Odd Game

I had a rather bizarre game. It was ZvP, but the guy was clearly new because he was building very slowly, had few probes, and didn't know what "hf" meant. What I found really off-putting was our conversation during the game. Name concealed for privacy. I floated my Overlord over to his base (was "Steppes")

****: "Whoa, what's with the Overlord?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
****: "What's it doing in my base?"
Me: "Spying on you for me."
****: "That's cheating!"

I then said "don't act dumb" but now feel bad for it because...well yeah, guy was noob so much I felt bad for him. But at the time, someone saying that the Overlord spy was cheating...very odd thing to hear.

You are a dirty cheater.

Yup. I am truly a bastard, scouting my opponent.

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Originally Posted by Drake Clawfang

Yup. I am truly a bastard, scouting my opponent.

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This is a game of STRATEGY like chess! How is it fair when you can see what your opponents next moves are going to be?! Only the dirtiest of players try to scout their opponents.

Wow, Drake! Haven't seen that name since Blizzforums (seems you've been around far longer than this post though, I'm just inattentive :P).

Anyway, you should be ashamed of yourself.

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Originally Posted by Centipede

Wow, Drake! Haven't seen that name since Blizzforums

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*does the old man voice*

You young rascals better straighten up! Back in my day when an Overlord came spying, we didn't complain about it, we killed the son of a bitch, god dammit!

Ahem...yeah, I've drifted back here with SC2 coming out soon and my Beta invite. Plus I can size up all the new staff members who have popped up in my wake. :p. Anyway, I'll stop now before this turns into a spam topic.

As a zerg player myself, I do have to say that scouting with your overlord is pretty cheap. I also hate when zerg players attack, harrass, or build structures. BM Drake, bm.

Your such a CHEETAH!

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Originally Posted by Drake Clawfang

You young rascals better straighten up! Back in my day when an Overlord came spying, we didn't complain about it, we killed the son of a bitch, god dammit!

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Best quote ever. Just saying. For real though, the only thing my overlords ever see is the immediate reflexive sprint to photon cannons to chase him off. Most Terran and Zerg have marines/queen by the time he gets there unless the bases are close, Scrap Station for example. It's been my experience that OV scout leads to more static defenses on their end, but I suck at Starcraft soits probably just me.

Were you playing a placement match?

Yeah. I started out in Gold and fell to Bronze, rightfully so since my initial placement opponents weren't all that good. But I don't pay much attention to my rank, I use it only because it makes it easier to play an opponent closer to my skill level.