The fate of the Ultralisk...

an ultralisk with an entangle rocket pack? :O

 

have it shoot out of it's mouth or something.

 

or maybe it spins a web with its kaiser blades...

 

^because that makes a ton of sense...?
you could just, oh i dont know, scrap the ultra and put a new unit that kicks ass and does its job in its place

 

well i mean the new ultra won't be entirely useless against air n e mores. also it could like puke up green stuff sort of like the ensnare from the queen. IT'S PERFECT I TELLS YA!

 

no, its warcraft i tells ya.

 

thats what we in the business like to call ridiculous imbalance and overlapping responsibilities

 

The problem isn't with the Ultralisk; it's with the players who never properly learned to play it. You don't lead a charge with the Ultralisk. It's a mid-rank unit; keep him behind your Zerglings and mixed with the Hydralisks. Once the Zerglings have worn down the enemy's base defenses and have been squashed, then send the Ultralisk to the fore, covered by the Hydralisk at a range. Unfortunately I've noticed a tendency by those I play against to mistake the Ultralisk for the melee equivalent of the Siege Tank and use it in that fashion.

I agree the Ultralisk needs either a 'Step Over' or 'Stomp' ability to make it truly worth its production value, but it's hardly 'worthless'.

 

i think you are the first person that defended the ultra with something that makes some sense.

 

ok heres my thoughts on this guy

1. make him stronger or more HP
2. Give him some sort of charging abilty that can make him hit a bunch of unit in his path (ex. like a rhino)
3. If not that give him splash damage. The man is huge I doubt he could could hit one target at a time in real life.

 

Just a health boost seeing the Protoss have units with like 700 hp now. The Ultralisks, fully upgraded, is one of the best Zerg units, get 10 and you're pretty sure to eat your enemy, the only thing that can really kill them without sacrificing 2000 units is a caster (ie queen, High Templars, Dark Archon (especially) and Science Vessel).

 

Don't forget the Arbiter!

 

or... air? or tanks on the high ground?

 

Yeah well if the guy is stupid enough to send Ultralisks without hydralisks/scourges/zerglings/lurkers he deserves to lose

 

ULTRALISKS MAKE ME WIN HUR HUR.

And light years away, aliens recognize the stupidity of a single Earthling and take it as a sign to attack, forcing the human race into a fight for their lives.
Cue real life Starcraft.

 

the ultralisk is a straight attack unit. it shouldn't get any abilities. so it should be scrapped.

 

I wouldn't mind if the ultra get one special ability, or at least the ability to burrow. Terran has only 2 units that does not have a secondary function. So maybe something similar can be done to the zerg?

Anyway, Ultralisks with the speed and carapace upgrade can also be used to "lure" enemy units onto your burrowed Lurkers. Since they are fast and extremely durable, it's a good unit to perform such thing. And it's also a good idea to keep pressing the "stop" button on your lurkers until they enemy units are right on top of them. Then you let them attack and it's a killer move. Just make sure they don't have detectors

 

burrowing would be fine. actually, burrowing would be cool. was the one in the ghost trailer burrowed? i think it was

 

if it was, we didnt see it unburrow.

 

yes ultralisks with burrow would be deadly and as for the lurker suggestion, why not just ally them until they are right over them. then unally. kinda like the allied mine trick.