Units we want revealed or changed

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Units we want revealed or changed

  1. ItzaHexGor

    ItzaHexGor Active Member

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    With the recent news and talk of new or changed models, I thought it would be a good idea to comprise a list of units that we as a community would like to see in upcoming ScreenCrafts, screenshots, in-game footage, images or renders.
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    Here's the list of the units that I can think of. Feel free to suggest and add others, regardless of whether it's just been announced that it will be changed or whether I just forgot about it and left it out of the list. The lists are in preference with the most wanted at the top and least wanted at the bottom.

    Protoss:

    Escort
    Unsure if the Nullifier was remodelled or whether it just had a placeholder model. Might have just been the attack.

    Terran:

    Nomad
    Medivac
    Mine Drone
    Unsure if the Jackal design was remodelled or whether it just had a placeholder model. Might ahve just been attack.

    Zerg:

    Infested Protoss
    Lurker
    Swarm Guardian
    Overseer
    Nydus Wyrm
    Broodling
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    Next will be a list of the models that we as a community want changed. In order to keep this from being swamped with units that one or two people don't like, in order to qualify for this list the people wanting it changed have to outnumber the people who don't want it to be changed on a two-to-one ratio, with at least four opinions. I'll list units that have been nominated in grey so that people will know that they're under scrutiny and voice their opinions.

    Units under scrutiny:

    Infestor, Hydralisk, Ultralisk, Overseer, Baneling, High Templar, Ghost, Probe, SCV, Jackal (if not already)

    Units we want changed:

    None as of yet.

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    Why the Nydus Worm? I thought we all knew how it looked like.

    Add the Medivac to the Terran section.
     
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    We've seen it as a Nydus Canal, but not as the actual mobile worm.
     
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    Actually, there was a video where a Zerg player fought a Protoss player, I believe. I think the quality of the video was bad, but you could see the Zerg player use a Nydus Worm. It could travel over cliffs but it looked reeeallly ugly when it did. :p
    There wasn't even a sort of animation when it did, it just elevated to the hight. Well, Blizzard said that that was only a placeholder thingy anyways.
     
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    I want the Escort ability removed... good idea of topic I must say! We have seen the lurker in both forms haven't we?
     
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    "Forms"? We haven't seen the remodeling of it, if that's what you mean.
     
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    I do actually remember seeing a video with the Nydus Wyrm now, but if it was a placeholder then it's still something we, or at least I, would like to see. If not many people are particularly interested in it, then I'll remove it. I guess that it should be a prioritised list, otherwise we're just saying what we haven't seen yet, which we already know.

    EDIT: This isn't for saying which units we want and don't want, it's about their model. We haven't seen the Escort yet so we can't say that we want it remodelled, regardless of whether we want it in the game or not.
     
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    Yeah, you should make lists for each race, starting with the most wanted at the top.
    Like...

    Lurker
    Swarm Guardian
    Nydus Worm
    etc

    If too many people complain about the order they're in, you just change the list appropriately.
     
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    Done. I've estimated the priority. Just say if you'd prefer otherwise.
     
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    Excellent list! Just how I imagined it. Just one question. What's with the Overseer? Are we expecting a remodeling of it? Because otherwise, I would prioritize the Nydus Worm. We have seen cleal pictures of the Overseer, but the Nydus Worm video was of bad quality and the animations horrible placeholders, which might have been fixed now.
     
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    There were some obstructed shots of it in a couple of those first few Zerg screenshots. From what could be seen it looked as though it had a similar structure to the Overlord, a large floating body with dangling claws and appendages, and seemed to be covered with eyes. It can be seen in ced's Visual Guide to the New Zerg Army through but unfortunately the image is borken due to the change in coding, but it can be seen here:
    http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5602/zvizguidev2cedpy9.gif
    However if people would prefer to see the Nydus Wyrm, then I'll definitely promote it above the Overseer.
     
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    i must have missed some news....whats an Escort?
     
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    It was announced in Q&A Batch 35, I think, as a new Carrier ability. Here's the thread about it: http://www.starcraft2forum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4414&highlight=Escort
    Also, I've just remembered that they've told us that there will be Infested Protoss. As much as I'm against it, I'd love to get a look at that model. As far as I'm concerned it's top of the list for the Zerg, but if you feel differently just say so.
     
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    Infested toss should be on the top of the list, I think too.

    Units under scrutiny: add the Medivac. I think 98% of us prefer the Medic.
     
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    It's the models that are under scrutiny, not the units themselves. I think Blizzard is aware that everyone dislikes the Medivac, among other units, and those issues have been raised several times. This thread was intended to be for the models and models only. If these disliked units had to be in the game, we'd want them to have the best or most appropriate model available.
     
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    Oops, I forgot when I made that post. :p Anyways, I think you should add the Overseer. I think a bunch of us dislikes it.
     
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    Yeah from what we've seen, what with the eyes and everything, it leaves a lot to be desired. Especially seeing as the Overlord's model, in my opinion, is near perfect. It is so frustrating that for the Overlord to be as useful as possible, it has to be evolved into such a hideous model. Overseer added.
     
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    Are the remodelinging it!?
     
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    Ok TY...
    Thats what i get for being inactive :D