As a protoss main I far prefer the idea of energy overcharge in the PTR than shield battery overcharge. I can think of all sorts of things I can do with energy overcharge, not just defensive but also on the attacking side which shield battery overcharge doesn't get you. Having another 100 energy on an oracle to deal with a ling runby is far more useful than a battery overcharge the lings can just bypass. Having a guardian shield to deal with early terran aggression is huge. Having earlier hallucinations is huge. Being able to warp in an HT and immediately have 2 storms is huge (50 warp in energy + 100 overcharge).
Strongly suggest you check out Harstems games vs Clem on his channel. Him and MaNa is adamant that energy overcharge is better than shield battery in both matchups. This is because the hallucinations (consistent scouting which protoss lacks), force field and guardian shield are always ready. He could hold the cyclone marine medivac push which is the fastest timing in the game.
Just a suggestion for your next in depth talk, podcast or otherwise. Wander through the various key words for SC2. Consider & talk about what they're trying to achieve and why.
Nerfing the worst performing race this severely feels like a personal attack. Shield Batteries were made to let Protoss survive against early attacks and harassment following the removal of the Mothership Core. Not sure how we're supposed to survive now.
So, what if Protoss isn’t actually imbalanced, but it’s just that all the best players happen to choose Zerg? If the Zerg needs excellent control and “coming in from weird angles” to beat sky toss, but sky toss just needs good storms to assist?
As a protoss main I far prefer the idea of energy overcharge in the PTR than shield battery overcharge. I can think of all sorts of things I can do with energy overcharge, not just defensive but also on the attacking side which shield battery overcharge doesn't get you. Having another 100 energy on an oracle to deal with a ling runby is far more useful than a battery overcharge the lings can just bypass. Having a guardian shield to deal with early terran aggression is huge. Having earlier hallucinations is huge. Being able to warp in an HT and immediately have 2 storms is huge (50 warp in energy + 100 overcharge).
Strongly suggest you check out Harstems games vs Clem on his channel. Him and MaNa is adamant that energy overcharge is better than shield battery in both matchups. This is because the hallucinations (consistent scouting which protoss lacks), force field and guardian shield are always ready. He could hold the cyclone marine medivac push which is the fastest timing in the game.
Yep. Also, MaxPax is the best Toss
Good game, I like the Tempests design
Just a suggestion for your next in depth talk, podcast or otherwise. Wander through the various key words for SC2. Consider & talk about what they're trying to achieve and why.
Man...that was a tough game
Nerfing the worst performing race this severely feels like a personal attack. Shield Batteries were made to let Protoss survive against early attacks and harassment following the removal of the Mothership Core. Not sure how we're supposed to survive now.
So, what if Protoss isn’t actually imbalanced, but it’s just that all the best players happen to choose Zerg? If the Zerg needs excellent control and “coming in from weird angles” to beat sky toss, but sky toss just needs good storms to assist?
My thoughts on patches since the release of Legacy: Make Protoss great again.