The Fuhrer:

why doesn't forge just completely own cutter now in 1v1 then?

it will be just like anders after the patch but without ever having gremlins. he saves 400 but anders will get that if she buys 3-4 upgrades which which will be very likely on hooked maps.

forge has a slow start and anders does not, she can still use hooks to out produce forge.

Cutter has a strong economy and can use the elephant to thwart any hog attack. Plus it can be used to collect hooks, expand, etc. What will Anders have during the first 4:30 min.? Nothing. Unless she buys flashbang or gunner, she doesn't save a dime.

The whole hook excuse is getting old. Forge can collect hooks too and I could argue even better than Anders. Have Forge only collect the resource buildings and compare. Forge will have almost 2x the economy. All Anders gets is $200 savings on the 2nd reactor. Do the math, that reactor wasn't free. You spent $300 in flamers to capture it. Forge spent $500 but has 75% more income atleast. Just some little things people don't think about when it comes to cost benefit. With a stronger economy it might even be cheaper just to pay for the $1200 reactor upgrade instead of fighting for the reactor and wasting a space for the barracks. I'm too lazy to do the math, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was cheaper.