EPTOn October 09 2011 16:01 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Even if it's the same FE timing, hellions obviously are not that good against zerg's early busts... behind a wall at your nat it is much better to have marines in bunkers rather than hellions that are already cornered for banelings to kill and can't kill roaches that well.
Also I think it's simply because 2 rax is strong and keeps the zerg from doing too greedy of an expansion, i don't think a reactor hellion FE will make hellions fast enough to punish zerg in the same way.
Though it all depends on the map I guess. Actually I think Reactor expand is faster; if so, then I guess you could call it a greedier build that gives map control but is slightly less safe... then again it depends on the map, map control can make you safer to put up bunkers etc.
Even if it's the same FE timing, hellions obviously are not that good against zerg's early busts... behind a wall at your nat it is much better to have marines in bunkers rather than hellions that are already cornered for banelings to kill and can't kill roaches that well.
Also I think it's simply because 2 rax is strong and keeps the zerg from doing too greedy of an expansion, i don't think a reactor hellion FE will make hellions fast enough to punish zerg in the same way.
Though it all depends on the map I guess. Actually I think Reactor expand is faster; if so, then I guess you could call it a greedier build that gives map control but is slightly less safe... then again it depends on the map, map control can make you safer to put up bunkers etc.
I get 2base (and 1base T_T) baneling busted a lot on ladder (low master), and I never lose to it with reactor hellion fe -> 3fac mech. I never even build more than 3-4 marines ^_^. Also 3 bunkers is a huge investment, even if it's just minerals.
