Injecting and creep spread require more APM than Terran, which is basically just the sddddddddddddd part of Zerg macro.

tbh id argue that a good 50% of zergs in gm would play better if they played slower

This post was edited by madeinchinars on Dec 5 2012 02:49am

How so?

more efficiency in mechanics

most of my apm is from efficient mechanics, imo.

because savecam injecting is more efficient and tighter with regard to queen placement, i prefer it to backspace injecting or one queen/one hotkey because i like having 1-5 for units. one queen one hotkey can take upwards of 3 hotkeys, more often than not hindering the player to 1-4 for units, and sometimes forcing you to reach to 8, which any brood war player can tell you is the most unpleasant thing on earth.

so i use f1-4 for hatchery savecams, and i use ` for my creep line.

to be honest, i feel like it's the best and tightest way to perform zerg mechanics, and i've found it leads to lower injection gaps because it takes a little more thought, it's much harder to forget.

so, because my apm is mostly from mechanics, it's clear which matchups are the most apm-intensive for zerg.

zvz < zvp < zvt

Good post, ty sir.

zvp is quite apm intensive imo, at least there you can micro
lol i just played a zvp where my opponent did an immortal sentry all in, was fun to micro lings and roaches

yeah, if you get cocky and overcommit to a ling surround, you really have to work at trying to stay in it

e: oh yeah, the reason i feel zvt is more apm intensive is because i like to play spire, so ling backstabs and muta poking is a big part of my standard play

This post was edited by nerobellum on Dec 5 2012 09:55am

I think the first 4-5 minutes of ZvZ where it's ling/bling vs ling/bling is the most micro intensive of any race and any MU, and then mass roach wars.
So over a long game, I would agree that ZvT APM > ZvZ APM, but in the beginning ZvZ takes the most.

muta is incredibly gay if the terran goes mech and you can surprise him when he has only like 1-2 thors.