Poll: Which race will you play as your main in SC2?

its so predictable that most people voted for protoss when protoss has the most info out about them and least people chose zerg when zerg has almost no info out on them. I chose zerg because they were so cool in the first sc. I hope they wont get raped by the new tech of toss and terran.

 

It won't be very hard for Blizzard to balance the races; I know they have confirmed all of the units and abilities, because how else would they balance the races? All units may not have been released to the public just yet, but I know Blizzard has all of them made. They could have some type of formula to help balance the races a little better, with stats of units, the cost of units, the time it takes to make the units, and so on. That is just a good guess.

 

Now that BlizzConn is over, I can tell you I'm much more impressed with the Protoss then the Terrans. Yes, the Terrans are also very cool too, but I just find the art of the Protoss a lot more appealing.

Blizzard really wants to convince me to play the Protoss this time around by bringing back the Carriers. The introduction to the Stasis Orb is not to shabby too because I think it will bring it a lot of new startegies based on that unit. It would kind of be like the ultimate support unit in that you always bring in like 2-3 with your units into battle. From the videos, Zealot charging looks even faster and deadlier. I can't wait to get my hands on the Zealots.

Only thing that is turning me down is the Mothership. Blizzard should simply bring back the old mechanic of the Mothership in that they are a super unit and limit to 1 per game. Otherwise, their role in battle is going to overlap the Carriers. Both seems like the current Protoss Captial ship but to be honest, we don't even know which one will be the bigger one if Blizzard intends to keep the current mothership. Here is hoping that Blizzard was rushing out this Mothership idea to the public so that they could see the fans reaction to it. Since most of it is pretty negative, they will probably change it back.

As for the Zergs, I'm very disappointed of the no show at BlizzCon because I seriously thought that the Terran demo will be more of a Terran vs Zerg (Like the Protoss demo back in May which was Protoss vs Terran) without showing too much Zerg.

But as of now, I'm really digging the Protoss in SC2 :good:

 

I'm honestly still torn between either Protoss or Terran. I just don't know which one to mainly be. The pros and cons seem to be equal on both sides in terms of how I like them. The only real thing turning me off to the Protoss is the design of the stalkers and immortals, everything else looks fantastic.

 

I'm gonna play zerg. Can't wait

 

Lol I cant believe that Terrans havent taken the lead after these recent updates.

 

I played and stayed with Protoss ever since I started...but now I am older, and I will have to see what race fits my personality best this time around...I'm undecided

 

I am honestly still undecided! I think it is funny that 3 people voted "Im a panzey ass..." Hahahaha ;D

 

Man I sure do love the Zerg. They have been my favorite since day one. Sadly I voted Terran since im really liking everything Ive seen from them so far. The Vikings are great and I cant wait to try out the Reapers. Im sure once they start rolling out Zerg stuff im gonna be drooling over it but I think once it releases im going to be rocking and rolling with my marines and ghosts more than the Zerg this time around.

I really hope they dont have a 1 per army unit like the mothership. That strikes me as way to close to Heros and I felt that really hurt WC3. I just want my units to take on yours and not have to worry about one uber unit that could ruin me. I really with they would take the Mothership out.

 

I'm definitely with Ych9.... I was pretty upset that we didn't see ANYTHING Zerg from Blizzcon.....

I was really hoping that they would finally reveal just a tidbit of a new unit for Zerg, and I'm still convinced that Blizzard is pretty undecided on what they're going to do with them. They probably have no idea how to make them different from the other races because of all these novel ideas and the changes in terrain.

Because of the new layout of maps with these deep ravines, I figure Blizzard is either going to send them underground, via tunnels, or will send them to the air like they did the other three races. I'm just hoping they stick with the Zerg "theme" of assimilation. Their entire purpose is to take over beings and evolve them into something useful.

They assimilated the Overlords for transport, and then evolved them into a control unit. They evolved the Hydralisk, which them mutated into Lurkers, etc....

