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SkaPunk
Profile Joined October 2010
United States471 Posts
May 06 2014 18:26 GMT
#101
On May 07 2014 03:22 Bratsche wrote:
Abduct works on Spore/Spine Crawlers, rips 'em right out.

Solved.


That would be fantastic. Spores and Spines can move like units, why shouldn't they be treated like units? ITS NOT FAIR! But in all seriousness, its a good idea.
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SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:27 GMT
#102
On May 07 2014 03:23 effecto wrote:
Sh... what a mistake David, you either lack of motivation or passion. Let's hope you can overcome it.

Look, that post was pretty good. Then this came. Stop insulting the man personally!
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-06 18:27:58
May 06 2014 18:27 GMT
#103
On May 07 2014 03:26 SC2Toastie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:25 Sharean wrote:
Swarm Hosts (and Widow Mines) were the reason I lost interest in watching competitive Starcraft. Terrible unit which counteracts the fast and aggressive nature of Zerg. Don't see a way of rebalancing this unit in a way that is fun to watch. Maybe they should just go ahead and turn it into a baneling-launcher.

There's been word about changing them to be faster, give Locust a lower lifetime, a melee attack and more movement speed.

They'd become really active units that way!

I wouldn't be against trying out a lower life time for locusts so that there is at least a small period of downtime between wave spawns to try and make some move
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SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:27 GMT
#104
On May 07 2014 03:26 SkaPunk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:22 Bratsche wrote:
Abduct works on Spore/Spine Crawlers, rips 'em right out.

Solved.


That would be fantastic. Spores and Spines can move like units, why shouldn't they be treated like units? ITS NOT FAIR! But in all seriousness, its a good idea.

Following that logic; Terran Structures can move ... ?
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
May 06 2014 18:28 GMT
#105
I find it funny that the swarmhost get this sort of treatment from blizzard whereas protoss have their gateway units be complete crap to compensate for two arguably broken abilities in forcefields and warp gates.
maru lover forever
Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
May 06 2014 18:28 GMT
#106
On May 07 2014 03:25 SC2Toastie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:21 Enselmis wrote:
Blizzard; The Anti Valve.

Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:22 Plansix wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:21 ANLProbe wrote:
Why are Blizzard so incompetent when trying to fix the real issues?

By patching the exact same way dota 2 is patched? By buffing the ways to deal with the problem, rather then nerfing it into the ground?

By releasing 'quality of life' patches every now and then, which completely destabilize the metagame for weeks on end having a terrible effect on the Pro scene.


The terrible effect on the pro scene helps the game feel fresh and entertaining for the viewers.
One of the main issue of Blizzard's handling of the game is how scared they are to change stuff.

If players can't adapt, it's really only their fault.
And if patch come out often enough for it to not become stale, then there isn't any issue of " healthy pro scene ".
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:29 GMT
#107
On May 07 2014 03:27 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:26 SC2Toastie wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:25 Sharean wrote:
Swarm Hosts (and Widow Mines) were the reason I lost interest in watching competitive Starcraft. Terrible unit which counteracts the fast and aggressive nature of Zerg. Don't see a way of rebalancing this unit in a way that is fun to watch. Maybe they should just go ahead and turn it into a baneling-launcher.

There's been word about changing them to be faster, give Locust a lower lifetime, a melee attack and more movement speed.

They'd become really active units that way!

I wouldn't be against trying out a lower life time for locusts so that there is at least a small period of downtime between wave spawns to try and make some move

Downtime increase and mobility increase are what I would look at.
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
May 06 2014 18:29 GMT
#108
On May 07 2014 03:26 SkaPunk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:22 Bratsche wrote:
Abduct works on Spore/Spine Crawlers, rips 'em right out.

Solved.


That would be fantastic. Spores and Spines can move like units, why shouldn't they be treated like units? ITS NOT FAIR! But in all seriousness, its a good idea.

By the same logic though all floating terran structures should then be able to be abducted because Vipers can currently abduct massive units
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ANLProbe
Profile Joined October 2013
667 Posts
May 06 2014 18:29 GMT
#109
On May 07 2014 03:22 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:21 ANLProbe wrote:
Why are Blizzard so incompetent when trying to fix the real issues?

