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Cool zealot trick - Super charging!

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FaZe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada472 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 20:25:09
August 08 2010 18:42 GMT
#1
A couple weeks ago I switched from Protoss to Zerg, but after a bunch of ladder games, and a swift ass kicking from Tyler in TL Attack - I decided to switch back to protoss . After doing so, I noticed something interesting about the Zealot charge attack in a ladder game. Zealots only stop charging once they reach the target they are charging towards will charge for a very long distance (a little further than the range of a siege tank, coincidence? I think not!) before they return to regular speed.

This is obviously intended, if fast units like speedlings were moving away from a charging zealot, he needs to be able to get in a hit before he stops charging.

However, it opens the window for something a little more useful! Super charging FaZelots!! (Hey, I wasn't going to name it after myself again ... you guys made me do it!) If a Zealot charges a zealot who is also charging in the same direction, they both continue forward until the zealot in front reaches his target, or they travel the max charge distance (~15).

Using this, you can put a perimeter of zealots anywhere, and know that you can almost instantly have all the zealots wherever you need them on the line.

Example :


This isn't easy to do, I needed to try a bunch of times to do it properly, and the zealots still each got a hit in at the end, that's why this example is in a replay. However, after you get a reflexive feel for it - it becomes a little easier. In an ideal situation, the 'S' button would be clicked before the zealots smash each other in the face. I'm nothing close to a progamer, I'm sure people at the top would be able to do this a lot easier than me!
"Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none."
OPSavioR
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1465 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 18:43:34
August 08 2010 18:43 GMT
#2
Looks sweet
i dunno lol
MyLife
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
179 Posts
August 08 2010 18:45 GMT
#3
HEY YOU. Wanna Stop coming up w/ all the cool tricks? lol Another good find FaZe very nice
FaZe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada472 Posts
August 08 2010 18:49 GMT
#4
On August 09 2010 03:45 MyLife wrote:
HEY YOU. Wanna Stop coming up w/ all the cool tricks? lol Another good find FaZe very nice


Lol, thanks!
"Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none."
AmstAff
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Germany949 Posts
August 08 2010 18:51 GMT
#5
interesting finding, but i think it could be only useful in the early game.
after 2 years i reached it = marine icon
Altar
Profile Joined May 2008
United States577 Posts
August 08 2010 18:52 GMT
#6
You have a knack for finding cool stuff.
Heavens to Betsy
Bob300
Profile Joined April 2010
United States505 Posts
August 08 2010 18:52 GMT
#7
On August 09 2010 03:51 AmstAff wrote:
interesting finding, but i think it could be only useful in the early game.

Not really... by the time u get charge isn't it mid game?
NYC Suburbs --- College Freshman --- Season 1 - Drone Whiskey
Phayze
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2029 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 18:55:15
August 08 2010 18:54 GMT
#8
Oh hello faze again. Can this one be called Phayzing? Please?

anyways, to the topic, Looks just as interesting as the void rays. Thanks much for your contribution.
Proud member of the LGA-1366 Core-i7 4Ghz Club
risk.nuke
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden2825 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 18:56:27
August 08 2010 18:55 GMT
#9
About the charge. Not sure if this is a bugg or not. One other thing you can do is you can actually switch targets after you have charged and the zealot won't loose the charge but simply change target, by doing this you can charge significantly longer distances
Neo.G Soulkey, Best, firebathero. // http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31
Flameberger
Profile Joined March 2010
United States226 Posts
August 08 2010 18:55 GMT
#10
Hmmm... I wonder how hard it would be to make a bunch of zealots charge around in a circle endlessly... would most likely need to use triggers.
An engine of annihilating power.
KillerPlague
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1386 Posts
August 08 2010 18:56 GMT
#11
ive noticed this as well, but it is a little impracticable to have zealots spread out in a single file line all the way to your enemies base..ive used it to speed away from an enemy before though =]
Side 1: Why no dominant players with 90% win ratio Side 2: Nerf Side 1
phfantunes
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil170 Posts
August 08 2010 18:57 GMT
#12
You have to stop posting this kind of stuff, because Blizzard will patch all of it.
Neat trick, can't think of a use to it though.
Kim_Hyun_Han
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
706 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 18:58:23
August 08 2010 18:58 GMT
#13
i drank some wine and maybe thats why i couldnt understand the whole thing

~
HubertFelix
Profile Joined April 2010
France631 Posts
August 08 2010 18:58 GMT
#14
Fazelots ?
jacen
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Austria3644 Posts
August 08 2010 18:59 GMT
#15
just like the voidray trick this is awesome.
(micronesia) lol we aren't going to just permban you (micronesia) "we" excludes Jinro
Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
August 08 2010 19:00 GMT
#16
Blizzard probably won't patch this as it doesn't have a large impact on gameplay like fazing did.
"You people need to just generally care a lot less about everything." -Zatic
IndecisivePenguin
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States771 Posts
August 08 2010 19:07 GMT
#17
Ah, that's pretty awesome. Thanks for another great find.
Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9404 Posts
August 08 2010 19:10 GMT
#18
Fazelots lol. Great find btw.
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
August 08 2010 19:12 GMT
#19
On August 09 2010 04:00 Backpack wrote:
Blizzard probably won't patch this as it doesn't have a large impact on gameplay like fazing did.

I wouldn't be so sure. Their history has shown that they'll patch anything Protoss if people whine about it enough.
Cade
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1420 Posts
August 08 2010 19:12 GMT
#20
nice little trick!
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