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No more balance whining please.
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12132 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-28 11:51:54
November 28 2014 11:50 GMT
#141
On November 28 2014 20:49 DJHelium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 20:47 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Widow mine buff killed zealot archon.


Yeah for sure. I'm not that sad about it, it's such an amove composition. But would be nice to see a protoss composition that aren't as reliant on the mass aoe. Feel it all comes down to forcefields being in the game so basic gateway units can't fight straight up vs basic terran units.

Also bad for templar opening which is more APM intensive than colossus play :/

Edit> Jeez, these positions.
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
November 28 2014 11:52 GMT
#142
On November 28 2014 20:49 KingAlphard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 20:44 DJHelium wrote:
On November 28 2014 20:40 KingAlphard wrote:
Definitely shields > armor for blink stalkers but idk about shields > weapons
EDIT: No I don't think it changes the regeneration speed.


Shields aren't that much better than armor though. Keep in mind that it's only when the stalkers have taken enough damage that at least would've damaged the health without the +shields, regen and then taken damage like that again that shields are more effective than armor. Which isn't very often.

If you're adding zealots in the composition, armor gets a lot better already.


It's not that simple. Stalkers have 80 hitpoints + 80 shields. Ignoring the fact that they already have +1 armor , which makes armor upgrades slightly better,statistically speaking (assuming units deal a low amount of damage compared to the total amount of shields, and the type of damage dealt to shields is the same dealt to hitpoints) the damage reduction is proportional to the damage taken.
Stalkers have the same amount of hitpoints as shields, which means you'll never take more damage on armor (which is permanent) than on shield (can be regenerated), in particular well microed blink stalkers can absorbe much more damage on shields than on armor.
That being said this works only for stalkers, most protoss units have more hitpoints than shields, and there's always the fact that they have +1 base armor, which means that adding a further +1 will make more difference.


The stalkers still have to take what would've been armor damage for the shield upgrade to be effective.

For example, say a stalker takes 50 damage without shield upgrade, and 45 damage with shield upgrade. Then the upgrade had no effect, since they still will heal up to full shields.

So it's only for the small window where they take >80 damage without upgrades where the shield upgrade has an effect. And it's only when it happens more than once where shield upgrades are better than armor upgrades.
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TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
November 28 2014 11:53 GMT
#143
In other news, does Dreamhack have any plan on a new overlay for 2015 so we can see something in the production tab?
KingAlphard
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Italy1705 Posts
November 28 2014 11:55 GMT
#144
On November 28 2014 20:52 DJHelium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 20:49 KingAlphard wrote:
On November 28 2014 20:44 DJHelium wrote:
On November 28 2014 20:40 KingAlphard wrote:
Definitely shields > armor for blink stalkers but idk about shields > weapons
EDIT: No I don't think it changes the regeneration speed.


Shields aren't that much better than armor though. Keep in mind that it's only when the stalkers have taken enough damage that at least would've damaged the health without the +shields, regen and then taken damage like that again that shields are more effective than armor. Which isn't very often.

If you're adding zealots in the composition, armor gets a lot better already.


It's not that simple. Stalkers have 80 hitpoints + 80 shields. Ignoring the fact that they already have +1 armor , which makes armor upgrades slightly better,statistically speaking (assuming units deal a low amount of damage compared to the total amount of shields, and the type of damage dealt to shields is the same dealt to hitpoints) the damage reduction is proportional to the damage taken.
Stalkers have the same amount of hitpoints as shields, which means you'll never take more damage on armor (which is permanent) than on shield (can be regenerated), in particular well microed blink stalkers can absorbe much more damage on shields than on armor.
That being said this works only for stalkers, most protoss units have more hitpoints than shields, and there's always the fact that they have +1 base armor, which means that adding a further +1 will make more difference.


The stalkers still have to take what would've been armor damage for the shield upgrade to be effective.

