Thor Transportation [Opinions and Suggestions]

I'm still waiting for them to try having the Medevac lug the Thor around with attached cables, one for one. Not only does it circumvent all issues brought up, it'd also be ridiculously scary to see.

My preferred alternative, if that can't happen (although why not?), is to let the Thor fly around on his own very slowly, being completely vulnerable. With slow lift off and landing sequences so he'd have to be protected.

What Blizzard will probably do is just either allow him to take up all slots in Medevac and disappear inside (which is stretching suspension of disbelief pretty thin) or have him not transported at all (which is stupid/unfair).

Maybe we need to start talking about how they're going to make the Thor useful as a dropped unit.

Because, the way I see it, if it's going to take all the slots then you might as well send in two tanks, or whatever other combination of units, with a Battlecruiser or other strong anti-air air unit.

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Originally Posted by TychusFindlay

Maybe we need to start talking about how they're going to make the Thor useful as a dropped unit.

Because, the way I see it, if it's going to take all the slots then you might as well send in two tanks, or whatever other combination of units, with a Battlecruiser or other strong anti-air air unit.

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This isn't "to be useful." This is to not be useless. If the Thor can't be transported, he is that (at least in some situations). If he can be transported, then we can start worrying about whether or not that's good enough once we see it in action.

The Thor is not going to be an offensive-drop unit. The reason it needs transport is so that you can use it on battlefields you can only reach by air. In other words you're not going to be dropping Thors in an enemy expansion but you might drop them in your own expansion to defend it

That's true.

What about giving the Terrans a second transport mechanic? Akin to how the Zerg have Overlords and Nydus where as the Protoss have Warp Prisms and Warp-in.

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What about giving the Terrans a second transport mechanic? Akin to how the Zerg have Overlords and Nydus where as the Protoss have Warp Prisms and Warp-in.

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Well you could argue that floating your buildings somewhere else is their second way of transport. Don’t forget they fly faster now too.

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Originally Posted by mr. peasant

What about giving the Terrans a second transport mechanic? Akin to how the Zerg have Overlords and Nydus where as the Protoss have Warp Prisms and Warp-in.

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The fact that all their production buildings can move seems to void your issue.

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Originally Posted by mr. peasant

What about giving the Terrans a second transport mechanic? Akin to how the Zerg have Overlords and Nydus where as the Protoss have Warp Prisms and Warp-in.

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Honestly the guy who talked about the colossus being picked up while the thor can't be picked up pretty much wins this thread. It makes no sense, as the colossus is super huge too...

Shuttles aren't much different than dropships, and it just makes very little sense to not allow the dropship to pick up 1 single thor.

DS is right, only I dont believe the thor needs to be resized as much as they just need to add in the lore medivac dropships are much bigger than regular dropships.

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Originally Posted by Zabimaru

Well you could argue that floating your buildings somewhere else is their second way of transport. Don’t forget they fly faster now too.

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with that said maybe the thor could 'lift off' but unable to attack.. and moves the speed of buildings in SC:BW