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DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
December 23 2011 16:05 GMT
#1
After playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Skyrim for about 3 and 2 times respectively, I have finally gone back to Starcraft 2. And by God, have I been extremely rusty. I completely forgot what I am supposed to do during after I made a fast hatchery and my reaction time is a whole lot worse than before. But I think I have gotten the basics down once again thanks to practice.

I just got back to the NA servers and I am surprised they no longer lag as much as it did a couple of months ago. Ever since then, I have been pitted against the last thing I would ever expect when playing Starcraft 2: worker rushes. They may be annoying and sometimes a bit enraging, but it's usually my fault in the end for not having proper micro against the workers. Though it's weird that I have more luck fending off Protoss Probe rushes than I do with Terran SCVs. It's definitely out of sheer luck.



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Chargelot
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
2275 Posts
December 23 2011 16:14 GMT
#2
Deus Ex was pretty amazing.
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Erik.TheRed
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1655 Posts
December 23 2011 16:15 GMT
#3
As long as you aren't cutting workers at the beginning of the game (read: 6 pool) then you should just be able to beat a worker rush by a-moving with a superior force.
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DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
December 23 2011 16:21 GMT
#4
On December 24 2011 01:14 Chargelot wrote:
Deus Ex was pretty amazing.


Not as good as the first game but it's my favorite game of this year.
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Eatme
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
Switzerland3919 Posts
December 23 2011 16:23 GMT
#5
I've been away for 2weeks but unless something strange has happend drones > the other workers so workerrushing Z is really stupid.
12 drone rush ftw ect.
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DocNemesis
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Philippines446 Posts
December 23 2011 16:28 GMT
#6
On December 24 2011 01:23 Eatme wrote:
I've been away for 2weeks but unless something strange has happend drones > the other workers so workerrushing Z is really stupid.
12 drone rush ftw ect.


Yeah, but because my micro is piss poor with drones, I have a bit of difficulty countering them. Though I really should use the A key
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AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-23 17:49:22
December 23 2011 17:47 GMT
#7
M...m...micro?? For worker rushes??? Huh?
Just A move. You will win. Every time.
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ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
December 23 2011 18:32 GMT
#8
You dont win every time by a moving...
Jaedong :3
RQShatter
Profile Joined August 2010
United States459 Posts
December 23 2011 18:35 GMT
#9
you do
Zeromadcowz
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada241 Posts
December 23 2011 18:46 GMT
#10
On December 24 2011 03:32 ReketSomething wrote:
You dont win every time by a moving...

There was a thread recently detailing worker rushes and the people who lost to him were the ones who attempted to micro
Bippzy
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1466 Posts
December 23 2011 21:08 GMT
#11
On December 24 2011 01:14 Chargelot wrote:
Deus Ex was pretty amazing.

Hey! That text is SO COOL

Also lolol worker rushes what league?
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DMII
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany92 Posts
December 23 2011 21:24 GMT
#12
On December 24 2011 06:08 Bippzy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2011 01:14 Chargelot wrote:
Deus Ex was pretty amazing.

Hey! That text is SO COOL

Also lolol worker rushes what league?

Grandmaster. Naniwa was pissed off again. :D (I wonder how long it will take until this joke will get old xD)
All is fair in love and war. Starcraft is both.
puppykiller
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States3137 Posts
December 23 2011 21:31 GMT
#13
wtf... Im sorry but is this a strategy that is actually viable in the low levels of sc2?
Why would I play sctoo when I can play BW?
Dujek
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom276 Posts
December 23 2011 21:56 GMT
#14
On December 24 2011 06:31 puppykiller wrote:
wtf... Im sorry but is this a strategy that is actually viable in the low levels of sc2?


In Bronze yeah, new players can panic and just watch their workers die, some don't even know they can attack with their workers. People have been using worker rushes in bronze to farm the win portraits since launch.

But yeah, anyone who knows how to attack move their workers will beat a worker rush every time.
Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
December 23 2011 22:53 GMT
#15
On December 24 2011 03:46 Zeromadcowz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2011 03:32 ReketSomething wrote:
You dont win every time by a moving...

There was a thread recently detailing worker rushes and the people who lost to him were the ones who attempted to micro

Hold position micro is the only effective method of fighting worker vs worker. Manually retreating and A-moving is the ineffective micro.
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Falling
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada11586 Posts
December 23 2011 23:08 GMT
#16
Well there's worker rushes and then there's worker rushes in 3v3. Facing 3 bases worth of workers is kinda hard with a zealot and some workers. But if you die slowly enough, your Zerg buddy can wipe them out after you and the terran die. Such an odd game.
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AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
December 26 2011 00:47 GMT
#17
On December 24 2011 07:53 Cyber_Cheese wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2011 03:46 Zeromadcowz wrote:
On December 24 2011 03:32 ReketSomething wrote:
You dont win every time by a moving...

There was a thread recently detailing worker rushes and the people who lost to him were the ones who attempted to micro

Hold position micro is the only effective method of fighting worker vs worker. Manually retreating and A-moving is the ineffective micro.


You outnumber him and have a significant lead in dps, hp, etc. I wasn't saying you had to retreat. I was saying that since you have an advantage on him in every area, unless you somehow manage to screw up you positioning incredibly bad, you can just a move.
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
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