Would this put me too much behind?

zoltanqc

Canada171 Posts

May 31 2010 02:33 GMT

I have this idea for the map desert oasis : Do you think it would be viable to lift my CC at the start (or soon after) and place it at my natural and just not use the main after that? Reason is Im having problems against blinking stalkers/reapers.

Trezeguet

United States2656 Posts

May 31 2010 02:35 GMT

yeah, it would put you insurmountably behind

blabber

United States4448 Posts

May 31 2010 02:37 GMT

a better idea would be to move to the gold mineral expansion and hope he doesn't scout it

DrivE

United States2554 Posts

May 31 2010 02:38 GMT

That would make you too vulnerable to just a frontal attack.

prototype.

Canada4200 Posts

May 31 2010 02:40 GMT

I would think your base would be more vulnerable at your natural since there are no chokes to defend on. It's just a wide open space for the enemy to attack from any direction.

ClanOverdosed

691 Posts

May 31 2010 02:40 GMT

umm, they could still blink to ur main and down the ramp.

ghermination

United States2851 Posts

May 31 2010 02:41 GMT

Why would that even be a vaguely viable strategy? Your economy would be so far behind that when the reaper got to your base he would just go scout your natural and then kill all your probes.
If you think there is going to be some sort of reaper harassment, just chrono boost a gate and make 1 stalker. Put it in your mineral line and BAM the reapers are rendered completely useless.

zoltanqc

Canada171 Posts

May 31 2010 02:44 GMT

Yeah I was pretty sure to get those kind of answers, I guess I just hate the map...

Thanks everyone!

Rkie

United States1278 Posts

May 31 2010 02:47 GMT

Ok, so you want to lose time to float your CC a decent distance away, gaining no mineral benefit like gold patches, just because you are not confident in your play vs. 2 unit types? this is a bad idea. marauders are very strong against stalkers, so just scout all over the place, and use marauders. Against reapers, marines are very effective, so I would recommend those.

Tadzio

3340 Posts

May 31 2010 02:49 GMT

#10

It takes 60 seconds to move a CC from the starting position to the natural. A 10 rax Reaper completes in 137 seconds. Your opponent would be confused for a bit, but I don't think it's viable. You'd probably be better served lifting to the island... but I still wouldn't recommend it. It's better to just learn how to stop it.

zoltanqc

Canada171 Posts

May 31 2010 03:00 GMT

#11

yeah I guess going for gold would be better in a way. Just being able to defend is what I am missing here.

Thanks again.

Milkis

5003 Posts

May 31 2010 03:05 GMT

#12

Like this?

zoltanqc

Canada171 Posts

May 31 2010 03:27 GMT

#13

OK. dumb move :s

Lexpar

1813 Posts

May 31 2010 03:43 GMT

#14

That is a poor, poor idea.

Divinek

Canada4045 Posts

May 31 2010 03:47 GMT

#15

Next time you have an idea for something like this just go

what's good about doing this? X
what's bad about doing this? everything but X in this case

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

May 31 2010 05:09 GMT

#16

On May 31 2010 12:43 Lexpar wrote:
That is a poor, poor idea.

This because of all the reasons listed above. If you are against a decent opponent when he scouts you he's gonna know you lifted off, and you are going to be so behind you're screwed.

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