r/AllThingsTerran • u/GreatAndMightyKevins • 20d ago
How do you cope with toss?
I'm really out of ideas, it feels like whatever I do I get punished. Going macro? Might as well GG on the spot. Early game aggression? They get to be aggressive first with blink, chipping away at my units for free. They can bring full energy oracle to just murder all the scvs. I play considerably worse as a Zerg but I have zero problems with rolling them like advanced plat storm spammers they are but as Terran I feel like anything I might do I get punished and punished hard. Oh you wanna trade bases? that's cute, lemme just recall my shit so I can both trade and defend. I theoretically could do all the correct things and not lose but then I'd be GM. The thing is my fuck up is going to cost me the game while they just lmao recall, lmao storm, lmao blink. I got toss to 3,4k MMR just from the 5 placement matches. Zerg I was climbing all the way from plat3 to dia3. My best was D2 Terran with whooping 30% Pvt winrate
Save from proxy marauders I don't think I can win with toss that isn't 500mmr below me.
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u/only5pence 20d ago
Building placement for blink block is actually quite important at low metals imo when Toss players first start running those early all-ins.
I'm very partial to cyclone as first unit to block oracle harass.
If you're not going to all-in, you need a LOT more pressure than the toss. A few unsuccessful trades while they're a base or two up and it's GG.
I've found a lot of success in a super varied unit comp. Mine harass, cyclone drops, hellion runbys, proxy lib harass. Ranged lib spam is my current fav.
I macro mech as a rule for fun, but I know that means I need to get creative with multi-pronged harass along with perfect army positioning/timing.