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Games
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■ Impulse
■ NerVe
army value
■ Impulse
■ NerVe
economy
Play-by-play (144 lines)
0:07 The Red Impulse spawns at s4 while Blue NerVe spawns at s2.We're underway — Impulse spawns at s4, NerVe answers from s2.
0:43 NerVe gets One Fact FE against Impulse's One Fact FE.Impulse commits to One Fact FE; NerVe answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:02 Impulse places down a command center.Impulse plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:23 NerVe places down a command center.NerVe takes another base — the economy widens.
1:44 Eager to end the game, Impulse moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Impulse pushes.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:13 NerVe bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
2:35 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
3:05 Impulse failed to kill off NerVe's defending marines.NerVe holds the early rush without blinking.
3:31 Impulse destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of NerVe's army has been decimated.Impulse takes a bite out of NerVe's force and backs off.
3:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:16 NerVe desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.NerVe plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
4:37 Impulse decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Impulse crosses the map with everything.
4:48 NerVe bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:31 Impulse's army is small compared to NerVe!Impulse needs production, fast; NerVe's army has outgrown his.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
5:52 Impulse places down a command center.Quietly, Impulse adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
6:20 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:27 With beautiful placement, Impulse successfully fends off NerVe's attacks.Impulse takes the fight on his terms and sends NerVe home with nothing.
7:02 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:29 Impulse destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of NerVe's army has been decimated.Impulse clips NerVe's army — real damage, but NerVe fights on.
7:38 NerVe places down a command center.NerVe plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:08 Impulse decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
8:26 NerVe figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
9:02 Impulse places down a command center.More workers, more money: Impulse expands.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
9:14 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
9:52 With enough marines, Impulse successfully defend against NerVe's marines.Impulse holds the early rush without blinking.
10:10 With excellent skills and micro, Impulse managed to fend off NerVe while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
10:38 Impulse destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of NerVe's army has been decimated.Impulse clips NerVe's army — real damage, but NerVe fights on.
10:53 Impulse decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:13 NerVe bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:53 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
12:02 Impulse successfully fends off NerVe's attacks.Impulse holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
12:25 It seems that NerVe only managed to destroy less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe clips Impulse's army — real damage, but Impulse fights on.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
13:01 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
13:28 NerVe places down a command center.NerVe plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The mid game —
13:56 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
14:16 Impulse places down a command center.Quietly, Impulse adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
15:00 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Impulse abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through NerVe's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
15:17 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
15:40 With excellent skills and micro, Impulse managed to fend off NerVe while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
16:03 NerVe places down a command center.Quietly, NerVe adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:30 Impulse's cloaked wraith did not do much to NerVe's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — NerVe shuts the door on Impulse.
16:52 NerVe feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
17:32 At the moment, NerVe seems to have more units than Impulse.Count the units: NerVe has the edge over Impulse right now.
17:43 Impulse places down a command center.Impulse plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
18:19 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
18:40 NerVe misplaced some of his mines and it backfired! Impulse successfully defends against NerVe's push!Impulse absorbs the mid-game push — NerVe gained nothing for the cost.
18:55 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
19:28 It seems that Impulse only managed to destroy less than half of NerVe's army.Impulse takes a bite out of NerVe's force and backs off.
19:54 Impulse tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by NerVe.Good instincts from NerVe; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
20:04 Cloaked wraiths from NerVe are harassing Impulse!The raid lands — NerVe chips away at Impulse's foundation.
20:25 Impulse feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
21:00 NerVe's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
21:23 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
21:42 With a few well placed mines, Impulse swept through NerVe's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
22:08 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:37 NerVe destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Impulse's army has been decimated.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
22:53 NerVe tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Impulse.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Impulse shuts the door on NerVe.
23:29 Nice try from Impulse to harass NerVe, but NerVe's reaction is just too agile.Impulse knocks, NerVe answers. No damage done.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
23:51 Dropship! Dropship! NerVe drops some vultures into Impulse's mineral line!The raid lands — NerVe chips away at Impulse's foundation.
24:13 Impulse's number of expansions are equal to NerVe's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Impulse and NerVe yet.
24:36 Impulse's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
24:48 NerVe's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
25:15 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
25:49 NerVe successfully fends off Impulse's attacks.NerVe holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
26:03 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
26:30 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
26:49 With a successful harassment, NerVe hurts Impulse's economy.The raid lands — NerVe chips away at Impulse's foundation.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
27:21 NerVe tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Impulse.Good instincts from Impulse; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
27:40 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
28:11 NerVe feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
28:39 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
29:02 A few surprise wraith caught goliaths completely off-position, and NerVe cleans up Impulse's tanks!Impulse's defense bends, then snaps. NerVe takes the middle of the game.
29:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
29:43 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:00 Impulse's command center has been destroyed by NerVe.No reinforcements in time: Impulse watches NerVe level the expansion.
30:34 Impulse places down a command center.More workers, more money: Impulse expands.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
31:06 Impulse's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
31:16 NerVe feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
31:39 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
32:17 NerVe doesn't have enough sieged up tanks in position and Impulse uses his number advantage to break NerVe's defenses!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
32:36 NerVe has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Impulse's force stays on that battlefield.
32:49 NerVe destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Impulse's army has been decimated.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
33:15 Impulse tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by NerVe.The sneak attack is sniffed out — NerVe shuts the door on Impulse.
33:48 Impulse appears to have more army than NerVe!Impulse's army is visibly the bigger one — NerVe should not take this fight.
34:17 NerVe tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Impulse.NerVe knocks, Impulse answers. No damage done.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
34:34 Impulse feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
34:56 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
35:23 NerVe doesn't have enough sieged up tanks in position and Impulse uses his number advantage to break NerVe's defenses!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
35:48 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
36:07 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
36:42 NerVe's cloaked wraith did not do much to Impulse's economy.NerVe knocks, Impulse answers. No damage done.
— The late game —
36:51 Impulse has the tank count at last — the whole line unsieges and starts crawling forward.This is the big one — Impulse commits the late-game army.
37:22 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
37:36 The dropships never land! NerVe's goliaths shoot them down with the army still inside.NerVe holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
38:16 It seems that Impulse only managed to destroy less than half of NerVe's army.Impulse takes a bite out of NerVe's force and backs off.
38:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
38:48 Nice try from NerVe to harass Impulse, but Impulse's reaction is just too agile.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Impulse shuts the door on NerVe.
39:20 Impulse loads the dropships. If those tanks land behind the siege line this is over.Everything Impulse has built comes forward at once.
39:40 Eager to end the game, NerVe moves out with his armies.No more waiting. NerVe pushes.
40:12 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
40:27 NerVe unsieged at the wrong moment and Impulse's tanks punished every one of them.Impulse holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
41:06 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, NerVe destroyed only less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe clips Impulse's army — real damage, but Impulse fights on.
41:23 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
41:46 NerVe's cloaked wraith did not do much to Impulse's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Impulse shuts the door on NerVe.
42:19 Impulse loads the dropships. If those tanks land behind the siege line this is over.This is the big one — Impulse commits the late-game army.
42:43 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
42:50 The dropships never land! NerVe's goliaths shoot them down with the army still inside.Impulse throws the endgame army in and NerVe simply refuses to lose.
43:18 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
43:56 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
44:11 Eager to end the game, Impulse moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Impulse pushes.
44:27 It seems like Impulse has more units than NerVe!Impulse's army is visibly the bigger one — NerVe should not take this fight.
44:50 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
45:15 The dropships land right on top of the siege line! NerVe's own tanks are firing into each other and Impulse cleans up!The final army does its work — Impulse breaks NerVe late.
45:52 About half of NerVe's army has been decimated in that battle.Impulse pays for that trade with about half his army.
46:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
46:42 Impulse shot down NerVe's command center.No reinforcements in time: NerVe watches Impulse level the expansion.
46:50 Impulse moves out with his armies.Impulse has seen enough — the army moves out.
47:21 Impulse places down a command center.Impulse plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
47:36 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
48:07 The dropships land right on top of the siege line! NerVe's own tanks are firing into each other and Impulse cleans up!There's no rebuilding from that. Impulse's late-game push decides it.
48:32 NerVe lost about half of his army in that battle.Impulse pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 NerVe is hanging on by a thread against Impulse's army.
48:48 With excellent skills and micro, Impulse managed to fend off NerVe while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
49:16 NerVe tried to lift up the command center but he wasn't in time and it was destroyed by Impulse's armies.No reinforcements in time: NerVe watches Impulse level the expansion.
49:46 NerVe's cloaked wraith did not do much to Impulse's economy.Good instincts from Impulse; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
50:04 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, NerVe GGs!That's it. NerVe looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Impulse defeats NerVe, settled in the late game.
■ Impulse
■ NerVe
army value
■ Impulse
■ NerVe
economy
Play-by-play (128 lines)
0:13 NerVe spawns at s2 in Teal while Impulse spawns at s1 in White.NerVe in Teal at s2. Impulse in White at s1. The map is set.
0:25 Impulse opens One Fact FE against NerVe's One Fact FE.The builds are down: One Fact FE from NerVe, One Fact FE from Impulse.
— The early game —
1:05 NerVe places down a command center.Quietly, NerVe adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:26 Impulse starts expanding.More workers, more money: Impulse expands.
1:38 NerVe decides to move out with his armies.NerVe has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:11 Impulse figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
2:29 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
2:55 NerVe was out-microed by Impulse and loses all his attacking forces.Impulse takes the fight on his terms and sends NerVe home with nothing.
