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 nunez   Norway. May 29 2012 01:25. Posts 2202
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while praccing macro in custom games vs no opponent i noticed that unlike a completed creep tumor, a building creep tumor blocks unit movement.

+ Show Spoiler [zerglings running over completed tumor] +
+ Show Spoiler [zerglings blocked by building tumor] +

upon doing further research i found that it also blocks mineral walking workers and burrowed moving units. in regards to unit movement the building creep tumor acts like a building.

+ Show Spoiler [burrowed infestor blocked by building…] +
+ Show Spoiler [mineral walking workers blocked by bui…] +

besides strategically placing tumor batteries to set up instant walls to restrict movement and neutralizing high priority targets in the heat of battle, this property of the building creep tumor doesn't seem to have much use in competetive games.

+ Show Spoiler [strategically placed tumor battery] +
+ Show Spoiler [fully deployed tumor wall] +
+ Show Spoiler [neutralized high priority target] +

maybe in combination with sim city and a pair of fancy pants it could be used to block a zergling or hellion runby.
Last edit: 2012-05-29 01:26:42


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 jacosajh   May 29 2012 01:32. Posts 2522
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I don't understand how putting any effort into this would do you any good considering it's only a very slight delay for any oncoming attack. And if anything, concentrating on actually spreading creep will help you out more than saving a grid of them in your base for this use.
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 topschutter   Netherlands. May 29 2012 01:42. Posts 90
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Maybe someone in bronze would be thorwn off his game so much that he leaves. Other than that I totally agree with jacosajh!
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 dangthatsright   United States. May 29 2012 01:49. Posts 158
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It'd probably only turn out to be useful for zergling runbys in very small chokes since everything else would straight-up kill the building tumors too quickly. In that case, one has to wonder why you'd leave a hole in the first place that you couldn't defend normally.

Though surrounding the baneling is pretty hilarious.

EDIT: Still, nice find, if only for personal amusement.
Last edit: 2012-05-29 01:49:49
 
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 nunez   Norway. May 29 2012 01:53. Posts 2202
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ok guys, but when the metagame shifts, and all your hellions and lings are being stopped by the tumor walls, and all your ghosts and hts are being neutralized by the tumor prisons, don't come crying to me unless you want an "i told you so" to the face.
Last edit: 2012-05-29 01:53:52
<farvacola> live by the sowrd and die by the sord
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 Cokefreak   Finland. May 29 2012 02:01. Posts 5680
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On May 29 2012 01:53 nunez wrote:
ok guys, but when the metagame shifts, and all your hellions and lings are being stopped by the tumor walls, and all your ghosts and hts are being neutralized by the tumor prisons, don't come crying to me unless you want an "i told you so" to the face.

Nobody really has the APM to do this stuff, don't act like you just discovered some gamechanging thing. That said it's a nice find that might come in handy some day.
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 chaosfreak11   Singapore. May 29 2012 02:16. Posts 234
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Unfortunately, they die instantly
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 DawN883   Sweden. May 29 2012 02:22. Posts 553
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Haha Really nice find! :D
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 Gnial   Canada. May 29 2012 02:59. Posts 907
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On May 29 2012 02:01 Cokefreak wrote:

Show nested quote +


Nobody really has the APM to do this stuff, don't act like you just discovered some gamechanging thing. That said it's a nice find that might come in handy some day.


Hahahahahaha! I thought the comment was great nunez. And coke's sarcasm fail only makes it better. Neat find.
1, eh? 2, eh? 3, eh?
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 phiinix   United States. May 29 2012 03:32. Posts 1124
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On May 29 2012 01:53 nunez wrote:
ok guys, but when the metagame shifts, and all your hellions and lings are being stopped by the tumor walls, and all your ghosts and hts are being neutralized by the tumor prisons, don't come crying to me unless you want an "i told you so" to the face.

lol, that's the spirit.
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 JerKy   Korea (South). May 29 2012 03:52. Posts 1937
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LOL those are some very cute pictures/captions
Interesting find, perhaps one day someone MIGHT use it much like larva blocking chokes was used in BW
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 Brutaxilos   United States. May 29 2012 10:20. Posts 864
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I would say, just stick with changelings and infested Terran eggs.
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 Balgrog   United States. May 29 2012 10:45. Posts 1168
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Very interesting to know, but for the most part utterly useless, don't try and work this into your game play what so ever, but still an interesting find.
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
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 OmniEulogy   Canada. May 29 2012 11:04. Posts 2164
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On May 29 2012 01:53 nunez wrote:
ok guys, but when the metagame shifts, and all your hellions and lings are being stopped by the tumor walls, and all your ghosts and hts are being neutralized by the tumor prisons, don't come crying to me unless you want an "i told you so" to the face.


ahahaha when I mess around in team games we actually do this inside the other peoples base if we can. it's fantastic ^^
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 Xyik   Canada. May 29 2012 12:14. Posts 606
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This is pretty cool to know, thanks.
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 Lousy!   Canada. May 29 2012 15:52. Posts 73
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The problem with trying to stop runbys with this is if they were a-moving, then your creep tumours could die pretty quickly.
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 rasnj   May 29 2012 16:04. Posts 1382
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On May 29 2012 02:16 chaosfreak11 wrote:
Unfortunately, they die instantly


hts, infestors, banes all cannot break out without using energy and/or damaging themselves. In addition if you are quick enough you can cancel them just prior to completion and rewall immediately to effectively trap a ht/infestor/bane all game.

I take my hat of in honor of the OP. This is a discovery about as significant as the idea of a macro hatch, or maynarding workers. It should be spotlighted in the strategy section.

EDIT: BTW is it possible to wall-in hellions and cancel the tumors before the hellion fire animation, and then rewall them again? Sort of like with warp prism-immortal or medivac-tank micro vs slow shooting units like stalkers. If so that would be awesome.
Last edit: 2012-05-29 16:07:03
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