My interest in the first video definitely skyrocketed once the music started going, but in all seriousness this is a really awesome concept. I'm definately going to try and work this into my play.

After the set between Zenio and Grack and now this video I have found a new love for the Overseer.

absalom86

Iceland1770 Posts

November 10 2010 02:49 GMT

#222

On November 02 2010 18:46 Seanly wrote:
My interest in the first video definitely skyrocketed once the music started going, but in all seriousness this is a really awesome concept. I'm definately going to try and work this into my play.

After the set between Zenio and Grack and now this video I have found a new love for the Overseer.

Mass contaminate in ZvZ and Changefield are definately underused. Will be interesting to see them used in professional games more and more.

JennyLoves69

Norway13 Posts

November 12 2010 09:08 GMT

#223

This was so awesome, 25 changelings into marines to block the ramp has to be viable..

Akash

Romania113 Posts

November 12 2010 09:36 GMT

#224

no offence absalom..but what league were ur oponents?
i mean yeah..u can miss 1 changeling.....
but when u see like almost 12 marines blocking ur choke...and u only made like hellions /thors or marauder/thor (like in the games u posted) doesnt comes in ur head like "ummm didnt i only made hellions? "?

i mean dont want to sound like the "i would never fall for that"...but ussually im alergic to changelings..and every time i see an zealot (im playing toss) moving..and i remember my troops werent moving..i know something's fishy....(got my "Meet the spy achivement in a league game

)

my changeling paranoia went so far that once ive accidentally killed one of my zealots...
better safe then sorry

as an side note...yes....zergs dont use the oveseer as much as they should...contaminate really has its uses.Imagine if ur against an 1 basing toss..and he is trying to get collosi out..to combat ur hidras...2 overseers (assuming u get them earlier then he got his robo bay) can stall his collosi..for like 2 min ? Assuming they have energy for 2 contaminates each.That can seriously derail most 1 base builds or tech builds which involve around getting thors/voids/collosi/banshees etc...stalling and getting that extra time can give u an edge.I know 100/100 its the price of an muta,but being able to delay that timing push...can really help u more then an muta.

Here u go..ur second caster...

Just my 2 cents.

dcemuser

United States3248 Posts

November 12 2010 09:42 GMT

#225

On November 10 2010 11:49 absalom86 wrote:

Show nested quote +

Mass contaminate in ZvZ and Changefield are definately underused. Will be interesting to see them used in professional games more and more.

Mass contaminate is way more useful, and potentially game-ending.

This is funny, but not really useful compared to contaminate.

guyincognito314

Ecuador24 Posts

November 12 2010 10:01 GMT

#226

These videos are ridiculous. Cheers to you, OP, for this idea.

rMadness

United States50 Posts

November 12 2010 10:10 GMT

#227

this is actually a really awesome, props to the OP

tried it in a solo game and caused some hilarious raging

drooL

United Kingdom2108 Posts

November 12 2010 10:33 GMT

#228

you're awesome man. benny hill cracked me up.

Clearout

Norway1060 Posts

November 12 2010 10:57 GMT

#229

This is awesome! >.> goes to log on battle.net

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

November 12 2010 11:37 GMT

#230

I've used this in an actual 2v2 game (i.e. not a FFA or on where you're massively ahead anyway) where I dropped 2 in his main to block the ramp and my ally would blink in stalkers and he couldnt retreat. I feel using only 2 to block the ramp is more effective as in him not figuring out what's going on. if you block with 50 he'd have to kill them all yes, but he'd also know what's going on straight away. Plus you'd need a ridiculous amount of overseers.

Soulxfire

Australia52 Posts

November 12 2010 12:02 GMT

#231

i think perhaps combining infestors fungal growthing the ramp, spawning 50 ITs and retreating into a nydus is perhaps easier but more expensive if done wrong... though i admit the idea of using changeling is quite hilarious when it works.

Seam

United States1093 Posts

November 12 2010 15:48 GMT

#232

I tried it a few times in some ZvTs, but every time the T knew what was up and killed the Changelings.

Still, delayed the thors while my mutas ate his economy.

Typho0n

Canada276 Posts

November 12 2010 15:51 GMT

#233

I think this is a pretty great idea, if you have overseers, you might as well try and make them effective. Of course you can use them to contaminate a building, but I think it can be pretty situational.

Rodiel

France573 Posts

November 12 2010 15:51 GMT

#234

U miam miam each video with or without it

absalom86

Iceland1770 Posts

November 30 2010 23:06 GMT

#235

On November 12 2010 21:02 Soulxfire wrote:
i think perhaps combining infestors fungal growthing the ramp, spawning 50 ITs and retreating into a nydus is perhaps easier but more expensive if done wrong... though i admit the idea of using changeling is quite hilarious when it works.

infested terrans are instantly spotted and killed, and it is way more expensive to do. overseers are non combat units so their energy isn't all that valuable if you can't get contaminates off.

DennyR

Germany379 Posts

November 30 2010 23:10 GMT

#236

Morrow did this in a match I watched a few days ago.

He used the changelings to block and then used broodlords to shoot over them.

He was miles ahead in this game though. Dont know if its vialable in a "real" game.

absalom86

Iceland1770 Posts

November 30 2010 23:14 GMT

#237

On December 01 2010 08:10 DennyR wrote:
Morrow did this in a match I watched a few days ago.

He used the changelings to block and then used broodlords to shoot over them.

He was miles ahead in this game though. Dont know if its vialable in a "real" game.

Remember what game it was ? ^^