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After pathetically attempting to make a good report on me getting raped, I'm back. This time, the game is better and longer. Part 1 was only really meant to introduce people to this... but hey... who needs an intro? Anyways, as some of you already know, I lost badly in the 1st round. For some reason I had picked Zerg even though it's my worst race. I used to report with my old piece of junk computer, which made it hard. It had several masters, who all died of old age. Passed down from generation to generation, it had come to me. But I'm getting myself rid of it now, feed it to the dog perhaps? Now that I've got myself this brand new smokin' piece of technology, I won't have to wait when I copy paste :P.

On with the report...

You might have a "loading" message showing up between plays... oh well.

It took me a while to recover from that first loss, but now I would use the one and only Terran... and show people that Inforcer means business. Bow down! Please?
Once again I asked the fellow HnR) bot for second round info. It told me the map was Vertigo... but hey... I just played on Vertigo. Apparently there had been a mess up. The first round map was Silent Vortex, not Vertigo. Being more comfortable with Silent Vortex, I asked my opponent, PoweR (usually takes a period at the end but I won't include them, they might confuse some people. You know. Adding. some. periods all over. the place. like this could be. hard. to read) if it was okay for him to play Silent Vortex again. He agreed, and the game was set.

Player Profiles

Inforcer[Az]
Sex: M
Best race: Terran
Location: North Bay Ont. Canada.
Name: Yves Benoit (make fun of my French ass all you want)
Description: He has been playing SC for two years, he likes McDonald's fries and ratburgers
Special Ability: Amazingly, he can shape his nuts into a Hamburger.
Neato fact: Has jumped off a 10 story building using his penis as a bungee cord.

PoweR.
Sex: F
Best Race: Protoss
Location: Unknown
Name: Pissal Lover
Description: Unknown
Special ability: She can piss while standing up.
Neato fact: Has used her high pressure piss to put out fires.
*Some information might be slightly innacurate.

The map

Silent Vortex, for you who don't know much about it, is a four player map with twin islands in the middle. The start locations are elevated and the naturals on lower land. Another cliff leads to a ice-covered lake, where most of the battles usually occur.

I of course, had picked Terran, I was planning to win this time. I had landed a red Command Center at the bottom left position while PoweR had a teal Nexus at the top left position. My plan was to go for a Tank/Mine/Turret push. An early scout revealed to me that he was going for double Gateway Dragoons. If he would keep that up, my plan would work out fine. PoweR too, sent out a scout, who gave away the info on my Factories. A Vulture quickly took care of it. No offensive moves were made so far, so I sent out a trio of Vultures to mine the entrance to his base. To my surprise there were only a few Dragoons to guard the cliff. Looks like he had been spending his money on something else. Shuttles? Expansion? Sex & beer? A scan reveals a Robotics Facility, but no Support Bay. If he would be Reaver Dropping, he would have a Support Bay by now.

Having no energy left to scan, I send out a few Vultures to check out the expansion spots. Sure enough, there was an expansion at the top right location. My Vultures are all sent in and they start chewing up the buildings. PoweR would love to send in support, but my pesky mines block the way. He quickly got an Observer and cleared up the path to his expansion. My Vultures were no match for the Dragoons, but they still took out numerous miners.

Now I know he can't cause much damage, so I expand to my mineral only myself. I have few tank at hand, PoweR's Dragoons won't be dangerous for now.

So far things are going well, he has Dragoons, I have Tanks and Vultures; a perfect counter. The only problem is that he is ahead in gas and mineral. So I decide to expand, again. Two dropships are sent out, a pair of Tanks and four SCV's are the cargo. I siege the tanks at the cliff and put down a wall. I also order an SCV to build a Command Center at the minerals (duh).

PoweR is also teching ahead. A scan reveals an Observatory, Templar Archives and three Forges, all upgrading. I often saw little blurry spots around my base, he had been watching me. So I decided that it was time to take out those Cloaked bastards. Turrets were built, and Observers popped out of the sky like mosquitoes smashing into the windshield of a Canadian Tire™ truck. When I watched the replay, I saw something interesting. I had just happened to be watching an Observer with a Turret building beside it. It looks like PoweR did the same thing. As soon as the Turret was finished, he microed the Observer onto the Turret! Amazingly, the Turret stopped firing. As my dad always says: You learn somethin' new every day eh! Now I was really pissed off, that Observer's destiny was to die to my orders. I built another Turret close to it and watched it die in satisfaction.

At this point in the game, both players have scary ground ground forces. Knowing that my Tanks will do better in siege mode, I send them out on the battlefield and order them to siege. At the same time, I order an SCV to start a Command Center on the top most central island.

PoweR has Observers spread out across the map and his army is positioned in between both central islands. This proves to be a good technique as he can move his army wherever he wants very quickly and efficiently.

If things could stay this way, I would probably win. PoweR knows this as well. An Observer spots my bottom right expansion, PoweR knows it is crucial to my economy, so he decides to take care of it. A head-on attack would be successful but he would lose many units to my siege tanks. Instead he opts for a four Dragoon drop. The Goons are dopped in my mineral line and I am forced to lift off. I try to fight off the Dragoons with my SCVs, but the Protoss have upgraded shield, armor and weapons.

