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■ Shadow
■ Rügen
army value
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
economy
Play-by-play (121 lines)
0:11 Shadow spawns at s2 in Blue while Gypsyish spawns at s1 in White.We're underway — Shadow spawns at s2, Gypsyish answers from s1.
0:30 Shadow gets One Fact FE against Gypsyish's One Fact FE.Shadow commits to One Fact FE; Gypsyish answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:01 Shadow places down a command center.Quietly, Shadow adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:17 Gypsyish places down a command center.More workers, more money: Gypsyish expands.
1:41 Shadow bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:08 Attempting to end the game, Gypsyish moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Gypsyish crosses the map with everything.
2:28 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:00 Shadow showed some epic marine micro, Gypsyish lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Shadow breaks Gypsyish's front door.
3:31 Shadow destroyed about half of Gypsyish's army after that battle.Shadow cuts Gypsyish's army in half.
3:51 Gypsyish destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Shadow's army has been decimated.Gypsyish takes a bite out of Shadow's force and backs off.
4:23 Shadow figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
4:43 Eager to end the game, Gypsyish moves out with his armies.Gypsyish tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
5:10 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
5:34 Gypsyish places down a command center.Quietly, Gypsyish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
5:57 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
6:29 With beautiful placement, Shadow successfully fends off Gypsyish's attacks.Gypsyish commits and it's the wrong call — Shadow cleans it up.
6:38 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
7:06 Gypsyish lost about half of his army in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
7:46 Shadow appears to have more army than Gypsyish!Count the units: Shadow has the edge over Gypsyish right now.
7:54 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
8:31 Gypsyish bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
8:41 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
9:22 Nice marine placement by Shadow, Gypsyish can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Shadow holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
9:47 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Gypsyish destroyed only less than half of Shadow's army.Gypsyish clips Shadow's army — real damage, but Shadow fights on.
10:08 With excellent skills and micro, Gypsyish managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:23 Shadow figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:50 Gypsyish bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:14 Shadow's number of expansions are equal to Gypsyish's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Shadow and Gypsyish yet.
11:42 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow takes another base — the economy widens.
12:02 Gypsyish places down a command center.Gypsyish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
12:34 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.
12:54 With enough marines, Gypsyish kills off Shadow's defending marines.The early pressure works — Gypsyish breaks Shadow's front door.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
13:23 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:47 After that battle, Gypsyish still has most of his army with him.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:22 Gypsyish decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Gypsyish pushes.
14:41 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
15:10 Shadow's tank placement was superior and it defended against Gypsyish's vultures.The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Shadow holds Gypsyish.
15:28 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
15:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:11 Shadow's cloaked wraith did not do much to Gypsyish's economy.Good instincts from Gypsyish; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
16:42 Shadow's army is small compared to Gypsyish!Shadow is badly outgunned — Gypsyish's force is a size larger.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
16:57 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
17:36 Gypsyish decides to expand.Gypsyish takes another base — the economy widens.
17:56 Shadow is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
18:24 Gypsyish's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Gypsyish's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
18:56 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
19:09 Shadow noticed that Gypsyish didn't have enough anti-air and breaks Gypsyish's defenses easily with a few dropships!The mid-game push crashes through — Shadow breaks Gypsyish's position.
19:36 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:01 It seems that Gypsyish only managed to destroy less than half of Shadow's army.Gypsyish clips Shadow's army — real damage, but Shadow fights on.
20:28 In terms of army size, Gypsyish is behind Shadow!Gypsyish is badly outgunned — Shadow's force is a size larger.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
20:56 Shadow tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Gypsyish.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Gypsyish shuts the door on Shadow.
21:11 Gypsyish tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Shadow.Good instincts from Shadow; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
21:42 Shadow's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
22:11 Gypsyish's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Gypsyish's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
22:36 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
23:03 The battle outcome favors Shadow as Gypsyish's armies melt into Shadow's armies' weapon fire!Shadow wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
23:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
23:37 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
24:05 Shadow's cloaked wraith did not do much to Gypsyish's economy.Good instincts from Gypsyish; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
24:33 Shadow is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
25:04 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
25:28 Gypsyish was able to hold off against Shadow's vultures and tanks.The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Gypsyish holds Shadow.
