I generally only do this on Lava Flow in my 4's games. When I first started doing it, it was incredible, to the point where it was stupid NOT to do it. Stop the guy from mining, throw them off, do a forge expand. I've gotten away with laying just one cannon if they react poorly, but usually I put two. Lately though, people seem to have caught on, and scout (who scouts in 4s?). Is there a way to get it out earlier, maybe 10 Forge? I dunno that the econ would work out as well.

Also, I usually build my pylon so its just in range of the bottom of the cliff, is that a mistake? I should probably be putting them closer to protect my pylons/cannons from getting destroyed.

QuoteSky

United States38 Posts

July 20 2011 18:05 GMT

#322

This is awesome!!! Trying it immediately :p This better work with all leagues

SurroundSound

106 Posts

July 26 2011 02:48 GMT

#323

great one on metalopolis...minerals are close to cliff 3 pylons walling off a cannon on the bottom and 1 pylon+probe for spoitting up top vs Toss is a gr8 way to avoid pesky pvp 4gates!!!!

FataLe

New Zealand4466 Posts

July 26 2011 02:51 GMT

#324

On June 25 2011 07:27 moltenlead wrote:
Hotbid not yet banned from the strategy forums? I thought the purge was still in effect.

Not to mention this strategy was posted about a month earlier.
Use search moar Hot_Bid ^^

mavsfan0041

United States306 Posts

July 26 2011 03:30 GMT

#325

Someone tried to do this to my natural in a 1v1 and failed pretty badly and GGd immediately. I lol'd at the free win.

TokO

Norway577 Posts

July 26 2011 11:41 GMT

#326

Btw, off a Gateway-Forge you can use this to deny a FE from Zerg =) Not sure if it has been mentioned, but cannon placement\philosophy is genious.

stermy

United States42 Posts

July 26 2011 12:22 GMT

#327

I have seen onewbc do this countless times on his stream, way before this post

ShatterZer0

United States1843 Posts

July 26 2011 12:27 GMT

#328

On May 31 2011 19:25 epoc wrote:
Wait how do you counter it if the enemy does perfect behind minerals cr?

If you're Protoss... YOU CANCEL YOUR GATEWAY AND BOSS CANNON FORGE PYLON YOUR OPPONENT!

Durp

Canada3117 Posts

September 05 2011 16:03 GMT

#329

This post is fairly old, but since the newest ladder reset there have been some more team game maps that allow for a boss cannon rush.

Just realized this as I played a 3v3 on Green Acres that this map allows for some Boss Rushes.

Pics or it didn't happen:
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9 o'clock spawn

6 o'clock spawn

12 o'clock spawn

Happy Hunting.

Coopa826

Germany161 Posts

September 05 2011 16:07 GMT

#330

hm i guess combatEZ does this since season 1 now =/
This is what you can do on xel naga caverns as well.
pylons behind mineral line
than cannon
cancel third pylon in the last moment
go out with probe and close the gap with another cannon and than pylons and cannons all over the place =D

ToxicFlu

Canada10 Posts

June 12 2012 05:32 GMT

#331

This works great in team games. As a Diamond/Master player i'm still canon rushing in 2v2 games. With a high instant win success rate vs PZ. PP is easy also, provided there's no forge or wall in because I do my canon rush with my partner's super early zealot. There's nothing better than making probes crap in their pants at a 3:30 zealot, while there's pylons going up behind his mineral line.

PS if a pylon goes down, if you can reblock with a gateway instead, they're not gonna bust that down for a while.

Lunar Colony, Magma core, Boneyard, and High Orbit has great spots for this type of canon rushing.
And Watch www.twitch.tv/gaulzi to learn amazing cancel micro & great probe survival skills.

Cheers!

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dynwar7

1983 Posts

June 12 2012 06:16 GMT

#332

On June 12 2012 14:32 ToxicFlu wrote:
This works great in team games. As a Diamond/Master player i'm still canon rushing in 2v2 games. With a high instant win success rate vs PZ. PP is easy also, provided there's no forge or wall in because I do my canon rush with my partner's super early zealot. There's nothing better than making probes crap in their pants at a 3:30 zealot, while there's pylons going up behind his mineral line.

PS if a pylon goes down, if you can reblock with a gateway instead, they're not gonna bust that down for a while.

Lunar Colony, Magma core, Boneyard, and High Orbit has great spots for this type of canon rushing.
And Watch www.twitch.tv/gaulzi to learn amazing cancel micro & great probe survival skills.

Cheers!

What a terrible terrible way to bump such an old thread and advertise your own stream....