lol damn i missed it ((((

IM team was streaming then hirai is playing some grandmaster zerg in KR server. then he was really behind adi. he pass to mvp. mvp type in chat say he take over. then the zerg sent 2 wave of mass bane + mass BL + infestor he defended both time with about 100-120 food of thor marine and ghost. its just amazing how he manage to comeback with drops and all. he did it 2 times. hirai didnt make ghost, once he sit down, the 1st thing he do is ghost academy.

http://sc2rep.com/replays/%28P%29Tek_vs_%2...9FGwraith/17204
playing around with mech TvP. check it out. quite noob friendly low apm strategy.

basic run through. 1-1-1 cloak banshee opening, after 1st banshee and cloak, expand.

when you are in 2 base, play marine banshee thor compo with 1 raven. ( make 1 raven after 1st banshee). you wont die, this compo is damn strong. 1 reactor rax + 2 fact thor + 1 starport banshee.

make 3rd CC and make ghost academy make techlab on rax, give reactor to a new factory. make 2 more factory. now you have 4 factory, 1 with reactor. starport banshee and 1 rax for constant ghost production. research siege mode and preignitor.

you dont need to attack, just wait for him to attack.

1 base is 1-1-1
2 base is banshee thor marine
3 base is siege tank hellion ghost. (with the thor you made in 2 base, you dont need to produce thor in late game cuz they wont die)

note when engagement
if got raven, snipe obs, banshee all cloak. siege tank sieged up, hellion thor meat shield, ghost emp and cloak.
dont attack, they will come attack you.
you will have alot of mineral once you are in 3 base because 6 gas is too little. mass PF and orbital command. make PF at choke points, orbital behind. PFs are DAMN GOOD. like shakuras, antiga shipyard kind of map, you just put PF at choke points, they are damn cheap. 550 mineral and 150 gas i think? 150 gas is like a siege tank only, or half a thor. but you get a friggin PF. your PF, thor and hellion is to buy time for your tanks behind to do dmg. so PF is the best meat shield.ravens pdd = all stalker useless.

skill lvl to execute. can be used in all lvl of play, you probably only need 70% of your opponent apm to be able to win him. quiet user friendly for noobs like me. hehe.

upgrade
p/s need to sneak in double armoury but i havent thought of WHERE to put it. if your opponent got alot of zealot and collosus, upgrade armour b4 attack because zealot and collosus atack twice.

lol MVP is like the smarter version of coca. game 2 purposely 4 rax all in nestea. to go for game 3?

i wanna see evofantasy play, he got so many strategy lol

you wanna see quest play mech vs protoss? Me too
Talk bout TvP Mech. That whole strategy evolve between banshee and multitasking. Mech is only viable when:

i) Banshee to keep Protoss from attacking too early. Non-stop harassing

ii) Protoss player which unable to multitask.
-Since death ball is working so well, thus it force so many Protoss player to grown comfortable with it (I rarely saw Protoss player doin a multitasking against me) and this comfortable will come back to bite them.
I tried 2 times with Mech vP and it work wonders(but I play on NA, so obviously it is consider smurfing). But as time pass by I believe Protoss player will learn how to put 2 to 3 cannon in the mineral line & at the same time do a better multtasking with blink stalker, then mech will hit wall again. With Immortal and chargelot, I can see P will have a very good chance to demolish a mech play if Mech vP become a matured MU.

well goody is lol. but then he is a good example, wif his awfully low apm, he can only be a pro because he play mech...as in, mech gives you the furthest edge if you know how to play it well. it has the lowest apm requirement most of the time. *i think*

multiprong attack like WP will be useless after u secure 3 base with sensor tower and turrent rings. (other than blink stalkers) and ur only mobile army is hellion which dont do well against stalker.....owh well, you just need to survive till 200/200, flash style.

a 3 base turtle style map is important. like a tight triangle. and preferably can put PF at choke point. maps like bel shir beach is mind f*** for mech.

a problem im still pondering with is the instant tech switches. after an engagement, if he cleared my ravens, then he will warp in stakler, if he cleared most of my hellions, he will warp in stalkers. so cloak banshee is still the key.

my playstyle is inspired  by villeillusion. check his stream to learn more lol. he play mech tvp every game.

well 1 thing for sure, if goody play marine with his apm, baneling will just roll in yo.

