sky high banshee burgers [double mushroom swiss burgers]

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I’m glad to see that the Banshee is being used more often in TvZ. Gone are the days of the 1-1-1 Banshee all in because it’s become incredibly predictable — it’s so faux pas and unfashionable now. It’s been a thousand times and everyone’s sick of it. It’s like wearing parachute pants and crab dancing.

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Stop! 1-1-1 all-in time!

The strategies have definitely changed in the past few months.

Recently, it has been all about massing up hellions, running into the Zerg base and then having a delicious Drone BBQ. Then, the Banshee happily flies in and starts ruining the Zerg’s day even more. She’s like the icing on your birthday cake. Happy Birthday, your Zerg opponent is down by 20 workers! Yay!

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colossus thermal apricot pork [pork with ginger apricot sauce]



The moment Protoss gets their extended thermal lance upgrade, you’re probably going to have a bad time. For Zerg, it means your little Zerglings are going to burst into flames. For Protoss, it means you should have it too or you’re dead. If you’re me, you’re probably going to lose horribly. Like, horribly horrible. Double horrible.

I am not good in a TvP situation, mainly because I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. Because of this, I think Probes are terrifying creatures, despite the fact that they sound like very disappointed cats.

When ever I’m playing against a macroing Protoss, I imagine that I’m currently a resident of Frowntown. For those unfamiliar (aka everyone) with my stupid sayings, Frowntown is a city where sad frowny people live. Basically, anytime I ladder, I have a good chance to become an instant resident of Frowntown because TvP makes me frown so hard. So much frowning to be had. And this is why I’m still in Platinum…

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