StarCraft II Battle Report Three

[Crazy_Jonny]

force field should be destroyable.

Thats prolly a good idea. Either that or the Nullifier should loose its attack, and it shouldnt be able to attack air. It just seems to be too powerful in the early game, and thats why David got the economical advantage.

I still hate this mechanic. It also looks totally ridiculous in the video.

I do have to admit it makes the probes look kind of rediculous. I think giving the probes afterimages would be enough to indicate its being 'charged', it doesnt need a blinding bright shield.

[Wankey]

No. Roaches are available right after Zerglings. They cost 100 minerals. Hydras have been lowered to the same tier, but they are generalists with powerful GTA, wheras the roach obliterates anything biological like Zealots or Marines.

So they now have 3 tier 1 units... what are Lair ground units then? Lurker?

[Blazur]

Maybe if everytime you used it, it would hurt the probes health (not shields). That way you could only use it a few times and u would actally have to choose whether or not u wanted to use it or conserve probe health.

I like your thought with this, and its a sensible way to add some risk to an otherwise powerful ability. I'm sure they could easily make it work lore-wise too.

[RamiZ]

So they now have 3 tier 1 units... what are Lair ground units then? Lurker?

No they have 4, Zerglings, Banelings, Roaches and Hydralisks
Lair ground units are Infestors x)

[DemolitionSquid]

I've never really understood tiers, tbh. Protoss branch in three directions, its fuxxed up.

As far as I can tell:

Tier 0 Hatchery - Drone, Overlord
Tier 1 - Zergling, Queen
Tier 1.5 - Roach, Hydralisk, Baneling
Tier 2 Lair - Overseer
Tier 2.5 - Nydus, Lurker, Mutalisk, Corruptor, Infestor
Tier 3 Hive - None
Tier 3.5 - Brood Lord, Ultralisk

[RamiZ]

I've never really understood tiers, tbh. Protoss branch in three directions, its fuxxed up.

As far as I can tell:

Tier 0 Hatchery - Drone, Overlord
Tier 1 - Zergling, Queen
Tier 1.5 - Roach, Hydralisk, Baneling
Tier 2 Lair - Overseer
Tier 2.5 - Nydus, Lurker, Mutalisk, Corruptor, Infestor
Tier 3 Hive - None
Tier 3.5 - Brood Lord, Ultralisk

Yeah i forgot Queen, LOL... So 5 Tier 1 units
Also, isnt Lurker tier 3.5?

[DemolitionSquid]

Yeah i forgot Queen, LOL... So 5 Tier 1 units
Also, isnt Lurker tier 3.5?

Its always changing, but I assume with Hydra at 1.5 that Lurker will be in tier 2 and not tier 3.

[scorpio19]

[Rizhall]

As a peurotoseu user, I have to say, I love the Nullifier. Though I agree, it's going to be EXTREMELY hard making maps balanced with skills like Force Field in the game. Rush tech to Nullifiers on a map with narrow ramps, and you can lock your opponent in his base the entire early game.

Nice BR all around, but I agree that one observer would have destroyed the Zerg, and Lurkers probably would have destroyed the Protoss. They showed that they know how to scout and what not, but they didn't do anything with the intel they scouted.

[GeeGee]

Awesome game. Anyone figure out how to download it?