How can Zerg take on Protoss anyway??

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Originally posted by: LordJezo
Always get rocked by carrier rushes..

Any good couter mesures to destroy a Protoss player before he gets me?

Any attempt to attack is always thwarted by dozens of cannons who wipe out the little zergs with ease.

Guardians get taken down by carriers, trying to get the carriers with sourges get the scourges wiped out by cannons, lurkers get killed with observers.

SADNESS! I can never ever win.

ah, i wish i could play tonight, it would have been fun owning with zerg.
 

crazygal

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does anyone want to play with me today? I'll be able to sign on in less than an hour
 

sillymofo

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NE 1 has an "evaluation" copy that I can FTP? So I can join in the fun? Either that or to best buy I go.
 

WobbleWobble

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Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
NE 1 has an "evaluation" copy that I can FTP? So I can join in the fun? Either that or to best buy I go.

I was reading a deal where you could get Starcraft for less than $3 US.
 
May 31, 2001
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Several dozen upgraded Hydralisks with Defilers to Plague the Protoss, as well as cast Dark Swarm to protect the Hydralisks from ranged attacks. :D
 
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Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
NE 1 has an "evaluation" copy that I can FTP? So I can join in the fun? Either that or to best buy I go.

Any B&M store should have both StarCraft and the Brood War expansion for $20.00 or under, total.
 

funks

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Orcs owns you!

Younger peeps seems to like starcraft more than warcraft..
 

sillymofo

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I'm surprised that no one here play AOE (age of empires, age of Kings)... I played it since the original AOE and graduated to AOK, and still loving it.
 

jmcoreymv

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Dunno if this has been said, but hydras eat carriers for breakfast (if they are upgraded). All you need to do is put a defiler cloud over your hydras and the carriers cant even touch them.
 
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Originally posted by: funks
Orcs owns you!

Younger peeps seems to like starcraft more than warcraft..

I cut my teeth on Warcraft II, and bought StarCraft on release day. So long ago, it seems... I just got the Warcraft III Battle Chest a couple of days ago, and I'm loving the campaign so far. I have yet to try multiplayer with it.
 

Turin39789

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Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Dunno if this has been said, but hydras eat carriers for breakfast (if they are upgraded). All you need to do is put a defiler cloud over your hydras and the carriers cant even touch them.


thats when i fly away and eat another part of your base, you cant make your dirty little clouds forever
 

0roo0roo

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Originally posted by: Turin39789
Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Dunno if this has been said, but hydras eat carriers for breakfast (if they are upgraded). All you need to do is put a defiler cloud over your hydras and the carriers cant even touch them.


thats when i fly away and eat another part of your base, you cant make your dirty little clouds forever

yup, fly away, or castweb on em, fly to or have your temps storm em.. blah blah. on mineral rich maps a hoard of zealots can go through those hydras pretty well, cloud or no cloud.
 

WobbleWobble

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Originally posted by: Turin39789
Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Dunno if this has been said, but hydras eat carriers for breakfast (if they are upgraded). All you need to do is put a defiler cloud over your hydras and the carriers cant even touch them.


thats when i fly away and eat another part of your base, you cant make your dirty little clouds forever

With Consume, you can cover your base pretty well. Carriers don't move that fast... if the guy is smart, he'll stay along the shore. It's once he "flies" over the land is when the carriers are much more vulnerable.

Web doesn't last as long as dark swarm and has a much smaller area. But it will help the Protoss player a bit.

As with storm, if you fill your with some sunkens, you could potentially stop yourself from being swarmed. Let's not forget to use zerglings nicely there too.

And of course Zealots can go through hydras under dark swarm like nothing. Hydras can't touch them ;)

But then if he changes game plan, you should too. But then you should never have just hydras...
 

MAME

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OK, how about this
meet in channel ATOT if you want to play! (try using the east server, even if you're in the west)
 
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Originally posted by: MAME
OK, how about this
meet in channel ATOT if you want to play! (try using the east server, even if you're in the west)

If you can wait two more hours, you will have plenty of company: LINKY!
 

xenocyd3

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just harass him and always check for exp's.

zergling with upgrades should work fine.

i like using upgraded lings and hydras... but i don't know.. haven't played for a while
 

sillymofo

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Any body still playing? I just went and bought the set... installing it and should be ready in a few... let me know.