Blizzcon Live Coverage: Day 1 - Page 4

On October 22 2011 07:26 aklambda wrote:
Zerg units definitly look awesome! Love the look and abilities of the Viper.
But what exactly does "needs lair tech" mean? Do I simply need a lair for it to be build from larvae or from the hatch itself (like a queen) or do I need a spire (which I can build once I reach lair tech)?

Protoss units are quite interesting. I really like the idea of the Oracle as well as the Replicant. Could be some awesome strategies involving these two. The tempest seems good for a lategame unit even though I am sad to see the Carrier go. I don't understand why they got rid of the mothership though. Sure they could have changed the abilites and still keep it. Why take the mothership away but introduce the hero Thor? <-- don't like that move. I think each race should have one hero unit. Even if it is mostly for fun matches.

I myself play mostly Terrain and am pretty dissapointed with the Terrain changes so far. My favorte units are the Raven and the Ghost and so far Raven hasn't received much love (a slightly faster Seeker Missile - ok) and the Ghost's cloak change seems... I don't know. Would have to playtest that one. Could be good could be bad.
The new units however seem rather aweful - at least designwise. God the new Warhound looks so ugly... Ugh! The Battlehellion... well are we playing transformers now? And to turtle I'd rather use a Siege Tank, I guess. Don't know maybe it can be useful but another stationary defense... Terran already has enough of this with Bunkers and Siege Tanks...

On October 22 2011 07:36 NeThZOR wrote:
Definitely very interesting changes, we'll have to see what will be implemented in the final game. The addition of extra spellcasting units will most certainly make this game more complex than it already is, and should at least make watching pro games all the more exciting to watch.

On October 22 2011 07:35 turdburgler wrote:
they think late game helions are strong enough versus zealots? lol

the reason helions arent used vs protoss is because the overall mech strat doesnt work, meaning you lack the factory count to react to a heavier zealot count. removing the thor will only weaken the already bad mech vs p style making helions even less likely to be built. if anything they will just be used more vs z

On October 22 2011 07:40 RinconH wrote:
it's a shame they didn't get something that could allow them to "zone" the map with positional entrenchments.

On October 22 2011 07:48 blacklist_member wrote:
How is that pulling things back ability even fair when the protoss strength lies in the few essential splash damage units? :O