or are the locust my opponent had teched up? i had probably 10 cyclops and he had like 8 locust but my cyclops still got melted even though i was at infantry two. is there a better locust counter at 8 mins than cyclops?
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> or are the locust my opponent had teched up? i had probably 10 cyclops and he had like 8 locust but my cyclops still got melted even though i was at infantry two. is there a better locust counter at 8 mins than cyclops?
Did you have shock rounds?
no i didn’t
Locusts are pretty OP vs all units not properly teched up at T2… their kiting ability really makes for hell. Have to attempt to surround them. And if the person has any micro skill whatsoever, GG. Try again next time… shock rounds and marauders are solid counters as they cause movement to slow…
Hornets would work great for you until they mixed reavers in
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> Hornets would work great for you until they mixed reavers in
You can always use Nightingale smoke to prevent them from firing.
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> You can always use Nightingale smoke to prevent them from firing.
That would only work briefly though, soon as I see the enemy army incoming I go into kite mode with my locusts and reavers, making it a moving fight. They will move out of smoke pretty quick
shock rounds is crucial to get a good damage.
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> Hornets would work great for you until they mixed reavers in
Actually can confirm they don’t work “great”. They almost don’t work at all. It’s not even comparable…
Also can confirm locusts are OP. Takes too long to get shock rounds against earlier locust spam 90% of the time.
The only way I have found to counter them is with vultures and leader abilities. And that barely does the trick.
Not going to lie, I really do hate how the Locust kiting ability was never addressed. In Halo Wars 1 they stood still and shot because of their insane range and focus ability. Also for Siege vehicles they are pretty fast and do really good damage all around.