New starcraft unit.

[JarrardKO]

Sorry about no screen shots. I couldn't find a way to get the pictures from their web page. Here's the info

Phoenix

Builds From: Stargate
Armament: Twin Ion Cannons
Role: Air Superiority Fighter

The phoenix is a swift and deadly spacecraft that is rapidly replacing the older scouts and corsairs in the role of fighter for the protoss. Phoenix patrols are a common sight on the outer rim of protoss territory, where they sweep deep space for alien threats. The twin ion blaster armament of a phoenix is highly suited to air-to-air combat and can also be used for strafing light ground targets.

Sophisticated and lethal as the phoenix may be, all too often a patrol squadron will find itself heavily outnumbered by zerg or terran enemies. To overcome this weakness, phoenix pilots have developed a dangerous counter-ploy. A phoenix pilot can unleash a short-lived storm of destruction by overloading its warp field through the ship's ion blasters.

Phoenix vs Warp Rays

The area-effect discharge is devastating and can destroy a large number of enemies at once, but it comes at a price: in the aftermath the phoenix is left temporarily powerless and crippled. Wary foes have learned to flee a phoenix overload and return moments later to destroy the helpless craft. In turn phoenix pilots have begun to use staggered discharges to catch their enemies in a web of destruction.

Phoenix vs Mutalisks

These desperate tactics are frowned upon by protoss commanders, but have become tacitly accepted as a necessity in the desperate times facing the protoss. Through extraordinary dedication and bravery, these daring pilots have done much to even the odds.

Check out the visuals @ http://starcraft2.com/features/protoss/

 

[Kimbo]

lawl.
http://starcraft-bunker.com/forum/index.php?topic=139.0

 

[Killer_Girl1]

Cool.

 

[Kimbo]

Stop reviving old topics and posting 1 word replies.

 

[JarrardKO]

Buuuuut it's sooooo coooooooool!!!11one.

/end pointless spam.

By the way, I LOVE the Tempest design. It looks sooooo bad ass.

 

[Dragon-Knight3]

Lookin' good, can't wait to see more.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Lol and what about the
Reaper~
Viking~
Twilight Archon~
Immortal~
Colossus~
Stalker~
Warp Ray~

Zergs havent been developed yet
Get the latest info on Starcraft II Developement
http://www.starcraft2.com/

 

[Ghost765]

wut i want to play with is the THOR. it looks like a robot dinosaur that has like 10 cannons and uncountable machine guns and crap. it will totally own those zerg asses

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

the thor is fugly.

 

[Massive_attack]

Dont hate the thor just because its fat ! it has a low self esteem already

 

[Tyranid]

Buuuuut it's sooooo coooooooool!!!11one.

/end pointless spam.

By the way, I LOVE the Tempest design. It looks sooooo bad ass.

Well too bad they scrapped the Tempest and are bringing back the Carrier.

But I guess it's good to know that all the scrapped units (Soul Hunter, Tempest) and also SC 1 units that ain't in normal SC 2 are going to be in the Map Editor for SC 2.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

Dont hate the thor just because its fat ! it has a low self esteem already

well maybe if it has a low enough self esteem it'll do us all a big favor and kill itself.

 

[Massive_attack]

They didnt scrap the tempest, and if they did i want the credible source who told you that and a link to where you heard it from

The tempest stays, why make a new unit when a perfectly good ones already done? your logic kind of fails.

Edit: im kind of like the thor, why do you and people like you hate it so much ? its a nice unit ! complements the terrans idea of "go big, go loud or go home" sort of thing they have going on with theyre vehicles at the momment (that was my opinion by the way, not a fact).

Since i dont want to start anything between us, can you tell me why you hate the thor so much ? with solid evidence ect to back it up (preety lame and redundant seeing as its me whos asking, and you who's awnsering).

 

[Tyranid]

They didnt scrap the tempest, and if they did i want the credible source who told you that and a link to where you heard it from

The tempest stays, why make a new unit when a perfectly good ones already done? your logic kind of fails.

Edit: im kind of like the thor, why do you and people like you hate it so much ? its a nice unit ! complements the terrans idea of "go big, go loud or go home" sort of thing they have going on with theyre vehicles at the momment (that was my opinion by the way, not a fact).

