Comments on: Q&A 43: Zerg Match Ups, Art Changes for Nomad and Stalker http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/ The Official Unofficial StarCraft 2 Blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tomhosnappy http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-10223 Tomhosnappy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:44:15 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-10223 The game looks like Warcraft. Its too cartoony. The game looks like Warcraft. Its too cartoony.

]]> By: i luv guardians http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5812 i luv guardians Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:26:59 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5812 the segmented parts on their back looks too cartoonish...it looks fine like a crab like creature in sc1. plus, it looks horrendously long and really really ugly the segmented parts on their back looks too cartoonish…it looks fine like a crab like creature in sc1. plus, it looks horrendously long and really really ugly

]]> By: i luv guardians http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5811 i luv guardians Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:23:31 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5811 i think the swarm guardian is pretty ugly. starcraft beta had one looking like that and gd thing they crapped it in starcraft. Why bring it back? i think the swarm guardian is pretty ugly. starcraft beta had one looking like that and gd thing they crapped it in starcraft. Why bring it back?

]]> By: aaron http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5571 aaron Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:34:17 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5571 The zerg look awesome in that last screenshot. You definitely had a "swarm" look in the original, but this takes it to the next level. It really looks like they're overrunning the other zerg base. Compliments to the art team. Given that zerg is my favorite race, I'm looking forward to an expanded ZvZ. I'm curious about the capabilities of the queen in such a battle--maybe it provides a good way of countering zergling attacks? And it's too bad that most games won't get to the ultralisk stage. Being able to ambush opponents with a few burrowed ultralisks will probably be really entertaining. The zerg look awesome in that last screenshot. You definitely had a “swarm” look in the original, but this takes it to the next level. It really looks like they’re overrunning the other zerg base. Compliments to the art team.

Given that zerg is my favorite race, I’m looking forward to an expanded ZvZ. I’m curious about the capabilities of the queen in such a battle–maybe it provides a good way of countering zergling attacks? And it’s too bad that most games won’t get to the ultralisk stage. Being able to ambush opponents with a few burrowed ultralisks will probably be really entertaining.

]]> By: THE_BANANA_REPUBLIC http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5561 THE_BANANA_REPUBLIC Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:28:34 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5561 The stalker looked, and even SOUNDED, like the nerub in warcraft 3. Looking forward to seeing these ZvZ matches. I wonder what flexibility the zerg player will have to mix and match units outside of the tier 1 combinations. I once asked Metzen if he ever felt like the delivery of his story, in-game, was anti-climatic compared with his own vision. He said, no, not really. I only fear with this 'choose your own destiny' single player campaign is that the delivery of Metzen's genius will become watered-down. Who knows. The fact that they're spending so much time on it tells us that the campaign story is likely to be rich and complex. The stalker looked, and even SOUNDED, like the nerub in warcraft 3.

Looking forward to seeing these ZvZ matches. I wonder what flexibility the zerg player will have to mix and match units outside of the tier 1 combinations.

I once asked Metzen if he ever felt like the delivery of his story, in-game, was anti-climatic compared with his own vision.

He said, no, not really.

I only fear with this ‘choose your own destiny’ single player campaign is that the delivery of Metzen’s genius will become watered-down.

Who knows. The fact that they’re spending so much time on it tells us that the campaign story is likely to be rich and complex.

]]> By: Joe http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5550 Joe Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:31:38 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5550 Good that the single player campaign is getting some attention :) Am very keen to see that beast in action! Might also mean that the gameplay is feeling more finished too ... :D Good that the single player campaign is getting some attention :) Am very keen to see that beast in action! Might also mean that the gameplay is feeling more finished too … :D

]]> By: Ged http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5547 Ged Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:25:14 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5547 Am I the only one feeling that in SC2 you don't see what is happening as easily as in SC1. I already had this feeling in WC3 (compared to SC1) even though there are less units in Warcraft, it's harder to understand what is happening, even when turning down the nice but distracting effects (I sure hope Blizzard includes some options to disable them in SC2 too). In SC2 it seems even worse as in WC3. For example, in the last screenshot of this post, I can't even tell *approximately* how many units there are in the fight. Compare this with: http://www.battle.net/images/battle/scc/zerg/pix/general/adv04.jpg, http://www.battle.net/images/battle/scc/zerg/pix/general/adv07.jpg or http://www.battle.net/images/battle/scc/zerg/pix/general/zvz07.jpg Sure, the units look nicer individually. I agree the less saturated "player" colors are nicer and "more realistic", but it makes the player colors (and thus the units) stand out *much less* than in SC1. I mean that it's less obvious to see which player a unit belong to, or even in to make the difference between a unit and the terrain/background. Sure, this makes for nicer screenshots, but it also makes "reading" a battle *much* harder. And it's even worse (read: more beautiful but less functional) in this regard since the terrans got their "less saturated" face lifting. Is everything about looks these days? On an unrelated note, the stalker in the concept art sure looks good, but it also look like a cross between a protoss and a zerg unit (these blades look like claws). Am I the only one feeling that in SC2 you don’t see what is happening as easily as in SC1. I already had this feeling in WC3 (compared to SC1) even though there are less units in Warcraft, it’s harder to understand what is happening, even when turning down the nice but distracting effects (I sure hope Blizzard includes some options to disable them in SC2 too). In SC2 it seems even worse as in WC3. For example, in the last screenshot of this post, I can’t even tell *approximately* how many units there are in the fight.

Compare this with: http://www.battle.net/images/battle/scc/zerg/pix/general/adv04.jpg,
http://www.battle.net/images/battle/scc/zerg/pix/general/adv07.jpg
or
http://www.battle.net/images/battle/scc/zerg/pix/general/zvz07.jpg

Sure, the units look nicer individually. I agree the less saturated “player” colors are nicer and “more realistic”, but it makes the player colors (and thus the units) stand out *much less* than in SC1. I mean that it’s less obvious to see which player a unit belong to, or even in to make the difference between a unit and the terrain/background. Sure, this makes for nicer screenshots, but it also makes “reading” a battle *much* harder. And it’s even worse (read: more beautiful but less functional) in this regard since the terrans got their “less saturated” face lifting. Is everything about looks these days?

On an unrelated note, the stalker in the concept art sure looks good, but it also look like a cross between a protoss and a zerg unit (these blades look like claws).

]]> By: kpollo1 http://www.sc2blog.com/2008/08/19/qa-43-zerg-match-ups-art-changes-for-nomad-and-stalker/#comment-5546 kpollo1 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:29:01 +0000 http://www.sc2blog.com/?p=1138#comment-5546 CHANGE INFESTOR LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! FIRST!!! CHANGE INFESTOR LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE!!!!!!!

FIRST!!!

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