Starbow - Page 205

The same concept remains - launch a projectile towards an area that slows and disables units.



Stats that remain the same as before:
- Energy 50
- Casting range 9
- Affected units movement speed is reduced to 75%, but will regain a portion of their movement speed every 2 seconds until the effect ends after 6 seconds.
- Affected units can not attack or use spells/abilities.
- Siege Tanks and Warp Prisms are undeployed.
- All cloaked and burrowed units are revealed inside the area.


New modifications:
- Only mechanical units are slowed and disabled. (Non-mechanical units are still revealed though)
- Projectile moves slightly faster and the impact radius is a little bit larger. (Easier to hit fast moving units like Warp Prism, Banshee, Sentinel etc.)

A rumor circulates that Shock unburrows Lurkers and forces Dropships to unload their cargo. This has never been in the game, and was merely an idea that never got included.

- 75 energy
- Casting range 9
- Launch a Seeker Drone towards target unit. Upon impact, the Drone explodes and deals 80 damage to the target and 20 splash damage.
- The Drone only lasts 6 seconds and will explode when the timer ends, dealing splash damage at the location.
- The Drone has slow accelaration, which means it takes a couple of seconds to reach a target.

What does this mean for gameplay?

Seeker Drones are more likely to hit if the Ghost is closer to its target, or if the enemy player is not paying attention, or if the target is a slow-moving or immobile unit. Which basically means that Seeker Drones are stronger to use pre-combat, perhaps in combination with Cloak. Hopefully will this encourage Ghosts to be more present out on the map to pick off key-units or harass the enemy army.



I sat the damage at 80, so Ghosts can one-shot High Templars and Defilers. The enemy can however remicro towards the projectile, for example by using Rift, burrow-move a unit, load into a transport, run away, seperate units out of a clump, or simply cast their spells before the projectile hits, etc. Which makes it important for Ghosts to pick off casters before they get too close to the Terran army, rather than using the spell once combat already started.



Fast moving units like Mutas, Speed Prism etc are a bit harder to catch with the Seeker Drone. If the enemy player reacts quickly after the projectile is launched, it is possible to outrun it. I want to prevent the spell from being a 100% certain kill. Rather shall the micro of both players help to determine the outcome. Maybe can it make Zealots, Zerglings and Banelings who charge into Bio armies think twice - since Seeker Drones are better vs close clumped up targets.

Possible concerns to keep an eye on:
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