Eastwatch has 20 bases so hopefully this game doesn't play out in quite the same way as that last one or else we'll be here awhile

Is this series pretty representative of the matchup right now? Because it seems like they're just making it up as they go along lol.

Edit: ROFL Dark has no balls. He definitely would have gotten the cancel on that bunker if he committed, or just targetted the SCV. $120k mistake right there.

i think that was more 2 players who know each other cold and are trying to meta the other

Yeah. Still, **** Maru, macro games are hard so cheese game 6 and 7 for the win np ez

I never see 2rax on ladder fwiw.

did you see the pictures of the original hotel they were staying at? not sure 200k first prize would be worth it

so I've been playing a lot lately and I'm silver 1 zerg now and goal is getting gold one day.
I think I played a 100 zerg games and I'm yet to build an infestor,ultralisk lurker,swarm host or viper (prolly forgetting other units).
There are times in the game where I get completely stuck and do nothing.
I forget buildings to tech up and sometimes build wrong building too.
The only thing I get going is I know unit counters from years ago,but all new units since HotS Im struggling with.
Anyway I'm having a ton of fun,I had crossed this game from my memory and I feel Ive just been caught back in it,watching a lot of streams too.
Back in the days I was terrible too ,I remember I used to download replays back then.
Minor rant:skins confused me a lot when I started.

what units do you like to make? pretty much all the units you listed are the hive/high tech units so if you don't want to make those, you're likely going to either have to win early or have an advantage in some other aspect.

my new strategy is going completely roach or hydra-less in ZvT. at some point that might become exploitable but i haven't lost a ZvT yet where i felt like i could have only won if i just made those units

I do tech up and upgrade units but so far Ive been more broodlord oriented late game (upgrading spire feels more natural cause you already have some corruptors,at least in my case).
Ultraskik I kinda forgot they existed xD.
Infestors I'm too afraid to build them cause I can't really micro at my level.
Just managing ling + banelings is really hard for me and most of the time its A move so completely inefficient.
My lings control is good early game tho(for my rank).
Lot of my losses are to just discovering an ennemy unit/compo (like karak said but on way lower level).
For example I lost to a terran that just walked in 10 widow mines in my natural then in my base and at that time I had no idea what to do.
Anyway I do see some progress in my skill and learn multiple things every game.

This is fine. Karak used to say he could get <diamond? masters? forget which league> making only lings and queens. Getting solid mechanics (macro skills) is more important for improvement than nailing perfect unit compositions. And honestly, of the units you named, the only one that I would say is a big help is ultras. (obviously I advise higher level players to make vipers but that's the difference between diamond and masters, not silver and gold)

That's fine - it might be helpful to come up with a plan for each matchup to execute. For example, in ZvT, plan to make your hatch and pool, then a third, then a baneling nest, then lair and two evos (and get upgrades going), then a spire, and eventually an infestation pit, hive, and ultralisk cavern. Write it on a piece of paper if you have to so you always know the next thing you should be building. For ZvP, maybe your tech is roach warren -> lair + evos -> hydra den -> infestation pit/hive. Repetition will help nail that into your memory until it becomes second nature.

Practice microing these on two groups - have your lings on one group and banes on another. You can a-move lings but you probably want to r-click (and keep your attention on) your bane clump rather than a-move them to make sure they hit the units you want (marines) and not the ones you don't want (marauders, tanks).

It's easy to separate them - when making banes, say you have a bunch of lings selected and you just held E to turn a bunch into banes. Hold control and click one of your baneling eggs in the unit selector at the bottom of the screen, then hit alt + shift + <baneling control group> - this adds them to your bane group AND removes them from any control group (i.e. your ling group) they were previously part of.

I've definitely lost to things like mass widow mine before, heh. You just eventually learn different ways to deal with things. For mines...
- since they can't attack buildings, spines will help
- hydras with range upgrade outrange mines
- roaches will get hit by mines but at least tank the damage decently (a roach costs the same as a mine but it takes two mine hits to kill a roach)
- if mines are clumped, then a small number of banes will take out a lot of mines (just definitely don't ever run your entire baneling army near mines because then the trade will go the other way)

That's the spirit You can always post replays if you have specific games you want help with.

i'm terran - how do i counter someone that makes only adepts off 2 bases? assume he's sending them out en masse constantly so teching up hard isn't really possible

also got diamond

finally broke 4k elo/diamond 2, despite struggling so much vs terran. won a zvt of all things to get there.

i also built 4 manner hatches in his main before he gg'd, making it even sweeter

also ultra/crackling is really good vs bio/tank. i gotta stop just defaulting to broods every game.

got a 65% winrate thus far in 1v1s. lose so many stupid games too. let's get masters this season baby.

GSL round of 4, soO vs Stats

No spoilers, but it was epic.

Go watch it

watching this now. thanks for the link.

wow that maru dark series just now

I just watched it after being out of town for the weekend

I just watched it after being out of town all weekend

Seems fair

I have finally gotten caught up on all the SC2 I was behind on and can now post ITT again without fear of spoilers. In other news...

I was specifically planning for my first post to be a request for a GIF of this. It is, quite possibly, the most beautiful SC2 moment I have ever witnessed.

omg hi!

hypothetical i was thinking about last night which i'm sure has been answered before but maybe not for LOTV:

what is the true deathball army (assume you can have ~150 supply of any unit combo in the game) vs each race? does it matter much which race you're facing?