Since i dont want to start anything between us, can you tell me why you hate the thor so much ? with solid evidence ect to back it up (preety lame and redundant seeing as its me whos asking, and you who's awnsering).

http://www.sclegacy.com/editorials/sciiproto.php (search for a unit called "Carrier" and read)
http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Tempest

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

the thor is fugly.

Actually, it kicks ass. I don't see any reason why it would be "ugly".

 

[Massive_attack]

It reminds me of the Imperial Guard Baneblade (ready to unleash 11 barrels of the emperor's fury).

But hey, some people dont like it, and im cool with that, i just want to hear the other side of the story.

Edit: ah, this is good news (about the tempest) I personaly would indeed like the original carrier more and im happy someone finaly brings the proof to bear. Thanks dude.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

Actually, it kicks ass. I don't see any reason why it would be "ugly".

The reason it's fugly is rather simple. Too many guns, too big, it's just plain overkill. I want to play terrans for the infantry, the tanks, and the planes, and if i wanted a terran juggernaut, i would have asked "zomg kan i haf teh batlcruser plox?" not "zomg kan i haf teh tor plox?"

 

[Mechanical Man]

It reminds me of the Imperial Guard Baneblade (ready to unleash 11 barrels of the emperor's fury).
Thanks dude.

Baneblade is an awesome mammoth tank, not a mech from transformers. You cannot compare these two things.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

The reason it's fugly is rather simple. Too many guns, too big, it's just plain overkill. I want to play terrans for the infantry, the tanks, and the planes, and if i wanted a terran juggernaut, i would have asked "zomg kan i haf teh batlcruser plox?" not "zomg kan i haf teh tor plox?"

That doesn't make it ugly. Just ridiculous overkill that doesn't fit with the rest of the terrans.

Personnally I think it fits nice, after seeing the terran gameplay video. Besides, you can't call such a thing "ugly", giant robots will always be cool, and still, that is one heck of a model.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

That doesn't make it ugly. Just ridiculous overkill that doesn't fit with the rest of the terrans.

Yes it does. The fugliness sticks like brown on shit.

Personnally I think it fits nice, after seeing the terran gameplay video. Besides, you can't call such a thing "ugly", giant robots will always be cool, and still, that is one heck of a model.

One heck of a fugly model.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

The Thor is teh best thing that ever happened to the Terrans. Except for the Marines... ghosts... nukes... siege tanks.... and that jazz. Heres what will happen. When SC2 comes out, I will nub you with the "fugly" Thors so you can learn to repsect them.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

MySpaceBarBroke needs to play some Mechwarrior.

And frankly, I can't see such a thing ruining a game. To me it only makes it better.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

The Thor is teh best thing that ever happened to the Terrans. Except for the Marines... ghosts... nukes... siege tanks.... and that jazz. Heres what will happen. When SC2 comes out, I will nub you with the "fugly" Thors so you can learn to repsect them.

"Nubbing" me with the Thors will only reinforce the fact that they're overkill.

MySpaceBarBroke needs to play some Mechwarrior.

I've seen a goliath before. I know what a mech is, kthx.

And frankly, I can't see such a thing ruining a game. To me it only makes it better.

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Nachos are cool, and computers are cool, but if I smother my computer with chips, there's only a 50% chance that it will get cooler. Two good things don't always get fantasticamable results.

 

[Mechanical Man]

This is starcraft, not mechwarrior.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Somehow, I wish they'd hurry up and update the terran units.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Terrans have only 4 units
Ghost,Viking,Reaper,Marine
Blizzard has lost his once efficiency

 

[Massive_attack]

Hermit, your an idiot, read "The terrans have landed" thread, they have MUCH
more than that done.

EX:
Battlecruiser
Dropship
Siege tank
Thor
Medic
and so on...

Edit: saw the medic in a screen-shot recently looked beautiful seeing them again.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Ok *dio* ive readed your damn thread
Very cool

 

[Mechanical Man]

Medic?! I like these news, at least the infantry won't be useless like in original starcraft (without brood war).

