Aqo
10-09-2008, 2:24 AM
Some guy on tl.net was inspired by boxer's valkyrie usage and decided to try them out. Owned some C players with them. Here's a FPVOD he recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukJlnKIYkXM
The Zerg player goes "WTF LOL" when he loses scourges to valks without being able to damage them.
Here's the original thread:
TL: Valkyrie Abuse (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=79783)
It's obvious that valkyries aren't being used because they're very high tech, cost a lot, and don't do anything better than wraiths in small numbers - and normally you wouldn't want a big number of AA units.
However, with all the FEing lately, and Zerg's reliability on Overlords, maybe Valkyries could actually become a useful staple unit that we'll start seeing in mid-lategames occasionally? Or are they going to become void again when Zerg finds a reasonable counter for them?
Sure, valks aren't as good as corsairs on their own, but the bigger picture is that they come with tanks and M&M, which makes all the difference.
i.e. Zerg counter corsairs with hydras, that you're going to need anyway to fight Archons and such. But you don't really want hydras against Terran, so having to waste money on them gives the Terran a big ground advantage through air dominance.
Thoughts, anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukJlnKIYkXM
The Zerg player goes "WTF LOL" when he loses scourges to valks without being able to damage them.
Here's the original thread:
TL: Valkyrie Abuse (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=79783)
It's obvious that valkyries aren't being used because they're very high tech, cost a lot, and don't do anything better than wraiths in small numbers - and normally you wouldn't want a big number of AA units.
However, with all the FEing lately, and Zerg's reliability on Overlords, maybe Valkyries could actually become a useful staple unit that we'll start seeing in mid-lategames occasionally? Or are they going to become void again when Zerg finds a reasonable counter for them?
Sure, valks aren't as good as corsairs on their own, but the bigger picture is that they come with tanks and M&M, which makes all the difference.
i.e. Zerg counter corsairs with hydras, that you're going to need anyway to fight Archons and such. But you don't really want hydras against Terran, so having to waste money on them gives the Terran a big ground advantage through air dominance.
Thoughts, anyone?