Zerg Hydralisk stab or spit?

Yea, well, if I were a hydralisk thats what I would do.

 

well it loosens up the dirt. That dirt on some of those planets is probably pretty hard. And especially the metal on platforms. Surely can't shake around a tail for that one.

 

MEGATAIL!

 

corrosive slime on the tail.

 

Or the acid spines it uses for it's main attack. Just a couple volleys then a few punctures with the claws and then the tail goes to work.

 

Taking into account that their hides would have to be acid proof like the aliens from the Alien saga.

 

well just to store the spines in their chest theyd have to be acid proof.

 

No, out stomach stores digestive acids and they would burn our skin if it made contact with it, the only thing stopping it from burning out stomach is the mucus our stomach is laced with in the inside.

 

But if that were the case, hydralisks would be immune to other hydralisks. So, they probably just spit it on the ground and are careful not to get it on themselves.

 

oh i hadnt thought of it that way.
if you want to take the idea further, if their hides were acid-proof, wouldnt that make them take reduced damage from other hydras?

 

Thats right, but maybe each hydras acid is particular to itself, like our immune system.

 

that way there would be a sort of 'rejection' from another hydra, therefore still causing damage...

 

yea, lets just drop this one lol.

 

yep, and to finish to strange conversation lets all agree that claws are just for burowing(with help of a mega tail) and looking badass!

 

There are numerous inconsistencies between the actual in-game hydralisks and the ones in a cinematic. According to the cinematic, a hydralisk would stab with the claws because, well, that's just common sense for a ground zerg creature. In game though, Blizzard needs to balance the units with other races so Hydralisks can't stab because it's a ranged unit, not a melee one

 

As you guys may know the Hydralisk is just a snake like unit whith no feets. They use the claws to move! You can see that in the second moive in Zerg campaign(normal StarCraft) and it allso make sense. i guess

Melee attack would kick ass though! They can't only use the claws for moving..! why should they fire needles against a Zealot who are sleshing their limbs of!

 

ok ok maybe you guys misunderstude me, you might not like this but what if the hydralisk would use its neddles and attack air targets BUT if the hiest priority target was meleing it or was right infront of it, it would just default to slash just for the look, there would be no difference, the hydralisk would still be attacking it would just look differently for the suucumstances just like the fact that marines die in different ways depending on the surcumstances( ex: nuke, marine explodes zealot, sliced in half or whatever)

 

I think a few of this said it would be fine if it was purely visual as you say.

 

FINALY some one that apreciates my genius! I'm gona go to a post you started and give you some power!

 

Lol.

Well bottom line is, if its purely visual and doesnt generate lag or delay awsome, if any of the previously mentioned occur, hell with it.