I just got into platinum leagues I love Zerg. And I dont find them that overpowered actually, while people cry about that when im winning, it gets very difficult against some protoss players.

You gotta teach me man. I've been wanting to try zerg out lately.
Also raistlinmajere8, IIRC I dled the game and then it took two hours for the patches.
My internet was running a bit slow that day though.

Ive always been really good at RTS games for the most part, i've been doing bad in most Age of Empires games lately, i lost my skill for those recently. But Command and Conquer, Warcraft 3 and StarCraft I do good in... not to honk my own horn or anything I want to start trying Protoss out, I just need to figure out a good strategy. Might try to focus on defense and expansion then go all out offense late game. Anyone here have any good Protoss strategies?

I think my problem is that I just svck at micro managing. As for Protoss strats, there's a few on the first page I believe.

Also. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/03/starcraft-2-wings-of-liberty-zerg-rushing-retail-july-27/

July 27th release date. Right around my birthday too!

Im not too great at micromanaging actually. Its just knowing what your enemy is doing and counteracting that move. There's not too much economy to focus on in this game, its pretty straight forward, but I just hit and run to keep up the pressure and it gives me an idea of what the enemy has. The beginning of the game is about keeping you enemy at bay, the end is about the finishing blow. Dont try to crush their base towards the beginning and make sure to keep troops alive. Dont send several hydralisks in to a fully defended base, they simply get destroyed, keep them alive for fighting what units they can throw at you, then in the end game you devise a plan based on what they have. It comes naturally to me. But really, I cant tell you how many people just send 10 marines into my base trying to hurt my buildings, while all they are doing is wasting resources. Simple enough facts I know, but just try to focus on these things and the micromanaging will come more like instinct over time.

Hm. Makes sense.
Maybe we can play some time and you can teach me a bit as we go. Suffca.suffca

Dont have any time today, I got an essay to do then I have to go to work

Well whenever you have the time.

Also if nobody noticed my post above. July 27th is the release date.

Wow it's here? Or soon to be? How weird... seems like it's been forever since it was announced let alone all the speculation before it had been. Can't wait.

well after about 10 matches I conclude that I svck very much.

Kinda pissed too. Everybody just plays as Zerg and rushes. Every game I played lasted no longer than 6 minutes. That's terrible. That's why I hated playing the first one online just straight on deathmatch. Just absolute trash. I think the Zerg are sooooooooo overpowered.

When nobody played Zerg we actually had good matches. Ughhh.

Lame sauce. Totally lame. They better nerf the zerg I swear.

I've never been zerg rushed. Kind of surprised too.

Just get some zealots out early to protect you.

So does anyone want a code? Just pm me if you do.
Done.

Each race has a lame sauce excuse to be honest with you.

Protoss have void rays and chrono boosting.

Terrans have marauders, medivacs and reaper harassment.

Zerg simply have early rush.

To combat a zerg rush build a choke point in your base as well as some bunkers to keep your men a live (if you're terran) If you're protoss try teching to photon cannons before you even build a gateway.

It'll slow you down a little, but it will keep the game going longer than 4 minutes.

VS zerg go for tight chokes with 2 zealots blocking the entrance (put them on hold position), and build a forge fast to get photon cannons. Rush immortals and warp gates (you should have 4 when you attack). Bring a probe with your force of one immortal + 4 stalkers or so. Build pylons on the way or when you get to their base (what I do is build a pylon with my scout probe at the beginning of the game in their bases blind spot. They don't notice and I use it to warp my units in). This will provide you with constant, instant reinforcements. It's also awesome because you can change based on what they're building. Lots of zerglings then warp 'lots in. If they get those little regen bastards then get more stalkers. Make sure to keep the immortals coming, because they EAT zerg heavy infantry. 1 shot takes out half a roaches HP (they do +20 to armored, that's why).

Void ray rushing also works, but you must be vary careful to make sure they don't find out about it or mutalisks will be built quickly.

I find all my Zerg games against Protoss are won withing the first 10 minutes, and its always the ones who dont build a small offense early on. But even late game, I still win with quantity over quality.

A tip for any race, I always put a meatshield in front of my army when attacking. It really saves your weaker units and allows them to do alot of damage without getting picked off easy. Starting to use Protoss, I still win a lot but I find it challenging early game. Anyone else get this?

I thought this was pretty awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo5doNyo8UU

Zoinks!


Another reasons why the Zerg svck!!!!

That better be fixed, though. I can see massive amounts of people just abusing the hell out of that. :shakehead:

I should try that sometime... :ninja:

Well I guess you can spawn as many overlords as you want... Lol.

Case in point.

:cold:

I'm a faithful Terran player, I will never go to the Dark side! Never!

Suffca, we should play some games now, If your down and all.

Not to be a total dike, but I think you're just saying that because you're no good (I'm not amazing either, so don't get too pissy ). The Zerg are not overpowered. I'd say if any race is overpowered, it's Terran because their bases are so hard to attack in comparison with the other two races. They can easily block off their ramp and put siege tanks all over along with missile turrets and bunkers (the only Zerg counter without sacrificing units is Brood Lords because they outrange missile turrets, but they're at the top of the tech tree). That, and they can practically maphack with their scanner sweeps, call in MULEs for extra resources, lift a spare command center to an expansion instead of building it there, etc. And don't even get me started on those [censored] Reaper rushes aimed at my drones two minutes into the match. I hate them so much.

Besides, whenever I play, almost everybody plays as Terran (much to my chagrin). In fact, I only remember a handful of matches where my opponent was Zerg. I don't know how you've been playing against that's Zerg. Granted, I'm only in Bronze league, but still.

Sorry dude but I have to be up early in the morning for football. Another time though.

Well i'm just basing it on my experience.

Every match I play with the Zerg, the game ends in less than 5 mins with a zergling rush. I'm not kidding you. Look at my damn match history if you want. That is BS. That's all I'm saying. I don't have a problem with the Zerg if you don't do a 3 min zergling rush.

Like I said before its preventable. Get a good defense and offense early game, a good balance between both early game. Thats what usually stops my few rush attempts I make is a good barracks, Terran defenses are OP I think.