Dark Shrine: a dead building?

[Shadow Archon]

Hopefully after one of the expansions, the Dark Shrine will contain the upgrades allowing the Archons to act as "Grey Archons" and have abilities.

Is that inspired by the fanfiction "Grey Templar?" They would be greenish instead of blue or red?

[RamiZ]

I agree with OP. Dark Shrine need to have research for Stalkers, Archons and Dark Templars(or at least for some of them).

They could research for Dark Templars to have increased Attack Speed. Archons to get high Splash, or bonus to something. Maybe some spell. Stalkers could get reduce Blink Cooldown by 2 sec, or giving it range +1.

Those are just examples, but they could do something like that, I hope that this is only in Beta.

[Aldrius]

Those upgrades are kinda lame.

They've done a really good job making all the upgrades feel like big, powerful boosts, but not necessarily REQUIRED to use the unit.

In most cases anyway.

I kinda think the Archon should have feedback instead of the High Templar...

[RamiZ]

Those upgrades are kinda lame.

They've done a really good job making all the upgrades feel like big, powerful boosts, but not necessarily REQUIRED to use the unit.

In most cases anyway.

I kinda think the Archon should have feedback instead of the High Templar...

Yeah, I liked them when they had Feedback, they did in one stage of an Alpha build. Don't know, maybe they were Overpowered. They need one ability for sure.

And also, those upgrades aren't necessary. They are actually pretty much as other unit upgrades.

[Aldrius]

And also, those upgrades aren't necessary. They are actually pretty much as other unit upgrades.

They're not necessary, just not decisive. A Stalker with a reduced blink cooldown or an extra range point isn't going to make a huge, huge difference. The other examples are just too arbitrary.

[Shadow Archon]

They're not necessary, just not decisive. A Stalker with a reduced blink cooldown or an extra range point isn't going to make a huge, huge difference. The other examples are just too arbitrary.

How about not making Stalkers need air support to blink up a cliff with an upgrade?

[Todie]

im not quite buying in to the "DT's are still awsome" tehy are expensive fragile units in an enfiroment thats generally more hostile than in sc1 all-be-it with mroe scarece detection (at least for zerg) ... this and the readability of DT tech warrants some kind of boost - rather from an upgrade than from the get-go, esp as the shrine doesnt have one.

that said, i definately feel the dark-srine should stay. the potential readability of DT tech should be good for teh game, so long as DT's arnt too weak.

Well perhaps, to improve the Dark Shrine's 'readability' it could be cloaked.

this could be cool, maybe an upgrade to claok it? and anotehr upgrade, eitehr to the DT or sth else cool like feedback on the archon. (may have been removed for a reason but would be cool to see tried in beta & current archons look quite weak)

[Aldrius]

im not quite buying in to the "DT's are still awsome"

Well, they are. They most certainly don't need an upgrade. Though having one might be cool.

[DemolitionSquid]

The Archives were split into Archives and Shrine to make a bigger tech choice and give access to each unit (HHT or DT) faster/cheaper at the expense of the other. I think giving the Shrine some sort of DT upgrade would be best, just like upgrades for the HT. A damage upgrade would work.

[Todie]

relevant to the subject is that DT apparently isnt labled as light n'or armored.. is it psionic? surely its biological?