New Swedish Scan for SC2 (Lots of interesting stuff)

And do launchers, and 89 hit air combos, then unleash the hidden mega ultra super move that flashes you blind.

But on a more serious note, no, I certainly hope not.  I hate the new look of the DT enough as it is.

 

hyper combo finsh

oh and is it just me or are the senser drones kinda whack.

 

Well the Sensor Dome will either have a very small radius with which it can reveal units on the minimap, or it is very expensive and Tier 3. I think once a Terran base gets these things set up, it'll be very hard to attack, but regardless, I think the point is to take the enemy out before they get the chance to make them. DT is beyond awful right not... I can't even see where its face is supposed to be. I'm alright with the High Templar, although I don't really like the crown thing he's got going on... I just pretty much all the units get a step up in detail, because right now the Thor looks like it belongs to a completely different game- it's got such better textures.

 

Protoss will still have little problem taking chokepoints even with these awesome new terran additions imo. Obviously the Thor's attack is going to be blocked by the Immortal's shield and Stalkers will be able to blink behind terran lines and takes out sensor domes, siege tanks etc. Not to mention Colossi(sp?) which will be able to take high ground, mow down infantry, bunkers, missilie turrets, and they will take a lot of firepower to take down. The Tempest's strong ground shield will also make it perfect to attack such positions. And then there's also warp rays....

I'm the most excited about the Viking though, it seems like the perfect new unit for terrans, it fits their playstyle perfectly. I'm thinking it will probably replace vultures, and may need an upgrade in order to transform into air. Also, since they are so versatile they will be weak. So I see them sort of playing like reapers, dashing in and out of combat and shifting the tide of battles with their mobility. I like this because now terrans aren't so dependant on super fortified fixed positions and can be more offensive.

 

Are you so naive as to think that blizzard does not know that every magazine that has any news about something like StarCraft 2 will be leaked onto the internet right after it is published? Of course they didn't authorize people to leak it onto the internet, they don't have to. The 'system' happens to involve it being leaked anyways and giving the information to a really big magazine is a lot more costly than giving it to some smaller magazine.

 

Every race will undoubtedly have options open to them for breaking through fortified chokes. But I would say that info is a little scarce on T and Z for anyone to throw around details of a battle right now. For everything that you could think of doing against a Terran choke, it's likely there will be just as many ways to counter them. It's all too early.

I also believe that the viking fighter's air form will be a researched upgrade, but I believe it will directly replace the goliath, not the vulture. I think the viking fighter will be built out of factories and have the air form upgrade as the charon boosters and valkyrie equivalent/replacement.

Although having an air form would provide great mobility, terrain crossing, and maneuverability, it is doubtful that it will be enough to match that of vultures or wraiths due to need to transform and commit to an attack. I think the vulture is more aptly replaced by the reaper, or it is actually reincarnated as the hovercraft that we saw in the screenshot.

I also agree that while keeping all the defensive prowess with even some improvements, the Terran definitely has more offensive potential and options this time around.

And welcome to the forums Exvasion.

 

Going with the Norse theme... Fenris is already taken by the Fenris Brood.
Mjolnir will probably have something to do with the Thor being as that is Thor's hammer

actually there were many zerg names taken from norse mythology for the broods such as jormungandr, garm, surtur, and the hero overlord yggdrasil. However, most names sound too foreign to be used for the Viking other than possibly Loki. Also, Leviathan was a brood too. And Valkyries are from norse mythology. There are of course many other mythologies to pull from.

 

i just suggested leviathan as a new name for the viking lol.

 

just call it optumus prime ez to remember

whats up with that scanner unit? does that let you see all the units everywhere? who needs black sheep wall

 

Good insight on the mythology, paragon. I did not remember all of that. owerup:

 

no no its one on one match. so archon vs science. how can the science vessel fight back except for emp.

anyone here also believe that the archon is the most powerful unit in sc1? i tried it.
even though it has low hp, it still has huge amount of shield and deals the most damage thats why it can kill anything 1on1(carrier, bc, ultralisk, siege tank one on one).

and what is imo?

 

and in the archons favor, if u have a shield battery near by, instant heal!

 

wow. The new DT just shoked me. What's up with all that armor and the scythe? DTs are supposed to be the stealthy assassin types, not some medieval knight/footman/rapist. A unit carrying that much in armor would be easy to detect without advanced sensors realistically. Bring back the stealthy DTs!

 

I've just noticed. The DT looks like an Elite wearing a Grunt's mask...

 

don't think so it could either act as a scanner (fog of war gone of a brief time) or its something like a building with a parasite kinda effect. (E.g it could focus on a unit that came out of fog of war and continue to do so even when it goes back into fog of war) My theory

 

Ill give my own personal review and opinion of the new swedish scans.

Twilight Archon: i like that they are keeping the archon around, it looks more massive and deadly, it should trully imbue fear into its foes, its better i think then the simple archon of SC1 and i hope it might have an ability or two if it is replacing th dark archon as well. the dark archon was useful with its mealstrom and mind control but i dont think mind control will fit much into SC2, i do however give a + to the Twilight Archon.

High Templar: the new look isnt so bad, it looks much more magelike now, seperating itself from its warrior templar brethren. from what weve heard it will still have psionic storm which im glad to hear and possibly a force field like ability? i hope it wont be floating around too much as i dont think HT has the luxory to be using their psionic powers for self levitaion. it gets a + too.

Dark Templar: look who stole the Elite from halo?! i dont think the DT looks like it should, its been replaced as a bulky warrior and i dont agree that psionic stalves fit into the protosses weaponry, it looks too armed, but it could be the influence of the khala templar warriors, so the DTs can survive longer in battle, i do hope however they work on the DT. for now i give it a 0,5 - till we see something better.

Ill post my personal review of the Terran units and structures soon.

 

yep they MUST change the DARK TEMPLARS!!!!!!!!

 

i agree its got to be stealthy like a ninja

ninjas dont wear tons of armor

 

While I am against the WarCraftization of StarCraft, the Warden is an assassin: http://www.blizzard.com/war3x/units/warden.shtml

Also, they can feel free to leave the model in the game but not as the Dark Templar and leave a real dark templar. Cause a covenant elite model would be useful.

 

Twilight Archon is incredible, check it out on Blizzard's site... oh my lorrrr-ed... looks like it got a solid graphical tweak and now looks amazing. I can't wait to use that thing in the game! The Dark Templar look has got to go. I mean really, just give us a 3D version of the old model, that was one of the coolest looking units in the game! I loved its glowing red eyes. Terran's toys look very intriguing, I can't even imagine what their stats are going to be like. Keep it up Blizzard!