Today, I bring you a 2v2 held on "Brad's SC Server" (sc.bradmojo.com). We ended up there as a result of typical BNet Lag. Presenting...

The Fight for the Ops of ~Nohunters

The Map: Route Six

The Players:

Team Ops

Dr.Zchivago - The man who himself owns and maintains the ~nohunters bot. Recently came back from "retirement." He randomed to red protoss at the bottom right corner
T_Mac - Everyone's favorite player (not), known for his "gayness" (disconnecting, cheap strats). He is the other operator of the bot. He randomed to yellow zerg at the bottom left corner.

Team Odd

Oddity - A very good player, despite his name. He randomed to white terran at the upper right corner.
SlingsNArrows - Never really seen him play =0, but he's the one that discovered the server. He chose zerg and got them orange at the top right.

Kane - My fellow observer.

Build Orders:
Dr.Zchivago - Pylon, Gateway, Gateway, Pylon, Pylon, Gateway (Zealots)
T_Mac - Hatchery, Spawning Pool, Extractor, Hatchery (Speedlings)

Oddity - Supply Depot, Barracks, Barracks, Supply Depot, Barracks (Infantry)
SlingsNArrows - Hatchery, Extractor, Spawning Pool, Hatchery (Zerglings)

After the inital building phase, Dr.Zchivago immediately orders a strike on SlingsNArrows. After seeing T_Mac with near no combat units, Dr.Zchivago calls it off and adds an assimilator and an extra gateway. On the other hand, Team Odd has decided to go on the offensive, sending around 24 zerglings and 12 marines at Dr.Zchivago. Dr.Zchivago dances around with his eight zealots, killing a few lings, and calls for help from T_Mac.

Using the proper formation (zerglings in front, marines behind), Team Odd zones in on Dr.Zchivago. Knowing that T_Mac is coming, Dr.Zchivago uses his zealots to engage the "Odd" troops directly, resulting in the loss of the zealots, and around 16 of SlingsNArrows's lings. After this, T_Mac's zerglings arrive from the back, hitting the marines without zergling or medic support. Dr.Zchivago's three reinforcement zealots also warp in from Aiur, finish off the zerglings, and hit Oddity's marines from the other side. This "sandwich" maneuver is too much for Oddity, and his marines are dispatched.

Out of the Frying Pan...

Oddity consolidates his loss by adding an academy and refinery, preparing the production of firebats and medics, as well as stimpack and a comsat station. His partner, SlingsNArrows adds another hatchery while continuing to pump zerglings.

About at the same time, T_Mac attacks Oddity with 12 zerglings, and SlingsNArrows, attacks Dr.Zchivago with around 24 (in small groups at a time =P). T_Mac's zerglings meet up with Oddity's firebats, which barbeque the zerglings without losing one of their number. SlingsNArrows's zerglings, split into random groups of 4, 12, and 8, fare slightly better, overpowering the zealot resistance. However, all they manage to do is damage a gateway before more zealots finish them off. They do catch sight of a cybernetics core warping in.

After these failed attacks, T_Mac adds a hydralisk den and an evolution chamber, going for upgrades, as his partner continues to pump out zealots. On the North side, Oddity makes an expansion at the middle left, and SlingsNArrows gets burrow.

...And into the Fire

Oddity initiates the next wave of attacks with

SlingsNArrows does a good job, using burrow to its fullest to keep Dr.Zchivago occupied.

Meanwhile, Oddity moves into T_Mac's choke with a mix of MMF. Dr.Zchivago's zealots, having finished off SlingsNArrows's zerglings, move to help, but meet up with the firebats with medics, and fall quickly.

SlingsNArrows sends some zerglings to help with the containment and morphs a lair. Oddity adds two extra barracks at home, and a barracks and an engineering bay (along with two turrets later) at his expansion. Dr.Zchivago responds by adding an extra gateway, a forge, and some cannons. SlingsNArrows's zerglings charge into T_Mac's base to gain some reconnaissance, and see a horde of zerglings and hydralisks supported by a few well-placed sunkens...and a lair.

