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zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
December 01 2012 10:47 GMT
#661
On December 01 2012 19:43 imPermanenCe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 30 2012 11:12 iaguz wrote:
So instead of an egg soaking up 2 tank shots it will now soak up...

2 tank shots.

Progress!

1 storm can kill a batch of eggs now :D! Progress! Although, ht's can get fungalled to death again ;(

eggs heal.
Twitter: @zhurai | Site: http://zhurai.com
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
December 01 2012 10:49 GMT
#662
I have a suggestion to Blizzard:

Bring back the Lockdown ability for ghosts (from Broodwar) and tweak it to become relevant - most importantly, affect all units. This way, it won't only be fungals and force fields to be angry at; people would also be able to be angry at terran, and the terrans would be able to enjoy locking down stuff. Disabling is here to stay in RTS, but if one race only faces disabling and doesn't use it, they get mad.

How Lockdown helps? It can lock a bunch of infestors, it can lock a bunch of brood lords. This is still just a rough idea, and needs tweaking (eg: perhaps should not be able to lockdown a mothership), but the general idea is: give Terran some powerful disabling spell like fungal and force field.

People cry about disabling, I say: the solution is more disabling.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
Coffeeling
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Finland250 Posts
December 01 2012 10:52 GMT
#663
"Hey folks Fungal Growth is OP because it's this large AoE root thing that deals damage and kinda fucks everything up because it only does everything and stuff. So, uh, how about it just not affecting some units at all? That'll fix things, right?"

*time passes*

"Hello again people turns out that change was retarded and didn't work (who would've thought), so we're reducing the HP of Infested Terran eggs by 20 because this totally fixes how spammable they are and how the eggs don't have any target priority so your army will still murder and rolfstomp that zergling traipsing around there and not the army of doom waiting to hatch. On top of it all, the eggs just may regenerate so Protoss' Storms may not even kill them but we didn't think of this at all. We reiterate that there are no win percentage problems with Zerg because we live in fairy tale land. How's this?"

*tumbleweeds*

On November 30 2012 11:08 Shiori wrote:
These are the most embarrassingly worthless changes possible. I'm seriously contemplating quitting this game if this is how Blizzard approaches balance.


This. SO. MUCH. THIS. If we want to play a good RTS in the future, Starcraft 2 NEEDS TO DIE. It has such a stranglehold currently that most companies probably won't even bother. And at any rate Blizzard needs to be sent a signal that no, their products frankly aren't good at all. You do that by leaving the Heart of the Swarm box on the shelf.
Squee
Sworm_MS
Profile Joined November 2012
17 Posts
December 01 2012 11:45 GMT
#664
thanks me i didn't pre order hots.
With that kind of attitude from the developer (patching eggs) i have no wish to play except for pirated single version.
r1flEx
Profile Joined October 2012
Belgium256 Posts
December 01 2012 11:46 GMT
#665
what if they gave the siege tanks back their BW damage? maybe you'd so more mech vs protoss then and better vs the eggs+infestor
Foxxan
Profile Joined October 2004
Sweden3427 Posts
December 01 2012 11:46 GMT
#666
I agree with you who said you might quit

I might quit this game, Forever even.
This is not how a strategy game should be like, its...embarassing tbh
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
December 01 2012 11:48 GMT
#667
On December 01 2012 19:52 Coffee Zombie wrote:
"Hey folks Fungal Growth is OP because it's this large AoE root thing that deals damage and kinda fucks everything up because it only does everything and stuff. So, uh, how about it just not affecting some units at all? That'll fix things, right?"

*time passes*

"Hello again people turns out that change was retarded and didn't work (who would've thought), so we're reducing the HP of Infested Terran eggs by 20 because this totally fixes how spammable they are and how the eggs don't have any target priority so your army will still murder and rolfstomp that zergling traipsing around there and not the army of doom waiting to hatch. On top of it all, the eggs just may regenerate so Protoss' Storms may not even kill them but we didn't think of this at all. We reiterate that there are no win percentage problems with Zerg because we live in fairy tale land. How's this?"

*tumbleweeds*

Show nested quote +
On November 30 2012 11:08 Shiori wrote:
These are the most embarrassingly worthless changes possible. I'm seriously contemplating quitting this game if this is how Blizzard approaches balance.


This. SO. MUCH. THIS. If we want to play a good RTS in the future, Starcraft 2 NEEDS TO DIE. It has such a stranglehold currently that most companies probably won't even bother. And at any rate Blizzard needs to be sent a signal that no, their products frankly aren't good at all. You do that by leaving the Heart of the Swarm box on the shelf.

Starcraft 2 doesn't need to die for another top level RTS, with E-sports potential to exist.

If anything, Starcraft 2 needs to succeed. Why would any developer who isn't retarded see the sequel to the most beloved competitive RTS series ever fail and think 'wow, that's a genre that we should make an E-sports game for'?

Starcraft 2 needs to be successful for another few years, perhaps naturally decline or peak, and at that point a developer would be pretty sensible to try and make a game for the same market.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Pwnographics
Profile Joined January 2011
New Zealand1097 Posts
December 01 2012 11:54 GMT
#668
On December 01 2012 19:19 BoxingKangaroo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2012 18:19 dargul wrote:
i'l just leave it here...
[image loading]


Cute. The fixed version:

Dustin Browder:
Full time game designer.
Platinum player.
Part of a balance team including David Kim (former/current GM player) and many sophisticated tools and data to determine balance.

