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@ThePraetor: Reapers are better
Reapers go up cliffs

@paprika: good point, but reapers cost vespene wile hellions don't and their faster

@KeeGeeBee: every one knows that helions are wayyyyy beter than fire bats and they dont die as fast

@Mappy: well firebats can go into bunkers and are easier to get then hellions an firebats are of a different armor class and have more hp so its speed or safety

@ZardBrood: firebats are harder to get since it is tech lab while helions are reacter units. even with the upgrades firebats have terriable range so their face is right in frount of the enemy fireing range so they die in seconds if u are up against any sort of tech added. helions cost min only while firebats need some gas and in multiplayer firebats cant kite, runby raid, or be cheesed and built in massive numbers. also in multiplayer blueflame is alot better than 4 range firebats against chargelots. in campagne helions are just plain beast with buleflame and flame width and their 5 range gives them a more survival rate than firebats.

@KeeGeeBee: vikings ground attack could be like the fire bat!

@surfgoose: What about mech builds? they require helions even in the very late game. so then cracklings can't pick off your thors and tanks.

@Mappy: i take that back. the early cheese is pwn

@Aladril: And if these guys are popular with merc companies then how come we don't get them as mercs in the campaign???

@Aladril: Sorry, I meant the Cobra, not the Viper. :P

@sworm: only +5. They nerfed it on a recent patch.

if they have the blue flame upgrade, and the opponant is going mass zergling, and you mircro correctly, and if its your opponant doesnt know how too counter. pssh then they are awesome

@Ghost: lol. That sentence doesn't even make any sense, considering they do like one dmg to anyhting other than zerglings, zealots, or marines.

@gtesd: they are good for hit and "RUN"

@TonyMoney: I don't think so...the new Hellion upgrade is included in the "new units," so it should not effect the Hellions themselves, however if Blizzard sticks to its new "rule" they will definetly do some damage to other units for this upgrade. :( They should just add stuff like they used to it was simple and cool that way, no losses.

Thats your chain of thought? Mine is simpler: Terren Unit --> nerf.

@LOLZERG: I tryed to mass reapers and hellions once. Didn't work out well lol.
Transformer Hellion+Regen reaper=The Solution

@Ronald: Ah,but the helion is fast and long ranged. That means that if you play your cards right, nobody can touche them.

@Ronald: hellions should be replaced by a vulture... spider mines outside opponents base... rage quit