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#1
May 9 2013 01:00am
Hello,

I've played around 800 ranked games in WoL. Recently I started playing Hots, and I kinda suck at it (haven't played for a year).

Please give me some advice regarding following situations:

1. What is the best way to train my microskills?

2. When should I start tech for upgrades

3. How do I harass a widow mined base?

4. What is a good opening build? I currently play 15 hatch / 15 pool when there is a small ramp on the expo, is this good?

5. What is the most important change between WoL & Hots regarding zerg gameplay? What do I need to focus on?


Thanks in advance!
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May 9 2013 01:19am
Quote (ufsettle @ 9 May 2013 08:00)
Hello,

I've played around 800 ranked games in WoL. Recently I started playing Hots, and I kinda suck at it (haven't played for a year).

Please give me some advice regarding following situations:

1. What is the best way to train my microskills? you won't need them for quite long, focus on macro

2. When should I start tech for upgrades as soon as you can while not dying

3. How do I harass a widow mined base? you don't. your opponent has 22356236 supply of widowmines there, go around it and kill something else, or just take the whole map.

4. What is a good opening build? I currently play 15 hatch / 15 pool when there is a small ramp on the expo, is this good? look up some bo-s on teamliquid

5. What is the most important change between WoL & Hots regarding zerg gameplay? What do I need to focus on? focus on your macro


Thanks in advance!


there you go

This post was edited by Cpt_Ghost on May 9 2013 01:19am
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May 9 2013 01:24am
at your level, your only concern should be picking the right engagements. Knowing when to go for it and when not.
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May 9 2013 01:34am
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at your level, your only concern should be picking the right engagements. Knowing when to go for it and when not.


or just making units and crushing your opponent whenever you want.
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May 9 2013 01:35am
Thank you for your answers! please keep them coming! ;)

also: is it worth spending spore crawlers at my expo's versus a Terran? is it effective against drops? would hydra's be usefull?
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May 9 2013 01:38am
Quote (ufsettle @ May 9 2013 07:35am)
Thank you for your answers! please keep them coming! ;)

also: is it worth spending spore crawlers at my expo's versus a Terran? is it effective against drops? would hydra's be usefull?


I pref to use mutalisks ling bane vs bio terran. Mutas can hunt down drops, banelings are great against marines and lings are super mobile and you great harrassment potential.
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May 9 2013 01:55am
Quote (crazysmoker92 @ May 9 2013 02:24am)
at your level, your only concern should be picking the right engagements. Knowing when to go for it and when not.


nah at that level the biggest concern would be basic things like when to expand, when to drone, when to start upgrades, keeping up with injects

dont even worry about creep spread just watch a decent zerg player streaming and try to mimic his builds and his decision making

streamers like Suppy and Hyun are good

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#8
May 9 2013 02:04am
1. What is the best way to train my microskills? Unplug your mouse, you won't need it.

2. When should I start tech for upgrades? You don't need those either, just hold down Z and spam in the general direction of their base.

3. How do I harass a widow mined base? Get enough gas for a liar and an overseer, box all of those lings you made earlier and click in the general direction of their base, then walk away and get a sandwich or something. You earned it big buddy.

4. What is a good opening build? I currently play 15 hatch / 15 pool when there is a small ramp on the expo, is this good? 6 pool, anything you do from here is up to you, you really could just start making drones afterwards and be ahead.

5. What is the most important change between WoL & Hots regarding zerg gameplay? What do I need to focus on? Literally nothing changed for Zerg, still the best race in the game, lowest-skill ceiling and most-mouseless.
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May 9 2013 02:55am
Quote (dwalk1989 @ May 9 2013 08:55am)
nah at that level the biggest concern would be basic things like when to expand, when to drone, when to start upgrades, keeping up with injects

dont even worry about creep spread just watch a decent zerg player streaming and try to mimic his builds and his decision making

streamers like Suppy and Hyun are good


Yeah, but my macro is going "ok", one of the bigger problems I've noticed is that I have quite some stacked resources in mid-game :/ what do I need to do with it? start expanding ?

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May 9 2013 02:59am
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Yeah, but my macro is going "ok", one of the bigger problems I've noticed is that I have quite some stacked resources in mid-game :/ what do I need to do with it? start expanding ?


if you're floating a lot of resources then your macro isnt 'ok'

it probably means you need to inject more

or just throw down some macro hatches

just focus on keeping your money low and staying a base ahead in zvt and zvp
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