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Team Starcraft2Strategy
A few months ago I set out on a journey to remake team Starcraft2Strategy into a team that could not only compete but could help others with Starcraft 2 as well. As I'm sure some of you know, I have made a lot of guides and videos that focused on teaching others more about the game so this was a key part of my decision making when finding members for the team. After much recruiting and various tryouts I eventually found a solid group of Masters+ players who are not only dedicated to the game and improving but dedicated to the community.
The Team
MrLlama
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ZombieGrub
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LoneSpartan
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Vdeezy
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Coyote
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Helsaad
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Expostfacto
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Garbageman
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Tyranus
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Casper
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Fantasy
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Whitewing
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Stuzh
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Cheeto
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Community Events:
Free Coaching
The first thing we want to do for the community is provide a way to get Masters+ level coaching that is free and easily accessible. While there is the free coaching thread and every now and then someone who offers up free coaching, in my experience I have found it to be inconsistent and short-lived. Due to this, team SCS now offers free coaching every Sunday - Thursday from 5pm-8pm EST. All you simply have to do is show up in the SCS Twitch chat and say that you need coaching. The stream will be cycling the various players every hour and every day so you can get a variety of coaching from various players or you can follow around your favorite whenever he/she streams.
Tournaments
First tournament!!!!: $50 prize diam-GM: http://starcraft2strategy.com/tournaments
Guides
Leenock's ZvP Opener + Show Spoiler +
Steps:
9 - Overlord
15 - Spawning Pool
16 - Hatchery
15 - Overlord
15- Queen
17 - 2 Zerglings
19 - Extractor
- Metabolic Boost
- Third Queen at Natural
- Overlord Speed
- Lair & Second Gas
7:15~ - Third Base & 3rd/4th Gas
Roach Warren & Evo Chamber ~7:30-8:00
Lair finishes - Hydralisk Den and/or Infestation Pit
Short Description:
This is the build that Leenock used in his games against BabyKnight at the 2013 Winter MLG. This build makes you safe against any Protoss openers with fast Zergling speed to shut down Zealot/Stalker/Mothership Core aggression, a fast third Queen for creep spread, and fast Pneumatized Carapace to make sure you can scout anything the Protoss is doing. The current PvZ meta game is all over the place, so being able to scout whatever the Protoss is doing at pretty much every point of the game is invaluable.
Execution:
Send your first overlord to the Protoss natural in order to scout if they're doing a Forge Fast Expand or a Gateway Expand. What you scout will determine how many Zerglings you make to defend aggression. If the Protoss is doing a gate expand, it increases their aggressive potential exponentially, so you will want a good Speedling count relatively early on in order to shut down that pressure. On the other hand, if the Protoss is doing a Forge Fast Expand, you can get away with only making 4-6 Zerglings and scouting around for proxy Pylons/Tech. Your second overlord's positioning is open for preferential alterations, but you will want it to wind up near his main at around the 6:30-7:30 mark; once overlord speed finishes, send this overlord into his main and see what you can scout. If you scout Robo play, make enough Speedlings to pressure what could be an Immortal Sentry all-in and go for an Infestation Pit for Swarm Hosts when your Lair finishes. If you scout Stargate play, get a Hydralisk Den when your lair finishes and make a Spore crawler at every base, perhaps even making another Queen (up to 4). Continue to scout with your overlord in his main; you should be ducking in and out every minute or so. If you see an unusually fast Robotics Bay, throw down a Spire for Corruptors and move into a Roach/Hydra/Corruptor composition.
Transition:
So, now you're in the midgame. You either have Swarm Hosts or Hydralisks out, having responded to what your fast Overlord Speed scouting has shown you. You should be getting the other tech up (Swarm Host or Hydralisk) and eventually moving into Vipers or Corruptors, followed by Ultras or Brood Lords. Your goal at this point in the game is to prevent the Protoss from getting to their ideal lategame of Skytoss with High Templars. You can do this by going Roach/Hydra/Corruptor and piling on the aggression, eventually going into Brood Lords if you can't finish him off; you can also do this by piling on Hydra/Swarm Host aggression and transitioning into Vipers, eventually getting up a strong economy and Ultralisk army while he's still on ground.
Currently most of our guides are written for WoL but as we develop more HOTS guides I will post links to them here
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