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What would be the strongest 1v1 UNIT?

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[terGTOss]
Profile Joined July 2006
Canada46 Posts
July 16 2007 04:34 GMT
#1
Assuming all unit upgrades are complete and that all spellcasters are at full energy (and that both sides have reasonably good micro), what do you think would be the strongest 1v1 unit?

You must consider that a matchup such as carrier vs DT would actually be a tie as the carrier cannot see DT..
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
July 16 2007 04:36 GMT
#2
hmm we could actually .. well calculate this.. every unit vs every unit and the one with the most wins and least loses and draws ( dt vs carrier e.g. ) would win.. omg
im just.. let me say.. guessing..
without micro 1v1 the best unit is probably.. omg no idea its too complicated but if someone has the time..
make a list and we can find out ^^;;
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
July 16 2007 04:39 GMT
#3
its probably carrier or battle cruiser..
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CrownRoyal
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Vatican City State1872 Posts
July 16 2007 04:39 GMT
#4
wraith
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CrownRoyal
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Vatican City State1872 Posts
July 16 2007 04:39 GMT
#5
it's not even a competition, a cloaked wraith wins every fight it gets in.
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mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 04:42:33
July 16 2007 04:40 GMT
#6
Probably the carrier. It's tankinsh hp, with 8 fully upgraded interceptors, decent attack speed, and ability to attack both ground and air should prove it superior to most units.

EDIT: Well, if you're saying that neither side gets detection, the ghost has the same ability as the wraiths (attacks ground and air, cloak). The nuke takes supply, so is it part of the ghost definition of a spell?
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fonger
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United Kingdom1218 Posts
July 16 2007 04:45 GMT
#7
Dark archon with mind control?
IIICodeIIIIIII
Profile Joined April 2006
China1101 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 04:49:27
July 16 2007 04:46 GMT
#8
there's only 2 important factors - whether it cloaks, and whether it is air.

i think it's either:
lurker, dt, ghost, carrier, wraith

carrier will beat ghost imho. ghost don't have enough energy to take down a carrier. but wraith imho beats carrier. and wraith can beat any other stuff too.

so i go with wraith.

EDIT: ya... dark archon with mind control but dies to dt.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
July 16 2007 04:50 GMT
#9
This discussion is dumb if there is no detection, with detection its still dumb.
IIICodeIIIIIII
Profile Joined April 2006
China1101 Posts
July 16 2007 04:50 GMT
#10
will maelstrom work on dt?

DA with upgrade is 250 energy right? maelstrom = 100, mindcontrol = 200? shoot, can't maelstrom then mind control. but i guess DA can keep running so it's draw, not loss.
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Profile Blog Joined August 2006
8871 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 04:51:11
July 16 2007 04:50 GMT
#11
BUT WRAITH CAN STILL BE NUKED AND STORMED
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Konni
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Germany3044 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 04:56:56
July 16 2007 04:52 GMT
#12
DA would win vs every visible unit + dt
[edit] when i think about it, the dt could just stand in any corner of the map, the DA had no chance of getting him
davidgurt
Profile Joined September 2006
United States1355 Posts
July 16 2007 04:53 GMT
#13
u mudder
There's crashing?
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28739 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 04:59:31
July 16 2007 04:56 GMT
#14
the drone can tie or beat every unit too

burrow vs all cept vessel and templar
build building vs those
;(

if you want a serious answer, without special abilities or micro im fairly confident the archon wins 1v1 vs anything, even bc.
with special abilities, dark archon beats mostly everything, with exception of wraith that has enough mana to kill it off without uncloaking.

with micro and without special abilities, carrier should beat all.
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Konni
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Germany3044 Posts
July 16 2007 04:57 GMT
#15
the drone can't win any mu though :D
IIICodeIIIIIII
Profile Joined April 2006
China1101 Posts
July 16 2007 04:58 GMT
#16
On July 16 2007 13:56 Liquid`Drone wrote:
the drone can tie or beat every unit too

burrow vs all cept vessel and templar
build building vs those
;(


you mean larvae. larvae > all.
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28739 Posts
July 16 2007 05:00 GMT
#17
drone beats scv and probe with micro/burrow+heal, should be able to beat marine too, although then you'd depend on no fuckups burrow-wise.
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SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
July 16 2007 05:02 GMT
#18
That's why I stressed in the olden days to never take Liquid`Drone's bw advice.
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Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
July 16 2007 05:11 GMT
#19
On July 16 2007 13:50 IIICodeIIIIIII wrote:
will maelstrom work on dt?

