How does the Roach work?

[MattII]

So there is absolutely no possibility of say, decreasing the hp to bring those somewhat in line with comparably costing units like the Hellion? I'm sorry, this is now just too poweful for its cost.

[n00bonicPlague]

I'm confused about something.

Are we discussing what Blizzard wants the Roach to do and how it is failing miserably or what we as fans want it to do and how it needs to be done?

[ArcherofAiur]

We are complaining without any real idea of how the roach works in Starcraft 2. But dont worry, next month is "The Mutalisk Problem".

[DemolitionSquid]

The Roach is an early game micro tank. It was created for two reasons: to add the hyper regen gimick to the game, and to be a support unit. It is failing at the second goal because the first is not being utilized properly. Its not that hard to understand.

[ArcherofAiur]

See we dont even need Beta. People here already know everything about the game and exactly whats wrong.

[DemolitionSquid]

Thank you Lead Designer Demosquid.

You're welcome, Quasimodo.

[n00bonicPlague]

[Triceron]

Dropping the Ultra to 400 HP and giving it regen, why? Because the Ultra is not serving its purpose, or 'just cause'?

The Ultra itself has no real problems, so it doesn't need this change. I mean you might as well drop the armor bonuses and make them 'immune to damage under 20'.

[MattII]

Fair enough, it was just a proposal that would allow us to dump the roach and maybe replace it with something decent (and I don't like the idea of a giant elephant having more hp than everything up to a Battleship).

[Nicol Bolas]

it was just a proposal that would allow us to dump the roach and maybe replace it with something decent

Replacing the Roach is not predicated on finding a new home for Regen.