And now, with time to play with the boys at the top level of Diamond, I am worn out. All of my tricks. All of my strategies, the winning combinations that got me here -- are useless!
For all you lower league players out there who dream of reaching Diamond or beyond, I urge you caution. All you will find up here is blood, sweat and tears.
When I random Zerg, my early baneling attacks are always met in kind.
When I random Toss, there’s a more skillfully executed 5 gate to match my own.
When I random Terran, my opponent always has a drop ready to decimate my mineral lines.
No, the strategies that I’ve written about here will not earn you victory’s favor. Not in Diamond league. They may get you here, but once you’re here, you’ll have to come up with some other magic to advance further.
Of all the strategies, I’m most curious about the game theory behind the ZvZ matchup.
My 15 hatch opening still seems like the clear winner. Yet it loses to earlier pools. I’ve been experimenting with earlier pool attacks, especially on smaller maps, but I’ve had little success with them. I’m trying to find out if there is a definitively superior opening to use on small maps where spawn locations are fixed. But to no avail.
ZvZ matchup feels like it has two stages. Stage one is to either baneling bust the other guy or defend his bust. Stage two is a race to mutalisks, or to defend against mutes. It’s rare for a ZvZ to make it into a third phase.
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