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| The Great Backstabbing Conspiracy Thingy! | | | Author: | | | IP: | slip-32-XXXX | | Date: | 07/14/00 10:07 | | Game Type: | Starcraft | | Labels: | none | | Report Rating: , # of Ratings: 1, Max: 6, Min: 6
Lifetime Rating for ScreamStalker AKA Frozen~SCV: 6.0000 |  | Welcome one and all to yet another ScreamStalker report. Only, I have something a little different for you this time. Instead of the usual fictions that you are used to reading from me, I decided to try something new for a change. Inspired by JSH's simple, yet humorous all text reports on his encounters with newbies, I am going to attempt to do the same thing, only ScreamStalker style. Without more yapping, I present to the seven of you reading this:
The Great Backstabbing Conspiracy Thingy part 1
It all started one faithful day in clan ~nohunters, I was being my joyous self, and having quite a gay time with the two bots that accompanied the channel with me. After I grew tired of the incessant chatter, I decided to actually try to join a pubbie game. It was then I had an idea…a wicked idea… a wickedly AWFUL idea. I would join a comp stomp . DUN DUN DAAAAAAA. Unfortunately for me, the game never got started, the host lagged out right before we began.
It was then I got yet another idea…another wicked idea…another…it's SlingsNArrows fault I swear. I would create my own computer bashing game, and report on it. Of course, I have about as much knowledge of html as I do about how they make green jello…which is none. So of course, there will be no pictures. But it was a funny game I assure you.
Now I was presented with the horrible challenge…what map should I pick to be the battleground for my story. I quickly decided against a big game hunters map, for it would be too difficult to follow the player's actions. I also didn't want to play on Blood Bath, for I wanted more then two other players beside myself. After a few minutes of searching, I found the perfect map. It was titled… The World's Smallest 8-Player Map. It really was, I shit you not. The map is 64x64 and contains…yep you're smartest ever…8 starting positions. I quickly created and waited for my combatants to sign up.
I was soon graced by five of the finest warriors to ever play on Battle.net. I said absolutely nothing as the five exchanged greetings, and began to download the small arena…those who didn't already have it. I uttered no words of good luck as I pushed the start button, and readied myself for the coming epic.
I would like to take this time now to relate to you all the colors, positions, and build orders of our heroes.
Frozen~SCV That's me. I started in the uppermost left corner as Terran. I began with a three barracks build, along with depots whenever I saw fit. Below me was:
Matrix_Soldier This player was the only other Terran on the map. He started off with a duel rax build, accompanied by depots, and began to pump marines.
{W}arlord was below Matrix. He chose Zerg as his race, and started things off with a 9 pool, followed by three creep colonies, and an extractor.
Acid_Burn411 occupied the last position on the left side. He also chose Zerg, and received white as his brood color. Acid followed the more popular 4 pool build, and began to amass zerglings quickly. Across from Acid was the honorable:
[War]Silencer War also chose to command the Zerg minions, and like his fellow cerebrate Acid commenced a 4 pool build order.
Computer The only computer was above Silencer and it also was Zerg. I do not know what the Computer built and the order in which it did so, but I assume it went for a fast pool around 6, followed by zerglings.
The only empty space on the whole map was above the Computer.
The_Kill_DWJ is the last of our noble combatants. He, like three others on his team, chose Zerg. Kill also morphed his pool on 4, and defended it with three creep colonies before erecting an extractor.
Thus the game began. It was a cheerful day, and chatter was plenty. Most of it was about one of the player's girlfriend, and how hot she was. I assumed it was Kinslayer they were talking about, and resumed my note taking. I also kept my mouth shut, uttering no words, and simply concentrating on the other player's actions. It wasn't long before the battle began.
The Computer was, believe it or not, the first to strike. It took advantage of Silencer's weak build order, and flung six zerglings into his mineral line. Silencer saw his predicament right away, and called for immediate back up. He was saved by Acid , who rushed to his rescue with six white zerglings. Angered that the Computer had caught him off guard, Silencer immediately called for the destruction of his attacker. His newly hatched lings, along with Acid's veteran troops tore north into hostile territory and ripped through the Computer's flimsy defense lines, totally eliminating him.
The two cerebrates withdrew their loyal minions, proud at having conquered such a worthy opponent, and awaiting the victory screen that would surely appear…unfortunately for them…it did not. Grumbles of doubt and suspicion passed between the warriors as minutes passed and still the game did not end. Additional defensive structures were constructed in foresight that a battle was soon to come. A backstabber was among us, and they would have to pay.
As it was, {W}arlord , and I were the first to be accused. We both had said very little and had been sitting back, building up large strike forces in the confines of our base. Acid furious at the thought that someone would deny him his hard fought win, struck out at {W}arlord , his nearest opponent. Unfortunately for him, his ten zerglings were no match for teal's formidable web of sunken colonies and defensive hydras, and the attack was repelled.
{W}arlord then decided to retaliate against his accuser. Denying the charges of being the backstabber vehemently, teal rammed eight hydralisks down Acid's throat. He was able to destroy both the spawning pool and newly created hydra den before his troops were fought off by Acid's sunkens, and reinforcing zerglings.
It was about this time that I decided I had had enough of this foolishness. Silencer had sent several precautionary zerglings to the center of my camp, and this angered my greatly that he thought I was the traitor. I quickly unallied everyone in the game and disposed of red's sentries. I did not however, turn off allied vision, for I wanted them to think me still a part of the team.
Acid however did not buy it. As soon as he witnessed me brutally murder Silencer's troops, he sent men of his own. A battalion of white zerglings charged straight into the fore most of my marines, only to be cut to pieces by uranium spikes. I don't think I sustained one casualty.
