[Elanshin]

Originally Posted by DemisodaSPR

This is true if you don't want to know whether:

- he's gas first
- which gas first he is
- he's a more all in 2 rax than 12/14
- he's 2 rax with proxy (only 1 rax and no gas in the main) [this one can be learned without timings though]

I disagree. Gas first is easily spotted even if you dont know the timings for barracks, you can click on the refinery and if theres anything more than about 30 gas mined when an orbital goes up its a gas first.

There is only 1 logical gas first build, which is going fast factory. Anything after that you cannot scout and knowing exact timings wont help you whatsoever if the terran is truly bent on keeping you in the dark.

If the terran has gone a variation of 11/11 (cut scv 2 rax), a simple glance at the mineral line will tell you what is up. 9scvs mining looks alot different to 13. There no need to know exact timing, just know that allinish 2 rax pressure is coming and react accordingly.