Do Reapers belong in SC2? - Page 2

On September 23 2010 18:12 billyX333 wrote:
if reapers were completely removed from the game, the balance of the matchups would be completely unchanged
terran already has enough viable openings which are just as strong but playing against reapers is incredibly frustrating (and NOT fun)
it really hurts the game for me from a zerg perspective
reapers are bad when players dont know how to control them, but they're rage inducing when pros control them. i hate this unit. if they removed it from the game zvt would not change at all as hellion openings are just as good and reapers only have very limited use in tvt and tvp anyways. terrible unit

On September 23 2010 18:40 archon256 wrote:

Not versus buildings. And other armored targets. But the main problem is buildings. If you know the opponent is going Marauder-heavy, you could opt not to build armored units, but there's no way to avoid making buildings, lol.

On September 23 2010 19:03 Silu wrote:


You're wrong.

Two Marines have more DPS against an armored target than a single Marauder has. Reapers would never be used in a drop, as the reason Marauders are used over Marines is their greater survivability (damage consolidation + base armor, mainly). Weird to see how many are ignorant of this simple fact.

Marauders have (very) slightly better DPS than unupgraded Marines against targets that have base armor (so basically no effect at all against Protoss buildings as half of their hp is shields) , but as Marines are over two times better than Marauders against workers, this is effectively nullified for harass drops.

On September 23 2010 18:51 Floophead_III wrote:


Pretty much summed it up right there.

Yes, reapers are useful scouts and can be used to save a scan in early game. That can go for almost any unit though, even a barracks!

They add nothing to the depth of gameplay because they're such 1-dimensional units.

What they need is their d8 charges back from the alpha, or spider mines, or SOMETHING USEFUL AT ALL. Then you can nerf their early game power vs zerg (remove speed?) and suddenly they're a unit that has depth.

That or remove them because they're stupid.

On September 23 2010 18:28 NormandyBoy wrote:
People QQing about marauders makes me sad, : marines deal more DPS than them.

And about reapers I think they might have a use that just has not been found yet, something like sniping HTs late game...It's too early to threw them away.

On September 23 2010 18:48 Nilrem wrote:
I am not sure if I am in total agreement with the Op. When ever I talk to someone about the reaper, it is always mentioned that reapers are great early game, but mid-late game they are rarely used. And I really question, why? They may not be able to do a ton of harass and actually kill much. But when I look at the unit, I see potential of harassing and just being a sheer annoyance. I mean, if the enemy is moving their forces, why not use them to periodically harass and annoy the player. Forcing him/her to either retreat forces, create defense, or simple just get distracted.

On September 23 2010 19:12 BluzMan wrote:


You're forgetting the attack range which is at least as important than survivability and certainly more important than a small lack of damage. Basically, Marauders are EXACTLY ground-only Dragoons.

On September 23 2010 19:12 BluzMan wrote:


You're forgetting the attack range which is at least as important than survivability and certainly more important than a small lack of damage. Basically, Marauders are EXACTLY ground-only Dragoons.