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quick thought: hero thor

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Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
December 24 2011 01:26 GMT
#1
So BloodThirsty recently opened a topic about hero units not belonging in SC2, and it occurred to me that there might be a reason Blizzard was keeping the thor.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=297655

Don't get me wrong, hero units suck, we can ALL agree on that. The issue is the thor still fills a role as a terrans only massive ground unit. The ability to crush forcefields granted by massive units is important.

The question is, do Terran's need a massive ground unit, when they have medivacs and drops? And if so, what should the alternative unit be?
Or should FF's get the change if necessary?

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Newbistic
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
China2912 Posts
December 24 2011 01:37 GMT
#2
Just make marauders massive, then force fields won't be a problem.

The issue isn't as big as you're making it. Terran has other ways of dealing with FF like EMP and medivacs. The only thing this would affect that I can think of is Thor rushing.
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ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-24 01:41:27
December 24 2011 01:41 GMT
#3
I think they want the hero thor because thors hanging out of medivacs are fucking awesome

marauders being massive would break the game
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Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
December 24 2011 01:52 GMT
#4
Well, given us Terran's affinity for pulling workers with us, there should be s special ability for 8 SCVs to combine together into a giant construction unit that crushes forcefields.

Or drop Mules to dissipate forcefields.

Or land buildings, because they are pretty damn heavy last I checked.

Damn, those would be fun
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Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
December 24 2011 02:10 GMT
#5
Landing and lifting off buildings in the middle of a battlefield would be .... interesting
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Fishgle
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2174 Posts
December 24 2011 02:45 GMT
#6
Make tanks massive? hey look, a move towards tanks in TvP. awesome.
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Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
December 24 2011 02:48 GMT
#7
make scvs massive

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=92144
leo23
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3075 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-24 03:36:37
December 24 2011 03:34 GMT
#8
i dont know why you bring up medivacs if every single race has a pick up and drop unit (medivac, warp prism, overlord)

terran will only have one t3 unit and the super thor. they kinda screwed up in the pattern now... every race had 2 t3 units and now terran has no massive unit.

my only guess is they will have to introduce a new massive unit

i have a massive unit

On December 24 2011 11:45 Fishgle wrote:
Make tanks massive? hey look, a move towards tanks in TvP. awesome.



i like this... only thing that affects it would be pheonixes lifting tanks and fungal growth... would be intresting to see how it plays out
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Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
December 24 2011 03:46 GMT
#9
On December 24 2011 12:34 leo23 wrote:
i dont know why you bring up medivacs if every single race has a pick up and drop unit (medivac, warp prism, overlord)

terran will only have one t3 unit and the super thor. they kinda screwed up in the pattern now... every race had 2 t3 units and now terran has no massive unit.

my only guess is they will have to introduce a new massive unit

i have a massive unit

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On December 24 2011 11:45 Fishgle wrote:
Make tanks massive? hey look, a move towards tanks in TvP. awesome.



i like this... only thing that affects it would be pheonixes lifting tanks and fungal growth... would be intresting to see how it plays out


Because as medics there's going to be a few of them in the game to heal infantry anyway. Drop play on terran is very common as a result already.
The moment you lose confidence in yourself, is the moment the world loses it's confidence in you.
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