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Why not Zoidberg?
New Zerg Unit in Heart of The Swarm - Page 85
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Roynalf
Finland886 Posts
(V) (;,,;) (V) Why not Zoidberg? | ||
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Bzzd
Brazil6 Posts
What role do you think it will fulfill on the battlefield? A unit that will reaches 2 or 3 years late. HotS 2011? early 2012? ha ha ha | ||
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wankey
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AnyLoss
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MangoTango
United States3670 Posts
On October 12 2011 22:36 Roynalf wrote: Need new Zerg unit? (V) (;,,;) (V) Why not Zoidberg? woopwoopwoopwoop | ||
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dignity
Canada908 Posts
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Existor
Russian Federation4295 Posts
On October 12 2011 23:44 dignity wrote: They will never replace the hydralisk. It is way too much of an iconic unit. Hydralisk can be still in the game, but they can add mutation from hydralisk. | ||
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Existor
Russian Federation4295 Posts
On October 12 2011 23:38 AnyLoss wrote: Is it possible that this could replace the hydralisk ( i mean completely as in no more hydralisk in MP) as a more viable AA option for zerg? It can't, looks closer to morph from hydralisk and roach. | ||
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SiffStarcraft
United States45 Posts
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Grumbels
Netherlands7031 Posts
On October 12 2011 23:44 dignity wrote: They will never replace the hydralisk. It is way too much of an iconic unit. What units aren't iconic? You'll have to keep some iconic Brood War units for Starcraft II, then come Starcraft III you'll add some newly iconic units of the second installment, leaving you with just one unique unit per version of the game. A lot of players don't like hydralisks, because they are just a ranged unit without interesting mechanics. If not for its iconic factor, Blizzard could replace it with something cooler, but I guess that'd be bad. What's the point in even spending five years on a sequel to Brood War if we intend to simply keep all the core units of that game? I know Blizzard mostly did, but that's a mistake in my opinion. Replacing units like the hydralisk and the mutalisk with more engaging alternatives could make the game more fun to play and to watch, for only the cost of having to get used to something new. On October 13 2011 00:05 Existor wrote: It can't, looks closer to morph from hydralisk and roach. It can be an out-of-game mutation. The zerg race has advanced in between games and now does not need hydralisks any longer, having created superior alternative breeds. | ||
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Cain0
United Kingdom608 Posts
On October 12 2011 23:44 dignity wrote: They will never replace the hydralisk. It is way too much of an iconic unit. Im pretty sure the lurker and reaver were bother iconic but they are no longer in the game + Show Spoiler + for now anyways | ||
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Callynn
Netherlands917 Posts
On October 13 2011 00:32 Cain0 wrote: Im pretty sure the lurker and reaver were bother iconic but they are no longer in the game + Show Spoiler + for now anyways If we're going to talk about iconic, let's take sharp notice to the fact that out of all three races the zerg resembles the 'old' swarm the most. If any of the old swarm units are outdated it would be the ultralisk. It's funny that no one (as far as I read) suggested this unit that might mutate from a Hydralisk is going to replace the ultralisk. | ||
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-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
This unit seems to be that it will be a sc2 version of reaver given to zerg. It will be slow, have AoE and you will need to build its ammo. Maybe it will need to burrow before firing or burrow will be its special ability (like all ground zerg units have). It is kind of sad Blizzard is so without new ideas. EDIT: If I am right, I am sure many toss will rage and others will switch to Zerg :D | ||
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Aborash
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http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/videos/?v=sc2:hots-gameplay 0:29 ![[image loading]](http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/4666/pic1pn.jpg) Notice the Green Hole above the head of the splitterling. He also got 4 legs (First I thought was a roach evolution) ![[image loading]](http://us.media.blizzard.com/sc2/media/screenshots/swarm-screenshot13-large.jpg) The "evolve roach" upgrade, and the "Bile Ducts" makes me doubt but the number of legs doesnt make sense. | ||
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Big J
Austria16289 Posts
Melee is already rather supplyefficient (so it behaves well around max), and all of zergs T3 tech is on Melee upgrades (Broodlords, Cracklings, Ultralisks). Zerg range however has no T3 unit at all and behaves extremly poorly when maxed, so it NEEDS another unit that is supplyefficient, else range stays a dead Tech in the lategame as 200supply range gets crushed by P/T. | ||
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nakedsurfer
Canada500 Posts
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kevinmon
United States540 Posts
On October 12 2011 19:11 HaruRH wrote: Come on blizzard, I know your plans! ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/FBWgx.png) LOL perfect matches | ||
ZeromuS
Canada13402 Posts
OMG LOL!!! It can;t be unseen O.O | ||
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Big G
Italy835 Posts
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Madkipz
Norway1643 Posts
On October 13 2011 01:45 Callynn wrote: If we're going to talk about iconic, let's take sharp notice to the fact that out of all three races the zerg resembles the 'old' swarm the most. If any of the old swarm units are outdated it would be the ultralisk. It's funny that no one (as far as I read) suggested this unit that might mutate from a Hydralisk is going to replace the ultralisk. err. Hydralisk should have been a basic zerg unit. Instead we got roach and that got nerfed and now it sux. It did not get outdated because it was shit. It got outdated because blizzard designed it to be shitty. | ||
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