Giving the Nexus Argus Link

[ArcherofAiur]

Im not gonna lie. I miss this ability. What does everyone think about giving the Nexus an "Emergency Ability" like calldown supply and transfusion is for terran and zerg?

[DemolitionSquid]

So... many... Hallucinations...

[mr. peasant]

So... many... Hallucinations...

At the expense of Chrono Boost? Would you honestly trade additional real units for fake ones? I'd be more concerned with overly stormy weather.

[n00bonicPlague]

So here's the question:

Would it be worth spending the negligible amount of energy in all of your Nexuses to charge up 1 of them for the sake of casting Chrono Boost?

[ArcherofAiur]

So here's the question:

Would it be worth spending the negligible amount of energy in all of your Nexuses to charge up 1 of them for the sake of casting Chrono Boost?

Thats the idea behind the "Emergency Abilities" (Calldown Supply, Transfusion).


These are abilities that give immidiate benefit with situational appropriateness. They arnt the defualt perfered but rather for emergency's.

[Aldrius]

Thats the idea behind the "Emergency Abilities" (Calldown Supply, Transfusion).


These are abilities that give immidiate benefit with situational appropriateness.

Transfusion is still not an 'emergency ability'... =S If it was it'd be a horrible one because the Queen is so slow.

Argus Ling would be far too powerful to be an innate ability on the Nexus.

[ArcherofAiur]

Argus Ling would be far too powerful to be an innate ability on the Nexus.

I disagree. One Chrono boost vs 50 or 25 energy sounds just right.

[n00bonicPlague]

I still think that making Chrono Boost a channeling ability would help out big time.

Combining that with a channeling Argus Link on the Nexus could prove interesting.

[DemolitionSquid]

The Protoss currently only have 4 units which use energy.

Sentry
High Templar
Phoenix
Mothership

Only 1 of those is a really viable unit right now. One is situational tech, but could be much more viable with Argus Link. One is the worst of all the cheap AtA units with a horrible ability. One is never ever seen because its a 400/400 Arbiter.

If Protoss had more uses for Argus Link, I'd support it. But they just... don't.

[Gt2slurp]

You still have the same definition for argus link? Transfer energy from nexus to a unit with energy like High Templar or sentry.

If it is this, it could be a good idea. Some build could include saving E in the nexus for when your HT come out you can storm the shit out of everything, at the cost of latter tech or poor econ.