By patching the exact same way dota 2 is patched? By buffing the ways to deal with the problem, rather then nerfing it into the ground?

The unit shouldn't be nerfed per say, but it should be redesigned to promote the multipronged SH style with constant repositioning. The change to the spore crawler and the Hydra is needed though.
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Pino
Profile Joined June 2013
1032 Posts
May 06 2014 18:29 GMT
#110
At least they acknowledge for what i think is the first time, that SH is a problem and the only long term answer is to remove it and replace it
Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9402 Posts
May 06 2014 18:29 GMT
#111
o There are downsides -- Abduct is a really cool ability, and it is something Zerg needs vs. Colossi in PvZ.


Abilities with no remicro options are cool ????

I guess that's why David Kim is also a big fan of Force Fields.
astray71
Profile Joined February 2012
United States325 Posts
May 06 2014 18:30 GMT
#112
One idea could be limiting the amount of swarm hosts a player can make - therefore the remaining ~50? supply would be replaced by a secondary attack force.

Does blinding cloud negate swarm host attacks? That could work because it would reduce their usage in battle and would force players to continuously re mobilize them around the map in order to harass and snipe bases.

Not sure if these ideas are any good as I only watch SC in my free time but never play anymore
There is no victory without the blessing of god, and there is no god but Madlife.
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:31 GMT
#113
On May 07 2014 03:28 Noocta wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:25 SC2Toastie wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:21 Enselmis wrote:
Blizzard; The Anti Valve.

On May 07 2014 03:22 Plansix wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:21 ANLProbe wrote:
Why are Blizzard so incompetent when trying to fix the real issues?

By patching the exact same way dota 2 is patched? By buffing the ways to deal with the problem, rather then nerfing it into the ground?

By releasing 'quality of life' patches every now and then, which completely destabilize the metagame for weeks on end having a terrible effect on the Pro scene.


The terrible effect on the pro scene helps the game feel fresh and entertaining for the viewers.
One of the main issue of Blizzard's handling of the game is how scared they are to change stuff.

If players can't adapt, it's really only their fault.
And if patch come out often enough for it to not become stale, then there isn't any issue of " healthy pro scene ".

No. It makes the game feel stupid because winners are determined by which race figures Patch 178.7.10 out faster than the opposition. That's dumb. I'll quickly stop watching if that becomes the case. You can't blame the players when they have to deal with a changing environment constantly.
The difference between RTS and DotA is that the former requires development and actual strategies, well thought-out moves etcetera. The latter is mostly about communication and clutch actions in the 15 seconds of fame.

Lastly, if the patches come that fast, there is no proscene to have issues.
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:32 GMT
#114
On May 07 2014 03:28 Incognoto wrote:
I find it funny that the swarmhost get this sort of treatment from blizzard whereas protoss have their gateway units be complete crap to compensate for two arguably broken abilities in forcefields and warp gates.

Because the Protoss issue goes much deeper and forces rebalancing of half the matchups in the game.
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
Sapphire.lux
Profile Joined July 2010
Romania2620 Posts
May 06 2014 18:32 GMT
#115
On May 07 2014 03:22 SC2Toastie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:18 Sapphire.lux wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:03 SC2Toastie wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:00 Sapphire.lux wrote:
On May 07 2014 02:50 SC2Toastie wrote:
On May 07 2014 02:48 Noocta wrote:
On May 07 2014 02:46 SC2Toastie wrote:
On May 07 2014 02:45 Musicus wrote:
My worry is, if they once again ignore the SH and instead change other units to counter it, what happnes once they tackle the root of the problem and change or remove it with LotV? Do they change Abduct or the Hydra back again?

It's an expansion, they can do anything.


They can but they won't.
It's obvious at this point David Kim doesn't want or can't change anything deep from the game.

No, Duh.
They're in the middle of the WCS season. Deleting/Nerfing/Redesigning a unit that is getting reasonable use in three matchups, not to mention it's necessity verse turtleToss, is the best way to fuck over a lot of Zerg players.
In expansion, he'll get a new beta and will be able to test big changes. You can't blame the guy for not fucking every Zerg competing for money over.

