Predator's possible uses

I think Predator would be a unit that would be used to counter the Protoss's combo of mass carriers + phoenix.

When you think about it, nothing in the Terran arsenal will be able to fight back against Mass carrier + phoenix fleet. BC's won't work because Carriers will just do hit and run on your BC's all day long. Vikings will eat Carriers for breakfast cost for cost, but with Phoenix support, Vikings wouldn't get the job done. In SC1, Goliaths would be able to handle that combo because Phoenix's overload ability won't be able to damage the Goliaths. But in SC2, Vikings would need to transform into air-mode to engage the Carriers meaning that they are gonna get pwned by the Phoenix.

The question lies in that would the Predator be able to intercept Phoenix's overload ability? If they can, then the Carrier + phoenix combo would indeed, be counterable. If not, then from analyzing the 2 races, Carriers + Phoenix could prove to be unstoppable against the Terrans.

 

Don't forget the Cobra's ability to move while shooting and its effectiveness against armored units. I assume that includes air units as well since it has a GTA attack as well.

Terran players could also use a combination of Predators + Vikings + BC + Nomads to get the job done well enough. They might even be able to pull it off with a lesser force if they use a correct combination. Unfortunately it's really impossible to know and a little too early to speculate on the possible counters for units, let alone combinations of units.

My personal view on the Phoenix is that it's supposed to be the revised version of the Scout when they should really be getting rid of that type of unit for the Protoss. It didn't work well in SC1 and I doubt it will work well in SC2. Just because they're successful in balancing this type of unit doesn't mean it's going to be all that useful in overall gameplay.

 

From BlizzCon, many people complained that the Phoenix were extremely overpowered. They are cheap, build fast, moves fast, have a decent firepower, etc... They got everything.

I heard that people started massing these suckers up and there wasn't anything you could do about it. All they do was hit and run everyday and screw up your econ. The only valid counter to it was Twilight Archons, but you have to basically camp like 2 of them in your base. Blizzard is well aware of the Phoenix issue and I believe in their current build, it would be more balanced.

Good point Jon about the Cobras. I never thought about that. But I'm not very sure if it would work against Carriers. You have to remember that Carriers have a range of 8. Carriers can do hit and run all day long against the Cobras. Not to mention, Cobras don't move very fast. So I'm not very sure if Cobras would counter the Carriers.

 

I really want to know more about the Predator, common Blizzard give us some info!