Any tips for a budding zerg player?

[AeThErOs]

Sorry I couldn't find a replay of me losing-- haven't lost any in a long time. LOL


Watch first, then read lol
This game was one where I knew the mistake but maybe some of you can point out some more. The game starts off with my neo-idra passive macro non-float style which I really like. I know I was playing in the dark for most of the game so I never got lings but lings actually suck against stalkers in lategame because surround doesn't really matter when you have blink and lotsa storms. so I got less lings than what I would've usually gotten. But the point where it seemed like I was gonna lose and waiting for my broodlords I was floating. a lot. too much. That's probably why I kept on looking so close to losing. Which I was actually, lol

I also never used my 4th hatch that much. >.> my banelings also failed because I didn't carpet bomb them but instead did a run-in.

MOAR UPGRADES?! or was i on time? I cant believe I never really got 3-3 for my lings, just 3-3 or maybe its 3-2 for my hydras.

oh and, the guy I beat might be joining. I don't know he just said he'll check it out lol

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[AeThErOs]

none? lol

[mchlee]

cant open the replay :\

[AeThErOs]

you can't? o.O
Open it via start->computer->downloads->dont float, and copy and paste it to the download location. You need to save it to documents->StarCraftII->(your profile)->Replays->Mutliplayer.

I'm typing all this via memory btw so I might be worng ^.^

[mchlee]

okk ill try that.. im on my mac tho

[themuffinman]

Okay, let me start.
1) WHAT KIND OF BUILD WAS THAT?
2) EXPAND DAMMIT!
3) STOP TECHING DAMMIT! WHAT DID YOU NEED THE GREATER SPIRE FOR OR THE HIVE?
4) SCOUT MORE!
5) ONLY GET UPGRADES WHEN YOU HAVE UNITS! EG +1 air WHEN YOU HAD NO MUTAS.
6) EXPAND MORE!
7) DOUBLE EXPAND
8) AGAIN WTF WAS THAT BUILD RUSH OR EXPO IT WAS NEITHER! YOU GOT OUT MACROED BY A PROTOSS AS ZERG!

[themuffinman]

Oh and one more thing...
GET SPEED DAMMIT!
SPEED IS THE MOST IMPORTANT UPGRADE!
YOU SHOULD HAVE IT AS SOON AS YOUR POOL COMPLETES.

[themuffinman]

Oh and one more thing...
EXPAND AND TRANSFER YOUR WORKERS!!!!!!
PS: that guy wasn't very good... at mid/late game.

[AeThErOs]

The build as my own. Against toss, it was a roachling rush into roach hydra. I forgot which game this game as I've played WAY too many games in taldarim altar as a zvp... Is this the one where I was contained? My greater was for the brood lords and I think I evolved into a roach hydra muta brood lord play-- Now I usually expand more and get my Warren and den at the same time. Speed may be one of the more important but I got speed on creep, and I'm not aggressive. I don't make lings anyways in zvp, anything in zvpnthat lings can handle, roach and hydras are better. Speedlings are generally for zvz and sometimes for zvt. Speed is a waste of a 1-0 roach hydra timing. And by the way, I was planning to make mutas anyways... Until I saw hs Templar and thought "archons"... I agree with the expand more. Unfortunately, thats half of your tips and also the only one I agree with. That build was something I worked hard for, and it's clearly macro style, but I did pool first after seeing a slightly fast gateway. Or maybe I'm confusing this with another game, but I barely spend any time hatch first, because of the amount of cheese you see on silver.