Headqurters and normal factories

[SC-Account]

Please switch the order of the HQ and normal factory so that the normal, cheaper factory comes first in build menu... noobs make 10 headquarters all the time -.-

[IceDreamer]

LMAO I guess there won't be too much opposition to this lul

[Mad`Mozart]

Also, why you cant upgrade support factory to HQ?
I find it highly annoying that when you lose your HQ you have to build t1 factory first, even though you have t2/t3 support fac already.

[Plasma_Wolf]

I'm not sure, but when the HQ/Support system was in early development, I think that Zep said something about the many more animations that had to be made. It's 4 (factions) *3 (types) *2 (techs) =12 in total.

[crazywauz]

=12 in total ???????

[Aurion]

Also, why you cant upgrade support factory to HQ?
I find it highly annoying that when you lose your HQ you have to build t1 factory first, even though you have t2/t3 support fac already.

Well, It adds to the fact that you need to protect your HQ at all costs, but if mass costs are high enough I guess it's nice to make it possible to upgrade upgraded support factories to an HQ.

[Mad`Mozart]

Well, It adds to the fact that you need to protect your HQ at all costs, but if mass costs are high enough I guess it's nice to make it possible to upgrade upgraded support factories to an HQ.

Nope, it just adds to the pain in the ass
You dont lose your HQ often, and if you do lose it - you are already not in a good position. Why making it more complicated? Being unable to upgrade support fac to HQ just doesnt make sense to me.

[Mycen]

I have often seen people just building a ton of HQs, I always assumed it was to avoid this very problem, not because they are being noobish. Guess I was wrong!

[Kulu]

10 HQs directly in a row is a mistake many ppl make. They dont know the difference.

Also if a player looses his HQ sometimes they scream in chat: " OMFG i cant build!"

[rockoe10]

iT makes perfect sense to be unable to upgrade your support Factory to an HQ. All of the Intel that is provided to you to make a higher unit is stored in the HQ. The support factories do not have the "blueprints" to build these high tech units, if u lose your "library" then you lose all the information you need to build these units.