I'm not that knowledgeable about strategy in general but I had just a few questions:

1) What's the max # of SCVs that can be stasis-ed?
2) Can a stasis on SCVs cause a sig enough econ loss on the Terran to be worth it? (esp if Terran is off say 2 bases maybe?)
3) Do stasis-ed SCVs automatically restart mining after coming out of stasis?
4) Are there any VODs that show stasis-ing of SCVs?

Xiberia

Sweden634 Posts

July 09 2009 15:15 GMT

I doubt this is worth doing since at the point in the game where you will have arbiters the hit on the terran economy just wont be large enough to warrant its usage on scvs instead of on tanks/vults as usual.

Boykjie

South Africa12 Posts

July 09 2009 15:15 GMT

Couldn't the opponent just take scvs from other bases and resume mining almost immediately, since workers just go through stasis when in mining motion? It'd be more efficient just to stasis fighting units.

Stimpacked

Philippines368 Posts

July 09 2009 15:17 GMT

maybe sometimes when they're maynarding or clump together or something.. but dont do it when they're mining.

genryou

Malaysia390 Posts

July 09 2009 15:19 GMT

2) Can a stasis on SCVs cause a sig enough econ loss on the Terran to be worth it? (esp if Terran is off say 2 bases maybe?)

Stasis is better off being used at Tanks or Goliaths.

I,m a Terran myself and if my opponent Toss used a Stasis on my SCV I will just like "Oh, thanks for not stasis-ing my Goliaths, I can shot down your Arbiter as much as I want"

IMO, destroying my SCV will cause me alot more damage then stasis-ing it. For example, you destroyed like 20 of my SCV, there I already lose 1000 minerals of aset + 1000 minerals to create another 20 SCV.

ArnO-

United States258 Posts

July 09 2009 15:20 GMT

If he is transferring his scv's out of his main after you do a recall you can stasis them on the ramp to block it from other units getting by. I can't really think of any other situation where it would be worth it though.

omninmo

2349 Posts

July 09 2009 15:22 GMT

if you can safely get into their base with your arbiter. why not just recall into their mineral line with like 10 goons, 10 zeals, another arbiter, and 2 storms?

iPlod

United States46 Posts

July 09 2009 15:26 GMT

Yes, I agree with Xiberia. By the time that you have Arbiters, killing off the army would probably cost them more minerals than the temporary loss of SCV's would. And if you get your arbiter at the mineral line of the Terran, a Recal would be even more effective.

KinosJourney2

Sweden1811 Posts

July 09 2009 15:28 GMT

stasising transfering scvs can be devastating, happened to me and i was transferring shitloads of scvs (almost all my scvs) and my eco got effing screwed.

lac29

United States1485 Posts

July 09 2009 15:28 GMT

#10

If you make fast arbiters asap the econ damage from stasis-ed SCVs would be more sig than later games right? Maybe it would worth it then?

And can anyone answer ... do the stasis-ed SCVs automatically restart mining?

Coldlogic

United States116 Posts

July 09 2009 15:28 GMT

#11

1) 200
2) No
3) Yes
4) No

Terranlisk

Singapore1404 Posts

July 09 2009 15:32 GMT

#12

3) yes

ArnO-

United States258 Posts

July 09 2009 15:32 GMT

#13

On July 10 2009 00:28 lac29 wrote:
If you make fast arbiters asap the econ damage from stasis-ed SCVs would be more sig than later games right? Maybe it would worth it then?

You would be better off just storm dropping since you have the tech for it and saving up the arbiters energy.

ghermination

United States2851 Posts

July 09 2009 15:36 GMT

#14

This is DEFINATELY not worth the cost in arbiter energy, unless you're so far ahead you can mess around all you want and not lose.

gjg.instinct

144 Posts

July 09 2009 15:39 GMT

#15

You would be better off just storm dropping since you have the tech for it and saving up the arbiters energy.

this. OP iss not such a horrible idea so much as there are so many better ideas...(IE storm, reavers, archons, dt's, etc.)

arb

Noobville17921 Posts

July 09 2009 15:39 GMT

#16

i do this when people wont leave, i make sure to attack their cc so they see it too

HooHa!

United States688 Posts

July 09 2009 15:48 GMT

#17

Sorry to make an semi off topic post, but I imagine one of these days that TERRANS will have the lead by so much they will make 20 ghosts and lockdown every probe and then stop YOUR eco!