🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sep 15, 12:23 pm, Johnda...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've been having a terrible time beating my pal who plays Protoss.  We
> pretty much only play on Lost Temple, due to the genericness of the
> map.
>
> In replays, he has better micro, to my better macro.
>
> I start it off with
>
> 8 supply
> 9 Baracks
> 9.5 Refinery
> 11 Supply
>
> Build vultures, mines, second command and try to prevent him from
> expanding
>
> Unfortunately he's come up with a strategy I cannot over come no
> matter how fast I build.
>
> He basically blocks my 2nd expo exit spot with 5 or 6 zealots.
> Sometime just outside of my main expo.
>
> The reason he does this is so that he can block me from blocking him
> expanding from his first expo to a 2nd expo plateau that isn't weak to
> upper ground siege tank bombardment(basically he has two seperate
> bases.
>
> I normally scout with my 13th SCV and can find when he's about to
> start this expo.
>
> The main problem is that by the time I have my 3rd vulture out he's
> already got 6 or 7 zealots at the front of my base pinning them in.
>
> When I try running by, leaving my base a tad under defended his 2nd
> expo already has 2 cannons at the pinch point and 2 cannons near his
> resources.  So in short, there is no way I can stop that expo with
> just vultures.

Fly the factory outside your base and build the vultures there.

>
> My first thought was to block off the entrance point of that 2nd base
> with mines and drop tanks with a few vultures to clean that up.  The
> main problem there is that he has 3 or 4 zealots by that time and
> perhaps a carrier or 2 that he's fast expanding to.
>
> I've tried my darndest to get goliaths up in time....sent 2 tanks and
> 4 goliaths in the strat but can never survive.
>
> I've tried stopping his expo...but then he just uses his 5 zealots to
> break through my terran wall.
>
> Any suggestions to this dilemna guys?