A terran Bar?

[supersonic159]

if anyone notices more then just post after this. lol a bar? and it would look like there is a new ground turret for the Terran w00t about time! and no idea about that other one... ideas?

[tweakismyname]

hahahah a bar.

i think the one in the 2nd pic is a doodad.
also it doesent have the right colors to be on thier team

[FlyingTiger]

I think the building with the neon lights is the new Academy (from what I heard).

That new turret looks like a howitzer that'll prolly attack only the ground versus the turrets that attack air.

hmmm I can't make out that building in the 2nd screenshot... could be a doodad

[paragon]

the third one is definitely the same team color

no idea what it is though

[UchihaItachi0129]

it looks like somethings connect to it on the top. though it's kinda tilted. is that just another copter?

[FrenkyV]

http://www.starcraft2forum.org/gallery/4_20_07_07_2_33_53.jpg

There in the right corner, does that say 'bar'? :o

If it's true where is it there for? Motivation for the marine's :P

[paragon]

doesn't look like a chopper

[Alukard]

maybe thats a new Academy? Because when you click on it in the SC1 its sounds like there are a lot of drunks in there singing with the music.

[burkid]

the academy is replaced by the tech add on. idk what the bar is for though.

[[LightMare]]

if anyone notices more then just post after this. lol a bar? and it would look like there is a new ground turret for the Terran w00t about time! and no idea about that other one... ideas?

those air things are banshees :) they look so great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArchLimit]

Supersonic, you know what the second one MIGHT be is one of the sensor or radar domes in action or something like that. I took a look at the new Terran unit scans and compared it to the image you posted and from what I can see, the base of the structure looks similar to a dome, with any inconsistencies the result of it being "active" or something. Maybe...

[generalrievous]

hmm pehaps its some type of deployable from the looks of it mabey some kinda mobile sensor just my wild guess

[Nikzad]

when you click on the academy, it sounds like a guy screaming in agony...

it's the same scream that they used at the end of the beginning credits for that cartoon on Nickelodeon called "Ahh! Real Monsters"

[generalrievous]

the bar is where you get the new stims from lmao :P

[Nikzad]

dude alcohol would have the opposite effect...

PS - hfs omfg Commander status w00t!!!11!!!

[Fenix]

Hmmm.....The second letter, the "a", has a hang down on the wrong side.....more like BPR....But that's just me.

[JudicatorPrime]

Yeah, it doesn't look like an 'A'... But a bar lol. Give the marines time to drink away the horrors of war?

[Itsmyship]

Its an Academy right? Well, students need their booze :P

Yeah, that sort of looks like a P there though.

[burkid]

its where the medics work their second job. and the marines come after a long day of fighting. and go back to their barracks very pleased... :P

[capthavic]

If I was going on suicidal missions I'd want a drink too ^_^

[JudicatorPrime]

Yeah, you can see a hologram of a woman (similar to that dancing nightelf in the demo vid).


Thats not the same building is it? The one in the demo just looked to be part of the environement..

P.S its the EXACT same dance lol... I wonder if its an elf..

[Meloku]

Maybe a morale booster that gives your units more power when they are in range of it. God I hope not, but I don't see much more use for a dancing night elf.

[DKutrovsky]

LOL thats funny, it is an actually terran building though, and even if its doesnt say bar its rather funny

[zeratul11]

i think they should get rid of it. seriously.

[GuiMontag]

lol you dont even know what it is, it could be the starport :P

[ImaGiNe.]

Silly rabbits, tricks are for Blizzard! The BAR is obviously another Terran BARracks (FOR SECKS) or it could be a shrine celebrating the female form. Ha! 8)

The image circled (spherical shape) in the first screenshot does not look very Terran-like because it lacks the aggressive angles and the like. The third image looks like some sort of generator... Hmm...

[Major Willy]

Maybe a morale booster that gives your units more power when they are in range of it. God I hope not, but I don't see much more use for a dancing night elf.

Meloku that is such an A idea.

