Desert Oasis is a map that breeds epic games because of how it’s setup. The ground run distances are extremely long, but the flying distance is relatively short. This makes for some very interesting games that usually involve quite a few air units.
In this Starcraft 2 Beta match, we see a Terran vs Terran fight that displays some great gameplay by both players and some serious back and forth action. Painuser plays the yellow Terran on the bottom of the map, while Gretorp plays as the red Terran at the top of the map.
We see Painuser focus on more of a mech build that is fairly Thor heavy mixed with Marines and Vikings. Gretorp focuses more on an infantry build with a ton of Marauders with a few tanks mixed in.
As you can see, in longer games like this the main strategy is to hurt the opposing player’s economy as much as possible. Preventing expansions, harassing SCV’s and counter-attacking is what leads to the win in longer games where they player’s are pretty evenly skilled.
Unit mix is huge too, as you can see a couple times where Gretorp’s Marauders just take out Painuser’s Thors so quickly. Also the power of just a few air units when your opponent has a mostly ground army is huge and can be game-changing.
Check out this 3-part game below:
Part 1: Terran Vs Terran Gameplay
Part 2: Terran Vs Terran Gameplay
Part 3: Terran Vs Terran Gameplay
