Viking

well i didnt like any of those choices. I would like to see a chain gun that fires on the target untill it's dead. like a warp ray or colossus. thats just my thought tho.

 

The fast rate low damage.

 

It can transform into air though so fast rate low damage it does not need to be a strong unit to I mean like what if 20 come to YOUR base then attack and wiped you out?

 

The Goliaths had a similar attack to the Marines and it didn't make it boring. Also, splash isn't a good idea as it would make the unit a little too powerful in my book. This is meant to be a light fighter. Not able to stand up to a lot of units or powerful units.

 

yah i think its fine. but its kinda boring add some more effect on it. maybe we should see the "lights" (laser) of bullets coming out.

 

You mean tracers?

 

Its fine how it is, it definatly doesnt need splash damage. It doesnt need any effects like tracers or lights, its a straightforward unit with straightforward animation. Simplicity is not a bad thing, thats why more people like goldeneye better then perfect dark.

 

its fine the way it is.

 

I noticed it in the new screenshots on blizz's site.

 

They are flames from the jet engines on the back of another Viking.

Edit: After watching again the Blizzcon video of them, it looks like the Vikings' missle attack.

 

Ya its just the missiles

 

I think it should at least be constant becuase they are gattling guns and you don't burst fire those.

 

aerial flamethrower would have been fun, in fact any aerial melee

 

just looks wierd

 

so its called tracers, thanks.

add it. im sure it will help visually and also will make playing them more fun. marines should also get the tracer. CnC style, just to make every attack look powerful and cooler.

 

Well VIkings are very flexible units wspecially when it comes to air attarc an or i mean counter attack...

 

I'm sorry, but what's fast rate?

I would like the vikings to shoot without so many stops, or just shoot none-stop.

 

Fast rate low damage.

I think this has been brought up elsewhere before but we didn't have a poll. If it is armed with gatling guns, it makes no sense for them to use it like a marine's weapon and fire in bursts. I would rather see a very fast rate of fire(appear as constantly firing) with weak individual hits. The actual damage per hit could just be adjusted accordingly.

The armor is a non-issue because the viking's ground attack is supposed to be strong vs small units and weak vs armored anyway, if I'm not mistaken. The true gatling gun style of ground attack with very fast but weak hits will only make the viking fit that role even better and not as universally massable in a mindless manner. And with that change, the cobra would actually have a real use and be needed.

 

This is about the GAU-8 Avenger, a Gatling-type gun used on the A-10.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger

So, saying that it doesn't make sense for them to fire in bursts is incorrect.
I'm assuming that things like metal fatigue, heat, and general physics would still apply in the StarCraft universe.

And armor is an issue because even small units have some armor (especially when you add in the upgrades). Zealot and Dark Templar had 1 in SC so I expect it to be about the same in SC2.