Zerg 10 pooled
Got 6 lings into my base around 3:30 or so till my stalker came out
I went into an expand 3 gate / stargate
Zealots/Stalkers/Sentries/Void Rays/MSC/ 2 Immortals

Lost to a Roach/Hydra with 3 bases.

What should I have done... :S macro was on point, good forcefields, in the end just couldn't do anything.

did you do any zealot pressure on his 3rd base? did you use your voids to harass?

also, if you scout hydras you need to add colossus

This post was edited by x]FoRsaKeN[x on Jul 24 2013 04:26pm

You can't beat roach/hydra without splash (usually). Colossi in that mix and you win. HTs in that mix and you probably win (assuming you storm the hydras not the roaches).

There is no good reason to not be forge expanding.

Yes.

At first I had my MSC harassing, got a few workers, had to back off after Queen got it low.

After his ling attack I got into his base and did some good damage, until 10 roaches came the fuck out of nowhere 15 seconds later.

Was VR/MSC harassing until Queen/hydras started to do too much. Everytime I took out a Queen the next one had already been queued up..

I was down about 40 food.



That is my standard build. Wanted to try a 1 gate expand.

This post was edited by Eternal_Amaranth on Jul 24 2013 04:28pm

msc expo + zealot pressure on third is totally viable

I just held off a speedling all in myself 1 gate expanding, but he did too much damage. They expand to 3 bases and unless you didn't lose probes you pretty much won't have enough splash by the time they push you unless you put back significant pressure as soon as they're done.

After I called him out in game for cheesing he said "I didn't cheese, my natural was delayed. Check the replay, 4-5 minutes."

K, checked.

Natural at 6:15
First drones produced (after the 12) at 7:15

not a cheese though

All inning to plat, the new meta.

Good thing I was playing so poorly that I could throw down nexuses across the map and waste 12 minutes after my army disappeared. Rip in pieces.

This post was edited by Dontrunaway on Jul 24 2013 08:04pm

forge expand >

Watch replay more

If you're doing a gateway expand then you need to do some pressure whether it be 1gate expand into 3gate pressure or a fast oracle or a DT expand
No point of delaying your natural when you're already gunna fall behind to the zerg anyways