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"Destroy" <no@thanks.com> wrote in message
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> I hear stuff about a tunnel rush in C&C Generals/Zero Hour, what is it
> and why is everyone bitching about it?

A tunnel rush is when you load up a worker (or two) and perhaps a small
diversion (terrorist, couple of rebels or RPG troopers) in some suitably fast
vehicles (technicals or bikes), drive right inside the enemy base, and build a
tunnel. With another tunnel network entrance right near your barracks or arms
dealer, you pump units straight into your enemy's base. An enemy caught
unprepared (i.e. with no good antibuilding units handy) will have a hard time
destroying the tunnel.

The reason it, like all other rushes (e.g. the China dragon & gattling rush), is
unpopular is because it very often catches people completely unawares and is
difficult to stop. Most people consider defeating your opponent in the first
five minutes a display of poor sportsmanship rather than high skill.

EA has adjusted the time to build a tunnel in several patches as a result of
complaints about this rush.

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- Tim G.