Ryung:
GSL 2012 Quarter Finalist
Playing on GSL since April 2011
Just lost probably the most important game of his career (prob just because he forgot seige mode) and is kinda angry/upset about it.


Who should I listen to now hmm?? Seriously, anyone who takes the words of a guy who just lost a game and is likely in a very emotional state as a serious balance argument needs to get their head read.

/nerf infestors
/do it sensibly
/stop hating blizzard.


Even zergs say zerg is imba...
Bahajinbo
Profile Joined May 2012
Germany488 Posts
December 01 2012 11:55 GMT
#669
This patch is a joke.
The one before was great (maybe the fungals should still hit warp prims and DTs) and would bring the balance back, I think. Especially because ghosts and HTs would be the counter to infestors.

But blizzard just loves zerg. And hates terran.
k1p3r
Profile Joined September 2011
Russian Federation51 Posts
December 01 2012 11:57 GMT
#670
Not bad at all for me as toss player! :D
May the Force be with you!
schimmetje
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands1104 Posts
December 01 2012 11:57 GMT
#671
Yeah honestly Blizzard, you're going to approach balance changes with testing? That's ridiculous. I'm going to write *such* an angry forum post.
Change to MY nostalgia? UNACCEPTABLE! Monkey paaaw!
Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-01 12:00:02
December 01 2012 11:59 GMT
#672
On December 01 2012 20:55 Bahajinbo wrote:
This patch is a joke.
The one before was great (maybe the fungals should still hit warp prims and DTs) and would bring the balance back, I think. Especially because ghosts and HTs would be the counter to infestors.

But blizzard just loves zerg. And hates terran.

Can we please stop with these silly statements.
Before it was "ZOMG blizzard loves terran! Look they even has teran shirt!" and now its this zerg nonsense.
Snowbear
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)1925 Posts
December 01 2012 12:03 GMT
#673
I hope riot decides to make an RTS like sc2, that would be so epic!
TheSayo182
Profile Joined September 2012
Italy243 Posts
December 01 2012 12:09 GMT
#674
One infestor costs 100/150 and 2 of PSI

nobody else noticed something its wrong about that?

its should costs at least 200/200 and at least 3 of supply, damn its the powerful spellcaster of the game and its cheap as hell

this would be even a better change than that useless eggs nerf
"Remember: Probes & Pylons and when behind Dark Shrine!"
Bahajinbo
Profile Joined May 2012
Germany488 Posts
December 01 2012 12:10 GMT
#675
On December 01 2012 20:59 Assirra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2012 20:55 Bahajinbo wrote:
This patch is a joke.
The one before was great (maybe the fungals should still hit warp prims and DTs) and would bring the balance back, I think. Especially because ghosts and HTs would be the counter to infestors.

But blizzard just loves zerg. And hates terran.

Can we please stop with these silly statements.
Before it was "ZOMG blizzard loves terran! Look they even has teran shirt!" and now its this zerg nonsense.

Nonsense? Look at the current TvZs. Everything is said.
BigO
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden956 Posts
December 01 2012 12:11 GMT
#676
Someone with a little time on their hands should really check up on what the race distribution on ALL major tournaments from like the round of 16 or something are for the last couple of months. It just feels like Blizzard can't have their statistics right. Would just be fun to see what numbers they consider balanced at the very top level.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
December 01 2012 12:12 GMT
#677
On December 01 2012 21:03 Snowbear wrote:
I hope riot decides to make an RTS like sc2, that would be so epic!


Hm... Do I hope for a firm that has managed to make a worse game out of a cool WC3 funmap?
Figgy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1788 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-01 12:13:01
December 01 2012 12:12 GMT
#678
Am I the only one missing the most obvious balance fix?

Remove Pathogen Glands.

Voila!

It's now much harder to go straight into Infestor without going Muta or Roach first without dying but they still have the same final end game impact as before.
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where, when facing a SlayerS terran, completing a hatchery would cause a medivac and 8 marines to randomly spawn nearby and attack it.
murphs
Profile Joined April 2011
Ireland418 Posts
December 01 2012 12:13 GMT
#679
On December 01 2012 21:03 Snowbear wrote:
I hope riot decides to make an RTS like sc2, that would be so epic!


lol, this thread has reached full retard.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
December 01 2012 12:13 GMT
#680
On December 01 2012 21:10 Bahajinbo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2012 20:59 Assirra wrote:
On December 01 2012 20:55 Bahajinbo wrote:
This patch is a joke.
The one before was great (maybe the fungals should still hit warp prims and DTs) and would bring the balance back, I think. Especially because ghosts and HTs would be the counter to infestors.

But blizzard just loves zerg. And hates terran.

Can we please stop with these silly statements.
Before it was "ZOMG blizzard loves terran! Look they even has teran shirt!" and now its this zerg nonsense.

Nonsense? Look at the current TvZs. Everything is said.

No he's 100% right?

Blizzard got slaughtered by the SC community, especially on TL for patching too frequently, and nerfing Terran too much.

Now when Blizzard, whose representatives have said on numerous occasions that they don't want to patch as much, but let us figure it out, the community is bitching that they AREN'T patching.

If Blizzard come out and say, 'Infestor is fine, no changes' by all means go and flame them. However they've said that they view the infestor as an issue, and they're trying to address it.

It's got nothing to do with being anti-Terran, pro-Zerg or anything, it's a manifestation of a change in patching philosophy.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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