Removing the above said startegies will remove the room for competition...
If you are intrested in non-rush games such games are played..play DM...host 3v3 no rush till castle games and many would come. But then there are also DM rushes...
Whatever defenses are included...ways would be found to rush....catch the player off-guard that is.
What you gonna have...to stop a rush except have no units for first 2 ages or give cheap and extremely powerful towers.
Towers - without Murder Holes?? Archers at their bottoms can fire and can be taken down easily with some villies.
no Units - thats not possible.
I too didn't use to like the rush earlier...but If u gonna play u gotta learn it and do it. Do it a few times and you will like it.
Can you do the Double Yoda?
A sexual move, where you do a double backflip, insert your penis into the orifice of choice, and scream, "Afraid are you?"