"Kei is my top ghost. She's the lockdown queen. She's also got an excellent pair of...eyes."
-Heartcutter
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| 1v1, dire: Goons vs. Carriers | | | Author: | | | IP: | XXXX | | Date: | 06/02/99 02:06 | | Game Type: | Starcraft | | Labels: | none | | Report Rating: , # of Ratings: 2, Max: 6, Min: 5
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I was in the upper right corner while he was in the bottom left,I went Pylon-Assimilator-Gate-Core-StarGate/RobFac and then scouted with my first Corsair while dropping a probe on the southern island to expand there asap
I saw him doing a Dragoon/Shuttles build, having lost my last game to this build I proceeded with caution.
However, a good drop needs time, and a few minutes later his main island is surrounded by 6 patrolling Corsairs and still no Shuttles tried to brake throught - Im building my first Carriers, have 3 StarGates and are just building my 2nd Expansion at the island left to my main - everything looks *very* good.
But then 5 red dots appear on the minimap - his Shuttles brake throught. 5 speed upgraded Shuttles haste towards my main and while my Corsairs fail to stop even one of them, all of them load their deadly Dragoon load on my main base.
As I see the 10 Dragoons crawling towards my lightly defended base (2 Cannons and 1 Zealot )-: , I decide to let the main fall and concentrate on my 2 expansions, since he still has no expansion and I have plenty of cash.
While his Dragoons finish my main, I cannon up my two bases and send Corsairs all over the map to warn me of all his expansion attemps.
He makes a drop on my major expansion, but I have 2 DTemps on each island yet and so blue Goon blood quickly spits all over :-)
He tries an expansion but a few DTemps finish the job.
He tries an expansion with Observers but my Carriers kill it.
He is starved and waits till I kill him...
I have total map control now, and start to amass Carriers outside his one and only base. When I have 5, I attack with my Carriers and Corsairs - it is a quick, bloody battle against a rather small Scout/Dragoon force
Lessons learned:
Never give up! (especially on island maps) - I lost my main and had to rebuild all key buildings, and still won the game
Carriers rule - just support them with Corsairs and Arbiters, and never forget to concentrate their fire on one target at a time and you will feel their power
Recon and Map control wins you the game - especially on island maps. So be sure to get Corsairs/fast Overlords/Wraiths asap and kill every xpansion you find.
Going early air might be risky against drops, but in the long run it is the best way to win the game - once you own the skies, it is very hard for your opponent to build up a good airforce or even attack you. |
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