{W}arlord took this opportunity to again lash out at his accuser. Twelve hydralisks make the short journey into Acid's base and began to destroy everything in sight. All of white's tech buildings went down in a pool of blood, and before long the creep began to shrink and dissolve at the absence of its user. I don't know how, but Acid managed to sneak a few drones from his camp, and was able to construct a hatchery in Silencer's main base.
At this point, I decided to become the dominant force in the game. Taking the three dozen marines and ten hoes that I had accumulated, I charged straight into Matrix_Soldier's encampment. He obviously wasn't expecting this, for half of his twenty soldiers were dead before they could even fire a shot, and the other half were massacred shortly after. Ignoring all the shouts and pleads directed toward me to spare blue, I attacked every building in sight. Matrix_Soldier tried to lift off his barracks but was unsuccessful. He was however, able to rescue his Command Center, by hovering it {W}arlord's base. As soon as my marines began to beat on the outlying creep colonies, teal sent enough troops to dispel my attack, and caused me to retreat.
Here is an update.
I have been concentrating mostly on marines and medics. I have five barracks constructed and operating, as well as an engineering bay researching upgrades, an academy, one factory, a star port, and the beginnings of a science facility.
Matrix_Soldier has been totally decimated. I didn't know it at this point in the game, but he has expanded to Acid's old base, and is currently in the process of rebuilding. He has turned off vision with me.
{W}arlord is building mostly hydralisks. His hatchery has been upgraded to a lair, and is protected by eight sunken colonies. He also has begun minimal upgrades for his troops. {W}arlord is currently vision allied with me.
Acid has also been thoroughly destroyed. He has rebuilt his hatchery and spawning pool within Silencer's base, and is concentrating mostly on putting down as many sunken colonies as he can. He does not share vision with me.
Silencer is following Acid's lead, and is constructing as many sunken colonies as possible. His economy was hurt badly, both by his opening build and by the fact that he lost all his drones to the computer, and did not bother to replace them until he realized a backstabber was present. He has shared vision with me, and I notice that a few token zerglings are prowling his base.
The_Kill_DWJ has probably been the quietest of all the players. Fortunately, he shared vision with me long enough for me to discern his tech tree. Yellow is building mostly hydras and lurkers and, though I do not know it yet, has expanded to the computer's old spot directly below him.
By now I have been successful in rebuilding most of my lost marines. I take approximately three control groups and go after {W}arlord . It is a tough battle, and I lose many troops, but in the end I was able to overpower his stationary colonies and hydras. I raze his base to the ground and am slightly surprised when I realize he has not been eliminated. (Teal actually was able to build a hatchery between Acid's sunkens and Matrix_Soldier's expansion.)
I no sooner finish off after {W}arlord , when The_Kill_DWJ wakes from his slumber and decides to attack. Six hydralisks run into my undefended base and begin to lay waste to…my outlying supply depots. Horrified at these turn of events, I quickly send half of my remaining troops home and dispose of the onslaught. The other half I turn south, and discover Matrix_Soldier's secret expansion. He is just getting it on line, and is finishing his second barracks. Problem is, he has no troops. I quickly pump all his structures full of projectiles, and after a couple of harsh comments including but not limited to: gay, fag, die, whore, bitch, ass… Matrix_Soldier leaves the game.
Sparing no time, I rally my troops to the center of the map. My plans were to regroup in the Computers old starting position, and then lead a charge into Silencer's main. On my way there however, I caught a glimpse of The_Kill_DWJ's poorly defended expansion. Taking a quick detour, my troops leveled all the structures in record time, taking no prisoners. I then returned to my original plan, and set on route to the Red/White base.
Again, the pleas, curses, and begs for mercy clouded the air, but I kept my silence and spoke no words. Both Silencer and Acid had been busy, for over fifteen sunkens decorated the creep in that base. For a minute, I wasn't sure my troops would be able to overcome the sea of tongues, but my troops fought with renewed determination, and were able to blast their way through to the heart of the camp. As soon as I breached the main defense line however, Silencer disconnected.
Acid , being the noble soldier that he is, stuck it out for a few more minutes, but then left in the same fashion as Matrix_Soldier's when one of my stray marines wandered across the hatch he had constructed in {W}arlord's old main. Teal also left when a lonely medic wandered across his stray hatch that had been laying dormant for quite some time, reducing the number of gladiators to two.
Again, I wasted no time. I regrouped my troops between my base and The_Kill_DWJ's . I sent them in there, forgetting completely about the eight lurkers that lay just inside the creep. Dozens died in seconds, and even though I got off two scans, my marines were simply not powerful enough to take down the subterranean beasts. In case you were wondering, I did have science vessels, but I had them positioned poorly and rendered them useless. I probably could have rebuilt and taken down my opponent, but I decided that I had done enough work for one day. I allowed The_Kill_DWJ's hydras free passage into my home, and watched as they recklessly shot everything in sight.
It was then I spoke for the first time that game. I told yellow of my plans and congratulated him on such a tough win, and promptly left the game.
Scores
- I had around 75,000 overall.
- Yellow was second with about 32,000
- Teal had 25,000 approximately
- Red, White, and Blue (huk…I didn't do that on purpose) all had somewhere within the teens.
Lessons Learned
- SlingsNArrows is funny
- Kinslayer is an antonym for sex.
- Never write game notes on a yellow legal pad with a red pen in scribbles.
- I heard eggs are bad for your health.
Hope you all enjoyed this. I am done with fictions for a while, the market got very exhausted and I figured it would be best to give something else a shot. I know most of you out there don't have the attention spans for a all text report, but give mine a try and tell me if you were able to sit through it without returning to your reruns of Family Matters. That show sucks anyway.
ScreamStalker AKA Frozen~SCV
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