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KrazyTrumpet
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2520 Posts
January 10 2013 00:16 GMT
#401
Not sure if srs, Blizzard...
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Vore210
Profile Joined January 2011
Ireland256 Posts
January 10 2013 00:16 GMT
#402
No siege just means early game protection for Terran in all MU's, but it will affect TvP least of all. It was made for TvP to make mech more viable but it does nothing for mid-lategame which is where Terran mech fails vs Protoss. What the fuck are they thinking.
Light a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
January 10 2013 00:16 GMT
#403
On January 10 2013 09:14 Consummate wrote:
I don't know why so many people think the Reaper changes were a buff.

They got their damage nerfed so marines can deal with them far more easily, and more importantly - unless I am misreading something, they no longer have cliff vision any more. This is a huge deal because marines camping cliffs means a lot of dead reapers. Also means reapers can't kite to a cliff and shoot them where SCVs can't hit them.

Thinking proxy reapers is going to be a huge deal is a huge joke.


Proxy reapers that do 8 damage(4x2) per shot at their old fire rate. I am sure that will work great against two marines. Or zerglings! It would only take 6 shots per zergling, so you would need to kite them...forever.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Herect
Profile Joined January 2012
Brazil216 Posts
January 10 2013 00:17 GMT
#404
Without Envision, Mech Players can hold Blink/MSC all-ins with WM's and some Siege Tanks. So it becomes easier to tech to Mech. And with earlier Siege Tanks and not so useless mines, Terran players gains the ability to punish overgreedy tosses.

But the problem in the late game is essentialy unadressed. But, well, Terran Players couldn't even get there before.
Aveng3r
Profile Joined February 2012
United States2411 Posts
January 10 2013 00:17 GMT
#405
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:
How many insane buffs does mech need before blizzard are happy that terrans arnt just by default going bio???

This patch screams to me a more insane 111push, and why in the love of god have mutas not been put back?? Hots started with blizz saying mutas are too strong zvp... And now they can tank storms they are ok???



This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...

literally nothing that you just wrote even made sense
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TheAppetizer
Profile Joined February 2011
United States146 Posts
January 10 2013 00:18 GMT
#406
I really like the Raven buff and the Reaper nerf. It was the worst feeling when I learned about battle awareness the hard way...
Siege tank changes will help against zerg all-ins, but I do think their attack damage should be buffed.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
January 10 2013 00:18 GMT
#407
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:
How many insane buffs does mech need before blizzard are happy that terrans arnt just by default going bio???

This patch screams to me a more insane 111push, and why in the love of god have mutas not been put back?? Hots started with blizz saying mutas are too strong zvp... And now they can tank storms they are ok???



This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...


I cannot wait to see this new HSM in action, doing more damage than storm with a 5 Blizzard seconds cook up time, at 10 range.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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NKexquisite
Profile Joined January 2009
United States911 Posts
January 10 2013 00:18 GMT
#408
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:
This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...


Hahaha, what good terrans are winning TvP with mech?
Whattttt Upppppppp Im Nesteaaaaaa!!
baldgye
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1103 Posts
January 10 2013 00:19 GMT
#409
On January 10 2013 09:17 Aveng3r wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:
How many insane buffs does mech need before blizzard are happy that terrans arnt just by default going bio???

This patch screams to me a more insane 111push, and why in the love of god have mutas not been put back?? Hots started with blizz saying mutas are too strong zvp... And now they can tank storms they are ok???



This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...

literally nothing that you just wrote even made sense



How so?
NKexquisite
Profile Joined January 2009
United States911 Posts
January 10 2013 00:19 GMT
#410
On January 10 2013 09:18 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:
How many insane buffs does mech need before blizzard are happy that terrans arnt just by default going bio???

This patch screams to me a more insane 111push, and why in the love of god have mutas not been put back?? Hots started with blizz saying mutas are too strong zvp... And now they can tank storms they are ok???



This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...


I cannot wait to see this new HSM in action, doing more damage than storm with a 5 Blizzard seconds cook up time, at 10 range.


I think most battles are over in 5 seconds... Lol... Will be interesting to see, I agree...
Whattttt Upppppppp Im Nesteaaaaaa!!
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
January 10 2013 00:21 GMT
#411
Whattttt O.O

This is going to be hell for everyone v T early game
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Nyarly
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
France1030 Posts
January 10 2013 00:22 GMT
#412
Weird changes.
The siege tank mode, wtf ?
PVJ
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Hungary5221 Posts
January 10 2013 00:22 GMT
#413
On January 10 2013 09:14 Millet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2013 09:13 The_Darkness wrote:
On January 10 2013 09:09 Millet wrote:
On January 10 2013 08:58 The_Darkness wrote:
On January 10 2013 08:46 Henk wrote:
Funny how +2 range on queens was such a huge deal because apparently it enabled the zerg to play greedy which changed the entire game. But now siege mode is free (and has no research time) terran can do the exact same thing. T thinking it doesn't change anything.


Exactly. This could be a huge change for non-obvious reasons. The analogy you draw to queen range is spot on.

For 50% of the people who post on TL, if the purpose of something is not immediately apparent and obvious (and what they were hoping for), it must be completely stupid and pointless.

While this is true, the reason the queen buff was so good is that zerg could spend all their larvae on drones, which is an accelerating issue, more drones early means more drones later.

This can not be said about the siege tech. You are not going to have any more command centers or scvs because of the removal of a 100/100 upgrade. You can get slightly faster upgrades, or add another factory of course, but none of these are accelerating. They basically only took away a one time investment.