The storm breaks as Oddity moves in with his force. T_Mac uses all of his forces to fight off the incursion, removing medics first.

The attack is followed up upon by SlingsNArrows with a zergling assault on Dr.Zchivago. Again, it does some damage, but not enough. It kills one cannon, which is immediately replaced.

To Be, or Not To Be

T_Mac decides it's time to strike, so he hits Oddity's expansion with around 16 hydralisks. The Hydralisks route the expansion, which had two barracks, two engineering bays, and the command center. Most of the SCV are able to flee, however.

After this assault, Dr.Zchivago adds a Citadel of Adun and a Robotics Facility. T_Mac takes Oddity's former expansion for himself, and also sends his forces to Oddity's main. However, they are taken down by SlingsNArrows seemingly endless waves of zerglings after killing just one supply depot...

I decide that this is a good time to take a break and move my pics over to a new directory (I had about 94 at this point). If you can tell me what country this flag belongs to, you get three (THREE) brownie points.

Much Ado about Expansion

Obviously, I chose a bad time to stop, because T_Mac immediately sends four lurkers to Oddity's base, hoping to cause some damage. However, they get tangled up with SlingsNArrows's zerglings, which gives time for Oddity to prepare, avoiding disaster as they are disposed of by two scans and two tanks. After eliminating the lurkers, Oddity moves on to T_Mac's expansion with a goodsized force of M&M&F and Tanks.

Fearing the loss of his expansion, T_Mac starts a 4th hatchery at home and sends all his hydras to the rescue. Dr.Zchivago also sends a relief force of a few zealots and dragoons. However, most of them get stalled by SlingsNArrows's zerglings, allowing Oddity's forces put up a good fight. Dr.Zchivago finally breaks through and rescues the expansion, but Oddity immediately hits with a second wave, including many SCV's, and overruns the expansion.

Those observant few of you might have noticed that Dr.Zchivago started an expansion on the plateau above his main. By now, all the mains are mined out, and after Oddity reclaims his expansion, T_Mac and SlingsNArrows are left without expansion. SlingsNArrows decides to expand at the middle right expansion, and both SlingsNArrows and Oddity mine long-distance with their multitude of workers as the expansions build. Dr.Zchivago also stops an attempted SlingsNArrows expansion below SlingsNArrows's main base with two zealots and a dragoon.

Now, T_Mac starts complaining about everything...

The Beginning of the End

As this attack is progressing, Oddity expands to the plateau between him and SlingsNArrows and also sets down a tank, 3 marines, and a medic on Dr.Zchivago's plateau expansion, Denying him the use of five mineral patches.

T_Mac must be really hurting for minerals, because he sends all of his drones to mine from SlingsNArrows's expansion. They engage SlingsNArrows's drones, soon to be joined by Dr.Zchivago's ground troops. Dr.Zchivago also eliminates the presence in his expansion with two zealots and three dark templar.

The End of the End

Dr.Zchivago sends his remaining troops at Oddity's low-ground expansion, hoping to take it out. However, he is denied by, mainly, two overlords which see the dark templar, and SlingsNArrows's massive amount of zerglings. SlingsNArrows also expands to the plateau below his main after removing Dr.Zchivago's forces, and morphs a lair at his main. Meanwhile, Oddity takes SlingsNArrows's former low-ground expansion, and brings his forces to Dr.Zchivago's choke.

Dr.Zchivago realizes his predicament with

He again, after destroying the containment, attemps to bail T_Mac out of his base, but Oddity's infantry are too much. Oddity begins to move in on Dr.Zchivago, and also sends a small force of one tank and a few M&M to finish off T_Mac. He also sets up an expansion on the plateau below his main, while his parter SlingsNArrows expands to the plateau above T_Mac's main and the one between both Team Ops members.

SlingsNArrows performs a 16 zergling attack on Dr.Zchivago's expansion, succeeding in taking it out, including all of Dr.Zchivago's high templar. Faced with this loss, Team Ops gives up.

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