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PvT Probe Rush at High Diamond = OP?

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fadestep
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States605 Posts
April 29 2011 20:37 GMT
#1
Who's done this before - Hit Find Match, waited patiently, and then gotten into the game and realized they had no will to play? Usually your response is to pull off an aggressive opening, maybe 2rax, a 6pool, or a quick 4gate. But sometimes even that isn't enough. The mere thought of building up tech for 5 minutes before attacking seems like an insurmountable amount of boredom.

In that case, what is there to do but worker rush? Pull off 6 stalwart workers and send them across the map, while slowly pumping out workers 1 by 1 behind them to mine or join the fight.

This "strategy" is best suited for a two player map. A four player map can lead to you arriving at your opponents base to find 20 workers and a half dozen attacking units. But sometimes, even on Shakuras Plateau the need to worker rush can grab you.

Without further ado, here is my 6 probe PvT worker rush on cross position Shakuras where I lose my main base twice en route to rolling him over.

http://www.sc2replayed.com/replays/170539-1v1-terran-protoss-shakuras-plateau



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Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
April 29 2011 20:43 GMT
#2
Post the build order please, I'm confused.

7 Probe
8 Probe
9 Probe
9 Pylon?

Genius.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Masq
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1792 Posts
April 29 2011 20:45 GMT
#3
I remember some guy named "water" would do this on Steppes of War.

was really really annoying.
Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
April 29 2011 20:46 GMT
#4
Ya Endymion this seems so ingenious, I mean why didn't MC try this? I hope he does cause I think this will be the new standard build soon, once it gets popular at least! By the looks of things this might be overpowered should we call blizzard telling them to nerf probes?
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Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
April 29 2011 20:46 GMT
#5
Lol wow?
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Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
April 29 2011 20:47 GMT
#6
next day9 daily please
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
April 29 2011 21:05 GMT
#7
On April 30 2011 05:45 Masq wrote:
I remember some guy named "water" would do this on Steppes of War.

was really really annoying.

OMFG. Was one of my first losses -_-..
made me veto steppes for good
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Meta
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6228 Posts
April 29 2011 21:07 GMT
#8
I think this strat is weak to a battlecruiser rush
good vibes only
Geovu
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Estonia1344 Posts
April 29 2011 21:19 GMT
#9
Wow I have lost a lot of respect for Flash. Can't even get into masters and loses to a guy that fails a worker rush.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
April 29 2011 21:53 GMT
#10
On April 30 2011 05:45 Masq wrote:
I remember some guy named "water" would do this on Steppes of War.

was really really annoying.


... could this be me?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Duckvillelol
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Australia1259 Posts
April 29 2011 21:56 GMT
#11
Ironically, that guys worker production was incredibly bad.

But lets say it was because the probe-rush put him off. :D
Former SC2 commentator. youtube.com/duckvillelol
ClysmiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2192 Posts
April 30 2011 00:17 GMT
#12
I've had someone do this to me... I don't understand how it could possible win. I easily held him off with like 4 probes to spare. All you need to do is A-move and pull back the weak ones.
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