Any news on the zerg Queen?

[Bloodcount]

Over the last few months the zerg queen has had some states. First of all it was going to be a defensive hero. Then a slow mooving hero. Then just a spell caster, then a spell caster who you build after the spawning pool. SO? Any news on what Blizzard really think to do with the queen?

 

[AceHart]

The latest info would be Q&A batch #49:

Zerg Queen
The Zerg Queen has continued to evolve over the last few months.
She is a fierce defender of the Zerg Hatcheries and can often be found in small groups defending the larger Zerg infestations.
In addition to defending her Hatchery from ground and air threats, the Queen has several special abilities that require energy to use.

Build Creep Tumor:
with a mighty push from her bowels, the Queen creates a cluster of organic tumors that generate additional creep.
In recent months the Zerg have mutated to move more quickly on creep, making this an important function for the Queen.

Spawn Larva:
by injecting Queen ichor into a Hatchery, Lair or Hive the Queen can cause the Zerg structure to undergo a startling metamorphosis.
The Hatchery starts to throb and green sacks swell up on the structure.
Eventually four additional larva burst out of the Hatchery and land next to whatever larva are already wriggling around nearby.
While a Hatchery hosts more than 3 larva, the Hatchery will not spawn additional larva, until that number drops below 3.

Razor Plague:
with a great breath the queen exhales a cloud of tiny Zerg creatures that create a vast swarm nearby.
These creatures attack all enemy creatures within their swarm, doing additional damage to biological targets.
What makes it worse is the Zerg player can control the swarm, moving it around to attack whatever enemies he wishes until the swarm becomes exhausted and dissipates.


Of course, what the final result will be is anyone's guess.
Regardless though, she will be more of deal than she used to be...

 

[Bloodcount]

she used to be a mindless piece of flesh that was only good for infesting terrein or killing a 1 unit and replasing him with 2 brodlings :/ I didn't either didn't use her at all in SC or used her too much :/ Hopefully I will use her more now

 

[DrakonStar]

She's gonna be a support unit, the way I see it.

An ability that increases your creep in one shot is nice, plus additional larvae right off the bat can lead to earlier rushes... Plus a defensive swarm is useful as a first line of defense.

 

[rover2341]

support eh? well i just gonna build some creep in the bad guys base, then she will be a nice att unit!

Na your right though, mostly support.

 

[Genkora]

So the queen can only live on creep or what?

 

[rover2341]

No, The Queen Can make Creep. Creep increases the speed of zerg units (maybe Just ground, unsure).
But Many of her spells have to do with buildings that are on the creep, thus in general she is appears more useful in your city, or over the creep.