I don't think this really calls for the word 'imbalance'. You're right, all the races should be able to see the same amount of screen, but this isn't going to get 'balanced', or cause good discussion.

silencesc

United States464 Posts

August 22 2011 02:35 GMT

#42

Good catch, but as with most people here, I doubt it would have any really effect on gameplay

zappa372

Chile365 Posts

August 22 2011 02:41 GMT

#43

Gosh guys, stop saying that "this isn't going to affect the game for zergs", there's an obvious difference in what a player can or cannot see.
That said, it's obvious that:
a) The effect that this could have has to happen in very specific situations, and
b) The effect that this could have will only show in expert play, where even 1 scroll or minimap click could be crucial for making a decision.

I'll try to develop my two points.

a. I think that this could affect the game in a moment where you need to cast a spell, estimate the opponent army count that is moving or simply just running around.
b. Have you ever seen Broodwar FPV-VODs? The army positioning occurs on even the minimum sight of the opponent army. Maybe at high level play this could be crucial when not seeing the minimap. Imagine a harass situation, after the attack, you hit spacebar, and the medivac/warpprism/ovie is retreating while you wanna hit a last attack on that drop with your aa.

Again, this would be in pretty specific situations, and yes, maybe guessing them would be too hypothetical and paranoic.

In my opinion, why wouldn't blizzard patch this? Seems a pretty easy thing to do, and everyone would be happy or at least indifferent.

Rorra

Australia1066 Posts

August 22 2011 02:44 GMT

#44

Who cares, this is like calling people that play on higher resolution screens op... There has never been and never will be any effect on gameplay as a result of this....

XnG_777

713 Posts

August 22 2011 02:44 GMT

#45

lol n1 but are you really serious about this being an inbalance?

DrPhilOfdOOm

Sweden353 Posts

August 22 2011 02:45 GMT

#46

Mb not game breaking but should nontheless be fixed.

Bobster

Germany3075 Posts

August 22 2011 02:48 GMT

#47

This wouldn't even make a bug report in the alpha.

Easily waived, sorry mang.

Whole

United States6046 Posts

August 22 2011 02:51 GMT

#48

so it isn't the 1/1/1 that is overpowered, it is the UI!

shadowy

Bulgaria305 Posts

August 22 2011 02:52 GMT

#49

All you folks are going way too hard on the OP for something very percilurar he found, that shouldn't be that way and you just rolling with the use of the word "imblanced".

Bottom line is that there most likely the world will explode for the gigles of it, before this has an actual effect in game, but there shouldn't be a difference in first place. And somebody pointed very well before me is more of question of Blizzard's mentality, than anything else.

Peace!

CatNzHat

United States1599 Posts

August 22 2011 03:05 GMT

#50

Whilst it might be a little bit annoying, it's hardly going to change the outcome of a game.

saus

United States59 Posts

August 22 2011 03:10 GMT

#51

As has been stated several times, playing on widescreen gives you a SIGNIFICANTLY larger view, but this thread is talking about a few pixels. How about you start out by getting blizzard to patch out the real concern, widescreen.

duk3

United States807 Posts

August 22 2011 03:16 GMT

#52

If you think that the Terran UI is imbalanced due to its cleaner design, you should also examine the negative effects of color choices that can be abused to hide on the minimap.

skindzer

Chile5114 Posts

August 22 2011 03:17 GMT

#53

Regardless of balance issues I still believe the UI should be smaller. Or at least there should be an option to make it as smaller as one pleases.

jdseemoreglass

United States3773 Posts

August 22 2011 03:18 GMT

#54

You think THAT'S imbalanced, try listening to the Terran music! When I roll Terran with random I just know I play better because their music is more epic and motivational!

Ickalanda

United States50 Posts

August 22 2011 03:19 GMT

#55

Terran UI is also the UI that is used to view replays or as an observer

I doubt this has much of an effect on gameplay though haha. People are very rarely dealing with things on the edge of their vision as they tend to like to center on the main focus.

Tyrellius

36 Posts

August 22 2011 03:33 GMT

#56

Way to go!

Another excuse for Idra when he loses!

Clog

United States950 Posts

August 22 2011 03:37 GMT

#57

On August 22 2011 11:44 XnG_777 wrote:
lol n1 but are you really serious about this being an inbalance?

Imbalances don't *have* to be huge. It would be like if scvs and drones had a speed of 2.81 and probes had a speed of 2.8 (obviously that would be an easy fix but you get my point)

In an ideal world, this would be fixed, as there's really not much reason for this discrepancy, but I don't see blizzard using their manpower to fix something so small.. especially when they might have to like redesign the zerg UI art.

Synwave

United States2803 Posts

August 22 2011 03:41 GMT

#58

A lot of effort went into this joke and the fact some people are taking it seriously makes it gold.
Great screenshots btw! Im totally going to point to this thread the next time random gives me zerg and I lose XD

BushidoSnipr

United States910 Posts

August 22 2011 03:51 GMT

#59

Zerg v Terran that could make a huge difference

Good find

Kinetik_Inferno

United States1431 Posts

August 22 2011 03:58 GMT

#60

It's not really a significant difference, and it's a nice aesthetic effect. It should be shrunk, but it's not completely imba, so I doubt Blizz will do anything about it.