DA with upgrade is 250 energy right? maelstrom = 100, mindcontrol = 200? shoot, can't maelstrom then mind control. but i guess DA can keep running so it's draw, not loss.

MC is 150, there is plenty of micro maps out there that has some shit like...

1dt and 4 zealot has entered your base. You only have like 1DA and ur suppose to mael everything and MC the DT to finish off the zlot.
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Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
July 16 2007 05:12 GMT
#20
What about ghost? You hide somewhere so DA can't find you and you jsut nuke it. :D
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Profile Joined February 2006
5198 Posts
July 16 2007 05:14 GMT
#21
With detection it's the DA, without detection it's wraith/ghost, EoT.
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niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
July 16 2007 05:16 GMT
#22
wraith ez
hasuprotoss
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States4612 Posts
July 16 2007 05:17 GMT
#23
Well, seeing how nothing can kill it (I'm actually trying to think of one), the observer would tie everything, no?
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
July 16 2007 05:19 GMT
#24
which makes the observer the winner...



eeeeh no..; )

o.O
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
July 16 2007 05:26 GMT
#25
Cool thread. I liked the Drone explanation haha.
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SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 05:31:55
July 16 2007 05:27 GMT
#26
Though with Eri it was a jest, but this should be known. PhiL's thoughts on brood war should never be taken seriously. He has attempted this thread more than once and failed miserably.
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Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
July 16 2007 05:29 GMT
#27
On July 16 2007 14:17 hasuprotoss wrote:
Well, seeing how nothing can kill it (I'm actually trying to think of one), the observer would tie everything, no?


Templar can kill it ~_~
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OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
July 16 2007 05:33 GMT
#28
ok this is retarded haha
.dragoon
Profile Joined May 2007
United States749 Posts
July 16 2007 05:36 GMT
#29
yeah this thread is retarded

every unit owns every other unit, the strategy is circular that's why sc's so pimp

you oughta be playing c&c and its super weapons crap
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mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
July 16 2007 05:42 GMT
#30
Ghost > Carrier if it has all upgrades and lockdown, no?
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 05:51:44
July 16 2007 05:44 GMT
#31
On July 16 2007 14:27 MYM.Testie wrote:
Though with Eri it was a jest, but this should be known. PhiL's thoughts on brood war should never be taken seriously. He has attempted this thread more than once and failed miserably.


i never hacked enough to get the huge understanding of the game some others have..


edit : if this is too harsh i'll edit it.. but you probably know im just making fun ; ) And i know how good u are ( even without hack ) haha.. ;P

but seriously now..

if u really think im a total noob at this game i have to apologize..
im easily top 50 Germany and probably better than 90% of the guys on teamliquid net..

<3
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AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
July 16 2007 05:56 GMT
#32
On July 16 2007 14:44 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2007 14:27 MYM.Testie wrote:
Though with Eri it was a jest, but this should be known. PhiL's thoughts on brood war should never be taken seriously. He has attempted this thread more than once and failed miserably.


i never hacked enough to get the huge understanding of the game some others have..


edit : if this is too harsh i'll edit it.. but you probably know im just making fun ; ) And i know how good u are ( even without hack ) haha.. ;P

but seriously now..

if u really think im a total noob at this game i have to apologize..
im easily top 50 Germany and probably better than 90% of the guys on teamliquid net..

<3


Did you have imaginary friends as a child?

Anyway, taking out all spells and having detection, best unit 1v1 = archon
Tyrio
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States3248 Posts
July 16 2007 06:04 GMT
#33
No, the Goliath would be everything with simple walk-stop micro. Except for the tank. Everything loses to a golly except for a tank.
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
July 16 2007 06:05 GMT
#34
On July 16 2007 15:04 Tyrio wrote:
No, the Goliath would be everything with simple walk-stop micro. Except for the tank. Everything loses to a golly except for a tank.


!?
How does a goon lose to a goli if the goon has range !?
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[terGTOss]
Profile Joined July 2006
Canada46 Posts
July 16 2007 06:22 GMT
#35
I think DA would be one of the strongest w/ MC. Basically DA > all that is visible. Even if BC spots DA and yamato guns it, won't be able to kill the DA.

