Random Thoughts Thread

[Drake Clawfang]

I find it interesting that in the final product, the Disruptor is basically just the Reaver if the Reaver sucked.

[ragnarok]

I find it interesting that in the final product, the Disruptor is basically just the Reaver if the Reaver sucked.

Might not have been a coincidence, just Blizzard's method of substitution (which is also meh)

[Drake Clawfang]

It really does seem like, when you think about it, a lot of the "new" units added is just an "old" unit reimagined, or else were a cut campaign unit that was brought back.

Hellbat - Firebat
Viper - Flying Defiler
Disruptor - Reaver
Liberator - Valkyrie
Cyclone - Diamondback
Oracle - Star Relic

[Sheliek]

If I recall, the Field Manual actually mentions the Liberator as being based on the Valkyrie. Can check in a bit.

[Drake Clawfang]

Ya know that crazy marine that rushes your ultralisks for trashing his car in HotS?

They did the callback to that in LotV, and the marine there says "why does this keep happening to me!?" implying it's the same guy.

So... that marine that charged your ultralisks canonically survived?

[Nolanstar]

You completely wipe out a sentient species on Endion when the purification happens. No way the ewok knock offs survived.

[Drake Clawfang]

Meh, it's only the Ewoks.

[Sheliek]

After the Khala is corrupted and until you choose a faction for the zealot, the regular zealot has its nerve chords removed on the in-game model. Really nice touch, IMO. Odds are you won't notice this for more than the third Aiur mission, but it's a nice attention to detail that I always expect with Blizzard's art team.

Also, a Brood War dragoon model is hiding in the editor. I'll make a gif of it in action.

[Gradius]

Also, a Brood War dragoon model is hiding in the editor. I'll make a gif of it in action.

?

They're in the game. :P

[Sheliek]

No, the SC2-ified dragoon is in-game. A completely different model that's basically a hi-res translation of the exact Brood War one is also in there. Also, OBS is being a shit (as OBS does), but the normal model is VoidDragoon.m3. The old-school one is Dragoon.m3. See for yourself.