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Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10135 Posts
September 05 2012 21:22 GMT
#1201
On September 06 2012 06:20 Rokoz wrote:
Reaper change is just silly in TvT. So far I've been watching DeMusliM and he always wins with reaper expand against 1 rax FE.


You can shut down reapers with marauders, didn't you play at release? /shrug.
SarcasmMonster
Profile Joined October 2011
3136 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:23:50
September 05 2012 21:23 GMT
#1202
On September 06 2012 06:20 shizaep wrote:
Watching Stephano's stream right now, and the shit that's happening is insane. There is not a single thing about the game that's balanced but it sure looks fun as hell to play.

Some of the noob-up features I'm not really a fan of (automine at start, shows how many harvesters you have, main buildings show number of nearby harvesters..) but I don't care too much about. The Stephano vs. Drewbie game was epic so I think there is some promise for HotS. Might get me to start playing again.

^^ Also SarcasmMonster's poll should say: "Play Terran?" and "Not Play Terran?"


Terrans have opinions too ^_^

Edit: For those who haven't voted.

Poll: Favorite new unit thus far?

Swarm host (22)
 
36%

Warhound (13)
 
21%

Widow mine (8)
 
13%

Viper (7)
 
11%

Mothership core (3)
 
5%

Oracle (3)
 
5%

Tempest (3)
 
5%

Speed hydra (1)
 
2%

Battle hellion (1)
 
2%

61 total votes

Your vote: Favorite new unit thus far?

(Vote): Swarm host
(Vote): Viper
(Vote): Speed hydra
(Vote): Mothership core
(Vote): Oracle
(Vote): Tempest
(Vote): Widow mine
(Vote): Battle hellion
(Vote): Warhound



Poll: Least favorite unit thus far?

Warhound (39)
 
59%

Tempest (10)
 
15%

Oracle (7)
 
11%

Swarm host (5)
 
8%

Widow mine (3)
 
5%

Viper (1)
 
2%

Speed hydra (1)
 
2%

Mothership core (0)
 
0%

Battle hellion (0)
 
0%

66 total votes

Your vote: Least favorite unit thus far?

(Vote): Swarm host
(Vote): Viper
(Vote): Speed hydra
(Vote): Mothership core
(Vote): Oracle
(Vote): Tempest
(Vote): Widow mine
(Vote): Battle hellion
(Vote): Warhound

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Darpa
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada4413 Posts
September 05 2012 21:24 GMT
#1203
On September 06 2012 06:22 Godwrath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 06:20 Rokoz wrote:
Reaper change is just silly in TvT. So far I've been watching DeMusliM and he always wins with reaper expand against 1 rax FE.


You can shut down reapers with marauders, didn't you play at release? /shrug.


If I have to go back to marauder expanding I will cry LOL
"losers always whine about their best, Winners go home and fuck the prom queen"
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10135 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:25:28
September 05 2012 21:24 GMT
#1204
On September 06 2012 06:23 SarcasmMonster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 06:20 shizaep wrote:
Watching Stephano's stream right now, and the shit that's happening is insane. There is not a single thing about the game that's balanced but it sure looks fun as hell to play.

Some of the noob-up features I'm not really a fan of (automine at start, shows how many harvesters you have, main buildings show number of nearby harvesters..) but I don't care too much about. The Stephano vs. Drewbie game was epic so I think there is some promise for HotS. Might get me to start playing again.

^^ Also SarcasmMonster's poll should say: "Play Terran?" and "Not Play Terran?"


Terrans have opinions too ^_^



We should tell blizzard about that too. Nerf terrans opinions.
larse
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
1611 Posts
September 05 2012 21:26 GMT
#1205
So, we're gonna watch HOTS streams and even tournaments for like 5 months but not able to play the game? (Now it's already more HOTS streams than WOL)

It's a strange situation to me. HOTS beta is very different from D3's, since in D3 beta you can only level up to 12lvl and the game ends in the skeleton king. But with SC2, multiplayer game is an actual 'full game'. Or say, we don't watch or play WOL campaign everyday, so WOL multi is the 'actual game' for us. Also, in early 2010 during the WOL beta, streaming is not so popular as in today. I don't know. It's kinda new to me.
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
September 05 2012 21:26 GMT
#1206
On September 06 2012 06:22 Godwrath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 06:20 Rokoz wrote:
Reaper change is just silly in TvT. So far I've been watching DeMusliM and he always wins with reaper expand against 1 rax FE.


You can shut down reapers with marauders, didn't you play at release? /shrug.

