I've perfected my Void Ray rush strategy to the point where I haven't lost for about 8 matches. I'm now ranked #1 in my bronze league division. Anyone know how the rankings work and if/when I'll be bumped to silver? I need to rework my strategies so I can actually stand my ground in the silver league.

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Oh trust me, I know it won't be that effective once I get to a higher league. The trick of it is that I have 3 void rays while most people are still working on building their base to start massing their army. I put my Stargate as close to their base as possible. They have little to no defense and I can take out their primary base in about 10 seconds since the Void Rays weapons are upgraded. If I'm playing Zerg, I just take out the queen first. By the time I take out their base, I have another Void Ray and proceed to take out the rest of their buildings or units.

My 3 Void Rays can take out 4-5 stalkers, marines, etc. Even if I lose one, I have that other one already on the way and I keep producing them. I know its not a perfect strategy, but so far its work and I'm altering it. The past few games, I've walled my base off with pylons and survived a 3-4 zealot rush long enough to take out their base before they took out mine.

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I'll record one of my replays and post it for ya'll to see. I just lost a match during lunch, but thats because they ran a Reaper rush and I should have gone for his units instead of finding the rest of his base. He took out my last pylon before I could get his supply depots. All he had left was reapers, so I could have taken them out and then finished his depots off. Still ranked #1 in my division though.

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Well, last night my Void Ray Rush stopped working due to the fact everyone I played was rushing something that was faster (ala Zerglins, Zealots, or Reapers).

Today I played a quick match during lunch, attempting a new strategy. Unfortunately, it was a 4 player map so I had to go searching. But these maps provide larger starting base areas so I was able to sneak a probe in and make a Gateway before they saw me. I got 3 Zealots out but lost them when he found my base. He had 5 Zealots and proceeded to take out my Gateway. He got it down but not before I got some cannons up and locked him in his base. I was able to get another Gateway up and then 2 and started producing enough Zealots. Once I had about 6 I took them to pester his probes which stopped his income long enough for me to get the edge. He got a Colossus out by that time I had taken out his base and most of his probes. He gave up after that.

And of course during this map, I was called "the gayest bitch" he'd ever seen... Some people don't like losing. For my efforts in this match, I am now in the silver league, rank 4.

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Here is my video. Be sure to change the quality to 720p.

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On this map and another one (the space one where you're only separated by air), I don't bother sending a scout probe because I want to get minerals as quickly as I can. On the 4 player or 4 space maps, I send a scout right away to find where they are and to make sure they aren't doing a cannon rush.

I actually had someone attempt to cannon rush me. They didn't build cannons in back of their pylons and I already had my stargate up next to their base. I just brought my 1 void ray down and killed his pylons and zealots from behind. My other rays were still coming in and by the time my first took out the cannons, I had 3 rays and proceeded to take out his base.

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