So now onto DA vs invisible units. Well, I believe Maelstorm reveals biological units? So basically if that's true then DA would win vs all zerg units, dt, ghost. The only thing it'd have problem with is wraiths and observer ('cause I don't think maelstorm reveals robotic units?)

As for vs wraith, a high templar w/ 3 storms might be able to kill it off. Ghost might be able to kill it w/ lockdown (keep in mind ghost could have 2 if there's enough mana). And a burrowed hydra might be able to do damage to the wraith when energy runs out, then burrow and repeat, since hydra regenerates I think wraith has the lower hand?

HT also could win vs most, with storm capable of dealing damages to air, ground, cloak, noncloak, biological, robotic, whatever. Just have to be able to kill off before it dies.

So DA Wraith Temp prolly the top 3 IMHO.
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
July 16 2007 06:29 GMT
#36
but a ht doesnt win vs SO many units..
he wont win vs a properl microed dt, ultralisk, carrier,well basicaly ht is fucked vs soo much..
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Artanis[Xp]
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Netherlands12970 Posts
July 16 2007 06:41 GMT
#37
DA beats anything except wraith/obs, so DA would logically be the winner.
Ghost can't beat Wraith. If they both cloak, they both run out of energy at the same time, then ghost loses, and if ghost stays uncloaked it simply dies.
Wraith can't beat a properly microed hydralisk, it can lose vs HT, even vs a dragoon if it manages to stay alive, and ties against DT/obs.
Without the DA, I'd give it to the wraith though. Removing special abilities, carrier in case you can go over unwalkable terrain.
5HITCOMBO
Profile Joined March 2006
Japan2239 Posts
July 16 2007 07:41 GMT
#38
On July 16 2007 14:42 mikeymoo wrote:
Ghost > Carrier if it has all upgrades and lockdown, no?

Doesn't ghost do like 1 damage to a carrier with full upgrades?
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 08:00:13
July 16 2007 07:57 GMT
#39
Doesn't an archon beat any unit 1v1 in a straight up fight with no micro (assuming detection)?

I coulda swore there was a video for this somewhere.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
July 16 2007 08:11 GMT
#40
ghost+ nuke on small map
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Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
July 16 2007 08:15 GMT
#41
On July 16 2007 13:46 IIICodeIIIIIII wrote:
there's only 2 important factors - whether it cloaks, and whether it is air.

i think it's either:
lurker, dt, ghost, carrier, wraith

carrier will beat ghost imho. ghost don't have enough energy to take down a carrier. but wraith imho beats carrier. and wraith can beat any other stuff too.

so i go with wraith.

EDIT: ya... dark archon with mind control but dies to dt.


malestrom + mc =)
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Ruins
Profile Joined April 2007
141 Posts
July 16 2007 08:15 GMT
#42
umm, even without cloaking, a full energy HT might be able to kill a wraith
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Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
July 16 2007 08:22 GMT
#43
btw, archon and ultras tie, as the one who hit first wins the battle...
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JeeJee
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Canada5652 Posts
July 16 2007 08:23 GMT
#44
It's DA. consider that the only thing it can't beat right away are cloaked mechanical units. In other words wraith/obs. Obs is an obvious tie.

Now wraith is tricky. it depends how the fight is set. do the units see each other since beginning? if so, assuming no other aids, that means wraith is in range of mind control, meaning DA wins. If not, wraith will have to find the DA then cloak, since wraith can't stay cloaked forever and just look around -- means it has to be visible at least until it sees the DA, meaning the DA sees it and mind controls.

Now let's assume somehow a cloaked wraith got within attacking range of a DA. with wraith's shitty anti-ground attack and da's regenerating shields, it's plausible (anyone wanna test?) that DA can live until wraith runs out at which point it's gg wraith.

so DA even possibly (likely?) beats wraith and ties with obs. we have a winner

without da, random fun ideas:
medic against anything visible can flare and never be found again.. >_>
queen can ensnare anything and run around like an idiot (one of the fastest units in the game?) and pretty much tie everything it can't broodling
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Scorpion
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1974 Posts
July 16 2007 09:17 GMT
#45
In contrast, what do you think is the worst 1v1 unit?

I'd have to go with the Dragoon.
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 09:20:18
July 16 2007 09:20 GMT
#46
On July 16 2007 18:17 Scorpion wrote:
In contrast, what do you think is the worst 1v1 unit?

