Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the fourth installment of…

My hopes of finding challenges for I_Hate_Medics were becoming dim, as even the mighty (cough) T_Mac had failed to deliver, allowing for Medics to make all the way to the 4th round. Thats 2 wins away from being king for those who have spent hours looking at WilliamWC3’s reports, causing them to lose the ability to add. I realized it was time for a drastic change in who I chose as an opponent. I needed someone tough as nails, a big time attitude with the game to back it up, a cool ass name. And most of all, I needed someone black…

Players: I_Hate_Medics VS Jigga`

Early Game: I_Hate_Medics randoms to zerg in the upper right starting position with Jigga` drawing protoss in the upper left, as both aim for an early rush. Jigga` opts for the conventional2 gate build, later followed by gas, while I_Hate_Medics appears to try for an early mass ling strat, with a hatch at his main followed by a spawning pool. However, the late pool offers Jigga` an opening he quickly takes advantage of, sending a squad of zealots and probes to the zerg base. I_Hate_Medics is caught with a low troop count, and if forced to morph an emergency sunken and pull many drones off mining to assist in defense. First blood is drawn, and the early advantage goes to the protoss forces.

I_Hate_Medics manages to fight off the zealots and probes, and takes a large risk by expanding to the upper right plateau, hoping it will go undetected long enough to gain the necessary economic advantage to overrun his opponent. Jigga` has begun to establish his tech by setting up a core and citadel, and more importantly scouts for and expansion attempts. As soon as his probe comes across the newly made expansion, 6 zealots are sent out to dispose of it. I_Hate_Medics, who has been busy getting gas and a lair back home, has a standing force of one sunken to hold off the attack. Suffice to say, the expansion was quickly disposed of. However, I_Hate_Medics smartly realizes that a majority of Jigga`s forces are away from his main and launches an immediate counter attack of mass lings. He divides his forces up into two groups, one circling below the protoss base and attacking there, the other hitting the peon line. Only last minute zealots, probes and nice building placement allow Jigga` to ward off the attack.

As soon as his forces are done destroying the zerg expansion, Jigga` smartly realizes himself that a majority of I_Hate_Medics’ forces must be busy counterattacking. He tries to hit the zerg base from below, but I_Hate_Medics has added a den and lair during his attack, and has 2 sunkens and assorted lings and hydras, enough to hold off the small attacks force. Jigga` retreats and decides to finish his tech up to templars as well as expand to the middle left expansion. He has also added a froge and cannons around his base, as well as one stationed at his choke where his forces are, ready for the incoming lurkers I_Hate_Medics has begun to produce. Realizing making his way into the base is futile, I_Hate_Medics contents himself to place his forces at his own choke for defense and try to again expand, this time to the middle right expansion. However, once again Jigga` smartly sends out a scouting probe to check for any expansions, and again proceeds to send out a zealot force to take care of it. The zealots easily dispose of the hatchery, allowing for wild accusations of map hacking to occur by medic, who sends out a small group of lings and lurkers to drive off the zealots, and immediately rebuilds the lost hatchery.

While all of this has been going on, Jigga` put up a robotics facility, and after retreating his zealots send a lone shuttle to I_Hate_Medics’ peon line at his main. His plans were soon revealed as he dropped a lone zealot and templar into the middle of the peon line. Unfortunately, hydras started attacking the zealot, forcing the templar to storm the drones immediately, and in the process, lands it squarely on itself. Jigga` can only comment:


Realizing the need to gain a recourse advantage, both players chose to expand again, this time Jigga` to the lower left start and I_Hate_Medics to the middle right plateau again. A glance at the minimap shows that the protoss forces seem to have the advantage right now…

Jigga`, now running off of two expansions is able to build up a sizable force quickly, and finally decides to strike at the heart of the zerg main base. After sending in a few scouting units to test for lurkers and the standing force I_Hate_Medics has defending his choke, Jigga` finally patrols in his forces and a large battle ensues. Storms fly up sometimes covering quarters of the screen, wave after wave of zerg reinforcements could be seen on the minimap swarming to the sigh of the battle, lukers burrowed, hydras danced, and somewhere in there Jigga` decided to storm his own guys again as well.

Unfortunately, the massive income Jigga` has aquired allows for too many troops and too many upgrades. The storms easily cut down the zerg numbers and after a few choice words:

I_Hate_Medics finally concedes the game as final protoss troops begin to raze his main.

I know many people are happy to see Medics out of the bidding finally, and am now in need of 6 new people, willing, able and qualified to take on the Jigga himself. (1200++ would be nice) Whats that, you want to play? By all means, drop me a line at: mjp_cev@hotmail.com Until then, hope you enjoyed it!

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