who (p) vs shy (t) exhibition match

[Norfindel]

Well, i said the Marauder was too powerfull for cost right when they introduced the unit... The attack is too heavy if it's going to have that fast cooldown. If it's meant as a support unit, i don't see why it needs 14 base attack + 6 vs Armored. That demolishes most things by itself.

[Triceron]

Well it's a counter to Armored units, and they tend to have a lot of HP.

[RamiZ]

Well it's a counter to Armored units, and they tend to have a lot of HP.

Well if they have 10+10 then they are counter to armored units, but with 14+6 they 3-shot zerglings, Marines and 2/3 Workers... And they have stim pack.
Marauders arent imba by themself, Stim is the thing that makes them imba. They really would be good and balanced units w/o stim.

[Pandonetho]

I'll have to see more than just 1 low quality game before I think Marauders are imba or not.

Right now, I love the Marauder's concept, but that unit is fugly as hell.
Wish it could look less bulky and stuff.

Seriously, there was absolutely no problem with differentiating the firebat from the marine in SC1, pretty sure it's not that hard to make the marauder easily differentiable without making him wider than he is tall.

He's the only unit that is completely unproportional. Honestly, no other unit in the game is as unproportional and ugly as him (cept the lurker who's just plain ugly).

[RamiZ]

It the matter of opinion. From all Terran army I like Marauder the most, by his look and his purpose! I just like bulky units. And I like Lurker too. Actually there is no units that I hate from that point of view, except, maybe, Brood Lord...

[sandwich_bird]

I'll have to see more than just 1 low quality game before I think Marauders are imba or not.

Right now, I love the Marauder's concept, but that unit is fugly as hell.
Wish it could look less bulky and stuff.

Seriously, there was absolutely no problem with differentiating the firebat from the marine in SC2, pretty sure it's not that hard to make the marauder easily differentiable without making him wider than he is tall.

He's the only unit that is completely unproportional. Honestly, no other unit in the game is as unproportional and ugly as him (cept the lurker who's just plain ugly).

Thank you for this awesome post. I thought I was the only one thinking this. This is what happens when you let Samwise to much freedom, he start making crappy disproportional units like this one. The movement animation is also horrible. Even units in WC3 moved more fluently than him. The worst is that I don't think the model will change since I remember Rob Pardo saying that the marauder is his favorite unit.

[Norfindel]

Well it's a counter to Armored units, and they tend to have a lot of HP.

The main problem i see, is their attack speed vs attack power vs cost. Some of that should get a little lower. IMHO, they shoot too fast.

According to sc wiki, the Marauder deals 10 (+10 vs Armored) damage now. That's just like the Dragoon in BW, but the attack is faster, and it does slow down the units it damages less.

Oh, wait, the wiki also says that they lost the Stimpack capability. Either they added it again, or the build was very old.

Man, that Immortals look slowed to me! Wasn't that supposed to work on Bio units only??

[Nicol Bolas]

According to sc wiki, the Marauder deals 10 (+10 vs Armored) damage now. That's just like the Dragoon in BW, but the attack is faster, and it does slow down the units it damages less.

It can't attack air units.

[Norfindel]

It can't attack air units.

I know, i was talking about damage output. Sorry for the confusion.

[Pandonetho]

It also shoots in a volley of 2, changing the way it impacts armour.