Those ^ are not ranks....

on topic though... could it be that it's a terran only mechanic..? something like warp in... i dunno... just speculating... but err... i think if there were ranks, there would be ways to justify it... like the upgraded marines' wepaons changing into a higher level issue weapon or something...

 

weapons changing into higher lvl? sounds like you could achive that with the Engineering Bay too

 

if the units weapons could just upgrade by killing some units and upping ranks... it might be a bit imba.

 

and it would almost be like making all terran marines like little warcraft3-hero juniors...
No experience please... Its just not starcraftish

 

yeah, i suppose... hmmm... i really can't think of any other way this "rank system" would fit with proper justification both gameplay and story wise... or maybe it's not a rank system at all... i dunno...

 

they look like ranks... but I can't see if same units has different ranks, or they can be upgrade level

 

Have any one of you read the ENTIRE topic? Seriously, we have already had this discussion.

 

Well I hope Blizzard won't make "levels" for each unit... That's unnecessary.

 

yeah..cause like..its not "cool" to have lvls in sc2....it just doesnt fit i rkn...

lol...

 

as i said, all of this have already been said! "its not kewl" "what, are they like, ranks?"
"i think they look funny lol"
Please just read the entire topic..

 

Two days later...*
Yay I read it! Oh wait I've been in this thing since the beggining! %?!$%!!!

 

It would be great that more a unit kills enemies, more its rank becomes high, and more the damages it gives becomes high.

 

They would try to keep as far away from Warcraft as possible.

 

Edit: Hmm, I searched through quite a few screenshots and that one picture, maybe a few more, are the only ones with the chevrons in them. My current theory is team melee maybe? The chevrons showing what your teammate is selecting.

Ok, Edit 2: Erased what I originally wrote since I didn't see that screenshot on the official site. But still, I don't think it has anything to do with ranks, as if it did it would be visible in many more screenshots and wouldn't always be two chevrons.

 

http://www.starcraft2.com/screenshot.xml?s=36

There. That is the official website. I'm sure they won't lie to get questions arroused.

 

Check page 3 please. As that may help explain. Most likely the page was ignored because it came from the thread merge. In there I gave my researched and in depth analysis of what the upside down chevrons are. A way to identify a group of units with one casting a spell. It is most likely at this time a trial run of that feature ,which,was most likely used during a previous build of SC2. Please read the entire topic.

 

I did read it, but I don't really agree. Why would marines need the chevrons if its from a 'caster'? I understand the part 'its because he is in a group with a 'caster', but the idea still doesn't sit well with me.