Starcraft 2 Q&A Batch 35 Released!

My only comment on the changes is
RAWRGH

 

How do you move to another row? It doesn't work for me...

 

I quite like that idea Psionicz +1 to that idea. In theory you could have a Phase cannon that can not die if you channeled enough shield to it. Plus the shields auto regenerate allowing for the chance to do it over and over.

 

I'd rather have the shield battery back with the ability to restore unit and building shield.

 

As would I

That would also mean that the shield transfer would not make a canon line quite as indestructable since you would have less firepower as a result making the line easier to overtake and with the battery's larger size you would have less of them than cannons in the same space

 

I agree it would be better to just get it from the shield battery rather then other cannons that lose their shields when they do it.

 

The MS can currently restore the energy of other casters beneath it. Perhaps This ability should also regenerate shield at the same time? Or is it too late tech?

 

I'd say its too late to make much of an impact. And the shield battery returning isn't a bad idea :]
But wouldn't the ability to transfer shield points from cannon to cannon be a nice option, I mean it couldn't be imbalanced since it requires micro to do it effectivly, allowing Protoss to have a matrix of well place cannons so they can feed each other, and of course better micro skill means better use of cannons. It also allows average players to use them normally since it would require a high level of micro to use the function in the best way. It would be an upgrade of course.

The shield battery was hardly used and I think new mechanics should be brought in instead of polishing old ones.

 

The fact that the most advanced race doesn't know how to restore themselves bothers me. A lot.

I'm positive that if the shield battery were to be introduced with the added ability of restoring buildings, it'd be used more. I know I'd spam them like I do now

 

To be honest I'd rather micro my Zealots and Dragoon's while defending instead of not microing them to take my APM microing the shield batteries to restore their shields.

 

I think it was you who in response to the timed escorts said that the Protoss are designed to stay, which is true, which is why the inability to restore themselves (either hitpoints or shieldpoints) doesn't make any sense.

Also, the convenience of microing the batteries has a price tag, so players would still have a choice between microing units and microing batteries. I say the more strategies the better.

 

Microing the units would probably be more effective since they can make a bluff attack, wasting the shield batteries energy then charge in like the re-shielding never happened. Whereas cannons exclusivly channeling their shield points to another will always have a benifit/loss. IMO, shield batteries always fixed shields to quickly, if my idea was ever implemented it would be slower.

 

Well then slow down the regen rate of batteries.

Yes, I want it in, badly

ps it couldn't have been 'too fast' otherwise they would've been used by pro players

 

That still makes the cannons normal. Moving static defenses are unique on their own. You don't even have to call them defense you could say they are a combination of unit and structure which can be used offensivly and defensivly as they can.
People want the cannon its self to be unique, not rely on another building.

 

I really liked this latest batch of Q&A. my favorite part is the "new" zerg defenses and their ability to move.
Also on the comments above about cannons sharing shields, i think thats a pretty good idea, and that it wouldn't be too imba because it would weaken the cannons behind the front row. Also it could be a fairly short ranged ability, so that mass cannons can't be used to make a super cannon.

 

Apparently, I'm not keeping up with the updates as well as I thought I was.

Can anyone tell me whether the Mothership is currently a story unit or a multiplayer unit?

 

Its a multiplayer unit.

 

Mothership was always in multiplayer, the question is how many can you get?

 

I think it's only one per player. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

 

I think its unlimited right now

It changes from week to week