This type of excuse has got to stop. The game has had severe balance issues more then a few times over the years and many players were "fucked over", sometimes by Blizzards reluctance to act (BL/Inf for one).

If there is ever an acceptable reason to do potentially destabilizing changes is when those changes are for the greater good of the game. SC2 is not some Holly Grail of balance and entertainment that should not be disturbed.

If they are not doing more serious changes is because they can't or don't want to in order to keep them for the expansion, not the poor x race players.

You know, on one hand there's people complaining balancing happens to often. Then there's people that want Blizzard to respond to every tiny fucking shift in winrates possible.

Since i'm neither i don't see the relevance of that.

Offcourse they will not mess with balance for the reason of redesigning a unit because it gives problems in a tiny percentage of mirror matchups!

It gave problems in all the Z MUs and it still does. You see, Blizzard themselfs admit "in the long term" they are looking at redesign. You minimizing the problem just doesn't hold water unfortunately.

Broodlord Infestor was so hard to figure out and solve.

No it wasn't. In the short term, for WOL, they could have reverted the Queen range buff and at least TvZ would have been salvaged.

It's easy to bash and stomp on everything they come up with and not bring up any usable argument yourself.

Very dramatic. SHs are bad for this games and i have many games to show it plus many people agreeing online, plus Blizz themselfs admitting redesign is on the table "for latter". That enough of an argument for you?

And where exactly is your suggestion?
I still say the impact on ZvP and ZvT is not yet determinable.
As for the rest; Ok.

My suggestion? These are not the Bnet forums lol

I can tell you a particular F1 car is not good enough, i can't tell you how to actually build a better one. One is capable of identifying problems without also bringing solutions.
Head Coach Park: "They should buff tanks!"
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
May 06 2014 18:32 GMT
#116
On May 07 2014 03:21 neptunusfisk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:17 Squat wrote:

Nerfing abduct: This outright breaks ZvP and late game mech ZvT. Absolutely not even remotely possible.


Yeah, we can't give terran any stupid hopes about succeding beyond the midgame

Huh? Please tell me how zerg fights skyterran without abduct. For reference, watch the game Impact just played vs Trimaster in the ATC. Now imagine that game without abduct on the BCs.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:32 GMT
#117
On May 07 2014 03:29 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:26 SkaPunk wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:22 Bratsche wrote:
Abduct works on Spore/Spine Crawlers, rips 'em right out.

Solved.


That would be fantastic. Spores and Spines can move like units, why shouldn't they be treated like units? ITS NOT FAIR! But in all seriousness, its a good idea.

By the same logic though all floating terran structures should then be able to be abducted because Vipers can currently abduct massive units

Would be a fix to the Avilo trolls that go mass raven viking PDD and lift off to a corner :D
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:33 GMT
#118
On May 07 2014 03:29 ANLProbe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 07 2014 03:22 Plansix wrote:
On May 07 2014 03:21 ANLProbe wrote:
Why are Blizzard so incompetent when trying to fix the real issues?

By patching the exact same way dota 2 is patched? By buffing the ways to deal with the problem, rather then nerfing it into the ground?

The unit shouldn't be nerfed per say, but it should be redesigned to promote the multipronged SH style with constant repositioning. The change to the spore crawler and the Hydra is needed though.

Suggestions?
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
Aveng3r
Profile Joined February 2012
United States2411 Posts
May 06 2014 18:33 GMT
#119
On May 07 2014 02:35 myRZeth wrote:
yet again they ignore the real problem:

the swarmhost

Wtf did you read a single word of the op?
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SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
May 06 2014 18:34 GMT
#120
On May 07 2014 03:30 astray71 wrote:
One idea could be limiting the amount of swarm hosts a player can make - therefore the remaining ~50? supply would be replaced by a secondary attack force.

Does blinding cloud negate swarm host attacks? That could work because it would reduce their usage in battle and would force players to continuously re mobilize them around the map in order to harass and snipe bases.

Not sure if these ideas are any good as I only watch SC in my free time but never play anymore

50 supply would be a bad number. Also, that kind of limit makes no sense whatsoever. For the MSC, having 1, makes reasonable sense. What do we set the limit at? Why? How?
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
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