I'm stickin' by my guns with Zerg, because they I think they will show themselves as distinctively different from Terran and Protoss which have always been pretty similar because of the Humans' attempts to replicate the Protoss, even if in a different way.

 

It seems that the Protoss have always acted "humorous". Do you get what I'm saying? In the briefings, Tassadar, Aldaris, and Tarsonis seem pretty serious, but the other units in-game seem like they are happy. Of course, zealots say "I love combat."

 

Ych9, very interesting, because I feel completely opposite from you my man.

The Terran badass-o-meter is shooting up to the roof for me, while the BlizzCon showing of Protoss felt like Blizzard is taking Toss a step closer to SC1: Rehash Land. Protoss overall has been a huge disappointment at BlizzCon, not just the MS either. The change of developmental direction is a let down. But some of it was kinda expected, I knew that Protoss especially was gonna get spanked with the nerf stick a few times even before beta.

Terran on the other hand, just look so good right now. They are as strong as ever with even more firepower, tactical options, and just plain neat tricks. The current Terran has gained versatility and flexibility that they never had, and also very importantly, doesn't appear to be too OP, just the way I like it. Depending on how the actual Terran gameflow turns out to be, I might seriously have to consider giving Terran a share of my play time.

Now where is Zerg. Hell, it's about damn time...

You have a very strange logic. Nothing is established, until given proof, that is how everything works. You somehow think it is the other way around, guilty until proven innocent, that's not how it works. You are making the assumption that Blizzard devs are favoring something despite that it is the exact opposite of what would be in their best interest in every way. Then, you take another jump with a second assumption that it is Protoss. And you're here asking me what I am basing my assumption that Blizzard doesn't favor Protoss on? Nothing, I'm not assuming, you are the one with the assumptions. Not assuming anything in this case would be leaving things at default, which is there is no favoritism from Blizz.

And you point out that having it been 10 years, most of the dev team would be completely different members, YET all these different people would somehow still magically come together and favor Protoss. Amazing logic, truly astounding. And you think they can somehow do that, but you don't embrace the notion of them learning from past development efforts within the same company, within the same franchise. This 10 year old game is the game that they have to look to, to compare current development with, and to use to gauge themselves every step of the way. It's the game that they themselves as well as the entire SC1 fanbase will judge them on. So yeah, I personally think that they would actually learn from the past.

This doesn't have to be a discussion of logic if it isn't an issue, but it is. When two or more people participate in a discussion or debate and exchange opinions, you may think it is a casual affair and information is exchanged at radom. However, whether you realize or not, there must be and always are established systems of rules that govern the validity of the information presented, and that is logic. This usually goes without saying, as most people have a fair understanding of logic even if they don't consciously realize it, it is part of "common sense" and the ability to reason.

When a claim is made, even if it's only an opinion, unless it pertains to something entirely and specifically personal, proof and reason is expected. "I like to wear red boxers" can go without proof because it pertains to myself, but "I think Jim likes to wear red boxers" is not the same. Somethings are so trivial or commonly known and accepted that additional providing additional proof is unnecessary, such as "I believe that cows are herbavores." Whether you acknowledge it or not, everyone who actively partakes in any discussion on these forums are are already exercising logic, including yourself. "It's just my opinion" is usually not a reason, a great many ideas here are just personal opinions. If you go around on stating it as reason to support your opinions on forums, no one will take you seriously, nor would it be very meaningful in the first place.

This all bring it back to why I criticised you logic. You repeatedly exercise flawed logic and some of your reasoning defy common sense. Yet, your posts are well constructed with the proper use of grammar and seem intelligent. It is quite interesting, usually those don't go together. Nontheless, your poor logic fails to validate the basis of your opinion on a forum where exchange of information, opinion, and ideas is the primary function. Evidently, others feel the same way.

 

according to an interview with Chris Sighay (i hate his last name, cant spell it lol), zerg will certainly be released sometime this year! we still have to wait, but a bit of assurance is always nice.

the difference between protoss and terran right now is the whole terran race is innovative, from marines, to how reapers are built, to customizing battlecruisers, whereas the protoss are just SC1 with a few new gimmicks.

