EPTNew Terran Unit in Heart of the Swarm - Page 28
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AndreiDaGiant
United States394 Posts
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StarStrider
United States689 Posts
Everyone missed the firebat. They are bringing that back, changing the hellion, combining them into a versatile viking-like transforming bio unit. Win. | ||
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canikizu
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Bashnek
Australia895 Posts
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DoubleReed
United States4130 Posts
2: A transforming unit. I'm fearful of this because Blizzard isn't going to give Terrans 3 transforming units. Blizzard categorically refuses to remove Siege Tanks, which means Vikings will have to go. Just when Terrans started to realize that Vikings on the ground can be pretty damned strong in some situations. I'm not a huge fan of Vikings (I think putting that kind of range on a flying unit causes more problems than it solves), but I really like the dynamic that their ability to drop to the ground can create. Where did you get the fact that they can't have 3 transforming units for terran? Transformers feel very terran (their buildings move around and switch add-ons). Maybe a marauder replacement that can move fast in car form but can fight (and move slowly) in humanoid form? | ||
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TelecoM
United States10797 Posts
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Grndr101
Belgium125 Posts
On October 05 2011 12:29 bittman wrote: Hmm, I think a lot of people are probably on the money with some of the ideas, here are some that came to me looking at it: A) Could surely be a "neo-goliath" that can shoot ground and air, but would obviously need to stand apart from the Thor B) Could be a mech "support" unit. Perhaps like a "mech caster" to go alongside the bio and air casters. C) Perhaps Terran units will be able to "upgrade" ala Zerg morph. D) Honestly doubtful it's a new bio unit, because though someone put a big circle over a "flamethrower" to me it looks like a robot head. E) Ground melee mech unit. From the sillouette, it's totally guessable that this might be a terran non-ranged unit for a change. I'd prefer B or E. Terran melee would be interesting to add in. Mech caster / support would be good of course, though completely reliant upon abilities regarding balance. Anyway, pretty interested in what else there is to come. Also ignoring the nay-sayers who think Terran should have nothing interesting in the next expansion. Blizzard needs to show shiny new toys for all races, sometimes balance isn't about simply nerfing again and again, but throwing in more variety. And yes, terran already have that variety aspect, but from a design / marketing perspective it'd be stupid to ignore one race for an expansion because it's already good at what it does. THIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! I'd love to make my hellion useful once the zerg goes for more roaches or after protoss gets anything. | ||
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ObserverSix2One
Israel115 Posts
On October 05 2011 12:30 Namu wrote: yeah, not like they're not releasing new units for other races.. it would be an awful idea to not release a new unit for a race anyways, even if it is "complete" right now. I know, I just saying that showing a Terran new unit is not as exacting for me as a protoss or zerg new unit, plus i didn't know about the other silhouettes, looking forward to that :D | ||
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The KY
United Kingdom6252 Posts
On October 05 2011 12:26 ObserverSix2One wrote: I don't get blizzard, Terran is in the top of korea, fallowed up by zerg and protoss is barely even exists, why do they choose to show a new Terran unit? it's what I'm least excited about, more like worried >< is it just me or do you guys share this feeling too? No man. They're releasing a silhouette from each race each week and you're complaining about what order they appear in. Who. Fucking. Cares. EDIT: Ok literally the post above me you say you didn't know about the other units being previewed, sorry. But, er, read the OP :D I redirect my comment to the people who actually are managing to balance whine about unit previews. | ||
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
On October 05 2011 12:30 StarStrider wrote: IMHO it's a combination of the hellion and the firebat. That's the one thing that Terran has been missing is a melee/close range/tank damage unit. I'm not saying they need this to balance anything as it stands, but other changes to other units in HOTS might neccessitate it. It would make sense as it kind of balances out with Zerg and Protoss. Everyone missed the firebat. They are bringing that back, changing the hellion, combining them into a versatile viking-like transforming bio unit. Win. They did?_? If this is a Melee unit could this mean the return for Dark swarm @_@ I dunno where all people take this will be a melee unit though. Although it it is a Hellion "Combat mode" I could see it acting as a Firebat. And that would be awesome | ||
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Luepert
United States1934 Posts
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johnnywup
United States3858 Posts
just kidding. looking forward to the other 2 units they show. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On October 05 2011 10:42 Mr. Wiggles wrote: LOL! Blizz so dumb, they left it so you can alter the image back in Photoshop!!! + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Fn9lv.png) :3 On October 05 2011 11:08 MrHoon wrote: I TRIED MY BEST TEAMLIQUID ONLY BECAUSE U DESERVE THE BEST + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/MrHoon/Untitled-1.png) On October 05 2011 11:35 Beorning wrote: Gave it a shot+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/gXh6o.jpg) New SCV with double combat shields, that can build destructible rocks. Holy shit, I love you Team Liquid. Marry me someday. Had some awesome laughs going through this thread. Anyways, perhaps they are combining the Firebat and Hellion into a Transformer? I know that Blizzard wanted some kind of Biological tanking unit for Terran to make Bio more durable and viable, and the result was the infamous Marauder. Perhaps they are rethinking that design decision? Maybe in Infantry mode it gets to become a tanking-ish Bio unit with extra armor and the ability to be healed by Medivacs, but in Vehicle mode it gets increased mobility and changes its unit type to Mechanical so that it can instead be repaired by SCVs instead of healed like Bio, though at the cost of extra armor? Perhaps it replaces both the Hellion and Marauder as a result? Nevertheless, I hope it drops Spider Mines. | ||
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Kujawa
United States137 Posts
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Peanut Butter
Canada155 Posts
Mmmmmmm Scorched Earth - Firebat | ||
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spbelky
United States623 Posts
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BoomNasty
United States265 Posts
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saltymango
United States120 Posts
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The KY
United Kingdom6252 Posts
On October 05 2011 12:36 Kujawa wrote: I feel like this thread is just people saying Terran is imbalanced in a passive aggressive douche way. If they could think beyond their all consuming ladder rage they'd realise that new terran units are a good thing because it means that Blizzard are giving T a bit of a redesign. | ||
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StarStrider
United States689 Posts
That's what I see this unit's role as being. The difference here is they will eliminate the Hellion as a quick strike splash damage unit, and just let this serve both roles. Quick strike + splash damage + upfront/tank. But not all at once, hence transforming. | ||
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