bounchfx said:
sure don't!
I just had a game where I thought I was doing pretty good. was zerg, had a bunch of units. all of a sudden a shitload of zealots come, fast as lightning, destroy both my bases and everything in them in under 60 seconds. I tried to take them out with mutas, but there was just too many, and hydras destroyed my mutas in a second flat. it was just embarassing.
I'm Garde.bounchfx in the game if anyone wants to beat me.
(or show me how to play)
Ok, you're Zerg.
Step 1: Scout scout scout!
You shouldn't be surprised when his army starts marching, you should know about it in advance. Also, you should keep sacrificing single Zerglings into his army to get an idea of his unit composition and numbers. You should always make sure you have enough units to defend against his army, and the only way to do so is to scout and see what he has. Alternatively, if his army is too strong, make sure you have a group of 12 Zerglings hiding near his base (but not in the path between his base and yours). That way, if he moves out before you are ready, wait until his units are about mid-way between his base and yours, then use that group of Zerglings to attack him. He will likely pull back his army to deal with it, buying you more time to prepare your defense.
Step 2: Make sure you never have fewer bases than your enemy, and ideally always have 1 more base than your enemy.
If he's turtling, take another expansion, ideally one that is close to your base but far from his. Send lone Zerglings to every base on the map so you can tell when he is taking another base.
Step 3: Don't waste money by having it do nothing.
Either mass units (a mix of Zerglings/Roaches at first, add Hydras/Mutas later) or take expansions, but you should not let your minerals rise above 300 during the first 10 minutes of the game. It should only hit 300 when you're preparing to plant a new Hatchery to take an expansion.
Step 4: Harassment.
Harassment isn't just killing workers, it's anything that drains his attention or wastes his money on static defense. Doing something to annoy him isn't good if it messes up your own macro more than it messes up his, so be careful. Your goal is to make him build a bunch of Cannons in his base, because those can't be used to attack you, and because you can take more expansions while he's cowering in his base.
As Zerg, your priority upgrade is armor. Zealots kill Zerglings in 3 hits, but if the Zealots get +1 atk, they can kill Zerglings in 2 hits, dramatically weakening your army. You need +1 armor to make Zerglings die in 3 hits again.
