Im quite sure Arc Shield Requires a gateway to be cast already.

Giving it a range is the best solution, making it require a core nullifies the idea of it being a early pool defence.

Would stop proxxy gates being cannons as well.

Subztance

United States139 Posts

October 22 2011 22:40 GMT

#64

On October 23 2011 07:32 Qbek wrote:
Just add casting range for arc shield of , say, half the map lenght, no more cheese with it

Different maps would have different ranges then... also the problem with that is that in some 3v3 or 4v4 maps you might still be in range. I think the best solution is for it not to work on assimilators or pylons. To prevent early rushes all you really need it for is your gateway/forge/nexus and maybe cybernetics

JuuMeijin

Sweden164 Posts

October 22 2011 22:41 GMT

#65

8-D

Amui

Canada10567 Posts

October 22 2011 22:41 GMT

#66

Well I thought they changed it to require a gateway? If not then you could probably just add a range of 30 to the arcshield buff. Long enough to cover a whole base, short enough to not be able to offensively utilize it.

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

October 22 2011 22:42 GMT

#67

something doesnt fit here. you need a gateway to use it i think. additionally someone using it before said it took 4 scvs to kill it and the thing only got 1 of the scvs to 5 health

NoodleFish

South Africa198 Posts

October 22 2011 22:45 GMT

#68

I guess this means the arc shield ability is going to go bye bye... or needs like 100 min research or something

Avan

Brazil121 Posts

October 22 2011 22:47 GMT

#69

So, BEFORE HotS come out, Blizzard will have to cripple Protoss yet again because PvP is the most stupid matchup? Sounds about right. Oh, Tassadar, WHY?!

PimpWilly

United States228 Posts

October 22 2011 22:48 GMT

#70

On October 23 2011 07:37 Dauntless wrote:
Haha, the joys of radical changes

Easily balanced though, just make Arc Shield require Cybernetics Core or Gateway and it's probably fixed.

It already requires a gateway

Glockateer

United States254 Posts

October 22 2011 22:50 GMT

#71

Funny story. I could see them restricting the use of it on pylons and assimilators.

Warpath

Canada1242 Posts

October 22 2011 22:52 GMT

#72

Problem is that to use the macro mechanics, terran has to depot->rax->OC, the zerg has to pool->queen, wheras protoss has theirs right off the bat, or 25/50 energy later if you want to get literal.

Just add the Nexus spells to require gate/core and this stuff - except chrono - will be easily fixed.

Jayrod

1820 Posts

October 22 2011 22:57 GMT

#73

Bearing in mind that will probably remove the offensive potential of this ability... how often do you expect to have 50 energy available to use it on defense? It's kind of odd that they cut directly into the Protoss macro mechanic with this ability.

SaLaYa

United States363 Posts

October 22 2011 22:58 GMT

#74

Helps with roach/ling all-in's most likely.

Gamma4

Australia75 Posts

October 22 2011 22:59 GMT

#75

They should make arc shields not only attack light units but also other arc shields that way you could put one on your nexus early pvp if u know they are doing this and also place your first few pylons near your mins i think this would make the game interesting early for pvp.

MaV_gGSC

Canada1345 Posts

October 22 2011 23:00 GMT

#76

Woaw, great find. This sounds so good and the expansion isnt even up yet

aderum

Sweden1459 Posts

October 22 2011 23:01 GMT

#77

Haha thats hilarious

Twilight_Archon

United States11 Posts

October 22 2011 23:04 GMT

#78

That is pretty hilarious.

MeatSnack

United States23 Posts

October 22 2011 23:05 GMT

#79

I think they took the Arc Shield in the wrong direction. It was meant to be a deterrent to early-game cheese from light units, right? Instead of having your buildings shoot at ground forces, how about having Arc Shield make pylons cast a force field around themselves at the same radius at the Pylon energy? Units inside get +2 armor like with Guardian Shield, and only the casting player's units can move in and out of the AoE. Nexus energy does not recharge while the ability is in effect.

Now, you can easily block the 6/7-pools, protect your units from super-aggressive Marine pressure, but these acts of aggression still provoke a player to burn his Nexus energy. It protects Protoss from getting cheesed as heavily as they do without even making them as invincible as a walled-off Terran is from stuff like a 6-pool.

[edit]

Also give the ability a maximum casting range so that you can't go throw a pylon down in their mineral line and block off all mining :p. Even though that wouldn't hurt as bad as a cannon rush...

edc

United States666 Posts

October 22 2011 23:06 GMT

#80

That was a funny article! I'm pretty sure Blizzard is going to have to fix this. It's a quite ridiculous ability the Nexus gets, honestly.