All new HOTS units - screenshots(SPOILER)

[JackhammerIV]

This is an amazing resource for more info and videos...
http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/co...iplayer_panel/

[JackhammerIV]

Holy....seeing the video of the oracle and how it blocks off 5 mineral patches off one oracle.....woah......

Swarm host makes those units too slowly. Way too slow.

[RamiZ]

Holy....seeing the video of the oracle and how it blocks off 5 mineral patches off one oracle.....woah......

Swarm host makes those units too slowly. Way too slow.

Afaik, it gets faster and faster every time it spawns those Locusts.

[blackholexan]

I think (seeing Zerg receives one less unit than the other) that:

Zerg will have these two new units as mutations.

Terran and Protoss will have an old unit replaced and two new units (even if one of them is a trasformation).

So that the current available number of units per race would be increased by 1.

Looking at Viper: its face resembles a Hydralisk, maybe it is a mutation of Hydra?

Swarm Host looks like a possible mutation too (I think of Roach, maybe)

[blackholexan]

EDIT: I've just saw the presentation of new Zerg units...so my guesses were wrong

[Aldrius]

I'd say the Swarm Host's face looks more like a Hydralisk, but I'm not sure if it's a mutation of it.

I'm not sure why we haven't found out where it's produced from yet... it's playable on the show floor I think.

[PuppyMaster]

My thoughts on the new units:

Terran
- Battle Hellion: useless. Anti-light unit, with average-high HP, oriented to late game. It's also slower than the majority of other units. Why oh why Blizzard? In what situations did you imagine this unit to be useful. Cause for sure, I can't think of any.

- Warhound: I'm really excited to see the replacement for Thor. What I would have really liked was another Terran unit transforming into the Warhound. Like the Hellion. Hellion is good in the early game and for harassement, but when a bunch of Mutas appear, they are very vulnerable. Combining the speed of Hellions with the transformation into Warhounds would have been better in defending expansions from raids.

- Shredder: I'm a bit skeptical we'll see their use from a defensive point of view. They can't be placed near mineral lines, cause of the SCVs; they can't be placed at choke points because of other units passing by. The only places left are scattered throughout the base to prevent possible drops or out in the open for scouting purposes.
From an offensive point of view, the shredder can be really good at containing an opponent.

Protoss
- Replicant The idea and concept of the unit is unique and interesting. But i doubt they will be able to balance it out. Combining other terran/zerg units with the existing high DPS late units would break the gameplay. Imagine Collosi being backed up by Vikings. Or Tanks with Sentries.

- Oracle: I agree with Blizzard on this one: there aren't many harassing units. Pheonix can be a nice harassing unit but requires a higher apm, DT's are expensive and extremely late. What would make the oracle even better is the ability to actually kill workers. But slowing the mining time will have to do for now.

- Tempest: I love it! Capital ship with lots of HP that does AOE damage. Plus it looks bad-ass (though i believe it would look even better in silver-blue colors (like the void-ray) ). Not much else to say.

Zerg
- Swarm Host: Launching small, little, f***ing slow hydra-like creatures is ridiculously BAD and unimaginative. In the demonstration Blizzard made, they barely got to attack the buildings and that's because the freaking terran player decided not to go after the swarm host. It kinda overlaps with the infestor's ability to spawn infested terran, but the infestor has two more very powerful spells.

I would've like to see sort of an artillery burrowed unit, launching either small and slow attacks at a base or other units (like banelings) from a 9-10 range. The first time I saw the teaser image, this was what i originally thought of this unit.

- Viper: Extremely interesting with a lot of potential. I hope it will not cost much or it's use will be greatly narrowed. I can't wait to see the new strategies involving this unit. Blizzard, please don't nerf/scrap the Viper!

PS: Did I miss when they said it or Blizzard didn't remove any units from the terran's arsenal. Kinda disappointed about this fact if it's true.

[Gradius]

Terran
- Battle Hellion: useless. Anti-light unit, with average-high HP, oriented to late game. It's also slower than the majority of other units. Why oh why Blizzard? In what situations did you imagine this unit to be useful. Cause for sure, I can't think of any.

You can't see how a hellion can be any more useful? For 100 minerals it roasts all the opponents workers then comes back later with the main army in meat-shield mode.

[DemolitionSquid]

You can't see how a hellion can be any more useful? For 100 minerals it roasts all the opponents workers then comes back later with the main army in meat-shield mode.

Indeed. The Battle Hellion, based on the videos shown, will be TOO useful, too powerful, and displace the Marauder as the go-to frontline tank.

[scorpio19]

warhound : the new scv.

Shredder is new terran stalker, what a great design


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