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Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
January 24 2014 09:27 GMT
#101
Hi ho, Thors-hellbats

I'm Dreaming of a Starbow GSL.

HOW COOL THAT'D BE ?
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Talack
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada2742 Posts
January 24 2014 09:27 GMT
#102
On January 24 2014 18:26 Waise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 18:15 Zheryn wrote:
I've never seen any solid reliable defense against hellion banshee, every time I tune in to try to learn how to defend it, zerg just either dies like this or terran messes up and gets surrounded.

if you play relatively safe and expect it, that opener shouldn't kill you. i think at this level of play every player is just doing everything they can to undercut and still hold. that's sort of the nuance of elite play - in theory you should be able to defend something like that, but to succeed you have to push your defense to the bare minimum because your opponent is elite as well. defending that opener with the bare minimum means the smallest slipup will probably kill you. but it's not like a really strong timing that just has no reliable defense. the reliable defense is crisp timings and strong queen micro


It's not a strong timing or a strong harassment.

Make queens, make a spore if you're uncertain and a spine if needed.

Like this is not something new it's been around for 2-3 years and it was basically one of those strats that was useless in WOL but you didn't have anything better to open with.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#103
On January 24 2014 18:24 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 18:20 Shellshock wrote:
On January 24 2014 18:16 Shellshock wrote:
[Code A] Group K GSL S1 2014
[image loading] (Z)Hydra vs. [image loading] (T)Dream
Game 2 (0-1)
Map: Daedalus Point

0:00
Hydra spawns in the top left
Dream spawns in the bottom right

1:40
rax first for Dream
gas for Dream

2:00
hatch first for Hydra
gas for Hydra
pool for Hydra
reaper for Dream

3:00
bunker in the natural of Hydra from Dream
2nd reaper for Dream
ling speed for Hydra

4:00
6 lings for hydra
2 queens for Hydra
low ground CC for Dream
Factory for Dream
reactor for Dream
2nd reaper arrives at the natural

5:00
Hydra forces a salvage on the bunker and the reapers escape
Starport for Dream
both reapers are killed as ling speed finishes
tech lab for Dream
hellions started for Dream

6:00
Lair for Hydra
lings see the low ground CC
banshee and cloak research started for Dream
3rd base for Hydra

7:00 44 vs 42
another gas for Hydra
12 more lings for Hydra
queens pushing hellions back from the edge of creep
spire for Hydra
2nd banshee for Dream

8:00 55 vs 57
2 more gas for Hydra
3rd CC for Dream
first banshee arrives at the natural of Hydra and starts killing drones
overseer started for Hydra
hellions at the 3rd of Hydra kill the queen
hellions try to get into the natural but are zoned away by lings
banshee is killing queens
hellions come into the natural

9:00 62 vs 70
lings are able to clean up hellions and the banshee is chased away
banshee moves to the 3rd to continue harassing killing another queen
mutas started for Hydra
armories for Dream
another queen is killed (hydra down to 1)

10:00 65 vs 72
mtuas are heading towards Dream's base
2 more factories for Dream
widow mines started for Dream
mutas and lings in the natural of Dream
Dream has no anti air out yet
hellions try to drive intot he natural of Hydra but get caught up by lings
banshees help the hellions saving 2
viking for Dream
turrets started for Dream

11:00 75 vs 43
mutas in the main of Dream
Dream mass reapiring his viking but it goes down
thor for Dream
hellbats for Dream
missile turret started in the natural of Dream
Dream down to 17 scvs
Roach warren for Hydra
mutas move back to the natural
lings force a cancel on the turret

12:00 72 vs 40
lings and mutas killing the 2 OCs in the natural
banshee in the 3rd of Hydra with 20 kills
Dream saves his CCs
banshee is finally killed

13:00 80 vs 45
Dream retakes his natural
Dream loses one of his burning CCs to mutas
another thor for Dream
+1 range attack for Hydra
Roach speed for Hydra
overlord speed for Hydra
banshee for Dream

14:00 93 vs 52
1-1 vehicle upgrades for Dream
Hydra up 50 drones to 19 scvs
spores for Hydra
4th base for Hydra
Dream moving across the map with a viking hellbat thor army
infestation pit for Hydra

15:00 115 vs 62
roaches engage the army on creep
ling runby in the natural of Dream
mutas getting killed by thors and vikings
lings come home to help fight the thors
roaches mutas and queens kill off the rest of Dream's army

16:00 133 vs 44
Dream ggs!
Hydra ties it up 1-1!
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#104
Poll: Recommend Hydra vs. Dream Game 2?

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (10)
 
83%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (1)
 
8%

★★★- Good game (1)
 
8%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)
 
0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)
 
0%

12 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hydra vs. Dream Game 2?