3:33 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:40 After that battle, NerVe still has most of his army with him.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:03 Impulse places down a command center.More workers, more money: Impulse expands.
4:44 Impulse figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:01 NerVe places down a command center.More workers, more money: NerVe expands.
5:24 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
5:41 Nice marine micro! Impulse kills off NerVe's marines and forces NerVe to pull some SCVs!NerVe wasn't ready. Impulse's early aggression takes the lead.
6:14 After that battle, NerVe still has most of his army with him.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:33 NerVe destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Impulse's army has been decimated.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
6:59 NerVe figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
7:30 Impulse decides to start pushing across the map.Impulse has seen enough — the army moves out.
7:52 Impulse places down a command center.More workers, more money: Impulse expands.
8:10 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
8:40 Impulse failed to kill off NerVe's defending marines.Impulse's early gamble buys nothing — NerVe's defense was already in place.
8:58 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
9:24 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:45 NerVe places down a command center.Quietly, NerVe adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:28 NerVe moves out with his armies.NerVe tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
10:35 Impulse figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:12 In terms of army size, NerVe is behind Impulse!NerVe needs production, fast; Impulse's army has outgrown his.
11:27 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
12:02 NerVe was out-microed by Impulse and loses all his attacking forces.Impulse holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
12:17 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
12:48 Impulse destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of NerVe's army has been decimated.Impulse clips NerVe's army — real damage, but NerVe fights on.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
13:03 Impulse starts pushing across the map.Impulse has seen enough — the army moves out.
13:35 Impulse places down a command center.More workers, more money: Impulse expands.
13:50 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
— The mid game —
14:29 NerVe was able to hold off against Impulse's vultures and tanks.NerVe absorbs the mid-game push — Impulse gained nothing for the cost.
14:50 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:10 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, NerVe destroyed only less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
15:41 NerVe dropped some marines into Impulse's mineral line!Beautiful harassment from NerVe. Impulse's economy takes a real hit.
15:54 NerVe places down a command center.Quietly, NerVe adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:28 Cloaked wraiths from NerVe are harassing Impulse!NerVe gets into Impulse's mineral line — workers are dying.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:43 NerVe is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
17:07 NerVe's forces appear to be larger compared to Impulse's!NerVe's army is visibly the bigger one — Impulse should not take this fight.
17:27 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:00 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of Impulse's army!The mid-game push crashes through — NerVe breaks Impulse's position.
18:29 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, NerVe destroyed only less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe clips Impulse's army — real damage, but Impulse fights on.
18:56 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
19:04 Impulse's cloaked wraith did not do much to NerVe's economy.Impulse knocks, NerVe answers. No damage done.
19:36 NerVe feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
20:04 Impulse places down a command center.Impulse takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
20:26 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
20:47 Impulse successfully fends off NerVe's attacks.NerVe commits and it's the wrong call — Impulse cleans it up.
21:16 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
21:38 After that battle, NerVe still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
22:07 Impulse tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by NerVe.Good instincts from NerVe; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
22:19 Impulse successfully blocked NerVe from harassing his economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Impulse shuts the door on NerVe.
22:42 NerVe's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
23:08 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
23:35 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
24:14 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Impulse abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through NerVe's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
24:28 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:01 NerVe destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Impulse's army has been decimated.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
25:28 Impulse tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by NerVe.The sneak attack is sniffed out — NerVe shuts the door on Impulse.
25:51 Dropship! Dropship! NerVe drops some vultures into Impulse's mineral line!NerVe gets into Impulse's mineral line — workers are dying.
26:13 Impulse dropped some marines into NerVe's mineral line!The raid lands — Impulse chips away at NerVe's foundation.
26:29 In terms of army size, NerVe is behind Impulse!NerVe needs production, fast; Impulse's army has outgrown his.
26:53 NerVe is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
27:15 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
27:35 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
28:08 Impulse was able to hold off against NerVe's vultures and tanks.Impulse absorbs the mid-game push — NerVe gained nothing for the cost.
28:31 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
29:05 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
29:16 NerVe tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Impulse.NerVe knocks, Impulse answers. No damage done.
29:45 NerVe is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
30:06 Impulse's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
30:39 Currently, NerVe and Impulse appear to have around the same army size.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
30:59 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
31:24 The battle outcome favors NerVe as Impulse's armies melt into NerVe's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Impulse's way of life — NerVe marches on.
31:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.A cheap fight for NerVe — the losses are light.
32:09 After that battle, NerVe still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
32:41 NerVe's cloaked wraith did not do much to Impulse's economy.Good instincts from Impulse; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
33:07 NerVe feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
33:17 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
33:46 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
34:05 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of NerVe's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
34:47 With excellent skills and micro, NerVe managed to fend off Impulse while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
35:04 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, NerVe destroyed only less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe clips Impulse's army — real damage, but Impulse fights on.
