What the Secret Unit Should Have Been

Alsark · Sep 17, 2010

Who cares about giant death robots? Those are bland an uninteresting. What we need is:

[SIZE="-3"]Actual photograph of an attack on Iowa City on January 5th, 1942.[/SIZE]

That's right. Giant Death Gandhi.

Why? Well I think the main reason everybody objects to the giant death robot is lack of realism. It ruins a game that is, in large part, a historical simulator and realistic game. That is why Giant Death Gandhi is a far superior option. It keeps up on both the realism and the historical simulation.

Of course, we need to look at this from a gameplay perspective, too. The game can't be too realistic. However, GDG is also better than a robot in a gameplay perspective. GDG can be built with the Mass Media technology, which brings him into the game earlier. The Giant Death Robot comes about too late to be a practical or useful unit. This is not the case with GDG. Giant Death Gandhi also has much more visually appealing artwork than robots.

The only problem? Most people can't handle the raw sex appeal that a Giant Death Gandhi would possess.

What are your vastly inferior ideas for the secret unit?

sumit1207 · Sep 17, 2010

The giant death robot is not the super secret unit, though? If it was, then it was a pretty terrible secret. I mean there was a whole community update on the website dedicated to it.

jagdtigerciv · Sep 17, 2010

Hah. Seems as reasonable as the Giant Death Robot in my opinion. And significantly funnier.

Alsark · Sep 17, 2010

sumit1207 said:
The giant death robot is not the super secret unit, though? If it was, then it was a pretty terrible secret. I mean there was a whole community update on the website dedicated to it.

It was. 2k Greg just made a topic about it earlier today.

jagdtigerciv said:
Seems as reasonable as the Giant Death Robot in my opinion.

Wrong, Sir. It's infinitely more reasonable.

jagdtigerciv · Sep 17, 2010

sumit1207 said:
The giant death robot is not the super secret unit, though? If it was, then it was a pretty terrible secret. I mean there was a whole community update on the website dedicated to it.

2K Greg just posted not too long ago stating that the GDR was indeed the super secret unit. I am indeed sorry you had to find out this way.

tom2050 · Sep 17, 2010

@sumit1207: you are right it was a pretty terrible secret, something only 2K could accomplish, and then try to play it off as some kind of dumb joke.

Tennyson · Sep 17, 2010

The secret unit should be a UFO, like the one the United States has been using in secret covert missions since 20 years after it crashed in New Mexico*

*no, I'm not crazy enough to believe that.

Alsark · Sep 17, 2010

Tennyson said:
The secret unit should be a UFO, like the one the United States has been using in secret covert missions since 20 years after it crashed in New Mexico*

*no, I'm not crazy enough to believe that.

Oh noes! Now that you've revealed America's secret, how will we combat the protoss when they invade us? The only solution I can think of is to force them to construct additional pylons.

civ_king · Sep 17, 2010

Alsark said:
Oh noes! Now that you've revealed America's secret, how will we combat the protoss when they invade us? The only solution I can think of is to force them to construct additional pylons.

Or we could send 5 million Koreans at them :mischief:

Alsark · Sep 17, 2010

civ_king said:
Or we could send 5 million Koreans at them

You wouldn't even need 5 million. Just one. Any one of these guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War_professional_competition#Terran

We'd have to temporarily give them control of our nation, though... Hopefully I won't get put in an SCV suit.

Pinstar · Sep 17, 2010

No no, they need a counter to the GDR. A form of elite mechanized spear-men with nuclear warheads for spearheads. Make them insanely good against the GDR and tanks, but vulnerable to more traditional modern troops, just for the nod to the old Spearman-beats-tank trope.

Eagle Pursuit · Sep 17, 2010

There really is a secret unit. Here's how you unlock it. This is a leak from a 'friend' who works at Firaxis.

1)First, you must have at least researched biology.

2)You must also have at least 10 units of Uranium.

3) Enter a Reasearch Pact with another civ. There is a 3/100 chance you will get this tech: Mutation

4) any Great Person now has a 50% to be Professor Xavier

5) Professor X can build Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters

6) This reveals Adamntium. It can only be found adjacent to Berringer's Crater.

7) acquire that tile if you don't have it. Mine it.

8) You may now build Weapon X. 80 strength +100% versus GDR

Charybdis · Sep 17, 2010

Eagle Pursuit said:
There really is a secret unit. Here's how you unlock it. This is a leak from a 'friend' who works at Firaxis.

1)First, you must have at least researched biology.

2)You must also have at least 10 units of Uranium.

3) Enter a Reasearch Pact with another civ. There is a 3/100 chance you will get this tech: Mutation

4) any Great Person now has a 50% to be Professor Xavier

5) Professor X can build Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters

6) This reveals Adamntium. It can only be found adjacent to Berringer's Crater.

7) acquire that tile if you don't have it. Mine it.

8) You may now build Weapon X. 80 strength +100% versus GDR

This needs a mod immediately.

Magnificent One · Sep 18, 2010

A mod? We could buid a entire game out of it! But a mod will do for now.

cembandit · Sep 19, 2010

I voted for Tank killing robo-spearman....oh well

sosueme · Sep 19, 2010

Alsark said:
Giant Death Gandhi.

berni19 · Sep 19, 2010

I think that we need VIRUS...to disable all the modern units for 5-10 turns...this could be very likeable...off course infantry would still be able to fight..but they will suffer to schock for 2 turns and this drops their HP by 30 %.....would be nice to see...

mqduck · Sep 19, 2010

Alsark said:
You wouldn't even need 5 million. Just one. Any one of these guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War_professional_competition#Terran

We'd have to temporarily give them control of our nation, though... Hopefully I won't get put in an SCV suit.

What? Why?? That's the safest thing for a Terran to be in the whole game.

Alsark · Sep 19, 2010

mqduck said:
What? Why?? That's the safest thing for a Terran to be in the whole game.

Not if the protoss decide to harass the workers

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Tarkhan · Sep 19, 2010

Now I think a cyborg spearman with a bonus against tanks would have been a funny touch

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