2023 Terran Bronze to GM #6: Platinum League (B2GM) - StarCraft 2

The 2023 version of my Terran Bronze to GM StarCraft 2 series is here! Here is episode 6 for Platinum players.
2023 Terran B2GM Playlist: • PiG's Terran Bronze to...
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The 2021 Terran B2GM is still completely relevant, I just wanted to teach a few different things and slow the series down!
0:00:00 Game 1 vs Terran
0:16:44 Game 2 vs Protoss
0:44:00 TvZ changes
0:44:50 Game 3 vs Zerg
1:06:51 Game 4 vs Terran
1:22:57 Game 5 vs Zerg
1:48:59 Game 6 vs Protoss (DTs)
2:07:06 Game 7 vs Protoss
2:18:21 Game 8 vs Zerg
2:28:29 Game 9 vs Terran (Proxy 3rax scv all in)
2:37:39 Game 10 vs Terran
2:46:36 Game 11 vs Zerg (Lambo's 5 roach pressure)
2:58:47 PART TWO - Game 12 vs Zerg
3:14:32 Game 13 vs Zerg
3:29:50 Game 14 vs Zerg
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-- GENERAL LEARNING --
Welcome to StarCraft Playlist:
• WELCOME TO STARCRAFT
Live Coaching Playlist:
• Coaching 2020
-- TERRAN --
Terran 2021 B2GM Playlist:
• PiG's Terran Bronze to...
Terran Dailies Playlist:
• Terran Dailies
-- PROTOSS --
Protoss 2021 B2GM Playlist:
• PiG's Protoss Bronze t...
Protoss Dailies Playlist:
• Protoss Dailies
-- ZERG --
Zerg 2023 B2GM Playlist: • 2023 Zerg Bronze to GM...
Zerg 2021 B2GM Playlist:
• PiG's Zerg B2GM | STAR...
Zerg Dailies Playlist:
• Zerg Dailies
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[@13YoJest13]

I really hope this series keeps going. I don’t get all the people complaining about it being to dry or not fun enough. It’s supposed to be educational, I recently got 3 of my friends in sc2 because of these guides and they like the fact that it’s a serious and structured guide.

[@Kradukman]

I think people complain because the ladder is wilder in term. Of cheese and builds. A lot of pig's viewer were going for B2gm macro build and the viewers want to know Ho to respond to wild cheese.

[@13YoJest13]

@@Kradukmanthey should petition to start a new guide for handling different kinds of cheeses from all 3 races. Instead it seems people want to pull support from a guide that’s meant to get new players into StarCraft while showing them the proper fundamentals of the game because they are bored.

[@Kradukman]

@@13YoJest13 I think in general that you can defend with his build. Except maybe for ça on rush. Or you don't know the response to a 12 pool or baneling all in. These response are better in the ladder version but you can find that in vibe B2gm or even the previous pig's B2gm. Also you don't get much info from the scouting in this version since almost no one is going for an aggressive build (even if the response in lower league is generally macro, build. On high ground, wall of and bunker).

[@samov497]

@@Kradukman Agreed on being able to defend with this build. I've gotten up to Gold 1 so far on this build. Reviewing rewinds and building a response to certain types of cheeses AND continuing with the macro cycle/build have been all very good responses to cheese strats. A lot of times people will just quit out once the cheese strat is defended and they see my bioball/tanks running up to their base.

[@Kradukman]

@@samov497 yeah, it got me to D2 with a 1-1 timing and one more tank. But I already knew how to deal with a canon rush or proxy rax (thanks to Vibe's B2gm that got me to plat 1 and taught me when to take fights, to not panicking and keep macroing. I think Pig does a better job to set up the fight properly.)

[@jemandvondort1585]

Have been watching every part of the guide religiously and tried all the builds and variations myself afterwards. My terran improved a lot!

[@pboytrif1]

I used to be a Diamond player 10 years ago but ony just coming back to the game. Really appreciating all your effort in teaching the game gradually through the ranks. Thanks mate!

[@PiGCoaching]

Thanks so much mate! Welcome back to the ladder

[@dylanromano6420]

Love these videos can’t wait to see how you refine the build into something that is ideal for a longer macro game

[@nion11814]

💙 its amazing the way you teach Pig, I always learn a lot from this series!... u take me out of silver, now im on plat 3 just in time for this :D thank u, im sure i can get to gm following your videos.

