So I have Terran Interviews and Protoss interviews.
I finally found the Zerg Interview I've been waiting for!
Recently I had the chance to catch up with Justin aka HGHx for an email interview about how Zerg players should deal with Terran Turtlers.
Here's the interview.
Hi, HGHx how are you today?
HGHx: Hey man, i'm doing fine. Haven't been laddering alot, settling some of my personal life issues. But i do spend 1-2 hours clocking up 9-10 ladder games per day still.
Many lower tier Zerg players have been having trouble with 1 Base Turtling Terran players. What's your view on this?
HGHx: Basically if a terran turtles up in his base to just build up an army for the push onto your base, its very important to get scouting information on what is his exact unit composition (number of units + type of units). In fact in all games, its important to know what your opponent is going for. Because Zerg is so much of a reactionary race in Starcraft II, it is crucial to understand your opponent's units before making decisions on making your own army. The ability to sacrifice overlords into your opponent's base at the right time probably is the difference between having a sweet victory or a crushing defeat. If he continues to turtle up, just macro up and expand. You don't really want to macro too hard, so at least you're still prepared for a timing push from the Terran. Of course, macro is the hardest part of the game, lower tier players will need to practise alot in order to master this. As of now, I feel Muta+baneling and speedlings are key to winning in a Z V T matchup.
So what do you do when you face a Turtling Terran with all the might of his Bio-Ball and tanks?
HGHx: Burrowed and upgraded roaches does farely well against tanks, but I would still prefer to stick with Muta+banelings with speedlings tanking for your banelings. The timing of the engage must be perfect, otherwise your ground army will be toasted by the tanks. Catch your terran opponent off guard when he unsieges his tanks so you can ram your banelings and speedlings into the bio ball, with the marines dead, your Mutalisks can fly over and destroy the tanks. All these need practice, it might sound easy on paper, but when you play its a different story altogether.
And if they decide to use fast reapers despite Turtling?
HGHx: Even better. If they turtle up and just make reapers, you have the clear advantage. Make sure to spread your creep well and get roaches out fast while making sure that your speedlings still maintain defensive control over your base. Remember, you cannot win a 5 rax reaper build only with 1 base, so i cannot emphasize enough how important it is for Zerg players to expand and get their 2nd hatchery at their natural for the income and larva. Only with this economic advantage, you'll be able to pump out roaches at a much faster rate to counter the reapers. If they still stick with reapers despite seeing your roaches, just gather 20 roaches and push into his base for the win. Most of the time, they will transit into a bio ball comprising of more marauders than marines to counter your roaches, so just get enough mutalisks to snipe off the marines, and the marauders are all yours to eat :)
Ah Alright, So do you have any words of advice and encouragement for the lower tier players?
HGHx: Hard work pays off in Starcraft II . You cannot learn good macro in a single day. Continue to learn and focus on defending against timing attacks. A fast reaction really helps in being a Zerg player. And remember, no one is stopping you from going a 7 pool if you think its the right decision. At the end of the day, there is only 1 winner, not whether you CHEESE or MACRO. :)
Thank you HGHx for your time :)
HGHx is one of the best players on my friends list and he ranks 2nd in his ladder as a Diamond Zerg Player. You can hear him cast next to HDPhoenix at Phoenix's channel which can be viewed here.
I definitely learned quite a bit from HGHx and it has helped improve my game a bit.
As a Zerg Player I think this interview will do more for you than reading tutorials and guides.
SO FELLOW ZERGLINGS GO OUT AND TRAIN!
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