i guess then that the phase prism replaces the arbiter to some degree and like the reaper replacing the vulture, the arbiters abilitys will probably be given to other units.
Yeah, but it would be weird saying "May Tassadar guide us through these troubles". Cause he just barely died.
We probably won't see 'drops' done by shuttle. prolly most players would use the phase prism to teleport units into a base
Dark Templars might be replaced though... I know about Zeratul... but hey, he might inhabit a Stalker now?
I'm pretty sure the Reapers replaced the Firebats. I don't know if there will be arbiters, but I think I saw the Phase Prisms drop off units in the demo. Maybe that was just triggers or a warp gate thing, but I thought they might have replaced the Shuttle.
http://www.starcraft2.com/features/protoss/index.xml?tab=phaseprism "The Protoss use these "phase prisms" in several ways. Their primary function is to transport Protoss forces on the field of battle. Both living and inorganic subjects can be transformed into energy, and their unique energy signature imprinted into the prism's crystal lattice core. Upon reaching the destination point the operation is reversed and the stored energy signatures are reconfigured into matter in proximity to the phase prism."
I hope that they'll make Reapers into Firebats with jet-packs. That would give a boost of freshness to the ol' Bat...
Dude, if they kept all the old units this would just be StarCraft 1: Expansion Pack ver.2 because you all bitched and moaned.
Each race has 3 changeable units. They WILL add 1-2 new units and probably a new race in the expansion, so sit tight kids.