This being said, there might be some impacts that we can not see yet. We will have to wait and see how it does.


What? You can feel safer to go an early third command center and by extension have more scvs. That's how Terran macros up. Of course this could impact economy. Also with the 100/100 you can get another factory out earlier, which means you'll have more production earlier, etc. All of these things are "accelerations" from the norm. Nevertheless it is too early to tell if that's how it will play out. I'm hoping it will because I want to see more mech in tvp.



I realized this also shortly after posting. I retract that statement and agree with you fully.

I don't think "hidden economic adventages planted there by Blizz genies" is anything we have to look for.

They stated "we are addressing TvP mech"
They removed siege tank research.
Does that change anything in the equation where Immortal >> Factory?
No.
So all it does is that it encourages 1 base play, and that T players are gonna be laughed at if they are not siegeing at 6 minutes up at enemy nat with proxy reactored raxes giving birth to unlimited reapers.

It's like we are back at WoL beta again.
The heart's eternal vow
EssenceSC
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom29 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-10 02:10:31
January 10 2013 00:24 GMT
#414
Pretty sure zerg got the hard end of this patch, bunker reaper rush and siege tank buff. Thats Tough.
Sapphire.lux
Profile Joined July 2010
Romania2620 Posts
January 10 2013 00:24 GMT
#415
First thing that jumped to mind is how will Helbats deal with Zealots with the small AOE. I hope they didn't break one of the only good things they managed to do with mech.

The Tank "buff" is a joke, just that. It helps for defense but in a very boring way. Takes decisions and suspense away from the game.

The Raven change sound great. Although, will the targeted unit light up red still?

Over all, Tanks still suck and so will mech in TvP. I hope they can do better then this, sigh...
Head Coach Park: "They should buff tanks!"
TimENT
Profile Joined November 2012
United States1425 Posts
January 10 2013 00:24 GMT
#416
1. Stop this hellbat nonsense. Boring unit that sucks v everything P that isn't a Zealot
2. Give Siege Tanks an upgrade that makes their shells do extra damage to P shields.

It won't ruin early game TvP like your stupid removal of research for Siege tech AND it won't affect TvZ or TvT at all, where the siege tank shines.

Wake up. Mech is awesome because of the siege tank, the siege tank just sucks massive balls vs P.
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Markwerf
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands3728 Posts
January 10 2013 00:24 GMT
#417
What a rediculously bad patch...

Ok so reapers get available earlier but their damage is rediculously bad?? Seems like they might as well remove it from the game again... How can david kim not understand that the only way to make reapers something else than an early game gimmick is to give them an upgrade for LATER in the game.. Just keep them on tech lab, nerf them just a little bit and give them a lategame upgrade on ghost academy for example to give them a use at that phase.. Now they are just nerfed to oblivion again if they can't even beat marines or anything anymore..

Battlehellion change is hard to gauge, much more damage but lower range is hard to gauge. I guess this could make them better against zealots which they face at melee range and are low in number but makes them potentially worse against hydra's and lings for which they'd need more range.

Medivac upgrade gone feels silly, I actually think it was alright since it was so hard to get anyway.. But doesn't matter too much.

Siege tank change is rediculously stupid. Slightly easier to open mech in TvP but tanks will suck there. At the same time tanks become a fantastic opener in TvZ and TvT now.. I foresee many extremely greedy 3 base openers against zerg with this.. Just open like bomber did today with CC-rax (walloff) - CC and then go quick factory while walling off your front. One or two quick tanks stop any quick pushes.. Strong mech timings only come up as well since hellbats nor tanks hardly require upgrades anymore, blue flame is only good for hellions anyway.. One of the most stupid ways ever, exactly what I feared would happen: useless change for TvP, screws over other matchups a lot by buffing mech too much there.

They have this silly idea that mixing all sorts of combinations should be possible, why? I like the distinctive styles of bio and mech and would hate to see matchups where you mix a bit of everything all the time..

Raven change is alright I guess but 5!! seconds waiting time? Makes it too much of a broodlord and siege tank answer only imo. I like the idea of seeker missiles against muta's with the old targeting you could outrun.

Protoss changes are alright, free detection of the MsC was too good really. MsC is really dull though now, a bit faster with less damage or something so it would actually enable that harass it's ment for would be great.
syroz
Profile Joined September 2012
France249 Posts
January 10 2013 00:25 GMT
#418
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:


This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...



LoL. Mech is weaker in every match up than in WoL. I am not sure this patch will change a bit about that. Hydra/raoch/viper ball or usual protoss stuff (+air) are still largely better than pure mech imo. Siege upgrade dont change anything, but let's see how the new hellbat works
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
January 10 2013 00:26 GMT
#419
On January 10 2013 09:18 NKexquisite wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2013 09:15 baldgye wrote:
This patch makes me confused... REALLY confused, what are they hoping to achieve? Good terrans that knew how to play where already going mech because its totally broken and unstoppable if done right in both tvz and tvp...


Hahaha, what good terrans are winning TvP with mech?


Or tvz lol. I think i'm like 60-4 facing mech. 4 loses, the 60 might be exaggerated but I know I have lost to mech only 4 times, I can name the players who I lost to and why I lost. So easy to beat zvt.
When I think of something else, something will go here
Empirimancer
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada1024 Posts
January 10 2013 00:27 GMT
#420
What the fuck? Is this a joke? Except for the Raven, none of these changes make sense.

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