slowed down the banelings so that I could easily kite micro with marines...I didn't bother saving replay because I thought he was just a so-so zerg :/
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HalfAmazing
Profile Joined May 2008
Netherlands402 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-08 04:37:31
September 08 2010 00:52 GMT
#183
Narcissism working out well for you?

User was warned for this post
You can figure out the other half.
Lennon
Profile Joined February 2010
United Kingdom2275 Posts
September 08 2010 01:00 GMT
#184
On September 06 2010 05:46 NuKedUFirst wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2010 05:42 a176 wrote:
On September 06 2010 04:19 DarkspearTribe wrote:
day9 will show this on his daily :O


I hope day9 addresses how absolutely garbage his opponents played, in BOTH replays.


Pretty much this,,lol.. I don't understand why zerg A-Move banelings, it's silly as they explode without A-Move.. (though they shouldn't.. too strong imo)

"Join Custom game" -> Play vs. Bronze league players -> Do some random "trick" -> Post replays on TL with a write-up -> Become an international sensation.

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On September 06 2010 05:02 threehundred wrote:
i have an idea. ima build a quick 3rd cc orbital after my fast expo and save up energy. during engagements ima calldown a bunch of mules on banelings and hope they engage.

i shall call it kimtaeyeon'ing.


OMG this man is a genius!

Haters gonna hate, but I can't see this being very useful.


Banelings don't target Mules automatically.
Darpa
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada4413 Posts
September 08 2010 01:03 GMT
#185
there is so much hate in this thread, whats wrong with you people, hes just sharing something interesting. Who cares if he named it after himself if it works.
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alphafuzard
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1610 Posts
September 08 2010 01:07 GMT
#186
On September 08 2010 09:52 HalfAmazing wrote:
Narcissism working out well for you?

stalife is a pretty damn good player
if he comes up with a cool little trick, why not name it after himself
much more worthy than alot of these other naming shenanigans
more weight
HalfAmazing
Profile Joined May 2008
Netherlands402 Posts
September 08 2010 01:08 GMT
#187
On September 08 2010 10:07 alphafuzard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2010 09:52 HalfAmazing wrote:
Narcissism working out well for you?

stalife is a pretty damn good player
if he comes up with a cool little trick, why not name it after himself
much more worthy than alot of these other naming shenanigans


His skill level is irrelevant. You think Maynard coined the phrase Maynard transfer? Come on.
You can figure out the other half.
Zelniq
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States7166 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-08 01:20:03
September 08 2010 01:13 GMT
#188
in my quick tests i dont see how you find that "marauders target banelings when dropping marauders"

they attacked whatever's closest. i really dont see how this helps really, i havent experienced it yet but it seems like i'd prefer terran to do this rather than just keep them on ground
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stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
September 08 2010 01:16 GMT
#189
I apologize if I have offended anyone by trying to name something after myself. Yeah I agree it should be named by the community. I guess I got ahead of myself naming it myself first. I was pretty excited to see something totally effective happen because the trick was accidental. If you watch the replay of me vs bubba (the first game I saw it happen by mistake), I loaded up my marauders on the medivacs and I was on route to drop on his main base. However, I saw bubba's massive army coming at me, and it was just a quick reflex, just moving my medivacs back and dropping the marauders. After that game, I tried doing it vs several zergs players online and in practice games. It seemed to work and I started to notice that the marauders fire at the banelings first. Taking advantage of sc2's smart AI seemed like a pretty amazing move, and I got very excited :D

I did not mean it as a douchebag / cocky move. The trick itself is great and I believe it'll catch on :D
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Gigaudas
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Sweden1213 Posts
September 08 2010 01:29 GMT
#190
The only douchebags here are people like HalfAmazing, don't you worry stalife

Zelniq: not clumping your banelings is pretty time consuming and often not done properly so stalife can aim at the baneling balls and drop on them. I guess?
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GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
September 08 2010 01:43 GMT
#191
i dont see a problem with trying to name this after yourself. Im a toss but Ill refer to it as "star dropping" if i see it done.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
theytookourjobs
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden79 Posts
September 08 2010 01:49 GMT
#192
I love these kind of small tricks. Makes me curious about what else people will discover and come up with in the future.

