You guys will love this - new protoss macro mechanic in the works

[ArcherofAiur]

Update:

What are the new Protoss Macro Mechanics you are experimenting with? Thank you

Sorry, I thought this was a good answer. Yes, there have been some changes and we hope to be able to give you details on them quite soon, as personally I love them already. But we want to make sure that the developpment team is happy with how they play out before announcing details.

While you wait, feel free to speculate and write down your own ideas of how you'd like them to work.
-Xordiah





Original Post:

The #StarCraft2 balance team is experimenting with new protoss macro mechanics.
-Starcraft Twitter

http://twitter.com/Starcraft



If you were given a chance to redo just the Protoss macro mechanic what would your version look like?

[DemolitionSquid]

Already posted, but I guess it deserves it's own thread.

Anyway, @ everyone: you're welcome.

[ArcherofAiur]

I wonder what the people who think that the queen and OC also dont have decision making think about this.


Im going to bet the reworked mechanics give something more "physical". For instance MULE and larva a units where as Proton Charge is more like a buff.


Here is hoping they give the Obelisk Shared Energy Pool

[DemolitionSquid]

I wonder what the people who think that the queen and OC also dont have decision making think about this.

We think they're addressing the worst mechanic first, finally.

Your reading comprehension needs work, because as I have said before, MULES and Spawn Larva are easier to balance than PC because they are simply additive. All the mechanics have solid numbers that can be tweaked, from energy cost and cooldows, to minerals collected, to Larva created. But only PC has a variable stat - the number of Probes effected.

Balance is more important than whether they're APM sinks. That doesn't mean APM sinks are desirable though, and thus that's the next thing that should be fixed.

[ArcherofAiur]

Demo Im no longer arguing about that with you. Most people dont agree with your crazy hypothesis but us debating it endlessly is just annoying everyone else.

Besides Blizzard have given other reasons for wanting to change the Protoss mechanics and none of them have had anything to do with balance.

[DemolitionSquid]

Demo Im no longer arguing about that with you. Most people dont agree with your crazy hypothesis but us debating it is just annoying everyone else.

I'm not arguing. I'm stating a point and answering your unnecessary question with the obvious answer.

Besides Blizzard have given other reasons for wanting to change the Protoss mechanics and none of them have had to do with balance.

The only other reason they gave was it felt boring. Meaning they agree its an APM sink.

I'm NOT crazy.

[Nicol Bolas]

I wonder what the people who think that the queen and OC also dont have decision making think about this.

It's a start.

[ArcherofAiur]

If you were given a chance to redo just the Protoss macro mechanic what would your version look like?



The really interesting thing is that they just redid the Obelisk artwork.

[DemolitionSquid]

Protoss Obelisk
- Proton Charge
- Warp Stabilization

Proton Charge
- 50 energy
- Cast on mineral patch, makes minerals easier to mine. All workers (friendly or enemy) permanently collect 1 extra mineral from the patch per trip.

(Note: A patch is a single Mineral unit. A field is multiple patches.)

Warp Stabilization
- 50 energy
- Temporarily increases the rate at which Protoss structures produce units or research upgrades.

[ArcherofAiur]

Ahh the old "steal Warp-In's fast unit production" proposal.


I have a new one for the OC

Calldown Reactor
-Temporaly acts as a reactor for any terran building. Even if it has a reactor. What overlap?