The Dark Templar Revealed + Nuke Wallpaper

I wasn't too pleased when I first saw the new aged Dark Templar. But now, it has actually grown on me. It does indeed, kickass in its own unique way compared to the original SC1 Dark Templar.

After reading the battle.net forums, I am speechless. Almost everyone over there can't accept changes. I am sure if this situation was reversed, we would recieve the same amount of complaints. Like if the current SC2 Dark Templar model was in SC1, and then Blizzard introduces the SC1 Dark Templar model into SC2, many people would complain also. I am willing to bet that many would say, "WTF BLIZZARD, this is not a ninja game. Ninjas don't belong in SC2, bla bla bla."

All I can say is, SC2 takes place 4 years after BroodWar. Every race will go through change in order to adapt. (Marines with shields anyone?).

 

Im not a fan at all.

The weapon was the warp blade...not the warp scythes...where did they come up with that.

I know i already posted this but I feel this is how the DT should look

[img width=400 height=100]http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3339/tempsigngp4.gif[/img]

Fast, quick, dark, and an actual warp BLADE.

Way too much glowing on the new DT's...why? I know they have dark energies but come on...the thing looks like a christmas tree.

 

Haha... thanks Ryno, you flatter me so...

 

Ehhh.. You got that ninja thing from the "Things Wrong With Starcraft II" thing. Lol. The dark templar is a ninjaish kind of stealth assasin (Which is what a ninja is in the first place) so it should have light weapon or something like that. I like the scythes but it doesn't really strike me as a light stealth assasin weapon. If Blizard the next day gave dark templars katanas I didn't do it. Please don't eat me..
Don't get me wrong I love the scythes, they look bad ass. Especially when they run with the scythe in one hand behind him... Just like a ninja lol.
And the nuke is pretty cool too.

Edit: Nice new signature ArchLimit

 

It dosen't look as high-poly as the other units, even when he isn't that zoomed on.

Other then that and the fact they don't ever use the blades of thier scythes (they might as well be using a stick) I got no beef with em.

 

I dont like the new DT... its a glowing "ghost" with a stick...
I prefer the old one :bad:

 

I think the new dts look great... except that they do look a bit zerg-ish in their concept picture.
Love how the cape looks now too. In SC1, the cape looked like it was just their back.

I noticed that in the scene where the dts are slicing up the probes, they look faster because the whole scene is in fast forward. Otherwise, those probes are mining like there's no tomorrow.
I think speeding up dts would be like giving zealots cloak.
You don't really need both, I mean marines get enough crap as it is.

 

what's the problem with that? ^_^

 

I agree... absolutely! owerup:

 

move on. if they were using scythe before and they use warp blades now you will still be complaining. this will never end.

the new dark templar will easily pwn the old one.

 

i think the dark templar looks awesome

 

Those Dark Templar look so smart, when it comes to invisible attack...

 

I think scythes are cool, but the concept picture is oozing with undead influence.

 

the concept art show a very "human" dark templar, with zerg skulls everywhere... maybe this is to warcrafty
:no:

 

Does the cloak on the dark templar take up energy like ghosts?

 

Yes maybe.... but I like the old dt, it was more mystic than macabre...

Blizzard:

Maybe the dt will have another abilites!

 

@Indigent
No. Those would be ghosts you're talking about.

 

That was what I said. Like ghosts. And ty for clearing that up. It said bending light at its will. That made me thing that it used energy to turn it on or off.

 

I must agree with the original poster of this thread. They really look crap! I'm not against change but they are changing too much. I think they are moving away from the concept of the Protoss too much.

I can understand the new Zealots...I even went with the new archons (which btw look more like robots than beings made mostly out of energy)...but this is too much! They look like they belong in WoW...not in a sci-fi game! I have the greatest respect for Samwise...but he should stick to what he does best...concept for Warcraft!

 

on second thought, it does look TOO WARCRAFTY (skiverz!)

i prefer my DTs with that MYSTERIOUS aura surrounding it

by the way, can i get a PET DARK TEMPLAR? can i see them? or are they invi too?