Comments on: Q&A 35: Walking Colonies, Flying Worms, Batterships http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/ The Official Unofficial StarCraft 2 Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:12:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ProtossFTW http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-3050 ProtossFTW Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:07:24 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-3050 omg i rekon i don't like that the phase canons can no longer move. i had so many ideas for this ability!!. Since this is the case then i wish they make the phasing a 'passive' thing. Like when they build PC's and the pylon generating energy died then the canons can turn into energy and move itself(OR player control) to pylon energy. That way they can still phase but not on command..seems fair to me. PS: I LOVE THE PROTOSS!!!!! omg i rekon i don’t like that the phase canons can no longer move. i had so many ideas for this ability!!.
Since this is the case then i wish they make the phasing a ‘passive’ thing. Like when they build PC’s and the pylon generating energy died then the canons can turn into energy and move itself(OR player control) to pylon energy. That way they can still phase but not on command..seems fair to me.

PS: I LOVE THE PROTOSS!!!!!

]]> By: aaron http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2985 aaron Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:20:49 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2985 I can halfway claim to have 'called' the mothership -- I said it would be given shield and life regeneration, but I missed mana regeneration. I also said these things would be auras, which I think makes more sense than having the MS hover over units, but might we a little too wc3 for the dev's tastes. On the other hand, I think having the mothership repair life would give it a much greater role on the battlefield. At the moment, it seems somewhat limited. There aren't really that many casters for the protoss. Regardless of whether or not it makes sense in real life, the banelings absolutely should not damage other zerg units (I could mention scarabs as a precedent here as a friendly explosive). You wouldn't be able to use banelings in groups, or with other melee units, making them practically useless. Lastly, do we have any knowledge about the tier of the queen? I'm wondering how soon the zerg will be able to get it/base defenses. And the exact mechanisms of the nydus worm are still very unclear. I guess it's one of those units that is still under construction. In particular, I'm wondering who will be able to attack it, and whether it can tunnel under buildings. I can halfway claim to have ‘called’ the mothership — I said it would be given shield and life regeneration, but I missed mana regeneration. I also said these things would be auras, which I think makes more sense than having the MS hover over units, but might we a little too wc3 for the dev’s tastes. On the other hand, I think having the mothership repair life would give it a much greater role on the battlefield. At the moment, it seems somewhat limited. There aren’t really that many casters for the protoss.

Regardless of whether or not it makes sense in real life, the banelings absolutely should not damage other zerg units (I could mention scarabs as a precedent here as a friendly explosive). You wouldn’t be able to use banelings in groups, or with other melee units, making them practically useless.

Lastly, do we have any knowledge about the tier of the queen? I’m wondering how soon the zerg will be able to get it/base defenses.

And the exact mechanisms of the nydus worm are still very unclear. I guess it’s one of those units that is still under construction. In particular, I’m wondering who will be able to attack it, and whether it can tunnel under buildings.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2962 Anonymous Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:35:23 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2962 My apologies if it seemed I was inciting pointless arguments, I just wanted to say that IMO, SC 1 is nicely balanced. Hopefully SC 2 will be too! Back on topic, it seems that economy harassment will involve completely different units in SC 2. - Reapers and Cloaked Banshees for Terran - Stalkers and Phase Prism + Zealots for Protoss - Nydus Worms right into the mineral lines for Zerg If they can bring the "bug" back, stacks of Mutalisks should still be viable. Anything else? My apologies if it seemed I was inciting pointless arguments, I just wanted to say that IMO, SC 1 is nicely balanced. Hopefully SC 2 will be too!

Back on topic, it seems that economy harassment will involve completely different units in SC 2.
- Reapers and Cloaked Banshees for Terran
- Stalkers and Phase Prism + Zealots for Protoss
- Nydus Worms right into the mineral lines for Zerg

If they can bring the “bug” back, stacks of Mutalisks should still be viable.
Anything else?

]]> By: Dill http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2957 Dill Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:51:12 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2957 As someone who has read this blog for a long time, please don't let the blog decay towards official forum pointless arguments. As someone who has read this blog for a long time, please don’t let the blog decay towards official forum pointless arguments.

]]> By: WayneInc http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2956 WayneInc Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:01:16 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2956 and hey am i still the only one who thinks that the banshee looks so bad?! look at the artwork of it! THIS BANSHEE LOOKS AWESOME!! but ingame it looks like a helicopter of the power rangers -.- and hey am i still the only one who thinks that the banshee looks so bad?!
look at the artwork of it! THIS BANSHEE LOOKS AWESOME!!
but ingame it looks like a helicopter of the power rangers -.-

]]> By: WayneInc http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2955 WayneInc Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:59:21 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2955 Great thing: the mothership now is a support unit. why? because starcraft isnt a game where should be a ultra weapon. play your kiddy c&c if u want to rush the enemy with only 1 unit... Great thing: the mothership now is a support unit. why?
because starcraft isnt a game where should be a ultra weapon. play your kiddy c&c if u want to rush the enemy with only 1 unit…

]]> By: READ THIS TOO!! - SC2 Fan http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2954 READ THIS TOO!! - SC2 Fan Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:38:05 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2954 If you guys can't decide yet, just meet somewhere and have a SC duel. If you guys can’t decide yet, just meet somewhere and have a SC duel.

]]> By: READ THIS!! - SC2 Fan http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2953 READ THIS!! - SC2 Fan Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:35:52 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2953 GUYS, don't fight over who is weak and who is not. Every player has their own views on different factions. Just let people say what they want. If you are a Zerg player of course you will say that the Protoss and Terran cannot defeat Zergs. And the same goes to Terran and Protoss players, surely they wouldn't agree that Zerg is strong. It's just people's views, so relax. This post is for comments bsed on the article posted above, not to argue who is better. GUYS, don’t fight over who is weak and who is not. Every player has their own views on different factions. Just let people say what they want. If you are a Zerg player of course you will say that the Protoss and Terran cannot defeat Zergs. And the same goes to Terran and Protoss players, surely they wouldn’t agree that Zerg is strong. It’s just people’s views, so relax. This post is for comments bsed on the article posted above, not to argue who is better.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2952 Anonymous Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:02:37 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2952 @Arthur Santana Don't mind me, I'm still sore after the Star Invitational. ^^ But seriously, saying Protoss and Terran are weak seems a bit much. @Arthur Santana
Don’t mind me, I’m still sore after the Star Invitational. ^^
But seriously, saying Protoss and Terran are weak seems a bit much.

]]> By: Arthur Santana http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2950 Arthur Santana Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:32:11 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/04/16/qa-35-walking-colonies-flying-worms-batterships/#comment-2950 Anonymous, ever heard of Jaedong? Savior? Anonymous, ever heard of Jaedong? Savior?

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