What is cheesing? It has something to do with Protoss cannons, right?

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

What is cheesing? It has something to do with Protoss cannons, right?


It's a tactic where you basically do an all in, very early attack where you opponent is most likely unprepared for it so early in the game. It's very easy to do and very hard to defend against without prior scouting.

Basically, it's taking a huge chance that will almost guarantee your victory if the opponent doesn't pay attention in the very beginning. A coin flip, because if it doesn't work, you will lose 90 % of the time.
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

What is cheesing? It has something to do with Protoss cannons, right?

Is that considered rude? I thought the point of the game was to win?

>> ^Kreegath:

Is that considered rude? I thought the point of the game was to win?


People get upset about "cheese" because it's much easier to do than playing a long-term game and tends to rely more on chance than skill.

On the other hand, people tend to lose to cheese because they're either opening with a greedy build (lots of workers and very little defense), they're not scouting what their opponent is doing, or they don't choose an appropriate response to the cheesy strat.

Pros cheese in tournaments all the time. If you lose to cheese then there's no one to blame but yourself.

So, it's rude towards sore losers

>> ^Kreegath:

So, it's rude towards sore losers


Yes. =)