Why Soul Hunter was removed from Protoss in StarCraft 2

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[Paladn]

Veterancy mechanic but appears that scales pretty big

[Ijatsu]

"It'd become a good all rounder and that was a problem" and then they made ghosts.

[joethestrat]

>killed Marines well
>got too powerful end-game
>now Marines are regular endgame units, as well as Terrans very first offensive unit that hits ground and air

Maybe bring back the blue surfboarders.

[reallyhightemplar]

Are you telling me Protoss had a Marine equivalent and it was dumped because it was too OP?

[EnigmaHood]

The reason Blizz gave was that the unit was cool, but not cool enough. One of the main draws to SC are the cool units. These units were... out of place. They didn't really fit Starcraft, the model was honestly kind of lame (a hoverboarding Protoss?). It looked like something an amateur designed tbh. The balance issues could be fixed, but the unit needs to be cool, and the Soul Hunter just wasn't cool enough.

[Voidmercenary]

Ah yes, lotv coop's Tal'darim stalkers.

[UltimateDurzan]

Honestly, I kinda think pretty much every unit in SC2 should've gotten a small damage buff based on number of kills.

[ThePalatineHill]

looks like a 40k unit ( think there's a necron that looks like that with some eldar platform units mixed in)

[Daniel-Cruz]

Looks like a grunt from Halo riding a hoverboard

[jangr]

looks like a tesla tank from Red Alert: Aftermath

[ProGamingProphecy]

They forgot to add a dark templar on a floating fishing boat.

[KevVIII]

Good unit available early and is effective throughout the whole gameplay. Hits both air and ground in a range. Players tend to mass this unit.

... so Protoss version of Marine? Why isn't this in the game?

[KrriganZerg]

First time seeing this n i been playing sc2 most of my life 😂

[runzeeducation]

Why not just use Alarak's Soul Absorption healing mechanic but on a normal unit (heals say 10 HP OR Shields)?

[suronorezlev]

They look exactly as an Eldar unir would look in Starcraft... Which is pretty ironic

[zackosborn]

The revenant from Halo wanted weapon back

[neeksthecuz]

Conceptually, a Protoss Vulture in that it was just a dude piloting a hoverbike lol

[bugslayerprime]

They could have made it a mechanical unit susceptible to lock down/emp bombs, or short ranged enough air and ghosts could take it out with impunity. I feel like this was workable...

[Stellar]

The anti-zergling. Imagine that surviving soul hunter that survived a zergling rush. 😂

[myname-nsrp]

They should give adepts this kill damage bonus ability and only let it apply against LIGHT units. it would stack well with their attack speed upgrade and make them a true viable counter against Marines. help them with enough kills to one shot banelings.