"Zealots versus flamethrowers? Heh."
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| Bad Weather......... | | | Author: | | | IP: | p542.asiXXXX | | Date: | 12/18/99 04:12 | | Game Type: | Starcraft | | Labels: | none | | Report Rating: , # of Ratings: 1, Max: 3, Min: 3
Lifetime Rating for Prime-8: 3.0000 |  | Bad weather today.......
The battlefield:
The Lost temple
The two fierce competitors:
[e]scipio - The Noble Protoss position 3 o clock
Space~Foo - The voracious Zerg (random) position 6 o clock
This classic matchup begins with [e]scipio starting off with a for him new strategy. He builds two gateways and uses two probes to scout out his unknown opponent. He finds him early and finds out that Space~Foo is zerg. New attacking plans are made now that it's clear that this will be a grueling matchup, far more now Space~Foo has hatched an overlord at 8 and has a new hatchery evolving at his low ground expansion.
The spawning pool follows up quickly to make defenders. The probe that was sent scouting was blasting away at the hatchery. [e]scipio has one zealot on its way to the zerg base now and two following behind. Additional probes were also sent to help in the destruction of this foul building. Unluckily Space~Foo has built a third hatchery and the lings that are made are unable to stem the tide. The hatchery has been destroyed and [e]scipio quickly returns in fear of a counterattack. Space~Foo indeed follows with his 12 lings. But he finds no zealots awaiting on the ramp. He returns to his base and begins to fortify his expansion and his newly rebuilt hatchery. 4 Sunken colonies are erected to support the zerglings. This was a wise move, about 8 zealots with their even more speedy legs and their upgraded psi blades are on their way to destroy the zerg outpost, but quickly return in fear of the dangerous subterranean tentacles. A hydralisk den is evolving and another hatchery in Space~Foo's base too. A new expansion is built by [e]scipio, securing the entrance with 3 photon cannons. Also a templar archives is raised too support his growing legions of zealots and dragoons. A dark templar is made and scouts any expansion attempts. Meanwhile a new expansion is built by the zerg at the mineralonly expansion site of 6 o clock. Lings are patrolling to destroy any protoss expansion attempts. The dark templar finds succes as it kills a drone that tries to morph in a new hatchery at 9 o clock. [e]scipio now has 5 high templar and expands to his mineral only expansion. Upgrades are becoming important now, as [e]scipio is 3-2-0 and Space~Foo 0-1-1. The zerg do manage to make another expansion at 9 o clock and another one at 9 o clock mineral only. He fortifies them. [e]scipio tries to attack Space~Foo with about two control groups worth of stuff and high templar. Bad weather presents itself in the form of high templar. About 5 storms are set off but the steady income of Space~Foo manages to hold off the attack. Space~Foo quickly counterattacks [e]scipio's mineral only expansion, he has now 7 gateways. He saves it but more troups are sent and destroy the expansion. A spire has been made and mutaliks are now his weapon of choice. [e]scipio rebuilds his expansion and massive battles now begin to start. Dragoons, zealots, dark templar, archons, a reaver and high templar try to crush the zerg mineral only outpost at 6 o clock and he succeeds but not without heavy losses. A lot of high templar are killed and with the original 4 sunkens Space~Foo is able to hold his natural expansion. [e]scipio loads up a probe in a shuttle and tries to expand to the upper left island expansion. The probe finds no luck in starting a new nexus, it is destroyed my scouting mutalisks. This causes much grief to [e]scipio. [e]scipio then builds a new nexus at the 12 o clock starting plateau. He leaves it completely undefended and this is a bad choice. 2 guardians try to destroy the natural expansion of [e]scipio but saves it with a shuttle transport of 2 goons. Eight hydralisks are dropped off to destroy [e]scipio's undefended expansion. [e]scipio now is left with only one expansion mining. But during these times he has been able to create a large force of protoss ground troops, fully upgraded. He tries to destroy the natural expansion of Space~Foo's main base but it is highly defended. He seeks another target, namely the 9 o clock expansion which is only defended by three sunkens and a spore. He razes the colony and reinforcements which are sent are unable to destroy the protoss ground offensive, because there are no overlords in the vicinity to detect the 5 dark templar. Space~Foo is left with with no more resource gathering colonies and quickly surrenders to his mighty opponent.
Victor: [e]scipio
Lessons learned:
Early expansion is good when u can defend.
Two side attacks are good.
Expansion killing is good.
Psistorm owns.
Upgrades owns.
When u have expansions, don't be content just expand more.
Scouting owns.
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