Out of the three playable races in the popular real time strategy game of StarCraft 2, Zerg is possibly the most unpopular choice especially among those who are new to the game. Most new StarCraft 2 gamers would have most probably played through the story mode first before going into Battle.net for some online action against other players. This means they would be familiar with the Terran race gameplay, and perhaps also the Protoss since there were also a few Protoss missions thrown in. Even without it, Protoss plays close enough to Terran that it wouldn’t be hard to figure it out. Zerg, on the other hand, plays very differently. Here is a quick StarCraft 2 Zerg guide to help you get started.
The first thing a Zerg player will notice is the lack of production buildings – buildings that allows you to produce units from. What Zerg have are structures that will unlock units, which will be morphed from the larvae spawned from your hatcheries. All your units are morphed from larvae. That means it’s extremely critical to make sure that you have enough larvae production to keep pumping out troops. Unlike its predecessor, you don’t have to build more hatcheries to get more larvae. The new updated Queen now acts to inject larva, allowing your hatcheries to get additional larvae. That’s why it’s very important to make sure that you have at least one Queen for every hatchery, and that you practice to keep up with your larvae injection to make sure you don’t fall behind.
Perhaps the most important part of being a Zerg player is the ability to macro. You’ll want to expand as fast as you can to get a good strong economy. When you have a strong economy and plenty of larva, you can easily build a huge army in a short period of time. This is what makes Zerg a strong race – the ability to attack with everything you have and easily rebuild your army if needed. When two players clashes and both lost all their army, it’s natural that as a Zerg player, you’ll be able to hit max supply before your Terran or Protoss opponent can even get back half of theirs.
Because a good Zerg player needs to macro up heavily at the start of the game, you can easily get overwhelmed by opponent forces early in the game. This is where map control comes in. You must keep harassing your opponents with your Zerglings or Roaches early on and prevent them from taking their expansions. Keep sending small forces to take out your opponents’ workers. The more workers you kill and the longer time you keep them from mining, the harder it will be for them to catch up to your macro.
While you can find other StarCraft 2 Zerg guide that might tell you otherwise, it’s important to know that you learn how to macro and harass well. Keep training and practicing on expanding early, getting a strong economy and preventing your opponents from doing the same and you’ll soon be feared by opponents of all races.