SC2 has In-Combat Quips

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Originally Posted by Nicol Bolas

As long as these aren't endlessly repeated the same phrases over and over again for no good reason, I'm game.

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agreed, this could be very annoying if done incorrectly, and for the fact that eventually we will hear every single phrase and tire of them I would just keep it to singleplayer so as to avoid that possibility. Of course make them also open for us mapmakers to toggle on and off too.

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Originally Posted by Nicol Bolas

As long as these aren't endlessly repeated the same phrases over and over again for no good reason, I'm game.

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This was done in Stalin vs Martians (that is, endlessly repeated). I don't need to keep hearing "I am like Bolshevik on bicycle", "I'm dying" or "I'm Ivan, I like you" over and over again. (No, I didn't buy the game, I just watched videos of it.)

For those who have actually played Warcraft III (I almost feel like making a poll on this, due to the massive amount of map editor questions), you'll remember missions where every time the enemy hero attacked your base, either they mocked/threatened you, or your hero shouted something like "we've got to hold the line!"

At first I read the thread as "SC2 has In-Combat equips" as in, lol what marines can equip different weapons?

StarCraft: Ghost had that...

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Originally Posted by Kimera757

For those who have actually played Warcraft III (I almost feel like making a poll on this, due to the massive amount of map editor questions), you'll remember missions where every time the enemy hero attacked your base, either they mocked/threatened you, or your hero shouted something like "we've got to hold the line!"

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Hold your ground! The Ko-dos must be pro-tec-ted!

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Originally Posted by Nicol Bolas

As long as these aren't endlessly repeated the same phrases over and over again for no good reason, I'm game.

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To refer once again to Dawn of War 2, take the Ork Slugga Squad as an example. This basic squad has about 400 - 500 lines, each of which was performed by three different voice actors.

Granted, one must however draw the line between a variety of lines and the required development time to to record and implement the quips.

I thought this was standard in RTS games by now. The furthest back I remember, is from Red Alert 2 (released 2000) where units would yell for help when receiving heavy damage within a short time.

You didn't hear it very often, so I could imagine limits like;
• 1x comment per unit type every 2 minutes
• Only currently selected units make comments
Combine that with the fact that each unit have multiple comments, then it shouldn't be a problem.