Best way to protect yourself from a skulk rush?

Shotty · January 2012

<div class="IPBDescription">Discuss tactics</div>What is the best way to protect yourself from a skulk rush.

for example let's say we have comm in Data Core on summit, how would you best protect against it early game?

elodea · January 2012

build robotics, build one sentry covering IP's, recycle robotics, research mines.

marks · January 2012

Learn to aim.

edit: also, pressure and map control.

Floodinator · January 2012

In the first 3-4 mins Mines can be great. Also 2 Marines with SG that can aim protect a base against almost everything in the first 6min.
Sentrys do a good job in mid to late game if they cover eachother.
Also the GL can do a great job against a horde of Skulks.
Or an early obs to scan a possible cloak skulk rush.

So there isn't a real counter to a skulk rush, it depends alot on the sytuation (where are my marines, do I have mines, SG researched etc.)
And that is the meaning of a rush. Attack an unprepared enemy with a high DMG output, else it would be a schootingrange for Marines.

Soul_Rider · January 2012

All marines stay in spawn until sentries are up is pretty much the only way to defend the skulk rush, but that isn't a very reasonable game plan...

vizioNz · January 2012

AIM + Click Mouse1

ScardyBob · January 2012

Mines.

Its only 10TRes to research and 10PRes/2 mines to buy. You can get them quick and then don't need 2-3 marines to loiter in the base. I'd say get 2-3 marines to buy them and sprinkle them liberally around the IP, CS, Armory, and powernode.

Best way to protect yourself from a skulk rush?

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