Fortunately, map makers themselves can decide whether or not to keep Xel'Naga watchtowers when the game is released. If the competitive scene decides against them, then they can be removed and forgotten about.

pachi

Melbourne5338 Posts

March 09 2010 00:02 GMT

#23

Towers almost make desert oasis bareable

oink

United States20 Posts

March 09 2010 00:03 GMT

#24

I love the towers, i just sit a ling at them and most of the time i keep them the whole game... pretty sweet. or, sometimes i burrow one, and keep one up, and if they kill the one that is up, i wait and then unburrow the other

2WeaK

Canada550 Posts

March 09 2010 00:09 GMT

#25

I love the towers ^^; It's such an easy and cheap way to have vision everywhere.

I feel like I'm map hacking because no one even bothered going there to kill my lings yet. (Silver League)

Tor

Canada231 Posts

March 09 2010 01:08 GMT

#26

Towers are also the difference between emping a ht or the ht storming your units. They let all your units utilize their max attack range. In a game where it seems every unit has vision of like 7 this can be ridiculously important for tanks/collosus/vikings. They also make it easier to perform flanks and such. Point being they aren't just for scouting/map control, they can change the outcomes of battles and thus entire games.

Ballistixz

United States1269 Posts

March 09 2010 01:15 GMT

#27

the thing about watch towers is u can send a cloaked unit like a DT or send a zerling in and burrow it and ur opponent will never know u have control of the tower. and in small 2v2 maps like on LT and others it will be like having a mini map hack and u can see almost half the map with both towers controlled.

imho i think they should have a option to turn watch towers on or off in a game. would make games more interesting. like a "classic" maps option. basically no watchtowers at all.

Ryuu314

United States12679 Posts

March 09 2010 01:28 GMT

#28

I like how pre-beta you'd have half of the people saying XN towers were crap and now everyone loves 'em or thinks they're OP.

I personally think they're a nice feature but need to have better placement on certain maps like LT.

Crunchums

United States11144 Posts

March 09 2010 01:39 GMT

#29

They're a gimmick but they're useful. I'd prefer they weren't in every single map ever but obv once custom maps can be made that won't be a problem.

semantics

10040 Posts

March 09 2010 01:40 GMT

#30

On March 09 2010 10:39 Crunchums wrote:
They're a gimmick but they're useful. I'd prefer they weren't in every single map ever but obv once custom maps can be made that won't be a problem.

actually i like them i can think they could be used in interesting in terms of map making ways if sc2 goes pro which it's bound to for awhile

Deleted User 55994

949 Posts

March 09 2010 02:13 GMT

#31

I think zerg has a bit of an advantage using them on the bigger maps with lots of them like LT and Kulas as all they need to control them is half a supply. When I play P I only find myself aiming to control the towers on the path between my opponent and myself while as Z I have a zergling at all of them and very rarely does anyone even try to take them from me. Not sure if I like them overall.

On March 09 2010 10:39 Crunchums wrote:
They're a gimmick but they're useful. I'd prefer they weren't in every single map ever but obv once custom maps can be made that won't be a problem.

It will be a problem since Ladder is going to be Blizzard maps, isn't it?

CryGirl1921

Poland78 Posts

March 09 2010 07:10 GMT

#32

I always send one ling to each tower and replace them if they die. With such a scouting area I can spot any drops and enemy movement

ccou

United States681 Posts

March 09 2010 07:37 GMT

#33

Yeah, I'm usually surprised when someone contends for one in ZvP or ZvT. I loathe knowing that my opponent sees the entire map and probably my base between overlords/towers/changelings when I'm playing PvZ... but not as much as I hate the undeterable scan.

nodule

Canada931 Posts

March 09 2010 09:08 GMT

#34

they seem way underused based on the streams I've been following. i really don't get it

Salmon

5 Posts

March 10 2010 22:01 GMT

#35

Controlling the towers helped me spot drops a couple of times and saved my heinie, so I'm trying to use them even more now.

As Beyoncé states clearly: "Put a ling on it".

Senx

Sweden5901 Posts

March 10 2010 22:03 GMT

#36

These towers feels absolutely vital, especially in TvT where the opponent is trying to perma harass you with vikings/medivac drops.. having the time to react through watch towers is really good

zul

Germany5427 Posts

March 10 2010 22:13 GMT

#37

they make scouting too easy - [x] vote for remove

On_Slaught

United States12190 Posts

March 10 2010 22:24 GMT

#38

Also for those who do hate them (I think they are a nice thing to have in the game) you will be able to make maps without them. It's likely if the community was against them Blizzard would make some b.net maps without them, but I don't see that happening.

TheHof

United States92 Posts

March 11 2010 00:48 GMT

#39

I almost feel that map control is harder to keep ahold of in SC2 than its predecessor, so I like things like this which add even further benefits to map control.