Battlecruiser: Plasma Torpedo

[DarkMirror]

I think the graphic should change. I really think they should make the barracge come from the wings/underbelly, and not the head. Coming from the front just makes it a bit... goofy looking, I guess. Also, Blizz should change the name. Its more of a laser Barrage than a Plasma Torpedo.

[masterofhobbiton]

Agreed, but with some differences. The plasma torpedoes can come from the bridge and stay named plasma torpedoes, but the animation should change to some sort of energy projectile that goes in a curve instead of a solid beam, sort of like a mothership projectile but with a mechanical head at the tip and red. The I think the ordinary lasers should fire from all of those turrets they added to the back section.

[TitanWing]

Doesn't look like a torpedo at all.

[Dusty]

I agree. Not to mention when the Battle Cruiser has that upgrade it just looks wierd with all this extra crap on it. O.o

[DarkMirror]

Yeah. The yamato version is cool, with the big cannon in the middle.

The "Torpedo"? not so much. Make it come from the wings/belly, and rename it "Laser barrage"

[GroG]

I'm not sure if any of you played FF3, but remember the graphic for the spell Ultima? It'd be sweet if the plasma torpedo fired a missile into the ground where the barrage hits, and a blue dome grew and damaged everything in that radius.

That'd look sweet.

[AzVortez]

no idea what your talking about grog.. but

yeah, i totally agree with dark mirror.
i also wish they would remodel the BC. i get that plastic model toy feeling like the old siege tank (sc2)

[SlickR]

Agreed just beacose the canons on the wings don't have any purpose now!

[ecyor0]

Unless they have a third ability. (Black hole torpedoes anyone? XD)

[apostolos]

What about removing the ability and replacing it with beams that target one air unit and do high damage for about 3 seconds?Of course,they should fire from the wings.

[Kellanved]

I'm not sure if any of you played FF3, but remember the graphic for the spell Ultima? It'd be sweet if the plasma torpedo fired a missile into the ground where the barrage hits, and a blue dome grew and damaged everything in that radius.

That'd look sweet.
>:O
FF6!

http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/s/06/f7/41/ae_1.JPG
Here's what he's talking about; it starts small and slowly grows to do area of effect damage.

I think the plasma torpedo attack should look more like beams from this 'plasma lamp':
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Plasma-lamp_2.jpg/300px-Plasma-lamp_2.jpg

[Protogod]

I think the plasma torpedo attack should look more like beams from this 'plasma lamp':
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Plasma-lamp_2.jpg/300px-Plasma-lamp_2.jpg

I cant think of how they could apply that to a BC, but if they could pull it off, it would be VERY impressive.

[DarkMirror]

AoE centered around the BC! Its like a pulse! How about that?

[Dusty]

Sounds more like a Mothership ability.... That would be an awesome spell like the implosion God power on Age of Mythology. It creates a huge silver ball that begins to suck everything around it in then it explodes. The more stuff it sucks in the bigger the bang....

[DarkMirror]

Yeah. A sphere of cool energy like that isnt gritty enough for the terrans. Just go with the Laser Barrage, but from the belly/wings.

[GroG]

http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/s/06/f7/41/ae_1.JPG

Yeah, that's what I meant. That would be perfect if a missile launched from it's underbelly, hit the center of the blast radius, and that blast grew and damaged all units in its area.

+rep for the find btw thanks for clarifying! ;p

[Kellanved]

With that pic I posted, I didn't mean that the BC should make beams like that radially outward. I'm just saying picture those beams in that lamp, but being shot in a straight line trajectory rather than in a sphere.

[AzVortez]

i think that it should just be renamed "Plasma Cannon" which shoots really fast or w/e, and that AoE extend outwards effect should be applied to the thors big special attack.

