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What Terran Mech needs in HOTS

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targ
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Malaysia445 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-29 16:34:12
September 29 2012 16:32 GMT
#1
I am not happy with the fact that Terrans in HOTS only get the Battle Hellion and the Widow Mine, despite not being a Terran player. 1.5 units are just not enough for an expansion, especially considering that the Battle Hellion is just a larger Firebat.

What I think needs to be added to the factory is..... a secondary mode for the Thor. Think of it from a design perspective. Currently every unit apart from the Thor that pops out of the factory has two modes:

Hellion - normal mode and battle mode
Tank - normal mode and siege mode
Widow Mine - burrowed and unburrowed

Yet the poor Thor is stuck in one mode only firing his big-ass cannons. What I suggest is that the Thor lose his energy and the strike cannons, instead gaining another form called "Mobile Thor" where he transforms into something looking like a very very big Hellion. In this mode he can move faster and shoot small numerous missiles which can help quickly take down Mutas and Immortal shields, thus plugging the hole in the Mech arsenal.

And it would be better from a design standpoint since then all Factory units would be able to "transform".

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Kazahk
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States385 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-29 16:48:10
September 29 2012 16:45 GMT
#2
O_o

How would the parts of a thor be moved to look like a hellion?

Also why would its transformation be used for something its first mode is used for?
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Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
September 29 2012 17:29 GMT
#3
I mean, it's not like the BW expansion pack gave Terran a shit ton of units. We only got what....Valkyrie and Medic? And even then the valk was pretty useless until someone figured out how to use it.
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OmegaKnetus
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany431 Posts
September 29 2012 18:04 GMT
#4
This whole transformer shit has to stop. I don't want to 1a Optimus Prime around the map. They just got to fix the mine, then all will be good
thehepp
Profile Joined December 2011
United States67 Posts
September 29 2012 19:15 GMT
#5
sure why dont we just make one unit out of the factory that can transfrom into mine, thor, tank, or hellion
LeafMeAlone
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States301 Posts
September 29 2012 21:41 GMT
#6
On September 30 2012 03:04 OmegaKnetus wrote:
This whole transformer shit has to stop. I don't want to 1a Optimus Prime around the map. They just got to fix the mine, then all will be good


Instead of Mech, Terran can just get Autobots =DDDDD
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fire_brand
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada1123 Posts
September 29 2012 22:47 GMT
#7
I think the THOR should transform into a three goliaths, that would fix mech.
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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10286 Posts
September 30 2012 01:13 GMT
#8
On September 30 2012 07:47 fire_brand wrote:
I think the THOR should transform into a three goliaths, that would fix mech.

bring back dah goliathhhhhhhh plz :D

well in the BW expansion... we got goliath range upgrade. stop crying about ur expansion.
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