SC2 - Ultralisks in Action

[JanJanNik]

And let's not forget the 1 range and comparable low moving speed which allows any unit to kite them.

[JanJanNik]

15, 35 vs armored damage is a joke... so weak for a fuckin t3 unit which is only capable of attacking ground and requires 6 building levels...

[c0mbineelite]

i really dislike ultralisks in this game... they just don't seem strong enough. It is cool that they can burrow though.

[JAFrk]

@c0mbineelite i think they just need to make them a bit faster and maybe lower the collision size a little (cuz on maps with small chokes they are useless). Other than that i think they are fine. But srly, on 4v4 and maybe 3v3, one base ultra is a prty lawl cheeze (unless some dicktoss onebase voidrays your kinda screwed, but thats what your team is for rite?)

[JanJanNik]

personally, zerg are my fav race but... ultralisks will never really be used in pro games, there are just too much counter units vs them... think of immortals

[89teammates]

@JanJanNik that or void Rays , or any air unit that can attack the ground

[JanJanNik]

@89teammates yes sir

[Deepwoundjenna]

@JanJanNik well actually blizzard said they would improve ultralisk even more from the 17 to 25 .. damage which will make them very useful imo

[JanJanNik]

@Deepwoundjenna ah nice that would mean they can kill a marine within 2 hits? I hope blizz will do that^^

[bc71766]

i heard the got splash dmg with those giant tusks now

[Haskime]

u know the ultralisks are kind of cute...they are like over sized puppies with four tusks chasing poor helpless marines and siege tanks who are only 1/10 their size....I gotta lay of the boogies......

[iTXivilai]

um..... all the people saying saying ultras should do splash, they do.

[JanJanNik]

@iTXivilai they deal splash damage? no kiddin?

[LolxNinja]

I loled when the marines and what not started running it was like

"lets go scouting for some more minerals"

then outta no where ultras pop up and they're like oh shit

[reaperdeadmonster]

holy shit is it me or are they now bigger because in SCBW they are the same size as the siege tanks

[torcher123890]

lol!

[virusbreaker7]

yep because their limited to atking ground unites only they shud hit all units wif in reach wif those long talons

[luimad]

I think one of those hits should kill several marines at once, not one by one ...

I think that's stupid ...

Imagine an elephant running behind several people

[BigWeebz]

yeah ive always thought that....those fucking talons are like 20 feet long...and they have two of them.....yet....only 1 marine gets hurt at a time?

HEY BLIZZARD: ULTRALISKS SHOULD DO SPLASH DAMAGE

[TheParaxore]

if ultralisks did spash damage theyd be unstopable lol it wouldnt be fair

[squid2j2]

Splash damage is the shizzle !

[shawlock]

@BigWeebz

they do =p

[MrNoNaMe1107]

woahhh

they look like wooly mammoths!!

[dolgoon08261027]

I beg you BLIZZARD pls release the game :(

[memokk]

wow..zerg have the best melee unit in the game...

[AhmedAusVenlo]

@memokk and the one with the most hp

[DeathToTheNation]

Wow you don't fuck with a horde of Ultralisks or they will rape your asshole red......

[Xyonon]

Zerg dont have wieners :P But i know what you mean. They are really heave, but they also are expensive.

[dafunker00]

Haha that was a pretty graphic description. probably accurate though i dont want to know what theyd do to my butthole

[12463trf]

To all u who think these cute little puppies have become OP, your lame XD

compared to the other's tier 3, Ultra isnt super great. ex (BC, Carrier, MS) they are just good at taking out infantry.

and to those wanting to argue that all they need is tanks,thors and BC's? seriously? ultra's CANT HIT BC, fuck a banshee could win. and if your playing someone that isnt using a variety even AFTER seeing you use air? Their not bright, or you got lucky in a match up. corrupters + hydra's are the AAofZ XD

[BLu3Ac3]

a combination of thors and battlecruisers can wipe these ultralisks off in a matter of seconds

[TheTrollyManXD]

WE ARE THE TERREN, WE ARE INVINCIBLE AND ALMIGHTY ACROSS THE GALAXY.

*5 ultralisks come outta nowhere*

Ooon the other hand RUN1!!

[EvansFTW]

Looks like Blizzard has made ultras a much more powerful unit.

