Written by ChaosSmurf |
Monday, 25 August 2008 23:00
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Another posting spree from Karune brings us new information on those topics. First up, Immortals Vs. Zerg: The Ultimate in Uselessness?
In my opinion, Immortals are better against Terran but definitely still useful in PvZ matchups, especially against armored units that are harder to kill, such as Ultralisks and Roaches. Furthermore, Immortals are almost always the unit to be sent in first while laying siege to an enemy base, eating up all the initial base defense pounding.
Apparently not. The use of Immortals as a Protoss equivelent to the Siege Tank (base assault and heavy support) could make it a unit seen very commonly on battlefields. It is also different enough to not seem like a carbon copy, and will hold its own against the Terran counter-part. Karune also reiterated that fast, low damage attacks were best for penetrating Immortal armour and mentioned that Psi Storms were currently particularly effective.
Next up, the sporadically mentioned Dark Pylon:
The Dark Pylon is not in the multiplayer version of the game. Originally, when it was being tested, it would cloak buildings in a radius around the building, making it more difficult for enemies to scout out 'tech' buildings in a Protoss base, to determine how they were teching. Additionally, it also hid base defenses until they began firing.
The Dark Pylon was taken out because it was not found as useful as what was intended. There are discussions of finding a possible replacement building that would also serve as a base defense, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
SC:L points your attention to "multiplayer version". Further proof that Blizzard is varying the single and multiplayer versions of the game for exciting gameplay in the former, and balance in the latter. It is a pity this building did not work out, as it would have been interesting for early game anti-scouting tactics.
Last, and with the least text, we come to a minor confirmation about the inclusion of the Comsat Station:
It's not included. Surveillance station replaces it.
Source:Battle.net - Immortal useless against zerg?Battle.net - Blizzard, is the dark pylon still in?Battle.net - Is the comsat station in the game?
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