Power up for you. I laughed.

[CodyFallsForth]

Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is a management approach aiming at improvements by means of elevating efficiency and effectiveness of the processes that exist within and across organizations.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_reengineering

Upgrade Building?

Or maybe it just doesn't say BPR...

[LJYLJ]

why and where does dancing nightelf fit into sc?
maybe there is a chance that nearby marines can get a wow addiction and wont be able to fight?
on second thoughts..meh!

[CodyFallsForth]

"GRAB YOUR GUN MARINE!"
"I CAN'T SARGE, I'M IN A GG PARTY GETTING XP!"

[Fenix]

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"I'M RAIDING ORGRIMMAR!!"

Lawl.

[LJYLJ]

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kek "terran advisor voice" *commander, three of ur marines have reached level 70 and have now learned seed of corruption*

[Fenix]

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Epic lvl Gauss Rifle FTW

[CodyFallsForth]

"Brb guys, i gotta go do some work outside. /f m AFK!"

[Griffith]

i think they should get rid of it. seriously.


Yeah, me too. I would like the marines to be actual disciplined soldiers instead of a bunch of rednecks with a beer gut.

[LJYLJ]

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did i just hallucinate this, or arent marines mostly criminals, convicts and generally just scum?

[Shadowdragon]

No your right, they are pretty much all criminals. But why would there be a bar...Maybe you can buy mercs there or something?

But we are talking about Blizzard here...it's probably just a prank. Maybe the longest April Fools joke set up ever.

[Griffith]

did i just hallucinate this, or arent marines mostly criminals, convicts and generally just scum?


They are? Didn't know about that :P

[KaZoN]

Haha, that's another incentive for people to join the marines, " Come join the marines!!! One beer for every zergling you kill!"

[Nuclear Launch]

The bar is obviously the building where you get to pick your hero (marine, reaper, ghost). The first hero is free just like in Warcraft 3.
Just kidding, but it really could be since it´s still under development.

[Lemmy]

I remember there was a "cantina" in starcraft alpha.

[zeratul11]

no one here is complaining about the bar? i dont like it, seriously, i hope its just a random jokes they want us to see. i hope its not included in the final game.

the ground turret dont look good too. looks like a zerg unit to me.

[FrenkyV]

New High-res screenshot

http://www.gamemeca.com/game_data/preview/2050/teran-6.jpg

Its defently a Bar, another sign says "open"
In fact, its a strip club :D There is some green women hologram standing in her underwear on top of the building :D

[capthavic]

lol I woner if that is the replacement for the academy or something new?

[ShdwyTemplar]

The Terran Bar could be a place that you could load Biological units in and they would heal faster than if they were healed by a Medic. The mechanics could be say that it heals biological at the rate of a Medic, but it would never run out of energy and could mass heal. Just a thought. It might also have a few Upgrades purchasable; Marines leaving could get a buff after one upgrade, they could have extended Hp, ect. Just a thought. ;D

Terran Bar

Building Tier :3 Use: Heals Units at rate of Medic.
Cost : 250 Minerals/Gas
Max Occupancy : 12

[kehmdaddy]

It has that strange yellow glow in its doorway which usually means it's building something. I'm not sure what would be built here though, so maybe the glow is just for show, or to be inviting to those entering the bar, or researching an upgrade. This a strange building to add to the Terran... sounds like drunk Pandaren hogwash to me.

[ShdwyTemplar]

The thing about the Yellow glow is that if it does indicate building in SC2 then wth are all the supply depots building? The only thing I can see is them spending minerals to go underground? Which, would make that mechanic of Underground Depots suck. So, maybe thats what it is, but still the Bar is just so out of place for a war zone.

[Fenix]

They are? Didn't know about that :P


Yeah, they put all the convict on some shuttles, cryo-sleep and all that. But the guidance messed up or something and they all ended up in the Korpulo sector. Then they make their own stuff, like the Confederacy and Terran Dominion.

