Anyone Else Not Liking The Current Rank Titles?

[Xyvik]

I'd add a different ranking system for robotic units, like the Colossi, Reavers, Probes, and so on.

0 - 4: Drudge
5 - 9: Legionnaire
10 - 14: Terminator
15 - 19: War Machine
>20: Annihilator

And for the original races:

Zerg:
0 - 4: Minion
5 - 9: Hunter-Killer
10 - 14: Champion
15 - 19: Predator
>20: Alpha Predator

I positively love those names. An interesting thing would also be a tracker that keeps the numbers of how many units a Baneling has killed, just so you can see your personal best. "I had a baneling one match that killed 20 units. No joke!"

[Islandsnake]

I don't mind the current ones, im just glad we have them at all haha

[newcomplex]

Ehm, that post is missing the final rank, Commander, Exector, and metamorph. Dunno if anyone has pointed this out.

Definitely like those suggestions though, mainly Alex's. I would hardly imagine it would be that much of a stretch to code in.


Only thing I dislike is Alpha Predator. Devouring one>>>Alpha predator :P and Drudge also sounds thematically kind of off for Protoss. Rest are awesome.

[LordofAscension]

When a unit kills enemies worth 200% of it's cost it would get one rank up and get one armor upgrade and one damage upgrade.

When a unit kills enemies worth 400% of it's cost it would get one rank up and get another armor and damage upgrade, basicly equal to having tier 2 armor and damage upgraded.

When a unit kills enemies worth 600% of it's cost it would get get one rank up and yet an another armor and damage upgrade, basicly the same as if the unit would have both level 3 upgrades.



Basing off this a basic reaper would have to kills units worth about 900 ( how many times does that happen) resources to go 3 ranks up (if you go with 1 gas equals 2 minerals). And it return it would get 3 extra armor upgrades and 3 damage upgrades.


If you look at it, this would hardly be op, or actualy have any noticable afect on gameplay, but it would be a realy nice touch. But it would something that a lot f people would enjoy and help them make an emotional conection to their units, and like the game even more.



What do you think?

No offense but I think this is a terrible idea. This is basically hero units on an SC battlefield. The fact that the game is simple to understand yet difficult to master is what made it long-lasting. Complicating the game by boosting individual units would be difficult. It would be hard for your opponent to know which of yours to shoot down and you could never even be able to guess who would win in an engagement against units you don't know are which rank. I much prefer the simplistic way it is done now. Easy yet hard to master.

~LoA

[Alzarath]

Personally I hate the rank Executor. I mean, an executor is out of combat commanding his troops. And you would be commanding an executor as an executor. The other executor would be in harms way. It's just overall contradictory.

[Maul]

I have no problem with the ranking system but I would like to see higher tier units start off with higher ranks. Doesn't make much sense to give control of a Thor to a recruit imo.

[SaZun]

I have no problem with the ranking system but I would like to see higher tier units start off with higher ranks. Doesn't make much sense to give control of a Thor to a recruit imo.

Nice thing about recruits is they do whatever you say without hesitation because they are scared shitless. IMO it may help to have somebody without common sense in it.

[SlickR]

how about these:

terran:
0-1 pissy boy
2-9 water boy
10-30 killer man

zerg:
0-1 wimp
2-9 firefly
10-30 sharp teeth

protoss:
0-1 punch bag
2-9 fist of cotton
10-30 spreader of pain

[Kimera757]

Nice thing about recruits is they do whatever you say without hesitation because they are scared shitless.

Not if they're in a Thor!

[Eligor]

Despite being someone who complained about the abscence of ranks before I agree that the current ones are rather bland and unimaginative.

But then I think the whole idea of kill-based ranks is silly. They must be based in lore instead of gameplay and are there to add flavour rather than being a wonky arcade style flourish.