Originally Posted by Sky
This is my first time writing such a commentary, and I had always wanted to do one. Because this is my own game, I especially like to write according to what I was thinking at the time, so please let me know if there is anything I can improve (on writing).
This is the first match against FoV in the WC3L series. Map is TS. I was a bit surprised to see Fov assigned to TS, as I was expecting Check. Nonetheless, I had to come up with a strategy before going into the game. (I lost to FoV on this map during IEF about a month ago, so I did a lot of preparation for this match)
Knowing FoV, he should be going panda to counter my Paladin first hero strategy. So I wanted to confirm it by sending a footman to scout, because I can only decide on a strategy if I know which hero he is using. For each hero there is a different counter, so this is important.
So once I knew he was going panda, my strategy was to creep the merch, don't build too many footmen, no expansion and fast tech to t3 and use tri hero to fight late game. This is because panda is very good against t1 units, so against panda I decide to go t3+tri hero, more to work with. Creeping this camp will allow me to get to lvl 3 quickly, as well as hiring the trollls.
After creeping the merc, I went to shop to look for boots of speed and staff of teleportation, and then go to his base and see if there are any injured ghouls I can HL. This is to disrupt UD, and at the same time, creep with footman to level up Paladin. Once I hit t2, I go t3 immediately to get knights. Meanwhile, I do whatever I can to harass Fov. My goal was to take out as many acos as possible, slow down his economy and gain a bigger advantage.
Once I get my knights and tri hero, I continue to harass with my paladin while leveling up my MK and BM. (Fov also tried to counter harrass by zepplin dropping in my base, but because I already built some towers to counter his panda, FoV's harassment did not do much). Since my paladin has been in his base this whole time, I know a lot about his army and his positioning. Knowing that I have a bigger army than he does, I decided to expand. (I tried engaging him in his base for a little bit, but was not able to gain any advantage, so I backed out and expand to build on my lead instead of fighting in his base)
Once expo's up, FoV knows it as well. From FoV's pov, he would probably want to engage in a fight as soon as possible, so I was not in a hurry to engage him and waited at my base. And so, not long after, he came, but due to his impaired economy and his lower hero level, he was not able to succeed.
Summary: In a game like this, Hu vs UD is more about the battle of the mind and strategies than anything else. It's about who can choose the right strategy and execute it better in the game. If you can take control of dynamics, then you are not far from winning. Therefore, it is safe to say that many times, in these matches between pros, it's about the battle of the combination of mind and the micro/macro execution.
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