Rather, real technology play with fewer, but more interesting units, as well as weaker 'massable junk units' such as the Adept, Marine, Roach, etc. Not just scary timings here and there, such as Warpgate or Hellbat timings. I think creating units that can bring tension over time is a great design. But that's not the same as moving out right before you hit 150 energy to hit a double fungal timing, for example.

Some of the new units, such as the Ravager, bring active abilities to the game. I feel like technology units have been neglected in favor of mass-able junk units. It brings a lot of tension to the game when you have the ability to put the opponent on a clock, or, if you feel like you're ahead, go for a strategy that could punish someone who's trying to get ahead with technology. I was hoping we would see more energy units that truly would build up strength slowly, so that players could invest into long-term strategies and plan their move-outs accordingly. I think Lurkers are a great unit since they can be devastating in defensive positions and allow Zerg players to be more active with their army. If a player is unable to hit any sort of upgrade/technology timing because of constant harassment locking them down to their base 24/7, I don't think it's any good. I hope we won't end up with the early Hellbat drop-TvTs we saw in HOTS release. LOTV brings a lot of new harassment options to the table. I hope defensive play, tech play and positional play can be rewarded. Some of the most mobile and massable units have been very strong, taking up a lot of space in the match-ups. There have been so many scenarios where players will make, say, 50 roaches or stalkers before teching onwards, and it's very dull when games play out like that. I hope that technology units are stronger than in HOTS. I like the direction being taken with units being able to do more in low numbers like Lurkers, Disruptors, Ravagers, Liberators.

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