IT'S MY BIRTHDAY oh and Blizzard released Starcraft 2 beta...

[KungKras]

Slimebeast said:

KungKras said:

 

the easiest way is to somehow do a sucessful cheese build to end the game as quick as possible. If you face a player who has better mechanics (Micro/Macro) than you the better player's lead will grow the longer the game gets. You will have to either have a much superior build order (possible since the game is very new) or hope that the korean won't spot your cheese until it's too late.

I haven't downloaded the beta yet since I am going to buy a new computer for it first, but I don't think that everyone on the beta will be korean. There will always be some players that are worse, there always is. For example, on one of the beta streams, there was a protoss that remained in his main throughout the entire game and only had a few zealots and a carrier while the Zerg moved in with 200 pop ultra. There will always be noobs to pwn, even in beta ^^

Heh, you have it all thought out already.

But what's a "cheese" or "successful cheese"?

Cheese is a term used to describe strategies that are considered "cheesy". By that I mean strategies designed to take the opponent completely off guard and end the game quickly. 4 pool zergling rush is the most famous of every cheese builds. Not all cheeses are as extreme as the 4 pool rush though. For example, in SCBW, protoss can do a quick speed zealot build to overwhelm the zerg with speed upgraded zealots early on and quickly transition to high templar to end the game. Or terran against protoss can do a 2 factory push where they move out with marines vultures and unupgraded tanks at a timing where the protoss usually are weak compared to the terran.

   Usually if a cheese fails, the game is lost, but if a cheese is sucessful, it's insta win. My favourite cheese build is the Cannon Rush. It involves sneaking in a probe in the opponent's main and starting to build photon cannon out of his sight range. When the first cannons are finished you just keep adding cannons closer and closer to your opponent. Your opponent won't be able to do anything as your cannons eventually destroy his base. (doesn't work against terran)

EDIT: The difference between cheese and rush is that there are mid-game cheeses like protoss fast carrier bulds that doesn't overwhelm opponents in the early game but later on. All rushes can also be called cheeses.