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Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
November 12 2013 09:04 GMT
#461
On November 12 2013 16:55 c0olL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 16:08 Interstellar wrote:
Also all the Terrans forgetting they just got their mech and air upgrades combined. Prob the best Terran buff ever. Everybody fixating on the oracle buff...


Problem with Mech is vipers and immortals, the combined upgrades wont change it.

Vikings help against vipers and banshees help against immortals and both of those get free upgrades now.

I'm not saying mech will be great now but combined upgrades does help against both units.
Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
November 12 2013 09:08 GMT
#462
On November 12 2013 18:02 mihajovics wrote:
there have been patches before where everyone was bitchin' yet it turned out okay.
for a change, let's look at the possible poitive outcomes:
- maybe the ZvT composition will be more diversified with some tanks sprinkled in
- hopefully we will start to see BC's in the matchup, if so we're half way there only the carrier remains to be fixed
- the roach speed buff is pretty big and might help zerg to transition out of the middle game roachfest and itt will definitely help with end game shenanigans

i would like to see some structural design changes too, but the time for that is the next expansion


There have also been patches (Queen patch), that completely broke the game and left it shattered for the remainder of that particular time frame.
This patch will solve very little, because the problems with mech and sky transitions where never about upgrades.

I really do wish people would try to understand this game better, so I wouldn't have to point out how wrong their assumptions are each and every time they post.
WriterNever give up, never surrender! https://www.youtube.com/user/DestructiconSC
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
November 12 2013 09:08 GMT
#463
I think it'd be cool if Oracle damage was reduced, and it was given another ability to make it a utility type of unit for protoss.
Moderatorlickypiddy
klup
Profile Joined May 2013
France612 Posts
November 12 2013 09:08 GMT
#464
For information, next patch will be focused on nerfing or changing at least the SH as DK said in the SC2 conferences about blizzcon.

I really look forward to see how hellbat marauder viking will do vs protoss now with the upgrades.

It feels that this patch will maybe open mech play in all MU. I still wonder though how terrans can deal with protoss with mech but maybe WCS 2014 season 1 will give us the answer.

Mutineer
Profile Joined March 2013
New Zealand179 Posts
November 12 2013 09:10 GMT
#465
People saying that terran forgot about air and mech upgrade combine. For me it is way not how thinks should be.
Terran should have one upgrade apply to ALL units, because terran have 9 types of production buildings.
Zergs on other hand should have separate upgrade for every unit because they have 1 production building.
Toss should be something in between.

What makes terran not fun is extrime cost of switching, when it cost nothign for zerg and little for toss.
ReMinD_
Profile Joined May 2013
Croatia846 Posts
November 12 2013 09:13 GMT
#466
Both Oracle and Widow Mine are stupid units that never should've been added to game. No amount of tweaking is going to make them balanced. They'll either be overpowered or underpowered.
Parting: Well, even I can make better maps than these.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12764 Posts
November 12 2013 09:13 GMT
#467
On November 12 2013 18:08 NovemberstOrm wrote:
I think it'd be cool if Oracle damage was reduced, and it was given another ability to make it a utility type of unit for protoss.

I agree as well, it's in a such a weird spot.
early game chessy/worker raid unit, a support unit in mid to late game.
but the support utility is too weak (?) to justify the production in mid game.

would love blizzard to actually push it to become a full utility unit instead
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
c0olL
Profile Joined November 2012
129 Posts
November 12 2013 09:15 GMT
#468
On November 12 2013 18:04 Bagi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 16:55 c0olL wrote:
On November 12 2013 16:08 Interstellar wrote:
Also all the Terrans forgetting they just got their mech and air upgrades combined. Prob the best Terran buff ever. Everybody fixating on the oracle buff...


Problem with Mech is vipers and immortals, the combined upgrades wont change it.

Vikings help against vipers and banshees help against immortals and both of those get free upgrades now.

I'm not saying mech will be great now but combined upgrades does help against both units.


banshees in mid game vs P? are you serious?
Vikings may help, but 2 or 3 imbaclouds can finish the game for T. its not worth the risk.
Muffloe
Profile Joined December 2012
Sweden6061 Posts
November 12 2013 09:16 GMT
#469
On November 12 2013 18:13 ETisME wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 18:08 NovemberstOrm wrote:
I think it'd be cool if Oracle damage was reduced, and it was given another ability to make it a utility type of unit for protoss.

I agree as well, it's in a such a weird spot.
early game chessy/worker raid unit, a support unit in mid to late game.
but the support utility is too weak (?) to justify the production in mid game.

would love blizzard to actually push it to become a full utility unit instead


I am a low apm toss, so that would be like, 4(?) control groups for army to manage then, with sentrys, the army itself, oracles, and possibly ht's or maybe a keybind for msc. I guess it would make me fast tho xD
SsDrKosS
Profile Joined March 2013
330 Posts
November 12 2013 09:17 GMT
#470
what oracle speed buff? oh I'm dead. good bye my bases

But seriously they really need to look at oracle again. If this change won't be taken away, I want to see decrease in accelartion (just to make micro harder) or dmg.

btw, does it mean that they increased the burrow speed itself rather than roach speed upgrade buffing burrow speed? That's interesting. I still want tunneling claw to be lower cost though...

Nevertheless, overall balance changes are good


Fody03
Profile Joined July 2012
Italy310 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-12 09:18:11
November 12 2013 09:17 GMT
#471
On November 12 2013 18:15 c0olL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 18:04 Bagi wrote:
On November 12 2013 16:55 c0olL wrote:
On November 12 2013 16:08 Interstellar wrote:
Also all the Terrans forgetting they just got their mech and air upgrades combined. Prob the best Terran buff ever. Everybody fixating on the oracle buff...


