how did the new siege tank feel? did u like it?
ive gotten the impression that it costs more and hits harder..

do u still think going metal is feasible in some matchups?
(going metal in bw is sex to me, so this question lies close to my heart :p)

GeneralStan

United States4789 Posts

March 13 2008 16:39 GMT

#42

Related to my other question, is it possible to zoom out past the initial view or rotate the camera?

Zelniq

United States7166 Posts

March 13 2008 18:10 GMT

#43

Do you know if Blizzard has tested out different variations of MBS? (such as.. you can still select multiple buildings but can only build one unit at a time with each keypress)

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

March 13 2008 21:01 GMT

#44

Finished next batch.

Now to work on the next newspost. Keep the questions coming!

Zelniq

United States7166 Posts

March 13 2008 22:09 GMT

#45

I remember a while back I read that units that shoot from high ground to low ground no longer temporarily give vision to the player being attacked. Is this still the case? And do units still have a chance to miss when shooting from low to high ground?

also: WHY doesn't this blog post show up in the left panel under "Blogs" ? It's certainly bumped high enough on the list..but wtf it never shows

NonY

8751 Posts

March 14 2008 00:46 GMT

#46

This is a question I put to semioldguy and I hope you don't mind me pasting it here for you too! If you'd rather just leave it to him to answer alone, feel free to ignore it.

On March 13 2008 17:26 semioldguy wrote:
I think MBS is something honestly needs to be tested among people at the much higher skill levels, and Blizzard recognizes this fact. If it makes the game completely imbalances for esports play, they are willing to cut it. But they need to have testing results regarding it rather than just speculation, which is difficult for them to attain at this stage in development.

Since you said that they recognize that the game needs to be tested by higher skilled players, did they say when they're planning on getting that testing? It came up when you were answering about MBS/macro issues, but it seems to me that pretty much everything they're doing would significantly benefit from higher skilled players doing the testing.

In my opinion, they'd really benefit from some dedicated RTS players playing their weekly builds for 60 hours a week every week to really get at the heart of balance issues. I just can't imagine that the testing they're currently doing is truly productive. They're probably just skimming the surface and making adjustments based on that. I'd hate to see some fan-favorite units or abilities get scrapped because of limited testing indicating that they're imbalanced. If you can provide any info you might have picked up on any of this from them, I'd be glad to hear it!

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

March 14 2008 02:31 GMT

#47

Yah! Updated.

Response

United States1936 Posts

March 14 2008 02:51 GMT

#48

did any race feel overpowered? It seems terran didnt get very many new abilities and were kind of bland was this true? were there any changes you'd like to see in any of the races as far as the units/stats. How do we get in on the beta? err i think that's it

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

March 14 2008 05:38 GMT

#49

Zerg seemed a bit strong, if only because of roaches/lair-tech infesters giving it a decent advantage early/midgame.

Lategame Protoss toys shone. Not that we had any 'real' late-games.

Terran did seem to have the most recycled stuff; everything had a clear derivation from SC1; even the Thor was just a giant expensive goli. It was still fn, though.

Definitely a lot of changes I'd like to make, but the game keeps changing and changing so what I say probably isn't even true anymore.

I have no idea. I hope I'm in it though

drftsx

United States152 Posts

March 14 2008 06:12 GMT

#50

what were your impressions on the thor unit?

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

March 14 2008 07:31 GMT

#51

Is the queen the only way to build defensive structures for the Zerg? If so, since you can only have one, is it very difficult to defend all of your expansions? Is it still reasonable for Zerg to go for mass expand / map control style play, since the can't (from what I understand) easily build base defenses at far away places? And swarm clutches are the only Zerg defensive structure?

Edit: It seems most of these questions are answered here. But I guess your thoughts would be good too. All Zerg buildings can attack with this upgrade now?

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

March 14 2008 15:30 GMT

#52

Thor's the anti-air mech. It's big and bulky and has to be babysat, but it fulfills similar role of goliath albeit not as good vs small ground units.

Yes,

well if you upgrade you do get the tunnel; that way you can go from expo to expo to make defense if necessary.

Sure; it's a little less safe than sc1 since you can't just use drones, but it's not too bad.

There's a screamer that detects/increases swarm clutch range.

Yes, extractors can shoot even.

Ryan307 :)

United States1289 Posts

March 14 2008 17:06 GMT

#53

How do you feel the loss of medics will effect TvZ?

Spaceball

United States213 Posts

March 14 2008 18:04 GMT

#54

I remember there were several reports at blizzcon that gas felt scarce, with people often expanding for the gas alone. Did you find that to be a problem in this build, or did it feel more like BW in that regard?

Also, I know you mentioned that you felt macro was much easier with MBS. I am curious as to what was your impression of warp gates? Did it make up (at least somewhat) for the loss of macro related to MBS. Or did MBS make things so easy that you didn't even bother with upgrading your gates? Along those lines, did any one race feel like it was lacking significantly more in the macro department in relation to others, or is it a problem for all races?

Thanks! This blog is awesome!

Centric

United States1989 Posts

March 14 2008 19:05 GMT

#55

Was a reason given for the six starting workers and only six minerals per load?

Darkblade2519

United States80 Posts

March 14 2008 19:23 GMT

#56

WHat is the Roach Like?

SoleSteeler

Canada5458 Posts

March 14 2008 20:46 GMT

#57

Could you transfer resources between allies?

Did splash damage abilities like lurker spines, or possibly collossi or the jackal's attack hurt allies as in BW?

How effective were ghosts? Specifically snipe!

Do marines still have an upgrade that increases their HP?

Did you try reapers at all? Were they effective base harrassers with their mines?

Zelniq

United States7166 Posts

March 16 2008 00:44 GMT

#58

Not SC2 related directly, but to me it is.

Do you know if anyone on SC2's dev team follows the pro-scene? Like personally has at least some idea of what's going on and has seen some matches.