SC2 units rank up ?

i saw recently, in This:
http://www.starcraft2.com/screenshot.xml?27
That some units had "ranks" similiar to cnc-Generals,

What does this mean ? LEVELING UP HEROES ! Yup, if units can level up we can have wc3-style hero abilities w00tage !

This should end the "sc2hero" discussion, everything we need to make them is here, and when the game gets released we will have many avenues to explore (hero unit-wise)

ugh... this is as much "leveling up" as red alert 2's units. from what it looks like, it seems like it's just reaching veteran rank. it'd be great for leveling up if you'd like to have a "hero" gaining one or two levels. i'll fucking kill them if they introduce, as you say, wc3 style heroes. if they make the amount of veteran status leveling up an adjustable thing, dota fans have more to beat off of. perhaps let in a trigger that allows you to make abilities every time you "level up". this does not end the heroes in sc2 discussion because, from what it looks like, it's no different from the stuff you see in cnc games. one or two rank ups, and nothing more. all in all, this doesn't really prove anything more than a possibility in custom maps.

I really hope Blizzard blows us all away with an exact copy of the Wc3 hero system.

Hmm, I did not notice this gallery. Anyway I have impression that there are two types of tanks by Terrans o_O, are one upgrade of other?
Btw, I expect something more by Blizzard than plastic fantastic toys. :/

nothing is final, so the discussion isnt ended until it is announced for a beta version. as for ranking up, id rather they not if it gives bonuses cause then itd turn into a game of having your rank 2 unit getting the final blow on a unit to get it to rank 3 and such.

Things even often change from beta versions to the real game, Wc3 is an excellent example of that.

and wow

if i heard correctly, you could play as Pandaren in the wow-beta

I hope they do introduce ranking, it will make people more fond of leting their units live and not suiciding (retreating from rushes instead of letting units die). I also hope they have hero systems in SC2 but not in melee since that would kind of ruin it.

in most, as you say, CnC-type games veteran units usualy die almost as easily as normal ones anyway, im just saying WITH TRIGGERS this could GREATLY help role playing games for StarCraft 2. Fuck dota, if it does come to SC2 (and it will) i say let it, the dota douchebags can all play theyre little games while others like myself will be playing hero survivals, balanced AoS's Zombie games and so on, really its not like we dont have a choice in the map selection, if dota floods the server well i wont give a damn, just gives more empty space between the titles i DO care about.

All in all, this is a very very good thing in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Massive_attack

in most, as you say, CnC-type games veteran units usualy die almost as easily as normal ones anyway, im just saying WITH TRIGGERS this could GREATLY help role playing games for StarCraft 2. Fuck dota, if it does come to SC2 (and it will) i say let it, the dota douchebags can all play theyre little games while others like myself will be playing hero survivals, balanced AoS's Zombie games and so on, really its not like we dont have a choice in the map selection, if dota floods the server well i wont give a damn, just gives more empty space between the titles i DO care about.

All in all, this is a very very good thing in my opinion.

Let's just pray they have a damn good filter, or a Google styled game search! I could see the top search now... "-dota"

But if the ranking is a variable, does that mean when you get to level 10, you get 10 of those bars?

Dota will probably just become an independent game sometime instead of keeping on being just a map. Perhaps not a sponsored game, but a game none the less I think. I don't think they want to build up another hype from scratch by going to Sc2, but you never know.

Anyways, enough Dota talk, any further Dota discussion in this thread will get deleted.

CnC veterancy for units would be kinda cool. I always thought that was a nice little touch.

Erwt said that Tiki (who was at blizzcon, seemingly) said that teh Blizz has confirmed there would be a hero system, though it won't be for the melee games.

Proof, anyone ?

Edit: stupid post, soory, yeah aparently that is true... :(

SWEET. Finally Blizzard is doing things just to make modding the game better!