Starcraft 2 Information

Yes, but I helped provide you with proof. If you'd like, I can post "as paragon said," but I was trying to be helpful.

 

I was looking on the internet and, this isn't totally confirmed, apparently the Phase Prism is a movable pylon and a teleportation device, so you can teleport your units and build building any wherre the pylon is.

 

Ah okay. thought you just didn't see it.

 

Yes, this was in the original 20 minute gameplay video.

 

hey ;D

i got some questions about the phase prism...

from my understanding it transforms the protoss units into energy, saves it somewhere and makes this process vice-versa
to release/teleport the units it has loaded before?
basically a shuttle in this function now what if the prism is destroyed? will you be able to release your units (loaded in energy form) somewhere in pylon range or will they be lost just like in an destroyed shuttle?

anyways i didnt understand yet if you can transport units directly from your production into the energy field the prism can create in pylon mode? which mould make it much more flexible than a shuttle...

and as well if you build 3 zealots will they be saved in the bulding till you relase them in pylon range? or will they just pop outside of the building?
maybe someone can help ;D

sry if i posted in a wrong place -_- but i read some threads about prisms and someone said its all in here xD

 

Losing all onboard units when the transport carrying them is destroyed was traditionally how it worked in SC. Judging from how you can easily lose units during warp-in or phase cannon relocation, it's probably safe to say it'll will be the same old with transports. There is no reason to think otherwise.

Warp-in is just instant remote rally for gateway units, as long as it's within pylon network. However, the units are rallied first, then built externally at the rally/warp-in point. You pay when you warp-in, just as you would when you build units normally. You need not involve the phase prism in the warp-in process in anyway. Phase prisms are from extending your pylon network at remote locales on the fly, they have no direct connection with the warp-in process itself. So don't think recall, it'll be less confusing.

 

Isn't the time for warp in less than the time to actually build it? If it isn't then zealots build really fast.

 

Yes, I think the build time is near instant when compared to normal build method. But I described it as "external building" because they are defenseless during the process.

 

start warping it an army then see the red dot and "nuclear launch detected" man that would suck for you.

 

I doubt reapers will replace firebats. Ghosts for sure will be back though, they're too important lore-wise. Although it'd make sense, kinda, if they couldn't come back seeing how harsh their training is.

 

I really hope they add something to dropships the same way the did to shuttles.
Because in SC1 I thought they were exactly the same even if the costs were different
Maybe they could make the dropship a flying Bunker or something like in some of the cinematics from SC1.

 

The shuttle was faster with the speed upgrade but the dropship had more hp. I think having the dropship just be a dropship is a good thing. It differentiates it from the other races.

 

True but I always thought it was too boring and mundane. Same with supply depots but I dont know what I would change about those. Im sure that by limiting dropships it makes the game more balanced but I would still like to see some unique changes to it that no other races have. I mean all the races have a dropship with more uses than just being a dropship( with the new prism)

 

Well the dropship has that cool unloading animation. Thats newish.

 

haha yea I agree that it looks more realistic now but something more than a visual upgrade would be appreciated.
This is a longshot and probably wont happen so dont go criticizing me and evreything. but if they got rid of the wraith (which I kind hope they dont) then what if the dropship could cloak?

 

That is a longshot. It would be an interesting thought though.....

 

Cloaking dropships would be awesomely rigged. I mean sure AA defenses are detectors but you could drop units behind their army during a battle and they wouldn't know it till it was too late and they were cut off from retreat.

 

I don't think Blizzard would attempt to remove/replace Wraiths.

It's just fun when I meet up with my friends to throw a group of Valkyries into their Carriers and then having Cloaked Wraiths come up from behind.
I'm the best out of them and I know for a fact they never build detectors.

Except one of them loves to go Scanner Sweep happy and he has every Command Center build one then he has all the Comsat Stations on a Control #.

 

Wraiths are clearly shown in one of the wallpapers on starcraft2.com
I think while not definitive proof, this provides at least some evidence that they will return.

 

That's the wallpaper with goold ol' Tychus stomping on a Hydralisk right?