 

I guess we have different tastes Remy.
But I think you know me well enough that I am still very unstable about which races I will want to play first. I might like the Protoss now, but maybe 2 days later, I might find something interesting about the Terrans and betray my Protoss brothers. . 1 week later, I might betray both of them and become the Zergs. ;D

But one thing for sure right now is that I haven't sticked to a race (in this case the Protoss) for soo long. It has been like almost 1 week I believe. The maximum time I sticked to 1 race in the past was around 3-4 days. So I am pretty confident that I am going to play the Protoss as my main race.

I was finally able to understand how Warp-ins function. I think this mechanic beats out all the other new Terran mechanics in terms of coolness to me. In the past, I thought you have to upgrade each Gateways manually into Warp-gates. But after learning you just need to get the upgrade from the cybernatics core and you can turn all your Gateways into Warp-gates, I was sold. If you want to warp in units, you turn on your warp-gates. But if you want to mass build units, you set it as the Gateways because Warp-Gates can't mass build units. Once your unit has been warped, you have to select another unit you want to warp again, etc... therefore you can't querre up units and mass build. So you choose between each one accordling to situations. Choosing between Gateways and Warp-Gates is something I have never expected because I thought that the Warp-Gates was actually the suprerior building. But after learning about the Warp-Gates querre up restrictment, it is clear that they are not the superior buildings and you wouldn't want all Warp-Gates replace the Gateways in the game. You would need to switch back and forth between Warp-Gates and Gateways depending on the situation. This mechanic is just too cool to pass by and I'm very eager to try out the Warp-ins.

I also think that Blizzard changed a lot things for the Protoss as a last second change before BlizzCon. They just wanted to see the fans reaction towards the change. This is why a lot of the Protoss units don't seem soo polish and looks like a step back towards SC1. Infact, I think that the Terrans as of now are a lot more polished then the Protoss. The reason is because units like the Statis Orb, MotherShip, and the Carriers seems to be like last second changes before BlizzCon. So Blizzard hasn't had a chance or time to finish polishing those units up. We know that the Carriers replaces the Tempest. Tempest has that special shield against ground units but the Carriers have no new/special abilities at all. I am willing to bet that Blizzard is going to add something unique to the Carriers and it won't be the exact same unit as their SC1 counterpart. The reason is because all the SC1 units that have made a comeback have undergone at least some minor changes. As for the Statis Orb, I think Blizzard hasn't fully developed that unit either. So other then the slow effect, I'm thinking that there will be other changes. Same goes to the Mothership. Infact, I'm willing to bet that the Mothership that we know as of now will undergo a dramatic change by the time the game releases. Blizzard probably made the Mothership a non-super unit because they wanted to see the fans reaction to it.

I think that it's true that so far, the Protoss has went a step closer to SC1, but I believe that it is due to the last second changes by Blizzard because they wanted to see the fans reaction to the changes. If the fans like it, they will start working on those changed units. So by the next update, I believe a lot of the new Protoss units would undergo some unique changes and it would be a step away from the SC1 Protoss.

 

Ych9...dude...you totally put my mind at ease...I'm a Protoss man myself, and what you said about all the changes being last minute make so much sense
When I read the BlizzCon info on Protoss, I was like "what the fuck...........why?" for a lot of the stuff and recently I have been depressed and on the fence for what my new race will be; but what you said makes a lot of sense and I think you are right

@ Remy & Joneagle_X - I've been trying to keep up with this debate, and no offense, but I have come to the conclusion that it is retarded. I read and re-read your guys' posts and it just seems to be going in circles.
So they did Protoss first, so what? They have to start somewhere. And doesn't it make more sense to fully develop the inherently stronger race that has is a bit more complicated and advanced (both visually and with mechanics, ie shields)? The rock didn't come first because the person who invented Rock-Paper-Scissors used to have a pet rock named Sparky and loved it to death until one day erosion came and ground him to dust, IT JUST CAME FIRST. Also, you can't depend on patterns determined from two instances...something happening once is an anomaly, twice could just be a coincidence, but only when something happens three times is can you logically discern a pattern.

