Hi guys.. I need some help. As a new player, I did choose to start playing with terran and only with terran. So far I find the game really tough, I’m now always sure of the strategy I have to use, I don’t really know how to counter all the different unit of each race. What I do mostly is to try to go for reaper as fast as I can and attack my opponent ASAP! I did win 2 games this way but got raped several times. What would be your suggestion? Is it good to go for a reaper rush? What should be my build order if I do this? Once reaper rushes fail, should I go air ? And how to counter void ray?
So far I have played a lot of reaper rushes too, in my experience this is what most of the time happens: - Either your rush works, winning you the game. - Or your rush doesn't win you the game immediately, but does harass your opponent effectively. Making him lose valuable time and drones/probes/SCVs. Either way, he's distracted. When my reapers are then destroyed I have quite some minerals and gas in the bank. I build one or two additional Barracks, a Factory (first) and then two StarPorts. Pump out marines and marauders (upgraded) get some Medivacs and attack again. If your reaper rush was succesful you should be at an advantage.
I have the best results with a 4-reaper rush with speed upgrade (which finishes just as I enter the enemy mineral line). I usually use two Barracks for this rush, but it depends on the map.
I would throw in some Marauders if the rush isn't fully effective, just in case they try to get some armoured firepower.
well it's quite hard nowadays that people build 2 static defenses around their mineral line, nevertheless, reaper rush is still effective regardless of the outcome, disrupt his economy, while building double barracks and a factory, by the time the rush is over you should have a couple of marauders, marines, on the way to siege mode with your enemy just starting to regroup, well back to my first point, if he has a static defense near his mineral line, and esp is zerg with the queen, reaper rush is usually a waste of time
