Thor as LOS Blocker

[DemolitionSquid]

Actually it might be a nice idea, but couldn't it be a double-edged sword if the Thor also prevented your own ranged units from getting close enough to do their job?

God forbid Blizzard include Thor micro in SC2.

It's really just a matter of choice: do you attack with just your Thors from range, or move in closer and make them take more tanking heat.

[phazonjunkie]

God forbid Blizzard include Thor micro in SC2.

It's really just a matter of choice: do you attack with just your Thors from range, or move in closer and make them take more tanking heat.

Heh..looks like Pure.wasted beat you to it, but I guess I hadn't considered that.
It probably would make sense that you'd have to manually move your Thors relatively close to the enemy to take full advantage of it w/o it backfiring. But then The Thor's movement speed would have to be rather fast...much moreso than it is now to avoid bogging down your advance.

[pure.Wasted]

Heh..looks like Pure.wasted beat you to it, but I guess I hadn't considered that.
It probably would make sense that you'd have to manually move your Thors relatively close to the enemy to take full advantage of it w/o it backfiring. But then The Thor's movement speed would have to be rather fast...much moreso than it is now to avoid bogging down your advance.

Not necessarily. That might be the easiest solution given the stats the unit's sitting on now, but there are other (possibly preferable) ways to go about it. For instance, if we take down the Thor's damage but beef up its HP considerably, even a slow-moving army with the Thors in the lead would be perfectly capable of getting within range of the enemy.

[TunaFish]

This sounds like a very cool idea to me.

[pure.Wasted]

Bump! Come on guys, more discussion. This idea has potential. Y/N?

[DemolitionSquid]

Almost everyone here likes it. Just needs to be posted somewhere the Devs can see it.

I myself refuse to visit the B.Net forums cesspool under any circumstance, so someone else will have to do the honors.

[pure.Wasted]

Almost everyone here likes it. Just needs to be posted somewhere the Devs can see it.

I myself refuse to visit the B.Net forums cesspool under any circumstance, so someone else will have to do the honors.

You owe me. For this? A lot.

[DemolitionSquid]

You owe me. For this? A lot.

I owe no one anything. I've given up on changing SC2. Blizzard's blind implementation of craptastic gimmicks like the Thor, Roach, and APM sinks has created a disappointed apathy in me I hoped I would never feel. As far as I'm concerned, Blizzard betrayed me, and betrayed the original SC. I'm done fighting. Its time for others to take a sword.

[pure.Wasted]

I owe no one anything. I've given up on changing SC2. Blizzard's blind implementation of craptastic gimmicks like the Thor, Roach, and APM sinks has created a disappointed apathy in me I hoped I would never feel. As far as I'm concerned, Blizzard betrayed me, and betrayed the original SC. I'm done fighting. Its time for others to take a sword.

Oh, yeah, 'cause I've been sitting on the sidelines all this time.

Here's the thread for anyone who wants to show their support on those distant shores: http://forums.battle.net/thread.html...290&sid=5000#0

[don]

Speaking of LOS blockers, what if a unit could throw a smoke grenade that would act as an LOS blocker? Much like forcefield but blocks sight instead of pathing?

Thor or reaper maybe?