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magicallypuzzled
Profile Joined June 2011
United States588 Posts
September 16 2012 21:40 GMT
#1841
phoenix/reapers,battlecruisers,hydralisk, all of them were worth taking with no changes the changes were a matter of being more worth it or less worth it. the carrier as stands either apparently isn't worth it at all or is and people say it isn't either admit its worth it or let it go.

is depressed
TheManInBlack
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Nigeria266 Posts
September 16 2012 21:41 GMT
#1842
On September 17 2012 06:40 magicallypuzzled wrote:
phoenix/reapers,battlecruisers,hydralisk, all of them were worth taking with no changes the changes were a matter of being more worth it or less worth it. the carrier as stands either apparently isn't worth it at all or is and people say it isn't either admit its worth it or let it go.



I was magically puzzled at this post.
acrimoneyius
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States983 Posts
September 16 2012 21:45 GMT
#1843
On September 17 2012 06:34 Darkong wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2012 06:28 magicallypuzzled wrote:
if the carrier was worth keeping in the game it shouldn't need changing if it does need changing then it shouldn't be kept in game. its a simple yes or no question is it worth keeping or not?

If we followed that logic since the WOL beta the only units left would be the medivac and the zerg larvae.


The medivac speed was reduced a long time ago...wut?
ClanRH.TV
Profile Joined July 2010
United States462 Posts
September 16 2012 21:45 GMT
#1844
On September 17 2012 06:40 magicallypuzzled wrote:
phoenix/reapers,battlecruisers,hydralisk, all of them were worth taking with no changes the changes were a matter of being more worth it or less worth it. the carrier as stands either apparently isn't worth it at all or is and people say it isn't either admit its worth it or let it go.



I was stupified by it. For an american his grammar is that of a 4 year old.
"Don't take life too seriously because you'll never get out alive."
magicallypuzzled
Profile Joined June 2011
United States588 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-16 21:50:51
September 16 2012 21:49 GMT
#1845
i guess i have not been very clear. i just don't see the value of fighting for something that apparently isn't even usable in its current form. why demand something comeback and change rather i don;t know just something different?
is depressed
Zombo Joe
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada850 Posts
September 16 2012 21:52 GMT
#1846
Carriers are great against Mech what are you talking about?

Have you ever seen Goody play TvP back when he Meched? He had so much trouble with Carriers he would dot the map with missile turrets in preparation for Carriers or Colossus.
I am Terranfying.
radscorpion9
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada2252 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-16 22:06:47
September 16 2012 22:04 GMT
#1847
On September 17 2012 06:49 magicallypuzzled wrote:
i guess i have not been very clear. i just don't see the value of fighting for something that apparently isn't even usable in its current form. why demand something comeback and change rather i don;t know just something different?


Its just an iconic unit that everyone wants to see come back, more or less because it was pretty cool to see in action and they feel it represents the protoss race well (like battlecruisers for terran, or hydras for zerg). Its true that generally they didn't work (one instance against mech doesn't really cut it), but I think the idea is that people want to find a way to *make* it work. Heart of the swarm beta is probably the best time to test those ideas out.
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-16 22:30:44
September 16 2012 22:06 GMT
#1848
On September 17 2012 06:40 magicallypuzzled wrote:
phoenix/reapers,battlecruisers,hydralisk, all of them were worth taking with no changes the changes were a matter of being more worth it or less worth it. the carrier as stands either apparently isn't worth it at all or is and people say it isn't either admit its worth it or let it go.



That's a very easy, yet short-shorted comparison to make when you consider the perspective that you have complete foresight into how those units' buffs resolved. You can't possibly claim to know how the Carrier would turn out, nor is it fair to place the onus upon everyone else you would argue.

It's not black and white. Stop trying to make it out to be.

On September 17 2012 07:04 radscorpion9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2012 06:49 magicallypuzzled wrote:
i guess i have not been very clear. i just don't see the value of fighting for something that apparently isn't even usable in its current form. why demand something comeback and change rather i don;t know just something different?


Its just an iconic unit that everyone wants to see come back, more or less because it was pretty cool to see in action. Its true that generally they didn't work (one instance against mech doesn't really cut it), but I think the idea is that people want to find a way to *make* it work. Heart of the swarm beta is probably the best time to test those ideas out.


