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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?
>

 Put a worker on a motorbike, drive into enemy base,dismount and build a
tunnel. Pump out tanks and stuff through the tunnel while contuinuing to
strengthen the position by building more tunnels / stinger sites etc.

 Not what you would call a "clean" tactic but then the USA rush in Generals
with a construction dozer in a Chinook straight into your base at the start
to build patriots was the same thing.

 Not a cheat either way but damn annoying and spoil the flow of the game in
my opinion.

 Doc

"Dr.Seuss" <dr.seuss@thecatinthehat99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Destroy" <no@thanks.com> wrote in message
> news:zbJhb.39473$832.13297@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > I hear stuff about a tunnel rush in C&C Generals/Zero Hour, what is it
> > and why is everyone bitching about it?
> >
>
>  Put a worker on a motorbike, drive into enemy base,dismount and build a
> tunnel. Pump out tanks and stuff through the tunnel while contuinuing to
> strengthen the position by building more tunnels / stinger sites etc.
>
>  Not what you would call a "clean" tactic but then the USA rush in
Generals
> with a construction dozer in a Chinook straight into your base at the
start
> to build patriots was the same thing.
>
>  Not a cheat either way but damn annoying and spoil the flow of the game
in
> my opinion.
>
>  Doc
>
USA rush is harder to do and have to do it away (far) from enemy base, and
it's costly if you fail, with new GLA tunnel, it's is cheap, worker only
cost $200, and tunnel..was it $700 or $800?  and tunnel builds within 10
seconds.. with full two tank hunters coming out of it.  for get it about
attacking them if it's toxic or stealth GLA.   I see there is no point of
playing against good (or even so so) GLA player when I play small 1on1 map
if I am not GLA.  this is cheap, it changed the balance of the game on GLA
side too much earlier on game.  there is no way I can think to go block
someone from coming down to my base on 1 on 1 map and start rushing with
tunnels, while I play as USA or china.  EA should have consider this and
should have made tunnel 1) more costly to build 2) slower to build 3)
without 2 tank hunters right away, if they were going to build GLA tunnel so
easy to build.  I made it to CC in Geneals and am currently colonel, usually
play china (infantry).  there countless times I lost to newbie playing GLA
in only map he choose to play because he knows it's easy to rush on that
map.

i sure as hell hope they change this in next patch.

"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.

-- 
- Tim G.