[@thomazalexandrecoelho7094]

Pig I made it to diamond today! After a bronze placement last season, first time D as terran and dare I say playing much better than my diamond protoss of the past. Thank you so much! It's a fun climb. I have not used any of the builds past the introduction of the reaper yet btw. TvZ was the best matchup until plat, you really got me over losing to banelings. In Plat and over now TvT has become the strongest matchup, I supposed because opponents cheese so much and lose reapers every game. I dont know why TvP has been the hardest, but I guess 1) siege tanks dont shine as much and 2) the plat/diamond cannon rushes are a bit stronger. Can I get to masters?

[@user-tj3eo8xg8w]

in TvP you want to time your push for when the Toss drop its 3rd, get 3 rax stim bio 1 medivc and 2 tanks and most Toss will crumble under. I'm a 3600+ toss player and now also 3100 Terran, since I know Toss better I can time my pushes for the weak times of Toss. get loads of marauders that will blast through archons immortal colossus

[@sac22833]

I finally got to Plat with this B2GM guide, but I kept on getting killed by other Plat players, so this video is perfect for me.

[@user-me9yu2yr5p]

Best tutor for starters! Thank you PiG for such helpful vid

[@AaronTrimbleMusic]

Thanks for the videos, PiG!!

[@marianovillanuevacruz8757]

glad you are covering plat, thanks to your guides, I have gained the courage of going 1v1 and my first 5 ranked matching games, it landed me right into plat 3 lol, plat players are waaay more challenging for my level

[@anthonyvillalpando1694]

oh 5 games plat humble brag??? da hell... Why am I such a donut?

[@marianovillanuevacruz8757]

@@anthonyvillalpando1694 hahahaha this was after playing a bunch of 3v3 and applying a lot of the build order, it takes a lot of memorizing at first but it does eventually become muscle memory

[@offthecouchmtb9523]

Hi PiG!! I was that dirty DT toss in game 6. I actually just modified your PvZ DT drop build from the last B2GM to do it with a proxy gate and transition to charge + Archon. Super excited to learn the new Toss B2GM builds. Thanks for the great content and for being an awesome advocate for the community. Love the new organically farmed B2GM concept.

[@PiGCoaching]

cheers mate

[@andreasalfredrokkjr405]

I find, that if you’re trying to not use all army hot key, it is helpful to get used to setting up a camera location where you have your rally. You can change it during the game, but I found this solved many of the situations where I wanted to “f2”

[@dilldozer1217]

Really love this series!

[@blandoworthlessness]

Great guide thanks! I've made it to number 1 of Plat tier 1 using your builds from a year ago. I've started trying this build and I really like the widow mine strategy vs zerg. I find TvT the hardest though. I always get rushed with mech really early.

[@PiGCoaching]

definitely hop on my discord and post a replay asking for advice in the terran discussion channel, lots of experienced players in there coaching each other and giving great advice, hopefully can help you out in TvT! discord.gg/SkhbzCM

[@blandoworthlessness]

awesome thanks!@@PiGCoaching

[@MrCalmtre]

Love your work ! Thanks for making me play again after 11 years :D and getting platinum aha

[@woopeedyscoop1858]

thanks!

[@Gredddfe]

1:30:50 Holy Alamo, Batman!

[@VengeanceSinX]

Zerg won that game for sure.

[@CarlosRodriguez-gn4xl]

THANK YOU PIG FOR YOUR VIDs!!!!!

[@TomThompson]

Game three is actually 24:27, if someone wants to update the description to get the timecodes right. :)

[@Yonny316]

Nice!

[@usr45129]

Hi PiG! Thank you for your guides, they got me to about 3k MMR with Zerg, now I want to learn some Terran because losing to Terran makes me feel SALTY. So, considering the recent changes to the Widowmine, would you still recommend this build for TvZ? Is it fine as is, or do you suggest changing some things? Thanks again, have a nice day!

[@VengeanceSinX]

I'm D2/D3 but this still helps me lol especially in TVT

[@adrianfranco2900]

i'm not used to using camera location is that bad ?

