Quote (raineplayshalo2 @ Jan 4 2014 08:02pm)
my problem is living that long
if you dont fight with drones till lings come, theres 2 bunkers done at your natural
if you pull drones to stop the first bunker going up he has a couple marines as well and you cant do anything but lose drones
based on this I think I should be pulling drones much earlier so i'm there when the first marine gets out, but it seems completely goofy and id imagine I'd lose a lot of mining time
You should be pulling drones as soon as you scout it...your choices are to pull drones or to sac the nat and get a spine in the main. Losing drones hurts but it is obviously better than losing a hatch. The thing is if you hold it without losing all your drones and you keep both bases, you're a long way ahead. You get 2 spines up and a few lings to scout if he goes for a 2nd all-in, then take a 3rd and a 4th because he won't be able to punish you for a long time.