For example, say a stalker takes 50 damage without shield upgrade, and 45 damage with shield upgrade. Then the upgrade had no effect, since they still will heal up to full shields.

So it's only for the small window where they take >80 damage without upgrades where the shield upgrade has an effect. And it's only when it happens more than once where shield upgrades are better than armor upgrades.


Ok , now I get your point. Still, usually as a protoss player you want to have the shields completely taken out before blinking a stalker back, so what you describe shouldn't happen that often.
graNite
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany4434 Posts
November 28 2014 11:55 GMT
#145
omg blink is so lame....
"Oink oink, bitches" - Tasteless on Pigbaby winning a map against Flash
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
November 28 2014 11:55 GMT
#146
On November 28 2014 20:53 TheDwf wrote:
In other news, does Dreamhack have any plan on a new overlay for 2015 so we can see something in the production tab?

yeah they should adjust the resolution so it's easier to see. It's still kinda hard to read with fullscreen 1080p monitor.
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
Keeemy
Profile Joined November 2012
Finland7855 Posts
November 28 2014 11:56 GMT
#147
On November 28 2014 20:55 graNite wrote:
omg blink is so lame....

There is no blink tho
Hello
graNite
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany4434 Posts
November 28 2014 11:56 GMT
#148
On November 28 2014 20:56 Keeemy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 20:55 graNite wrote:
omg blink is so lame....

There is no blink tho


wait what? he just ran past the bunkers? and still has stalkers alive?
"Oink oink, bitches" - Tasteless on Pigbaby winning a map against Flash
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12132 Posts
November 28 2014 11:56 GMT
#149
On November 28 2014 20:55 graNite wrote:
omg blink is so lame....

What blink?
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
November 28 2014 11:56 GMT
#150
When will Patience learn that this 3g stalks counter is bad /:
BlackCompany
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany8388 Posts
November 28 2014 11:57 GMT
#151
Yessssss
MMA!
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
November 28 2014 11:57 GMT
#152
Poll: Recommend Patience vs MMA Game 4?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)
 
0%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)
 
25%

★★★- Good game (3)
 
75%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)
 
0%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)
 
0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Patience vs MMA Game 4?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season


Poll: Recommend Patience vs MMA Game 5?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (3)
 
75%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (0)
 
0%

★★★- Good game (1)
 
25%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)
 
0%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)
 
0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Patience vs MMA Game 5?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season

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Keeemy
Profile Joined November 2012
Finland7855 Posts
November 28 2014 11:57 GMT
#153
On November 28 2014 20:56 graNite wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 20:56 Keeemy wrote:
On November 28 2014 20:55 graNite wrote:
omg blink is so lame....

There is no blink tho


wait what? he just ran past the bunkers? and still has stalkers alive?

Yep.

Patience got smacked so hard.
Hello
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
November 28 2014 11:57 GMT
#154
No 3rd place again for Patience D:
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
November 28 2014 11:57 GMT
#155
Hello DJHelium, I have come to claim blood
D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
November 28 2014 11:57 GMT
#156
Damn it, Patience.
why even
DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
November 28 2014 11:58 GMT
#157
On November 28 2014 20:57 TheDwf wrote:
Hello DJHelium, I have come to claim blood


Humbug, jjakji 3-1 MC
#1 player in the world atm: J-god | Follow me on twitter! @DJHelium
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12132 Posts
November 28 2014 11:59 GMT
#158
On November 28 2014 20:57 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
No 3rd place again for Patience D:

On this map pool is BO5 pretty hard though. It is drop friendly and, well, MMA is really good Terran who loves his drops. No big surprise here
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Superbanana
Profile Joined May 2014
2369 Posts
November 28 2014 11:59 GMT
#159
Its like a link all in, but without blink... really? XD
In PvZ the zerg can make the situation spire out of control but protoss can adept to the situation.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
November 28 2014 12:01 GMT
#160
Dat Apollo diss at Artosis.
I had a good night of sleep.
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