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An epic battle between Strong Alein Doods and Ugly Alein Doods
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Author:IEATCLOWNS
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Date: 09/30/00 06:09
Game Type: Starcraft
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Geeee, Zerg vs Toss on Lost Temple...sounds a lot like another BR I read...it got a 10...HINT HINT
:+:NoMiCrO:+: (Nomicro from now on) met H-H--H-H (H-H from now on)  in a 1vs1 Lost Temple Game. Both players picked their races, H-H at the start and Nomicro at the last few seconds before the game started. Here are the build orders:  
 
NoMicro:  
9 Overlord  
12 Hatchery (At Main)  
12 Spawning Pool
H-H  
8 Pylon (at ramp)  
9 - Forge  
11 Gas
Either player went for a normal build order really. Most Zerg go for their second Hatchery below the ramp (at 12) or at their Natural Expansion. H-H's Build order was just CRAZY! Could it work though?  

Early on in the game, Nomicro scouted the 3 Main, finding nothing there. He then scouted 6 with a drone, finding H-H's Base, with a cannon just starting. The drone also saw that H-H's Assimilator had just finished and started attacking it. Then the drone was attacked by a Probe and nearly killed. If this wasn't enough when Nomicro ran his Drone back, it was killed by a newly produced Photon Cannon. Now, H-h built a Gateway.   

Nomicro was also climbing up the tech tree, he started a Extractor and expanded to his Natural. Once he had enough gas, he started a Lair. Then H-h scouted his Zerg Enemy with a Probe, seeing the Lair being built, he sees that Mutalisks will be coming at him. Is isn't really worried though, because he has climbed up to the Templar Tech, but just to play it safe, he makes several cannons protecting his Mineral Field.   
First Attack  
Despite having 6 Mutalisks Nomicro doesn't attack first. H-h's uses his freshly produced Dark Templar to kill several Drones at Nomicro's Natural. Having no Overlords at his Natural. The Dark Templar is able to kill 11 Drones, before the Drones run away. Nomicro complains about not having sound on and that's why he didn't see the Dead Drones yet. After there are no more Drones to kill, the Dark Templar runs into the Zerg's Main, seeing what his enemy has. However a pack of Mutalisks kills the Dark Templar, Despite, "RUN FOREST RUN" chants by H-h.
Dark Templar need Horses  
 
Revenge  
Nomicro has started to re-build his drones, but also decides it's time to attack. With a force of about 7-9 Mutalisks, he runs half into into H-h's base and started to kill a few Photon Cannons. Then BAM a Templar's PSI Storm hit's a flock of these Flying Killers. Combined with the Photon Cannons, this group is killed, now the second group comes and to kill the Templar, and since the second group is very close together, a second Storm by a different Templar kills most of this force. In the end, a lone Mutalisk lives. This was a rather sloppy job by Nomicro as he lived up to his name.   
A stormy day isn't it...  
At this time, Nomicro decided it was time for a change. He made a Hdrya Den now, feeling that Mutalisks where not the way to go.   

H-h, feeling good now, he expands to his Natural, and since he was "Cannon Happy" he set up 5 Photon Cannons to protect his vital Expansion.  

Calm Before the Storm  
Both players felt it was time to change. Nomicro changed to Hdryas and Zerglings, making the odd Mutalisk. He also decided to expand again, taking the 3 main.   

H-h decided he would need Corsairs, more Templar, more cannons, Observers and a Shuttle. He used these rather good. He made 2 Stargates, after he had about 8 Corsairs he stooped making them.   

When the freshly produced Shuttle was made, H-h loaded 4 Probes and 1 Templar. First he dropped a probe on his natural's cliff. Second he dropped a probe at the bottom island. A Overlord at that base saw this but Nomicro ran the overlord away, never attacking it. Odd I know...next H-h dropped another probe at the 3 Natural's Cliff. If this wasn't enough he ran the shuttle up, seeing the Hatchery at the 3 main. He ran past it though, and dropped another probe at the 12 Natural Cliff. he built a pylon there but it was destroyed by 2 Mutalisks. H-h wasn't done yet though, he too the shuttle, ran is past the 2 mutes, drooped the Templar in to Nomicro's Main Mineral Line and let 2 Psi Storm's go...killing all but 3 mining Drones, before dying to Hdrya fire.   

