Predator Scrapped!

This is from the latest Q&A.

"With the Predator unit cut, the Viking is now the primary Terran air to air fighter. In addition, the Viking no longer requires an upgrade to transform between a ground and air unit and is also built directly from the Starport rather than the Factory"

Question is, what unit will replace the Predator? Terrans are short on units now. And Vikings is no longer build in the Factory, which means that you will have more room for massing Siege and Cobras. Also, this means that Vikings will be later tech, making Reapers the primary base raiders early on.

 

If any, probably some new unprecedented anti-air unit, or they will just up the viking (as they are built in the Starport now, technically taking the Predator's place).

 

The thing is that there is an emty space in the Factory, which means that we might see a new Terran vehicle! (dream coming true )

 

I do not like this for several reasons.

1. I liked the concept of the predator.
2. If the intercept concept wouldn't work out I would still like a dedicated AA unit with splash damgare
3. I don't like the idea of the Viking being built at the starport
4. I don't like the cobra, as far as I'm concerned now they need to replace 2 factory units.
5. I don't think the viking can hold its own against other AA units. I invision pheonixes decimating them.

 

I agree with you Quanta, on almost every point.
Vikings and Battlecruisers alone sounds really vulnurable. But, the Predator will most likely be replaced by another flying unit.

Terran needs AA splash damage in my opinion.

But I am mostly excited about this, I want to see what takes the emty slot in the Factory.

 

I forgot what unit is predator. Is it the one they used to kill thor in the terran video?
The one that shoots while moving?

EDIT: No, that's a Cobra I think.

 

This is how the Predator looks/looked. It is/was really awesome.

 

We never got to see it in action though. At least us non-Blizzcon folks.

 

It was a dedicated AA unit with an intercept ability to shoot down enemy attacks. It couldn't attack other units while in intercept mode though. I think the original idea was that intercept would help to get through AA defenses sort of the same way corsair would. You'd send in your predators in intercept mode ahead of your dropships or other flying units and they'd shoot down the attacks from the cannons/turrets/spores. I'm not sure what else they would be able to shoot down, they were never really all the clear about it.

 

doesnt affect me much, i always thought that the viking should go to the starport, and to me, the predator was a little too good to be true. now i need to update my thread.

 

damn, i liked the look of the predator. I also hate the look of the viking, so eh... sucks.

 

Yeah I too was looking forward to seeing this unit.

But on the bright side we'll probably see a totally new air unit coming for Terran, and maybe even a ground one as well!

 

This is a terrible update. I was looking forward to having a unit to intercept ranged attacks to keep my own ships alive for a few seconds longer before I realized I underestimated my opponent like I usually do, thus leading to my inevitable failure as an attacker and being force to defend for the rest of the game until my opponent feels that it would be very kind to release me from my misery and wipe out my bases within seconds.

 

Stupid. This is terrible
The main problem is that the viking is no longer built from the factory.
This is terrible. The are, in a sense, scrapping the whole Goliath concept.
I hadn't bonded with the predator, but the Viking...factory...already upgraded....no.


Edit: On the other hand, if the Factory is given a new unit...

I will withhold judgment until I get a little more info.

 

I think the reason why the cut the predator is because its role was too specific. The predator was fairly weak against both air and ground and its only usefulness was it ability to intercept attacks. Its a good support unit for the BC, but there no point in having a predator if dont have any BC. Judge the Unit design direction Blizzard is heading, I believe they're trying to make sure that every unit in the game is used in every battle.

 

^ i agree with you...even though im abit disapointed that the pretator is gone...

but hey!! blizzard knows whats best. and sc2 will be the best game in the world =D

 

It was pretty lame, you aren't missing out on anything. It was like the Wraith, strong AA, weak AS- except it had no cloak, so it kind of sucked. The only cool thing about it was its point defense ability, and that was not particularly useful when you wanted to actually kill things.

 

flame throwers on a ship sound mighty fun

 

I liked the Pred. Its abilities seemed much more helpfull in capital ship attack and defense than the Viking plus f the Viking is moved to the starport what vehicle will we use for anti infantry purposes?

 

Maybe they'll make a new kind of Goliath to build at the factory.