23
Jul
2009
Anders and the fall of the Gauss rush
Since the 3rd Title Upgrade we’ve seen a few minor changes to a lot of gameplay, but the hardcore Anders rushers out there are still sticking to their Gauss guns, only to be met by fail after fail.
The last few days ive been playing mostly 3v3, and although Gauss might still be successful on 1v1, i have noticed a massive decrease in effectiveness in the larger games, to the point its getting increasingly annoying to play with an Anders player now. Read more »
9
Jul
2009
The Anders Warthog rush (Part 2: Gauss)
Argh, isn’t it annoying? Well, depends what kind of player you are i guess; there are some who worship and never get tired of this tactic, they tend to dwell at the top of the leader boards where their win-after-win rush has rewarded them with a high TruSkill. Then there are some who just loathe and despise it, then there’s some in the middle who don’t really care. Read more »
6
Jul
2009
The Anders Warthog rush (Part 1: Gunner)
This is a quick guide for any new people to the game who want to learn how to do a basic Warthog rush, read part 2 after this for tips on continuing to getting Gauss hogs fast, this one’s aimed for just a Gunner hog rush only.
There’s only 2 things you need to get gunner hogs out of your base, the first is supplies to afford it, and the second is a reactor to research ‘Gunner’ upgrade. Anders is the popular leader to do this, as her upgrades are 50% of the price, and take 50% of normal time. You can achieve just as good results with Sargent Forge however, as he will get a good flow of supply instantly with his heavy supply pads. Read more »
