In video games, rushing or rushdown is a battle tactic similar to the blitzkrieg or the human wave attack tactics in real-world ground warfare, in which speed and surprise are used to overwhelm an enemy's ability to wage war, usually before the enemy is able to achieve an effective buildup of sizable defensive and/or expansionist capabilities.
It is also known as a zerg or zerg rush, a term which originated in the video game StarCraft to describe a common strategy for players of the Zerg race.[1][2][3][4]
Strategy games and tactical gamesedit
In the real-time strategy game StarCraft, a Zerg rush is a strategy where a player using the Zerg race tries to overwhelm the opponent through large numbers of smaller units before the enemy is fully prepared for battle.[4]
In strategy games, to perform a rush, the attacking player focuses on quickly building a large number of weak units (or some very rare and potent early game units) early on in the game with the hopes of swarming the opponents before they can defend themselves;[5] this is to catch them off-guard and often to cripple the opponent's economy structures.[6] In the majority of cases, these units are fast and cheap to enable larger numbers and opportunistic attack strategies, but they may sometimes be chosen to exploit a particular weakness of the enemy. The player who rushes may sacrifice options such as long-term resource gathering, defense, or immediate research up the tech tree to opt instead for a quick strike, usually putting the rushing player at a severe disadvantage should the rush be unsuccessful.[7]
A successful rush usually attempts to disrupt the resource gathering of the defending player or annihilate that player entirely. The rush is a risky tactic. If the rush is successful, then the player may have won the game or significantly set his or her opponent back; if the rush fails, then the rushing player may have lost valuable time and resources that would have been better spent on research, building defenses, and building more powerful units.[7] A rush can also be considered a mass attack with primarily only one type of unit used, and depends on overwhelming numbers and force to succeed. The rush is often a suicidal attack (for the units involved); rushing units are often expected to die, but to nevertheless benefit the player initiating the rush by disrupting the opponent's operations. Rushes may also be used to force an opponent between poor decisions. In video-games which track ammunition and other resources, such as in the Men of War and Wargame series, a rush forces an opponent to expend a limited resource (ammunition) to counter the attack, to retreat to evade the attack, or to not return the attack. The consequences of such means that an opponent will have less resources to fight another, well-structured assault, will have lost ground, or will have lost units, respectively.
An alpha strike denotes an all-out attack launched in hopes of achieving a decisive advantage,[8] determining the inevitable defeat of the target before they can respond effectively. This is usually considered a risky manoeuvre, as if the attacker fails to gain a decisive advantage, it can leave the attacker's units overextended and vulnerable to counter-attack.
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^Despain, Wendy (2012-12-18). 100 Principles of Game Design. New Riders. ISBN9780133362749.
^ ab"Prepare for The Rush in StarCraft Fan Film - ComingSoon.net". 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^Christie, Ruth (2008-12-03). Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment. Yusuf Pisan. ISBN9781605584249.
^Hjorth, Larissa; Chan, Dean (2009-06-24). Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia-Pacific. Routledge. ISBN9781135843175.
^ abLi, Roland (2016-06-07). Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of eSports. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN9781634506588.
^Sirlin, David (2006). Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion. lulu.com. p. 44. ISBN978-1-4116-6679-5.
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For the League of Legends player see Rush video gamer Not to be confused with Rush video game In video games rushing or rushdown is a battle tactic similar to the blitzkrieg or the human wave attack tactics in real world ground warfare in which speed and surprise are used to overwhelm an enemy s ability to wage war usually before the enemy is able to achieve an effective buildup of sizable defensive and or expansionist capabilities It is also known as a zerg or zerg rush a term which originated in the video game StarCraft to describe a common strategy for players of the Zerg race 1 2 3 4 Strategy games and tactical games editIn the real time strategy game StarCraft a Zerg rush is a strategy where a player using the Zerg race tries to overwhelm the opponent through large numbers of smaller units before the enemy is fully prepared for battle 4 In strategy games to perform a rush the attacking player focuses on quickly building a large number of weak units or some very rare and potent early game units early on in the game with the hopes of swarming the opponents before they can defend themselves 5 this is to catch them off guard and often to cripple the opponent s economy structures 6 In the majority of cases these units are fast and cheap to enable larger numbers and opportunistic attack strategies but they may sometimes be chosen to exploit a particular weakness of the enemy The player who rushes may sacrifice options such as long term resource gathering defense or immediate research up the tech tree to opt instead for a quick strike usually putting the rushing player at a severe disadvantage should the rush be unsuccessful 7 A successful rush usually attempts to disrupt the resource gathering of the defending player or annihilate that player entirely The rush is a risky tactic If the rush is successful then the player may have won the game or significantly set his or her opponent back if the rush fails then the rushing player may have lost valuable time and resources that would have been better spent on research building defenses and building more powerful units 7 A rush can also be considered a mass attack with primarily only one type of unit used and depends on overwhelming numbers and force to succeed The rush is often a suicidal attack for the units involved rushing units are often expected to die but to nevertheless benefit the player initiating the rush by disrupting the opponent s operations Rushes may also be used to force an opponent between poor decisions In video games which track ammunition and other resources such as in the Men of War and Wargame series a rush forces an opponent to expend a limited resource ammunition to counter the attack to retreat to evade the attack or to not return the attack The consequences of such means that an opponent will have less resources to fight another well structured assault will have lost ground or will have lost units respectively An alpha strike denotes an all out attack launched in hopes of achieving a decisive advantage 8 determining the inevitable defeat of the target before they can respond effectively This is usually considered a risky manoeuvre as if the attacker fails to gain a decisive advantage it can leave the attacker s units overextended and vulnerable to counter attack See also editList of military strategies List of military tactics Banzai charge Blitzkrieg Blitz American football Camping gaming Mob computer gaming Shock tactics Swarming military Turtling gameplay Human wave attack Leeroy JenkinsReferences edit Carreker Dan 2012 01 01 The Game Developer s Dictionary A Multidisciplinary Lexicon for Professionals and Students Cengage Learning ISBN 978 1435460829 authors collective of 2015 07 05 Proceedings of IAC TLEl 2015 1 Proceedings of IAC TLEl 2015 International Academic Conference on Teaching Learning and E learning in Budapest 2015 IAC TLEl 2015 in Budapest Friday Saturday July 10 11 2015 Czech Institute of Academic Education z s ISBN 9788090579149 Despain Wendy 2012 12 18 100 Principles of Game Design New Riders ISBN 9780133362749 a b Prepare for The Rush in StarCraft Fan Film ComingSoon net 2015 06 24 Retrieved 2016 08 29 Christie Ruth 2008 12 03 Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment Yusuf Pisan ISBN 9781605584249 Hjorth Larissa Chan Dean 2009 06 24 Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia Pacific Routledge ISBN 9781135843175 a b Li Roland 2016 06 07 Good Luck Have Fun The Rise of eSports Skyhorse Publishing Inc ISBN 9781634506588 Sirlin David 2006 Playing to Win Becoming the Champion lulu com p 44 ISBN 978 1 4116 6679 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rush video games amp oldid 1176114875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
