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Re: Alright, second crack at this... BlackAdder Send a noteboard - 01/09/2010 07:56:06 AM

1. Marauder (Terran) - This is a very cool unit with armour-piercing capabilities. He's a little expensive but excellent in some situations.

Probably the strongest unit in the game and the reason why so many people think the Terran is overpowered. For example, Terran can build this unit from basically the start of the game. The Protoss counter to the Marauder is Colossi, which are really high up the tech tree (need to get a Gateway, Cybernetics Core, Robotics Facility and also a Robotics Bay before you can build a Colossus; Marauder only requires a Tech-lab add-on to your Barracks). If you're playing Zerg, you basically don't have any good counter for the Marauders.. maybe using fungal growth with Infestors, but that requires like a Hive tech or something pretty high as well. I guess mutalisks would also work, but they die real quick to marines which any half-decent Terran player will always have in his army. Hydras are alright against Marauders but not exactly low-tech. Brood Lords would do well, but they are, once again, at the top of the tech tree.


Marauders are actually one of the few things thatstill get decimated by Zerglings. The problem is when they get a mix of Marauders and Marines :P.

Yeah that's true, assuming you can get a surround on the marauders, but it's generally not possible due to marines and helions in most Terran armies.

Incidentally, I don't use Colossi to stop them, good amounts of Gateway units deal with rem reasonably well, especially when supported by Immortals and High Templar.

I don't think any of the gateway units can really handle the Marauders, unless you have an overwhelming number, which is generally not possible since the Terran can build the Marauders faster than you can make your own gateway units (at least in the early game; once you get Warp Gates it is a different story). Plus, with the concussive shells, the marauders can snipe units pretty easily. High Templar are quite good and an exception to that rule, but a couple of Immortals are generally necessary as well IMO.

Reavers - thank god they're not in SC2


You may well be the first player I've met who is happy with the loss of Reavers. I'm curious why.

I guess I don't really know why. All I remember is that I usually got pwned by Reavers lol
I didn't like using them because they moved really slowly and their attack was kind of hard to control (for me anyway). I like the Colossi much more.
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Your thoughts on Starcraft 2 units Sidious - 31/08/2010 11:22:45 AM 1085 Views
Have you seen the patch notes for the upcoming 1.1? Zalis - 31/08/2010 02:15:43 PM 899 Views
I swear, I posted a pretty lengthy reply, but it's gone now *NM* BlackAdder - 31/08/2010 07:59:01 PM 477 Views
Re: Your thoughts on Starcraft 2 units Fanatic-Templar - 31/08/2010 08:31:03 PM 869 Views
Agreed on the queen. The corruptor remains awful. Ghavrel - 31/08/2010 09:25:08 PM 625 Views
I generally agree BlackAdder - 31/08/2010 10:44:20 PM 717 Views
Ultralisks counter Siege Tanks Fanatic-Templar - 01/09/2010 01:59:26 AM 756 Views
That is where the Overlord drops come in handy BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 02:10:03 AM 679 Views
Re: That is where the Overlord drops come in handy Fanatic-Templar - 01/09/2010 02:29:23 AM 786 Views
I don't play as Zerg either, but I've seen it done effectively. Check out this video BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 03:13:51 AM 795 Views
That was a great move! Fanatic-Templar - 01/09/2010 03:24:46 AM 871 Views
Yeah the roaches made a huge difference BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 07:42:46 AM 756 Views
I'm only familiar with Zerg and what annoys me as Zerg, SO. Ghavrel - 31/08/2010 10:12:48 PM 757 Views
Tried Zerg once or twice in coop games last week. Any advice for a Zerg noob? Zalis - 31/08/2010 10:36:28 PM 662 Views
Queen per hatchery. Constant spawn larvae. Expand creep constantly. Ghavrel - 01/09/2010 07:53:27 AM 702 Views
The thing about the Zerg in Starcraft 2, is that they're a very reactionary race. Variant - 02/09/2010 09:12:16 AM 835 Views
Thanks for both replies. The Queens + larvae help tremendously. I'll work on the rest. Zalis - 02/09/2010 08:41:24 PM 701 Views
Have you experienced the new Reaper based openings? Fanatic-Templar - 01/09/2010 02:07:40 AM 678 Views
Alright, second crack at this... BlackAdder - 31/08/2010 10:22:40 PM 791 Views
Re: Alright, second crack at this... Fanatic-Templar - 01/09/2010 02:27:27 AM 841 Views
Re: Alright, second crack at this... BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 07:56:06 AM 768 Views
Re: Alright, second crack at this... Fanatic-Templar - 02/09/2010 07:13:21 AM 744 Views
Also, wraiths are worse than useless BlackAdder - 31/08/2010 10:49:17 PM 678 Views
I really only play the campaigns in single player mode, so my experience might be a little different Cannoli - 01/09/2010 12:54:07 AM 895 Views
Marauder... expensive? Variant - 02/09/2010 04:30:47 AM 750 Views
Re: Marauder... expensive? BlackAdder - 02/09/2010 05:21:22 AM 610 Views
Well, we've got Force Field, Hallucinate, Psi Storm and Feedback, so I'm not complaining . Fanatic-Templar - 02/09/2010 07:04:39 AM 641 Views
They're handy in team games. Not so much in 1v1. Ghavrel - 02/09/2010 07:35:10 AM 697 Views
In regards to Infested Terrans Variant - 02/09/2010 07:48:36 AM 779 Views
It's slow as all hell. Fanatic-Templar - 02/09/2010 08:02:51 AM 748 Views
It depends... Variant - 02/09/2010 08:34:53 AM 738 Views
The Raven is excellent, but in my opinion it's really expensive. Variant - 02/09/2010 07:31:38 AM 765 Views
Yeah, the ability to do all that while burrowed is really great. BlackAdder - 02/09/2010 07:42:22 AM 663 Views
You can? Crap. In that case, I need to start using it. *NM* Ghavrel - 02/09/2010 09:33:17 PM 309 Views
Yes... press the hotkey for burrow and then the key for parasite (very quickly, but in that order) BlackAdder - 03/09/2010 03:39:38 AM 652 Views
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