Susceptibility to early game rushes is very common for a Starcraft 2 Terran player. The Zerg or Protoss may lose a few workers as a result of them being rushed; however you as Terran may end up losing the battle if you are rushed upon by the enemies. An important Starcraft 2 strategy must be to protect the flimsy Marines with whatever resources are available to you in the early stages of the game.

A decent Starcraft 2 strategy used by most new players against Zerg players is that they wall off their entrance to their base. By doing so the Zerglings sent for an early attack on your base end up stuck attacking your Supply Depots while your Marines fire on them without any serious damage being taken by your Marines. (more…)