Mass Ghosts — a viable strat?

Now I'm not suggesting having nothing but Ghosts in your army. I'm suggesting making Ghosts a bigger part of your army than they normally are. They are very strong vs light, have good health and fair speed, and have excellent abilities like Snipe, EMP, and Cloak. I think we could see them tearing the Zerg apart, with the Protoss not too far behind. They could fill in places that Marines and Hellions would normally take (anti-air and anti-light respectively). The biggest problem is that they are extremely gas heavy. But, considering all that you get with them, I think it might be worth it.

Your thoughts?

honestly, they'd be too expensive. 3 marines could match a ghost's dps against all targets and have greater health, at a lesser cost. ghosts aren't bad, but they're not massed for the same reason vikings aren't massed as a ground unit - their cost/effectiveness ratio for pure combat is just too low.

though I wonder for a ghost army to be fully functional how many Silos would you need?

I usually have 2 silos for my 1-2 ghost in my game plays

I like using ghosts as a supplement to a larger army. I don't think they offer quite the return on investment as a basic offensive unit.

I think they are better utilized as a game-finisher with Nuke Ability, and harasser, with Snipe and EMP.

All units are one-two of 3 types: Offensive, Defensive, or Support. The Ghost clearly falls into the 3rd category. The Marauder on the other hand fills 1 and 3.

I've experimented with some Ghost + Marauder stuff in TvT.

Works pretty well. You can nuke tank-lines and shoot down banshees.

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All units are one-two of 3 types: Offensive, Defensive, or Support. The Ghost clearly falls into the 3rd category. The Marauder on the other hand fills 1 and 3.

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Actually, most terran units fill 2.

With bunkers, any infantry can fill both offensive and defensive. Siege Tank is obviously both defensive and offensive AND support... several others I think arguments can be made for them filling both offensive and support roles.

Anyway, Marauder was conceived as a unit that can be both an offensive weapon and a support unit in certain situations. It can just do both at the same time with Stim. Which is silly.

And I think Ghosts can definitely be used offensively as well. Despite mainly being support units.

i did a 2 v2 and had partner that got several ghosts and he when we attacked
enemies were zergs i think but he sniped and it was very effective

In TvZ the Ghost is best used for Nuking, and sniping Overseers.
In TvT, its best used for EMPing.
In TvP, its best used for EMPing.

My standart staretgie against protoss is m&m + ghosts for support -> IMHO it`s working pretty well EMP+ a well placed nuke every now and then ... the ghost is my favorite unit and I would like to see it being used in TvZ and even in TvT games - I will be gratefull for any suggestions, accompanied by a replay maybe ;)

I would just like to add this about the ghosts, they fucking blow, i seen a nuke cost 100 minerals 100 gas, PLUS the cloak ability cost and transport. Sadly enough when you Actually manage somehow to get one off without dieing it only does 1/3 of a building damage. I mean wtf. Is it just me or should a nuclear bomb wreck shit? I remember sc1 they used to be far better.