The ION CANNON

We (almost) all know that the Ion Cannon was a special Terran structure that Mengsk wanted to use against the confederacy. And Raynor planned and succeeded in destroying it.

Well I wonder if it would be possible to use it in SC2. Who knows ? Maybe the situation in the campaign will be, a moment, so disastrous for the Terrans that they will have to build a Ion Cannon to save themselves. Maybe the Protoss, who are friends of some Terrans, will demand the help of this overwhelming weapon.

Of course this structure will be used in the campaign, it will be impossible to use it in multi-player.

 

It sounds too command & conquer

 

I´d like a scenario where Raynor is cornered on the Platform and has to rebuild the very Cannon he destroyed back then to blast his way free.

 

A friend of mine who once played C&C (super weapons and all) wanted to try SC1 I gave him the game and after this mission he was a little disappointed wyth it He thougth the cannon would atack him. Terrans had an Ultimate weapon called NUKE, they have it now so they don't need a new (old ?) one.
At least don't put it in cinematics and don't make it active as a structure in-game

 

make the ion canon the ultimate static defense for the terran. 3 huge blast anywhere you want and it overheats and can never be use again o.0

 

why want one when the motherships new planet cracker is basically one

 

Cause it's a little hard to get a Mothership when you're Terran.

 

I would love to see the return of the Ion Cannon for the campaign. Even if it isn't part of the Terran campaign. Maybe as part of the Zerg you will be forced to go up against an Ion Cannon and have to deal with it blasting your base every now and again. It could make for a very difficult mission.

 

That would be rather ironic. The Ion Cannon is the sole savior of the person it was once designed to destroy.

 

eh, i think the planetary fortress should be good enough. no need for any ion cannons. i never thought of it before, but you could just put like 2 planetary fortresses around ur perimeter .

 

Nono... this is meant as it having a CAMPAIGN role... Like, you have to hold off the enemy for 30 minutes while Raynor rebuilds the Ion Cannon. Etc.

 

thats the only way I could see it happening, if it was in multiplayer then it would be unstoppable, there'd be no defense against it.

 

Sounds like it would make for an interesting mission. The story would be that Jimmy is fleeing the swarm and needs the cannon to provide covering fire

 

lol.

Anyway, new planet cracker doesn't seems to be sooo powerful...

 

Hope that Blizzard will change the MS to THE best powerful unit of SC2, never created. The most worrying unit for any enemy.

About the Ion Cannon, I hope Blizzard will reintroduce this weapon. It should take a great importance in the scenario. Maybe Duran can use it, or Kerrigan. Well, any enemy !

 

Well the Ion cannon was supposed not to let you fly away from the platform, not to attack your base. A giant gun pointing at the sky cant attack other bases.

 

yeah ... I didn't think to that ....

However Mengsk and Duke wanted this cannon to destroy the confederacy. How to do that ? IN destroying bases no ?

 

Simple thay take in on a huge platform all around space and start bombarding the stupid Confed bases to smitherines from high orbit. I really do not know about the Ion cannon I have a serious feeling that there is going to be a new super huge Xelnaga Artifact and all the races will be running for it and man whoever gets that thing will gain powers beyond imagining and thus possibly winning this war between the 2 races (I have a feeling humans wont be effected at all since they had nothing to do with the Xelnaga so far as we know)

 

The ion cannon probably takes to much power to be mobile. I mean, that thing is massive! It would take all sorts of power plants to get it to fire. But it probably would discourage the protoss from killing a planet or the zerg from an invasion. And that's good enough for me.

 

lewl. Wing Gundam.


Yeah. I'm pretty sure the thread starter specifically stated this wasnt meant for multiplayer but rather as for singleplayer/campaign use. I dont see why people are arguing this fact as though the thread starter wanted it as a new unit.