 

[Massive_attack]

Yup Yup its right here :

(its around the top right, look for a marine in white armour, carries no gun therefore is a medic)

http://www.starcraft2.com/screenshot.xml?26

Mechanical man... why am i always noticing things like that more than you lol.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Sweet. Hopefully the medics will be a little better in Sc2 than in the first one. Or was it just me that usef them the wrong way?

 

[Massive_attack]

2 medics per marine squad made all the difference early game. Plus, they are effective against disabling abilities.

 

[KaboomMaster]

ZOMG THOSE RINES HAD BAYONETS MELEE FTW sry i was in shock

but they have showed one new zerg unit in PC Gamer issue 164 (which i bought for the SC coverage)

Nydus Worm!!!!!!

 

[Mechanical Man]

Yup Yup its right here :
Mechanical man... why am i always noticing things like that more than you lol.

Because I was wondering why those tanks are different that standard arclite tanks.

 

[Massive_attack]

its either an upgrade or a new model.

Im happy with either, the toy tanks looked gay.

 

[Tyranid]

its either an upgrade or a new model.

Im happy with either, the toy tanks looked gay.

Yeah it's the new model. People whined too much about the old Siege Tank on the Battle.net forums so Blizz remade it.

 

[Mechanical Man]

What a pity. I already hoped for two types of tanks.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Neah im kinda a protoss lover,down with the terrans
Long Live Twilight Archon

 

[Ghost765]

they should realy make the nukes a hell alot stronger. they only do 500 dmge!! well anyways carrier rush hopefuly will be stopped and thor rushes will begin!!

 

[Jacek]

they should realy make the nukes a hell alot stronger. they only do 500 dmge!! well anyways carrier rush hopefuly will be stopped and thor rushes will begin!!

They won't be stronger, because they deal 500 dmg in SC1. And Blizzard can't afford more problems with fans (OMG RESOURCE SHARING, OMG AUTOCAST REPAIR, OMG MAP REVEAL IF U LOSE MAIN)

 

[Mecheon]

they should realy make the nukes a hell alot stronger. they only do 500 dmge!! well anyways carrier rush hopefuly will be stopped and thor rushes will begin!!

Nukes do 500 damage or half HP damage, which ever is larger. Considering that that limit comes at 1000 hp, I'll go ahead and say that's pretty damn powerful, considering that if something has 2000 HP, it'll take off 1000 HP in a single hit

Also, you cannot rush Carriers or Thors. You can rush Marines, Zerglings, Zealots or, hell, SCVs, but you cannot rush high tier things. You can only mass them

You can mass them all you like, but I'm just going to bombard them with Guardians, if they're still in. Thors are weak against air, and Guardians are pretty much the best ground-attacking air unit in the game, doing about 20 damage a hit. Otherwise, I'll just drop lurkers on your worker line and watch as your Thors sloooooooowly try to get back to your base before it's torn to shreds by my favorite unit. Oh, and your other bases will have mutalisks attacking your worker lines

That doesn't work? Then nuts to that, ZERGLING RUSH KEKEKEKEKE

Sides, mass Carriers are lolz if you just chuck down a Plague and Dark Swarm

 

[LordDz]

Are infested Terrans coming back? They also had 500 dmg.

 

[PurplePoot]

Doubt it (at least in their old state), since banelings took over that role.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

Infested Terrans SHOULD be coming back, i suppose with new features. In starcraft ghost, they could use an infested gauss rifle as well as a nice set of claws, i believe.

 

[LordDz]

Well, sure those Lings will replace him with the explose thing.

Or.. You capture a Command Center with Zerg, and then you can train Marines with headcrab likey things on them

 

[Massive_attack]

i thought infested terrans had 300 dmg ?

 

[PurplePoot]

Nah, 500. They also had nice move speed, crap (60 or so) life, burrow, and a decent splash (that, however, damaged allies too)

For 100 minerals and 50 gas, plus the trouble of infesting a command center, they were decent.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

Nah, 500. They also had nice move speed, crap (60 or so) life, burrow, and a decent splash (that, however, damaged allies too)

For 100 minerals and 50 gas, plus the trouble of infesting a command center, they were decent.

Sounds like a nice guerilla.

 

[Massive_attack]

More like a suicide bomber

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

More like a suicide bomber

No, really? I never would have noticed.