25:44 With excellent skills and micro, Gypsyish managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
26:16 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
26:40 Dropship! Dropship! Shadow drops some vultures into Gypsyish's mineral line!Gypsyish looks away for one second and Shadow makes him pay for it.
26:56 Gypsyish's cloaked wraith did not do much to Shadow's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Shadow shuts the door on Gypsyish.
27:32 Shadow's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
27:56 Gypsyish's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Gypsyish's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
28:14 At the moment, neither Shadow nor Gypsyish is leading in army size.Unit for unit, Shadow and Gypsyish are level.
28:31 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
29:16 Shadow's tank placement was superior and it defended against Gypsyish's vultures.Shadow absorbs the mid-game push — Gypsyish gained nothing for the cost.
29:28 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
29:57 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:28 Shadow's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
30:50 Gypsyish decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Gypsyish pushes.
31:10 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
31:35 Shadow was able to hold off against Gypsyish's vultures and tanks.The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Shadow holds Gypsyish.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
31:53 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
32:35 Gypsyish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
32:57 Gypsyish tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Shadow.Good instincts from Shadow; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
33:15 With a successful harassment, Gypsyish hurts Shadow's economy.Beautiful harassment from Gypsyish. Shadow's economy takes a real hit.
33:45 Shadow is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
33:54 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
34:21 Gypsyish doesn't have enough sieged up tanks in position and Shadow uses his number advantage to break Gypsyish's defenses!Gypsyish's defense bends, then snaps. Shadow takes the middle of the game.
34:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
35:09 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Gypsyish while losing less than half of his army.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
35:50 Gypsyish tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Shadow.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Shadow shuts the door on Gypsyish.
36:04 Shadow feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
36:35 Gypsyish is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Shadow's army.Gypsyish is badly outgunned — Shadow's force is a size larger.
36:49 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
37:24 Shadow was out-microed by Gypsyish and loses all his attacking forces.The attack shatters on Gypsyish's line. Great positioning.
37:53 With excellent skills and micro, Gypsyish managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
38:10 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
38:46 Shadow decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Shadow tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
38:53 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
— The late game —
39:32 Shadow wins the tank trade in the middle and Gypsyish has nothing left to hold the line with.The final army does its work — Shadow breaks Gypsyish late.
39:55 Gypsyish lost about half of his army in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
40:15 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
40:39 Shadow loads the dropships. If those tanks land behind the siege line this is over.Everything Shadow has built comes forward at once.
40:55 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
41:28 The battle outcome favors Shadow as Gypsyish's armies melt into Shadow's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Gypsyish's way of life — Shadow marches on.
41:56 Shadow only destroyed about half of Gypsyish's army.Half of Gypsyish's force is gone — Shadow took it apart.
42:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
42:52 Wraith cover ahead, tanks leapfrogging beneath — Shadow finally commits to crossing the map.Max supply, full upgrades: Shadow moves out to end it.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Shadow is far ahead.
43:02 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Gypsyish GGs!Gypsyish types it out: GG.
GG. Shadow closes it out over Rügen.
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
army value
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
economy
Play-by-play (57 lines)
0:15 Shadow spawns at s2 in Blue while Gypsyish spawns at s3 in Purple.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Shadow at s2, Gypsyish at s3.
0:37 Gypsyish opens One Fact FE against Shadow's One Fact FE.Shadow commits to One Fact FE; Gypsyish answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:18 Shadow places down a command center.Quietly, Shadow adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:37 Gypsyish places down a command center.More workers, more money: Gypsyish expands.