What is the point of this debate anyway? Please, have an intellectual duel over something that is more substantial than trying to read the minds of the game developers.

 

I agree, Nikzad. The argument was stupid and I only responded because I was offended

I realized that if you think about the theme of Starcraft, the Protoss SHOULD be overpowering and the other races should be trying to catch up. However, I never said that Blizzard was wrong to attack the development of SC2 in this way. I still stand by my statements though the argument is utterly dumb.

Much lube to Remy

 

I agree with you Ych9 in that the BlizzCon Protoss changes were probably a last minute thing to test fan reaction, but even then I'm not happy with Blizzard's decision on it.  I rather that they tweaked what they had so fans could get a hands-on feel of how they played.  Unless... this was Blizzard's way of keeping a veil on those things so they are still sort of mysterious by the time we see them in beta.

Anyway, I hated the whole BlizzCon.  The whole Protoss drama, not having the beta key confirmed as for SC2, and most importantly not seeing my Zerg anywhere.

@ Nikzad, sorry the whole thing has annoyed you, but as always, I say what I think.  If someone says something that I think doesn't make sense or I know to be inaccurate, I'm gonna tell it.  To be able to still post my thoughts freely was the only thing that I asked of the Admin when he offered me the Mod position.  Oh, and that I get to keep my red name.  I think out of all the mods, I'm the closest one to being an asshole LOL, but I'm still always gonna tell it like it is.

And since I got both of you here together... Congratulations on becoming moderators Ych9 and Nikzad, glad to have you!

 

Excatly Remy, I respect that state of mind and also kind of how I am. Now that the hype of the Terran has worn off I'm starting to slant back to protoss again. Its frustrating though because one minute im totally for Terran and then two seconds later for Protoss. I have been mostly a protoss dude from what I can remember from playing the first starcraft so I may be ending up with that tradition.

Although, Zerg hasn't been revealved yet and they could still possibly change my mind but I've never been too fond of them I love their creature designs and gameplay mechanics but for me they've always been the bug like alien invaders to blast and the bad guys.

I just hope it doesn't come down to flipping a coin to decide for me and that I can find a race I truly enjoy playing and overall aestheicly and story-wise.

 

Protoss has always been the least attractive option for me personally.  They lack the flexibility of the Zerg that can bounce back quickly, yet they do not carry the same one-shot momentum as the Terran full march.

But with the warp-in, especially how flexibly the mechanic is in itself, Protoss does look better than ever as Ych9 had said.  But still, they're a distant thrid for me personally, way behind Zerg and the close and gaining runner-up, Terran.

Unless Zerg somehow turned out to be utter trash and completely lost their immense flexibility, I don't how anything else but Zerg could be my main.  But since there is no chance of that happening, I will main Zerg in SC2 as I always have. Although Terran is as tempting as ever, even though I thought I would never waver.

Oh yea, PancakeChef, I've always wondered but what is your avatar supposed to be?  Go easy on me if it's something everyone knows, and I'm the only in the dark.  Just that you don't see too many little cartoony girls as avatars on these forums, so I must ask.

 

Oh well, my avatar is a artwork (not my own) of Samus Aran in her Zero suit from the classic nintendo game Metroid that I have been fond of ever since I was a kid. I thought she would go well with the whole sci-fi/starcraft themed site.

I remember years ago back in Starcraft on Battle.net it was considered that Zerg were easiet to learn and play, then Terran and then Protoss had the highest learning curve, microing to use effectively. I have had fun with them though and their race "aesthics" really appeal to me so thats why I'm thinking of them. I also tend to take a alot of damage in games and such so the high hp and damage is a plus for me and they aren't as many units to control at once in sheer numbers like zerg or terran so it was a bit easier on me.