[Armalizilto]

You'd better run for your life if you saw 5 or more of those Ultralisks coming after you if you're playing with the Terrans.

[yoshilipitiss]

why are ultralisks amazing against terran?

[Armalizilto]

They have 3-4 armor points, 600 hp, speedy, inflicts 40 damage per strike, and one of their upgrades is downright cheesy: instead of hitting one enemy at a time, their attacks can hit multiple enemies per slash. They're so evil, one ultralisk can make quick work out of a good size army of marines (about 15 or more). To tell you the truth I'm no know-it-all, but that's what I saw on a starcraft website in any stacraft 2 stuff.

[DuncanDDante]

Because nobody used them in first SC, so they want to make it up for the poor little neglected overgrown monsters.

[Armalizilto]

In any starcraft website, I saw they're expensive, about 300 minerals, 200-250 v-gas, around 55-60 seconds to make one, but it's all worth it! To kill a bunch of them use a massive army of Thors, Marauders and Siege Tanks. As the Protoss, use plenty Immortals and Archons, and High Templar/Mothership support or air units.

[Justdiespawn]

At least they kept the awesome sounds from the Hatchery! :D

[ChesterDoraemon]

this game looks terrible. the hatchery wtf is that looks like a command center.

[brizihe]

agreed

[flyskyairflair]

lol and the drones look like scourge.

[waado]

is it me or do the Ultras seem to do AOE dmg in SC2?

[pyromaniac1223]

i "think" they do. only units in front of them like a cleave effect.

looks insane :D

[HappyLappyNappy]

what what what?

[Ahzmodius420X]

not enough minerals

[NTL808]

man when i see them so big i'd givem 1000k HP

[Blazur]

From what we've seen the Ultras look incredibly deadly in SC2. Hope we get to see a higher prevalence of them. These are probably the coolest looking Zerg units, IMO.

[Grzelko1]

In one interview sith Blizzard staff I read that they are suprised that Ultrals are so rare used. Guess they fix them :)

[nicoelson]

have sc2 relased or just demo?

[beexsama]

It's a multi player demo...they let the progamers try it out., so that they can try to balance the races

[imlagginglikecrazy]

Don't listen to Bee. Its the Alpha version. Its just basicly to test out how the game functions before it goes into the beta. Then it shiups to stores.

[Lucky466]

why is terran so weak?!?

[TheMcMurph]

Watch the battle reports.

[PuppiloveBunni]

They aren't...this was just an Alpha version. For testing. Had the Terran wanted to win at this point, ghosts would have been the answer.

[JAFrk]

yea, because concussive damage vs armored ultras takes the cake. amirite?

[PuppiloveBunni]

I was referring to their new abilities.

[patchhacker]

Wish they still had omegalisk lol, if you dont know what it is just reply me sayign IM A DUMBSHIT Oh GREAT ONE!

[yellowklayman]

IM A DUMBSHIT Oh GREAT ONE!

[patchhacker]

Their almost the same as ultras accept that they have tentacles that ramdomly skewer enemies but since it was a random factor it didnt go well with competitive play so they removed it

[SSdraken]

search omegalisk on google you can see some artwork, it looks awesome :D

[nicholasjaworowski]

why didnt the terran player make his buildings hover and some marines and scvs make for the hill before the ultralisks got to main base thats what i always do and make 3 bases they dont know about,,.. LOL!

[sikamika9]

they look like the old version carnifex of wh40k...UGLY!!!

[Trib3000]

OMG THEY HAVE A USE NOW OTHER THAN BEING MEAT SHIELDS =D. Zerg FTW

[Grok101]

they look like elephants

[shredingdude]

I think that they are meant to look like elephants. I love them

[im1rich1]

lol i used to call them mamoths when i was realy little

[MaMastoast]

seriously? That's crazy i did the exact same thing xD

[im1rich1]

Yeah i was serious.

Mutas were called birds

Ling were pups ( like dog puppies)

Ultras were mamoths

Lurkers were spiders

Me and my brother got the game when we were like 5 and 7 so thats were we came up with animal names

[zonic773]

wow they are huge in sc2

[zlighting200]

Great combo against the ultralisk

Stalkers+Immortals=Dead Ultralisks

[OGROKTEHUBER]

ultralisks + lings = dead immortals+stalkers

[zlighting200]

Add some back up zealots and you have = A blood bath

[iwanabana]

dark archons anyone? lol

[halomanXP]

u sure thats an ultra? i dont have sc2 but that looks like a mutant ultra in steroids :D

[zonic773]

sc2 isnt even out yet.

