2011-03-20, 05:53 PM
Fiel Wrote:So the issue is with the maps? I knew bigger maps and chokes were always better for Z, but not to the point where it just made every TvZ a boring bling fest.
From what I heard, Jinro went Command Center first in game one as well, which means he had a lot less units to defend this type of thing.
To stop a Baneling Bust, you need a strong wall off with units behind it and when the Baneling numbers get particularly high, you need Seige Tanks. Going early Command Center (14CC, 1Rax CC, 2Rax CC) delays Seige tech so considerably, especially on a one gas expo, that most players opt to just skip Factory tech altogether unless they're explicitly playing Mech, and go straight to MMM which was what Jinro was trying to do. I believe Siege Tanks get transitioned into when the natural has its gasses up, but since Crevasse's in-base has only one gas, it's more difficult to transition into tanks, but Jinro didn't even get that far. He was just getting his Medivacs out.
I think it comes down to a slight build order loss currently combined with the map, and Terrans need to learn to defend against these high economy Baneling busts again on these wide ramps and chokes. This style is only recently coming into prominence with July's recent games in the GSL, but I don't believe I've seen any other examples of it.