Lurkers Die On Me

[GoatseS_BoxeR]

How do u prevent lurkers dieing on u so easily against ZvT battles.

lurkers die on me so easily when im against M&M and i have Lurk/Ling force all the marines do is kill 1 lurker then run then kill again then run till he kills all my lurk/ling army. I need help

[Hayley]

Run zerglings past the M&M and then burrow lurkers :)

[Jorix]

force them to stop and shoot your lings or die, then burrow your lurks ^^

[okplayer]

like hayley said, run your lings past the marines while they are shooting the lurkers and the lurkers are burrowing. if the marines run backwards the lings will get free hits on the marines. if the marines stay and fight, lurks will kill them.

[Shad0]

Surround the Terran and burrow, you should never engage any terran army head on, unless your numbers are far far far superior. Losing a few lurks while burrowing isn't a big deal, considering you only need 6 of them to tear apart an army of 50 MM.

[BroodBoy]

use the lings as a distraction and burrow lurkers

[Schwitzer]

lurkers die on me so easily when im against M&M and i have Lurk/Ling force all the marines do is kill 1 lurker then run then kill again then run till he kills all my lurk/ling army. I need help
It sounds like he's already got his Lurkers burrowed and the Terran is killing them off one by one with an M&M force... if that's the case, you don't have enough Lurkers.

[Shad0]

I dont think so, lets have this situation, 4 Lurks, 20 lings, vs 15marines 5medics.

This is a pretty common early game situation, if the lurkers are burrowed, I dont see any way terran can micro his way and kill the lurkers, without losing almost all of his army. He could attack and lure the lings out, kill them first, and then go for the lurks one by one but that's not what he said....

[Cross_Fire]

How do u prevent lurkers dieing on u so easily against ZvT battles.

lurkers die on me so easily when im against M&M and i have Lurk/Ling force all the marines do is kill 1 lurker then run then kill again then run till he kills all my lurk/ling army. I need help1: Burrow you Lurks. lol ;)

2: Send Lings First.

3: Try Lurk push. Have a few burrowed behind, then have a few unburrow and move forword, now the burrowed lurks play hopscotch. This way not all of your lurks are unprotected untill they burrow.

[Spartan-II]

Lurkers totally shred M&M so I dont see how you can lose unless you place your lurkers so they can target one without getting hit by the other lurkers

[Cross_Fire]

O ya, you could also cast darkswarm over where you want your lurks to go. Then the rines cant do crap. Plus, did you know that lurks are the only ranged unit that can do direct damage to units that are under a darkswarm?

[Hayley]

Don't reavers do damage under dark swarm?

[Jorix]

no, but the melee scarabs do ^^

[Hayley]

That's like saying the lurkers don't do damage, but the spines do :P

[Sambo83]

2: Send Lings First.
Please stop giving advice. You don't know what you're talking about. You send the lurkers slightly ahead of the ling so that they take the damage and the lings can close.

O ya, you could also cast darkswarm over where you want your lurks to go. Then the rines cant do crap. Plus, did you know that lurks are the only ranged unit that can do direct damage to units that are under a darkswarm?
It takes a long time to tech to darkswarm. You'll have 4 bases before then. What about reavers, firebats, archons, and tanks?

[SmoTHeReD]

The marines will naturally attack the biggest threat. So send zerglings with ur lurks, and the marines will be inclined to attak the lings in range before the lurks bite the dust. Burrow and watch the carnage. Doesnt work vs micromanagers, or if he pulls out...

Plus, did you know that lurks are the only ranged unit that can do direct damage to units that are under a darkswarm?

Uhh.... no?

Firebats have a range of 2, and reavers can hit under swarm. Same with tanks, and vulture mines.

PS: Archons dont hit under darkswarm

[Hayley]

Archons do damage under swarm...

[Jorix]

its funny when newbs start spewing out information that is flat out wrong =P

[Schwitzer]

Spells work under Dark Swarm too; namely Psionic Storm.

[Sambo83]

Everything he said was right except about archons.

Archons do reduced damage under swarm.

[Basan]

Lurkers totally shred M&M so I dont see how you can lose unless you place your lurkers so they can target one without getting hit by the other lurkersLurkers don't affect friend units... :P
An ally's units are other thing. ;)

Add:
Firebats have a range of 2, and reavers can hit under swarm. Same with tanks, and vulture mines.Even in Siege mode? I'm almost sure they don't. :confused:

[starcraftruler777]

If you keep a queen around to spawn broodlings on the medics and some guardians to cover them, it shouldn't be too hard.

[Hayley]

??? What are you talking about??

[aak]

If you keep a queen around to spawn broodlings on the medics and some guardians to cover them, it shouldn't be too hard. Niiiiice.

1. Having a queen
2. Using broodling on medics
3. Using gaurdian vs. M&M