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StarMega
Profile Joined October 2011
United States34 Posts
February 23 2012 08:41 GMT
#1
As Protoss what is the best one base all in you can do to Terran?

By "best all in" I mean the all in with the most success and win rate

(please don't mention cheese builds thank you )
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Angel_
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1617 Posts
February 23 2012 08:43 GMT
#2
this thread makes my brain hurt. T_T

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CluEleSs_UK
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom583 Posts
February 23 2012 08:44 GMT
#3
4gate.
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Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 08:48:04
February 23 2012 08:47 GMT
#4
4gate with warp prism
3 gate Voidray ( proxy stargate )
3 gate immortal bust ( not as good as a 2 base immortal bust tho )
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iTzSnypah
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1738 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 08:48:32
February 23 2012 08:47 GMT
#5
4gate zealot/sentry all-in works wonders vs nogas fe's
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halfies
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom327 Posts
February 23 2012 08:52 GMT
#6
On February 23 2012 17:41 StarMega wrote:
As Protoss what is the best one base all in you can do to Terran?

By "best all in" I mean the all in with the most success and win rate

(please don't mention cheese builds thank you )

best one base all in that isnt cheese?
yep, your definitely toss

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Acritter
Profile Joined August 2010
Syria7637 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 08:59:09
February 23 2012 08:57 GMT
#7
There was a 5gate +1 armor Immortal/Sentry all-in a while back. I forget if it had Zealots or not. Gonna find the thread...

I believe this was it:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=264470
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kc
Profile Joined August 2006
Canada212 Posts
February 23 2012 09:00 GMT
#8
On February 23 2012 17:41 StarMega wrote:
As Protoss what is the best one base all in you can do to Terran?

By "best all in" I mean the all in with the most success and win rate

(please don't mention cheese builds thank you )


Please re-read your post and then proceed to slap yourself in the face

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-JoKeR-
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada387 Posts
February 23 2012 09:00 GMT
#9
4 Gate everything else comes to late or isn't strong enough

MelodyBW
Profile Joined November 2011
Ukraine154 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 09:02:11
February 23 2012 09:01 GMT
#10
On February 23 2012 17:41 StarMega wrote:
As Protoss what is the best one base all in you can do to Terran?

By "best all in" I mean the all in with the most success and win rate

(please don't mention cheese builds thank you )


btw thanks for making me laugh

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Ordained
Profile Joined June 2010
United States779 Posts
February 23 2012 09:08 GMT
#11
On February 23 2012 17:52 halfies wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2012 17:41 StarMega wrote:
As Protoss what is the best one base all in you can do to Terran?

By "best all in" I mean the all in with the most success and win rate

(please don't mention cheese builds thank you )

best one base all in that isnt cheese?
yep, your definitely toss

"All in" does not mean cheese, it means you have to kill them before your base runs out of resources. They are just as legitimate as a fast expand, just for a different situation.

It is a gamble but its not a cheese. You can't even compare it to a 6pool or proxy rax. Just forces a quick game and punishes someone for being too greedy.

To answer the question I would have to say 4gate. It is devastating in the right hands and forces your opponent to stop focusing on economy and more on survivng the next few minutes from hell. They want to keep that double expand? They are going to earn it.

I rarely play Protoss though so take that with a grain of salt.
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SigmaoctanusIV
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States3313 Posts
February 23 2012 09:12 GMT
#12
Gate Robo Gate Gate Gate Zealot sentry Immortal. It's 100% all-in and inless they have 4+ bunkers you normally win.
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SC2ShoWTimE
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany722 Posts
February 23 2012 09:19 GMT
#13
god seriously. all in =/ cheese. when do people finally understand that?

@ topic
it really depends on what the terran does. 4 gate is very strong against 1 rax expo but pretty bad when the opponent doesnt expand. 3 gate void ray is very strong against tech lab openings. soo... i dont know if there is a best all in.
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Math.random();
Profile Joined July 2011
433 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 09:26:34
February 23 2012 09:20 GMT
#14
(You better train you macro, I wouldn't do an all-in every game) Best all-in is imo 3gate voidray. You either attack their ramp to kill depot with voidrays and stalkers or you build a pylon on the low ground and warp zealots on the high ground.

And ppl saying these builds are not cheese, doesn't mean they are not as bad as cheese. Same disrespect.
Croxter
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden39 Posts
February 23 2012 09:45 GMT
#15
3gate proxy stargate is by far the ugliest to deal with as terran.. Kill marines and its gg
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morlakaix
Profile Joined February 2011
United States860 Posts
February 23 2012 09:47 GMT
#16
against 1 rax FE, 5 gate sentry zealot works pretty well

Why are people here complaining about him asking for an all in. All ins are part of the game and if you don't know any that, if anything, is hurting your game.


I think it's stupid to see a weakness in your opponent like an early expo (see HuK 16 nexusing every game) and NOT all in. If I see someone 15 CC im going to all in, I don't care if it doesn't "help my game." If I want to help my macro game ill macro when it is necessary.
Rimak
Profile Joined January 2012
Denmark434 Posts
February 23 2012 09:51 GMT
#17
3 gate void.
Extremly powerful, especially if you place a pylon on low ground and warp to terran's main.
"They usually just die" (c)
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VoO
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany278 Posts
February 23 2012 09:54 GMT
#18
3 gate void since no Terran below mid master knows how to stop it correctly. Everytime you lose with voidray it is your mistake in combination with luck on Terran side. As a Terran you need perfect micro and perfect bunker placement. Furthermore, the current metagame dictates either an all-in (2-1-1 or 1-1-2) which is autoloss or fast expand which is almost impossible to hold.
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althaz
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia1001 Posts
February 23 2012 09:55 GMT
#19
It's 3-gate void ray for sure. That's hard as frick to hold pretty much no matter your opening.

btw, there's no such thing for Protoss as an all-in that isn't cheese.
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Demnogonis
Profile Joined December 2011
Finland80 Posts
February 23 2012 09:59 GMT
#20
I think it's stupid to see a weakness in your opponent like an early expo (see HuK 16 nexusing every game) and NOT all in. If I see someone 15 CC im going to all in, I don't care if it doesn't "help my game." If I want to help my macro game ill macro when it is necessary.


