VS

Battlefiled: The Lost Temple (ps:I was not watching this game with full obs, I could only see what GiZmOkId could see)

Players:

NewbieMcNasty (Terran - 6:00)

GiZmOkId: (Protoss - 12:00)

Let THE games begin!

GiZmOkId starts out with a conventional PvT build order, but this time he goes Gateway first, after warping his Pylon, he sends his Probe on the scouting mission, the probe successfully reveals the enemies postion and also his plans: Heavy Metal.

NewbieMcNasty does not wall-in like many Heavey Metal'ers do, instead, he tightly packs his buildings. After 7 mins into the game, GiZmOkId decides to attack, he has 2 Gateways, a warping Cybernetics Core and a Forge. HE leads his force of 7 Zealots into NewbieMcNasty's base, but there he encounters, several Marines and Vultures...the Aiur warriors fail. GiZmOkId then retreats his remaining 3 Zealots back to his ramp. Now, NewbieMcNasty feels the urge to counter-attack...He places his Marines, Vultures and SCVs below GiZmOkId's ramp and constructs some bunker...obviously he is trying to Bunker-In GiZmOkId.

At this time, GiZmOkId is warping his Templar Archives and Robotics Facilty, to get Obervers to spot the dreaded Spider mines. NewbieMcNasty has a laid a number of Spider Mines just below GiZmOkId's ramp and has started construction of an Engineering Bay below the ramp too..

GiZmOkId realises that the need to take some action, because, Tanks are not far away...When GiZmOkId get his first Observer, he decides to take the mines out in front of his ramp with Singularity Upgraded Dragoons, but as soon as the Plasma balls are fired, the thunderous fire of Arclite canons is heared...."Ready to Roll" - Tank Commander.

Now NewbieMcNasty brings in MORE Vultures and lays mines everywhere. GiZmOkId tries destroying the mines with Dragoons, but each time a Mine is destroyed a Dragoon dies too. GiZmOkId is in a fix...

Those who have read my last report, will remember the trick GiZmOkId pulled off with the Single Zealot Drop, this time too, GiZmOkId loads a shuttle with a Probe, NOT Zealot, and drops the probe , right in the middle os the Mine Field, as soon as the Probe is dropped, 6 mines rush towards it and kill it...now the fine field has been cleared, but there are still some random mines in the area. the Protoss troops rush down the ramp and start attacking the Terran camp, the Zealots are ordered to kill the Tanks, and the Dragoons then take care of the Bunkers, but, the Earth-Shattering sound of Arclite canons is heard again, NewbieMcNasty has sent re-inforcements, the Protoss forces are killed, and NewbieMcNasty still maintains controld of GiZmOkId's ramp. NewbieMcNasty now floats the Engineering Bay to provide vision for the Tanks, but GiZmOkId has 6 Dragoons and they attack the Engineering Bay...NewbieMcNasty wisely retreats it. GiZmOkId again decides to attack, this time he also has the aid of a Templar. The Protoss troops again rush down their ramp and start attacking the Terran, NewbieMcNasty brings a couple of Wraiths and a ScienceVessel, the Science Vessel then D-Matrix a Tank...but this time,but with the aid of Storm, the Protoss forces are successful. GiZmOkId, now uses some of his Observers to scout the map..

Phase 2

The Observers reveal that NewbieMcNasty has his natural expansion working in full flow , now, GiZmOkId takes his Natural too, and adds 2 Gateways, bringing the total to 5. NewbieMcNasty too has been churning out troops from 4 Factories, and Starports. GiZmOkId then loads a shuttle with 2 Zealots and a Dragoon and places them on the ledge to prevent a Turbo-Newbie.

NewbieMcNasty is certainly in a commanding postion and hence decides to expand, he takes the 9:00 main. GiZmOkId notices this with the help of a patrolling Observer, and commences an attack consisting of 4 Dragoons and 5 Zealots. The Zealots and the Dragoons have been Speed and Singulartiy Upgraded respectively. This force encounters little resistance from NewbieMcNasty except for some randomly placed Spider mines, GiZmOkId takes down NewbieMcNasty's expansion with ease, but the command center floats away.

After this successful attack, GiZmOkId takes the Top-Left Island to increase his influx of resources, this is soon followed by NewbieMcNasty as he too takes the Bottom-Right Island.

Skirmish TIME!

Now, both players continue making units at a steady rate, NewbieMcNasty continues pumping Tanks and Vultures with an odd Science Vessel, GiZmOkId too is churning units fast, his force, mainly consisting of Dragoons and Zealots, with an odd templar or two.

