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But...but.. I love reavers, they were my favorite protoss unit . And I kind of like how they look now. In SC they looked like a big fat worm, now they look metallic and colorful like protoss should.

 

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Zerg could use the ability the soul hunter has, kill units to get stronger. A defiler did something kinds similar. Except it killed your own units and it gained energy..

 

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I respect your opinion zeratul11, but I really think the Protoss are different enough from the original already. The reaver is an incredibly vital unit to the Protoss. It's their heavy hitter, their siege weapon. Although they could replace it, I think they really should just re-do its current model or texture it much better. It's really boring looking right now.

 

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good riddance

 

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Soul Hunter....thats the biker toss right lol...remind anyone of Warhammer 40K

Im glad its gone I didnt like it....

 

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thats what im saying, reavers looks boring the second time around, if they want to make a new siege unit for the protoss why not just make a BRAND NEW model of it completely different from the worm look. we need to see new cool new reaver like unit not a remodeled look from the original. remove the reaver change it to something else with the same scarab siege ability. much much better.

 

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Yea, I'm very glad they got rid of the Soul Hunters as well. They just didn't feel right to me, as I'm sure most ppl felt. To go along with the name "Soul Hunter," I also sort of hope Blizzard sort of tones down the names/voices of the characters a bit. For example, "Zealot" was cool, and so was "Dragoon." When you start getting into things like "Soul hunter" or "Shuriken" for the Tempest, it just sort of dilutes the integrity of the Protoss. I mean, a shuriken is used by Ninjas... in Japan... Why in God's name would the Protoss name their units after ancient Japanese culture?

As for the voices, I liked the more affirmative, direct speech in SC1, whereas the SC2 ones sometimes sound a little overdone. Zealots so far sound great. But I think a few of the units are saying stuff that's just too grand/epic for movement confirmations.

 

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Good points ArchLimit. I agree with the names, some of them are a little too over the top. I would prefer giving the Shuriken a rename, in fact, I would prefer if they just remained as the normal Interceptors with their ranged attacks. But, if you think about it, with a melee attack, Shuriken does fit it pretty well. It's just, as you said, why would the Protoss have stolen a Japanese name haaha. I think the Stalker actually is a bit mundane of a name for that unit, but I'm not really complaining about it. I'm surprised you liked the Zealots, I thought they sounded worse compared to SC1's. I haven't checked all the little voice musings from the units yet, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.

 

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No dude, just no. Reavers are awesome. You ever see what a Reaver does to a Zerg Rush or M&Ms? It's a beautiful bloody mess. They have to keep the Reaver. I'm alright with them changing the model from what it is now, but it has to be a slug. No owerdown:, cause that would be petty, but :no: :bad: :no:

The Dark Templar is sooo not getting the axe. I liked the models better in the first one, but the scythe, IMO, is freaking pimp.

The Soul Hunter, I have mixed feelings. I thought it was cool, but really out of place. It would fit perfectly in the WC world. So, they can axe it. I wonder what its replacement is gonna be.....

They original names were the best, cause they were all archaic military unites.
Zealot: Religious fanatic
Dragoon: Mounted musketeer
Scout: Duh
Reaver: A destroyer thingie, but I always think Firefly when I hear it
Templar: The Knights Templar
Archon: An angel dealie
Arbiter: A Judge
And so on and so forth
Though "Tempest" sounds freaking awesome....I still think they should be called "Gusts" though..... :-\


Oh, and Archlimit officially has the coolest sig EVER.

 

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I agree with the dark templar unit being too important to the storyline. It was just my speculation, because the stalker, and the DT's roles seem so similar, and blizzard wants to avoid making repetitive roles. But I could be wrong about them having similar roles.

 

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Haha everyone loves ArchLimit's sig! ^_^
I agree Fenix, the Reaver has to stay. But I am not a fan of that Dark Templar scythe. Why does it have a skull on it? Since when do the Protoss select trophies from their kills? I don't get it. They should just 3D model the original... you gotta admit, it was so freaking cool. And Blizzard mentioned the Dark Templar merging together to form the Twilight Archon, so I don't think they have any shot at getting the boot.

 

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Yea, I'm not big on the new design of the new DT either. I so dearly have this guilty pleasure of wanting the Dark Templar to never change; I guess my work is pretty evident of that, haha.

Yea, the scythe is a bit much. What MIGHT be kind of cool though, would be sort of a double side psiblade, sort of the like the the demon hunter's weapon from WC3. But I personally don't see anything wrong with just keeping it the way it was in SC1.

Again, thanks for the sig compliments everyone. You guys are giving me one hell of an ego boost, haha.

 

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I want the guy in your sig as the Dark Templar in Starcraft 2. Not an armored Halo2 Elite necromancer with a teal neon scythe whose head I am not able to pick out.

 

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Imagine if they put another blade pointing the other way on the new DT weapon. Got it? Now imagine the Dark Templar spinning it to attack. That is my idea of a cloaked assassin of death and destruction. :good:

Plus, I'm pretty sure, as people say the DT as Deth on Wheelz (TM), it needs a scythe to evoke the Grim Reaper image, as I said somewhere else. I don't like the skull thing, but it makes sense to me for the Protoss to keep trophies. They're a very militaristic race, full of warriors, and as such, full of honor. It makes perfect sense for them to keep the skulls of tough vanquished foes.

 

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Still, I'm not sure I'm sold on the skull thing... we're talking about the Protoss here, not Predators! And what you said about a spin attack with the new DT weapon- well, that would be be pretty tight. I think I'd still prefer if they just spun around slashing the hell out of their foes with their warp blade though haha

 

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I always imagined the DT to have a scythe like blade, but the scythe was on their arm. They would have grim reaper look, the batman look, and it makes sense on the assasination bit.

 

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NO WAY!!!!!!!!! awwww. soul hunter, will have to make an appearance in the expansion!

 

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Wow, I can't believe anyone really liked it. Well, I'm sorry for your loss . But ;D :good: ;D :thumbup: ^_^ :thumbup: no more Soul Hunters hahaha!!!! Seriously though, it was a Halo 2 grunt on a hoverboard floating on chlorine gas. And it stole souls. So this hoverboard flying grunt was also bestowed with black magic.

 

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it's a good thing they are taking the Soul hunters out, they just didn't fit

And Archlimit , congrats for that awsome sig, now that's the way the DT should look like in SC2

 

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DT = 2nd best unit in game
Zeratul = Best!
Oh and hero DT = 3rd ;D (there are 3 types of DT's in SC if you didn't know)
interestingly enough the hero DT has a faster movement than both Zeratul and normal DT's which move at the same speed.

Glad too see soul hunters gone!