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nooboon
2602 Posts
![[image loading]](http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images2/thumb/1/19/TempestShuriken.jpg/300px-TempestShuriken.jpg) Due to the carriers lack of use, maybe blizzard will bring back one of their scrapped units and modifying it to better fit the game? As for lore it could go something like this: With their decreasing numbers, the Protoss decommission their carrier fleet or modify existing carrier with DT technology to make a hybrid ship (similar to the void ray) | ||
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natehhggh
United States33 Posts
On October 19 2011 06:32 CrAzEdMiKe wrote: As said, just by the look and feel of the unit I don't neccessarily get the feeling of small speedy harass... This to me feels more like big, ominous and powerful. but if you look it has a visible cockpit and the only protoss air units that have that are the phoenix and the scout which are both small fast harass ships | ||
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rapidash88
United States194 Posts
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Nachtwind
Germany1130 Posts
they see him they hatin | ||
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Roeder
Denmark735 Posts
On October 19 2011 06:14 Reborn8u wrote: I agree, that would be as absurd as terran having a 100/25 bio unit, with stim, that does 20 dmg to mechanical, slows down whatever it hits, and has a flying unit above rapidly healing it. Right?  I love you, stranger. But what this unit does? Hmm.. I'd actually go along with a flying shield regen. unit. | ||
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Tuxedo
United States134 Posts
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Bibdy
United States3481 Posts
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Achilles306
Canada84 Posts
Would really like something that does air aoe damage | ||
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Mirosuu
England283 Posts
As for what I want as Protoss. I just don't know. Maybe get rid of collosi and give something else. I never played BW enough to love the reaver so I can't just blindly say I want a reaver in return. | ||
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SoraLimit
Canada747 Posts
I don't think it's gonna be a shield battery-type of thing considering that the unit composition now would completely rape armies with immortals and archons. If the Phoenix didn't exist, my best guess would have been an air harass unit. I'm not sure what this would be, but hopefully would make carriers viable somehow in some strange way.,. | ||
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jax1492
United States1632 Posts
On October 18 2011 10:00 pt wrote: a new corsair that would mean the phoenix is out? | ||
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SetStndbySmn
United States657 Posts
Combat air unit: We already have a unit that does well against armored/massive with the exception of the viking/stalker, a unit with light armor air-to-air dominance, and an expensive capitol ship. There aren't many roles with minimal redundancy that I can think of in this category. I can't see us getting another air unit that beats mutas or loses to vikings. Without knowing other new / removed units it would take some careful tuning to give it a unique table of stuff it's effective against, and it would need a new/unique way that it actually delivers it's damage. It's worth noting that we don't have a dedicated air-to-ground unit I guess. Overall, I think it's fairly unlikely it's a dedicated combat air unit, considering the information we have available. Caster air unit: Given that our only real air caster is a hugely expensive hero unit, I think this category is most likely. If it is an air caster, I think it will have the ability to control space, sortof like a corsair/defiler/raven. I think it would add the most to the game if it clouds an area with an effect that both players have to deal with, whether it messes with the availability of certain kinds of attacks/spells, or does something new and creative. Caster ground: On the ground we already have a space-control spell, a damage mitigation spell, a damage over time spell, a scouting spell, an anti-caster spell, and a couple of mobility abilities. Among the stuff we don't have is a mind-control spell, a stun/immobilize, and something that spawns temporary units/structures (real). I don't think we need much in terms of ground casters. Combat ground: I really don't think it's a combat ground unit, but if it is, it's probably an immobile siege droid, or a techy alternative to colossus somehow. What the game needs in this category is something that gives PvT a more interesting dynamic than colossus/viking - ht/ghost ; if it is a combat ground unit, throw a monkey wrench in that boring pile of crap please. Of course, if it's replacing something or built to have a dynamic with opposing new units, it could be anything. | ||
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CCa1ss1e
Canada3231 Posts
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bg451
United States40 Posts
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Pyskee
United States620 Posts
On October 19 2011 05:48 KDN wrote: It's the upgraded model for the interceptors. I'm going to laugh really hard when this turns out to be right. | ||
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CeriseCherries
6170 Posts
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Conquerer67
United States605 Posts
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sirachman
United States270 Posts
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Roxy
Canada753 Posts
This must have something to do with ground I bet it will somehow influence PvP matchups as blizzard seems to be concerned about it a bit. Possibly have some use in TvP that you can get it out in time for a 1-1-1 push | ||
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DoubleReed
United States4130 Posts
On October 19 2011 05:56 Syphon8 wrote: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/xfvpk.png) My take on it as a new Stargate unit. I'd have to hazard a guess that it acts as a slow moving bomber with no native attack. Produces something akin to scarabs and drops them straight down with high damage and light splash -- Some desperately needed AOE down the Stargate tech tree. Then, in order to make the Carrier more useful it has some upgrades at the Stargate that help it stay powerful into the later game. e.g., a toggleable speed boost that disables Scarab production and other abilities, or a technological version of Maelstrom to add some soft-detection. Can you make a Dark Templar version? Because my bet is actually on a Dark Sentry-ish ground unit instead of a Light Stargate unit. | ||
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