Battle Report #4 is OUT!!!

[sandwich_bird]

Its not a question of how many static defences there are. Its a question of how powerful they are.

Atm, Some look weaker like phase cannon or spine crawler but others look pretty strong like bunker salvation and banelings but in the end all of them have them have the potential to be really useful.

[Norfindel]

I'm reading some information in other communities that the initial "swirl" of the psi storm does no damage. This would give a slight chance for people to dodge. This information is not confirmed and I wouldn't mind someone taking some time to examine and figure if this is true.

Yeah, probably that's what happends. I don't like it, instead of adding a pre-delay, they should allow the enemy more time to dodge by taking damage slower. I don't get this new ideas of "all or nothing" gameplay, instead of taking damage proportional to positioning and dodging skill.

Although looking at BR4 I am a little worried that the game looks a little too fast and that careful micro and planning for heating battles, other than spells, will be faded out a lot by the mid-late game. Someone else think it's just me? Because I would love to be reassured that it is.

Looking at the speed of Zealots and Marines, it doesn't looks a lot faster to me. Zerglings are damn fast, however.

I get that it's more fun to watch because of more action, and I'm not saying that is a bad idea, but no joke BR4 kinda looked like a mass game. You still had to pick your units correctly, but it seems like a lot of the strategy to the game has been lost in the lust for speed and more action. I think when you kill someones army, they shouldn't be able to jump back on their feet so quickly, it might make it less fun to watch with down times like that, but it almost feels like it's a mass game w/o it. So the game might require it, and Blizzard always puts Gameplay over everything else.

But I really hope it's just me and this BR, heck I played the game and I'm still saying this.

I think it's ok. You can build a lot of units easier, but getting more resources will get you the advantage, like always has been.

That failed once Psistorms came up but the big mistake was losing all units to the Planetary Fortress and then failing to stop the nukes.

Yeah, Zealots don't have any chance vs the Planetary Fortress, it was a bad idea. I'm worried than the Terran's natural expansions will be too safe from attack with it. I suppose beta will tell.

[ArcherofAiur]

Atm, Some look weaker like phase cannon or spine crawler but others look pretty strong like bunker salvation and banelings but in the end all of them have them have the potential to be really useful.

Ive yet to see bunker salvaging (salvation?) or banelings be used to contain. The best the banelings did was BR2. So no, I dont think atm they look pretty strong.

[n00bonicPlague]

[Bunker]: "PRAYZ DA LAWD I HAVE BEEN REDEEEM'D!!!"

[sandwich_bird]

[Bunker]: "PRAYZ DA LAWD I HAVE BEEN REDEEEM'D!!!"

rofl, sorry for the word.

[pure.Wasted]

Not everyone is an expert on StarCraft. The main point to these battle reports is to introduce new people to the idea of e-sports, I feel.

Is it a good idea? Probably not. A simple demo showing off new units is probably enough for a casual fan, and these games aren't really great examples of what exciting e-sports can be.

My RL buddies who don't know a thing about e-sports love these battle reports and love the commentaries that come with them. Do the commentators go overboard at times? In my opinion, yes -- but I just need the action on-screen; the rest is for other people.



By the way, it's kinda weird that one of the best shows of micro in the game went overlooked by the commentators -- when David Kim plops down a Hellion so the Stalkers will auto-attack it, instead of the Medivac, keeps going with the Medivac, catches up with the Hellion, and 3 Hellions and a Medivac survive.

Another hit from Stalkers and they would have been dead. 75 minerals per Hellion, 200/100 or whatever for the Medivac, that's a HUGE save... and looked awesome, to boot.

Very good show of skill there. Great BR.

[Pandonetho]

I like the commentary too, I don't mind the mellowed out commentating but when they get all excited it makes it more enjoyable for me to watch it.

[Caliban113]

Yeah, probably that's what happends. I don't like it, instead of adding a pre-delay, they should allow the enemy more time to dodge by taking damage slower. I don't get this new ideas of "all or nothing" gameplay, instead of taking damage proportional to positioning and dodging skill.

Have to agree here. Plus, the delay is like...uh....nothing? There's like a half second of the little 'tornado' animation before the damage kicks in, and by the time the units move its almost all over.

Do the commentators go overboard at times?

I have to say, I do like some excitement in a commentary. - Its one of the reasons I like Cholera's replays so much. However, compared to the Korean commentators, Cholera sounds like he's giving a eulogy. I don't know what they are saying, but most of the time, it sounds like the booth needs to be hosed down after its over.....Yipes!......almost makes me want to learn Korean.


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[TheEconomist]

Honestly, I kind of tune out the commentators until they spout a new catch-phrase/soon to be internet phenomen like "Terrible Terrible Damage!"

[Caliban113]

Honestly, I kind of tune out the commentators until they spout a new catch-phrase/soon to be internet phenomen like "Terrible Terrible Damage!"

Was actually hoping, "sneaky shenaniganz" would take off, (and I think Browder did too) but it doesn't look like it's happening.