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Salteador Neo
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Andorra5591 Posts
October 22 2011 10:27 GMT
#5641
If Tempest is also countered by Marines AND Vikings just like the mommaship I'm gonna cry xD
Revolutionist fan
Paladia
Profile Joined August 2003
802 Posts
October 22 2011 10:27 GMT
#5642
On October 22 2011 09:04 Pyre wrote:
I don't think anyone has thought of this

Use replicant to steal a SCV and repair all your crap! That's actually practical compared to building a command center.

Not sure why everyone wants the lurker/reaver? I think marauders would destroy either of those units. They would be either horrible or OP in SC2.

You think wrong, plenty of people have thought of it but it is a fairly bad idea.

One SCV doesn't repair especially fast and can only repair some units and a small part of the health of those units. For 200/200 + building time, you are pretty much better off with another entirely fresh colossus.
I can no longer rest under the tree of wisdom, since you have axed down the roots feeding it.
-y0shi-
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany994 Posts
October 22 2011 10:28 GMT
#5643
SO instead of giving P good units we can now steal units? I have no idea how to actually balance this, this opens so many cans of worms
Naphal
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2099 Posts
October 22 2011 10:28 GMT
#5644
overall it looks good and i am interested what will survive testing or how it will be changed, the one thing i do not like is the replicant, it basically means that they have given up designing protoss as a complete race "you lack something? steal it."
Jayjay54
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2296 Posts
October 22 2011 10:32 GMT
#5645
On October 22 2011 19:22 dookudooku wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2011 19:08 Jayjay54 wrote:
On October 22 2011 19:00 nt-rAven wrote:
swarm host solves a lot of prolems for zerg, its a defensive unit, u have mobile units and u just gained an imobile unit, you are thinking of it as a pushing roll, and it can serve in that way kind of like spine crawler push from nestea, but im quite sure toss now and terran will drop a lot vs zerg and swarm host (kind of like dt vs drops) will be very good... its a boost to your race~


I don't know how I feel about it, because it swawns only every 25 secs. it's not really area control, how would you use it defensively? every army will just stomp over some zergminizealots...


Any unit, when by itself, will get quickly overrun by a large mass of units. But what happens when you mass a ton of that unit?

A zergling takes 24 seconds to spawn. Pretty comparable to the locust spawn time. Let's say a each locust is about as good as 3 zerglings. A single swarm host would basically give you non-stop production of 6 zerglings. Not a big threat. What happens if you have to 5 swarm lords? Then you have non-stop production of 30 zerglings -- which is a far bigger threat. And think about how cost-effective zerg armies could be.


I'd rather just have 30 zerglings. This unit can't really be used in battle, because it is unlikely that the battle is long enough to see the 3rd maybe even second round. and the swarm host has to be burried way back or they just gonna be focussed down immediately. the only role is that siege kinda thing, I can see that being useful, but it's not a combat or a defensive unit imo
Things are laid back in Unidenland. And may the road ahead be lid with dreams and tomorrows. Which are lid with dreams. Also.
madnz
Profile Joined December 2010
8 Posts
October 22 2011 10:33 GMT
#5646
Sorry guys, but no release date yet or did I miss it?

thanks
AnalThermometer
Profile Joined February 2011
Vatican City State334 Posts
October 22 2011 10:34 GMT
#5647
Did anyone notice the health of an Oracle? It's 20 shields and 80 health according to one site I'm reading. The thing is going to die if a stimmed marine or queen sneezes at it, may need the warp prism treatment.
Selkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States530 Posts
October 22 2011 10:35 GMT
#5648
I've been reading this over and over- are these ALL the new units? Or is blizzard holding out any more units as teasers? (I haven't read anything to say one way or another)
Deleted User 124618
Profile Joined November 2010
1142 Posts
October 22 2011 10:35 GMT
#5649
On October 22 2011 19:24 NicolBolas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2011 19:20 Greentellon wrote:
On October 22 2011 19:15 secretary bird wrote:
So blink stalker colossi tempests will own MMM/Vikings now? Will you need Goliaths against that?


Vikings are armored, Temptest does extra dmg versus light units. Trying to take out vikings or corruptors with temptest would be like trying to take out 10 ultralisks with psi-storm?


Your analogy doesn't make sense. The reason Psi Storm is ineffective against Ultralisks is because they have lots of Hp and are very large, and therefore, few of them are affected by any one cast of Storm. Psi Storm doesn't even have a bonus vs. light.

Vikings and Corruptors tend to clump together. AoE is AoE, and hitting 7 Vikings is still hitting 7 Vikings. It doesn't matter that the Tempest has a damage bonus vs. Light. What matters is how much damage it does against armored units and how good the AoE is.


I guess you are right. Need beta, so we can test these out!
dump
Profile Joined August 2010
Japan514 Posts
October 22 2011 10:36 GMT
#5650
Is protoss unpopular or something? Browder already admitted that the new units are marketing motivated, but I don't understand how it'd help sell the game to gimp protoss so much.
enemy2010
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany1972 Posts
October 22 2011 10:39 GMT
#5651
So what do you guys think so far?