Or having a bunker. Reaper don't do shit against buildings anymore. There are lots of options to defend against them, and I personally love that they are somewhat viable again, in the current WoL meta they are so useless beyond reaper expand in TvT (with a single reaper lol, variants with up to three are rare and already so risky that you could consider them cheese).
Reaper changes are good and needed imo.
Get off my lawn, young punks
Protein
Profile Joined August 2010
United States132 Posts
September 05 2012 21:28 GMT
#1207
On September 06 2012 05:12 MCDayC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 05:10 Leetley wrote:
On September 06 2012 05:08 Anta wrote:
i'm no QQ guy or so. i think everything looks good (must get tweaked much - teampest wtf)
BUT
swarmhost vs swarmhost wars is the most stupid thing i've ever seen... o_O

Mutas seem a good choice, since locusts cant's shoot up.

theeeyyy cannnnnn. I actually don't know what zerg unit beats swarm hosts, brood lords? kekekeke


Locusts can't shoot up.

Source: I have the beta and use air to kill swarm hosts.
Cuce
Profile Joined March 2011
Turkey1127 Posts
September 05 2012 21:29 GMT
#1208
oh god warhound missiles ignore hardened shields...
64K RAM SYSTEM 38911 BASIC BYTES FREE
arew
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Lithuania1861 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:32:05
September 05 2012 21:31 GMT
#1209
Just got into diamond! Ufoooo ;D Wondering, how long its gonna take to get into masters T_T
edit: P.S. Warhounds still so gooood...
750/750 emotions fully stacked
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10135 Posts
September 05 2012 21:31 GMT
#1210
On September 06 2012 06:29 Cuce wrote:
oh god warhound missiles ignore hardened shields...


Source?
Cuce
Profile Joined March 2011
Turkey1127 Posts
September 05 2012 21:33 GMT
#1211
was wathcing drewbies stream, 6 warhound brings an immortal down to red, I assume either they ignore shields like other spells, or just have more than one attack per spell.
64K RAM SYSTEM 38911 BASIC BYTES FREE
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10135 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:35:48
September 05 2012 21:35 GMT
#1212
I don't understand why stephano isn't doing mutas against that army comp on early/midgame. So many vipers to only pull a few units looks like a waste imho. Infestors would be better paired with swarmhosts to root winhounds.
TheGreenMachine
Profile Joined March 2010
United States730 Posts
September 05 2012 21:37 GMT
#1213
Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]

Don't forget to get everyone you know to play HOTS so this game we love called Starcraft will live on. Every little bit helps. ^^
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:41:20
September 05 2012 21:38 GMT
#1214
On September 06 2012 06:37 TheGreenMachine wrote:
Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]


But is it the same size as blistering sands? I remember that map as quite small...
Get off my lawn, young punks
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
September 05 2012 21:39 GMT
#1215
On September 06 2012 06:35 Godwrath wrote:
I don't understand why stephano isn't doing mutas against that army comp on early/midgame. So many vipers to only pull a few units looks like a waste imho. Infestors would be better paired with swarmhosts to root winhounds.

Yes, he did make too many Vipers. Because of their consume ability, you really don't need much, like 3-5 is enough. You should constantly hit and run, with the Viper pull, resulting in you killing some units then backing off. He ended up with 4000 minerals and 100 gas because he made like 10 Vipers that just stand there and do nothing because he don't have enough firepower to take down the Warhounds. But hey, it is the first day of the beta, they still try different things.
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
arew
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Lithuania1861 Posts
September 05 2012 21:40 GMT
#1216
On September 06 2012 06:37 TheGreenMachine wrote:
Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]



Oh, nice pick! It's the same placement as it was on Blistering sands, but the map itself is way better, for me at least, dunno how about the others tho
750/750 emotions fully stacked
gawk
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany310 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:40:55
September 05 2012 21:40 GMT
#1217
On September 06 2012 06:37 TheGreenMachine wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]


I lost 700lings to a single pf on that map :D (the old one).

Are there those new collapsible rocks at the mains backdoor?
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
September 05 2012 21:40 GMT
#1218
On September 06 2012 06:38 ACrow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 06:37 TheGreenMachine wrote:
Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]


But is it the same size as desert oasis? I remember that map as quite small...

As far as I know, that map was called Blistering Sands?
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
Zane
Profile Joined January 2011
Romania3916 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-05 21:41:34
September 05 2012 21:41 GMT
#1219
On September 06 2012 06:38 ACrow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 06:37 TheGreenMachine wrote:
Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]


But is it the same size as desert oasis? I remember that map as quite small...

Besides, the backrocks were the best thing about Blistering Sands .
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
September 05 2012 21:41 GMT
#1220
On September 06 2012 06:40 Ramiz1989 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 06 2012 06:38 ACrow wrote:
On September 06 2012 06:37 TheGreenMachine wrote:
Heres a gif u guys might have seen already...

It is an old favorite map and a new up and comer. Amazing how different they are O.O

[image loading]


But is it the same size as desert oasis? I remember that map as quite small...

As far as I know, that map was called Blistering Sands?

Yeah, you're right, my bad
Get off my lawn, young punks
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