[awarmpuppy]

JESUS THEY ARE SO FREAKIN HUGE!

[xenoxai]

Hmm I kind of agree with lephuminh o_o... having an ultralisk burrow would make huge holes on the battle field which doesn't look all so secretive..

[EzThePker]

Well, it's a game after all.

[sundud3]

when they burrow they are cloaked so the other guy would need a detector, otherwise they wouldn't be seen or get attacked

[xenoxai]

dude we know that.. we're just questioning the reality of the game..

[cancerbero8]

It's a freaking game! Who the hell cares if ultralisks leave a huge hole?

Who said this game in specific has to be realistic?!?!

I mean, then cloaked units in general would be stupid... You would see when a zerg burrows and could just attack the hole and if a cloaked ship is attacking you, then you would just shoot the place where the missiles are coming from, right?

Forget realism, just enjoy the game

[RajmundShow]

seriously did you say reality?

[nightseeker226]

OMG THEIR FREAKEN HUGE AND POWERFUL.

[TubeyB0B]

He should have lifted his buildings...

[nitsujj2007]

well now the ultralisk do look big enough to scare you off..the sc1 ultralisk doesn't have this feel lol

[Bailboy]

hahaha they cut through those badass marines like butter

[moose894]

Ultralisk + medivac dropshit for 2v2 sounds like a pretty nasty ground combo.

[jimi1765]

hahah ya ultralisk with medics ... hahahahahh no fear for the zerg player he can just walk in and kill while medics heal the ultralisk

[kizzles009]

werent terran the best defense race?

[12463trf]

overall? maybe ^^ easiest to control without microing.

however, protoss can have a very strong devense against zerg /offence as well. ^^ reavers/PS/archon/corsairs. +cannons if you want. takes a little microing, but basically impossible to break with zerg. ground is ripped by PS, reavers. long range is stopped by disruption web. light units are torn by archons, gaurdians are torn by PS, and corsairs ^^ but terrans can more or less set up, and pay attention to others GO TERRAN!

[kizzles009]

MMKAY!

[12463trf]

im bloody glad they did something for the zerg.

the game is WAY to much for the protoss.

terran are balanced at least.

if protoss has PS, Archon, Reaver, Corsair, i've yet to have any zerg be affective, and yet to beat that combo with zerg.

I may be a primary zerg player, but i like playing as all of them, i just hope they balance things out more in sc2, PS, is WAY OP, and dont get me started on immortals. T_T

[blackXSpr]

No, Protoss are not overpowered, especially on normal maps. SC is one of the most balanced games I have ever played, on fastest maps protoss seem more overpowered because part of what hurts that race is the cost of everythiing they have to build. Dont get you started on immortals? Look at these ultras demolish everything in their way and tell me how THAT is balanced.

[12463trf]

the queen's ability for larva counter balance the zelot rush, PS, costs way to low, and will obliterate zerg forces.

Ultra's look strong, cause they are only tearing through marines, BASIC units. 6 shots from siege mode destroys 1 ultra but we are talking bout pro arent we? immortal will deal 30dmg killing in 20 hits, ultra will deal 10 killing in 39 hits. and what of PS? you didnt voice your opinion on that. I think the cost is too low for the dmg output. otherise fine. I <3 playing all of em

[blackXSpr]

So siege tanks in siege mode takes 6 shots to destroy one ultra? Lets say half your defensive line is 6 siege tanks, and 2 bunkers. 6 ultras come up, all 6 siege tanks fire at one killing it. 5 are left rampaging through your siege tanks as they are in siege more and cant attack close; soon the tanks are done and the bunker doesnt have a chance - maybe the zerg loses 1 ultra and destroys the base.

Frankly, SC is perfectly balanced and so will be SC2.

[12463trf]

again you avoid protoss.

1. 6 ultras are 3000 resources, vs 2200 res, if there are 4 marines. zerg are using more resources

2. 6 siege tanks can chunk 2-3 before they even get to the bunker. that's NOT counting splash. with splash, probably could chunk 5 of them.

