An Obvious Change

[TheProgramer]

Make Terran Addons Salvageable for 100%. It only makes sense.

[Rake]

Make Terran Addons Salvageable for 100%. It only makes sense.

To make it balanced the addons should also be salvageable to the other player if they have a unit nearby.

Oh, and it should insta-kill all marines on the map.

[DemolitionSquid]

Make Terran Addons Salvageable for 100%. It only makes sense.

Because it's totally fair letting Terran proxy build with no real downside through salvage, while Protoss and Zerg always lose their Pylons/Creep Tumors once scouted and/or pushed back.

[TheProgramer]

Because it's totally fair letting Terran proxy build with no real downside through salvage, while Protoss and Zerg always lose their Pylons/Creep Tumors once scouted and/or pushed back.

Yes of course, there shouldn't be any differences between the races, you're right.

[DemolitionSquid]

Yes of course, there shouldn't be any differences between the races, you're right.

I'm all for diversity. But not at the cost of balance, which this idea clearly affects in a negative way from every conceivable mathematical and strategic angle. How do I know this? Because salvageable add-ons were in the WoL beta, as per this Karune QnA back in 2009, and the ability was scrapped.

Karune: Can the queen heal? Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-06-30.

1) In the current build, for 100 energy, the Queen can heal a biological unit or building by 200 hit points.
2) For 50 energy, the Terran Orbital Command can increase a supply depot's supply provided by +8 permanently.
3) Terran Add-Ons, Bunkers, Sensor Towers, and Missile Turrets can be salvaged for 100% of its cost. Salvage currently takes 5 seconds to complete.
4) Yes, the Banshee portrait is of a female pilot.
5) Vespene gas can still become depleted from geysers. Most geysers have 2500 gas each.

[The_Blade]

LOL I wouldn't mind pylons being able to relocate themselves within their power circle.

[DemolitionSquid]

LOL I wouldn't mind pylons being able to relocate themselves within their power circle.

Another interesting point: it's already enough Terran can lift their main structures and burrow their depots. Their units are nigh impossible to get stuck in a badly planned base or mis-rally. Protoss and Zerg do not have that option in any way (other than Zerg Crawlers). Salvageable add-ons would just be icing on the already noob-friendly Terran cake.

[RetlocLive]

Well, Protoss DID have the teleporting Photon Cannons in the beta. lol

[DemolitionSquid]

Well, Protoss DID have the teleporting Photon Cannons in the beta. lol

1. They were canned because (and I quote), "mobile defensive structures felt more 'Zergy.'" Hence, Spine and Spore Crawlers.
2. They did not teleport, they uprooted and moved exactly like Crawlers do now.

[Gurluash]

They used the model of the upgraded cannon.
I believe it was called Phase Cannon, the Photon cannon model was scrapped.