Why Battlecruisers Arent Used Often In Top Tier? - Page 8

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Existor

Russian Federation4295 Posts

January 31 2012 21:15 GMT

#141

Nah battlecruisers, if tier1 infantry can kill everything ?

willoc

Canada1530 Posts

January 31 2012 21:21 GMT

#142

On February 01 2012 03:54 Icemind wrote:

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For future reference: Actually try things out next time before posting about them.

Nah, this is what forums are for. Discussing and learning things. Instead of spending a while figuring this out it was pointed out to me in minutes on the forum and other people who obviously had the same impression learned this as well.

For future reference: Actually find out what a forum is for before making arrogant comments.

willoc

Canada1530 Posts

January 31 2012 21:24 GMT

#143

Mis-post.

Eps

Canada240 Posts

January 31 2012 22:56 GMT

#144

On February 01 2012 03:35 ArcticRaven wrote:
Would you rather have 2 banshees or 1 battlecruiser ? Banshees are just better in tvt.

They both serve their purposes. For some instances having a Banshee around as a mobile harasser can be very beneficial. But in a straight up fight against a Terran army? Marine DPS absolutely wrecks Banshees.
Not to mention that the major fault with using them in direct combat is that Banshees have a tendency to over-kill targets. Ever use a few of them in combat as part of your ball? Since their shots are not instant damage, they stack up and waste a lot of shots. That being said they're effective for what they are, base-raiders, harassers and skirmishers.

In a long TvT battle with entrenched Tank lines and Turrets, Banshees will have trouble breaking through. Turrets and Marines are just too cost-effective against them. BC's on the other hand are mobile-tanks, with high armour and HP making them much better suited to break tank-lines and stalemates.

Zerksys

United States569 Posts

February 01 2012 01:19 GMT

#145

It's the same reason why the hydra isn't used in ZvT. The similar to the hydra which is countered by marines, tanks, thors, colossi, psi storm, roaches, infestors, lings, etc.... The BC is countered by hydras, corrupters, marines, stalkers, feedback, infestors, etc.... It has a similar problem to the hydra that if the terran army ever wants to retreat, the BCs all instantly die because of being slow. Tanks have the same problem, but offer as a bonus to the BC a huge range bonus. If BCs had more speed or range they might be decent.

starfox0_0

United States29 Posts

February 01 2012 01:30 GMT

#146

In TvT battlecruisers are thrown in because "why the fuck not." Every other unit has been built, something needs to kill ravens quickly, and the DPS is very high. In other match ups however there are already some very strong methods (marines) that the Terran meta game has not evolved that far yet.

KicKDoG

Sweden765 Posts

February 01 2012 01:37 GMT

#147

This is almost the same discussion with the "ghosts" before. It's just not or people haven't found any type of viable situation to use it. Or put up any type of bo using it being legit.

It's just how it is.

In broodwar the battlecruiser and the carriers were not even similar IMO. They were pretty much always used in the late/end game.

The thing is that SC2 is still very young and we haven't discovered how to use it properly yet. I think many has been thinking and been trying to use it ( toying with the thought ) but It's just not a viable thing "RIGHT NOW".

Which means that the actual metagame atm the battlecruiser or the carriers haven't been put in action as of yet.

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