3. if 6 siege tanks can't shoot anything beside 1 of them, you probably shouldnt be playing terran, if you cant use their units right.

4. Ultra's are tier 3, if terran doesnt have tier 3 yet, they are asking to die.

thought on PS?

[blackXSpr]

lol dude whatever...

SC was the best balanced RTS I have ever played, and I have played a lot. SC took years to get it completely balanced and perfect like it is, tons of little updates - next time you play SC and it updates, READ THROUGH everything they have changed. It shows Blizzard's dedication to their product.

I expect nothing less of SC2, and in fact, am expecting quite a lot more. Normally, like I did with Halo, I would worry the sequel will suck.

Im not worried. Its Blizzard.

[12463trf]

agreed. they continually update and modify to make it as balanced as possible. they mod because it is NOT perfectly balanced, odds are against it ever bieng.

I commend them as well for their dedication.

I'm sure I will feel differently about protoss after 5-6 updates after Legacy of the Void comes out.

Now I just wished they'd finnish up the rest, release it, then update it as they get more in depth replies from players (not just in Korea XD)

btw, glad to see another player proud to debate^^

[brainwasher9876]

that's assuming that the tanks are all seiged and ready behind bunkers. not every battlefield situation has the zerg idiotically sending their expensive units against a fortified position like that. And actually in the current build ultralisks seem to withstand seige tank more than reasonably well, i doubt 5 of them would die before they got to the bunkers. they were weaker in SC1 and in SC1 they definitely wouldnt lose 5 ultras before reaching them.

[12463trf]

why would siege tanks be protecting a terran base, behind bunkers, NOT in siege mode?

and i agree they are stronger, atk wise, and hp, BUT the siege tanks, last i read did 100 dmg to armored units 6 X 100 =600 = 1 Ultra's life.

in number 1, siege didnt do quite that much right? like, 60-70 when everyone's fully upgraded? but they had that ability to run! T_T i havent read any return of that skill T_T

i retract my 6 siege tank statement. XD 7 shots to chunk 1 and drop 3 to half (+marine fire)

[Bailboy]

i agree, they know the balancing is the most important thing :)

[TwilightKid5]

well hopefully people are gonna start using the ultralisk.Most people only use them for tanking and then they swarm with millions of hydras and lings ._.

[Lucky466]

ultralisk is overpowered cant believe a single one doesnt die example 0:19

[TwilightKid5]

I agree ._. in regular S2 about 2 what have died from all that clashing

[Scr3amingN1nja47]

one of them died at 0:25, you can see the red explosion of blood

[P00PD0G89]

the most terrifying (but not best) unit in the game...

[kutedog]

just noticed that the sc2 is more of a topview then regular sc

[DhinCardoso]

FOR THE OVERMIND! = ] I really love zergs!

i wanna this game to kick some protoss ass! like i always did in starcraft l... = )

[beargado]

damn! they're so big!

[LilAznJ0hN]

ya dinoch0s & WarchiefBlackhand are right

Zerg:Ultralisk|Terran:Thor|Pro­toss:Colossus

the ultralisk is weak against immortals andair attackers.

ZergUlt:Queen (can evolve2 times) |Terran:Thor|Protoss:Mothershi­p

CapitalAirships:Zerg:Mass Air(swarm guardian, overseer, mutalisk, curroptors) | Terran:Battlecruiser|Protoss:m­othership

[yellowrain123]

they r MUCH bigger then in a thirst SC ))) i like them now :D

[TerranMarineCore]

third starcraft? wtf r u talking about

[WarchiefBlackhand]

I think it;s weakness will be it's heavy cost to make and vulnerability to air units.

[Plutoris1447]

air is an ultralisk's weakness, but if you dont build too many air, you'll get destroyed before you get to kill them....

[EdgaarRamos]

ultralisks overpowered i hope they could have a weakness :B they have to xD

[dinocha0s]

Zerg=Ultralisk Terran=Thor Protoss=Colosus

i think u say its overpowered cuz it hits too fast right? well im sure is not final

[TerranMarineCore]

it also does good splash damage but im sure that people will find other ways to kill them i mean air for one

[Saraha1337]

I really want SC2 to come out or beta to open soon, cant wait for this title XD

[qpalzm175]

for a secondit thought it was warcraft

[Worldofwarcraftys]

the yare so big!

