In the US client, you can't really tell they turn grey, because once marines die, their bodies pretty much just blow up in a fountain of blood. But from GSL broadcasts, they just sort of fall over.

entrust

Poland196 Posts

March 04 2011 22:06 GMT

#22

TBH I like this vanish animation better, but it's interesting dude. Big up to you for spotting this thing :D I've never payed attention to this.

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

March 04 2011 22:14 GMT

#23

On one hand, DTs in BW have the "warp out" effect that are used by NA/EU SC2 client.

On the other hand, the lore does say that they aren't connected to the Khala, though this does not really matter when they could just be teleported out.

I find it really strange that the Korean client has a different DT death animation, since the original one wasn't really morbid or obscene like the death animations for Terran and Zerg bio.

Kaonis

United States243 Posts

March 04 2011 22:16 GMT

#24

On March 05 2011 06:35 PhuxPro wrote:
If I recall correctly, Dark Templar had their spinal-cord thingamajigger severed so they can't be linked to the rest of the Protoss race, in addition to being unable to have that spirit form thing happen. They just die.

Actually, the DTs have gotten in on the teleporting too :D Which is how we have stalkers now.

voltaic

1071 Posts

March 04 2011 22:20 GMT

#25

Metzen said at Blizzcon (2009?) the terran units turn black/grey, because Blizz wants players "to know which unit is dead and which is not, to avoid disturbing for players". It has nothing to do with lore, just to show, the unit is no longer selectable/clickable, so you don't waste time before you see it's dead, because some units, like thors, don't explode instantly.

Nothingtosay

United States875 Posts

March 04 2011 22:59 GMT

#26

Now that you mention it I do recall zerg units fading into black on the gsl. Also in the terran bio has the death animations of when they get killed at range and fade away when the zealots and dts chop them although that one was explained by the violence level filter.

thezergk

United States492 Posts

March 04 2011 23:06 GMT

#27

On March 05 2011 06:19 TheFinalWord wrote:
Wow the energy thing with zealots and stuff was teleported to safety? I thought they were just consumed by the energy or something.

its not them being teleported to safety . . . its them returning to the khala. the reason the dts die like that in the asian client is because the asian client features less violence and black blood which for some reason causes the dts to fall down like that

fraktoasters

United States617 Posts

March 04 2011 23:07 GMT

#28

GomTV has their violence turned off. It's a setting everyone can change.

Nayl

Canada413 Posts

March 04 2011 23:09 GMT

#29

On March 05 2011 08:07 fraktoasters wrote:
GomTV has their violence turned off. It's a setting everyone can change.

This. They have to otherwise GSL would be 18+ show in Korea.

Nothingtosay

United States875 Posts

March 04 2011 23:30 GMT

#30

On March 05 2011 08:06 thezergk wrote:

Show nested quote +

Do Protoss warriors actually die? What is the blue flash when they die?

In the chaos of the battlefield, Protoss warriors fight with tremendous power and grace, but even so, they can be mortally wounded. Then the Protoss' foes often bear witness to a startling sight: the injured Protoss disappears in a bright flash of light. Such a vision has caused primitive races to quail in superstitious fear, and yet it has no supernatural cause. On the contrary, it is merely the result of teleportation, which is one of the chief strengths of Protoss technology. Protoss warriors typically have teleport mechanisms built into their armor. If the warrior is sufficiently injured, a properly functioning mechanism will automatically teleport the body to the nearest safe haven.

you're just completely wrong ... try reading the thread

Cluster

Sweden125 Posts

March 04 2011 23:40 GMT

#31

I've heard about the teleportation too, but DT:s being disconnected from the Khala shouldn't affect their ability to teleport out of battle, only their ability to merge with the Khala afterwards.

GriMeR

United States148 Posts

March 04 2011 23:42 GMT

#32

Neat little find here...

Nothingtosay

United States875 Posts

March 04 2011 23:57 GMT

#33

Warp in technology has nothing to do with the khala

da_head

Canada3350 Posts

March 05 2011 00:02 GMT

#34

its just the violence setting. But the blizzard lore about zlots being teleported back to aiur is just bullshit (not to mention aiur's destroyed lolol)

Kyandid

Canada124 Posts

March 05 2011 00:05 GMT

#35

its just the violence setting. But the blizzard lore about zlots being teleported back to aiur is just bullshit (not to mention aiur's destroyed lolol)

Protoss zealot gets incinerated by a hellion.

Teleported in mortal condition to a presently zerg-infested planet without any other 'toss on it.

they should really update their emergency teleporters or something

Nothingtosay

United States875 Posts

March 05 2011 00:15 GMT

#36

they don't get ported to aiur to get ported to the nearest protoss safe haven

Arco

United States2090 Posts

March 05 2011 00:25 GMT

#37

Templar are changed from the "spirit death" in the violent settings to a normal death in the censored settings because China and possibly other countries have problems with the images of ghosts/undead/etc. The Chinese version of World of Warcraft had to be changed because there is many Undead/Ghosts in the Warcraft storyline.

oblong

United States86 Posts

March 05 2011 00:39 GMT

#38

im 90% sure gom has no violence turned on which is why this happens

ROOTheognis

United States4482 Posts

March 05 2011 00:40 GMT

#39

its censorship setting. Korea thought that SC2 default death animations were too graphic for their public viewing audience so thats why most of the deaths spew black blood.