GH - StarCraft II: HotS/LotV players

[Johan]

What do you guys listen to when laddering/playing games? I found that I need to have something with a decently high tempo or it just makes me feel slow.

[IPT]

What do you guys listen to when laddering/playing games? I found that I need to have something with a decently high tempo or it just makes me feel slow.

taylor swift

[baldgye]

What do you guys listen to when laddering/playing games? I found that I need to have something with a decently high tempo or it just makes me feel slow.

Seapunk

I've actually been laddering alot now, kinda missed the mechanics... started playing unranked on NA and started beating dia's so figured I'd get back on ladder... currentally got 26 games played am in Plat with a 76% w/l

[LechnerDE]

Maybe you guys are interested in this:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59001.new#new

[baldgye]

Maybe you guys are interested in this:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59001.new#new

cheers for pointing those out, they are pretty cool!

Have you been back on ladder much recently? I've not seen you much online, though I've kinda moved to NA ladder by accident lol

[LechnerDE]

I am abroad for ~5months so only crappy internet. Just browsing, no gaming

I hope to make a triumphant return to the ladder in october

5 new placement matches and then hardcore grinding back into masters!

[baldgye]

I am abroad for ~5months so only crappy internet. Just browsing, no gaming

I hope to make a triumphant return to the ladder in october

5 new placement matches and then hardcore grinding back into masters!

ahhh ok buddie, well try and have fun !!

[LechnerDE]

I will suck so much after that long period of inactivity. It will be like re-learning the game

[baldgye]

I will suck so much after that long period of inactivity. It will be like re-learning the game

What do you mean? You play Protoss, all you have to learn is a-click hurp-a-durp

[LechnerDE]

Ah right, I forgot.

Lucky me

[baldgye]

[Johan]

I played in a swedish community tournament last weekend, I got two rounds in, Winners got a set of siberias, second place got a signed mouse pad. I faced the winner in ro8 and got rekt the first game, so the second game I did this stupid 8 pool build. You go 8 pool, make one drone, extractor trick the third zergling out. You pull two drones to make evos in the opponents base and the zerglings pop out and surprise the guy. Well it didn't work that well(as expected.) He saw the drones with his overlord and then I forgot to mineral walk so one of the drones got surrounded before it became a evo. so I lost. but In this tournament you could send in the "fanciest " game you played and have a chance to win dark souls collectors edition. I sent in the replay and won.
TL;DR?I just won a copy of Darksouls 2 collectors edition by making a evo after a ****ed up 8 pool.
ALSO WHEN THE **** WILL PEOPLE STOP OPENING 15 HATCH AGAINST $o$, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.

[ceflame]

Hi guys, been lurking around this forum for a little while. If you haven't seen it yet, I posted that thread that LechnerDE mentioned above. Ex high masters protoss here!

[baldgye]

I played in a swedish community tournament last weekend, I got two rounds in, Winners got a set of siberias, second place got a signed mouse pad. I faced the winner in ro8 and got rekt the first game, so the second game I did this stupid 8 pool build. You go 8 pool, make one drone, extractor trick the third zergling out. You pull two drones to make evos in the opponents base and the zerglings pop out and surprise the guy. Well it didn't work that well(as expected.) He saw the drones with his overlord and then I forgot to mineral walk so one of the drones got surrounded before it became a evo. so I lost. but In this tournament you could send in the "fanciest " game you played and have a chance to win dark souls collectors edition. I sent in the replay and won.
TL;DR?I just won a copy of Darksouls 2 collectors edition by making a evo after a ****ed up 8 pool.
ALSO WHEN THE **** WILL PEOPLE STOP OPENING 15 HATCH AGAINST $o$, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.

Congrats!

[Candyflip]

protoss............    ..............    .............

[Johan]

I played in a swedish community tournament last weekend, I got two rounds in, Winners got a set of siberias, second place got a signed mouse pad. I faced the winner in ro8 and got rekt the first game, so the second game I did this stupid 8 pool build. You go 8 pool, make one drone, extractor trick the third zergling out. You pull two drones to make evos in the opponents base and the zerglings pop out and surprise the guy. Well it didn't work that well(as expected.) He saw the drones with his overlord and then I forgot to mineral walk so one of the drones got surrounded before it became a evo. so I lost. but In this tournament you could send in the "fanciest " game you played and have a chance to win dark souls collectors edition. I sent in the replay and won.
TL;DR?I just won a copy of Darksouls 2 collectors edition by making a evo after a ****ed up 8 pool.
ALSO WHEN THE **** WILL PEOPLE STOP OPENING 15 HATCH AGAINST $o$, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.

