We've recently compiled the results of the third beta survey and wanted to share the numbers with you. Over 60,000 survey results were collected from around the globe from those in the StarCraft II beta. Keep in mind that the questions and results were presented and collected before beta patch 9, so the results don't take into account any changes players saw with that or subsequent patches.
Under each section you'll find interpretation of the results by Dustin Browder, StarCraft II Game Director.
My favorite new Terran unit is:
Marauder 23.0%
Thor 19.8%
Reaper 15.2%
Viking 12.9%
Banshee 11.7%
Medivac 7.2%
Raven 7.0%
Hellion 3.3%
It is no surprise that the Marauder is every Terran player’s favorite. They are hard to kill and pack quite a punch. We are surprised to see Hellion towards the bottom of the list since we are seeing so many games where they just destroy light targets. Still, we are going to make some changes in the next patch to make Hellions a little easier to use.
My favorite new Protoss unit is:
Colossus 27.6%
Immortal 19.4%
Stalker 13.3%
Sentry 11.8%
Mothership 10.5%
Void Ray 10.2%
Warp Prism 4.2%
Phoenix 2.9%
Again the big hitters are at the top of the list, with Colossus and Immortal leading the lists in popularity. Both very vulnerable to air attacks but with Stalkers coming up third Protoss player’s obviously feel like they can protect their heavy robotic units. We are going to be making some changes in the next patch to Phoenix to make him a little easier to use and a little more powerful.
My favorite new Zerg unit is:
Roach 31.9%
Queen 26.4%
Baneling 15.0%
Brood Lord 14.4%
Infestor 5.4%
Corruptor 4.6%
Overseer 2.3%
It is good to see Baneling so high up on the list and we are surprised to see him ahead of Brood Lord. We are going to make some changes in future patches to see if we can get some more abilities on the Overseer.
My least favorite new Terran unit is:
Hellion 27.8%
Thor 16.8%
Raven 10.5%
Banshee 10.2%
Reaper 9.8%
Marauder 9.7%
Viking 8.0%
Medivac 7.2%
Interesting that Thor is 2nd on both the favorite and least favorite units. We think that might because he does a ton of damage but is also difficult to use because of his size. We are going to try to make him slightly less frustrating to use in a future patch. His size is so large that it can make his massive guns difficult to put into position in a big fight.
My least favorite new Protoss unit is:
Phoenix 23.6%
Mothership 22.3%
Void Ray 12.1%
Sentry 10.4%
Warp Prism 9.8%
Immortal 7.3%
Colossus 7.3%
Stalker 7.1%
As noted under favorite units we will take a look at Phoenix and see what we can do to improve the fun factor on the unit.
My least favorite new Zerg unit is:
Infestor 22.2%
Baneling 17.3%
Roach 17.1%
Corruptor 14.4%
Overseer 12.9%
Brood Lord 10.1%
Queen 6.0%
A bit of a surprise to see the Infestor at the top of this list, since we are seeing so many players use them to great effect. His Infested Terran ability is not that useful when compared to Fungal Growth, so he really only has two useful abilities right now. We are going to try another ability in that slot in future patches.
