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LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1533 Posts
June 28 2025 09:16 GMT
#1
Obviously there are VAST differences between units and species.
However we can draw parallels. Anything in (parentheses) is a 2nd choice and even more loosely related.

Units

drone, probe, SCV
ling, zealot, firebat
hydra, goon, marine (goliath),
lurker, reaver, tank (vulture)
muta, scout (arbiter), wraith
devourer (scourge), corsair, valk
devourer + guardian, carrier, BC
queen, arbiter (corsair), vessel
overlord, shuttle, dropship
overlord, observer, vessel (lifted building)
defiler, DA (HT), medic
dark templar, ghost
infested terran, mine, (nuke)
ultralisk, archon


Spells

plague, emp
storm, irradiate
broodling, MC, yamato
ensnare, stasis (maelstrom), lockdown
burrow, P cloak, T cloak
regeneration, recharge, heal (repair)
swarm, d web, d matrix
parasite, hallucination, scan
recall, nydus canal
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tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada452 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-28 09:43:23
June 28 2025 09:43 GMT
#2
storm has no parallel and sits on a lone podium on top of mount everest

even blizzard knew this, so they gave a cheatcode to prevent opponents from casting the spell, the only cheatcode of its kind:

"noglues"
https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1533 Posts
June 28 2025 09:59 GMT
#3
On June 28 2025 18:43 tankgirl wrote:
storm has no parallel and sits on a lone podium on top of mount everest

even blizzard knew this, so they gave a cheatcode to prevent opponents from casting the spell, the only cheatcode of its kind:

"noglues"



None of them are 1 to 1 equivalents. I think Irradiate with it's splash and solid kill value is as close as it gets.


On the noglues situation kek:

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/543708-noglues-cheat-does-nothing
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LEKEY_NOOB
Profile Joined January 2025
Bulgaria11 Posts
June 28 2025 10:29 GMT
#4
On June 28 2025 18:59 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 28 2025 18:43 tankgirl wrote:
storm has no parallel and sits on a lone podium on top of mount everest

even blizzard knew this, so they gave a cheatcode to prevent opponents from casting the spell, the only cheatcode of its kind:

"noglues"



None of them are 1 to 1 equivalents. I think Irradiate with it's splash and solid kill value is as close as it gets.


On the noglues situation kek:

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/543708-noglues-cheat-does-nothing

the irradiate is somewhat equivalent to the storm it splashes out stuff
but lets take it a bit further
it’s the same with the emp
they both excrete cringe stuff while the emp is not that different and exit out of the inner terran
it gobbles way less energy than it start with but it usually comes back
not to mention the ability to disable and damage shields
it's a damage spell
like storm and irradiate!
:smug:
LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1533 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-28 10:41:02
June 28 2025 10:40 GMT
#5
On June 28 2025 19:29 LEKEY_NOOB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 28 2025 18:59 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:
On June 28 2025 18:43 tankgirl wrote:
storm has no parallel and sits on a lone podium on top of mount everest

even blizzard knew this, so they gave a cheatcode to prevent opponents from casting the spell, the only cheatcode of its kind:

"noglues"



None of them are 1 to 1 equivalents. I think Irradiate with it's splash and solid kill value is as close as it gets.


On the noglues situation kek:

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/543708-noglues-cheat-does-nothing

the irradiate is somewhat equivalent to the storm it splashes out stuff
but lets take it a bit further
it’s the same with the emp
they both excrete cringe stuff while the emp is not that different and exit out of the inner terran
it gobbles way less energy than it start with but it usually comes back
not to mention the ability to disable and damage shields
it's a damage spell
like storm and irradiate!


But it doesn't kill, Adel. Just like plague. That's why they are both together sitting in a tree.
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Kraekkling
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
640 Posts
June 28 2025 13:04 GMT
#6
what is the purpose of this thread?
(*^^)(^*)
LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1533 Posts
June 28 2025 19:02 GMT
#7
On June 28 2025 22:04 Kraekkling wrote:
what is the purpose of this thread?


To discuss the Unit and Spell Similarities or lack there of between the difference species of Brood War.
Or suggest your own similarities if u would do them differently.
What is the purpose of anything in life really? ^_._^
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Miragee
Profile Joined December 2009
8656 Posts
June 28 2025 22:00 GMT
#8
Did you create a new account to discuss this topic with yourself in a public forum?
LEKEY_NOOB
Profile Joined January 2025
Bulgaria11 Posts
June 28 2025 22:46 GMT
#9
On June 29 2025 07:00 Miragee wrote:
Did you create a new account to discuss this topic with yourself in a public forum?

Yes
:smug:
Kraekkling
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
640 Posts
June 28 2025 22:51 GMT
#10
ok so scv is like ultralisk but without armor

but also this
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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10356 Posts
June 29 2025 03:59 GMT
#11
On June 29 2025 07:51 Kraekkling wrote:
ok so scv is like ultralisk but without armor

but also this

Also this classic.
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iFU.pauline
Profile Joined September 2009
France1695 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-29 09:29:15
June 29 2025 09:17 GMT
#12
I would have put storm and plague together since those spells are used in the same fashion for the same purpose of lowering hp, and storms don't necessarily kill the units targeted. Feedback from DA would have been a good match with irradiete or emp.
No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere, I see Heaven's glories shine, And Faith shines equal arming me from Fear
LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1533 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-30 12:38:16
June 30 2025 12:33 GMT
#13
On June 29 2025 18:17 iFU.pauline wrote:
I would have put storm and plague together since those spells are used in the same fashion for the same purpose of lowering hp, and storms don't necessarily kill the units targeted. Feedback from DA would have been a good match with irradiete or emp.


Yeah in game storm and plague are pretty similar. Some units have enough HP to survive a single storm as well.

Feedback has no AOE tho.
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LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1533 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-30 12:34:19
June 30 2025 12:33 GMT
#14
On June 29 2025 07:00 Miragee wrote:
Did you create a new account to discuss this topic with yourself in a public forum?


No that's Adel tarnishing the good LUCKY_NOOB nickname.

I discuss things with myself in my mind exclusively.
ko-fi.com/luckynoob
LEKEY_NOOB
Profile Joined January 2025
Bulgaria11 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-07-04 11:57:17
July 04 2025 10:13 GMT
#15
On June 30 2025 21:33 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 29 2025 07:00 Miragee wrote:
Did you create a new account to discuss this topic with yourself in a public forum?


No that's Adel tarnishing the good LUCKY_NOOB nickname.

I discuss things with myself in my mind exclusively.

This is clearly false, no one would ever do such thing. This is preposterous even.
:smug:
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