New Terran Unit in Heart of the Swarm - Page 42

On October 05 2011 12:27 NicolBolas wrote:
My personal fears:

1: A SC2 Goliath. Seriously, if this thing is a Factory unit that's relatively cheap, comes from the Factory, and has ridiculous GtA damage and range, I'm done with SC2. We had to suffer through "all-Mech-all-the-time" in SC1, and I'm tired of it. It's time for something new, and "something new" doesn't mean "the same crap we've been playing for 12 years." I want Terrans to have to build something that doesn't come out of the Goddamned Factory. Getting rid of the Goliath was one of the best moves they made in SC2, and I'd hate to see them declare surrender and just basically turn Terrans into "people who build Factory stuff". Again.

On October 05 2011 13:56 Whitewing wrote:
I know! It's a FireBat...Hero. It'll be just like a firebat but way more awesome, and will have awesome ceremonies after it wins a fight.

On October 05 2011 15:30 BeeNu wrote:
Whatever it is I hope it's a tier1 unit that auto detects, seems pretty unfair Terran has to burn 230 minerals for early detection.

On October 05 2011 15:47 Nightkaira wrote:
it looks like a Hellion transformed -.- ?

On October 05 2011 15:51 Arlon wrote:
wow the first unit they announce for the ZERG expansion is a terran unit.

or even what units could be removed, from multiplayer in HotS.

Adjusted for brightness and contrast:
The silhouette is pitch black throughout most of the interior, so many details are not recoverable, but the edges show a pretty good amount of new information, including some differences that make it unlikely this is just a transformation of the existing Hellion.
For instance, notice that the turret has an appendage below the main gun, and the two "bumps" from the Hellion are missing. The barrel is also a totally different shape, with sort of a nozzle at the end instead of a tube.
Additionally, below the right arm (our left), you will notice some sort of hex/screw shape - this is nowhere to be found on the Hellion's main chassis, and since it is not a part of the mech that would be hidden under the exterior, it's unlikely to change during the transformation. (It's much easier to make a piece appear or disappear than to actually modify the mesh/texture during the transformation.)
On the other hand, the new details also confirm that both sets of wheels are virtually identical to the Hellion - the tread is the same, and the protusion on the foot-wheels. It's possible that this is some sort of merged unit, perhaps, or it's also perfectly possible that the wheels are either temporary (the real model probably isn't finished) or just being reused (it wouldn't be the first time Blizzard has reused assets).
Also noteworthy: the shield in his left hand is essentially identical to the marine's combat shield: same shape, same "vision slot".

On October 05 2011 15:54 popsilique wrote:


Happy to see that they're considering removing units too! Already feeling bad for all the flak they'll take though.

Also, didn't see this posted yet in the pages I skimmed, pardon me if its already here.





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