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canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
October 11 2011 07:28 GMT
#1361
On October 11 2011 16:12 VashTS wrote:
This is clearly the evolution of the Lurker. The Creeper.


OooOoOOOOoooOOoOOoO

The next evolution of the Creeper is the Stalker

oh wait...
Brian333
Profile Joined August 2010
657 Posts
October 11 2011 07:32 GMT
#1362
On October 11 2011 16:22 0neder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 16:12 Brian333 wrote:
regardless of the conceptual continuity of a unit, a lot of stuff from BW would be flat out imbalanced in SC2.

Uhh, a lot of stuff from BW was imbalanced in BW. That's what made BW great...


Not really. They were overpowered relative to other things but balanced because all races had overpowered things and they counteracted each other.

Though I agree it's that dynamic that contributed to BW being such a great game.
AugustDreams
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia127 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-11 07:47:17
October 11 2011 07:46 GMT
#1363
At first I thought it was a tanky unit like the Roach, but looking at it more I'm leaning towards an Anti-Air ground unit.
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Drayne
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada239 Posts
October 11 2011 07:46 GMT
#1364
Thats simple.... its an upgraded spine crawler.. they grow legs and move faster off creep.. you can now crawler rush FE terrans... maybe drones should be able to repair it 2... sweet payback
Xapti
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2473 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-11 07:48:28
October 11 2011 07:47 GMT
#1365
This would be so cool if it was a baneling launcher!

Wouldn't be the best unit though, since it's not particularly original, and not being able to attack on it's own just adds to the fact that zerg has such a low count of good attacking units, particularly mid-to-long ranged attacking units (brood lord)

I really think zerg needs 1-2 spellcasters badly, but this one doesn't really have that sort of appearance (aside from maybe 1 ability aside from burrow)
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dogabutila
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States1438 Posts
October 11 2011 07:50 GMT
#1366
All I need is dark swarm
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anch
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States5457 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-11 07:53:55
October 11 2011 07:51 GMT
#1367
[image loading]
WHO'S THAT POKEMON?!!

Its probably an attack version of baneling. or a Roach tank carrier carrying banelings.
Split.
Profile Joined September 2011
Switzerland234 Posts
October 11 2011 07:53 GMT
#1368
On October 11 2011 04:32 Nachtwind wrote:
[image loading]
i can only see a shell and a very round formed leg with spikes

also the joints of the legs predict that it can fold up to the body

the spikes from the legs and the belly seems to go in the same way


Actually i find this very interesting and even the most plausible theory yet.

Why? Every picture in the OP suggests the top as sort of a cannon hole, but actually if you look at higher contrast pictures it looks more like it goes on, so more like a turtle shell it can take cover under.

Question remains: What does it do then?...
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
October 11 2011 07:57 GMT
#1369
On October 11 2011 16:19 gruff wrote:
Maybe I remember this crazy wrong but there was this youtube HOtS preview posted in some thread where some russian guy showed off some of the new things of the expansion and I distinctly remember seeing a similar looking unit on screen for a while. Maybe it was something from the single player. *dunno* Does anyone know what video I'm talking about? I can't remember where the link was posted.

The yeti thing?
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Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
October 11 2011 07:58 GMT
#1370
I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind making a new zerg siege unit when the lurker is already in the game. Just to make it attack in a different way with a cannon aoe instead of directional spines, ex: hellion? Bleh.
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XRaDiiX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1730 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-11 08:00:17
October 11 2011 07:59 GMT
#1371
On October 11 2011 16:53 Split. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 04:32 Nachtwind wrote:
[image loading]
i can only see a shell and a very round formed leg with spikes

also the joints of the legs predict that it can fold up to the body

the spikes from the legs and the belly seems to go in the same way


Actually i find this very interesting and even the most plausible theory yet.

Why? Every picture in the OP suggests the top as sort of a cannon hole, but actually if you look at higher contrast pictures it looks more like it goes on, so more like a turtle shell it can take cover under.

Question remains: What does it do then?...


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ViperPL
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland1775 Posts
October 11 2011 08:00 GMT
#1372
On October 11 2011 01:04 Phlatline wrote:
Finally - a flying hydra ^.^


Terrible unit, if it would not fly over creep it'd be extremely slow

Looks like some Roach mutation, hopefully gonna be useful.
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ThaSlayer
Profile Joined March 2011
707 Posts
October 11 2011 08:05 GMT
#1373
I would get kinda worried if this unit is too similar to a siege tank. Remember the newer C & C games whereby each race basically had the same type of units?
Ganseng
Profile Joined July 2011
Russian Federation473 Posts
October 11 2011 08:05 GMT
#1374
I'd say people have figured out how it looks by now. We have to wait to know what it does though.
Compared to the Terran concept this thing looks much more solid. I'm really clueless about what's behind the Terran silhouette.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
October 11 2011 08:09 GMT
#1375
LURKER.
Hello
Sohryu7
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria27 Posts
October 11 2011 08:11 GMT
#1376
siege tank that shoots banelings, fuck yeah
grappasc
Profile Joined September 2011
Belgium86 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-11 08:29:37
October 11 2011 08:14 GMT
#1377
there's 2 things bothering me about all of this, the unit and some of the interpretations

1) 2 pairs of limbs. I hate it. insects should have more. I keep looking at it like there's somehow more behind there. maybe it somehow slaps that ass down on the ground etc, but I guess with the baneling already in wol I can forget about that.

2) lack of symmetry. I can't see the symmetry in that unit, and as far as I know all units are symmetrical. maybe not if you have a rifle in 1 hand, but the living organism carrying it is.

edit1: actually the baneling "jaw" looks more like limbs than a jaw like the one roaches have, so actually I think there's no other zerg unit with only 2 pairs of limbs

edit2: I'm apparently just gonna keep correcting myself. broodlings have less than 3 pairs, mutas have only wings, but then again they're flying units. I don't know what to think about 2 pairs of limbs on a ground unit. maybe it doesn't matter
gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
October 11 2011 08:15 GMT
#1378
On October 11 2011 16:57 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 16:19 gruff wrote:
Maybe I remember this crazy wrong but there was this youtube HOtS preview posted in some thread where some russian guy showed off some of the new things of the expansion and I distinctly remember seeing a similar looking unit on screen for a while. Maybe it was something from the single player. *dunno* Does anyone know what video I'm talking about? I can't remember where the link was posted.

The yeti thing?


No I don't think so. I'm probably just remember it incorrectly since I'm sure other people would have brought it up. Still bugs me though, I'd like to know what it was I saw. -_-
Pwnographics
Profile Joined January 2011
New Zealand1097 Posts
October 11 2011 08:20 GMT
#1379
It's the hydra mounted on the roach LOL!
VoiceOfDecember
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia206 Posts
October 11 2011 08:22 GMT
#1380
On October 11 2011 16:57 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 16:19 gruff wrote:
Maybe I remember this crazy wrong but there was this youtube HOtS preview posted in some thread where some russian guy showed off some of the new things of the expansion and I distinctly remember seeing a similar looking unit on screen for a while. Maybe it was something from the single player. *dunno* Does anyone know what video I'm talking about? I can't remember where the link was posted.

The yeti thing?


This thing?

[image loading]

Source: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/media/videos/?view#/heart-of-the-swarm-gameplay @57sec in the video
If I keep making drones and expanding while fending off their attacks, I'm sure to win...right?
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