[...]The entire point to this post is that if you combine the correct build order with the correct early game strategy, by the time the midgames comes around you have this: A strong marine economy, an advanced armory and at least 1/1 or 0/2 upgrades, an obs going up or up, a weak alien economy, delayed fades, and a second hive starting after 5:00. What this means is you have HMGs against Hive1 fades and skulks, which usually results in marine wins if you simply do something not enough commanders do: PUSH THE SECOND HIVE BEFORE IT GOES UP. Often marines respond to the second hive only once it's up, you have to push on it before it's done. If you can't win by brute force, use wit. I'll use bast as an example here. If you can't get down a building refinery hive, simply keep aliens busy by saccing marines on it, get some res together and shotty rush engine while they're still stroking each other off after beating that refinery attack. Often after one attack aliens will simply not think another one is coming, or they sit around and don't even hit RTs. [...]
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Mmm... I seem to remember horrible moments like that from 2.01 Bast. You'd finally get the marines routed from refinery, only to have them attack the other hive. I remember a few games in late '03 and early '04 where I was constantly herding my alien team around. "Quick, to engine! Now back to refinery! Hold refinery, I'll go keep a watch on engine! OMG they're in engine get over here! Ok, they'll go after refinery next, defend it!" Frantic but fun, and we stopped many a sneaky attack that way.
Or you can try a simple CC block.
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except that this tactic will get you bant from lm since you are using a structure for a purpose it wasn't intended for :ph34r:
gimmie a counter to 2 early MC-lerks! :cool:
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A1 SGs are a decent enough counter. In a scrim of course.
No being resoureful and thinking outside the box!
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Remember, the devs made an ambivalent and confusing statement too impractical for the leagues to adhere by, that means it must be wrong.
except that this tactic will get you bant from lm since you are using a structure for a purpose it wasn't intended for.
And im sure when a Onos is running down a hallway and a skulk and or marine gets in front of him and he goes from 60 to 0 MPH. That this was intent to happen.
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blocking with a person is ok but blocking with a marine structure of any sort is grounds for banination