On February 18 2011 18:10 BeMannerDuPenner wrote:
edited my op a bit. im doing a build where i end up with that force at around 7 minutes in and try to expand.
my question is if a P that scouts that (either with a obs abit earlier or when he sees the actual units) will be able to just go kill it or not after a normal opening.
vs something allinish like a 4gate its about if i can stay alive and defend my main/ramp, vs a more normal build if i can hold my expo.
i basicly just want some thoughts of what a P thinks and how he reacts when he scouts this with his first observer or later a unit. for example if you do a 4gate and see this, do you think "great! im just gonna go kill him up his ramp!" or are you hesitant? if you do a 2gate robo would you think " k i boost immortals out and bust his expo in 2 minutes" or do you expand after you see it with a observer?
If it's a proper 4-gate, the protoss won't be scouting with anything other than a probe, and the attack will hit before the 7 minute mark. A protoss opening with 2gate robo is unlikely to go after you either, since relying on a few immortals to be able to handle your thors is very risky due to strike cannons and marine snipes. I would think the most likely response would be to expand, produce a couple of immortals, and tech zealot legs or DTs.
In answer to your main question, the protoss probably won't have the forces to deny your expansion unless they were planning for a timing attack that hits around then.