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Aerox
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Malaysia1213 Posts
June 23 2007 22:06 GMT
#61
On June 24 2007 05:28 Blacklizard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2007 21:39 IIICodeIIIIIII wrote:
the movements are too fluid for zealot attacks. it doesn't feel like it packs a punch. it's more like they are dancing. if you watch real mixed martial arts, the attacks are all very abrupt.

i'm not saying the zealot should start punching things, but when attacking with twin light sabers, the movement should be more abrupt and evil looking rather than acrobatic and fluid.


I think you've hit the nail on the head with this one. Blizzard, please think about this one!


Yeah, it's too fricking flashy. Looks like the same animation as the Assassin from Guild Wars. Zealots are not ninjas. Dark Templars are. But then again, Dark Templars are more direct with instant kills.
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pooper-scooper
Profile Joined May 2003
United States3108 Posts
June 23 2007 22:22 GMT
#62
On June 23 2007 17:17 Stegosaur wrote:
I think the zealot models are pretty cool, but the way they fight looks more like drunken boxing than anything else :>
Zealots should fight like this (skip the first minute or so):



Yes.... zealots should be able to break someone's arm with their crotch!

I love this movie.
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dupek
Profile Joined January 2007
Switzerland214 Posts
June 23 2007 22:36 GMT
#63
yea blizz should make sc2 ultrarealistic, so when a nuke goes off both players have to wait 10minutes until the dust cloud has disappeared!
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HaXxorIzed
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Australia8434 Posts
June 23 2007 22:53 GMT
#64
When we look at Zealot's, it's important to remember they are effectively berserkers. So the idea of them as abrupt, brutal fighters rather than the careless finesse of the Dark Templar makes sense to me.
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[angst]chraej
Profile Joined January 2006
1445 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-24 01:24:01
June 24 2007 01:22 GMT
#65
speaking of the zealot, i think the psi blades are too stubby and fat, also they are just ground troops, not berserkers.

+why would any technologically advanced civilization have a berserker?

colourful schemes such as WOW and war3 appeal more to asian markets so scii will most likely follow suit.
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caution.slip
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States775 Posts
June 24 2007 02:54 GMT
#66
they are berserkers

through the khala they channel their rage, thats what zealots are described as


" Through the path of the Khala, they learn to hone their innate battle rage to a fine edge." -http://www.battle.net/scc/protoss/units/zealot.shtml

and not to totally hijack this thread, but what is that red thing that appears around the necks of zealot portraits in SC?
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Nyovne
Profile Joined March 2006
Netherlands19141 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-24 04:44:28
June 24 2007 04:44 GMT
#67
On June 24 2007 11:54 caution.slip wrote:
they are berserkers

through the khala they channel their rage, thats what zealots are described as


" Through the path of the Khala, they learn to hone their innate battle rage to a fine edge." -http://www.battle.net/scc/protoss/units/zealot.shtml

and not to totally hijack this thread, but what is that red thing that appears around the necks of zealot portraits in SC?

It's the bomb that says no when they wanted to talk about their job to their families and friends.

It must have been hard being a test Zealot for SC2, having been unable to talk about this game and their jobs for all these years.

Gotta keep a game secret somehow!
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T-P-S
Profile Joined June 2007
United States204 Posts
June 24 2007 05:05 GMT
#68
On June 22 2007 21:39 IIICodeIIIIIII wrote:
the movements are too fluid for zealot attacks. it doesn't feel like it packs a punch. it's more like they are dancing. if you watch real mixed martial arts, the attacks are all very abrupt.

i'm not saying the zealot should start punching things, but when attacking with twin light sabers, the movement should be more abrupt and evil looking rather than acrobatic and fluid.


It isn't supposed to pack a punch. They don't punch at all, they are using weightless weapons designed to slice through the enemy without relying on momentum to do damage.

Their attacks are fluid and smooth because that would be the most effective means of combat when it comes to a weapon designed to cut right through.