GiZmOkId had placed a Observer near NewbieMcNasty's natural, this Observer relays important imformation: "Incoming attack from NewbieMcNasty", GiZmOkId immediately prepares himself, and he decides to counter attack, before the Tanks get into Siege Mode, he then guides his troops right in... NewbieMcNasty has several Tanks and numerous Vultures on the way, but when GiZmOkId goes to counter attack, Arclite Fire is already injuring his troops considerably, but from where is it coming??...upon further inspection, he realises that NewbieMcNasty had placed Tanks at the Norther part of the 3:00 Main, these Tanks were getting free shots all the time...GiZmOkId's units are hurt, so instead of counter-attacking the incoming force, he decides to kill the Tanks at the 3:00 ledege. GiZmOkId sends his troops, but NewbieMcNasty had a surprise for him...on the way to the 3:00 main, The Protoss troops encounter a number of Spider Mines, this further damages the Protoss army, and by the time the Protoss finally reach the ramp, all that remains re 2 Dragoon and 1 Zealot, which prove no match for the Tanks and Vultures...

You might be wondering what happened to that "incoming invasion", well, actually those troops were not supposed to attack GiZmOkId in the first place, they were used to fortify the 3:00 main, which NewbieMcNasty was trying to claim and start an expansion. GiZmOkId, then loads a shuttle with 4 Zealots and drops them right in the middle of the Sieged Tanks, but, quite a number of Tanks are UNseiged and they easily take out the Zealots while sufferening minor losses...All this while GiZmOkId has amaased a large army and heads towards NewbieMcNasty's 3:00 expansion. This army mainly consisted of Zealots, and LOTS of them. The Protoss army faces little resistance on the way and make it successfully on the top of the 3:00 main, and a bloody battle erupts on the 3:00 plateau. Also, NewbieMcNasty sends reinforcement, while GiZmOkId too sends re-inforcements, these "re-inforcements" collide on the way to the battle field and now, 2 battles erupt: 1) 3:00 plateau 2) 3:00 ramp (where the re-inforcements collide)

With the help of a few Storms, the Protoss army prevail. GiZmOkId, now has full control of the 3:00 plateau and instead, occupies it himself and starts an expansion. All this this, NewbieMcNasty too has gathered a a sizeable force and decides in a desparate move decides to attack again...but this information has already reached GiZmOkId with the help of an Observer before dying to Wraiths...This time too, GiZmOkId decides to counter attack, as he was certain this attack is meant for him and not his expansion, the Terran forces are slightly outnumbered... Another full-fledge battle erupts at the Temple, and this time again, GiZmOkId prevails, his upgrades have really paid of, his troops are now, 3/1/0. But after this attack, both armies suffer considerable losses. Now, having a flourishing economy, GiZmOkId adds 2 new Gateways...

Macro Galore! a.k.a: The End Game

Both players have now entered the Macro Stage, to keep up with GiZmOkId's economy, NewbieMcNasty takes his mineral natural. There is a brief lull in acton for several minutes, both players continue to fortify there positions and get ready to anticipate an attack...This time GiZmOkId, takes the initiative to attack first...

GiZmOkId decides to attack NewbieMcNasty's mineral natural, since he felt that the the expansion had not been guarded well....but he was in for a surprise.

since GiZmOkId thought that the expansion wasnt well guarded, he didnt care to use a lot of units for the attack...he had a LARGE army, but he only used a small part of it to attack, approx: 10 Zealots and 10 Dragoons....

As soon as the Protoss warrior approch the "undefended" base, "BHOOM!"....."BHOOM!"....the Protoss army is dead....GiZmOkId now realises that NewbieMcNasty had A LARGE NUMBER of tanks behind the mineral natural, also, GiZmOkId noticed the Command Center had a Nuclear Silo add-on attached to it, but he had destroyed it...

Seeing the HUGE tank army, GiZmOkId decided to make Starports....

Now, NewbieMcNasty made the biggest mistake of the game, which might just cost him the game...he UNsieged his Tank army and headed for GiZmOkId's 3:00 expansion which was once his, this time the Tank Army was supported by LARGE numbers of Firebats...GiZmOkId sensing the tension, sent his force to attack...but the attacked failed miserably, since:

Zealots > Tanks

Tanks > Dragoons

But, Firbats > Zealots and Dragoons

GiZmOkId needed something else....something...Psionic Storm! he had some Temps (still confused bout the plural) and proceeded to Psi Storm everything in sight. The Thunder was just too much for the Terran forces, especially the Firebats...who died a miserable death...Once the 25+ firebats were dead, the Protoss army destroyed the Tank force in no time, and then GiZmOkId counter attacks NewbieMcNasty, with little resistance from the once Great Terran Armada, the Protoss prevail.....but for long?...dunno.....GAME OVER

GG to both players!

P:S: I want to write more battle reports, but nobody lets me obs a game, since i lag soo much....*sigh* me and GiZmOkId have connected our monitors, thats why we see each other play, while GiZmOkId plays, i write the battle report...i am sick of my stupid 486!... >:(