ok so i know in some patch the reaver was switched to cooldown after it is unloaded from a shuttle but i was j/w what patch? every patch ive tried (back to 1.04) seem to have no difference when i drop my reavers can someone help me on why they chose to make the reaver cooldown and when it was done? thx in advance^^

True_Spike

Poland3434 Posts

July 01 2007 21:27 GMT

Because shuttle + reaver was invincible if microed properly. All units dropped from a shuttle/dropship had no cooldown, they fired the moment they touched ground.

FusionCutter

Canada974 Posts

July 02 2007 01:14 GMT

1.00

PePe QuiCoSE

Argentina1204 Posts

July 02 2007 04:39 GMT

didn't SC went out with 1.03?

bp1696

United States288 Posts

July 02 2007 05:01 GMT

No, it came out with 1.00

hixhix

1158 Posts

July 02 2007 05:07 GMT

On July 02 2007 06:24 GoSuPlAyEr wrote:
....why they chose to make the reaver cooldown ....

Because shuttle + reaver is like a flying shuttle that shoots scarab. Too fucking imbalance.

MyLostTemple

United States2921 Posts

July 02 2007 05:10 GMT

It was basic abuse of cool down rate. If you picked up the reaver immediately after it fired you could drop it again and it would fire the second it came out. Some crazy shit there... thank god blizzard fixed it. Except now reavers don't always fire when they're supposed to unless you're controlling them perfectly.

alphablend

647 Posts

July 02 2007 05:11 GMT

protoss has enough of an advantage as it is without that :/

PEPE!!

44 Posts

July 02 2007 06:16 GMT

Basically, think of tank / dropship micro but with reavers O_O. Also, i'm pretty sure the last reaver patch was 1.03 because I think bw fixed it which was 1.04

SonuvBob

Aiur21550 Posts

July 02 2007 06:21 GMT

#10

From 1.04 patch notes:

Cooldown times of units being dropped out of transports corrected.

Response

United States1938 Posts

July 02 2007 06:38 GMT

#11

hmmm so does anyone have 1.03 or less? cuz i dont even with my regular starcraft disc is 1.04

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

July 02 2007 07:34 GMT

#12

Not only was that patch to stop reavers but shit like marines were cheap too. Its sorta like an exploit similar to Street fighter games where you could do another move after another one if time right to remove the frames for the end of the first move. Like Fierce punch+fireball, or move canceling.

TerranHasArrived

United States94 Posts

July 02 2007 07:35 GMT

#13

Tanks still don't have the kind of cool-down that reavers have even now, you can kill a sunken colony with a red HP'd tank and a dropship because tanks shoot instantly when unloaded.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

July 02 2007 07:45 GMT

#14

On July 02 2007 16:35 TerranHasArrived wrote:
Tanks still don't have the kind of cool-down that reavers have even now, you can kill a sunken colony with a red HP'd tank and a dropship because tanks shoot instantly when unloaded.

That has nothing to do with the dropship though. Thats the way tanks and gols are they move/shoot same time. With the dropship it erased the cooldown and when you unloaded it again it shot instantly.

You still have to wait a few milliseconds for the cooldown of the tank and gol.