Does anyone here ever use zerglings to win?

[Silent_Assassin]

does anyone ever use zerglings to over come a enemy or as a distractioN?

 

[AKA-47]

I use zerglings in just about every game i play. Against zerg i use muta-ling through the entire game so i allways use zerglings there. In early game ZvP i use zerglings as a counter for zealots, and i use ultras + lings in dark swarm in late game. I also make some zerglings in early game ZvT, and ultra + lings in swarm in late game.

 

[SmashBros.Pro]

I never go a game without lings, and I hardly ever use them as a distraction. Alot of times when Im going to do a Crackling drop I make about 12 extra Overlords and load only about 8 of them and use the others as distraction.

 

[shrimpshark]

Lings are good at the start ling rush is leathel.

 

[Silent_Assassin]

ling rush is only lethal if you know how to rush with lings

 

[AKA-47]

Actually, its not lethal, but a 9-pool to 2 hatch keeps the enemy in his base long enough for u to expand in ZvP.

6-pool rushes sacrafice too much economy.

 

[PsYcHoTiC]

On any map with at least 7 mineral patches you can go cracklings, and quick. About 4 hatcheries will probably be fundable (more on bgh) and since you dont have to worry about gas too much, you can crank them out with adrenaline clans and even 1-1 upgrades within 12-13 minutes. I've won many of games with pure lings, knowing my opponent will underestimate their power.

 

[AKA-47]

I dont play money maps =/

 

[shrimpshark]

I play all maps

Now if you now how to use a ling rush it is leathel.

 

[Renzokuken]

I use lings as a distraction. They take all the fire. while other units move in & ***k em all up. The overlord/ling drop with around 5 extra lords works. Move the extras in first. then the rest. You shouldnt lose too much

Lings work with adrenal glands. but u get them so late in the game (not unless ur good) that ur opponents can counter em ez

 

[AKA-47]

No, cracklings + ultras own toss in late game.

 

[AKA-47]

In swarm, of course.

 

[Renzokuken]

Obviously. AKA-47. But i never use Ultras. I dont think i ever have! I go lurks for d. Any lings that come through the front line get screwed. Spawn brood the ultras. Guards to help. There are many ways to counter the ling + ultra swarm.

- Irradiate the lings

- Sieged Tanks

- Guardians

- Spawn Broodling the ultras

- Reavers!!!!!!

- Lurkers

- Any decent air unit really! since ultras & lings r melee.

 

[AKA-47]

If u irradiate a ling it will be dead in 1,5 seconds, it wont even kill more than one ling.
Sieged tanks can be broodlinged, but i was talking about vs toss.
Guardians? They cant even attack units under swarm!
Of course u can broodling ultras, but when did toss get queens??
Reavers, yes, but thats why u have ultras. Reavers need 4 direct hits to kill an ultra.
Lurkers, well i was talking about vs toss! I allways go muta/ling vs zerg.
And one last time, AIR UNITS CANT HIT UNITS UNDER SWARM!!!

 

[Zmoney]

when im zerg lings are a key weapon for me i use them all the Time with the hive upgrade the kill biuldings in like 2 secounds so i use the in combo with air inorder to protect them and let them romp up ground
GO LINGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEWBS SUX GO FBOMB UR SELF

 

[Chilam-]

zerglings, how can you play a zerg and not use it? they cheap and easy mass and they are very good meat shields.

the latest patch made pool cost 200, so it kinda screws up your economy when u go for 6d pool and even more in 5d. early game 6zergling rush can make good distraction on your enemy and can even destroy them if you micro carefully (attacking all together, watching individual ling's HP- when get hit you pull back, etc). usually enemy probably has like 1 zealot or 2 zealot out, and with 6 or 8 lings if u micro well u can kill those zealots and lose only abt half your troop (assuming the P player doesn't micro).

burrow + speed + attk speed (late game) are zerglings best friends. against goons/marines, burrow = most effective.

u don't have to crush enemys entire army in 1 wave to win, you can kill their units in diferent waves while preserving most of the ones you have. like, if you see the guy has 8 zealots and you have 2g of zerglings (24 lings), u will probably lose if u fight those 8 the same time, another way is to "lure" a partial of their entire army and deal with the 8 in 2's or in 3's, so he'll be losing a lot more than you're losing, eventually you will have more units and you will be in the upper hand (assuming u don't let him expand, you mine resources well, and keeps up with production) This game is all about macroing.


just my opinion
Chilam-

P.S. (Im always looking for games, you can find me as Chilam- either on US West or US East, I usually play on West.)

 

[Renzokuken]

I never burrow units. Unless they take too much room up or i want to ambush. Or i burrow my drones when im under attack.

 

[SmashBros.Pro]

I usually only burrow a few Lings throughout the map, so they can act as detectors, well not really detectors, but they'll let me know if the enemy is coming or trying to take an expo.

 

[Renzokuken]

Agreed. I forgot to mention that. I also do that.

 

[Sage]

Well i'll mainly burrow lings just a bit, away from the base, if i'm up vs terran. For when they bring in those segetanks out of reach of my sunken.. then all i'll have to do is just wait for them to switch modes [right over my burrowed units] and supprise them by unborrowing before they launch their 1st atk..(well, it'll work better on the comp. since they like to do that 'm&m & tanks' rush so damn much)