Vehicles that can move and shoot

[ArcherofAiur]

I dont think it lets you add a poll afterwards. Would have been a good idea though. I didnt expect this much positive support.

[Gt2slurp]

Helion was moving like the vulture in BR4 but the fact it got wells and a flamethrower attack make it out of place. Vulture had a single high-output attack making it microable, not the helion...

[pure.Wasted]

Helion was moving like the vulture in BR4 but the fact it got wells and a flamethrower attack make it out of place. Vulture had a single high-output attack making it microable, not the helion...

Umm... and the Hellion has a high-output AoE attack, making it every bit as microable as the Vulture.

But yes, I guess if you're coming from some strange desire for the Hellion to actually be the Vulture, I can see how you might be disappointed, because it isn't.

[Wankey]

Steam Tanks. Carriers. Need I go on?

You have to stop carriers before they release their units. And steam tanks are from Warcraft…

It’s not a made up rule, it’s the rule of all Blizzard games. There are exceptions to this rule but very few. The only unit in SC2 is Voidray, and it has to stop to open fire. (oh and of course the carrier)

They only really break this rule to make units playable. If the carrier interceptors instantly stopped firing when you moved them, it’s quite hard to use carriers. And same goes for Voidray. The second they move out of its range, it’ll have to start from first level dmg again. I don’t know how steam tanks work so bleh.

If there is a micro option for the hellion to make it “fire on the move” then why program it in to make it easier for newbs? Hellion would be way too OP if you allowed them to fire on the move. That means when you’re running away, Hellion will be doing constant aoe dmg to your retreating troops. No input from the enemy play even required.

[Lupino]

Like hell it's a Blizzard rule, just like "no MBS" or "no smartcasting" are Blizzard rules Fanboys just can't get over the fact that 10 year old UIs and mechanics are old, stale, and broken, and that Starcraft/BW is not the Be All and End All of RTS games.

Shooting while moving would be a great addition, it would open up new strategies for players to try out and the possibility of new mechanics being added. Most melee units would still be faster, so they could chase down fleeing units, and if you really must you could add a penalty to the unit firing while on the move.

[deadlock]

that king of thing is hard to balance, blizz should keep things simple+professional

[Nicol Bolas]

Shooting while moving would be a great addition, it would open up new strategies for players to try out and the possibility of new mechanics being added. Most melee units would still be faster, so they could chase down fleeing units, and if you really must you could add a penalty to the unit firing while on the move.

Shooting while moving should not be a global thing. It should be an intrinsic part of the nature of certain units. Some units should be able to do it and some shouldn't.

[newcomplex]

Steam Tanks.

Steam tanks can only attack buildings.

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[SpiderBrigade]

Steam tanks can only attack buildings.

...and air units after the upgrade.

[Caliban113]

...and air units after the upgrade.

Cant remember if it moves while shooting tho. (?) Also, there was that whole thing about being able to load the steam tanks with riflemen. (beta)....would have been some hefty move-and-shoot, then.