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On October 18 2011 11:54 Mikelius wrote:
I certainly hope it's a replacement to the Phoenix or a specialized Harass unit. Blizzard has stated several times that Protoss lacks a dedicated harass unit and I hope this is their answer.
Dedicated harass units are retarded. It sure as hell better not be a 'harass' unit. The Phoenix is a great harass unit.
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On October 18 2011 13:08 minhbq299 wrote:
sentry did not have leg either, so I wish this unit comeout of gateway, and is a harass unit with a sentry look, like High templar vs Dark templar.
Dark sentry ? why u so genius
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On October 18 2011 11:47 McFeser wrote:
It's an updated sentry with a better attack. Nothing looks aerodynamic about that model.
I like the sound of this. And while they're at, they should make this new sentry move as fast as lings so I can't be caught of guard when I'm sharking. I would love an attack-upgraded sentry but I think that might be too OP (beta...) and I'd hate to give up FF.
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On October 18 2011 13:08 0neder wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2011 11:54 Mikelius wrote:
I certainly hope it's a replacement to the Phoenix or a specialized Harass unit. Blizzard has stated several times that Protoss lacks a dedicated harass unit and I hope this is their answer. Dedicated harass units are retarded. It sure as hell better not be a 'harass' unit. The Phoenix is a great harass unit.
Warp Prism also qualifies now. IMHO
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On October 18 2011 12:17 eviltomahawk wrote:I just realized that it kinda reminds me of the Scrin from Command and Conquer. The general aesthetics look surprisingly similar to that of a lot of the Scrin units and buildings from C&C3, especially with the curving shape. edit: ![[image loading]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cOJx3Um7SOM/SwyNPGiefQI/AAAAAAAAD5g/m8ympsmNC6w/s1600/C%26C3_Alien_Scrin_Units_Structures.jpg) With a little imagination, the mysterious Protoss unit could easily be a Scrin unit instead.
Yes, and those look like ZERG buildings. Not @#$()@#()#$( PROTOSS BUILDINGS!!!! Blizzard's art design team is once again dropping the ball. Zerg and Protoss are too similar.
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On October 18 2011 13:06 Vansetsu wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2011 12:59 Daralii wrote:On October 18 2011 12:58 Vansetsu wrote:
Maybe it's a sentry holder... like, maybe once you get too many sentries and they are not as useful or something, you can add em to this thing like an archon merging or something. Or protoss mule... I would certainly be happy with a mule... We were *that* close to having M.U.L.E.s.  http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Monolith Man you just ruined my whole night. That thing seems like it would actually be useful. I would take that over crappy chronoboost any day, Though the initial use of cloaking buildings would have been kinda crazy. Cloak your DT Shrine.
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On October 18 2011 12:51 Daralii wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2011 12:49 Sega92 wrote:
looks a lot like a corsair, and blizz did say they wanted a harrass unit for toss, maybe this is meant to harass zergs early on because early game TvP is pretty well balanced (except for 1/1/1 but a harass unit wouldn't exactly help that) so they just wanted something useful for ZvP early(ish) game The problem is that the phoenix already fills that role and provides the ability to kill workers/CC.
yeah which is why i was confused when they said they wanted a harrass unit but maybe they dont like the pheonix or something, i'm trying to keep my mind open because who knows wtf blizz is gonna do anymore
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On October 18 2011 12:56 RaiKageRyu wrote:
That looks incredibly non-aerodynamic. The "wings" people see are pointed downward. They are actually more like claws.
Yes, why does protoss unit get zerg spines and claws. Ugh.
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And why shouldn't Z and P share visual characteristics? They were both creations of the Xel'Naga.
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On October 18 2011 13:09 0neder wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2011 12:17 eviltomahawk wrote:I just realized that it kinda reminds me of the Scrin from Command and Conquer. The general aesthetics look surprisingly similar to that of a lot of the Scrin units and buildings from C&C3, especially with the curving shape. edit: With a little imagination, the mysterious Protoss unit could easily be a Scrin unit instead. Yes, and those look like ZERG buildings. Not @#$()@#()#$( PROTOSS BUILDINGS!!!! Blizzard's art design team is once again dropping the ball. Zerg and Protoss are too similar.
Correction; Dustin Browder is taking a huge dump on the Starcraft universe once again, not the design team as a whole.
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air melee unit with splash!
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On October 18 2011 13:10 Sega92 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2011 12:51 Daralii wrote:On October 18 2011 12:49 Sega92 wrote:
looks a lot like a corsair, and blizz did say they wanted a harrass unit for toss, maybe this is meant to harass zergs early on because early game TvP is pretty well balanced (except for 1/1/1 but a harass unit wouldn't exactly help that) so they just wanted something useful for ZvP early(ish) game The problem is that the phoenix already fills that role and provides the ability to kill workers/CC. yeah which is why i was confused when they said they wanted a harrass unit but maybe they dont like the pheonix or something, i'm trying to keep my mind open because who knows wtf blizz is gonna do anymore
My best guess is that the harass unit will be a ground unit without cloak, as currently the main harass units(void rays, phoenixes, DTs) are shut down by a single turret/spore crawler.
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On October 18 2011 13:10 Ben... wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2011 13:06 Vansetsu wrote:On October 18 2011 12:59 Daralii wrote:On October 18 2011 12:58 Vansetsu wrote:
Maybe it's a sentry holder... like, maybe once you get too many sentries and they are not as useful or something, you can add em to this thing like an archon merging or something. Or protoss mule... I would certainly be happy with a mule... We were *that* close to having M.U.L.E.s. http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Monolith Man you just ruined my whole night. That thing seems like it would actually be useful. I would take that over crappy chronoboost any day, Though the initial use of cloaking buildings would have been kinda crazy. Cloak your DT Shrine.
Continuing off of other posts showing parallels to CnC, in CnC 2 I believe, the Nod had a structure that could cloak your base  .
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A better version of the carrier please.
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This unit will most likely replace one of the following:
-phoenix
-mothership
-sentry
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On October 18 2011 13:14 Reaper51 wrote:
This unit will most likely replace one of the following:
-phoenix
-mothership
-sentry carrier
fixed that for you
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Void rays will change, colossi will change, and from the looks of this unit, phoenix will change. Sad because the phoenix is the coolest of the three.
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Looks like this thing charges up like a Void Ray? Or maybe the sparks in the middle are just an attack animation. Unless, of course, those sparks aren't actually part of the unit.
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sparks in the middle potential field for faster shield regeneration in an area?
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corsair. 
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