EPTJust thought others would share my opinion and word would hopefully reach Blizzard.
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Zerglings have wings?
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TeRRan`UseR
Canada692 Posts
Just thought others would share my opinion and word would hopefully reach Blizzard. | ||
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Jyvblamo
Canada13788 Posts
But yeah, I think everyone knows about the Zergling's new 'locust' design. | ||
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fight_or_flight
United States3988 Posts
Anyway, they do seem more like broodlings. Its not that they're bad, but I think I would miss a medium melee unit that can take more than 1 hit. | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
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Tyrio
United States3248 Posts
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
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Scorpion
United States1974 Posts
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Aphelion
United States2720 Posts
I realize that they have been part of the concept design since they beginning, but I like how the sprites looked in BW much better. | ||
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fanatacist
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SonuvBob
Aiur21550 Posts
On September 14 2007 11:17 Tyrio wrote: What wings? Do you mean the two little horn/prongs on either side of their head? They've always had those, even in BW. They're just a lot more pronounced now. ![[image loading]](http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/338/lingflycb3.jpg) Looks like a dragonfly or something. | ||
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TheOvermind77
United States923 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w56/flyingninja77/lings.jpg) | ||
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solarwing
Vietnam29 Posts
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Aphelion
United States2720 Posts
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Auspicious
United States175 Posts
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Scorpion
United States1974 Posts
On September 14 2007 11:32 fanatacist wrote: Forget Zergling wings, the Medics look badass with their shields now. Medics always carried a shield. In starcraft 1 it's hard to see because of the shitty graphics and pixels and whatnot. | ||
Chill
Calgary25997 Posts
that thread about all the stuff new every race gets, and then under Z it was just "holy fuck flying lings" haha | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
On September 14 2007 11:39 TheOvermind77 wrote: From my previous thread: YEAH FLYING LINGS HAHAHA Overmind was that your picture? I remember when I saw it I seriously considered making it my wallpaper haha | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
...i mean why else are there wings on it? | ||
alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
the old lings were better just with legs and running and shit more like dogs instead of fucking dragonflies | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i12.tinypic.com/4ub5dzd.jpg) | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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useLess
United States4781 Posts
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Phantom
Canada2151 Posts
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Funchucks
Canada2113 Posts
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b_unnies
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BlueRoyaL
United States2493 Posts
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TeRRan`UseR
Canada692 Posts
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fanatacist
10319 Posts
On September 14 2007 12:14 Scorpion wrote: Medics always carried a shield. In starcraft 1 it's hard to see because of the shitty graphics and pixels and whatnot. I never said they didn't. You can clearly tell in the wireframe in SC1. Here though they look like real blocking things, not just pussy little things with red crosses on them. | ||
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Sean.G
Spain889 Posts
I was scared to death it would look too much like WC3, and unfortunately it does. Oh and btw, I have a feeling that I'm gonna try this game out for maybe a month or two, get tired, and then revert back to Brood War | ||
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sc2rocks
Singapore79 Posts
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Fen
Australia1848 Posts
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Chodorkovskiy
Israel459 Posts
![[image loading]](http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/69/AVP_Xenomorph.jpg) pwns this any day ![[image loading]](http://www.bath.ac.uk/pr/releases/images/locust.jpg) | ||
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Famehunter
Canada586 Posts
On September 14 2007 11:39 TheOvermind77 wrote: From my previous thread: OMG DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK !!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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TheOvermind77
United States923 Posts
On September 14 2007 12:31 Equinox_kr wrote: YEAH FLYING LINGS HAHAHA Overmind was that your picture? I remember when I saw it I seriously considered making it my wallpaper haha Yes, it came to me in a moment of intense artistic inspiration. | ||
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
On September 14 2007 20:09 Chodorkovskiy wrote: I always, from the very beginning, imagined lings as the xenomorph drones from Alien. Say what you want, but this pwns this any day good i <3<3<3<3<3 Alien | ||
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[-]Ocelot[-]
United States256 Posts
I have to agree though, perhaps it'll be changed, like the siege tank animation. The old tank model was awful. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32130 Posts
I need flying lings!! Image 100 lings hovering into your base.... FKLSJKFDSKJFDKSDFSDFSD:LJK | ||
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JoMal
Trinidad/Tobago1177 Posts
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XDawn
Canada4040 Posts
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[-]Ocelot[-]
United States256 Posts
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LordofAscension
