[CagnacciKid]

Originally Posted by dKiWi

Just open 14gas/14pool for now, its very safe for all match-ups so it simplifies things and forces you to macro harder, which is good. After u get promoted to gold u can start thinking about going hatch first.

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Speedling expand (ZvT/ZvP/ZvZ) - Pull drones off gas as soon as you have 100 gas and start zergling speed. This should occur around the same time the pool pops. Make 6 zerglings to pressure opponent and expand around 21 food.

Thanks, this is one of the things I really needed - a good opener for all my match-ups.

So once I have expanded, I should have scouted my opponent's army composition and reacted accordingly? Also, should I be continuing pressure with "kamikaze" waves of lings, or just droning up after my initial pressure push?

[Aean(:]

Originally Posted by CagnacciKid

Thanks, this is one of the things I really needed - a good opener for all my match-ups.

So once I have expanded, I should have scouted my opponent's army composition and reacted accordingly? Also, should I be continuing pressure with "kamikaze" waves of lings, or just droning up after my initial pressure push?

With the speedling expand build, your hatch usually comes at around 5minutes, which is a good time to sac an overlord. Don't forget to send your starting overlord in position ready for that Then you can react and adjust.

[dKiWi]

Originally Posted by CagnacciKid

Thanks, this is one of the things I really needed - a good opener for all my match-ups.

So once I have expanded, I should have scouted my opponent's army composition and reacted accordingly? Also, should I be continuing pressure with "kamikaze" waves of lings, or just droning up after my initial pressure push?

You should try to lose as little lings as possible while pressuring.. this isn't like terran or protoss pressure lol. It is very very light pressure, just to poke up the ramp and check what's going on etc. Against protoss, its possible to apply good pressure because zealots dont have range. So harass his gateway, and if he breaks and moves his zealot out of position, run 2 lings in to check his tech. Against terran u can't really "pressure", its more like poking. Same for zerg, except against zerg u can just run your zerglings all over his base to scout since he cannot wall off.

Always try to obtain as much information with pressuring/poking zerglings before the overlord sacrifice. Makes the overlord's life more worth it :P