[Mjolniir]

i think they should tone down the turrets(ie fit more with the design) and make them an offensive upgrade(like the rine shield) that can target multiple units(2 air 2 ground). yay visible upgrades.:P

BC's have that depression along the midline of the hammer, so make them kinda like a plasma torpedo from halo covie cruisers(the channel fills up, gathers to one point, then the torpedo fires and rapes some poor UNSC ship). err, assuming the books got that right. either that or more like phasers(same midline thing):o

[AzVortez]

that turret thing is just.. well, even though im a T player, its just unfair. turrets are cheap, and upgrades to them that are exspensive would be a super unfair advantage. then instead of cheese cannons, we'd be having cheese turrets

omg, i just realized how devastating the cheese phase cannons can be. THEY CAN MOVE!!! >:O

[Mjolniir]

dude, lol, read the title, it's about the BC plasma torpedos, not missle turrets.

those were the turrets i was refering to :shiftyr:

[ecyor0]

omg, i just realized how devastating the cheese phase cannons can be. THEY CAN MOVE!!! >:O

But they move slowly, they can't attack while moving, they can BE attacked while moving, and if you destroy the pylon providing power while they're moving, they can't turn back until they're inside a pylon field (either that or they get destroyed, I forget which)

[Faiien]

+think of how unethical that would be if you had to continually warp the phase cannons. It would be a whole other story if the bases were close to each other though, and they were only separated by a gap and the idiot forgot to put down some min line defenses you could always use a phase prism and warp a couple of phase cannons over and r 2the ape his min line...so you see its actually balanced...+to the gameplay while not making the game stacked for the protoss

[Ktan]

Sorry if I'm out of line editing your post, AzVortez, but that's really one of my pet hates.

[TitanWing]

I'm sure everyone probably saw this...but you may not have really thought about it. They've just shown us the desert tileset.

[Thedutchjelle]

I'm sure everyone probably saw this...but you may not have really thought about it. They've just shown us the desert tileset.

And i totally love it. Korhal probably.

I kinda disliked though how easily they just added more planets to the story line.. same with the only-one-planet in a system as showed in the campaign mod.

[Terra]

I like the "plasma torpedo" graphics and idea but it should really be renamed to something like "laser barrage" or "overload laser batteries". Cause I just don't see any plasma... or torpedos.

[AzVortez]

they dont even look like torpedoes
@ktan: its fine

[TitanWing]

I like the "plasma torpedo" graphics and idea but it should really be renamed to something like "laser barrage" or "overload laser batteries". Cause I just don't see any plasma... or torpedos.
When did you see real-life plasma guns? :o

Blizz can make it look like whatever they want since there's no real-life comparison.

[Protogod]

When did you see real-life plasma guns?

Blizz can make it look like whatever they want since there's no real-life comparison.

there might not be plasma "guns" but there is plasma in and of itself.

[TitanWing]

I'm fully aware of that, but it's a long way off in the future before we start making weapons comparable to scifi plasma.

[ecyor0]

Well, one would assume that sci-fi plasma looks like regular old plasma (Mind you, sci-fi lasers are short, bright bolts of energy, rather than the thin invisible rays they are in real life, so who knows?)

[AzVortez]

so much room to speculate
why couldnt they just say lasers?

[ChimTheGrim21]

I think the BC should just get the Yamato cannon and thats it. Why the hell does a BC need a splash damage spell? I think that C&C3 lead designer is fuckin with Starcraft2. Get his ass off the designer team.

[DarkMirror]

Give it a passive spell, like an EMP burst. That way you have attack cruisers as well as defense/specail operations cruisers.

[AzVortez]

no, EMP belongs to a spellcaster, the bc is more of a air-tank unit, if you get what i mean.

personally, i see the bcs as a very big advantage.
1. Lots of HP, can withstand heavy fire from THREE carriers all by itself for an amount of time
2. Plasma Cannons, AoE attack, kills of infantry with ease
3. Yamoto Cannon, easily destroys strategic units (tank units, spell casters etc)

im starting to think the Terrans are having the better advantage than the protoss motherships (other than that black hole cheap ass tactic)

[IrishDutchman]

personally, i see the bcs as a very big advantage.
1. Lots of HP, can withstand heavy fire from THREE carriers all by itself for an amount of time

CARRIER'S HAVE NOT BEEN BALANCED YET IN THAT VIDEO!

[TitanWing]

CARRIER'S HAVE NOT BEEN BALANCED YET IN THAT VIDEO!
Your sig + that post combined made me laugh. :)

[lizard0113]

Your sig + that post combined made me laugh. :)
I know its like whoa!
Hey if the bc already has a big weapon why can't the carrier?


Carriers rule!!

[TitanWing]

I know its like whoa!
Hey if the bc already has a big weapon why can't the carrier?


Carriers rule!!
For the same reason the carrier didn't have a "big weapon" in SC: they are two different units.

[AzVortez]

exactly :D plus the toss already have the mothership, so carriers are weak now! woohoo! =D