On November 07 2011 22:42 esReveR wrote:
This is funnier because I actually caught you on ladder as I was massing games for achievements recently. Glad I have good micro =P

good micro = A-move your workers ? lol

Mr.Brightside

Australia317 Posts

November 07 2011 14:15 GMT

#122

You sir, are scum. 5 stars.

Rash

Mexico45 Posts

November 07 2011 14:44 GMT

#123

On November 07 2011 08:33 Childplay wrote:
lol golden, although imo worker rushes arnt hard to hold off, then again, im in diamond

Hahaha, that's part of the point when the OP talks about the silver leaguers. By not expecting it, it may provide the rusher with the advantage he needs. I'm Diamond as well and earlier today I lost to a six pool. I forgot when was the last time someone tried to 6pool me and my surprise was literally all my opponent needed (I have held 6pools countless times...back in gold). And yes, I was angry/confused/amused that one of the oldest rushes in the book had return from the depts of my ladder past to bite my current lack of practice against it :D

Eufouria

United Kingdom4425 Posts

November 07 2011 14:47 GMT

#124

On November 07 2011 22:42 esReveR wrote:
This is funnier because I actually caught you on ladder as I was massing games for achievements recently. Glad I have good micro =P

Nice brag post.

I just read every entry, this is such an funny blog. I'm intrigued now, how deep does the rabbit hole (bronze league) go? Surely there are players as unspeakably terrible in the depths of Bronze as there are players mindblowingly better than most others at the very top level. Who are these players? What sort of strategies do they do? Do they have crippling arthritis that leaves them incapable of macro or micro? Or are they just incapable of self improvement? And most importantly, why do they still play a game where even the Blizzard matchmaking system fails to keep them close to a 50% win rate?

Your anthropological study is intriguing, but by actually executing a worker rush you've put yourself out of reach of the true bottom of bronze.

Gnarfle

Sweden170 Posts

November 07 2011 15:09 GMT

#125

Hilarious, thanks for the blogs

figq

12519 Posts

November 07 2011 15:27 GMT

#126

You should try as a writer, you inspirational panda-lover.

Only one small correction:

losing my already weakened probe

drone

Deleuze

United Kingdom2102 Posts

November 07 2011 15:44 GMT

#127

Hahahaha, this is such a great blog, read all of the so far - looking forward to part 5.

5/5

SolidMustard

France1515 Posts

November 07 2011 15:52 GMT

#128

i hope it's not your last episode, I just read all four, your story and the way you tell it are really entertaining !

LightTemplar

Ireland481 Posts

November 07 2011 16:09 GMT

#129

gg really good writing and great story

leviathan400

United Kingdom393 Posts

November 07 2011 16:23 GMT

#130

good read as allways

Xpace

United States2209 Posts

November 07 2011 16:36 GMT

#131

Part 4 > 3 > Interlude > 2 > 1

That's right, this series is now epic enough that we can compare how awesome the parts are.

Chloroplaste

France281 Posts

November 07 2011 17:04 GMT

#132

You're my hero !

Ambre

France416 Posts

November 07 2011 17:06 GMT

#133

I rarely post on forums.

But this time I have to. THIS IS HILARIOUS xD Thanks you !

Darth Caedus

United States326 Posts

November 07 2011 17:10 GMT

#134

Great read! Very fun.

cleecks

Netherlands109 Posts

November 07 2011 17:27 GMT

#135

This was a great read!

Gheed

United States972 Posts

November 07 2011 18:01 GMT

#136

On November 07 2011 19:24 Good1 wrote:
Lol why is there "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!" at the bottom of Season 4 ladder picture? Are you russian?

Eh, it was my attempt at a pun. The advert for season four said "Get ready for glory," which as a worker rusher made me think of a workers revolution or a communist revolution. I used the Russian translation of the Marx quote because I thought it might make the pun more clear, since to those of us raised on American action movies in lieu of a decent public education system think Russians are still commies.

Really, I just needed a picture to stick in the middle of those few paragraphs.

Hurricane Sponge

868 Posts

November 07 2011 18:03 GMT

#137

Had to go back and read all 3 parts (plus the special bonus interlude). Bravo. I love the paradoxical pairing of someone massing games with the worst, arguably easiest 'strategy' but relating their exploits for us to enjoy so proficiently. Hopefully the ladder experience stays fresh so we can get more tales from Bronze in the future.

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

November 07 2011 18:11 GMT

#138

5/5, did read again - brilliant!

Fuhrmaaj

167 Posts

November 07 2011 18:19 GMT

#139

The only thing I don't like about this experiment is when you try to convince your opponent to take his game back to the store. I think if they are so hopeless that they feel that way that you should point him to TL for tips or something. I really feel bad for those people.

I like this blog though. It's not so much an evolution of worker rushing, so much as it is an evolution of the human experience as you interact with degenerates on Battle.net 2.0. Very informative.