Eldron on 7/8/2011 at 07:03
Quote Posted by Koki
Can someone CONFIRM/DENY whether you can play online with the Starter Edition or not?
I would never pay money for SC2, but I was always curious just how far could I go on the ladder.
I think it might be possible, but it has some limitations.
edit: I think it's custom games with friends only.
Ulukai on 25/10/2011 at 19:32
Zerg Tongue Thing which grabs Protoss off a cliff: Coooool
Kuuso on 26/10/2011 at 10:09
Seeing as all the things are still subject to change or to be removed altogether, it's hard to say how it's going to be. As it's looking now, it seems that they thought terran is fairly balanced and just made it a bit more versatile (not like they were the most versatile to begin with) and a bit more mobile. They want to shift focus to mech I guess. Defending will be easier against both air and ground now.
This leads to the zerg improvements which are the best I'd say. Viper's cloud ability makes 200/200 army clashes way more even against other races. Ultralisk's burrow charge hopefully makes the unit useful at last. The Swarm host is a neat idea, but it could be really crap or op. Needs to be balanced carefully. I would have liked lurkers instead of it. Above all this, hydralisk speed upgrade! The bane of zerg's army from Brood War might actually see some use now! Also, burrowed baneling movement, herp derp.
Protoss seems to get the short end of the stick. Bit annoyed they couldn't balance carriers, because they're so iconic. No gateway unit changes, which is a bit wierd, since they're quite unflexible aside from blink stalkers maybe. The oracle seems a bit gimmicky and could end up being annoying. The best change for protoss is probably recall being placed on Nexus, which basically means free counterattacks.
Koki on 26/10/2011 at 11:40
You're talking about balance, I talk about aesthetics.
Giant tongue pulling units. Suuuuuure.
DDL on 26/10/2011 at 11:48
Pfff..it's a game where clearly technologically advanced races inexplicably choose to duke it out essentially mano-a-mano on the ground rather than just nuking everything everywhere all the time, and you're complaining about tongue monsters?
Koki on 26/10/2011 at 12:26
Yes.
Kuuso on 26/10/2011 at 19:19
That's such a bizarre detail to hang on to. Then again, you're Koki. What I would be worried about is the SP. Sure, the semi-rpg elements seem ok, if a bit too WC3, but the story will probably seriously start to stall now. Yes, even more than in SC2.
Nameless Voice on 26/10/2011 at 19:30
Colossi are so OP no one builds carriers any more. Let's remove carriers!
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:tsktsk:
Mothership is too much like a hero unit, plus no one builds them anyway because they move so slow and have so little survivability! We don't want hero units, so lets remove carriers and only allow Terrans to build one Thor!
