New HotS Units/Abilities in Blizzcon - Page 135

On October 22 2011 04:36 Little-Chimp wrote:
The viper looks so so sick. Zerg looks so much better now. Terran is underwhelming but that's okay.

On October 22 2011 04:36 Mortal wrote:


do you even see the other units? and you're worried about the colossus?

On October 22 2011 04:36 pt wrote:
I had a horrible dream that Blizzard announced the release date & price of HoTS. They said $80.

On October 22 2011 04:35 Novalisk wrote:
I hope the viper pull gets removed/changed, it looks really awkward.

On October 22 2011 04:24 On_Slaught wrote:
My initial reactions:

ZERG: 9.5/10

- I really really like the Zerg changes just looking at them without seeing them play. The Viper sounds like an all around badass and the swarm dude may end up being the ultimate defensive unit.

- Blings moving underground sounds OP to me. Would obviously have to be hive tech at the very least. Still sounds a little OP.

- The new Corrupter ability is cute. Reminds me of Raiders in WC3.

Protoss: 7.5/10

- I actually like the new capital ship. As long as they balance price and dmg with health, it should be an upgrade over the carrier (no interceptor cost) and a HUGE upgrade over the seldom used mothership.

- I'm torn on the replicator. I don't hate it as much as some people in this thread. I think it COULD be very interesting and could allow for some extremely fun and unique strats.

- I like the new oracle personally. Granted the role it plays is very limited, it seems to be very good at it. No it doesn't kill SCVs like a banshee or mutas, but if the energy costs aren't too high, a few of these can do major economic damage!

Terran: 6/10

- A goliath remake? Seriously? Why not just call it the goliath then. Terran already dominated the skies. It's going to be even more severe now.

- Only 1 thor? Unless they buffed thors, why not just remove them from the game then? Even if they did buff them not why remove them anyways? They are completely replaced by the goliath.

- Shredder gives the terran a "defensive structure" that doesn't require marines I suppose. I have a feeling they might make this thing too OP though since it only works by itself. I got a feeling it will be able to kill near infinite zerglings alone, which is dumb.

- Battle hellion? Our worst fears come true. Pointless transformation. It will almost certainly have to sac dmg. Even if it doesn't, there is no advantage in giving up mobility for a hellion since if the workers run away you need to chase them. Unless this is Transformers 2 and they can transform instantly and at will, then this upgrade is as pointless as any upgrade in the entire game since nobody builds hellions to go into a stand-up fight or to give up mobility. Stupid.

Overall I love the Zerg, kinda like the protoss changes, and am really Meh about the terran ones.

On October 22 2011 04:36 Mortal wrote:


do you even see the other units? and you're worried about the colossus?

On October 22 2011 04:37 Adreme wrote:


I dont like the collosus because it forces protoss into this tight ball of units in order to maximize it. I much prefer the multi pronged attacks and spreading out of units that would be possible with other units but not the collosus.

On October 22 2011 04:34 Vaelom wrote:


This! even from pro players..
I dont know how I feel about the new units coming in the game TT;;

Viper having the scorpions ability '' COME OVER HERE!'' looks pretty ridiculous.
but overall can't fully judge without playing with the game for a while TT;;

On October 22 2011 04:37 Lunares wrote:
Speed upgrade (Redline reactor according to Aceanuu) for battlecruisers!
http://lostconcrete.com/BlizzconMultiScreens/Redline reactor allows Battlecruisers to speed into battle copy.jpg

http://lostconcrete.com/BlizzconMultiScreens/

more pictures of stuff here

On October 22 2011 04:28 willoc wrote:


Still the same engine as SC2 and has 90% of the old units... How are you justifying the SC3 part?