United States589 Posts
~LoA | ||
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xkddbrjf
United States35 Posts
The Zerg is a hivemind - and they were meant to be insect-like from the beginning. | ||
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Navane
Netherlands2751 Posts
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tKd_
United States2916 Posts
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tKd_
United States2916 Posts
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XCetron
5226 Posts
On September 15 2007 03:57 xkddbrjf wrote: Uhm. The ling design makes complete sense. The Zerg is a hivemind - and they were meant to be insect-like from the beginning. the Zerg MUTATES their units from other living things by acquiring and modifying their DNA. I dont think a random elephant being infected should turn to an insect at all. Or grow wings for that matter. | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
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shimmy
Poland997 Posts
On September 15 2007 04:31 {88}iNcontroL wrote: zerglings damn well should have wings. And continuous lazer cannons. Fixed. | ||
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xkddbrjf
United States35 Posts
On September 15 2007 04:29 XCetron wrote: the Zerg MUTATES their units from other living things by acquiring and modifying their DNA. I dont think a random elephant being infected should turn to an insect at all. Or grow wings for that matter. Uh. Zerglings are elephants? Since when? | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
And the way the zerg works is they take say a frog's ability to jump and cross it with say a cougar's cunning and top it off with some sea creature's spines, etc etc. They breed the best species for the task, which is why zerg should have the most changes out of all the races since they are constantly evolving. Zerg are sort of like a cross between 'The Thing' (movie) and 'Borg'(startrek). | ||
LosingID8
CA10829 Posts
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TeRRan`UseR
Canada692 Posts
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.warbucket.com/dump/news/dv/zergling.jpg) If I had any gripes I'd say the teeth would be a bit smaller since it doesn't look like it would make the sound we're familiar with and the nails/claws seem like it would look more aggressive and brutal if they were more curved. But that is really just splitting hairs as we wouldn't really be able to see any of these smaller details in the game given how small they are in game. You get the overall idea though. | ||
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LosingID8
CA10829 Posts
On September 15 2007 05:51 Phyre wrote: that's almost exactly how i would imagine it, except in my mind zerglings would be a bit more elongated.This looks pretty much exactly how I would have imagined zerglings from SC1 if they had bigger models. http://www.warbucket.com/dump/news/dv/zergling.jpg If I had any gripes I'd say the teeth would be a bit smaller since it doesn't look like it would make the sound we're familiar with and the nails/claws seem like it would look more aggressive and brutal if they were more curved. But that is really just splitting hairs as we wouldn't really be able to see any of these smaller details in the game given how small they are in game. You get the overall idea though. | ||
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Yogurt
United States4258 Posts
On September 15 2007 07:02 LosingID8 wrote: that's almost exactly how i would imagine it, except in my mind zerglings would be a bit more elongated. lings better look savage and beastlike like that or im so boycotting | ||
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
On September 15 2007 07:02 LosingID8 wrote: that's almost exactly how i would imagine it, except in my mind zerglings would be a bit more elongated. I would be inclined to agree with you. Not by much, but yeah. I would have imagined them a tad longer. | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
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houseurmusic
United States544 Posts
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Q(-_-Q)
United States348 Posts
On September 15 2007 10:11 houseurmusic wrote: who ever said those were zerglings? What if its a new unit? the people that went to blizzcon said they were lings. read above | ||
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Kassios
France1424 Posts
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Aphelion
United States2720 Posts
On September 15 2007 09:56 Gokey wrote: please please blizzard take away the fucking wings Yes please. Let start a petition! | ||
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techn1cal
United States68 Posts
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houseurmusic
United States544 Posts
On September 16 2007 06:52 Q(-_-Q) wrote: ... the people that went to blizzcon said they were lings. read above ..... no where above does it say anything about people seeing them at blizzcon. | ||
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NastyMarine
United States1252 Posts
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prOxi.swAMi
Australia3091 Posts
Seriously, you cannot beat this design. This concept does the Zergling complete justice. While I'm not exactly opposed to the new concept, I do think the above picture is miles better. I know they're trying to change units and stuff, but does the change have to be appearance? Dog-like zerglings are very much FTW | ||
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Arcanis
Croatia117 Posts
Maybe blizz implemented ling wings just becouse they intend to make them jump down cliffs (just speculating), but that sucks, I want the good old lings back, and they can jump down cliffs without using wings, they are little and agile! However this is just alpha and I hope they change the design like they did with the siege tank, we just need to whine alot :D | ||
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Wizard
Poland5055 Posts
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vhallee
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minus_human
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QuanticHawk
United States32130 Posts
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oddeye
Canada716 Posts
