Spearton start; This is apparently highly argued, but at the basics spearton costs 450 gold, 50 mana, and 3 population room. now if you look at the price of a 3 swordwraith and rage:425 gold(50+(125*3)), 50 mana, and 3 population. if you look at this, and the fact that swordwraith with rage(if used right) BEATS the spearton, than you realize the plain truth that spearton starting isn't the best.
3 swords without rage can beat a spear, and with micro, you won't lose a single sword but the spearton will die. Just sayin'.
I usually do a sword and two miners start so by the time you get a spearton I will have 5 miners and enough gold to get CA. If you decide to attack my economy I will quickly garrsion the wounded miner. You won't even have the tower for long because I can simply use an archer to harass you.
A spear can kill a miner mining at the first row which has taken one hit from the spear before it can garrison in time. Also, CA against spearton? Much better to get swords. You go 3 swords and he can't hold tower. If you're getting an archer at 5 miners on any opener where you don't get an archer within the first 30 seconds (aka short maps), then...something's wrong with your macro.
Yeah, this is I hope what everyone is thinking ^_^
I hope not. Sword/Miner/Miner is a good start, but a CA and an early archer isn't. Still probably beats spearton start anyway though.
