This is actually a duplicate of another thread that for some reason (probably the title) received no traffic and only 1 reply. I’d appreciate some feedback. Thanks.
Original thread:
I know this is kinda conceptually radical, but hear me out. Why not give Thors the abilities of an scv (or an scv mode ala hellions/ hellbats). To be clear, I mean the Thor would retain its offensive capabilities- 100 % the same unit- just with scv abilities to boot. Since they are bigger they naturally should be able to work faster so like double the rate of scv repair/building. This way they could repair each other and other units on the field and you could put them to work on building sh⭐️t when they are idle. Their build rate should also be double a normal scv. It’s always an inconvenience to send scvs into the battle zone so this solves that problem. Another mini strategy I can think of is putting 1 Thor to work in the mineral line harvesting minerals (they are too big to harvest gas) where they can act as a kind of ‘garrison’ protecting the scvs from run bys and air attack. Also another one is early Thor rush (supported by marines) where he can setup bunkers. The scv function and attack capability would be asynchronous so couldn’t attack while building/ repairing. This is a really bad idea or it’s genius, I can’t decide. Give me one good reason this wouldn’t work? P.s. I advise you to look at this from the big picture angle as if it would be good for the game of Starcraft as a whole, not just from the perspective of Terran.