Twlight Archon

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Twlight Archon

Discussion in 'Protoss' started by FlyingTiger, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. FlyingTiger

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  2. generalrievous

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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    awesome!! I knew that they would show em next and I was right hoorah!
     
    generalrievous, Jul 19, 2007
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    Great find. :powerup:
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    ... I was just gonna post about the Twilight archon... damnit!But,

    The Twilight Archon is sicker then SARS
     
    Darktemplar_L, Jul 19, 2007
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    Looks like it got stronger, even with full upgrades it could never kill a marine in one shot in Starcraft 1. But I wonder if the splash damage remains.

    I don't like the fact that they walk, or at least make a walking motion, they shouldn't!

    On another note, looks like theres another type of terrain, a temple like thingy. Probably a non builder map like Starcrafts 1's science/explorer vessel or warcraft III's temple and cave.
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    I'd like to say I take back everything I said about the Twilight Archon... it is unbelievably awesome and the fact that it can be created by any merger of Templar is cool as well. It seems like it got a little bit of a graphical change, unless the screenshots have simply just not done it justice whatsoever. Too cool, I love it. And if it can cast psionic storm, that's just unreal.
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    God...this is the most excited for a unit i've had for the toss since Stalker :p Btw, i love the artwork...I could never figure out in my head how an Archon would look like. I'm gonna have so much fun with this unit!
     
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  8. CodyFallsForth

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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    it looks stronger. It better be. I'd rather have 2 temps than an archon xD.
     
    CodyFallsForth, Jul 19, 2007
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    man this unit give me the chills! it's looks so awesome. I kinda like the archon walking instead of hovering but that's my opinion of course ^_^

    I'm thinking they won't do a psionic storm and that any combination of templars would give the same exact archon. So does this mean that the high and dark templar will cost the same? Maybe. So if you either have a lot of gas or a lot of minerals, you can still create a twilight archon if you are sort of lacking the other resource.
     
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    The Twlight Archon looks realy cool and there alot strouger too, great find man, O and i hope they still sound as cool as they did in SC1 they had the coolist sounds.
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    Has anyone looked at the concept art for it on the site? Wow, I love that picture, I don't know about you guys. Such a great unit... B-E-A-U-TIFUL!
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    Man, I love the new Archons look. It just looks plain kick ass. I don't even know how to describe how awesome it is.
    Oh yea, I love how it is walking now.

    Archons walking basically means, "DON'T FUXK WITH ME!!!".
    Totally awesome.
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    I think there should be a different one when the HT merges and DT merges. y would 2 different unites merging form the same unit at the end. also i think the attack should look more devastating. it just looks like it shoots out little lines.
     
    qOcOp, Jul 19, 2007
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  14. psirenny

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    The new archon model is nicer; however, the animations could be better. For one they shouldn't be walking because the hoevering they once had exudes dominance over the field. Plus when you are made of pure energy why walk anyway, right... I mean it makes no sense. Secondly their attack animation needs more variation, in one of the videos a blizzard rep once said that they made zerglings have several walk animations so they appear as fire ants would in an actual swarm. The same applies here, right now the archon's attack seems too artificial.
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    ownage! nice find.

    is it walking? i dont see feet.

    if im not mistaken i saw another version of an archon walking with feet not floating like this one. i cant exactly remember where. and in the images in starcraft 2 they don't have feet. yah, i like the other with feet they look more robotic not like a floating giant genie.
     
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    I sort of prefer the floating archon a little more than than the golem-esque archon. Beyond that, everything above the feet looks beautiful.
     
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    looks like the lick king to me in one of the image. but in gameplay it looks large.
     
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    The original archon walked as well, it was just far less visible. I truly think it's the best looking character in the game so far.
     
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  19. zeratul11

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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    have you seen the thor?

    i think its the best thing ever.
     
    zeratul11, Jul 20, 2007
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    Re: Twlight Archon on Starcraft2.com

    Thanks for posting. I hope it's a bit more powerful cuz I agree with Cody. In SC1 I hardly ever used Archons unless my base was being taken over and my high templars have run out of energy so archons just become a last resort.

    They just weren't very practical. But it looks like their range got up a bit, and if they STILL have the psionic storm ability, then it'd totally be worth it. Let's hope.
     
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