Poll: Thought process behind Blizzards new units?

Just adding cool stuff (not thinking much about balance) (38)
 
75%

Balance changes (solve the problems the races have today) (13)
 
25%

51 total votes

Your vote: Thought process behind Blizzards new units?

(Vote): Balance changes (solve the problems the races have today)
(Vote): Just adding cool stuff (not thinking much about balance)


1on1 auf azze no he no flash no awp only holztor. | Ja, da meint der ich hätt' abgeschmatzt, aber dat is Quatsch, verstehste?
Quotidian
Profile Joined August 2010
Norway1937 Posts
October 22 2011 10:40 GMT
#5652
On October 22 2011 19:36 dump wrote:
Is protoss unpopular or something? Browder already admitted that the new units are marketing motivated, but I don't understand how it'd help sell the game to gimp protoss so much.



how is protoss gimped by any of the new stuff?

they might not be very exciting units (after a day of thinking about them, none of the new units really are) but protoss isn't going to be weaker or gimped by the new units compared to how the race is today
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
October 22 2011 10:41 GMT
#5653
On October 22 2011 19:40 Quotidian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2011 19:36 dump wrote:
Is protoss unpopular or something? Browder already admitted that the new units are marketing motivated, but I don't understand how it'd help sell the game to gimp protoss so much.



how is protoss gimped by any of the new stuff?

they might not be very exciting units (after a day of thinking about them, none of the new units really are) but protoss isn't going to be weaker or gimped by the new units compared to how the race is today


its not that Protoss is gimped, its that it doesn't look like it will get that many improvements compared to the other races.
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Hattori_Hanzo
Profile Joined October 2010
Singapore1229 Posts
October 22 2011 10:41 GMT
#5654
On October 22 2011 19:27 Salteador Neo wrote:
If Tempest is also countered by Marines AND Vikings just like the mommaship I'm gonna cry xD


Technically having a ball of Tempest to cover the Viking while the Colossi roast the Vikings seem to be the perfect bio killer end game.
Cauterize the area
LedFarmer
Profile Joined October 2010
United States161 Posts
October 22 2011 10:43 GMT
#5655
I didn't think I would ever say this in my life, but I am not sure I want to continue playing Starcraft 2, some of the changes are good but most are just so dumb, after watching preview of new units I am really sad.
I don't read the script. The script reads me.
dump
Profile Joined August 2010
Japan514 Posts
October 22 2011 10:44 GMT
#5656
On October 22 2011 19:41 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2011 19:27 Salteador Neo wrote:
If Tempest is also countered by Marines AND Vikings just like the mommaship I'm gonna cry xD


Technically having a ball of Tempest to cover the Viking while the Colossi roast the Vikings seem to be the perfect bio killer end game.


I hope that doesn't happen. That sounds like BGH.
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12053 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-22 10:45:03
October 22 2011 10:44 GMT
#5657
On October 22 2011 19:41 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2011 19:27 Salteador Neo wrote:
If Tempest is also countered by Marines AND Vikings just like the mommaship I'm gonna cry xD


Technically having a ball of Tempest to cover the Viking while the Colossi roast the Vikings
seem to be the perfect bio killer end game.


Do you mean collosi roast the marines?
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secretary bird
Profile Joined September 2011
447 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-22 10:49:48
October 22 2011 10:48 GMT
#5658
On October 22 2011 19:44 Qikz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2011 19:41 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
On October 22 2011 19:27 Salteador Neo wrote:
If Tempest is also countered by Marines AND Vikings just like the mommaship I'm gonna cry xD


Technically having a ball of Tempest to cover the Viking while the Colossi roast the Vikings
seem to be the perfect bio killer end game.


Do you mean collosi roast the marines?


He meant the Colossi kill Marines and Tempest kills vikings. I dont see them not being effective against Vikings when you have a few as otherwise they would only be better voidrays that cant be countered by mutas but idk.

Edit: Okay you edited your post now mine doesnt make sense lol
DrastyK
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany23 Posts
October 22 2011 10:50 GMT
#5659
After the initial excitement I am pretty sceptical about the new units.

Mass Recall seems to be way op. The Swarm Host is ridiculously weak considering its cost and tech. What about Zerg detection? Tempest looks totally useless. Mutas are strong because of the mobility and I don't see the Tempest as a fast unit. For base-defense you could as well leave some HTs and Archons at home or maybe build cannons. No need to build fleat beacon just to deal with mutas.

But what I really don't get is the fact that every P Unit will cost a ridiculous amount of gas. There is simply no way P can build all these things. I guess P will stick to Collossi which are so easily countered. But hey, new Mass Recall could fix everything.

I really don't get the design.
Leviance
Profile Joined November 2009
Germany4079 Posts
October 22 2011 10:50 GMT
#5660
The most disappointing thing for me so far is that they didn't remove the Collossus. I was almost certain they would replace it with something exciting.
"Blizzard is never gonna nerf Terran because of those American and European fuck" - Korean Netizen
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