Zergling are like velociraptor(no idea how to write this), now they have evolved and are closed to birds so they have those small wings to glide on their enemy when they job to tear them apart better. | ||
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A3iL3r0n
United States2196 Posts
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
On September 16 2007 16:07 Wizard wrote: Lings with wings. Haha, I made a rhyme. <3 | ||
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HeavenlyEvil
United States12 Posts
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kingcomrade
United States115 Posts
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
Everything in that picture looks like garbage. You guys honestly think it looks better than BW? | ||
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Sean.G
Spain889 Posts
On September 17 2007 08:22 MiniRoman wrote: Everything in that picture looks like garbage. You guys honestly think it looks better than BW? I've said it before and I will say it again. BW graphics > SC2 graphics. BY FAR. SC2 looks too much like WC3 (don't like it at all) and most units and buildings from BW look like crap. New ones are pretty cool though | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
What if like, Zerg units could munch on some minerals for a little while and evolves o.o Like pikmin! Maybe Zerglings could grow some crappy wings that allow them to glide down cliffs (but not up?). It's stupid, but you know it'd be cool to tell your Zerglings to go get some munchies | ||
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lazymej
Canada269 Posts
On September 17 2007 08:22 MiniRoman wrote: Everything in that picture looks like garbage. You guys honestly think it looks better than BW? I agree! The only things that look awesome in that screenshot are the blue things i.e. the minerals and the SCV jetpacks. That's about it. | ||
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Scorpion
United States1974 Posts
...even though BW was made in 1998. It's like saying FF7's graphics > FF12's am I rite? WRONG. | ||
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TheOvermind77
United States923 Posts
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
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pzea
United States25 Posts
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Hans-Titan
Denmark1711 Posts
 However I don't know if I'm able to stand koreans going PEW PEW LING RUSH KEKEKEKEKEKEKE!!! ^_____^ when they win... -_-; | ||
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
퓨퓨 레이저 저글링 러쉬 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ^_______^; | ||
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Hokay
United States738 Posts
zerling ![[image loading]](http://uk.games-workshop.com/tyranids/getting-started/images/tyranid-codex-cover.jpg) hydralisk ![[image loading]](http://kofler.dot.at/40k/units/Tyranid_Hive_Tyrant_2.gif) | ||
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
On September 17 2007 09:19 Scorpion wrote: ...even though BW was made in 1998. It's like saying FF7's graphics > FF12's am I rite? WRONG. SC2 looks quite cheap, colour wise broodwar looks _amazing_ in terms of colour schemes, the original had much more muted colours which gave it alot of feel imo. | ||
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YinYang69
United States255 Posts
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Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On September 17 2007 16:16 MarklarMarklar wrote: SC2 looks quite cheap, colour wise broodwar looks _amazing_ in terms of colour schemes, the original had much more muted colours which gave it alot of feel imo. much agreed. SC2 is too vivid and fantastic. it doesn't have the dark "battle-worn" feel of SC. too bright~! eh, I'll just tone down brightness and color contrast or something XP | ||
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Oak
South Africa114 Posts
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BlaCha
Poland743 Posts
no wings for lings! | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
On September 17 2007 20:58 Oak wrote: The new zerglings suck! The mutalisks as well! I don't want crappy locusts and I don't want War 3 gargoyles. Bring back the sickly cool looking units that made the Zerg race as awesome as it is! agree on both parts, the muta looks a bit too gargoyle-ish.. too skinny... | ||
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[-]Ocelot[-]
United States256 Posts
On September 17 2007 12:51 TheOvermind77 wrote: For those of you who think BW graphics are better than SC2 graphics, click this. I got an error, but I see it's a sound clip from Kindergarten Cop titled "stop_whining_x.wav" lol | ||
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Aphelion
United States2720 Posts
Poll: Change the Lings? (Vote): Vicious Dog-like Attacker (Vote): Puny Half-Dead Locusts | ||
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Sean.G
Spain889 Posts
On September 17 2007 09:19 Scorpion wrote: ...even though BW was made in 1998. It's like saying FF7's graphics > FF12's am I rite? WRONG. You are not right at all. Just because the graphics of SC2 is more "advanced" it doesn't mean it's better than BW's graphics. And IMO, BW's graphics is much better than SC2's graphics, partly because it makes the game unique and not exactly the same as e.g. war3 and other of the modern day's RTS games. | ||
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Bash
Finland1533 Posts
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
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TheOvermind77
United States923 Posts
On September 17 2007 23:08 [-]Ocelot[-] wrote: I got an error, but I see it's a sound clip from Kindergarten Cop titled "stop_whining_x.wav" lol Yeah, I'll have to fix that, I was bandwith thieving... | ||
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YinYang69
United States255 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32278 Posts
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Zanno
United States1484 Posts
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
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EGLzGaMeR
United States1867 Posts
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LUEigi
Canada148 Posts
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XoR~
Switzerland453 Posts
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Jyvblamo
