"Steve's attempts to mind control an interceptor prove futile..."
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| Infested~Noble vs. TheDude~Lizard | | | Author: | | | IP: | 1Cust45.XXXX | | Date: | 01/03/00 02:01 | | Game Type: | Starcraft | | Labels: | none | | Report Rating: , # of Ratings: 1, Max: 7, Min: 7
Lifetime Rating for xtravistx: 8.0000 |  | After reading and enjoying battle reports for some time, I decided it was time for me to write my own battle report. I asked Infested~Noble if he would do a 1v1 against someone, and he eventually found TheDude~Lizard and we were off. The map chosen was the Dark Temple. TheDude~Lizard chose zerg, while Infested~Noble went random and drew terran at 9, with TheDude~Lizard at 6. After each had built a few drones, Infested~Noble did the noble thing in telling TheDude~Lizard that he was allied/shared vision with him. TheDude~Lizard apologized and back to the chat room we went.
We start again with TheDude~Lizard chosen zerg at 12 and Infested~Noble who went random as terran at 9. TheDude~Lizard went with an odd build order as he got his control to 9, then built an OL. Then, at 300 he expanded at his natural and on 12, he built a spawning pool. Infested~Noble went a standard 2 barracks at choke. Both sides build up for a while, with TheDude~Lizard building another hatch at his choke and upgrading to a lair. TheDude~Lizard is going for lurkers and Infested~Noble realizes this and attacks with 7 marines and 2 medics. Seeing 3 sunkens guarding the choke, Infested~Noble runs by a sunken at the natural and gets next to the gas out of range of the sunken. He starts killing everything he can, though he is stopped before any real damage can be done by TheDude~Lizard's freshly morphed pair of lurkers.
TheDude~Lizard counters by sending 5 lurkers toward Infested~Noble who has only 6 marines, 2 medics, and a bunker with a turret defending. Infested~Noble manages to kill 2 of the lurkers, but loses all his marines and TheDude~Lizard is slowly making his way up the ramp. Infested~Noble finally produces a tank, kills two lurkers, and scares the third away.
At this point, TheDude~Lizard has 3 hatches, a den, and a newly formed spire, while Infested~Noble’s base consists of 2 barracks, a factory, and a starport. Infested~Noble takes the initiative and turbo-newbie’s TheDude~Lizard’s natural. Infested~Noble unloads his tank, 3 marines, and an scv. He builds his bunker and turret and loads the bunker up and places his tank near the edge. He orders the tank to go into siege mode but he had forgot to research seige mode. This costs him valuable time up there, since TheDude~Lizard has no mutas or dropping capabilities yet. Finally, the tank enters siege mode and starts bombing away. After a few failed drops, TheDude~Lizard manages to kill the tank with lings. 2 more tanks are brought up and before they are destroyed, they take out TheDude~Lizard’s natural and his spire. During this, TheDude~Lizard has managed to expand to his minerals only and the main at 3. Infested~Noble has floated a CC to the top left, too. He also drops an SCV at the bottom left island and builds a CC there.
TheDude~Lizard’s drones are going to the hatchery at the choke when they are bombarded by siege fire, as Infested~Noble start a tank push with 2 tanks and 10 or so marines with medic support. Infested~Noble takes out some sunkens at the choke, but after a few waves, lings finally kill the tanks while Infested~Noble’s marines were diverted. More tanks are brought up and the area in front of the choke is mined. TheDude~Lizard pops out 3 ultras and tries to stop the tank push, but they are killed by the tanks and marines before getting a single kill (Note: I never noticed until now, but ultras kill mines before they can blow up. The mines turned out to be useless). Through some kind of miracle, a few ultras, a dozen or so hydras, and lings manage to stop the tank push. TheDude~Lizard spots the undefended top left expansion of Infested~Noble’s and drops a few ultras which destroy it.
At this point in the game, Infested~Noble still only has 3 bunkers, 2 factories, 2 starports, an academy, and a science facility. He starts going for BCs. Meanwhile, TheDude~Lizard has taken the top left and the natural at 3 for a total of 8 hatcheries. He quickly builds up an army of cracklings, 3/2 ultras, hydras, guardians, and defilers for an attack on unsuspecting Infested~Noble. Infested~Noble decides to take out the expansions at 3, and sends about 20 marines with medic support to do the job. They are cut off by TheDude~Lizard’s army and thoroughly raped. When the massive zerg horde comes in, Infested~Noble has only 2 dozen marines and 3 tanks. Aided by dark swarm, the horde marches in and destroys everything in sight. White only has 5 BCs which are unable to put up a final stand against the massive zerg army, so they fly to TheDude~Lizard’s natural at 3, but before they can do any real harm, they are killed by 5 devourers and as many mutas. Infested~Noble sees his futility in continuing, with only his isle base left and concedes.
It was a hard fought game by each side with TheDude~Lizard making a great comeback. I hope you liked my first battle report.
Please give me some feedback.
Lessons learned:
1. Recon, recon, recon. Either player could have taken the other's main with a small drop.
2. Spider mines don't touch ultras. (Unless you have a lot)
3. Be ready for turbo-newbies.
4. Upgrade and research. (Infested~Noble's lack of siege ability cost him a few important minutes that could have been used killing zerg)
-xtravistx (also seen as Infested~eXtra)
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