Nice find!
Skeptic
Profile Joined April 2009
United States89 Posts
September 08 2010 02:41 GMT
#193
Hat's off to you Stalife. I wouldn't have found this trick had you not posted it here no doubt. You're very far beyond my league, but I hope that through practice I may one day achieve your game sense.

I'm sorry that you're recieving such negative responses from the community here. Perhaps they are jealous of your trick finding prowess?
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
September 08 2010 04:30 GMT
#194
Dude, Stalife, you of all people don't need to apologize for seeming cocky. It's a pretty neat trick, anyway. I personally don't think it'll catch on with too many players, though, as you're the only person 1337 enough to be able to do it regularly.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
Sqalevon
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands523 Posts
September 08 2010 05:47 GMT
#195
I've seen the Day[9] Daily yesterday, that touched on the Stalife drop, and I must say, it was very scary to see that zerg army be annihilated after that drop.
I'll keep an eye out when I'm playing zerg from now on.

Also, when the medivac is FG'd, you can still unload units from it.
sadyque
Profile Joined April 2010
Romania251 Posts
September 08 2010 06:02 GMT
#196
Day[9] called the move the Stalife drop. If Day[9] said it then its official! ;D Nice trick btw thx for sharing.
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Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
September 08 2010 06:02 GMT
#197
On September 08 2010 10:16 stalife wrote:
I apologize if I have offended anyone by trying to name something after myself. Yeah I agree it should be named by the community. I guess I got ahead of myself naming it myself first. I was pretty excited to see something totally effective happen because the trick was accidental. If you watch the replay of me vs bubba (the first game I saw it happen by mistake), I loaded up my marauders on the medivacs and I was on route to drop on his main base. However, I saw bubba's massive army coming at me, and it was just a quick reflex, just moving my medivacs back and dropping the marauders. After that game, I tried doing it vs several zergs players online and in practice games. It seemed to work and I started to notice that the marauders fire at the banelings first. Taking advantage of sc2's smart AI seemed like a pretty amazing move, and I got very excited :D

I did not mean it as a douchebag / cocky move. The trick itself is great and I believe it'll catch on :D



No apologies necessary. Keep calling them Stalife drops. Even if it catches on and community changes name don't neva stop callin it the stalife drop.
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theburricane
Profile Joined April 2010
United States65 Posts
September 08 2010 06:12 GMT
#198
On September 08 2010 10:13 Zelniq wrote:
in my quick tests i dont see how you find that "marauders target banelings when dropping marauders"

they attacked whatever's closest. i really dont see how this helps really, i havent experienced it yet but it seems like i'd prefer terran to do this rather than just keep them on ground


True, the Marauders will attack whatever's closest, but if they Banelings are just A-moved, then they'll detonate on the Marauders one-by-one as they drop. Meaning they're doing little to no splash damage because only a few Marauders are unloaded before they bite it. Damage-wise, Banelings aren't great against Marauders, especially when they get no splash.

The benefit is partly placement, but largely that the Banelings kill the Marauders one-at-a-time instead of en masse.
There's a pie cooling on the windowsill. Make nice with him and the PIE IS MINE.
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
September 08 2010 06:57 GMT
#199
The least this has done is reallllllly flip the one-control-group play so often seen on it's head, and for that alone I think it deserves to be called Stalife Drop, or Sta Bomb or something similar. This just really forces Zerg to re-consider single-group armies.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
zyvox
Profile Joined June 2010
United States32 Posts
September 08 2010 07:10 GMT
#200
this is a really useful micro technique to use. people should appreciate that he shared his knowledge instead of keeping it to himself. stalife's only trying to help the community right? if you don't want to call it the stalife drop, no one is forcing you to. thanks for the tip!
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