Starcraft 2 Strategy - Scouting Beyond Your Opponent"s Wall
Ah yes, scouting is very important.
I am not going to say it is the most important of the game but it is crucial to know what your opponent is going for.
Players complain all the time about getting cheesed by a 6 spawning pool or a cloaked banshee rush.
When what they should have done right from 10 supply is send a worker over to not only the their base if it is that kind of map but also make sure there is no funny business going on.
That is the point of the first scout.
But then many players also forget about scouting after that and they will just guess at what to go for.
That is what the players in the gold league will think.
To rise up the ladders you will need to scout early and the frequently after that.
But what if your opponent walls off their base which is so common with terran in particular.
Zerg If you are zerg then sending an overlord the moment you find your opponent should be part of the routine of each game you play.
Overlords are there to not only up the food count by 8 but to also keep an eye out for sneaky plays and to scout your opponent.
Also the zerg can send a zergling up the ramp to scope out what kind of army is behind the wall.
Also if you get the burrow upgrade be sure to burrow a unit in front of their base to see what they are going for.
Terran It is less common for a terran play to face an opponent that will wall off their base.
But it happens as players are hooked on the wall off technique.
So to scout as terran you can send a reaper to jump up into their base where they will not likely see it and just sneak around without attacking at least not at first because you do not want to attract attention.
Then there is the barracks scout which seems to be the favorite.
This involves sending an SCV near their base and then building a barracks used to lift off and hover around getting all the information you will need before they finally shoot it down.
Protoss For protoss it is very simple as they have the best scouting unit in the game which is an observer.
A permanently cloaked air unit that is also a detector it can be obtained at a robotics facility.
Chances are you will be able to keep the observer around for a long time.
Just be careful with terran because if they have good eyes they will be able to see it and then scan it to take it down with some marines.
I am not going to say it is the most important of the game but it is crucial to know what your opponent is going for.
Players complain all the time about getting cheesed by a 6 spawning pool or a cloaked banshee rush.
When what they should have done right from 10 supply is send a worker over to not only the their base if it is that kind of map but also make sure there is no funny business going on.
That is the point of the first scout.
But then many players also forget about scouting after that and they will just guess at what to go for.
That is what the players in the gold league will think.
To rise up the ladders you will need to scout early and the frequently after that.
But what if your opponent walls off their base which is so common with terran in particular.
Zerg If you are zerg then sending an overlord the moment you find your opponent should be part of the routine of each game you play.
Overlords are there to not only up the food count by 8 but to also keep an eye out for sneaky plays and to scout your opponent.
Also the zerg can send a zergling up the ramp to scope out what kind of army is behind the wall.
Also if you get the burrow upgrade be sure to burrow a unit in front of their base to see what they are going for.
Terran It is less common for a terran play to face an opponent that will wall off their base.
But it happens as players are hooked on the wall off technique.
So to scout as terran you can send a reaper to jump up into their base where they will not likely see it and just sneak around without attacking at least not at first because you do not want to attract attention.
Then there is the barracks scout which seems to be the favorite.
This involves sending an SCV near their base and then building a barracks used to lift off and hover around getting all the information you will need before they finally shoot it down.
Protoss For protoss it is very simple as they have the best scouting unit in the game which is an observer.
A permanently cloaked air unit that is also a detector it can be obtained at a robotics facility.
Chances are you will be able to keep the observer around for a long time.
Just be careful with terran because if they have good eyes they will be able to see it and then scan it to take it down with some marines.
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