Battle Report #4 is OUT!!!

[FrozenArbiter]

Definitely not. Gameplay >>>>>> aesthetics.

[protoswarrior]

Nah, the dropship is fine as it is. The cooldown should be with the dropped unit. Just like the reaver/shuttle combo in SC1

[GnaReffotsirk]

Exactly the idea. Dropship load/unload cooldown is then given the animation thingy. It's kinda absurd to look at, how the dropship works now.

Gameplay + Aesthetics >>>>> Gameplay >>>>> Aesthetics ?

Maybe just a little swoop down, maybe just to show the dropship is loading/unloading. It doesn't have to actually drop down to the ground. Kinda like just whoosh down a bit for say, 0.25 secs? Pretty pweeease?

[Norfindel]

Nah, the dropship is fine as it is. The cooldown should be with the dropped unit. Just like the reaver/shuttle combo in SC1

A fixed amount of time, instead of a cooldown cycle this time, please

[Iceman_jkh]

What is the 'effect' going on at 16:20 (official BR4 file timestamp) in the bottom right corner of the screen?

[Amph]

i think it's a graphics bug

[Iceman_jkh]

Did anyone else notice that at 09:22 (official BR4 timestamp) when the ST gets picked up by the DS, that the stalker's volley changes direction midflight - from the ST as the target to the DS. It shows the hit animation on the DS, so I assume it would also damage the DS.

It appears the stalker attack is not guided whatsoever, so what is the reason behind this? Also, a little earlier at 08:05, Rob Simpson mentions that stalker volleys simply 'miss' if the target disappears (ie: picked up). That implies that the volley doesn't retarget, as appears to happen here.

Comments?

[Pandonetho]

It merely followed the tank under the dropship, and vanished. I doubt it did any damage, it's just a visual effect.

[Iceman_jkh]

errr.. hardly. You can even see the hit animation on the DS.

[Nicol Bolas]

You can even see the hit animation on the DS.

But the Medivac (they're not DropShips anymore) didn't take damage. It's just a visual glitch. The Stalker shot is programmed to go where the unit is. When the unit enters the Medivac, its position becomes that of the Medivac.

Remember: all games are an elaborate disguise. Behind the scenes it's all just numbers being shoved around. The visuals only match the numbers if they program them properly. When they don't, a glitch like this occurs.