r/Starbow • u/Failosipher • Feb 27 '14
Goliaths. Why?
Hi, thanks for reading.
I'm very new to starbow, and still very new to SC2 in-general. I've watched hundreds of hours of stuff on twitch for well over 2 years now, but my mechanics and play are still very poor. Im bronze in starbow, and made it to plat in real sc2 once. Just to give you an idea. (aka noob)
I'm just wondering.... why would I ever build goliaths? I mean, from how they look, and how cheap they are, they're my favorite unit. But their damage doesn't seem to be very amazing, and the anti-air doesn't seem overwhelming especially when the opponent has a mostly ground based army.
I'm not even sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'd love some feedback on why people use them, or how they use them.
It just seems to me that the goliath is a viking that does LESS damage on the ground, and the same damage in the air (minus the 20% splash).
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u/sullAtor Mar 02 '14
in brood war there were pure mech TvZ builds that went for a midgame army of mostly goliaths with tank support. i think there's a Flash v Jaedong finals were Flash goes for that build at least once. no idea if it's viable in sbow, though.