[@Gredddfe]

What was the drop micro at 12:00? You seemed to be able to issue repeated move commands while also dropping from all at once.

[@Kradukman]

Press the drop button, click on the medivac itself. It will drop units one by one while moving. If you click drop on the ground, it drops once on location and stop dropping when you give a move command.

[@Gredddfe]

@@KradukmanThe medivacs were moving all around though, not just in a straight line.

[@Kradukman]

@@Gredddfe you click drop on medivac, this trigger the drop while moving, then you move your medivac around and they'll keep dropping even if you issue another move command. You need to push the stop button to stop the drop.

[@user-ib5ij2zh3k]

Brand new to the game, got Plat in under a week. WOOP

[@PiGCoaching]

damn dude well done!

[@jamesgriffin7410]

how to drop like @12:05? a drop -> cancel drop -> drop -> cancel (repeat) button combo?

[@PiGCoaching]

Just drop hotkey + left click on the medivac (repeat for each medivac). After that you can keep giving other commands and they'll keep unloading until empty or given a stop command

[@jamesgriffin7410]

thanks @@PiGCoaching - at 12:02 you changed directions of your drop. is that click med -> right click drop -> left click -> drop new location to left click?

[@ExternalHDD-Reviews]

this looks exactly like Bronze 2 in EU server lol. Learned everything from your videos though

[@PiGCoaching]

a lot of the players I'm vsing are EU plat players, some diamond 3 :)

[@ExternalHDD-Reviews]

@@PiGCoaching Watching your videos for few years now, play very larely, 500games lifetime but go into Diamond with friend 2v2. Just trying to train build order and macro cycles D

[@ExternalHDD-Reviews]

So often just drops that i dont even look at win games because it messes up opponoents game

[@b6234]

hey, I'm zerg diamond2, I wanted in 2024 to reach diamond with all 3 races, my terran was plat 3, with about 5 games a day, it took me 3 weeks to reach diamond, I had to study and learn standard build for all matchup and study my replay and say, right now I should build this or that, as rehearsal, so today I've reached diamond and I'm very proud of myself, it was hard. I also beaten a smurf who leave all the matchup he doesn't like. I played at my best and it was super rewarding. next is diamond as protoss, it should be easier since protoss is the no skill amove easy race hahaha

[@PiGCoaching]

eyyyyyyyyy that's huge mate! Good job steadily applying yourself to hit a goal most SC players will never reach. Well done

[@anthonyvillalpando1694]

Hey Pig, are these opponents just queued up opponents? I am guessing the opponents are given the opportunity to be selected for viewership but I think that kind of ruins the B2GM concept. I am a fan of chess and the 0 to hero format but its flawed if the opponents don't just get randomly queued. Sorry for the negative viewpoint, I am grateful to have a guide that really works to follow regardless! PS I don't think slowing down in speed adds or detracts from the realism. If the build is good and the mechanics are good it works regardless of the opponent. It is proof of concept.

[@offthecouchmtb9523]

The way this B2GM series works is that he asks for volunteers in his Twitch chat within a certain MMR range (in this video would be the MMR range for Platinum players). So they have skills that are representative for that league. I was the DT Protoss. For this episode, one of the mods just took down our MMR and race and then created the lobbies for the custom match. I wasn’t told to do a specific build, wasn’t asked if I had a build in mind, was simply given my choice of map. I was just picked in the order that I entered the chat. No other qualifications except that my MMR was within the range. The reason he’s not doing this on ladder is due to smurfing issues. He has a video about this at the beginning of B2GM where he explains the moral/ethical dilemma this posses (enjoyment of viewers at the expense of all the players that didn’t sign up to get stomped by a former pro player).

[@localhost144]

After all ur videos im bronze 2 Thank you pig ...

[@ronharper1296]

Sounds like a personal issue

[@parkerhardy8398]

As a plat 2 Terran I feel like the first 3-5 games of this episode are guaranteed losses for any normal plat player. The mechanics he needed to use to win aren’t plat lvl. Idk how the opponents are ranked but it ain’t plat.

[@Mr.JamaisVu]

Pig is absolutely irreplaceable in the RTS Space. The only reason I can be even remotely competitive is because of him and his Instructional video. 🐷🐖🐽