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//: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |OT| Like Riding a Bike
- Thread starter Corran Horn
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Watching other people play the Heart of the Swarm beta has rekindled my interest in this game. The new units seem well designed and, for the most part, like they reward more skilled play (a lot of activated abilities, more of an emphasis on positioning for things like Widow Mines and Swarm Hosts, etc.). If nothing else, I think I'm going to pick this up as a spectator sport again.
Haunted
Member
Rare footage of the mild mannered qxc actually angry, oh my.
He's qxc, I've probably heard of him.
TwiztidElf
Member
One week till GOTY 2013. I'm pumped.
Haunted
Member
Nerchio, Parting and Lucifron, should be a good group.only four hours until we find out:
Crimsonlink
Member
I'm sure I'll love the single player but as a Terran player I feel conflicted about the MP.
Sure the Widow Mine is fun to use and the Terran units that have changed aka Reaper, Tanks and Medivac with the Raven having some minor tweaks.
The Hellbats are nice as well but they are just Hellions transformed into Firebats.
So I feel kinda shortchanged as a Terran since we only get 1 "new" unit.
I feel that WM doesn't help with the ridiculous Ultralisk damage of 35 vs all.
Toss air is pretty dangerous these days too.
I think that the Terran factory need to be looked at some more by Blizzard as pros get used to the Widow Mines and since the Hellbat comes so late that it doesn't even matter by then.
I might end up being wrong but we will see.
Still excited for the games. We might get another unit who knows?
Sure the Widow Mine is fun to use and the Terran units that have changed aka Reaper, Tanks and Medivac with the Raven having some minor tweaks.
The Hellbats are nice as well but they are just Hellions transformed into Firebats.
So I feel kinda shortchanged as a Terran since we only get 1 "new" unit.
I feel that WM doesn't help with the ridiculous Ultralisk damage of 35 vs all.
Toss air is pretty dangerous these days too.
I think that the Terran factory need to be looked at some more by Blizzard as pros get used to the Widow Mines and since the Hellbat comes so late that it doesn't even matter by then.
I might end up being wrong but we will see.
Still excited for the games. We might get another unit who knows?
Part of the campaign. Never intended to be in the multiplayer.
I literally thought LucifroN was going to quit pro gaming when ActionJezus 6 pooled him in 2010. It was nice to see him rise to prominence as one of the best foreign Terrans.
RuinerPrime
Member
is there any good replays of swarm host being used effectively in games? i've watched a bunch and only seen vipers being used for the most part. how good is the unit?
i miss lurkers
i miss lurkers
Haunted
Member
holy shit that was Lucifron? Awesome.I literally thought LucifroN was going to quit pro gaming when ActionJezus 6 pooled him in 2010. It was nice to see him rise to prominence as one of the best foreign Terrans.
Very much so, if you're capable of moderate micro voids just melt anything armored. Just avoid marines or hydras and burn down expos/mech/armored units like it's nothing.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Right now Air Toss is decent. Be prepared for a nerf tho
Crimsonlink
Member
Oh man VR are more irritating than ever. Their new ability is kinda broken, I expect it to get nerfed soon after launch actually.
Its called Prismatic Alignment and it does bonus vs Armor which is terrible when you are trying to prevent Zealots and Stalker from coming up your base with Bunkers and the VRs take them out. Thankfully Widow mines help but their reload time is horrible.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Its shorter. Like 2/3rds length I think since the game is an expansion and cheaper
Viewership has been fine, but a lot of grumbling about zerg and their boring play style dominating the pro scene. LoL has more viewership these days though, but "dying" comments are just people being fanboys.
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The Everyman
i took a chance, i have no regrets.
Watch the replay. More gg, more skill.
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The Everyman
EscapingJail
Member
If anyone here wants coaching or a quick "bring me back up speed" for SC2 multiplayer, than feel free to shoot me a PM.
I'm masters Protoss, but I'm relatively diamond level in terms of skill for Terran and Zerg.
I'm masters Protoss, but I'm relatively diamond level in terms of skill for Terran and Zerg.
EscapingJail
Member
A group is already set up in WoL and will carry over into HOTS.
In NA region?
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Watching Artosis play the campaign for the first time made me excited to play HotS for the first time.
EscapingJail
Member
Yep, but the game will have global play when HOTS hits (WoL already has it technically). So you or anybody on other servers can join up if they want to. (Mostly for gaf nights.)
MaritalWheat
Member
I know there's a list of new units in the OP, but is there a quick guide to all the other new changes for the races as they are currently/will be for launch?
Really? I tried searching for Huskys group, but couldn't find it in EU region, for that reason.
RuinerPrime
Member
so no good examples of Swarm host gameplay from real players? how effective are they?
leatherhat
Member
Pieces of meat for all the boys
First big HotS tournament starts in like 2 hours, IEM!
They're powerful and not a direct combat unit, so in theory you shouldn't have to replace them.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
In like 2 hours the first major Heart of the Swarm tourny starts so maybe there! But I cant honestly show you that much footage because I kinda ignored most of HotS beta tournys
EscapingJail
Member
By "Global play" I mean you have access to every server now. Each server is still different.
here is the workaround to do it in WoL
Open notepad and paste the following code:
<regions>
<region displayname=”AUTHENTICATION_SG_REGION” hostname=”sg”
allowedProductLocales=”all” localesThatDefaultToThisRegion=”enSG”/>
<region displayname=”AUTHENTICATION_US_REGION” hostname=”us”
allowedProductLocales=”all” localesThatDefaultToThisRegion=”enUS”/>
<region displayname=”AUTHENTICATION_EU_REGION” hostname=”eu”
allowedProductLocales=”all” localesThatDefaultToThisRegion=”enGB”/>
<region displayname=”AUTHENTICATION_KR_REGION” hostname=”kr”
allowedProductLocales=”all” localesThatDefaultToThisRegion=”koKR”/>
</regions>
Name the file: “regions.xml” (Not “regions.xml.txt”and save it in your StarCraft II folder (the folder that contains your StarCraftII.exe – Usually Program Files/…
IMPORTANT: A “Region” button will appear on the StarCraftII log in screen. However, it only appears on the first screen – the one where you’re asked to type in your email adress. If your SCII is set to remember the account, and only ask you to type in your password, you have to click the arrow on the right side of the log in box to go back to the first screen. Wait a little bit and the button will pop up. Also, you might have to restart the game.
If you need more help feel free to pm me.
I'll go on a limb here and say swarm hosts are more fun to use than lurkers and more zerg like of a unit.
What's the group called? How can I join it?