Also, for whomever it was that argued that lots are supposed to be berserkers, I disagree. They train for many years to hone their skills to the point when the raging frenzy can be channeled into a controllable combat style. They may be berserker-esque, but they are not wild and random about fighting.
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Tiptup
Profile Joined June 2007
United States133 Posts
June 24 2007 08:50 GMT
#69
On June 22 2007 17:53 Boblion wrote:
[image loading]


lol, that picture is great. The end of the siege tank's canon reminds me of a silly mouth every time I see it.
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Tiptup
Profile Joined June 2007
United States133 Posts
June 24 2007 09:47 GMT
#70
An octorok is what I see the most:

[image loading]
So certain are you.
ATeddyBear
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Canada2843 Posts
June 24 2007 10:48 GMT
#71
mountable reaver! pew pew
[image loading]
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
June 24 2007 11:43 GMT
#72
On June 24 2007 18:47 Tiptup wrote:
An octorok is what I see the most:

[image loading]


hahahaha
nice

but wtf is an octorok
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Tiptup
Profile Joined June 2007
United States133 Posts
June 24 2007 12:03 GMT
#73
On June 24 2007 20:43 alffla wrote:
but wtf is an octorok


It's an old enemy character from the Legend of Zelda games. They spit rocks at Link.

[image loading]
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solarwing
Profile Joined May 2007
Vietnam29 Posts
June 24 2007 12:25 GMT
#74
On June 22 2007 17:53 Boblion wrote:
[image loading]


Wow the lips are so sexy
Aye?
Mikfly
Profile Joined June 2007
Canada43 Posts
June 24 2007 13:49 GMT
#75
Just two throw in my own two cents...

Its not Cartoony. Its just bulkier than the original Stracraft we're so used too. The lighting created through the 3d game engine they are using emphasizes the curves, as all game engines do. The colors, the models and the terrain all add up to the same thing. Its bulkier, different to the slimer, 2d art we're used too.

There are a few people who have placed their faith in Blizzard, that they will listen and adjust the earlier ingame graphics to fit our needs accordingly. THIS I highly doubt - Starcraft 2 is within a year of its release date, they've already shown so much of the Terran units through theatrical previews and ingame demonstrations, that to backtrack now and revamp all those prior units, is just too costly. The most they'd do is fix the seige tank, which seems to be the main focus of this controversy.
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MuShu
Profile Joined March 2005
United States3223 Posts
June 24 2007 14:27 GMT
#76
On June 24 2007 19:48 ATeddyBear wrote:
mountable reaver! pew pew
[image loading]

Rofl, I never thought that it looked like a grub from GunBound. They do resemble each other a lot haha.
T-P-S
Profile Joined June 2007
United States204 Posts
June 24 2007 17:07 GMT
#77
On June 24 2007 23:27 MuShu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2007 19:48 ATeddyBear wrote:
mountable reaver! pew pew
[image loading]

Rofl, I never thought that it looked like a grub from GunBound. They do resemble each other a lot haha.


That was the first thing I thought of when I first played GunBound... it even shoots little blue exploding spheres.
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36402 Posts
June 24 2007 17:33 GMT
#78
On June 25 2007 02:07 T-P-S wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2007 23:27 MuShu wrote:
On June 24 2007 19:48 ATeddyBear wrote:
mountable reaver! pew pew
[image loading]

Rofl, I never thought that it looked like a grub from GunBound. They do resemble each other a lot haha.

That was the first thing I thought of when I first played GunBound... it even shoots little blue exploding spheres.

do they randomly glitch
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Asta
Profile Joined October 2002
Germany3491 Posts
June 24 2007 17:40 GMT
#79
[image loading]


The fucking logo itself is already cartoon-ish. Look at the lighting, especially of the "II".
It looks like a lollipop or some plastic jewelry from a kellogs box.
Pretorian-[DMK]
Profile Joined October 2006
Netherlands49 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-24 17:57:28
June 24 2007 17:57 GMT
#80
SC2.. is cartoony look at all the terran models, zealots, blabla it doesn't look right. The main aspect about starcraft was, all units were cool and badass. Right now, SC2 can't recapture the cool-factor starcraft has.
"You wanna piece of me, boy." That is badass.
"My life for Aiur" > "I am the blades of Aiur." Dude, you on crack?

I am going to repeat it again.
There is no coolness! When I first saw an archon, I was like fuck, that must be an bad ass weapon.
And there are so many more examples. Right now I see pussy weapons and pussy galore all over the place, the only weapon I was like, that is cool, was the stalker.

They even managed to fuck up siege tanks! Well, most people agree with me on this

To say it blunt, why people talk about cartoony, is to put it simply, there is no coolness in this game. And perhaps most of the units are way too fucking round. There are no sharp curves.

aah well shoot me, starcraft 2 will never surpass Sc with Browder
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