EPTThat's my initial thoughts on time warp...
Balance Update #7 10/26/12 - Page 3
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EliteSK
Korea (South)251 Posts
That's my initial thoughts on time warp... | ||
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Morpheus.be
Belgium1 Post
Nice joke TL dudes. User was warned for this post | ||
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Condor Hero
United States2931 Posts
The changes to Spine Crawlers were made to help Zerg defense in early game ZvZ. We found that Zerg tier 2 and 3 battles have changed a lot in Heart of the Swarm, and we wanted to make it slightly easier for Zerg players to get to tier 2 in the matchup. Not only that, newer players found it confusing that Spine Crawlers appear to block pathing in a 2x2 radius when built, but small units such as Zerglings were able to squeeze by. Therefore, we made the decision to prevent pathing around this unit when placed next to other structures, and we increased its size slightly to reflect this. For a sec I thought this was to help Protoss break down Spine/Infestor walls and thought they did a great change, then I read this. | ||
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Nazeron
Canada1046 Posts
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CruelZeratul
Germany4588 Posts
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ZeroCartin
Costa Rica2390 Posts
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emythrel
United Kingdom2599 Posts
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
On October 27 2012 06:08 Plansix wrote: Vikings have 9 range, I believe and a small number of them will be able to insta murder any oracle that comes into that range. As long as you don’t keep them clumped, in a ball over your army, I think they can zone out the oracle. Anyways, I would rather have the ability be to powerful in beta, than weak and useless. Yeah, viking have 9 range. Meaning the Oracle run on you, and cast the spell before the viking's missile destroy it. I know iit's costly but that doesn't mean it's impossible to make. And I know it's a positioning spell. But it's one like Forcefield or Fungal : once you're catch in it, you're dead if any army is near. | ||
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Goshirn
Micronesia30 Posts
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PXEnTei
United States209 Posts
Now all i need is a FU*KING BETA KEY | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On October 27 2012 06:12 Noocta wrote: Yeah, viking have 9 range. Meaning the Oracle run on you, and cast the spell before the viking's missile destroy it. I know iit's costly but that doesn't mean it's impossible to make. And I know it's a positioning spell. But it's one like Forcefield or Fungal : once you're catch in it, you're dead if any army is near. Lucky for us all that its beta and things can change. The ability is powerful and useful in a lot of ways. It may be powerful end game as well. But it is also a reason for protoss to try Stargate openings. Unless you like us going robo to colossi every game. | ||
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Br33zyy
United States296 Posts
On October 27 2012 06:14 Goshirn wrote: That spine crawler thing is bullshit! -.- Why? You can wall off with bunkers and cannons but not spinecrawlers? | ||
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thurst0n
United States611 Posts
He said the new system will be with next major patch, which is "soon". http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/7004040818?page=1#5 | ||
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aZealot
New Zealand5447 Posts
The Oracle is very weak and also gas expensive. If anything they can tweak the number on the radius of Time Warp and the energy cost. Much more to the point, let it play out. In my eyes, it does not seem to be something that will "break" the game. Balance really should not be a primary concern in the Beta. I like the Zerg changes too. Very nice. | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On October 27 2012 06:04 Sakray wrote: Well, the Oracle is now pretty much useless. how on earth do you come to THAT conclusion? | ||
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R3DT1D3
285 Posts
 I don't see how it fits for the protoss to have a slow as Terran and Zerg rely on their speed to engage and surround or dodge away from the army to survive. | ||
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GungraveHero2
57 Posts
ho you removed a upgrade who was kinda fast to get anyway ? amazing , if you wanted a real buff you remove the armory requirement . they dont even buff the race.... im a 1500 master terran and honestly -50 % speed reduction = will be realy huge guess that time im stoping this game , blizzard clearly dont care about terran , and hots start to look a even harder game for terran .... lol . | ||
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cekkmt
United States352 Posts
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testthewest
Germany274 Posts
On October 27 2012 06:12 Noocta wrote: Yeah, viking have 9 range. Meaning the Oracle run on you, and cast the spell before the viking's missile destroy it. I know iit's costly but that doesn't mean it's impossible to make. And I know it's a positioning spell. But it's one like Forcefield or Fungal : once you're catch in it, you're dead if any army is near. Nah, it is no fungal. Most damage from fungal comes from the actual ..well damage. It was root only before - not to many people cared. Furthermore: Time Warp is not rooting you. Your stimmed bio will still be about as fast as a HT while in the zone. That means: It can move out before the HT has moved in range. (They tend to stay in the back, so they don't prematurely die to snipes). | ||
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benzcity07
United States79 Posts
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