Written by icephantom02 |
Monday, 07 January 2008 23:00
News -
StarCraft II
Blizzard has updated
StarCraft2.com with information on the new and improved Siege Tank.
The Crucio is the Dominion update of the immensely popular but aging Arclite siege tank. The Arclite was renowned throughout the Confederacy for its devastating firepower and stalwart emplacement/advance tactics. Originally designed to serve as a "final defense" security cannon, the siege tank adopted a two-stage configuration in its final form: a mobile assault mode and a deployed siege mode that brought its massive shock cannon to bear. The immense flexibility of an armored battle tank that could advance and then deploy itself as heavy artillery was a huge success, and the design was widely copied.
Although the Arclite was supremely effective in the artillery role, it suffered some shortcomings as a battle tank. It was a superb defensive unit, but in offensive operations it required substantial support to get to a forward emplacement. Enemies would often make strenuous efforts to get close to an emplaced siege tank battery so they could exploit its "deadzone." If they were successful, this tactic usually meant destruction for the Arclites because even in assault mode the machines were too undergunned and poorly armored to fight off a determined close-range assault.
The Crucio has been designed for increased survivability with an enlarged, reinforced turret and hull. The new turret layout also features an upgraded assault-mode armament package so that the Crucio can fend for itself more successfully in an open battlefield. Force deployment costs for the Crucio have increased over the older Arclite, but the increased versatility of the powerful new siege tank more than compensates for the additional expense.
The new sleek look of the Siege Tank was not originally designed like this. Many may remember that the old Siege Tank from the Protoss Demo back in May and its "lego-ey" feel. This has obviously changed since then, thanks to the community outcry, and it looks as if the Siege Tank is better than ever. Along with this update, two new pieces of artwork and one new screenshot have been added.
Source:StarCraft2.com Update: The Terran Siege Tank
Today we also received word that the Firebat is *currently* out of the game!
Karune writes:
Correct, the Firebat is healed by Medics still, though in the current build, the Firebat has been taking out, to test a new Terran unit that could possibly fill its role.
This is definitely an interesting development for the Terrans. What is this new unit?
Source:Karune's Battle.net Firebat Post
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