For you retards who actually read my strategy report, there was a nice section on EMP. The entire thing is engraved in my mind, and I planned to use it. A Science Facility was constructed, and I ordered the nerds in it to start researching EMP technology. I then decide to take my natural. I also add a few factories to add to my production. At that same time, PoweR finds my central expansion and destroys it, he then takes it for himself. All my extra military units are then sent into enemy territory. Six Tanks, eight Vutlures and a Science Vessel make their way toward the enemy. Sadly, PoweR had an Observer watching me. His entire army performs a flanking motion and my poor army is torn to piece. My Science Vessel just has time to EMP part of the enemy force before it is turned to burning rubbish.

PoweR now knows he has military advantage. He decides to take out the expansion I had just finished rebuilding. All of his warriors, mostly Zealots and Dragoons, are sent out to my bottom right expansion.

His main was far away from backup, so it was time to hit hard. I load up 10 Tanks in Dropships, destination: Protoss Main. I also send a Science Vessel for EMP. A clearing bellow his base is my landing spot. His Gateways are exposed, they will make perfect targets. I also have higher ground advantage for when the Protoss come to the rescue. When the backup arrived, there was already considerable damage done to the structures. My Tanks took out countless Zealots and Dragoons alike. Unfortunately, PoweR's army would prove to be bigger and tougher than I thought. My Tanks are destroyed in a matter of seconds as sheer Zealots pour in. PoweR was winning before this attack, now the game was very close. He still had a better economy. As I scanned both central islands, I saw a pair of Stargates. It seemed that he had plans of going air. I could not allow this, as my primary force consisted of Vultures and Tanks. I start producing Goliaths out of most of my Factories. I then load up Tanks and Vultures in my remaining Dropships. Now all I can do is hope PoweR hasn't had the time to make air units.

This is the point in the game where every move is crucial. The slightest mistake from either player could result in a loss. If I gave PoweR the time to built an air force, things could go very bad for me. Now back to those Dropships...

I unload the cargo behind the mineral line and my Vultures sweep through, laying mines and taking out several miners. My Tanks are sieged and start pounding on the Stargates, I'll leave the Nexus for now, I can't let PoweR keep the Gates. The small Protoss resistance is crushed under Tank fire. Apparently he won't try stopping me, I have high ground.

Now that I took care of the Stargates, the threat of an air attack is gone. I scan the map once again, and sadly, I see three Stargates at the top right base. They were all lit up and building. I figured the best thing to do would be to use that same army I just dropped to rape those Stargates. I load em' up and off they go. Unfortunately for me, PoweR was waiting for the drop. As soon as the Tanks and Vultures started unloading, Zealots came in from the cliff entrance. Mines are layed, but an Observer revealed them to the Zealots.My warrior fought bravely, but the Zealot/Dragoon/Observer combo was too much for them. I even lose half of my Dropships in the process.

The last thing I saw was the light on the Stargates turn off... but no air units were built. PoweR had cancelled them. An Observer had spotted my numerous Goliaths. Now he was coming for me with Zealots! CrAp!

At that same moment, I realize two of my three expansions are dry. So I expand at the bottom right natural. A few scans around my base show that PoweR is about to attack. He has me surrounded and will come from multiple directions. My Goliaths won't stand a chance against the Zealots, but the mines and Tanks might be a bit more useful. The problem is, I don't have that many Tanks or Mines. It looks like I'll have to nail a few good EMP strikes. To make it harder for the enemy to see what I am doing I get rid of as many Observers as I can. I find several and they are quickly dealt with. Finally, I position my Science Vessels so that I can strike easily with EMP.

The Zealots came first, they took out Vultures and Goliaths while the Dragoons took out the Mines. Units on both sides were dwindling, and it was only till the end that I could determine the winner. Luckily I was able to land two very good EMPs. This wiped out all shields, thus giving me an advantage.

In the end, both armies were decimated, except for six Tanks who each got a nice kill count. I immediatly sent them out, hoping to get PoweR off guard. It worked, but he got Speedlots shortly after my Tanks arrived at his base. He showed nice micro by dividing his Zealots into groups to avoid splash damage. In the end, his Zealots were victorious, but not for long. Vultures sped in and layed mines all over the place. The remaining Protoss force was destroyed, and soon his base would meet the same end. I razed the main base, but the top right expansion still remained. To my surprise, it seemed that I had defeated him. He waved goodbye, along with a "gg" (grumpy gayass?).

It took me an entire half hour to defeat him, it seemed longer than that. I was happy to still be in the tourney. The gods asked me to pick Terran this time, and they chose wisely. PoweR was a good opponent and I would like to thank him for playing, and of course, for being born. PoweR isn't a girl, well, maybe he/she is, I don't know.

The scoreboard indicated a close game, as you can see.

A few lessons were learned;
-Small things such as a few EMPs can change the tide in a battle.
-Keeping an eye on the opponent is always a good thing to do. PoweR demonstrated this when he flanked my army.
-Always have reserve armies, PoweR lost because he failed to do this.
-Always try to counter as quickly as possible, this can bring a victory when you least expect it.

I might report game three, it'll all depend on what the gods say. Not. I would like to thank IcE-Dark_Lord for his crappy spellcheck. Once again, give him shit for the mistakes. Thanks to Dagomar for being the only active rater (where the hell is CHJ?). And finally, Mark4 and for maintaining the site. I g2g now, my mom is giving me shit. Funny thing is, she doesn't see the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.