2:21 Shadow decides to move out with his armies.Shadow tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:48 Unwilling to make the game too long, Gypsyish starts moving out.Gypsyish has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:16 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:49 With enough marines, Shadow kills off Gypsyish's defending marines.The early pressure works — Shadow breaks Gypsyish's front door.
4:18 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Shadow destroyed only less than half of Gypsyish's army.Shadow takes a bite out of Gypsyish's force and backs off.
4:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:08 Shadow figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:37 Gypsyish decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:16 Shadow appears to have more army than Gypsyish!Count the units: Shadow has the edge over Gypsyish right now.
6:43 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:27 Shadow kills off Gypsyish's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Shadow. The push continues.
7:42 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
8:13 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
8:47 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
9:25 Gypsyish places down a command center.Gypsyish takes another base — the economy widens.
10:02 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:25 Gypsyish bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:03 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
11:17 Nice marine placement by Shadow, Gypsyish can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Shadow holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
11:46 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
12:24 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:48 Shadow figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
13:22 Gypsyish places down a command center.Gypsyish takes another base — the economy widens.
13:48 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
14:32 Shadow showed some epic marine micro, Gypsyish lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Shadow breaks Gypsyish's front door.
14:58 Gypsyish lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
15:21 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Gypsyish while losing less than half of his army.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:00 Shadow shot down Gypsyish's command center.Shadow finds the weak point and Gypsyish's new base is gone.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
— The mid game —
16:37 Shadow is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
16:54 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
17:34 Gypsyish places down a command center.More workers, more money: Gypsyish expands.
17:56 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The late game —
18:28 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of Gypsyish's army!Gypsyish's defense bends, then snaps. Shadow takes the middle of the game.
18:57 About half of Gypsyish's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
19:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:55 Shadow's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
20:45 In terms of army size, Gypsyish is behind Shadow!Gypsyish is badly outgunned — Shadow's force is a size larger.
🎙 Shadow edges ahead on army strength.
21:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
21:39 The battle outcome favors Shadow as Gypsyish's armies melt into Shadow's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Shadow. The push continues.
22:08 Gypsyish lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
22:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:16 Dropship! Dropship! Gypsyish drops some vultures into Shadow's mineral line!The raid lands — Gypsyish chips away at Shadow's foundation.
23:43 Shadow feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
24:16 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Gypsyish GGs!Gypsyish types it out: GG.
That's the game: Shadow defeats Rügen, settled in the mid game.
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
army value
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
economy
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:10 Shadow spawns in Orange at s3 while Gypsyish spawns in Teal at s1.Shadow takes s3 in Orange; across the map, Gypsyish settles in at s1 in Teal.
0:49 Gypsyish gets One Fact FE against Shadow's One Fact FE.The builds are down: One Fact FE from Shadow, One Fact FE from Gypsyish.
— The early game —
1:14 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:48 Gypsyish places down a command center.Gypsyish takes another base — the economy widens.
2:27 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:52 Gypsyish bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:37 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:59 With enough marines, Shadow kills off Gypsyish's defending marines.Gypsyish wasn't ready. Shadow's early aggression takes the lead.
4:45 About half of Gypsyish's army has been decimated in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
4:58 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:31 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:13 Gypsyish places down a command center.Gypsyish takes another base — the economy widens.
6:51 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
7:31 Gypsyish bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:57 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:22 Nice marine placement by Shadow, Gypsyish can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Gypsyish's early gamble buys nothing — Shadow's defense was already in place.
9:01 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Gypsyish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
9:32 Shadow destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Gypsyish's army has been decimated.Shadow clips Gypsyish's army — real damage, but Gypsyish fights on.
10:16 Shadow bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:47 Gypsyish starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Gypsyish crosses the map with everything.
11:05 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
11:53 Gypsyish decides to expand.Quietly, Gypsyish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
12:20 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
12:46 Shadow showed some epic marine micro, Gypsyish lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Shadow breaks Gypsyish's front door.
13:17 Shadow destroyed about half of Gypsyish's army after that battle.Half of Gypsyish's force is gone — Shadow took it apart.
