I actually really like the Infestor...

[Gifted]

So, tonight I played against an opponent in ZvZ... who went mass infestors. Seriously, it was a massive problem when you have 12 of them running around.

I'll say this, if you play someone who is good with them, the only way to counter them is to go infestor or brood lord to counter them. I'm surprised and hope that you all see a game with this guy's insane usage of them.

[ManjiSanji]

Would Broodlord work? Don't they have the same range?

[Jabber Wookie]

I've actually always been a Zerg player from SC1 to now, but I have been hesitant to use infestors because they are so new to me. I think this is an example of how zerg may not prove to be as un-innovative as everyone deems them. It just takes time to try out completely new units when the old-fashioned mass, tech switch and destroy still somewhat works. Whereas, the new units for Terran and Protoss are still familiar in some way due to their similar roles to old units. That is not to say they are boring or redundant, but they still have a certain familiarity that the Infestor does not share with the Defilier or the Queen in my opinion.

But I really want to start using them and hopefully I'll figure out how to use them effectively against specific units and when they're needed. They seem like a good support unit, and I disagree that they're comparable to queens from SC1. After 10 years of professional play, queens from SC1 were still very rarely used. I think Infestors will be used much more often in SC2 and will find a subtle, yet significant role in multiplayer.

[pure.Wasted]

So, tonight I played against an opponent in ZvZ... who went mass infestors. Seriously, it was a massive problem when you have 12 of them running around.

I'll say this, if you play someone who is good with them, the only way to counter them is to go infestor or brood lord to counter them. I'm surprised and hope that you all see a game with this guy's insane usage of them.

I demand replay. That sounds wicked cool.

[minerals]

I remember that game. Was it the one you livecasted???

[LordofAscension]

I demand replay. That sounds wicked cool.

It was a disaster of a game. Definitely led to us losing in a 2v2 plat game... It was incredible. I'd never seen them used like that. Since the ability also deals damage over time and it appears that they stack - 4-5 casts can kill a group of clumped mutas...

~LoA

[coolswampert]

Infestors are fun to play with, but not super practical unless you're into casting units.

They're always a laugh though in a casual game, when you pick up an SCV and five minutes later your terran opponent is fighting a mixture of lings, hydras, and tanks.

[Asfastasican]

They get focus fired easily and immediately most of the time. This game has a ton of rapid fire ranged units and one right click stops Infestors in their tracks. That's the only problem I have with them.

I wouldn't have a problem with increasing their armor, but I guess they are effective in masses if Fungal stacks.

[Gifted]

Trust me Asfast, watch the replay.. I will admit that this is significantly stronger in ZvZ than other matchups.

I have posted it here.

http://sclegacy.com/forums/showthrea...2671#post92671

[TunaFish]

I agree with Aldrius, they die so easily it's very difficult to use them effectively. Fungal Growth also seems to have a very small area of effect, though it is quite a useful spell. Neural Parasite basically makes the Infestor the perfect counter to Thors and Ultra (though like I said they get killed so easily by support units).

I haven't had a whole lot of success with Infested Terrans yet. At best they seem like emergency AA and at worst they seem like a novelty. I suppose you could burrow move your infestors into the enemy base and hatch infested terrans in their mineral line, but with that amount of effort / resources you could just overlord drop / nydus some zerglings.