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;APM: actions per minute, a synthetic score measuring player's speed and ability to control troops. | ;APM: actions per minute, a synthetic score measuring player's speed and ability to control troops. | ||
;Cheese tactic: a tactic that is frowned upon because the use of it gains one easy victories. Cheese tactics are employed most often by newbies, and are most effective against other newbies. Most such tactics weaken the user in such a way as to allow an experienced player to easily counter it and go on to defeat them. An example of such a tactic is the photon cannon rush. It is most effective against newbies because most newbies fail to scout and miss the opportunity to begin to counter it. The user has few resources to spare for home base defence, and if the photon cannons are not destroyed as soon as they are found, can be run past with quick units to attack the user's undefended main base. | ;Cheese tactic: a tactic that is frowned upon because the use of it gains one easy victories. Cheese tactics are employed most often by newbies, and are most effective against other newbies. Most such tactics weaken the user in such a way as to allow an experienced player to easily counter it and go on to defeat them. An example of such a tactic is the photon cannon rush. It is most effective against newbies because most newbies fail to scout and miss the opportunity to begin to counter it. The user has few resources to spare for home base defence, and if the photon cannons are not destroyed as soon as they are found, can be run past with quick units to attack the user's undefended main base. | ||
;Choke: | ;Choke: A narrow area that is easily defended, usually referring to a necessary path required to gain access to a players base. | ||
;Cliff: an piece of map accessible only from air, near a main or expansion base, good for a tank drop. | ;Cliff: an piece of map accessible only from air, near a main or expansion base, good for a tank drop. | ||
;Drop: troops delivered by a Dropship/Shuttle/Overlord, typically inside enemy base. | ;Drop: troops delivered by a Dropship/Shuttle/Overlord, typically inside enemy base. |