I'd have to go with the Dragoon.
no its scourge, it dies to everything and even kills itself when it attacks. But since it has less HP than an infested terran it wins.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
July 16 2007 09:21 GMT
#47
On July 16 2007 18:17 Scorpion wrote:
In contrast, what do you think is the worst 1v1 unit?

I'd have to go with the Dragoon.


without micro? dragoon would still be beating shit like vulture/goliath/marine/workers/firebat/hydra etc.

with micro dragoon would do even better vs like adrenaling or ultra or idk
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Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
July 16 2007 09:24 GMT
#48
Can we use hero units? I'd say Infested Kerrigan would mop up most units other than say a science vessel or a smart vulture.
Gokey
Profile Joined November 2006
United States2722 Posts
July 16 2007 09:46 GMT
#49
this thread has yielded more interesting discussion than i had originally expected... haha, not bad
Hot_Bid
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Braavos36390 Posts
July 16 2007 09:59 GMT
#50
soul hunter
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Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
July 16 2007 10:11 GMT
#51
id say goliath
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43582 Posts
July 16 2007 10:20 GMT
#52
On July 16 2007 13:50 IIICodeIIIIIII wrote:
will maelstrom work on dt?

DA with upgrade is 250 energy right? maelstrom = 100, mindcontrol = 200? shoot, can't maelstrom then mind control. but i guess DA can keep running so it's draw, not loss.


Or we can use mind control for 150. That's what I do.
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LuMiX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
China5757 Posts
July 16 2007 10:37 GMT
#53
battle cruiser with scan
Gokey
Profile Joined November 2006
United States2722 Posts
July 16 2007 10:44 GMT
#54
On July 16 2007 18:59 Hot_Bid wrote:
soul hunter

hahaha
teh leet newb
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States1999 Posts
July 16 2007 10:53 GMT
#55
Mothership. GG.
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MiniRoman
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Canada3953 Posts
July 16 2007 11:14 GMT
#56
Archon / Carrier. All other answers are dumb.
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MiniRoman
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Canada3953 Posts
July 16 2007 11:15 GMT
#57
On July 16 2007 18:17 Scorpion wrote:
In contrast, what do you think is the worst 1v1 unit?

I'd have to go with the Dragoon.


Marine / Defiler.
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CustomXSpunjah
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1093 Posts
July 16 2007 11:16 GMT
#58
lets just assume cloaking doesnt exist because that doenst define a "strong" 1v1 unit...so i'd probably have to be the battle cruiser or carrier, bc has an edge due to the yamato cannon, but carrier has hella hp and huge upgrades....no other unit compares
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Profile Joined February 2007
95 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 11:20:49
July 16 2007 11:19 GMT
#59
can cloaked wraith kill DA with 3+shiled before mana is gone?

anyway I think its DA.
Gokey
Profile Joined November 2006
United States2722 Posts
July 16 2007 11:52 GMT
#60
On July 16 2007 18:20 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2007 18:17 Scorpion wrote:
In contrast, what do you think is the worst 1v1 unit?

I'd have to go with the Dragoon.
no its scourge, it dies to everything and even kills itself when it attacks. But since it has less HP than an infested terran it wins.

probably the best answer so far... i think this solves the worst unit question, but the best unit question is still debatable
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
July 16 2007 11:53 GMT
#61
lol this shit is like the sorta shit me and my friends would argue over for hours on end back in 5th grade -__- when it was still sc vanilla or w/e.
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Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States10657 Posts
July 16 2007 12:06 GMT
#62
Really stupid question
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Profile Joined July 2007
United States160 Posts
July 16 2007 12:37 GMT
#63
close thread.

so dumb... rofl. you'd see this conversation in a public channel and everyone of you would jump at the chance to rip on them.
mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
July 16 2007 16:57 GMT
#64
I think DA beats wraith. You are all forgetting about feedback. (It works with an AoE, right?)
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SoDrunk
Profile Joined September 2004
United Kingdom291 Posts
July 16 2007 17:11 GMT
#65
nah feedback wont work on wraith. You have to be able to see it and once the wraith runs out of mana and becomes visible the feedback wont do enough damage and wraith will have killed it by then
Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
July 16 2007 18:35 GMT
#66
I'm surprised no one has brought up the science vessel. It can kill any zerg unit, even if it's burrowed. It can kill DTs and HTs. Also, it will tie vs DA, since it can just keep EMPing the DA before the DA has enough mana to use mind control. It can also run away from most things that could kill it like dragoon, carrier, BC, etc.
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-Groove
Profile Joined July 2007
34 Posts
July 16 2007 19:02 GMT
#67
Heres a better question, what is the single most COST EFFECTIVE unit in 1v1?
For thisdoesntreallyfuckingmatter purposes, lets say 1gas = 2minerals?
Diff categories
DA is excluded
Cloaked units are excluded