Problem with Mech is vipers and immortals, the combined upgrades wont change it.

Vikings help against vipers and banshees help against immortals and both of those get free upgrades now.

I'm not saying mech will be great now but combined upgrades does help against both units.


banshees in mid game vs P? are you serious?
Vikings may help, but 2 or 3 imbaclouds can finish the game for T. its not worth the risk.



For people trying to understand mech vs P,Banshee is a very useful tool during the whole game,you only need to watch their games (avilo,HTOmario..)
Terrans
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
November 12 2013 09:18 GMT
#472
I still don't like the oracle change, they are so incredible strong at low levels and now they got even stronger. If keeping them alive in the mid-lategame is a problem, why not add a cheap upgrade that cannot be abused for early game all-ins?
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
November 12 2013 09:18 GMT
#473
On November 12 2013 18:16 Muffloe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 18:13 ETisME wrote:
On November 12 2013 18:08 NovemberstOrm wrote:
I think it'd be cool if Oracle damage was reduced, and it was given another ability to make it a utility type of unit for protoss.

I agree as well, it's in a such a weird spot.
early game chessy/worker raid unit, a support unit in mid to late game.
but the support utility is too weak (?) to justify the production in mid game.

would love blizzard to actually push it to become a full utility unit instead


I am a low apm toss, so that would be like, 4(?) control groups for army to manage then, with sentrys, the army itself, oracles, and possibly ht's or maybe a keybind for msc. I guess it would make me fast tho xD


Well, you don't always have to have the MSC hotkeyed. Templar and your main army are the most important tools. Depending on your strategy and unit composition you may want stalkers/air units on an extra one and a warp prism/oracle added. Why not, definitely doable.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
gingerfluffmuff
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria4570 Posts
November 12 2013 09:18 GMT
#474
On November 12 2013 18:04 Bagi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 16:55 c0olL wrote:
On November 12 2013 16:08 Interstellar wrote:
Also all the Terrans forgetting they just got their mech and air upgrades combined. Prob the best Terran buff ever. Everybody fixating on the oracle buff...


Problem with Mech is vipers and immortals, the combined upgrades wont change it.

Vikings help against vipers and banshees help against immortals and both of those get free upgrades now.

I'm not saying mech will be great now but combined upgrades does help against both units.

If the map doesnt look like Akilon Wastes with 3 expos tied together, you gonna have a bad time with mech when Mr. Warprism comes to remind you, that attacking the P was a bad idea.
I am really afraid of what happens when LotV is out for like half a year. Because then really nobody is gonna give a damn about the game problems anymore. These patches are stalling for time, nothing else.
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Quixotic_tv
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Germany130 Posts
November 12 2013 09:19 GMT
#475
Faster moving burrowed roaches sounds exciting.
Life always finds a way.
SsDrKosS
Profile Joined March 2013
330 Posts
November 12 2013 09:20 GMT
#476
On November 12 2013 18:13 ReMinD_ wrote:
Both Oracle and Widow Mine are stupid units that never should've been added to game. No amount of tweaking is going to make them balanced. They'll either be overpowered or underpowered.

I'm not sure about widow mine, but oracle has hope. it is a spell caster. you can have 'any' spells.
Oracle had enormous changes in beta remember?
I wish they will change again in Lotv
SiroKO
Profile Joined February 2012
France721 Posts
November 12 2013 09:22 GMT
#477
Is this a joke or do they really believe a 7% DPS buff for siege tanks will make them viable and compensate a 30-50% widow mine nerf ?
Our envy always last longer than the happiness of those we envy
Muffloe
Profile Joined December 2012
Sweden6061 Posts
November 12 2013 09:24 GMT
#478
On November 12 2013 18:18 DarkLordOlli wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 18:16 Muffloe wrote:
On November 12 2013 18:13 ETisME wrote:
On November 12 2013 18:08 NovemberstOrm wrote:
I think it'd be cool if Oracle damage was reduced, and it was given another ability to make it a utility type of unit for protoss.

I agree as well, it's in a such a weird spot.
early game chessy/worker raid unit, a support unit in mid to late game.
but the support utility is too weak (?) to justify the production in mid game.

would love blizzard to actually push it to become a full utility unit instead


I am a low apm toss, so that would be like, 4(?) control groups for army to manage then, with sentrys, the army itself, oracles, and possibly ht's or maybe a keybind for msc. I guess it would make me fast tho xD


Well, you don't always have to have the MSC hotkeyed. Templar and your main army are the most important tools. Depending on your strategy and unit composition you may want stalkers/air units on an extra one and a warp prism/oracle added. Why not, definitely doable.

I guess, yeah. Maybe I am just worried about getting confused by all the spellcasters, if it so would be necessary for toss to use them all that is
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
November 12 2013 09:27 GMT
#479
I guess you could also be HerO and just control your army with 4 hotkeys all the time.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
xAdra
Profile Joined July 2012
Singapore1858 Posts
November 12 2013 09:28 GMT
#480
I agree that the oracle should have its damage nerfed in compensation for the speed buff, it will make it less insane at killing workers but better at doing other jobs such as detection on the go and that awesome tracking spell.

Not gonna participate in that tank debate, though I would love to see it become badass again instead of a pussy unit that fires off 1 shot and dies.

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