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About Denny Lin
Expertise
My area is in Starcraft Original and Brood War. Seasoned player, and can answer complex questions/tactics and propose counter attacks, solutions..etc Will help in whatever I can offer.

Experience
Played since Starcraft Original. Seasoned player. Seen all sorts of tactics played and counters.
I've played with people at the top level and also entered different competitions, winning prizes as well. My speciality is more in the 1vs1 area, though I've participated in 2v2 and also 3v3 competitions before. I have also officiated the 1st World Cyber Games Competition (Singapore) in 2001.

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PC Strategy Games - Starcraft Protoss Build Order

Expert: Denny Lin - 10/28/2009

Question
Is it better to protect from a zergling rush in a limited map such as astral balance against a human by building a pylon then forge then some photon cannons then zealots or is exactly the opposite. Would this also apply to a money map?

Answer
Dear Yao,

I am presuming you are talking about the 6 zergling rush right?
I will prefer to go 1 pylon, gateway, 2nd gateway (or forge).

build the 1st zealot as soon as possible. Using this 1 zealot, and also probes if necessary, you should be able to fend off the early 6 zergling rush.

The 2 gateway build is good for counter rushes and 1v1.

The 1 gateway/1 forge method is good in team games if you expect to be rushed. getting up about 1-2 cannons is good. After that go for zealots. Canons are stationary, but zealots are mobile. You need mobile units to ascertain map control.

Yours,
Denny

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