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| Game 2 (orky)Myst vs Corbalt Myst's perspective | | | Author: | | | IP: | dial-216XXXX | | Date: | 03/19/01 10:03 | | Game Type: | Starcraft | | Labels: | none | | Report Rating: , # of Ratings: 4, Max: 9, Min: 8
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Well last BR was game 1 between Myst and Corb with Myst winning. Read it here if you missed it, and XLD's side with Corb here. Both players were ready for game. I would like to add that xld beat me down on his last report, so it's become kind of a contest to see who can do a better report. While he has much more expierence and knowledge of pictures then I do, I have learned a lot and he is raising my game faster then I could have on my own. Anyway LEZ GO!
I bring you!!! GAME 2
Myst of course chooses zerg and starts at the 12 position, Corbalt chooses toss and starts at the 3 position.
12/3 position. As you can see Corb's jubilation and Myst's displeasure. Probably because at 12/3 Z vs P is a different story. Zerg must pool before hatch unless they hatch at like 10 in there main then pool at 9. Because zealots can get there sooo quick that early expansion is not going to happen. Most builds for zerg at this position include. 12 pool to expand to natural, 12 pool to expand to ramp, 12 gas 11 pool, and other variations. But you get the picture. In fact Myst does a very quick build of 11 pool 10 gas, he wants to perhaps get speed, or tech quickly. His overlord is in Corb's base and sees the toss player's tech. 2 gate build looks like, probably a fast zealot rushing 8 pylon 9 gate 10 gate.
I display Corb's build only because Myst was able to see it with his Overlord. Corbalt does a little peon harrassing and Myst tells him to go away. They seem to be able to micro units, and speak entire sentances... I can never seem to do that.. =[ Myst then does something I have never saw before. Normally I would scoff at it, but Myst has proven me wrong over and over again with his builds. He goes speed, then gets burrow! Forgoing his 2nd hatch, which I usually gets. Myst would rather get all the ling tech possible.
Myst soon after saves for a 2nd hatch. Corbalt makes brings a force of 3 zealots and 1 probe and sees myst's force of about 6 lings run by and head to Corb's main, Corb decides to attack Myst's main probably in hopes that 2 more zealots will hold the ramp. Myst knows this and decides to setup a great flank on corbalt. Corbalt and myst both micro well, but Myst has speed, and corbalt is forced to retreat to 2 more zealots coming, and regroups at the bottom of Myst's ramp blocking it off.
Myst starts on a lair to either go for mutas or lurkers. I already knew that he would go for mutas. If you have speed lings usually mutas are the best route to take. Myst also makes a sunken in his mineral line to also protect just in case Corb tries to run him over. Once Corb has a good number of zealots he brings them up to attack. Myst uses his lings and his sunken to micro against the zealots. The zealots move to the far left where the pool is and myst then counters on Corbalts main. The zealots see that the pool can be attacked without worries from the sunken. Myst allows Corb to hit it. While Corb is finishing the pool Myst morphs as many lings as he can, starts another pool to the left and starts to attack corbs peon line.
Corb starts to lose probes and while trying to micro attacks myst's sunken/drone/ling force with his zealots. They are both microing both fights, with it ending myst most of the zealots with a few running away. THen burrowing his lings in Corb's peon line, a very nasty thing to do. Now Corb must commit some units to that line or Myst can unborrow and rape some more lings.
Corbalt does leave a few units around, and myst sends more and more lings and starts dancing around with speed trying to hit things, not really doing much damage considering that Corb had units protecting well. Corb makes goons because ranged units can really stop this ling running, but lings do have a powerful advantage over goons. Both players are microing and myst begins a spire, if he is able to keep it, mutas will make it a gg.
Corbalt is finally able to control his main from the burrowed ilngs, and sends small attack force on mysts main. Consisting of Goons and zeals. They arrive and see the spire, knowing getting mutas is not a good thing Corb tries to take it down. Myst is able to hold this with more lings and while sending about 6 lings to Corb's base. He chases Corbalt's goons away and Corbalt dances his goons back. Myst then sends the same 6 lings back to create a flank and was able to trap 2 of corb's goons. Corbalt sends zealots to help his ramp protect from the lings running up it and leaves his peon line alone. Myst unborrows lings that were there from the beginning and starts to kill probes. Unfortunatley Corbalt cannot has a far lesser economy and More lings come. Myst then runs Corbalt over with.. you guessed it.. lings.
Taking nothing away from Corbalt. Myst just played insanely well. I consider myself a great player, and when I watch ppl do things I say, "I can do that" and sometimes I think I can do it better. But what I witnessed before me was something I don't know if I could pull off. Myst is just damn good, and deserves to be referred to as a korean.
As you can see Corbalt actually had a better economy the myst did, which shows that myst had to out micro with his units over Corb. It's 2 games to 0 in Myst's favor. Could myst make it a sweep? Or can Corbalt come back and show myst that indeed Toss own Zerg.
Fox signing off
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