If mech makes a comeback in HotS it'll actually be a mainstay in lategame PvT, and unlike it's Tempest counterpart it can both fight and kick the shit out of vikings. It's the marines that give Carriers problems. PvZ lategame they're extremely viable but the current metagame allows Zerg to ramp to a sick economy, which means they might produce upwards of 20-30 corruptors simultaneously whom then snap the carriers in half. If the Tempest were to replace the Carrier in WoL it would be destroyed two times harder with it's sub-optimal DPS. PvP lategame is evolving and may one day reach a point where Carriers become the apex lategame go-to unit after the Colossus.
perser84
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany399 Posts
September 16 2012 22:12 GMT
#1849
the carrier is now in the hots beta isnt it time to close this topic ?
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-16 22:14:38
September 16 2012 22:14 GMT
#1850
On September 17 2012 07:12 perser84 wrote:
the carrier is now in the hots beta isnt it time to close this topic ?


nope, it may still get axxed on release.
SarcasmMonster
Profile Joined October 2011
3136 Posts
September 16 2012 22:16 GMT
#1851
On September 17 2012 07:12 perser84 wrote:
the carrier is now in the hots beta isnt it time to close this topic ?


We still want this

MMA: The true King of Wings
Bobgrimly
Profile Joined July 2010
New Zealand250 Posts
September 16 2012 22:21 GMT
#1852
On September 17 2012 07:16 SarcasmMonster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2012 07:12 perser84 wrote:
the carrier is now in the hots beta isnt it time to close this topic ?


We still want this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rqx8s2qKXM


Drop tempest and do that! Only reason to have tempest is cause blizzard doesn't know how to fix carrier and are trying to give depth to protoss air. This is the answer not the tempest.

For the swarm
KaasZerg
Profile Joined November 2005
Netherlands927 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-16 22:41:01
September 16 2012 22:26 GMT
#1853
Cariers were good in broodwar both for the fun playing it as spectating it because they had soft counters.
Terran had goliaths. It was a battle of positioning and maneuvre who would win. There would also be switch ups in unitcompositions. You could kills the goliaths and overpower the terran. Or you could snipe tanks and roll over the goliaths with a rounds off dragoons. Terran could snipe your observers and swoop in with a suprise wraithswitch. A round of templar could storm the goliaths. Upgraded marines and valkyries were the best interceptorkillers lol.
Zerg could counter with scourge if there was not enough corsair cover. Plague, swarm in combo with hydra.

Why am I talking about broodwar?
I didn't see such interesting dynamics in WoL.
The hardcountersystem doesn't leave much room for multiple possible counters that are somewhat interesting.

edit awesome video sarcasmmonster. It explains a lot.
flyingnimbus
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada16 Posts
September 16 2012 22:30 GMT
#1854
On September 17 2012 05:11 Pisko. wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rqx8s2qKXM


Excellent video. It provides great in-depth analysis about what changes need to be made with the current carrier. Instead of derailing the thread, it would be better to focus our efforts on spreading awareness for this video so that people, namely Blizzard, know exactly what buffs the carrier needs to be completely viable. Reddit, bnet forums, State of the Game - gogogo! Since they made the effort to keep the carrier in HotS, the next logical step is to implement these proposed changes. Blizzard listened to us once; let's make that happen again. CARRIER HWAITING!
i)awn
Profile Joined October 2011
United States189 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-16 23:29:53
September 16 2012 23:26 GMT
#1855
On September 17 2012 07:16 SarcasmMonster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2012 07:12 perser84 wrote:
the carrier is now in the hots beta isnt it time to close this topic ?


We still want this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rqx8s2qKXM


This is a great video demonstrating a catastrophic blunder Blizzard did in SC2. They had such a great unit with great micro and great decision making and they just turned it into something far less interesting. This really deserves a thread on its own especially that the carrier is now back in HoTS.
RodrigoX
Profile Joined November 2009
United States645 Posts
September 16 2012 23:31 GMT
#1856
Blizzard watch this video!
We were all raised on televion that made us believe we'd all be Millionairs, Movie gods, and Rockstars..... But we won't.... We are slowly learning that fact. And we are very, very pissed off.
Basileus
Profile Joined October 2010
United States103 Posts
September 17 2012 01:40 GMT
#1857
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/6606291021?page=1#12

hopefully blizzard will pay attention to tyler at least.
SarcasmMonster
Profile Joined October 2011
3136 Posts
September 17 2012 01:45 GMT
#1858
This thread has more momentum:

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/6606291001
MMA: The true King of Wings
Basileus
Profile Joined October 2010
United States103 Posts
September 17 2012 01:53 GMT
#1859
Ok, use sarcasmmonster's please.
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3481 Posts
September 17 2012 02:14 GMT
#1860
They would probably just buff it's normal range to it's leash range instead, making it still easy to use while having a great range. This would of course mean the end of the Tempest, which IMO i think is a good thing.
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
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