[wotcha]

In light of the recent matches between MvP and Goswser as well as my experiences on the ladder, I have realised that the zerg play style has morphed into something that looks unbeatable in the terran's eyes. Rather than belittle zerg and its players (as the current trend falls) I ask you, the community to help provide solutions and open eyes that may be shut.

I want to start the discussion with the second game in the Iron Squid series between Goswser and MvP.

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In the second game Goswser goes for an incredibly early 10 minutes 20+ roach drop on the terran's base. Obviously as mech MvP did not stand the slightest chance, however I recently faced a similar strategy as terran on the ladder, i was bio at the time and to counter the zerg just threw in a few baelings, I was decimated almost immediately even though my defensive position was quite strong. Please help me and all terran players struggling against this strategy with reasonable and intellegent answers, none of this "build more tanks earlier", nonsense. There are a few defining moments of the ZvT game agaisnt this strat that need addressing.

1. Zerg is able to take early 3 base by either taking early map control and building early roach when terran moves out or building roach early and taking all map control early game. This move also limits any medivac harrass as the zerg is able to spread creep and have lots of roaches to defend by the time medivacs move out.

2. I have been hearing scouting as a suggestion and in return I ask you what is there to scout? You know he has roach in small numbers but this is no indication of drop play, obviously he has overlords. The biggest scouting issue is that usually all his roach will be made as soon as hes researched sacks for the overlords.

3. Unit composition, terran just does not have the units to deal with a 20+ roach baeling drop at 10 minutes, normally zerg units are easily dispatched because of defensive advantage however this play eliminates all such advantage.

4. Once the attack has begun zerg is able to still swarm units either to help with the assult or to defend.

I also want to address the amazing creep spreading techniques by Goswser in order to help me to stop feeling as if TvZ has been the same for so long and now zerg has realised that they have the potential to do much more than the terran to press their advantage. I would be fine with this if the terran had similar techniques to hinder the zerg, however it feels as if all of terrans moves are transparent.

I look forward to seeing advice, solutions and encouragement go Terran!

Thanks!