(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what

Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
r00ty
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany1062 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#105
That was interesting!
VKCA
Profile Joined September 2011
Canada391 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#106
if hydra wins this series..................
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24593 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#107
Remember, Hydra was really great in the early parts of last seasons PL
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#108
lol, this is worse than NA Challenger... Maybe even way worse, since at least the NA Challenger players are more interesting.
Suteki Da Ne 素敵だね Isn't it Wonderful
Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#109
Someone get Dream on the Judo team, since he seems to know all the throws.

Jesus, Dream never disappoints to disappoint.
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
January 24 2014 09:28 GMT
#110
and that's how the cookie crumbles.
Moderatorlickypiddy
Dark.Carnival
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5095 Posts
January 24 2014 09:29 GMT
#111
Hydra using his CJ powers to confuse his opponent and possibly take the series. Meanwhile he will still have 0 wins in proleague D:
@QxGDarkCell ._.
Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
January 24 2014 09:29 GMT
#112
Hydra´s rugged manliness reminds me of Ganzi.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
January 24 2014 09:29 GMT
#113
[Code A] Group K GSL S1 2014
[image loading] (Z)Hydra vs. [image loading] (T)Dream
Game 3
Map: Yeonsu

0:00
Hydra spawns in the bottom left
Dream spawns in the top right
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
January 24 2014 09:30 GMT
#114
On January 24 2014 18:28 Shinta) wrote:
lol, this is worse than NA Challenger... Maybe even way worse, since at least the NA Challenger players are more interesting.

you went too far
Moderatorlickypiddy
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
January 24 2014 09:30 GMT
#115
I wonder if Dream goes for bunkers again.
KT best KT ~ 2014
Mevious
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada150 Posts
January 24 2014 09:30 GMT
#116
HEEDRA VS DREAM
#1 Jin Air Green Wings Terminator Fan
Talack
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada2742 Posts
January 24 2014 09:30 GMT
#117
On January 24 2014 18:28 Daswollvieh wrote:
Someone get Dream on the Judo team, since he seems to know all the throws.

Jesus, Dream never disappoints to disappoint.


Noice
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
January 24 2014 09:30 GMT
#118
On January 24 2014 18:27 Talack wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 18:26 Waise wrote:
On January 24 2014 18:15 Zheryn wrote:
I've never seen any solid reliable defense against hellion banshee, every time I tune in to try to learn how to defend it, zerg just either dies like this or terran messes up and gets surrounded.

if you play relatively safe and expect it, that opener shouldn't kill you. i think at this level of play every player is just doing everything they can to undercut and still hold. that's sort of the nuance of elite play - in theory you should be able to defend something like that, but to succeed you have to push your defense to the bare minimum because your opponent is elite as well. defending that opener with the bare minimum means the smallest slipup will probably kill you. but it's not like a really strong timing that just has no reliable defense. the reliable defense is crisp timings and strong queen micro


It's not a strong timing or a strong harassment.

Make queens, make a spore if you're uncertain and a spine if needed.

Like this is not something new it's been around for 2-3 years and it was basically one of those strats that was useless in WOL but you didn't have anything better to open with.


Lol yeah. "It didn't counter Broodlord/Infestor, hence --> strategy useless".
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24593 Posts
January 24 2014 09:33 GMT
#119
That was awful x2
Waise
Profile Joined June 2013
3165 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-24 09:34:09
January 24 2014 09:33 GMT
#120
On January 24 2014 18:27 Talack wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 18:26 Waise wrote:
On January 24 2014 18:15 Zheryn wrote:
I've never seen any solid reliable defense against hellion banshee, every time I tune in to try to learn how to defend it, zerg just either dies like this or terran messes up and gets surrounded.

if you play relatively safe and expect it, that opener shouldn't kill you. i think at this level of play every player is just doing everything they can to undercut and still hold. that's sort of the nuance of elite play - in theory you should be able to defend something like that, but to succeed you have to push your defense to the bare minimum because your opponent is elite as well. defending that opener with the bare minimum means the smallest slipup will probably kill you. but it's not like a really strong timing that just has no reliable defense. the reliable defense is crisp timings and strong queen micro


It's not a strong timing or a strong harassment.

Make queens, make a spore if you're uncertain and a spine if needed.

Like this is not something new it's been around for 2-3 years and it was basically one of those strats that was useless in WOL but you didn't have anything better to open with.

yes, like i said, most likely the reason GSL players would mess up is because they're trying to defend very very cheaply and want to max their economy by undercutting on static D or queens. you are right, obviously he messed up, but it's kind of silly to say "diamond level play" just because he fumbled hellion/banshee defense. i've seen top zergs do the same on stream, and certainly many many players in mid leagues struggle with it from time to time. you're the one who pointed out that it's an "old" strategy so naturally there's an element of metagame shift that makes zergs less willing or ready to prepare for it as well. diamond level players are in diamond

it's at least certainly a "strong harassment" in that if terran micros correctly they shouldn't lose any units, and it forces zerg to focus a lot of attention on proper queen micro and defense when what he wants to be doing is sipping a red bull and rallying drones lol
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