On October 18 2011 18:46 zul wrote:
hmmm, thinking about the new unit makes me wonder what is missing in the protoss race?

already in the game for protoss:

good scout? check. (observer)
early game melee/tank? check. (zealot)
lategame melee/tank? check. (archon, immortal)
ground harras? check. (DTs and all kinds of unit warp-ins via proxy pylon or prism)
air harras? check. (phoenix, voidray)
heavy air? check. (voidray, carrier)
ranged ground? check. (stalker, sentry)
siege unit? check. (colossus)
anti caster? check. (HT, Feedback)
aoe caster? check. (HT, Storm)
mobility support? check. (warp prism)
army support? check. (mothership, sentry)

this leaves me with absolutly no clue about the role of this new unit, but I doubt it`s a simple DPS unit. It looks like a flyer though.

There is no reason why you can't have overlaps in roles. It's not as protoss is a perfect versatile race.

Brotocol

243 Posts

October 18 2011 10:19 GMT

#965

On October 18 2011 19:16 Seiniyta wrote:

Show nested quote +

Blizzard doesn't outsource the CG cinematics. They produce it themselves.

Oh, I wasn't sure about that, because there was some (supposedly) leaked hots cinematic stuff, and it came from a 3rd party studio. Good to know.

So, since they're internal to Blizz, someone needs to get those talented people into the core development team! I really like their artistic perspective on how StarCraft should look.

nam nam

Sweden4672 Posts

October 18 2011 10:20 GMT

#966

On October 18 2011 19:16 dbddbddb wrote:
damn i wished they just made a simple reaver instead

Wouldn't not really be any point in doing a silhouette of a reaver. People would know instantly what it is. Also haven't blizzard stated they might implement more than one unit for each race?

IVN

534 Posts

October 18 2011 10:20 GMT

#967

What I'm hoping for, is a "ballless" sentry, which due to lower weight (no energy ball) has much higher move speed (3 - 3,25) and bonus against light. Something like 6 dmg + 4 vs light, and a firing speed of 1. Bonus per upgrade would be 1+1. 1 Armor and maybe 40 hp + 40 shields. Cost would be something like 75/50. Can shoot both ground and air (thus good counter vs mutas and drops) and has range of 5. Obviously this unit will not have any spells. It would be light and counter rines and banshees good enough, to make the fucked up 111 useless. And to prevent gayness in PvP and other MUs, this unit is available AFTER warp gate research. (but I think its still fast enough, to make it a good harass unit //// faster tech than WP, phoenix, DT, Blink...)

Capped

United Kingdom7236 Posts

October 18 2011 10:21 GMT

#968

Carrier upgrade! :D

Or the protoss have ripped apart millions of ultralisks to use as weapons :O

Ghola

United States55 Posts

October 18 2011 10:21 GMT

#969

Hoping it's a replacement air caster for the Mothership.

Trazh

Denmark6 Posts

October 18 2011 10:21 GMT

#970

Anti-armored air with air forcefields. Nuff said

xlep

Germany274 Posts

October 18 2011 10:23 GMT

#971

probably a air-splash unit with a special ability similar to the corsair

Potthead

Australia121 Posts

October 18 2011 10:27 GMT

#972

Most people are saying flying, but I'm thinking a hovering ground unit that is fast, like a protoss version of a hellion.

Psychobabas

2531 Posts

October 18 2011 10:29 GMT

#973

On October 18 2011 19:27 Potthead wrote:
Most people are saying flying, but I'm thinking a hovering ground unit that is fast, like a protoss version of a hellion.

Im thinking the same thing. Probably a Gateway unit, to be harrass-worthy

algue

France1436 Posts

October 18 2011 10:29 GMT

#974

This could be a warpgate unit who would plane like a vulture !!

iNty.sCream

Germany195 Posts

October 18 2011 10:30 GMT

#975

i hope thats the replacement for the sentry, god i hate that freaking forcefields ( me toss :o )

Talin

Montenegro10532 Posts

October 18 2011 10:33 GMT

#976

Remodeled Arbiterssssssssss. xD

I don't know, it doesn't look very useful to me.

xZiGGY

United Kingdom801 Posts

October 18 2011 10:34 GMT

#977

Robot Ultralisk EZPZ

Garnet

Vietnam9033 Posts

October 18 2011 10:36 GMT

#978

Does Protoss really need an AOE air unit? I don't think so.

Carnagath

230 Posts

October 18 2011 10:38 GMT

#979

I think I found a way for it to help against ghosts and be a harassment unit.

(UNIT NAME)
Flying unit
Builds at: Robotics Facility
Requires: Forge
Build time: 36s
Cost: 75m 50g 1 supply
Speed: 3

Shields: 10
Armor: 10
Attack: 6 (single target)
Range: 5
Atk Spd: 1.3

Ability: Detonate (can be used manually or activates on death, manual use has a 2 second cast time) range 3 (Deals 10 damage - 20 vs light and restores 25 shields and 25 energy to nearby protoss units, limit: 150-150, even spread).

kickinhead

Switzerland2069 Posts

October 18 2011 10:41 GMT

#980

I guess it's almost impossible to say from which building this unit will come from, but to me, it looks like a light and fast caster or harrass Unit.

Caster: maybe sth. with shield regen to single Units or even mana-regen and/or maybe sth. like a mini-stasis.

Harrass: Looks to me like a really fast Unit, maybe it can travel very fast between warp-in-spots or sth., probably with a better attack against light. Maybe it even has sth. like a mine, I mean, if Terrans don't get Mines, maybe the Toss will?