Air vs Air
Air vs Ground
Ground vs Ground

-Groove
ygor
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Slovakia246 Posts
July 16 2007 19:04 GMT
#68
Following this discussion, it seems to me, that the game you are talking about must be pretty much balanced.
GodsDevil[5thF]
Profile Joined February 2006
Romania622 Posts
July 16 2007 19:09 GMT
#69
DarkArhon , mc = gg :D
freelander
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Hungary4707 Posts
July 16 2007 19:22 GMT
#70
On July 17 2007 04:09 GodsDevil[5thF] wrote:
DarkArhon , mc = gg :D

no, cloaked wraith kills it.
And all is illuminated.
_Grazze_
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
834 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 20:16:41
July 16 2007 20:16 GMT
#71
a wraith with interceptors + mc + nuke + cloak, hmm ...

Wrathierghoarcho
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 21:23:55
July 16 2007 21:23 GMT
#72
On July 17 2007 03:35 Luddite wrote:
I'm surprised no one has brought up the science vessel. It can kill any zerg unit, even if it's burrowed. It can kill DTs and HTs. Also, it will tie vs DA, since it can just keep EMPing the DA before the DA has enough mana to use mind control. It can also run away from most things that could kill it like dragoon, carrier, BC, etc.


DA can just use feedback to slowly kill the vessel ;O
also EMP missile travels slow and not that great range so MC would probably hit first

it's decent but for example the DA is basically beating everything it does and more, and running away isn't a great strategy if it's not super fast and can't heal/regen
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rushz0rz
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada5300 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 21:34:45
July 16 2007 21:33 GMT
#73
On July 16 2007 13:39 CrownRoyal wrote:
it's not even a competition, a cloaked wraith wins every fight it gets in.


against a full energy templar and someone who can aim pretty okay?
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FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
July 16 2007 21:35 GMT
#74
Cloaked wraith ez.
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
July 16 2007 21:44 GMT
#75
Missile Turret pwns your cloaked wraith.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
July 16 2007 21:44 GMT
#76
Drone like eri said.
unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
July 16 2007 21:53 GMT
#77
anything cloaked i guess...
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Fox
Profile Joined September 2002
United States408 Posts
July 16 2007 22:36 GMT
#78
On July 16 2007 13:56 Liquid`Drone wrote:
the drone can tie or beat every unit too

burrow vs all cept vessel and templar
build building vs those
;(

if you want a serious answer, without special abilities or micro im fairly confident the archon wins 1v1 vs anything, even bc.
with special abilities, dark archon beats mostly everything, with exception of wraith that has enough mana to kill it off without uncloaking.

with micro and without special abilities, carrier should beat all.


pfft you said you can build vs those two. So are we assuming that money is involved!

if that's the case probe can build shit if he can hid from that slow moving carrier. Make like cannons and stuff!
I am so fast I can see my own ear.
Luckystoops
Profile Joined May 2007
13 Posts
July 17 2007 00:37 GMT
#79
On July 16 2007 13:45 fonger wrote:
Dark archon with mind control?


=) I think he is right.
lastshadow
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1372 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-17 00:52:46
July 17 2007 00:51 GMT
#80
Aerial vs Ground

Archon vs Battlecruiser ----- Archon
Archon vs Carrier--------- Archon
Archon vs Guardian ------- Archon
Archon vs Cloaked Wraith ----- Archon ( wraiths mana can't last long enough will get down to 50 hp / 10 on archon. the chon will shoot 5 times and seal GG)
Archon vs Sci Vessle ----- CLOSE but too bad irradiate doesnt kill a chon EMP for the GG on shield. Goes to Archon

Air vs Ground winner : Archon

Ground vs Ground

Archon vs Reaver --- Archon
Archon vs Siege tank --- Archon
Archon vs Dark Templar --- Dark Templar
Dark Templar vs HT --- 50/50 Psi storm have 4 shots.
HT vs Hydralisk --- HT
2 lings vs HT --- HT
HT vs Archon --- Archon
Ghost vs Archon --- If goes has nuke its win. If not still win.--- Ghost
Ghost vs DT --- Nuke, otherwise 25/75.
Ghost vs HT --- HT

