Terran Imbalanced Cheese Strategy

[Hav0x]

It just seemed like bad luck/bad play IMO.

Your probe just missed the barracks when you scouted. You can easily remedy this by checking out the areas close to your base that he may have a barracks building before heading for his base.

You didn't block your choke. I never leave my choke unblocked, you're just asking to be rushed if you do.

You attacked him with only a couple zealots. You shouldn't have went to him, you should have massed up at your choke (which should have been blocked) and waited for him to attack so you could control the flow of the battle using your choke. Your workers would have been safe and you would have been able to out-macro him.

You weren't using chrono-boost whenever it was available. You had almost 100 energy saved up at one point while you were pumping out zealots.

I'm not saying its the easiest thing in the world to stop but it is far from impossible.

[sysrpl]

It just seemed like bad luck/bad play IMO.

Your probe just missed the barracks when you scouted. You can easily remedy this by checking out the areas close to your base that he may have a barracks building before heading for his base.

You didn't block your choke. I never leave my choke unblocked, you're just asking to be rushed if you do.

You attacked him with only a couple zealots. You shouldn't have went to him, you should have massed up at your choke (which should have been blocked) and waited for him to attack so you could control the flow of the battle using your choke. Your workers would have been safe and you would have been able to out-macro him.

You weren't using chrono-boost whenever it was available. You had almost 100 energy saved up at one point while you were pumping out zealots.

I'm not saying its the easiest thing in the world to stop but it is far from impossible to stop.

Okay, I watched the replay again. Although I did use chrono boost a few times to make zealots faster, you are right, I did have at least two charges I didn't use on my gateways earlier on.

Also, a mistake in my description earlier. He completed his 2nd barrack when my scout made the trip back. He sent 2 workers at the same time.

Regarding the blocking of the front. I've had this rush happen on me before on this same map (which is why I placed the pylon at my backdoor rocks). In the other game the terran busted down the rocks with his SCVs in front 8+ marines while pumping in back. The rocks came down in no time and by passed by blocked front.

Maybe it is stoppable, but given the call down MULE ability, the tactic is too effective IMO.

[Hav0x]

Okay, I watched the replay again. Although I did use chrono boost a few times to make zealots faster, you are right, I did have at least two charges I didn't use on my gateways earlier on.

Also, a mistake in my description earlier. He completed his 2nd barrack when my scout made the trip back. He sent 2 workers at the same time.

Regarding the blocking of the front. I've had this rush happen on me before on this same map (which is why I placed the pylon at my backdoor rocks). In the other game the terran busted down the rocks with his SCVs in front 8+ marines while pumping in back. The rocks came down in no time and by passed by blocked front.

Maybe it is stoppable, but given the call down MULE ability, the tactic is too effective IMO.

Which is why you keep a pylon over there like you did to keep an eye on it. If they are over there shooting it be waiting for them on the other side of the bushes. Bushes can make be a great help against marines and other ranged units. Just don't let your zealots run to the other side of the bushes to attack. Make them come to you so they need LoS to hit you.

[warrior6]

the best way to stop this would have been to scout him and either see that he has 2 barracks being built outside your base or see his base and notice that no barracks have gone up inside his base.

i haven't played beta so if this does turn out to be a huge problem they could just make MULEs a tier 1.5 ability instead of tier 1

[Hav0x]

the best way to stop this would have been to scout him and either see that he has 2 barracks being built outside your base or see his base and notice that no barracks have gone up inside his base.

i haven't played beta so if this does turn out to be a huge problem they could just make MULEs a tier 1.5 ability instead of tier 1

They could also slap a gas requirement on the orbital command to delay it slightly.