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    SC2 adds alot to my argument why RTS's should not become mmo's. it's the perfect example of what would happen.

    people find one thing that works and off they go using these strats til they're blue in the face.

    as i said in the article, it's hard enough to get balance correct in a normal mp rts. but once you add a persistant online war with progression to it, each server will become segregated with each specific army ruling the roost.

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    Surely if people will use the same strategy "till blue in the face" you could easily find a counter?

    I'll always start off with some form of a rush. If the person is vulnerable to it I win, if he has prepared then I've already been managing my base to tech up and have 2 siege tanks ready and some more marines to handle his infantry. By that point I'll have to mass up and beat him that way. Sometimes it doesn't work and the other player is faster, but often it does.

    Rushes are honestly the easiest things to counter, and once you've killed all their units the lame players won't have anything left. Especially when they build shit right outside your base. I hate the strategy but as soon as you see through it they're finished.

    To call it cheap doesn't really work. If it earns a win it earns a win. I'd never let someone mass up to 200 supplies before attacking them. It's all about speed.
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    I lose more games in Starcraft that i win cause i am a noob.... BUT the skirmish games against the A.I. is still fun. Don't see this game taking it's place as one of the best strategy games ever though. My firm favorite is still Company of Heroes.

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    I have to agree with Blackhand and Shamrock...

    These strategies are part of the game. Annoying maybe, especially when people try the exact same thing every game, but part of the game nonetheless. Learn to scout for it and see it coming, then it becomes less of a problem. If cheese is beating you, rather think what you could have done to stop it then just stop playing the game completely because of it? No point blaming someone for beating you when he did in fact beat you... regardless of how he did it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shamrock View Post
    Surely if people will use the same strategy "till blue in the face" you could easily find a counter?

    I'll always start off with some form of a rush. If the person is vulnerable to it I win, if he has prepared then I've already been managing my base to tech up and have 2 siege tanks ready and some more marines to handle his infantry. By that point I'll have to mass up and beat him that way. Sometimes it doesn't work and the other player is faster, but often it does.

    Rushes are honestly the easiest things to counter, and once you've killed all their units the lame players won't have anything left. Especially when they build shit right outside your base. I hate the strategy but as soon as you see through it they're finished.

    To call it cheap doesn't really work. If it earns a win it earns a win. I'd never let someone mass up to 200 supplies before attacking them. It's all about speed.
    then they just find a new tactic. it's how it works. i will not argue that the more experienced players don't do this. just greater majority of players.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fridgevr View Post
    Neo dont you think there are still a group of gamers out there who are still a cool bunch. But i have to agree with you about the cheese tactics. I mean seriously it gets boring if i get reaper rushed every single game. And zergling rushed and he will keep his 1 zergling running around to kill workers which is all good and fine but 1 you are just pissing me off and 2nd wasting time.

    But there is a lot of retards on online games it would seem. But guys we must also realize that there are a lot of kids out there who will try anything to beat you and thats where the cheap tactics come in. Example. The marathon, lightweight and ninja pro rush on snd in MW2. Which in all honestly is beyond gay.
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    Honestly, i do not get why people get so pissed at people who use these strategies. Yes, it's infuriating when it happens to you but it's not like there aren't ways to counter them?

    I mean, the other day, i was cannon rushed twice in a row and was raging something terrible but then i realized, hang on, if i had just bothered to scout properly and see what he was up to, i could've countered easily and he would be dead. I mean it's not like he was using h4x or anything. As people have already said, these "cheese" tactics are irritating but are among the easiest to counter if you think about it.

    Similar to MW2, where using the tube gets you a bunch of insults. I really do not understand this. It is available to everyone and i am not cheating by using it. If you run around like a chicken with its head cut off, why should i waste my bullets when i can just tube you. But if you move carefully and try to stay behind cover, often tubing doesn't work and gives away the other guys position. I've even heard people raging about certain weapons like the UMP45. So it's a good weapon, who are you to tell me i shouldn't use it? In COD4, the P90.

    I guess what I'm trying to say is you cannot expect people to play in a certain way. It is a game and the point is to try and win. I myself don't like using cheese tactics but someone else might and who am i to judge? And who defines what "cheese" tactics are? If you cannot accept that people play in different ways, perhaps single player is better for you?

    There is nothing more satisfying than countering a SC2 rush followed by the rage quit
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    I understand the frustration, but like others that have posted, agree that all these cheap tactics are easily countered.

    When playing Zerg, wall off your base early and get a few marines out pronto. When playing Protoss, make sure they don't slip a Probe onto your Island, and when playing Terran (Also Protoss), keep at least 10 marines and plant a Siege tank around your resource areas - they are a good counter to most lightweight resource rush tactics (Void Rays, Reapers, Medivac drop, Banshees, Vikings etc). When playing Terran, never underestimate the marine. It's super cheap, attacks everything, is available early on, and can be devastating in numbers, especially with a few upgrades. Iv'e held out against high level unit attacks (Motherships, Carriers, Void Rays, Colossus) with just marines and maybe a few Marauders.

    Also, keep building and pushing. If you have more than 500 minerals in the first 5 minutes, you're doing it wrong. And then of course, keep a close eye on you're enemy. Take note of what he is building, and produce units that can counter him.

    Those are just a few things I have learned, and I have won about 7 of my last 10 matches by sticking to them, and a few other basic guidelines.

    StarCraft II is a deep game, with 100s of different strats. The fun is in learning them, and learning how to counter them. It requires patience, and it can be frustrating, but in my experience, it is an altogether worthwhile experience.

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    ^ What RobRoy and Tinman said. Losing is part of the learning experience anyways. After my first 3 games of losing, I pushed out 5 wins right after that. Actually spent time checking out some Yout00b videos and watching my replays.

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    Nope. I'm sticking to my guns. I've been playing DotA for a Looooong time and also sucked in the beginning but I kept going at it and learned the overall basics and started getting a lot better. Unfortunately, SC2 doesn't have the same level of variety like DotA and every game is more or less exactly the same. If I can compare SC2 to DotA it would be like playing a game where your opponents always choose Riki and Bounty Hunter and Clinkz.

    So instead of enjoying the game and getting a better knowledge of everything, you spend your time trying to counter these stupid tactics EVERY SINGLE GAME. In other words, because people use these moronic tactics EVERY SINGLE GAME it's stopping me from enjoying an otherwise great game.

    Such a flippen pity.

    Now - bring me Medal of Honor and Black Ops please!
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