So i am watching this WCS qualifier and every single zerg v terran refuses to drop a spine or 2 when their main concern is hellbats and hellion run bys

When they get out of position the hellions just glide by and roast shit that 1-2 spines(at the evo door) could easily stop.

I usually get spines in my games when against hellion/bat aggression because of that.

Do they just think their army control is worth not using 1-3 spines for defense?

Spine/Spore at every base should stop it just fine. Hellbats aren't something to take lightly...

They always drop 1-2 spores at their bases but never spines

Atleast not in the past like 8 games I have watched so far http://www.twitch.tv/wcs_america

e; and then 4-6 hellions get by because they have no static D and only queens are there to defend in which they kill like 15+ drones before they die

This post was edited by Lick on Jul 3 2013 08:23pm

helions dont usually runby into natural, so its useless.. Helions are mainly to counter speedlings out in the map, and not for harassing workers

but if u scout hbat drop it would help puttin out 1 spine with the spore in mineral line..

Killing the medivac is more important imho

Important yes, but with a spine at the mineral line that is getting targeted it would force the hellbats to auto attack the spine rather the drones first

giving more time to react or causing the terran to single target



i see plenty of hellions getting into the natural and 3rd ._.

yes hellbats are much worse but still

I usually put 1 spore/spine down tbh

well, terran players will build up to 6 helions only, usually, so by the time hellbat drop comes those hellions wont be a big of a problem, since u'll have plenty of units alrdy

Yea that's what I do as well. That's why I am confused while watching these games where instead of just dropping 1 spine they just patrol 3 bases non stop

Oh well. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing



True I suppose, i just usually like to get one @ the door for protection. I usually move it to my 3rd after getting a decent army since its no longer needed @ my nat.

This post was edited by Lick on Jul 3 2013 08:30pm

anyway, imo its worth gettin one early.. will prevent runby ocasionally
laster on move it like you do