[capthavic]

^^^ Yeah the Koprulu Sector is kinda like Australia in space ^_^

And yes the marines are (at least half of them) criminals who have been re-socialized and forced to fight.

I really hope they keep it in the game cause it's just too funny.

[FlyingTiger]

Confirmed in GameStar Magazine (see news for link):

So the building in the upper right hand corner of the screenshot is a neutral observatory controlled by the terrans to get rid of the fog of war around the area. It seems like a "sensor dome" for all 3 races.

[wuffle]

That's cool. I wante d to see more neutral involvement in this game. goblins were so cool in WC3.

[zeratul11]

nah i dont want them in the game. it will ruin the seriousness of the game. terran bar? you got to be kiddin me.

anyway maybe you can buy beer and take them out so that the marine will get rabid and berserk firing ability after drinking.

[Dreadnought]

New academy ftw... Didn't yall know that? BTW ever heard of moral? In the military you can drink underage :p
Im positive it is the new terran academy.

[zeratul11]

i dont see any resemblance between an academy and a bar.

still im praying that this structure is just a joke and not be included in the final game.

[GuiMontag]

hasnt it been labelled as an observatory?
mayb when it is captured the animation will change so that you know that it is taken.

[Major Willy]

I'm hoping it isn't going to be a final Terran building but just a doodad.

[zeratul11]

I'm hoping it isn't going to be a final Terran building but just a doodad.


yes the terran bar as a doodad is fine but definitely not a terran building structure in game. come on, starcraft is not a joke.

[Major Willy]

strcaft iz srs bznz.

[capthavic]

Confirmed in GameStar Magazine (see news for link):

So the building in the upper right hand corner of the screenshot is a neutral observatory controlled by the terrans to get rid of the fog of war around the area. It seems like a "sensor dome" for all 3 races.


I wonder: Does the look of the observatory change depending on who controls it? And if so what does it look like when not under someones control?

[GuiMontag]

i bet when in protoss control it is actually used as an observatory :P

[Lemmy]

Once I heard something like "In the US Army you can be old enough to kill, yet young enough not to drink." Hahaha. Guess its not the same in SC2.

[Gasmaskguy]

Your gonna build Reapers in the Bar from what I heard

[capthavic]

Yeah it's been confirmed that its where reapers are made/bought not an observatory. It's called a merc haven.

[Gasmaskguy]

hmm.. what other units could be built from there? It sound weird that such a basic unit gets built there alone. If thats still the case, it should be ful of upgrades.

[ImaGiNe.]

The building is aptly named Merc Haven, A suitable name for a bar in crisis situations. It will be the one that produces Terran Reapers instead of the Barracks.

[Gasmaskguy]

yeah, but will it be the ONLY unit created from there? I havent heard about a SC-building that only creates ONE unit(except cc,nexus, and hatchery that automaticly creates larvae) the buildings often have a theme like factory=different kinds of machines and so on..

[ImaGiNe.]

Yes, from what we see on the Terran Tech Tree, the Merc Haven produces Terran Reapers and only Terran Reapers. Check out the Terran Tech Tree image over here (http://www.starcraft2forum.org/forums/index.php?topic=1590.0).

[burkid]

and it can build 3-4 reapers very fast then has a cooldown where it cant build any.

[Shadowdragon]

It's a bit weird to have a building that makes one unit. It must do something else as well. Otherwise, it would be very frivolous.

[burkid]

as i just posted, it has a specialized build function for reapers. thats why its on its own building. and its a prerequisite for the shadow ops.

[TerranTemplar]

Well, building one building for the production of one unit isn't too far fetched by what they established in SC1. High templars could only be made after you made the Templar archives, and ultralisks could only be made after you had thier cavern.

And yea, Reapers from the Haven, myup.

[capthavic]

I'll bet that stuff like those reaper bombs can also be researched at the merc haven.

[Gasmaskguy]

Yeah it should have plenty of upgrades otherwise its only in the way under the cooldown. Its smart to build reapers, upgrade something, build reapers... It also depends on the length of the cooldown.