Infested Terran Ability. Yay or Nay? (0.6.0.B14259B)

[Dale]

Based on beta testing, live streams, replays, and game videos:

Do you approve or disapprove of the spawning
of Infested Terrans by the Zerg Infestor.

Why do you feel this way?

[Dale]

I voted Nay, personally.
The idea that Zerg can shit guns doesn't fit with race.

[Visions of Khas]

I have nothing against the concept of the Infested Terran as a game unit, as it is. I'm fine with the lore behind it. It's the unit's effectiveness that I question. Apparently it would take a ton of these, spawned from many Infestors, to have a sizable impact on gameplay. Though numbers over quality is what defines the zerg, the Infested Terran seems too impractical.

[GRUNT]

I also don't have a problem with the concept (I always say that Zerg units making MORE Zerg units is very Zergy), but I just feel that it needs to be more effective for its cost to make it a more appealing spell.

I'd rather it costed 50 Energy for a bigger effect than casting it twice for what it is at the moment.

[Caliban113]

Well, in fairness, Browder cleared up the, "guns from eggs" nonsense, stating that they are actually captured Terrans kept in stasis within the Infestor....guns and all.

However, again, I say......uh...peh.

Never been a fan of the ability....looks dumb, almost bordering on comical...not effective....and unless its cheap, I think people are more likely to save the Infestor's energy for its more worthwhile spells.

I was thinking instead of making the ability more of a 'Glaive Wurm' like thing; an attack that bounces along three-or-so times, and creates Infested versions of whatever it hits (infantry units only that is) there would be a short 'transformation' anim - the unit would live on for about 10 seconds or so (while firing on their former comrades) before finally dying. (unless killed by said, former comrades)

Problem is, this whole, "No Infested Protoss or Zerg" nonsensicality would unfortunately make this ability Terran only.


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[moosh]

It's lame. Simple as that!

[Godless]

it's lame! do they have terran farms or something? how often do the terrans let their marines disappear to be swallowed up? do marines in stasis get brought to the infestor from other worlds or something? it's just stupid.

[Caliban113]

do they have terran farms or something?

HA! - How about take "Devour" from the WC3 Kodo Beast, and give it to the infestor? - A group of Infestors could use their other spell to hold units in place and then devour units to replenish energy.

[Alex]

I also think that the concept just doesn't make much sense.
Also, currently they are almost useless in the gameplay too - they are just too weak.

[MattII]

The idea that Zerg can shit guns doesn't fit with race.

The Lore, at least as far as I understand it, is that the Marines that are spawned are those previously killed on the Battlefield, and subsequently eaten by the Infestor, so in essence, the guns (and armour) are already there, the Zerg didn't create them.