13:55 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:34 Gypsyish must macro up quickly or Shadow will just roll him over!Gypsyish is badly outgunned — Shadow's force is a size larger.
15:12 Shadow decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Shadow crosses the map with everything.
15:41 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
16:16 Shadow showed some epic marine micro, Gypsyish lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Shadow breaks Gypsyish's front door.
16:45 Gypsyish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
17:20 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Shadow holds the stronger army for now.
17:57 Shadow starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Shadow pushes.
18:21 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
18:51 Shadow kills off Gypsyish's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Shadow. The push continues.
19:34 About half of Gypsyish's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
19:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
20:28 Shadow feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
21:19 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Gypsyish GGs!Nothing left to defend with — Gypsyish taps.
Rügen taps out. Shadow's early game was simply better.
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
army value
■ Shadow
■ Rügen
economy
Play-by-play (53 lines)
0:17 Shadow spawns in Green at s1 while Gypsyish spawns in Red at s2.Shadow in Green at s1. Gypsyish in Red at s2. The map is set.
0:49 Shadow gets One Fact FE against Gypsyish's One Fact FE.The builds are down: One Fact FE from Shadow, One Fact FE from Gypsyish.
— The early game —
1:09 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:48 Gypsyish places down a command center.Gypsyish takes another base — the economy widens.
2:07 Shadow bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:52 Gypsyish figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:11 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:41 Nice marine placement by Shadow, Gypsyish can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Gypsyish's early gamble buys nothing — Shadow's defense was already in place.
4:15 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:55 Gypsyish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:19 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:42 Gypsyish figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:09 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
6:41 Gypsyish desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Gypsyish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:27 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
7:50 Gypsyish showed some epic marine micro, Shadow lost all of his fighting marines!Shadow wasn't ready. Gypsyish's early aggression takes the lead.
8:31 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
8:58 Losing only less than half of his army, Gypsyish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
9:12 Shadow figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
9:44 Gypsyish decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Gypsyish slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:21 It seems like Shadow has more units than Gypsyish!Shadow's army is visibly the bigger one — Gypsyish should not take this fight.
10:44 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
11:29 Shadow kills off Gypsyish's armies and continues pushing!Gypsyish's army evaporates. Shadow doesn't even slow down.
🎙 The scales tip toward Shadow — a lead, but not a safe one.
11:54 Gypsyish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:31 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Gypsyish while losing less than half of his army.Gypsyish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:48 Shadow bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
13:31 Shadow places down a command center.Quietly, Shadow adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:03 Gypsyish places down a command center.More workers, more money: Gypsyish expands.
14:24 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
14:55 Shadow showed some epic marine micro, Gypsyish lost all of his fighting marines!Gypsyish wasn't ready. Shadow's early aggression takes the lead.
15:25 After that battle, Shadow destroyed about half of Gypsyish's army.Half of Gypsyish's force is gone — Shadow took it apart.
16:10 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Gypsyish destroyed only less than half of Shadow's army.Gypsyish clips Shadow's army — real damage, but Shadow fights on.
🎙 Rügen is a step behind and knows it.
16:39 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
17:11 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The mid game —
17:24 Shadow noticed that Gypsyish didn't have enough anti-air and breaks Gypsyish's defenses easily with a few dropships!Gypsyish's defense bends, then snaps. Shadow takes the middle of the game.
18:00 Gypsyish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
18:38 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
19:14 Shadow is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
19:32 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
20:03 All of a sudden, Gypsyish has no armies left while Shadow is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Shadow. The push continues.
🎙 Rügen is hanging on by a thread against Shadow's army.
20:47 Gypsyish seems to lose most of his army in that battle.Shadow limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
20:59 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gypsyish — the losses are light.
21:37 Shadow feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
22:14 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Gypsyish taps out!Gypsyish types it out: GG.
That's the game: Shadow defeats Rügen, settled in the mid game.
Head to head
34 games
Shadow
17 – 17
Rügen