Exactly.

In response to an early expand I like 4 Gate Warp Prism, Blink Stalker rush and 3gate VR, it seems like you could abuse him being spread out to two bases. Don't know how possible it is to do those things as a response, though, I don't play Protoss at all. Aren't 2base all-ins generally better against Terran? 2-base Immortal, 6 Gate and so on...
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Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 14:17:13
February 23 2012 14:16 GMT
#21
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Wrathsc2
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2025 Posts
February 23 2012 14:21 GMT
#22
depends entirely on the map and the player you are playing against.

I personally die to 3gateVR all in.
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dUTtrOACh
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2339 Posts
February 23 2012 14:41 GMT
#23
Chuckles aside, I like the 3-gate VR all in as well. Takes quite a bit of micro, but can seriously slay the shit out of a terran.
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Willzzz
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom774 Posts
February 23 2012 14:48 GMT
#24
I'm really not sure why people think these all-ins aren't counted as cheese. A cheese is a build that fails if scouted, and I am pretty sure that all of these fail hard if terran scouts them and places down a bunch of bunkers.
Douillos
Profile Joined May 2010
France3195 Posts
February 23 2012 15:02 GMT
#25
So many warnings, so little time :D
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ODKStevez
Profile Joined February 2011
Ireland1225 Posts
February 23 2012 15:03 GMT
#26
Well no matter what one, you will be most likely building 4 gates.

Then add a robo for warp prism all in or twilight for blink.
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Jazzman88
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada2228 Posts
February 23 2012 15:04 GMT
#27
I don't know why Warp Prism 4-gate isn't more popular. The big reason that 4-gate fails against most Terrans is the ability to constrict whatever choke you need to with 2-4 Bunkers and mass repair so the Protoss can't get a foothold. With the Warp Prism, that advantage is negated. Most of the time, all you'd need to do would be to warp in 4 Zealots at their main mineral line, and as soon as they pull to go deal with it, ram your main force up the ramp/choke into the natural. Very hard to hold both at once, even with good micro.

It's true that the robo and Warp Prism time delay the attack, but the extra mobility that the Warp Prism gives you is worth it. Plus, you've already got a robo, so you can incorporate an observer to spot high ground structures if you need to, and even grab a Colossus if both players are savaged and need to play it out a bit more.
xTrim
Profile Joined April 2011
472 Posts
February 23 2012 15:17 GMT
#28
warp prism sentry drop on ramp.. if done really really fast you can FF the ramp before any reactions... easy gg
TejasEagle
Profile Joined August 2011
United States13 Posts
February 23 2012 15:32 GMT
#29
If you're feeling VERY all-in 4-gate proxy Stargate (with void ray) is the best. They will scout you and make marauders because 4gate is very stalker heavy. You wanna warp almost pure zealot so you can use gas for only void ray. Marauders will then be very very bad because 1) They can't attack air 2) Rauders aren't that great compared to marines when there aren't any stalkers. Warp your zealots on the high ground using void ray so they can't handle all the multi-pronged attacks.

However, if by some miracle they hold it... You lose, no chance you come back at all.
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BoxedLunch
Profile Joined January 2011
United States387 Posts
February 23 2012 15:32 GMT
#30
depends, really. if terran is doing a one rax, no gas FE, 4 gate blink or straight up 4 gate would be ideal, since they have only marines

against a standard 2-3 rax concussive shell expand build, 3 gate immortal or 3 gate void ray is better, to abuse their marauder count

against a 1/1/1-ing terran, 4 gate warp prism would be better to get past their bunker.
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crocodile
Profile Joined February 2011
United States615 Posts
February 23 2012 15:40 GMT
#31
On February 23 2012 18:54 VoO wrote:
3 gate void since no Terran below mid master knows how to stop it correctly. Everytime you lose with voidray it is your mistake in combination with luck on Terran side. As a Terran you need perfect micro and perfect bunker placement. Furthermore, the current metagame dictates either an all-in (2-1-1 or 1-1-2) which is autoloss or fast expand which is almost impossible to hold.

Lol so true! I just died to that allin every time until I realized how many marines I needed to incorporate into my build early game (which was around mid master ).

Also it auto wins vs 1 rax concussive expand.
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cassurai
Profile Joined December 2010
Singapore307 Posts
February 23 2012 15:41 GMT
#32
3 Gate Robo Twilight for Observer and Blink Stalkers obviously. Autowin vs all FE and tech builds on certain maps.
statikg
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada930 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 15:46:19
February 23 2012 15:45 GMT
#33
I think the best one is warp prism 4gate, seriously hard to defend and you can often just kill enough workers to expand and be ahead. Edit: blink stalkers is really good if they have mass marines

Personally if you dare risk taking it one step further, I would go with a fast 2 base 2collosus allin with 4 or 5 gates for the most solid all-in.
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15362 Posts
February 23 2012 15:50 GMT
#34
Please no spam threads. Thread like this one just encourages everyone to spam their one liners without reading anything.
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