"Information gambling"? Do you even play SC2? Dealing with incomplete information is one of the core mechanics.

Also no one is saying that Ravagers will stay EXACTLY like they are now. Geez. Judging the balance based on the current state is something I'm not allowed to type on here.

Lol, you and DuduSC were the ones that commented: I really hope it does become like a roach/baneling bust

I didn't say a word about the balance of LotV in that comment, just about your retarted goals for the game.

I agreed with the fact that the early game aggression potential is great. Because thats what Zerg lacks. Roach Baneling bust is just the perfect example of it because it is one of the few early game aggression plays zerg has that's actually viable.

I'm gonna ignore your second sentence.

Aggression doesn't have to take the form of attacks that are so powerful they can constantly rival with standard—and actually define it to a large extent. The model of pressure is superior. Low-medium risks for low-medium rewards rather than "miss it from one inch and you're instantly gone".

Couldn't have said it better -think I tried to convey the same idea quite awkwardly in a previous post.

You gotta consider that for that to achieve, you need to tweak not only new stuff but all existing stuff. Realtiy check here: Do you really think Blizzard is going to do that?

If Blizzard introduces low-risk low-reward units, people just won't use them.

A lot of builds are already built around pressuring the opponent at precise timings to control their economic growth. I don't think that would be hard to achieve if mothership core was removed.

Yeah see thats a already an impossible thing. They'll never remove units.

But anyway, even assuming they'd do, what kind of builds are you looking at?

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 11 2015 18:53 GMT

#564

zerg can't beat mass carrier/toss air i think

FueledUpAndReadyToGo

Netherlands30548 Posts

January 11 2015 18:53 GMT

#565

Swarmhosts are now tactical nukes

vult

United States9400 Posts

January 11 2015 18:53 GMT

#566

lol sent the locusts from his main and killed the gold.

SetGuitarsToKill

Canada28396 Posts

January 11 2015 18:53 GMT

#567

I don't know what the fuck i just tuned into. I saw a flying swarmhosts kill a nexus in 2 seconds and absolutely no air defense against mass tempest/carrier

Nebuchad

Switzerland12472 Posts

January 11 2015 18:54 GMT

#568

This game is going to make everyone reconsider how much an expand is worth.

Sent.

Poland9316 Posts

January 11 2015 18:54 GMT

#569

Why do they insist on giving locust such high dps? I would prefer more locust but with less damage so they actually feel like a swarm instead of advancing lava.

DJHelium

Sweden13480 Posts

January 11 2015 18:54 GMT

#570

On January 12 2015 03:53 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I don't know what the fuck i just tuned into. I saw a flying swarmhosts kill a nexus in 2 seconds and absolutely no air defense against mass tempest/carrier

Impact thought flying locust could attack air.

Everlong

Czech Republic1973 Posts

January 11 2015 18:54 GMT

#571

Just cut all the air units and SH and we have a good game.

Clubfan

Germany913 Posts

January 11 2015 18:55 GMT

#572

LotV will be the best game ever made :D
Honestly, it looks like a lot of fun

ZeromuS

Canada13408 Posts

January 11 2015 18:55 GMT

#573

Completely random build order matchup that resulted in hilarity

Though I think the amount of damage the locusts do is a smidge much XD haha

I don't know if we need more high damage, high burst, high cooldown units

On January 12 2015 03:54 DJHelium wrote:

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Impact thought flying locust could attack air.

This would explain a lot.

[PkF] Wire

France24239 Posts

January 11 2015 18:55 GMT

#574

I'm really wondering what the answer to airtoss is from a Z point of view. If the answer is "don't let him reach it and ravager bust him", I think the outlook is bleak.

Tesarul

Belgium79 Posts

January 11 2015 18:56 GMT

#575

Impact thought that the flying locusts would attack air, hence the late spire :p

The_Templar

your Country52798 Posts

January 11 2015 18:56 GMT

#576

I wonder if mass air is going to remain as good as it is. I sort of liked having ground-based armies in HotS >.>

KeksX

Germany3634 Posts

January 11 2015 18:57 GMT

#577

On January 12 2015 03:56 The_Templar wrote:
I wonder if mass air is going to remain as good as it is. I sort of liked having ground-based armies in HotS >.>

More like in any RTS. Airballs in SC2 are already an issue, LotV, at this rate, could only make it worse.