TL Terran Unit Comp. - Voting! - Page 14

Function:I'd like for the Command Fortress to lose the ability to produce SCV's but retain the ability for them to return resources to it. This would be a bit counter intuitive for new players and goes against the direct upgrade pathing that Starcraft has, so I doubt it would happen. The Field Marshal is a hero unit that complements the Command Fortress. On their own the CF and FM are capable defensively but much more effective when complementing each other. Take out one and the other is limited.

Function: When selected it displays two radius': effect radius (used to select the Missile Turrets), and attack radius (new attack radius the Missile Turrets will have). When one linked Missile Turret is destroyed Tac-Link adds the next closest Missile Turret to the link.
Use: Missile Turrets are effective in large numbers against airborn harassment, but deal poorly with Muta clouds and mass Phoenix. This requires a Terran player to split their focus between attacking and defending multiple bases and often a few seconds can mean loss of production or whole mineral lines. Tac-Link allows a Terran player breathing room to stave off an attack until their army can return, or just scaring off enemy air until it runs out. Its not free, however. The Terran player has to build the Turrets beforehand and position them smartly in order to get the most from them, AND do it in multiple bases.

Function: Works the same as arming a nuke in the Ghost Academy, except it requires energy. Has a shorter initial build time and the Field Marshal can launch a 330mm Strike quicker than a Ghost can a Nuke. This allows for reactionary use, but limits the consecutive use to prevent abuse.

Use: Since a Command Fortress is a serious investment in time and resources you should be able to relocate it. Since it walks instead of flying it's vulnerable to ground units. It's large size also means you won't be able to get it beyond certain ramps, which may force a player to defend further outside their base than they want during a series enemy push or base trade scenario.

Function: Works just like a normal Bunker: Units within can attack and gain +1 range.
Use: The Command Fortress trades the Ibiks Cannon for its myriad abilities. Bunkers are not reactionary structures: they take long to build and use supply by requiring units to be loaded in order for it to function. They are easily destroyed by run bys and warp ins. Losing a bunker means losing 300 minerals at a minimum and they are often not effective mid to late game in securing a base. To add a more reactionary defensive structure to Terran's arsenal the Command Fortress can function as a Bunker(2 with the Neo-Steel Frame Upgrade). A quick enough Terran player can reinforce it enabling it to defend itself and a mineral line, or to be the center of holding off your opponent. To counter this an attacking player can stop this by focusing on the approaching units, or sieging it.

In my mind it would look something like this, only SC2 stylized.

Function: Affected area displays clearly on the map. After being cast it takes 3 seconds for them to "activate", allowing a player time to move their army around, through, or off of them. Every time an applicable ground unit passes through them they take 10 damage, but the slow effect does not reset and expires after 15s.
Use: Gives Terran some much needed map control and a way to slow massed Zealot, Ling/Baneling, Locusts, and to create choke points. It's primarily a defensive aid when dealing with melee units. The damage component can be scaled down but is primarily there to make both you and your opponent think twice about pushing through it keeping it a primarily defensive spell. It uses the Command Fortress energy to cast the spell for two reasons: prevent feedback, and to keep the synergy/dependence with the Command Fortress.

Use: An activated ability on a cooldown timer. When activated the shield absorbs all income ranged damage, but is ignored by spell and melee.
Function[/]: The Command Fortress can use Tac-Link without a Field Marshal, and the only the skill a Field Marshal can use without the CF is Aegis Barrier. It further cements the idea that the unit is to be used defensively, with limited aggressive applications. It's effectiveness is ed against speedy melee units meaning it's not going to cut it in all situations.

Function: The Field Marshal laser designates a spot up to 10 range. A big bright exclamation point the size of the radius is displayed on the map (think sensor tower) Like with the nuclear strike an audible warning in sounded, giving the player time to find it and attempt to kill the Field Marshal or move their units.
[u]Use: Terran damage dealing AOE has many problems when it comes to spell AOE. All of it deals friendly fire and is often used against the player (HSM, Widow Mine). The player has very little control of where the damage goes (HSM, Widow Mine), the exception being nukes and EMP. Nukes are expensive and only useful when massed and EMP is rarely seen outside of a the occasional TvP game. Both the Raven and Ghost are expensive units and take up production time better spent on more useful units. The 330mm Barrage gives Terran the ability to zone out enemy units and deal reliable, if limited spell AOE. It can be used reactionarily, aggressively, and defensively. Though it launches quicker than a nuke it does its damage over time and is much more forgiving, it's main purpose being breaking defense and map control. Since it stays on the field for 6 seconds it also acts to delay an enemy advance or cover a retreat. An enemy can choose to run through it, sacrificing health and low HP units to pursue. This creates micro opportunities for both players and fills a much needed gap in the Terran arsenal that isn't easily abused.

First, economy: It would be nice (as terran) to not waste scv time building... This would provide an additional "worker" without slowing SCV production. On the flip side, 50/50/34 (what I would start with) is a hefty gas and time investment for a non-fighting unit. So it shouldn't wreck early game economy (oh yeah, that's being totally changed in LotV already).

Second a rax unit that supports mech! (I think that's what most people are really after - my initial idea was some kind of bio AOE unit, but the tech would overlap with WM/hellion too much.) So, instead my second idea was for a mobile repair unit! I think having the option to behave like an SCV (without mineral pathing) as well as having a "mech-heal" (at a higher energy cost than medivac heals) was neat.

A caster? YES! However spells that have very different uses.

Weld is an obvious mech heal. You might think that having it in the early game would be OP (as a medivac would be). I'd argue that the high gas cost would slow down mech openings to a point that it would be very hard to use aggressively (poor synergy with hellions due to unit speed). So despite being an low tier unit, the ability comes into it's own more in the mid-late game.

Fox Hole is part Auto-Turret (minus the damage), part bunker (but smaller and without a range bump unless upgraded - hisec) and part FF. Anyone who's played with ravens knows it's not easy to land an auto-turret in combat (units tend to get in the way). This would almost require FH to be used before combat (especially since you'd still need to fill the fox hole for damage). With enough warning FH could be used to complete walls. Due to cost (75 energy) this can't really be spammed or cast on unit completion. This ability allows the SCE to play well with bio also.

Cloak is there cause I'm tired of having my SCVs harassed!! Purely a defensive ability (although some Korean will find a way to abuse this offensively) that allows a building to go up in peace.*
*building still visible and subject to damage*