Posted on July, 19th 5:13 PM by Nocturne | 3 Comments
In this edition of Clickables, we seek beyond the tempered armor plating of the Marauder to find out what personality lurks beneath.
The Marauder is a tier-2 unit that is best at busting heavier units and slowing down a retreating army.
With a cost of 100 minerals and 25 gas in addition to a tech lab, the Marauder acts as a formidable, early unit that can help dissolve an opponent's force. In subsequent patches, the Marauder has gone through several changes including, making it necessary to research Concussive Grenades that give extra utility by slowing the target when shot. Coupled with a contingent of marines, Marauders on stimpacks can shred apart even some of the most difficult looking forces.
Delving past their contributions to the battlefield, it is unbeknownst to the player that the Marauder harbors a sweet spot for the ladies... albeit a crude one. Little did I know that this unit could be turned on with a few simple clicks.
"Say the word baby."
"Don't leave me hanging."
"Time's a wastin'."
"Got a whole lotta' love."
"Just say when."
"What the hell are smitherines anyways."
"Yeah I got all 5 fingers, 3 on this hand and 2 on the other one."
"Baby you reallllly light my fuel. WHOOPS! Damn! Premature detonation."
"Baby, if I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put 'U' and 'I' together."
As always, if there are any missed quotes, references, or anything you might find to be of vital importance for the unit, please post below! In the meantime, please avoid all premature detonations, sappy pickup lines, conceited self-love, and ensure that your grenades are placed somewhere safer than your pants.
Posted on July, 8th 6:42 PM by Nocturne | 3 Comments
Reaper
With the start of the Starcraft 2 Beta 2 launch, Clickables is back with another Terran unit - the Reaper. This tactical unit is as powerful as it is weak. While these units can push a lot of DPS, their small amount of health and low armor would make them easy to pick off - if only they weren't so damn fast. In the early game, reapers can play a crucial role for harassment and rushes - especially combined with their movement speed increase. Players with a strong micro ability will find the Reaper to be one of the funnest, and most annoying units in the game.
The Reaper is a formidable unit for the quick-fingered and fast-thinking player and this unit's personality captures this style of gameplay, speaking in a gritty voice akin to Snake from Metal Gear. As my ethereal stick prods him over... and over... and over... his true character attributes are revealed.
"The Grim Reaper has arrived."
"Death from above."
"Got somethin' for me to kill?"
"Fear the Reaper Man."
"The life of the reaper man is always intense."
"Damn, I'm all out of stems."
"These jets are burnin' my ass!"
"Fear the reaper, man"
"What's it worth?"
"The life of the Reaper Man is always intense."
"Death from above"
"If you can't get it cheaper, call the reaper."
"I'm bringin' the pain and the pizza in 30 minutes or it's free."
"I'm make dead people." (Sixth sense reference)
"I'm goin' commando."
"I ain't got time to bleed."
"To Tysaros.. and beyond!" (Toy Story reference)
"I thought I was signin' up to be a rePO man... imagine my surprise."
"This is ground control to major tom..." (Space Oddity reference)
"Ah... I like you. That's why I'm gonna kill you last." (Commando Reference - brainwasher5)
Thus endeth the first series of Clickables. I will be starting the Protoss unit voice-overs in the near future. Keep checking back for the latest sassy comments of the Starcraft Units. And always - if there is a quote or a reference missed, post them below!
Posted on July, 8th 1:45 AM by Exzodium | 5 Comments
Well everyone was getting edgy for Phase 2. Like Drug addicts, those of us who got a taste of the sweet stuff had gone in to withdraw (some became lethargic) and tried to deny our addiction. However Blizzard has invited us back into beta, so now the vicious cycle continues yet again (No complaints). Sense I seem to be beaten to the punch for each major news article, I will take the time to show case some of the smaller things in the second phase of beta.
Today we will be looking at a screenshot of the updated editor. Inside we find a new batch of wildlife.
Dude for real, is that a freaking Lobster????
O.K let's get the ugly stuff out of the way. We can all see that the three biggest looking brutes over on the left look like some kind of mutant spore creatures gone horribly horribly wrong.
Be glad I did not fish for the picture of the wang monster.
You might be thinking, hey that’s unfair Exzodium it’s really hard making brand new creatures off the top of your head. True. If only the creatures where original. The sad truth is this:
Ziggy
+
Chattering Teeth
=
New Blizzard fail Troll.
Well O.K so we got a creature that looks like it could be the Goblin Kings henchman (Got to love Labyrinth references). That does not mean the rest of the critters are bad. In fact most of them are cool looking (except the Wall.E tribute and Roadrunner knock off). But the cream of the crop is the Lobster.
Rock Lobster!!!
Ah Hells yeah! Now I know there has to be a hidden critter of some cheese biscuits and Clam Chowder. Of course that might be my hidden love for Red Lobster.
Well you guys can tell me what you think of the new Critters. As for me I am on the hunt for the elusive Lobster tail. I think I'm going to use those biscuits as bait.
Posted on June, 3rd 1:55 PM by Nocturne | 4 Comments
Viking
Clickables is back today with another unit that has added to my carpal tunnel, the Viking. This unit is fairly interesting, as it is a semi-replacement for the original Terran unit, the Wraith. What makes this unit unique is its ability to transform from being an air-superiority fighter to a ground-walking mech support. The form the Viking takes dictates what units it can attack. Naturally, when it is flying it can only attack air units, while on the ground it can only attack ground units. In addition to this dynamic is their cheap production costs, fast production time, and the ability to pump 2 out at a time on a single starport. Tactically, this unit compliments many different strategies - as both back-up for ground forces, air forces, or tactical strikes to cheese an opponent's harvesting operation. It surely is an adaptable unit.
But with all these new-fangled designs and technology, what personality does this unit bring to the battlefield? Well, here's a look into what this unit says when it gets clicked over.... and over.... and over....
"Made for battle."
"Lets get into the fight."
"Transformations systems primed."
"Eric, Baleog, Olaf... come in! Ugh... musta gotten' lost again." (Lost Vikings reference - DomeX)
"Fight or flight... yeah right."
"Well grease my gears."
"Coordinates set, north by northwest."
"No one lives forever."
"I'm the best pilot in all the 9 worlds... oh yeah."
"By air or by land, all shall fall by my hand... wait did I say that out loud?"
"Welcome to viking, if you want rockets press 4... if you want weapons press 5... if you know who you want to kill, press 7."
"Fly the unfriendly skys."
Well, this concludes yet another edition of Clickables. As always, if there is a quote missing, an incorrect quote, or a reference that was missed, then post it in the comments section below!
Posted on May, 30th 4:15 AM by Derwish | 3 Comments
I just found a great map by XGDragon, who made a nice little testing arena for us. You can set a left and a right side, spawn custom units and order them to attack each other. You can buy upgrades, use special abilities, choose from different terrains, etc. You should really check this thing out!
A video:
How to start it:
Go to your Starcraft 2 Beta folder (C:/Program Files/Starcraft II Beta)
Open "Starcraft 2 II Editor.exe"
File -> Open -> Click Browse -> Select your Downloads Folder -> TheUnitTester5.SC2map -> OK
