I haven't posted a rep in a while, soo... here's one! This one's just fun to watch, but the end is kinda one sided.. Dale made a good comeback (well.. i didn't really try stopping it) but it was good. Overall a very close game, although I have to question some of the strategies used.
We played it like 2 weeks ago on qm. Enjoy. [attachmentid=326287]
REPLAY REVIEW BY EteRnaL - 23/11/07 ---------------------------------
Match Overview The top player in this game went for a helix build while the bottom did a modified center strat. I didn't think the helix build wokred out as well with vChina as, say, with Nuke - but a fast-ish tech allowed him to break through the center which is key.
Dale The oil grab + helix build was certainly inventive, however I don't think it worked out as well with vCHina as it might have with Nuke or some other army. You just don't have the quick and flexible backup of Nuke BMs with vChina. You tried to flank him with your helixes which is what you want to do. More aggressive pressure on the back could have evened the economy differential a bit more. What saved you here was the ownage Lotus use towards the middle/end which left you with a command center while he had none.
Tips for Improvement
I wouldn't go for a helix build in a vChina mirror. It's too easily countered because you don't have anything fast enough to adequately support it.
The key is to harass his back more. If you had sent some supporting units to help out your helixes you might have killed more than 2 supply trucks.
`Slayd_CraVen I liked your center build and thought it was pretty effective, especially considering that your opponent went for a helix build. Your ability to harass his economy really well put you in a pretty good position late game. You really needed to tech up or get a helix of your own though. You were totally unprepared when that one Overlord/ECM combo came in. It shouldn't have happened considering you had a way better economy than he did! A well placed lotus/helix could have saved you.
Tips for Improvement
Expand your strategy sooner. Most players going center will get a helix right away, although teching against a helix-strat opponent could be effective as well.
Overall: 5
This post has been edited by EteRnaL: Nov 24 2007, 03:31 AM
This one's just fun to watch, but the end is kinda one sided.. Dale made a good comeback (well.. i didn't really try stopping it) but it was good. Overall a very close game, although I have to question some of the strategies used.
We played it like 2 weeks ago on qm.
Enjoy.
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REPLAY REVIEW BY EteRnaL - 23/11/07
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Match Overview
The top player in this game went for a helix build while the bottom did a modified center strat. I didn't think the helix build wokred out as well with vChina as, say, with Nuke - but a fast-ish tech allowed him to break through the center which is key.
Dale
The oil grab + helix build was certainly inventive, however I don't think it worked out as well with vCHina as it might have with Nuke or some other army. You just don't have the quick and flexible backup of Nuke BMs with vChina. You tried to flank him with your helixes which is what you want to do. More aggressive pressure on the back could have evened the economy differential a bit more. What saved you here was the ownage Lotus use towards the middle/end which left you with a command center while he had none.
Tips for Improvement- I wouldn't go for a helix build in a vChina mirror. It's too easily countered because you don't have anything fast enough to adequately support it.
- The key is to harass his back more. If you had sent some supporting units to help out your helixes you might have killed more than 2 supply trucks.
`Slayd_CraVen
I liked your center build and thought it was pretty effective, especially considering that your opponent went for a helix build. Your ability to harass his economy really well put you in a pretty good position late game. You really needed to tech up or get a helix of your own though. You were totally unprepared when that one Overlord/ECM combo came in. It shouldn't have happened considering you had a way better economy than he did! A well placed lotus/helix could have saved you.
Tips for Improvement- Expand your strategy sooner. Most players going center will get a helix right away, although teching against a helix-strat opponent could be effective as well.
Overall: 5