Congrats!

Thank you, I'm very surprised that they found it funny, Here it is cast in swedish; https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aMatEnQ9Y8k#t=143
They also show the first game where he massed banelings, the guy I'm playing was/is a gm level zerg player. I would have gone for infestor roach instead of roach hydra, but he was very good at denying scouting.

[baldgye]

protoss............    ..............    .............

Very good race


I just started getting back into ladder and holy **** Plat is easy... I can literally just out macro nearly everyone... Hell Diamond dsnt seem that much better...

My NA account is at 76% w/l and my eu one is on a 7 win streak out of like 9 games played or something...


One game I got 8pooled on the map with four spawns but forces x-spawns (if that makes sense) and the distance was huge that after a 13 forge (from scouting his pool) I was able to get a cannon in my wall and mineral lines before any lings got in lol

[Candyflip]

Yes but 8 pool is designed to kill a greedy protoss that goes nexus first (quite common on a 4 player map) and does not scout. If scouted 8 pool is an insta loss.

[ceflame]

Yes but 8 pool is designed to kill a greedy protoss that goes nexus first (quite common on a 4 player map) and does not scout. If scouted 8 pool is an insta loss.

I don't think it's really an insta loss. Definitely puts you behind though if you get no damage done.

[Candyflip]

Yea I might have exaggerated a bit, but you play expecting for your opponent to make a huge mistake for you to come back otherwise its a loss. But the best  feeling for me is coming back from a nearly unwinable game so idk  )

[ceflame]

I don't know man... any early pool is usually annoying for protoss to deal with  . Hate it when I get on a 5 win streak, and then an 8 pool just comes and breaks it so easily.

[baldgye]

Yes but 8 pool is designed to kill a greedy protoss that goes nexus first (quite common on a 4 player map) and does not scout. If scouted 8 pool is an insta loss.

I was going for nexus first, but I always scout B-)

[baldgye]

I don't know man... any early pool is usually annoying for protoss to deal with  . Hate it when I get on a 5 win streak, and then an 8 pool just comes and breaks it so easily.

Defend ur main with a cannon in your mineral line, then proxy a stargate and build a voidray... Kill his queen with it and most his drones while getting two gates and a nexus ezez

[ceflame]

I don't know man... any early pool is usually annoying for protoss to deal with  . Hate it when I get on a 5 win streak, and then an 8 pool just comes and breaks it so easily.

Defend ur main with a cannon in your mineral line, then proxy a stargate and build a voidray... Kill his queen with it and most his drones while getting two gates and a nexus ezez

Usually do the cannon in mineral line thing, but transition into 4gate instead. There's just sometimes where you can't get the forge/cannon up in time, just rage inducing losses lol.

[baldgye]

I don't know man... any early pool is usually annoying for protoss to deal with  . Hate it when I get on a 5 win streak, and then an 8 pool just comes and breaks it so easily.

Defend ur main with a cannon in your mineral line, then proxy a stargate and build a voidray... Kill his queen with it and most his drones while getting two gates and a nexus ezez

Usually do the cannon in mineral line thing, but transition into 4gate instead. There's just sometimes where you can't get the forge/cannon up in time, just rage inducing losses lol.

Tbh I just pylon scout every game, might get you a little behind but unless your a pro it's not enough to make a difference and the knowledge you gain is so valuable

[Candyflip]

4 gate transition i quite bad if you ask me, especially against Z.. that proxy stargate is very scary though. I have troubles with rushing DTs lately and you can't scout proxies unless you get lucky. The standard 6  min 2 overlord scout does not seem to accomplish anything these days, toss learns how to hide properly and you can't be prepared for everything unless you cheese which already sets you quite behind if defended.

[baldgye]

4 gate transition i quite bad if you ask me, especially against Z.. that proxy stargate is very scary though. I have troubles with rushing DTs lately and you can't scout proxies unless you get lucky. The standard 6  min 2 overlord scout does not seem to accomplish anything these days, toss learns how to hide properly and you can't be prepared for everything unless you cheese which already sets you quite behind if defended.

Yeah I do not like 4 gates against zerg at all but the proxy stargate counter to a ling rush (6-10pool) is very strong becasue they will have two follow ups, either to expand in which case they have no money for spores and queens or they roach rush in which case they still have no economy due to the early pool and you'll still be able to get the queen.

[ceflame]

Hmm I guess I'll try that next time. 4gate has worked consistently well as a followup for me in the past, so I just stuck with it.