Canada13788 Posts
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
On September 22 2007 18:57 Zanno wrote: I'm pretty sure the wings are purely cosmetic. That, and zerg are insectoidal - they have the carapace upgrade, remember? You honestly think they gave them useless wings just to look cool? thats not how zerg works as a species. When they do something to their minions, its for a reason. and that reason is terrorism. | ||
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Zanno
United States1484 Posts
On September 23 2007 06:14 CharlieMurphy wrote: chickens have wings, maybe zergling wings only exist to be turned into some delicious psied chickenYou honestly think they gave them useless wings just to look cool? thats not how zerg works as a species. When they do something to their minions, its for a reason. and that reason is terrorism. | ||
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AA-RaVaGeR
United States58 Posts
Some guy picked one of the worst low quality screen shots of sc2 and posted it here at 1/3 size. Wtf do you expect it to look like. What the terran High Def Video and tell me that it doesn't look amazing. | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
On September 23 2007 07:33 AA-RaVaGeR wrote: Are you guys really as stupid as you sound. Some guy picked one of the worst low quality screen shots of sc2 and posted it here at 1/3 size. Wtf do you expect it to look like. What the terran High Def Video and tell me that it doesn't look amazing. i've seen the high def screenshots and videos and the lings look like stupid fucking insects in both | ||
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Zanno
United States1484 Posts
On September 23 2007 08:27 Gokey wrote: they ARE stupid fucking insectsi've seen the high def screenshots and videos and the lings look like stupid fucking insects in both carapaces! CARAPACES!!! | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
"The world's longest flight of a chicken that has been recorded is 13 seconds. The world's longest distance flight of a chicken that has be recorded is 301 1/2 feet." They do fly noob, Lings might be able to leap like reapers with an upgrade. How is this so hard to understand? | ||
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Bash
Finland1533 Posts
"You honestly think they gave them useless wings just to look cool? thats not how zerg works as a species. When they do something to their minions, its for a reason. and that reason is terrorism." Why do hydralisks have huge fucking claws then? | ||
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asla
Japan354 Posts
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Jyvblamo
Canada13788 Posts
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AA-RaVaGeR
United States58 Posts
where do so many people get this idea. If anything zerglings should look like giant lizzards with huge claws. | ||
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asla
Japan354 Posts
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shimmy
Poland997 Posts
On September 23 2007 09:32 asla wrote: nope, they are not insects.. they are a combination of different alien animal spieces that the zerg have manipulated to their advantage. the link clearly states "a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle", meaning that a carapace is a shield covering the animal, kinda like turtle's shell. So that is why Blizz is keeping Zergs a secret. Zerg=turtles, terrans are so dead. ![[image loading]](http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/4863/turtleliskne9.jpg) | ||
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prOxi.swAMi
Australia3091 Posts
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DD-FRIeZa
Croatia91 Posts
but the film is great =)) | ||
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Bash
Finland1533 Posts
And trying to peg them as animals is just a stupid attempt to go against the grain, they have goddamn larvae, they look like bugs on every level, they have a goddamn hivemind and they work like something that resembles an anthill or a beehive. Sure they modify themselves via evolution and take the best ATTRIBUTES from other species but that doesn't suddenly change the fact that their initial form is a larvae which morphs into a bug. Even if that bug has been given the fangs of a lion or whatever doesn't make it any less of a bug. | ||
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True_Spike
Poland3429 Posts
And everyone should be as whiny as it's fricking possible, about every little, minor thing he finds bad or simply not good enough. That's why Blizzard is asking us for our opinion, about every single little detail we've seen in the game so far. *EVERYTHING* They won't cry because someone said he doesn't like the way lings look, they'll take that opinion into consideration. They don't need you to thank them for how great they are doing a sequel, you'll thank them by buying the game once it comes out. Therefore - the new ling looks like shit. They can make it look better like they did with the Terran tank, bah, I'm sure they will. | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
On September 23 2007 21:42 True_Spike wrote: I don't give a fuck about what zerg are supposed to be, whether there are bugs or animals. Who *cares*? The important thing here is that lings with wings (lol) look like crap. The way they move is crappy, too, they just hop around everywhere; makes me want to give them candy and make them go to kindergarten. QFT... most of the people here are arguing the wrong fucking thing the important thing to the casual gamer (who don't give a shit about whether it's a "dog" or "insect") is that the unit must look cool... and imo, the current zergling model looks shitty... it needs to look more voracious | ||
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MarineHero
Canada38 Posts
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DeCoup
Australia1933 Posts
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Tiptup
United States133 Posts
However, I suppose I can agree that the demon-puppy-with-butterfly-wings design could use some modification. I'd prefer it were something a bit more sleek and bony. A Zergling that makes me think more of an efficient meat-grinder and less of a fat, playful, four-legged grub.  | ||
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