The most cost-efficient unit?

[DigitalElite]

observer...25 min, 75 gas...detector, and invisible...need I say more

 

[Zera]

zerglings, they are cheap, powerful, and fast. very strong, very quick.

24 lings vs. 12 hydras, the hydras would win, only a few lings would get close enough to attack.

it all depends who has the grreater micro, and i say lings have better micro, they are faster, and with the metallic boost, they would rape hydras.

 

[Renzokuken]

Originally posted by K0r34n Jja Shik
Yea but thats 1on1. Hydras have range.

24 lings vs. 12 hydras, the hydras would win, only a few lings would get close enough to attack.

OK, think of it this way...

• 3 Crack/Zerglings equate to 1 Hydralisk (In terms of minerals, because Lings don't cost gas).
• Crack/Zerglings are built faster than Hydralisks.
• The Crackling rate of fire is incredibly fast that even 24 Cracklings would own 12 Hydralisks. Even though the ratio in terms of cost is unfair for the Cracklings.

 

[Sakuhta]

Originally posted by Sexowoman
One fully upgrading Zergling could almost kill one fully upgraded Hydralisk. One Zergling costs 25 minerals, three Zerglings cost one Hydralisk. So Zerglings > Hydras.

They have one major flaw, they can't hit air

Yes but 1) You said cost efficient not a 1v1 scenario 2) lings cant hit air 3) in numbers the zerglings will have to move to each individual hydralkisk + have room to surround it, where's the hydralisks can hit any zergling from any spot within a generous range. In enough numbers hydras > zerglings, not to mention they can hit them from a hill.

ROAR I SAY!

 

[Phoenix2003]

lings always > hydras unless you're fighting in a tight choke.

 

[betaalpha5]

well if u can trap the lings into some place narrow the range of the hydras could come in hand burrow a few in the middle when the lings retreat bam!