Never really got how it effects burrowed units to the fullest.

Personally, I think that Psi Storm should at least do 75% or even 50% damage vs. burrowed units.

Dirt isn't exactly a conductor...if you know what I mean.

No it's not. It makes logical sense for it to be reduced, but it may not make balancing sense.

psionic power isn't exactly electricity either.

Considering how burrow-reliant Zerg are now, and how much more devastating detection is against them, a damage reduction of this sort is not unreasonable. Even if Zerg were to instantly burrow whenever presented with Psi-storm, doing so would still hamper their offensive accordingly.

I somewhat agree that burrowed units could have a damage reduction and not just for psi storm, but every attack/damage against them. The amount would have to be based on balance. Most zerg units can't do anything while burrowed, however, they do instantly resurface when attacked (except for lurker/infestor/baneling, I'd assume).

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Yeah. Maybe even incorporate it into an upgrade.

"Deep Burrow"
Burrows units deeper into the ground, reducing damage taken by 25-50%

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You don't give up, do you? lol
That's like the 4th time you've brought up that upgrade idea and every time for some barely logical reason. :|

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Weird, cuz this is the first time I've ever mentioned any kind of game changes that I think should happen, save for minor tweaks and such.

You must be mixing me up for someone else?

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Could be.

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Yeh, I'm not the kinda guy who goes around pretending that every idea I come up with is better than a gaming company thats 11+ years strong. =D

Just thought this one might be interesting.

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I'm all for reduced damage on burrowed units. I'm actually with you on this. I just think another upgrade, particularly another burrow upgrade, doesn't make sense. Just set the reduced damage at a value that corresponds to balance and be done with it.

At most I would be satisfied with a solution that factors in carapace upgrades and multiplies the original damage reduction.

There is a forum for SC2 for a reason, express ideas/ask questions/comment/etc.

This is designing in the wrong direction. A passive defense against active, micro-intensive offense makes clicking less relevant. What would actually make sense is an active defense against any form of attack, like a temporary burrow mode that decreases damage. I'm not sure that zerg need that, however.

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This is designing in the wrong direction. A passive defense against active, micro-intensive offense makes clicking less relevant. What would actually make sense is an active defense against any form of attack, like a temporary burrow mode that decreases damage. I'm not sure that zerg need that, however.

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What other options do you have in a psi storm though? Think about it. By the time you move a unit from the center into safety, it's dead or close to. I would like to see burrowing as some sort of counter to this.

I'm against the idea , psi storm is the only way to counter burrowed zerg if you've lost or have no detectors on the field. Given all the zerg units burrow i think it would be way to advantageous for the zerg side.