Ground vs Ground winner: TIE: Archon/DarkTemplar

Air vs Air

BattleCruiser vs Carrier--- Battlecruiser( yamato anyone?)
BattleCruiser vs Cloaked Wraith --- 250 mana is just too much for the BC to handle, GG Wraith
Cloaked Wraith vs Carrier --- 250 mana is just too much for the Carrier, GG Wraith
Devourer vs BattleCruiser --- BattleCruiser ( yamato?)
Devourer vs Carrier --- Carrier, 8 intercepters are just too much for this zerg unit.
Scout vs BattleCruiser --- BattleCruiser, 500 HP is just too much for the slow attacking powerunit Scout... and theres yamato
Corsair vs Scout --- Scout, without its pack, corsairs are useless vs this titan
Wraith vs Scout --- Wraith, cloak is just too much
Wraith vs Corsair --- Wraith, Cloak is just too much
Wraith vs Devourer --- Cloak is just too much

Mothership vs All Air units ---- Mothership, black hole is just too imba for these m/u's.

Air vs Air Winner: Wraith


4 Champions

Archon
Archon/DarkTemplar
Wraith
MotherShip


EDIT: WE HAVE A NEW WINNER.

Dark Archon > All. Mind Control is too imba, even for the mothership to handle.



Patience is a small price to pay for perfection.
ReTrooper
Profile Joined February 2003
Germany526 Posts
July 17 2007 02:46 GMT
#81
The Observer owns them all!!!
Stealth power!
De omnibus dubitandum.
Krohm
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1857 Posts
July 17 2007 05:08 GMT
#82
Ground - Archon

Air - Carrier

Tested it. No Micro involved.
Not bad for a cat toy.
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5525 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-17 08:49:46
July 17 2007 05:11 GMT
#83
On July 17 2007 09:51 lastshadow wrote:

Dark Archon > All. Mind Control is too imba, even for the mothership to handle.



Sad thing is, DA is probably one of the most underused units in the game.
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Pwntrucci[sR]
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1519 Posts
July 17 2007 06:07 GMT
#84
What about the ultralisk?...
bg
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-17 06:28:23
July 17 2007 06:26 GMT
#85
On July 17 2007 15:07 Pwntrucci[sR] wrote:
What about the ultralisk?...

Loses to all air units that can attack ground.
Loses to some ground units like Lurker, DA, DT, Archon, Vulture /w mines + micro.

A better question would be the best unit combo given X/X resources vs another unit combo given equal resources.
goomba
Profile Joined July 2007
2 Posts
July 31 2007 01:20 GMT
#86
actually the Carrier almost always wins 1v1 with an archon, try it yourself with equal upgrades, and you must be thinking there's no micro with your HT 1v1 fights
XDawn
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Canada4040 Posts
July 31 2007 02:12 GMT
#87
This is a stupid question.
Use it or lose it
Kau *
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada3500 Posts
July 31 2007 02:36 GMT
#88
Which wins, a permanently dmatrixed archon or a high templar with 6 storms?
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DwmC_Foefen
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Belgium2186 Posts
July 31 2007 02:46 GMT
#89
Didnt OP say WITHOUT micro?
near
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States281 Posts
July 31 2007 02:50 GMT
#90
medics, blind and run away
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-Sky-
Profile Joined November 2005
Bulgaria284 Posts
August 01 2007 05:14 GMT
#91
I think without any upgrade Archon>all But with upgrade Dark Archon because of the Mind Contorl and if we put that away with detection and Yamato BattleCruser>all
Take to the Sky
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
August 01 2007 05:30 GMT
#92
On July 16 2007 13:46 IIICodeIIIIIII wrote:
there's only 2 important factors - whether it cloaks, and whether it is air.

i think it's either:
lurker, dt, ghost, carrier, wraith

carrier will beat ghost imho. ghost don't have enough energy to take down a carrier. but wraith imho beats carrier. and wraith can beat any other stuff too.

so i go with wraith.

EDIT: ya... dark archon with mind control but dies to dt.


Dark Archon doesn't die to DT; just Maelstrom wherever it is, and then Mind Control it
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