Starcraft 2 Battle Report 3 Leaked!

June 22nd, 2009

The third highly anticipated Battle Report has been leaked! SC2M brings you the latest action as Dustin Browder and Robert Simpson commentate in the most epic battle yet.

The Zerg are swarming once again as the Protoss assemble their troops. Experienced Starcraft 2 gamer Yeon-Ho Lee steers the Zerg in the right direction as David Kim grabs control of the technically savvy Protoss nation.

Deep space – an empty scrap yard is about to become the birth place of an epic battle as we are privy to new map features, unit functions and terrain details.

The commentary begins as both Browder and Simpson take us through the heated battle. Eventually because he has the economic advantage, David Kim swings a victory for the Protoss with a clever distraction technique, a hidden warp prism and a group of angry Immortals.

In this particular report we are shown the new scrap yard map, the black smoke that cloaks units as they approach it and the Xel ‘Naga watch towers. The really cool thing about these watch towers is the strategic advantage that you gain by having one under your control. They illuminate the ground nearby which can warn you of an approaching attack and help you win the game.

Comedic as many of these battle reports can be, this one has been the most entertaining – we are treated to the tenacity of Kim’s single unit probe that dashed out of his base to harass the Zerg drones and prevent the swarm expansion. I would argue that it was the brilliant use of this probe in the first minute of the game that won it for Kim.

The Zerg were doomed to collect their minerals late, and at a slower rate than Kim’s super fast Protoss. As a result Kim didn’t hesitate to knock out two Colossus units, and sacrifice them for the win. A progressive and inspired tactic, one I will use in future on an unsuspecting buddy. You can just imagine Lee’s smile fade as he thought he had destroyed the Protoss main attack – only to meet his end at the hands of the warped in Immortals.

Main Highlights:

The awesome new destructible rocks that once flattened become a backdoor into an unsuspecting opponent’s base.

The Nullifiers force fields in action – they save Kim’s base on more than one occasion.

The ‘legend probe’ outrunning the Zergling horde.

Burrowing Zerg Roaches and their blinding regeneration powers.

Stalkers blink ability chasing off the horde.

A mass of Zerglings destroying a group of Stalkers.

A Queen shot down in her prime.

The Baneling sneak attack that nearly had the game for Lee.

The Infestor turn around – mind controlling the two Colossus units.

Hopefully we will be seeing a ton more of these before the beta is released, or at least one or two more. Come on Browder, you know you want to.