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The original was posted on /r/starcraft by /u/Mediocre-Status-6898 on 2024-11-28 18:28:14+00:00.

In some of the lore, it is said that Goliaths were replaced by Vikings because they were inefficient at dealing with ever increasing arieal threats.

Am I missing something? I get they wanted to make new units for the games’ sake, however; the Goliath walker as a unit, is damn near perfect in my opinion.

Even amongst other sci-fi franchises, compared to other similar walkers like the 40k Imperial Sentinel, Star Wars Imperial AT-ST or UNSC Mantis. It’s got a perfect balance of maneuverability, armor and firepower. It doesn’t have shields like the Mantis, but the damage output is two-fold and the armor being as thick as it is seems to balance this out.

Was there a legitimate lore reason for getting rid of them or was it really just to change units up in-game?

Thoughts?