The fate of the Ultralisk...

Haha so it is, so it is.

I couldn't even really imagine something that would be truely scary.

 

Creating a new unit, the "Zerg ultimate" in theory, wouldn't be that simple.. Ok, we've gathered some nice ideas in this thread which would lead to superultrabuffeduplisk, but how would this neat package actually look like? I mean, Utralisks are cool - giant monstrosities with bone blades, shredding smaller units to pieces. If we're talking a new guy here, what would that be?

First thing, this should be ground unit. Terran's and Protoss' ultimates are flyers, but Zerg are different. It should also be something big.. Not fast, deadly spitter (hydra-like) but something causing fear and doubt in it's unworty opponents.. Something like.. hell, I have no idea . Anyone?

 

how about something that walks on two legs but hunched over. Like a cross between a tyrannosaurus and those evil apes from that bad movie Congo.

 

That was my initial though, but c'mon.. We don't want dinosaurs running around - tyrannosaurus would look stupid munching on a siege tank . I was thinking something more like.. ground dragon? Like those from asian mythology, but without ability to fly - basically a giant lizard with dragon head, huge fangs and upped zergling speed 8)

 

so godzilla? No.
I was saying "a cross between a tyrannosaurus and those evil apes from that bad movie Congo." not just a tyrannosaurus.

 

I prefer western dragons over eastern dragons even though I'm Korean.

A dragon on all fours(prowling stance) and spikes in place of wings would work for me. That's kinda like what lings are I guess, but a motherf**king scary version would do it for me.

But I have another idea for a tier 3 unit, not really one to replace ultras though. Talk of larva and egg in the Units That Sucked! thread got me thinking, how about a larva producing unit? It'll basically be a mobile hatchery, with limited offensive capabilities. Or produce larva could be a cheap energy spell for a late caster unit, but I like the idea of larva maker unit better. Like larvae living on its back or something, like scorpions.

 

Something like those things in pitch black but bigger and more zergy. And have them be able to fly around and tear units apart as a swarm and all you see left is the skeleton that drops to the ground.

 

Ultras are HAWT!

 

If by "HAWT!" you mean suck like hell then yea, I completely agree with you.

 

haha i just had a funny thought, burrowing ultralisks.

 

Their tusks make them look like Tom Cruise, HAWT HAWT HAWT!

EDIT: I can't believe i justed nudged him/her on!

 

Wouldn't be interesting if their was a new upgrade, ala "hideous butterfly" morph that allows the ultra to become a fast higher powered FLYING melee unit! They would in a sense be very well protected against ground defenses, and ranged ground units. The Ultras could still also "land" which increases their movement speed drastically (like the speed upgrade in the original).

 

and the ultralisk also uses stun spore! ^.^ pikkkkAAchuuuuuu

 

How could an ultralisk possibly be a flying unit? It's like an elephant. And you can't get an elephant to fly.

 

Just to dig up some points Remy and company.

Ultralisk are worth saving only if you "can" pull them out of the front lines. Since giving them burrow is out of the question (or is it)..i'm wondering if blizz can give them a special priority-pathing AI. Since they can't always get to where u want them to.. if you give your ultras a command and it'll force the nearby units to clear out of the way (allied? /enemies ?/smaller only ?) Even armies of exigo had a big orc-ogre thing that could swat away pesky smaller units as a command ability..so manipulating this into a special pathing feature would be ..alright ?

Thoughts ?

 

well if the ultra could just walk over the ling and hydras like the colossi do, it would make it infinitly more effective.

 

I was the one who came up with the "walk over" idea. It seems to be one of my more well supported theoretical ideas.

 

this would be nice but I still think the ultra should go.
And it raises another question. Which unit would walk over which... the ultralisk or the colossus?

 

Priority pathing sounds great, but might be a bit hard to work out and would muscle micro out of the way... I think Ultras are usefull to launch in first, hold a barrier while the other units pour in single-file. The other way around, the smaller units get massacred one by one... Or is it just a whimsical strategy with no grounds to support?

 

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nobody?

ultralisk cant go.....
the 4 zerg trademark units....ling hydra ultra guardians