35:21 NerVe feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.NerVe's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
35:43 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
36:07 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
36:33 A few surprise wraith caught goliaths completely off-position, and Impulse cleans up NerVe's tanks!The mid-game push crashes through — Impulse breaks NerVe's position.
37:06 After that battle, NerVe still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Impulse — the losses are light.
37:36 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, NerVe destroyed only less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe clips Impulse's army — real damage, but Impulse fights on.
37:47 Impulse is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Impulse's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
38:07 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
38:31 Impulse was out-microed by NerVe and loses all his attacking forces.NerVe holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
39:01 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Impulse destroyed only less than half of NerVe's army.Impulse takes a bite out of NerVe's force and backs off.
39:35 NerVe destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Impulse's army has been decimated.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
39:43 NerVe tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Impulse.NerVe knocks, Impulse answers. No damage done.
40:17 It seems like Impulse has more units than NerVe!Count the units: Impulse has the edge over NerVe right now.
— The late game —
40:32 Wraith cover ahead, tanks leapfrogging beneath — Impulse finally commits to crossing the map.Max supply, full upgrades: Impulse moves out to end it.
40:56 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
41:35 Impulse's goliaths clear the sky and the tanks do the rest. NerVe is broken.There's no rebuilding from that. Impulse's late-game push decides it.
41:53 NerVe has lost about half of his army in that battle.Impulse pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 The scales tip toward Impulse — a lead, but not a safe one.
42:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Impulse seems to be fine.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
42:38 NerVe tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Impulse.NerVe goes for the raid — Impulse is ready, and nothing comes of it.
43:17 Impulse has spent twenty minutes building this army. Now it moves.Everything Impulse has built comes forward at once.
43:24 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
44:06 Impulse wins the tank trade in the middle and NerVe has nothing left to hold the line with.There's no rebuilding from that. Impulse's late-game push decides it.
44:15 About half of NerVe's army has been decimated in that battle.Impulse pays for that trade with about half his army.
44:43 NerVe destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Impulse's army has been decimated.NerVe takes a bite out of Impulse's force and backs off.
45:01 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, NerVe taps out!NerVe types it out: GG.
Impulse takes it — the late game decided this one.
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■ NerVe
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■ Impulse
■ NerVe
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Play-by-play (38 lines)
0:10 Impulse spawns at s1 in White while NerVe spawns at s2 in Purple.Impulse takes s1 in White; across the map, NerVe settles in at s2 in Purple.
0:53 NerVe gets One Fact FE against Impulse's One Fact FE.The builds are down: One Fact FE from Impulse, One Fact FE from NerVe.
— The early game —
1:27 Impulse places down a command center.Quietly, Impulse adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:59 NerVe places down a command center.More workers, more money: NerVe expands.
2:39 Impulse figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
3:17 NerVe figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:50 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
4:21 Nice marine micro! Impulse kills off NerVe's marines and forces NerVe to pull some SCVs!The early pressure works — Impulse breaks NerVe's front door.
5:00 Losing only less than half of his army, NerVe seems to be fine.Impulse keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:40 With excellent skills and micro, Impulse managed to fend off NerVe while losing less than half of his army.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:05 Impulse decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:50 NerVe figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.NerVe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
7:13 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
7:54 Nice marine placement by Impulse, NerVe can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Impulse holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
8:24 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:05 NerVe lost about half of his army in that battle.Impulse pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:42 Impulse places down a command center.Quietly, Impulse adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:23 NerVe places down a command center.More workers, more money: NerVe expands.
11:06 Unwilling to make the game too long, Impulse starts moving out.Impulse tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:31 Impulse's forces appear to be larger compared to NerVe's!Count the units: Impulse has the edge over NerVe right now.
12:11 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
12:47 The battle outcome favors Impulse as NerVe's armies melt into Impulse's armies' weapon fire!Impulse wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
13:17 NerVe lost about half of his army in that battle.Impulse pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Impulse holds the stronger army for now.
— The late game —
14:00 After that battle, Impulse still has most of his army with him.NerVe keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:38 Impulse figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
15:01 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
15:50 With enough marines, Impulse kills off NerVe's defending marines.NerVe wasn't ready. Impulse's early aggression takes the lead.
16:27 NerVe lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Impulse's force stays on that battlefield.
16:59 It seems that NerVe only managed to destroy less than half of Impulse's army.NerVe clips Impulse's army — real damage, but Impulse fights on.
17:40 Impulse figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Impulse slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
18:13 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, NerVe GGs!That's it. NerVe looks at the field one last time and concedes.
NerVe taps out. Impulse's early game was simply better.
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