After countless map-spanning battles, the outcome pivoted on a mere two bases-the only bases left with minerals to mine.
Thanks to the vertically symmetric layout of Newkirk Precinct, these fights began to feel like a cartoon, the players taking turns to unleash revenge with increasingly powerful weapons and armies.Īs Taeja and INnoVation threw the totality of their resources at each other, efficiency determined the final victor. With players so evenly matched and confident in their respective abilities, the game featured constant action and an improbable string of massive, seemingly game-winning fights. Meanwhile, TaeJa’s take on Bio included a higher-than-normal proportion of Siege Tanks in order to control space as his skirmishing forces continuously scoured the map. To combat Mech’s traditional passivity, INnoVation utilized Heart of the Swarm’s newly introduced Hellbats in combination with Medivacs as a mobile arm to augment his Siege Tank backbone. Traditionally, Mech is considered passive and immobile, while Bio feels more maneuverable, at the cost of being weaker in direct engagements. What’s remarkable about this game is how well both players minimized the weaknesses of their respective compositions. Instead, both players showed the pinnacle potential of their respective unit compositions: Mech for INnoVation and Bio for TaeJa. When Lee “INnoVation” Shin-hyung faced Yun “TaeJa” Young-seo in the WCS Season 2 Round of 16, neither player used unconventional playstyles, nor was the game mired in chaos. As with 2012, this game featured Bio against Mech. WCS 2013 Season 2 Finals Round of 16, Game 3 (August 23, 2013)Ģ013 is the second year in a row we’ve selected a TvT (Terran vs. Here are our picks for the best games from this era. With the addition of now-iconic units such as Widow Mines, Vipers, and Oracles, StarCraft was about to get a lot more dynamic. As gameplay advanced and mechanics were honed, StarCraft II’s first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, loomed. In our last article, we went through the best competitive games of the formative years of StarCraft II.
Part 1: Wings of Liberty | Part II: Heart of the Swarm | Part III: Legacy of the Void
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