they dont friendly fire. actually the best way to get rid of baneling is tank focus fire. it actually make a big difference when you engage, your tank you right click the middle of the baneling ball. cz normal tank ai will just hit the 1st nearest baneling, which will only dmg very few banelings. if you aim the middle of the pack, it will kill about twice as much banes.

juz finished watching the blizzard cup final..
damn cool i muz say .. especially the match 7 part..

juz finished watching the blizzard cup final..
damn cool i muz say .. especially the match 7 part..

i beat a gold league guy and entered bronze league

arggggggggggghhhhhhhhh

I usually rush to viking to def but sometime still lose. as u say, 4 rax power build maybe better.

the direct cause of that victory is the constant ling runby. dual sight zerg has such absurd win rate is because theres 2 about same distance main route to opponent base, its (almost) impossible for terran to pressure or zone off both. for us lower leagues terran player, what i do is, i put a bunker next to the outer refinery (the direction ling will come) then put supply depot surrounding it. if the zerg just shift right click run by, he probably cant get anything because of AI control. (some good map to use is tal darim 3rd base, arid plataue 3rd base, metalopolis 3rd base these kind of stretch out 3rd base that have a direct route for zerg to run by and you cant siege up there)

for shattered temple inner 3rd base, i will put a bunker on top of the outer ramp, zerg can never break the rock. these things will work like wonder for us but for those korean pro, their micro and apm is much higher so they can save these 100 minerals.

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Added on February 23, 2012, 7:47 pm3rd time drg and genius meet in this season lol. ro32 ro16 and now finals lolololol

genius topped him both time including a fast 2-0 in ro32, can drg claim his 1st title?

anyway congratz team MVP, 2nd team manage to have a teamkill final since Nestea vs Losira.

I just meant burrowed movement is almost impossible to detect by naked eye. nothing do with the outcome of the game. Actually I think the losing cause is Gumiho go for marauder hellion push. This push is so stupid, nvr see a game where Terran use this strat against zerg and win. Good try for Gumiho for such a big underdog though.

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Added on February 23, 2012, 7:54 pm

Genius beat DRG 2-0 in the 1st round

well both gumiho and alive played supremely well this season taking out so many big names.

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Added on February 23, 2012, 8:00 pmhaha i also think genius will win. so many factors leaning towards him. MLG, seniority in the team, maturity, his witty playstyle, teammate mindgame and team environment. since its a teamkill.

they have min adv.

shhh, LYN protoss will scold u if you talk too loud."Protoss very strong"'s word is a taboo here 

ps: It happens today too. Damn it, I should shut up.

watch gsl....

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Added on February 27, 2012, 4:58 pmim happy with MLG. top tier players duking it out...well, the list should go down and we can see parting and oz following tight after. and naniwa took out nestea leenock only to fall against drg.....but mc fell out a bit too early.

the finland assembly thing cant prove shit....not enough top tier players. even before the tournament, its like polt, puma and stephanos' tournament already -_______-

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Added on February 27, 2012, 4:58 pmand hero.

well, zerg is the easiest race to use in the highest level.....the hardest race to use is terran...im talking about code S code A level....not just some grandmaster or ladder thing...

cuz in nestea drg's level, how much a zerg can improve mechanically is limited, its very much coming down into game sense, when to make drone, when to attack etc etc. the amount of macro is just perfect queen larvae, creep spread and expand....

for terran, at mma, mvp, mkp their level, the better your mechanic is, the better the race is.. marine micro itself, can bring you so far......ghost usage, viking harrass, reaper, banshee micro, mech, in my humble opinion, terran's skill cieling is very tall, if you put a robot to play terran perfectly, it will be so much better than a robot playing zerg perfectly.....
but for beginner, of course zerg is harder to use. (im talking about ladder players now) because zerg requires the most mechanic to play the game normally. while terran's mechanic is more forgiving, you can queue up your army, if you forgot to put supply depot or mule, all can be done later and save your arse.....generally, if you are not good in macro, terran has so much convinience to help you! while zerg you can just die outright because you dont have enough larvae.

but for gsl caliber players.......everyone has almost perfect macro, it all come down to, what more can they do in order to be better....

flexibility and mobility? you must play the style i hate. 1 A move to victory. Real Terran play mech. Bio tank is still ok but pls no bio only shit.

yup, MMA is still not a Real Terran for me.

tank sux against Protoss in a small number. Play more 1v1 and u will understand why.