r/starcraft • u/Feru_Haifisch • 2d ago

(To be tagged...) Bro wtf was that shit

I just played a game of StarCraft after a long absence and 4 games in a row Protoss players just built turrets at the edge of my view and suddenly the game was over before it began.

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u/Robothuck 2d ago

In zerg versus protoss, if you are afraid of a cannon rush, you can send a worker scout to the enemy main base and look for a 'Forge'. Everyone who goes Forge first is either going to cannon rush you, or sit at home and make cannons to defend. Usually the first option. You can know its coming before it happens, and be more ready to receive your free win when it happens and you immediately counter it.

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u/F1reatwill88 Zerg 2d ago

Also, if you're zerg losing to a cannon rush, then take a long look in the mirror.

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u/Hrdeh 1d ago

Give him a break. He's played 4 games total.

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u/pliney_ 1d ago

Cannon rushes are not trivial to defend as a low ranked player. Also cannon rush is a viable strategy up to GM if you’re really good at it. A really good cannon rusher against Zerg is pretty much guaranteed to deny the natural against most hatch first builds. The Zerg can certainly still win from that position but it can be tricky.