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New SC2 Units Designed By Myself

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fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
October 30 2011 02:42 GMT
#1

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The left unit is a protoss unit I call Ribomainu.

The idea of this is that it should work as a siege unit. It is slow as fuck and to be able to attack it has to burrow partially. Its attack is a dud that deals area damage and you have to build duds (up to 5, or up to 8 with de upgrade). It deals a fuckton of area damage. This unit can be loaded into the warp prism.


The unit at the right is a zerg unit I call Firebreather.

It does have a melee attack but not very good. Its main role is to cast the spell firewall. This spell consumes energy, but the Firebreather can consume other zerg units to replenish its own energy. Firewall does create a firewall on the target area during a period of time. Units passing through the wall take burn damage over time.


I was designing a terran unit but got bored. It was a random shit that would transform itself into a fucking mecha. Very original.


There you go, no need to thank me for saving SC2.

****
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
October 30 2011 02:46 GMT
#2
Still more reasonable than Oracles and Swarm Hosts and Shredders.

5/5
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
October 30 2011 02:49 GMT
#3
Immediately as good as anything Browder and Co. have thought of.

Their design process:
"This unit can become other units!"
"This unit can pull units!"
"This unit can spew out new units!"
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
October 30 2011 02:50 GMT
#4
Can I ask where the name "ribomainu" came from?
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
October 30 2011 02:51 GMT
#5
On October 30 2011 11:50 Itsmedudeman wrote:
Can I ask where the name "ribomainu" came from?


guess it
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
October 30 2011 02:51 GMT
#6
On October 30 2011 11:46 Talin wrote:
Still more reasonable than Oracles and Swarm Hosts and Shredders.

5/5

You forgot Replicators.
iSometric
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
2221 Posts
October 30 2011 02:54 GMT
#7
Lmao, head of grasshopper doing firefields. Approve!
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edc
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States666 Posts
October 30 2011 02:58 GMT
#8
On October 30 2011 11:54 iSometric wrote:
Lmao, head of grasshopper doing firefields. Approve!

Hahaha, the Firebreather DOES look like a grasshopper!

Interesting units, OP.
“There are two kinds of people in this world, those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.” - Clint Eastwood
inamorato
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States263 Posts
October 30 2011 03:19 GMT
#9
Ribomainu stems from some sort of Japanese anime or is associated with Korean culture I would assume as it isn't a word.

Yeah protoss needs more AoE. Great Idea.

Fun but not reasonable.
You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan Designed and directed by his red right hand
RyuChus
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada442 Posts
October 30 2011 03:20 GMT
#10
Yay grasshoppers!!! er. Firehoppers?
I have an announcement to make, "Moo!" That is all.
jlim
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Spain943 Posts
October 30 2011 03:21 GMT
#11
yea, you know it. 5stars and hi5 for you.
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
October 30 2011 03:25 GMT
#12
Ribomainu = Reaver Mine pronounced by korean casters..
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Wren
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States745 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-30 03:26:25
October 30 2011 03:25 GMT
#13
On October 30 2011 11:42 fabiano wrote:The idea of this is that it should work as a siege unit. It is slow as fuck and to be able to attack it has to burrow partially. Its attack is a dud that deals area damage and you have to build duds (up to 5, or up to 8 with de upgrade). It deals a fuckton of area damage. This unit can be loaded into the warp prism.

I always liked the Reaver too!
We're here! We're queer! We don't want any more bears!
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
October 30 2011 03:37 GMT
#14
Quotes for the Firebreather

Storage tanks sealed
Pressure levels set
Temperatures stable
Everything ready here
Adjusting gas valves
It is very hot in here
ㅇㅅㅌㅅ
dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
October 30 2011 03:49 GMT
#15
I actually like the toss one :D

I thought you were contrasting it with the colossi on the right :p, then I read t was the zerg unit.
ooni
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Australia1498 Posts
October 30 2011 03:55 GMT
#16
On October 30 2011 12:25 fabiano wrote:
Ribomainu = Reaver Mine pronounced by korean casters..

I'm 99.9% sure they do not say "nu" at the end =_=; not even Japanese people say mainu..
U ending (although it's "eu" ending technically, arguably not even that since there is no English equivalent) only occurs when a non-nasal consonant occurs during romanisation, i.e. anything that is not -m, -n, -ng


at 0:04
Hi!
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
October 30 2011 04:15 GMT
#17
On October 30 2011 12:37 eviltomahawk wrote:
Quotes for the Firebreather

Show nested quote +
Storage tanks sealed
Pressure levels set
Temperatures stable
Everything ready here
Adjusting gas valves
It is very hot in here


Zergs speaking english, huh?
EffOrt and Soulkey Hwaiting!
AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
October 30 2011 04:27 GMT
#18
I would take that stick figure siege thingy over that new redundant capital ship.
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
kidcrash
Profile Joined September 2009
United States623 Posts
October 30 2011 04:54 GMT
#19
Love them both more than any of the HOTS units. I can imagine some sick micro along with the firebreather. Imagine the damage one of those firewalls could cause in a mineral line! They could be used like force fields to "trap" fleeing enemies but cause damage instead.
DoX.)
Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
October 30 2011 04:59 GMT
#20
For the firebreather maybe instead of spitting a continuous line of fire have it spit balls of fire in an arc, so opponents have some way of microing against it?
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