[baldgye]

Hmm I guess I'll try that next time. 4gate has worked consistently well as a followup for me in the past, so I just stuck with it.

I don't mean to sound rude, but what league are you in?

[ceflame]

Hmm I guess I'll try that next time. 4gate has worked consistently well as a followup for me in the past, so I just stuck with it.

I don't mean to sound rude, but what league are you in?

Was around top 700 NA in Hots when i stopped playing seriously. Had most of my passion during the WoL era, never got GM, but consistently top 400 of ladder.

[baldgye]

Hmm I guess I'll try that next time. 4gate has worked consistently well as a followup for me in the past, so I just stuck with it.

I don't mean to sound rude, but what league are you in?

Was around top 700 NA in Hots when i stopped playing seriously. Had most of my passion during the WoL era, never got GM, but consistently top 400 of ladder.

So masters?

[ceflame]

Hmm I guess I'll try that next time. 4gate has worked consistently well as a followup for me in the past, so I just stuck with it.

I don't mean to sound rude, but what league are you in?

Was around top 700 NA in Hots when i stopped playing seriously. Had most of my passion during the WoL era, never got GM, but consistently top 400 of ladder.

So masters?

Nah mang, silver league with GM game knowledge and mechanics. Just can't get into masters because of all them cheesers!

[baldgye]

Hmm I guess I'll try that next time. 4gate has worked consistently well as a followup for me in the past, so I just stuck with it.

I don't mean to sound rude, but what league are you in?

Was around top 700 NA in Hots when i stopped playing seriously. Had most of my passion during the WoL era, never got GM, but consistently top 400 of ladder.

So masters?

Nah mang, silver league with GM game knowledge and mechanics. Just can't get into masters because of all them cheesers!

ahhh

[Candyflip]

Yea 4gate was powerful in wol when pylons powered on high ground you could even cannon rush him easier, now zerg needs 5 roaches and couple of lings to stop it. Early 3rd from toss is what scares me. You can't punish that without big committing and if it goes up unpunished then you better gg out

[baldgye]

Yea 4gate was powerful in wol when pylons powered on high ground you could even cannon rush him easier, now zerg needs 5 roaches and couple of lings to stop it. Early 3rd from toss is what scares me. You can't punish that without big committing and if it goes up unpunished then you better gg out

Yeah that's what I've been doing. 7min 3rds... COME AT ME SON

[pichu23]

Did anyone catch this during pro league ?

Apparently the booth fell. 

[IPT]

Did anyone catch this during pro league ?

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Apparently the booth fell.  :-X

VOD for those who care

feature=youtu.be&t=6m2s

[Candyflip]

I caught that, it looked scarier live  )

[baldgye]

Looks crazy full speed

[baldgye]

slowly slowly catchy monkey

[baldgye]

finally!!

[LechnerDE]

Gratz!

Is this on NA or a real server?

Just kidding

[Candyflip]

why do people play on NA from EU, if I recall they are fewer and obviously worse  )

[baldgye]

Gratz!

Is this on NA or a real server?

Just kidding

EU I got the same w/l on na just no promotion yet... my mmr is much much higher on eu so I went back to that

[LechnerDE]

Gratz!

Is this on NA or a real server?

Just kidding

EU I got the same w/l on na just no promotion yet... my mmr is much much higher on eu so I went back to that

Nice 

I hope you can keep playing regularly now and don't get ****ed by MMR decay again...

Now go for Masters!

[baldgye]

Gratz!

Is this on NA or a real server?

Just kidding

EU I got the same w/l on na just no promotion yet... my mmr is much much higher on eu so I went back to that

Nice 

I hope you can keep playing regularly now and don't get ****ed by MMR decay again...

Now go for Masters!

Yeah I think my w/l is gona take a bit of a hit and now they have removed mmr decay (hence why my eu mmr is so much better  than my na's)... so yeah... maybe masters is possible

[LechnerDE]

What?!

Are you sure they removed MMR decay? I just read the softened the effect a couple of weeks ago. But it is not gone as far as I know.

Can anybody confirm this with a source?

[baldgye]

What?!

Are you sure they removed MMR decay? I just read the softened the effect a couple of weeks ago. But it is not gone as far as I know.

Can anybody confirm this with a source?

I aint got no sauce but it's what I've heard and it seems to be working for me... (IE I've played like 21 games this season, non the season before that and now im dia again)

[Johan]

They may have changed it so that if you haven't played your placement match it wont lower the mmr.

[Lain1911]

Taeja, #1 Terran #1 player.