[bubba1234e]

terrans shuldve used lift-off

[stoneroses8818]

man where do they get this demo?

i hope someone will leak it...it would love to play it too!! :)

[ForeverDorian]

Looks way overpowered... Why exactly does it burrow? That seems ridiculous

[KiwiDillan]

rofl, ultralisk is bigger then town centre...

[richcoolerearth]

Those things are huge and damn fast. How would they fare against a colossus?

[destrilogy]

from the videos that i have seen. the colossus looks pretty weak. the only time the colossus looks like a beast is when it is facing smaller units. Like lets say it will wipe out 10 zerglings. with like 2 shots of the laser. but yeah. im not sure. nothing is facts yet. everything changes everyday in the new starcraft

[power123]

i wana play and kill some terran..

[KakashiTheWorrier]

I WUNNN PLAY!!!!!!!

[kantana1022]

SHRREEEEEEEED

[ipwnlocks]

wow... thats how it SHOULVE been

[gayhobbit]

its the tank with legs pretty much but it has more armor since its melle unit instead of range

[bustedhah]

Makes you wonder if it is even POSSIBLE to kill them.

[destrilogy]

my favorite shit to see is protoss archons vs ultralisks. Awesome BATTLES!!

[yorchais]

yeah  i think they are very vulnerable against flying units. But hell, they look extremely overpowered and expensive too

[MrFreeStufff]

what the... they made them freaking strong! :O

[wolfart94]

"Omfg I hope other races 've got counter on those walking buildings :s "

Those are ultralisks =)

[ChlorinePowered]

Ultras now have AoE/Splash damage.

... heh.

[weiliemwong]

holy fuck!!! they have splash damage??? then they will overtake achons to be the strongest ground unit in the whole sc game. ooo, wait, maybe thor is stronger. XD

[milanbaros555]

no chance mate, one ultralisk can kill two thors. the mothership is the strongest unit of the game though.

[Taospark]

Not anymore.

[jeriya909]

wen sc2 coming out

[amazingdany]

Next year.

[Alexsuper15]

This will rock i hope they set permanent bodies so after a battle we can see all the casuellties. Will be great!!

[kdwormy]

I love the building attack bonus. Ultralisks might actually be useful on a regular basis now. Fuckin beasts they are!

[246trinitrotoluene]

wow.. that's what i always thought they should have looked like

too bad hydras cant do melee at close range

their giant blade hands are completely pointless lol

[shockty]

yet, in basically all the videos they make all the hydras do is attack with their blades haha

[246trinitrotoluene]

ya, cutscenes are misleading

blizzard should make an upgrade for the hydra to be able to launch spines, and start them off with just melee blades

[sC2iscoming]

yay ultralisks can burrow now!

[thegomez07]

no freakin way it has burrow!

[thegoddescomposer]

gg man

[n00bcakey]

wow, very overpowered

[Xyonon]

they became very powerful, but a little bit expensive too:

data: old -> new:

minerals: 200 -> 200

gas: 200 -> 400

HP: 400 -> 600

Damage: 20 -> 20(+60 vs building!)

[regoConker]

I WANT A DEMO !!!!!

[like5cookies]

theer new head attack pwns buildings :D

[RampageMG]

Holy shit balls :O...Damn they are big:|

[xktwnxl4zlx213]

and it also has burrow ability!! such a immortal

[Techno753]

3 words:

big

crazy

dangerous

[xktwnxl4zlx213]

best thing about starcraft 2 is they made the graphics so exact size the unit would be fit alike and its done so!! and marine looks so little hehe

[visom1]

omg ultralisk have 2 new abilities

head thrust does 60dmg

and aoe attack

HUGE! ;D

[Tacotruck1166]

Archons arent shit to these beasts.

[REZO0EROZ]

oh my god there huge and ruffless

[hwrron]

good video on showing ultralisks power and how they fight in SC2 but it would have been diffrent if the terran base had more defenders instead of a few siege tanks

[dupidxc0okie]

changed of plan get AIR!

[papillogeo]

OMG the ultralisk are fucking huge!

[aznturtle1]

they are huge it dotn look like its gona fit in a overlord

[protossdrew7]

i think they might have to come through the nydus worms now

[punc333]

jesus they destroy evrything in there path xD total destruction

[Chavalierdeon]

it seems the game is almost ready