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09-28-2012 , 05:03 PM

#13301

Go Get It

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lol, you don't know the legend of

- NMHU?

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09-28-2012 , 05:34 PM

#13302

bsball8806

bff with birdman

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 47,301

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Originally Posted by NomoneyHU.

What going on about the Starcraft league?

- NMHU.

i sent out another email. did you get it

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09-28-2012 , 07:44 PM

#13303

NomoneyHU.

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Originally Posted by bsball8806

i sent out another email. did you get it

If it's the one about Karak fitting a half an hour timeframe for playing the tourney, yes. But I did not received any personnall emails...I think it would be better to communicate via PM and/or create a thread?

- NMHU.

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09-28-2012 , 07:55 PM

#13304

Gospy

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That was me, but I think it was the same thread.

Def should make a thread. And possibly a google doc with some 2p2 names/sc names/match history, etc.

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09-28-2012 , 09:30 PM

#13305

bsball8806

bff with birdman

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 47,301

okay i'll get on it

right now gospy you're getting a bye this week, and NMHU i'm trying to find you a replacement.

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09-28-2012 , 09:37 PM

#13306

IHeartAsians

adept

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is this like wnf or something just not as public?

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09-28-2012 , 10:32 PM

#13307

goofyballer

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IHA just volunteered

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09-29-2012 , 01:22 AM

#13308

Karak

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Originally Posted by bsball8806

okay i'll get on it

right now gospy you're getting a bye this week, and NMHU i'm trying to find you a replacement.

Fine ill do it tomorrow. It'll be my first five games in months.

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09-29-2012 , 03:47 PM

#13309

goofyballer

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Wheeeeeee

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09-29-2012 , 05:31 PM

#13310

Karak

ELIte

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what race does nmhu play?

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09-29-2012 , 05:40 PM

#13311

goofyballer

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btw karak, "focus on macro" is really not helping my ZvT. General "work on your macro" advice does not explain one matchup in particular being significantly worse than all my others.

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09-29-2012 , 05:52 PM

#13312

Karak

ELIte

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then clearly i shouldnt be able to beat any gold league player by making nothing but lings and queens

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09-29-2012 , 05:58 PM

#13313

goofyballer

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Did you even read my post?

If my zerg macro, on a scale of 1-10 is a 5, and that's good enough for me to win ZvZs and ZvPs but not ZvTs, then I could increase my macro to a 7 (which I'm working on anyway, obviously, as I'm always going to be improving as a player), or even a 10, and improve in all matchups, but that won't change the fact that my ZvT is significantly worse than all my other matchups.

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09-29-2012 , 05:59 PM

#13314

NomoneyHU.

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Originally Posted by Karak

what race does nmhu play?

Protoss.

- NMHU.

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09-29-2012 , 06:05 PM

#13315

Thamel18

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Dear goofy: No matter how good your micro is, 2 lings still can't beat 2 marines. Macro FTW

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09-29-2012 , 06:30 PM

#13316

goofyballer

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Just had a game where I scouted 1rax FE so I went quickly to 3 bases, got up to 64 drones (should prob have gone slightly higher), hit my injects really well (at 9:20, my queens had 4/4/13 energy after injecting, last one was only so high cause I built it at my main and walked it to my 3rd), started massing lings while teching up.

I lost the game by 15:00 and it wasn't even close.

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09-29-2012 , 06:33 PM

#13317

Thamel18

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It's also terrific that you talk about your difficulties without providing replays. Real helpful. Just blame balance like all other zergs.

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09-29-2012 , 06:44 PM

#13318

goofyballer

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Are you serious? It's terrific that you're accusing me of "blaming balance" when if anything I'm usually complaining Zerg is OP against Terran and I'm readily admitting (as I always have) that my ZvT is terrible. I suck at creating good unit compositions, I suck at making tech transitions, I suck at controlling specialized units like banelings/infestors well, and you're accusing me of "blaming balance"? Seriously, go find one post where I imply that Terran is OP against Zerg.

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09-29-2012 , 06:48 PM

#13319

aK13

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gooooooooooofy

I'm not that familiar with the game anymore but when I used to play, around the 930 mark is when I expected to see mutas arrive at my base in ZvT. So you might be getting your gas too early (leading to too much gas early and not enough minerals and slower drone production) or you are starting your tech too late and floating too many resources. Basically I think you should be starting to mass your Tier 2 tech unit of choice (mutas or infestors) around 930, and mineral dumping into lings.

Last edited by aK13; 09-29-2012 at 06:52 PM. Reason: getting supply blocked or building too many spines in the early game can substantially slow down your mid game transition

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09-29-2012 , 06:49 PM

#13320

Karak

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09-29-2012 , 06:55 PM

#13321

Thamel18

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Originally Posted by goofyballer

And you didn't even provide a replay. Get good ups, get infestors, get mutas/banes against bio, get roach/drops if you face mech. Watch one pro replay for good compositions/transitions. You complain about being bad at a MU but don't provide a replay? What do you want me to say? There there, you'll get better, even if you don't want to focus on improving macro.

Don't know how to control special units? Stop being so "Special" and learn by practicing IMO.

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09-29-2012 , 06:59 PM

#13322

templar rage

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Well, you apparently already know why your ZvT sucks, since you just listed off a bunch of reasons why. If you think it's not macro, then post a replay and show us. It's not like "work on your macro" became the generic response to non-Masters players problems by chance or accident. It's because that actually is the problem almost always.

Fwiw though, increasing your macro from a 5 to a 7 will actually improve your win percentage (though maybe not your understanding admittedly) in ZvT. Having way more **** than your opponent can physically handle will always win you games, no matter what matchup it is. That's still how I win the vast majority of my games.

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09-29-2012 , 07:00 PM

#13323

goofyballer

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Originally Posted by Thamel18

So you'll stop accusing me of blaming balance?

And sorry for not providing a replay, it seemed everyone had already made up their mind about why my ZvT is bad and didn't need to see any examples. I know why I lost the game above, I gave away 50 lings in a bad engagement and then lost 24 drones to blue flame hellions because I didn't have enough of an army to kill them anymore (here's the replay if you want to watch), but my point is that the things I struggle with in ZvT that don't happen in other matchups are not related to macro.

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09-29-2012 , 07:07 PM

#13324

Thamel18

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I never said that, but I never meant to accuse you of blaming balance, sry. As for unit composition, I consider that part of macro. Engagements and such I consider just decision making.

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09-29-2012 , 07:17 PM

#13325

dlorc

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Originally Posted by goofyballer

It happens, I went from ZvT being my unwinnable matchup from silver-through diamond - to it being my best matchup and my previous best ( zvp ) went from 80% winrate down to 45%.

Just post a bunch of replays and figure out what's going on.

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