Ultralisks Role?

[moosh]

What the heck is the ultralisk supposed to counter?

Marauders still kite the f*** out of them.

3 Siege tanks spread out of ultralisk splash range annhilates them.

The thor loses but brings the ultralisk down to about 50 health.

Stalkers with blink can kite the f*** out of them. Tho I suppose without blink they do get destroyed.

About 5 zealots with surround beat the ultralisk now.

I just don't get it... why would I ever go Ultra when I have brood lords which destory most all these units way better? (except Stalkers with blink)

[Dragoonx]

5 Zealots have always been able to slaughter an Ultralisk.

Not everything is supposed to counter. I do agree they need to be worked on some more but not as a counter unit like say, the Immortal.

[GRUNT]

It is true that Ultralisks were a somewhat poor Hive-tech choice, but with this new patch, I can't really comment yet.

I do want to say though, that testing units in a vacuum doesn't give you a good idea of how good these units are, at all. For instance, in a big fight, with tons of units, the Protoss player has better things to do than try to try and spread out her/his Zealots so that they don't take splash. In fact, it would be almost impossible to do so in a large fight.

I definitely want to give the Ultralisk a shot with this patch! ^_^

[Norfindel]

What about Ultra + ling? Or Ultra + Roach? Or Ultra + Hydra? Doesn't that work?

[SYL]

What about Ultra + ling? Or Ultra + Roach? Or Ultra + Hydra? Doesn't that work?

From my experience, the huge size of the ultralisk just gets in the way. They prevent many from attacking, completely block roaches, and lings... omg that is just a disaster. Hydras do work with them but they get pretty annoying for their size. Maybe more micro with hydras can make up for that but i find other units useless with the ultra. Lings can be good depending on how many you have.

[CarverTOGV]

What the heck is the ultralisk supposed to counter?

Marauders still kite the f*** out of them.

3 Siege tanks spread out of ultralisk splash range annhilates them.

The thor loses but brings the ultralisk down to about 50 health.

Stalkers with blink can kite the f*** out of them. Tho I suppose without blink they do get destroyed.

About 5 zealots with surround beat the ultralisk now.

I just don't get it... why would I ever go Ultra when I have brood lords which destory most all these units way better? (except Stalkers with blink)

You failed to mention what they do to marines.
One or two Ultralisks, having just unleashed them, carve through the bulk of the terran army rather quickly.

[moosh]

From my experience, the huge size of the ultralisk just gets in the way. They prevent many from attacking, completely block roaches, and lings... omg that is just a disaster. Hydras do work with them but they get pretty annoying for their size. Maybe more micro with hydras can make up for that but i find other units useless with the ultra. Lings can be good depending on how many you have.

They should really increase the range for the Ultra just enough so that it can reach over zerglings. I think it's silly that ultras just sit there when zerglings get the surround.

[TWD]

I think the idea of making them counter armored units is a good one. Right now Zerg has few options for marauders, tanks, and colosi. Taking some of that load off the roach and onto the ultralisk is a good idea. The problem is that the ultralisk simply isn't effective at that right now. I also think that they should be the Zerg's soft answer to blobs. Terran has tanks and Protoss has high templar. Zerg gets creamed every time by the M&M&M ball or stalker/sentry. Something that can take a beating while doing reasonable splash damage so that the rest of the army can do it's job. Right now they just get in the way.
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[moosh]

I think the idea of making them counter armored units is a good one. Right now Zerg has few options for marauders, tanks, and colosi. Taking some of that load off the roach and onto the ultralisk is a good idea. The problem is that the ultralisk simply isn't effective at that right now. I also think that they should be the Zerg's soft answer to blobs. Terran has tanks and Protoss has high templar. Zerg gets creamed every time by the M&M&M ball or stalker/sentry. Something that can take a beating while doing reasonable splash damage so that the rest of the army can do it's job. Right now they just get in the way.

I feel like brood lords just do a better job since most those armored units can't attack air anyway. And the Thor, which does attack air, leaves the brood lord with more health in a 1v1 battle than an ultralisk.

[mr. peasant]

What the heck is the ultralisk supposed to counter?

Marauders still kite the f*** out of them.

3 Siege tanks spread out of ultralisk splash range annhilates them.

The thor loses but brings the ultralisk down to about 50 health.

Stalkers with blink can kite the f*** out of them. Tho I suppose without blink they do get destroyed.

About 5 zealots with surround beat the ultralisk now.

I just don't get it... why would I ever go Ultra when I have brood lords which destory most all these units way better? (except Stalkers with blink)

What the Ultralisk needs is some sort of anti-kiting mechanic such as the Infestor's Fungal Growth or Frenzy. In other words, the Ultralisk doesn't excel well as an independent unit without support. Rather, it's a giant, lumbering powerhouse that serves under the lash of the Infestors.