Does Spawn Infested Terrans break your suspension of disbelief?

[ArcherofAiur]

I still like my idea for the Nulifier to spawn 5 Panda Bear Guys. It doesnt matter that you arnt fighting on a winter planet because they are transported from Zeratul's recent safari trips.

[Nicol Bolas]

I still like my idea for the Nulifier to spawn 5 Panda Bear Guys. It doesnt matter that you arnt fighting on a winter planet because they are transported from Zeratul's recent safari trips.

What you've described, warping units from another location, is how the lore explains where Protoss units come from! Your point here is 100% consistent with established StarCraft lore.

Except for Zeratul going on safari, but really, if the Protoss are warriors, who are they fighting? A safari isn't entirely unreasonable for a warrior race that doesn't have very much to fight. Especially as a rite-of-passage.

Sarcasm doesn't work if its true.

[ArcherofAiur]

What you've described, warping units from another location, is how the lore explains where Protoss units come from! Your point here is 100% consistent with established StarCraft lore.

Except for Zeratul going on safari, but really, if the Protoss are warriors, who are they fighting? A safari isn't entirely unreasonable for a warrior race that doesn't have very much to fight. Especially as a rite-of-passage.

Sarcasm doesn't work if its true.

This kinda drives home my point that you can come up with an explaination for why something is on the planet but that doesnt mean its not ridiculous.

[Draco97]

I voted no, mainly because I justify it to myself by:

1)Perhaps it is harder to infest a marine/whoever in the middle of battle because they are fueled by adrenaline and it makes them that much harder to corrupt.

2)I can easily see the Zerg surprise attacking a small Terran outpost and capturing marines, allowing the infestation process to be that much easier, and store them somewhere in the Swarm to be used in battle later.

Gameplay wise, I think a line of infested terrans dragging themselves up to attack a base and get mowed down would be funny to watch

[Lupino]

She wasn't infested. Protoss can't be infested, the Khala prevents it from happening, but she was somehow manipulated by Kerrigan.

Wrong, she was, go read Dark Templar: Twilight. She was able to retain a part of herself, but only barely. The idea that the Khala provides some strange unlimited immunity is illogical and erroneous, its only evidence spoken by a schmuck in the heat of the moment when it became clear that he was wrong.

Useable material that doesn't require minerals or gas. Same reason the player would chose to use Spawn Infested Marines over Hydralisks.

It is a waste of space and energy lugging around dead bodies through space, only to animate them briefly as pointless cannon fodder, when for the same mass you could be transporting something useful like a Hydra or Roach. Some of the illogical choices that the races make in SC can't be helped due to outside factors, but this one is just plain stupid, just like the Shuriken. It doesn't even have a decent excuse like "Protoss Zealots have a hard-on for being 'honorable warriors' which is why they charge into battle only carrying knives," it's just "The Zerg are idoits, case closed."

[Pandonetho]

Wrong, she was, go read Dark Templar: Twilight. She was able to retain a part of herself, but only barely. The idea that the Khala provides some strange unlimited immunity is illogical and erroneous, its only evidence spoken by a schmuck in the heat of the moment when it became clear that he was wrong.

Well according to the word of god, the Khala DOES prevent them from being infested.
If you've read Frontline Volume 2, there's one story that shows the Protoss experimenting with creep, and the experiment goes awry. These Protoss go insane, but I don't think they were infested. Something similar could have happened to the Matriarch except manipulatively.

It is a waste of space and energy lugging around dead bodies through space, only to animate them briefly as pointless cannon fodder, when for the same mass you could be transporting something useful like a Hydra or Roach. Some of the illogical choices that the races make in SC can't be helped due to outside factors, but this one is just plain stupid, just like the Shuriken. It doesn't even have a decent excuse like "Protoss Zealots have a hard-on for being 'honorable warriors' which is why they charge into battle only carrying knives," it's just "The Zerg are idoits, case closed."

The Zerg seem to have no problems with spending a little extra energy for what I assume would be good in the psychological aspect against the Terrans. After all, it's not like the Zerg themselves spend a great deal of time traveling in space, they just use wormholes.

[vIsitor]

There are certain breaks from reality which are acceptable for the sake of gameplay; without them, the game would be unplayable. The thing with the Infested Terrans, however, is only in the game as a contrived excuse to keep the units in multiplayer (contrary to all conventional reason). Therefore, it comes under closer scrutiny; straining the willing suspension of disbelief if not dispelling it entirely.

Also, most people can buy that there are hundreds of Marines in a Command Center, even if they're not actually trained there. Keeping hundreds of infested marines, armor and all, in a unit's gut...is a little harder to swallow.

[Pandonetho]

There are certain breaks from reality which are acceptable for the sake of gameplay; without them, the game would be unplayable. The thing with the Infested Terrans, however, is only in the game as a contrived excuse to keep the units in multiplayer (contrary to all conventional reason). Therefore, it comes under closer scrutiny; straining the willing suspension of disbelief if not dispelling it entirely.

I think it's not the problem with the unit itself, but rather, how the unit is brought INTO the game that people have a problem with.

[mr. peasant]

Well according to the word of god, the Khala DOES prevent them from being infested.

Don't see how this helps the Matriarch, seeing how as she is a Dark Templar and therefore rejects the Khala.

[Pandonetho]

Don't see how this helps the Matriarch, seeing how as she is a Dark Templar and therefore rejects the Khala.

Oh crap, I completely forgot about that.
Well someone else who knows more about the Dark Templar can take it from here lol.