Scourges - Bring them back to starcraft to deal with Protoss mass air

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@TerranicII-1450

First of all, the speeds listed for Brood War are on a different baseline; where the StarCraft II equivalent to the Scourge’s speed would be 5.25 in LOTV faster speed or 3.75 on normal speed. Scourge are faster than every air unit except Phoenixes, Mutalisks, and boosted Medivacs.

Then you can nerf scourge speed to 3.75. It’s that easy.

@TerranicII-1450

Second, Liberators and Corruptors have attack delays that would prevent them from effectively kiting Scourge even if they were slightly faster.

If they have 3.75 movespeed they can kite them fine. As could voids and mutas.

@TerranicII-1450

Third, the ability for a few units to kite Scourge does not balance them in other situations; because that capacity cannot be used to protect other air units.

Well they have the capacity to kill the scourge before they deal any damage, thereby protecting the air units. Thors, mines, storm, pb, and fungal would all wreck scourge before they deal damage if you cannot get a sufficient count of liberator, corruptor, or phoenix. Do you think scourge would keep its 100+ bw dmg or something? You can easily bring it in line to baneling levels, 20 (+15 vs light).

@TerranicII-1450

Scourge cannot be balanced in StarCraft II.

They really can. 3.75 movespeed and 20 (+15 vs light) damage, 25/50 cost, 0.5 supply, morph from zergling with spire tech. There ya go, it’s that easy.