Lines = Cool
Things are not looking good for Nomicro at this point. He has been cut down to 1 mining base at this point. Not good at all.   

Revenge Part II  
Nomicro decides it's time to counter. He takes all this Hdryas and Zerglings and attacks H-h's Natural. Here's what happened...  

THIS IS BETTER THAN TV!
As you can see, the attack failed...big time. Storm and cannons easily handled the attack.   

Tech Time  
After that attacked failed, both players decided to tech. Nomicro started a Hive, and H-h looked like he was going Carriers.  

After awhile of nothing happening, Nomicro took 3 Queens to Brooding Templar's. However they ran into a group of Corsairs and where killed, but 1 Queen did get to parasite a Corsair.  

H-h took the top island now and Nomicro took the 12 Mineral only. Nomicro had quite a few Cracklings at this time, as well as 3 Defilers. He went to attack. H-h had several Carriers and Corsairs. He also had 1 Dark Archon. Defilers came first, but Feedback from the Dark Archon killed one. Carriers killed another but the third was able to get 2 Dark Swarms off. Then the Crackings came in. Then I saw one of the greatest use of Protoss Spell Casting EVER! Look for yourself...  
  
This is looks cool! How to counter Dark Swarm.... D Web and PSI Storm! I was amazed by this. Crackings where useless, and Storm killed them easily.   

H-h had a lot of Carriers and Corsairs now, and he upgraded them as well.   
Hey I get it...INFOceptor and INTERceptor hah all the time I just thought is was a dumb ass name for a web page :D 
Nomicro saw all these when he attacked, so it was clearly time to stop making cracklings. What

to do though. Well soon I saw... 
Now what where these? Guardians? Devours? Both? This could change the game. If Gaurd's Corsairs and Carriers would easily own them. If Devs, they could do a lot of Damage to the Corsairs and Carriers. But storm would get them. However Hdrya's and Cracklings might be able to mop up the mess. He both, their wouldn't be enough Dev's to destroy the Carriers and Corsairs, and the game could be over. What where Cocoons is a cool word
they though? Soon I found out. The Cocoons popped open showing me... 
Pizza > All other food Only 3 Cocoons where left and they turned out to be Dev's. However with Mostly Guardians thing's where not looking good for Nomicro. He made more Devs with a few other Mutes but would it be enough? Nomicro decided to attack... 
Note to my GF...LOVE YA BABY
As you can see, it took all his Air Units outside of H-h's main base and attacked. What happened? See for yourself... 
I'll get you shot in the head or shot in the neck you if you don't give me proper respect...The Dood in the Carrer that that Devs are attacking 
Things where really looking bad. Once last time, Nomicro tried to use Hdryas to kill this enemy but Storm and the Carriers handled it. Also H-h had Arbiters. Moved up, once Nomicro saw the Carriers/Corsairs and Arbiter, he quickly said "GG". H-h also said GG and the game ended. 

Scores 
 
Overview: Units Structers Resources Total
H-H--H-H 89155 10565 46714 146434
:+:NoMiCrO:+: 52375 3255 40398 96028
 
Units: Produced Killed Lost Total
H-H--H-H 176 165 16 89155
:+:NoMiCrO:+: 292 11 168 52375
 
Structers Contruced Razed Lost Total
H-H--H-H 84 1 5 10565
:+:NoMiCrO:+: 14 2 1 3255
 
Resources Gas Mined Mins. Mined Spent Total
H-H--H-H 13576 33138 37538 46714
:+:NoMiCrO:+: 11468 28930 35575 40395
Lessons Learned 
Just because someone does a Newbie Strategy Early doesn't mean they suck 
Protoss > Zerg late game 
Mute Rushing isn't always good few Protoss 
Spell Casting is COOL 
Second BR's are better than the first ones. 
NEVER let a Protoss out mine you when you are Zerg!! 

 

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