New Battlecruisers Mega-Weapons

Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

The problem:

In sc 1, the BC are underused in competition because of its lack of speed (unlike the carrier), the enemy can trap BC easly because they can't escape fast enought.


The concepte:

Terran scientifics have finaly mastered the hyperspace's physic after years of reasearch, since then Terran have developped new technologies like the ow orbite hyperspace jump. the construction of Deep Space Rally was the just the beganing of a huge scientific revolution...


In game effect:

At the cost of 150 energies the battlecruiser can jump to a tageted area of the battlefield. The BC will take a 3 sec charging in which they are freezed and cannot attack before instantly jumping to destination.


Goal:

Compensate the lack of mobility of the battlecruiser



any comments :thumbup:

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

pretty OP, id say, i say you must first build a beacon of 25 minerals before you do this

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

may be the Normad can rop a beacon for 150 energies ?

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

Add a range limit, and it's not OP.

However, can you say 'Blink?'

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

Blink = protosse mysterious teleportation

Jump= short range low orbite hyperjump = terran


and if every player hear a alert when the battlecruiser are jumping like : Atmospheric Gravity Distortion Detected ;D

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

How about you make it like Homeworl hyperspace jumps where each ship costs money to go a certain distance (longer distances cost more) and the transport takes a few seconds. Also add the need to have vision in the area jumped to.

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

I liked this idea, back when it was called "Battlestar Galactica."

[url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRGyowv28o]Watch on Youtube[/url]

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

Best manuver ever.

Pity they blew up the Pegasus. I can't believe they would blow up the good ship to save the piece of shit ship.



Back on topic: WHa does that have to do with the BC jumping?

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

it is a jump in low orbit, and it is a space ship lol

I like the idea of putting a beacon before the BC can be called

like a ability of deep space rally: it can send BC to the homeworld, then there is big a cool down( depend the number of BC) as the BC get repair and supplies, then you can call them back from any deep space rally.

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

The BC is already in the atmosphere though and doesn't launch fighters

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbite jump ability

eh... add a air units transport capabilities? and unite get slow hp recover rate when there are in the hanger

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

why not some sort of afterburners?

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

nydus canal = zerg

hyperspace jump = terran?

maybe

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

ya know, i like the speed of the battlecruiser.

it means you have to be strategic on the placement, and also be strategic in how you use scvs aswell as air and groud support.

if you can just make a jump... with something that powerfull i donknow...

i can see it 'possibly' taking away from some of the stragies and tactics that are currently being used.

i really like the idea of this beacon business,.. but its something id see put in place for the old wraith if it didnt already have cloak, or somthing like that. The predator maybe, seeing its already largly a support fighter or somthin bein able to target incoming missles or whatever it was, could make it a rather quick response support fighter / hit and run fighter

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

As most of you already know, the "real" battle cruiser is much bigger than the one in the game. According to StarCraft wikia, the battle cruiser can carry two squadrons (24 total) of wraith fighters, dropships, 1000 infantry units, and lots of heavy equipment, including goliaths, and propably siege tanks. I would love to command a fleet of realistically sized battle cruisers, but not in starcraft 2. However, it would be cool, if blizzard could make a "realistic" starcraft. It would propably look more like total war, than starcraft, but still be so different... *starts dreaming*

*wakes up from dreaming* But this has gone far too off topic. I think the blink ability might fit a hero class battlecruiser, something like the cerberus firebats and goliaths.

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

i think the battlecruiser is a lot stronger now. its new normal attack, yamato, and plasma torpedo = gg.

anyway i still like the idea. any new idea that will make sc2 more different from sc1 is OK with me. ^^

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

I think the BC is good as it is myself. It isn't really all that slow. Any faster and it would be crazy.

@ Tavisman: Maybe you should check out this suggestion for a Starcraft MMORTS

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

I mean why Terran always have slow units, i.e.: slowest droppship, slowest capitalship(cost the biggest and don't even got the biggest armor)

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

jump? maybe use some special thing where the back of the battlecruiser ignites and goes hella quickly

 

Re: Battlecruiser Low orbit jump (Blink) ability

An afterburner sounds more Terran anyway. An inelegent and potentially dangerous activity but very effective. Leave the teleporters to the 'toss