SC2 is heading in the wrong direction - Page 53

On November 22 2011 19:19 spajn wrote:
also i think its lame siegetanks do only 35 dmg per shot to zealots, should be changed.. zealots with speed, colossus, phoenix is enough to counter siegetanks, low dmg per shot to fast hugehealth tier 1 unit makes siegetanks a joke TvP make it BW style.

On February 13 2012 04:49 BretZ wrote:
This thread is pointless and short-sighted. People should please stop bumping this. Give the game time, and calm down. Everyone whines every patch and how the balance changes don't change the game or change the game too much.

Also, I just wanted to briefly talk about the new protoss units in HOTS. It feels like each unit that we're getting is extremely role oriented as opposed to the new units from other races. For example, the viper/swarm host are good all-around units which are going to work well vs almost any unit compo. The same can be said for the terran units to an extent; the t/z army mixes are going to be vastly different from the ones that we've been seeing in WoL, but are the protoss army compositions going to be any different? The tempest is an extremely role-oriented unit (that is extremely expensive and supply heavy as well) which will only be made if a zerg goes for a heavy muta composition or lategame broodlords. The oracle is a harasser and the replicant is a horribly designed unit that I don't want to comment upon further. I promise you that a huge majority protoss users are still gonna stick to their gate unit/colo army comps. =/ Our unit variety seriously sucks.

On February 13 2012 04:54 Trusty wrote:


Siege tanks also did 35 damage to zealots in BW. They also had a slower rate-of-fire.

On February 13 2012 07:25 tdt wrote:
Replicate is fine way to hold 1/1/1. If you give toss too early aoe unit instead to hold 1/1/1 combined with FF they will just roll zerg every game who relies on weak melee speedlings early. This address 1/1/1 without breaking game and will allow for shorter maps again too. I don't see any imbalances either by SCV and massive being off limits to replicate. There is nothing Zerg has worth replicating compared to Protoss units which are strong but expensive. Only the Tank and maybe banshee is worth it in PvT since again Protoss units are expensive and good. 1/1/1's issue is no early AOE, that's why it does not work vs zerg and banes but works great against toss. Giving them a tank in that one matchup takes care of that bit of cheese.