Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm

[Tobajaras]

Το θέμα για το αναμενόμενο παιχνίδι. Με το preview που μπορείτε να δείτε εδώ

http://www.enternity.gr/Article/StarCra ... /2086.html

και τη συνέντευξη με το lead designer που μπορείτε να δείτε εδώ

http://www.enternity.gr/Article/%CE%A3% ... /3959.html

έχουμε αρκετές πληροφορίες για το παιχνίδι. Προσωπικά περιμένω μια πιο ισορροπημένη έκδοση, κάτι σα Brood War δηλαδή, και το single player βλέπω να με αφήνει ακόμα πιο ανικανοποίητο. Η τιμή του, σύμφωνα με τα όσα ξέρω πως έχει ανακοινώσει η Blizzard, είναι αντίστοιχη ενός expansion. Αυτό που είδα και θα ήθελα να κουβεντιάσω ήταν ένα σχόλιο του bahamut_zero που το παραθέτω εδώ.

τα ζωα μου αργα η blizzard.... αγορασα το wings of liberty και δεν προκειται να παρω τα επομενα...υπαρχουν πλεον καλυτεροι παικτες στην κατηγορια

Ούτε εμένα με ενθουσίασε το Wings of Liberty (αν και ήταν πολύ καλός τίτλος) και διαφωνώ κάθετα με τη λογική του 1-σε-3, αλλά για RTS αυτού του είδους και όχι σε στυλ Age of...ή Total War ποιό είναι καλύτερο κατά τη γνώμη σου?

Και μην πεις "Το Starcraft 1"

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SC2: Heart of the Swarm BlizzCon trailer
http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/sc2-heart-of-the-swarm-blizzcon-trailer

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New StarCraft 2 units revealed
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-22-new-starcraft-2-units-revealed

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Screenshots & Images
http://www.eurogamer.net/gallery.php?game_id=10613&article_id=1413640

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Screenshots & Images
http://www.eurogamer.net/gallery.php?game_id=10612&article_id=1413630

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/starcraft_ii_heart_of_the_swarm/b/pc/archive/2011/05/31/first-single-player-campaign-details.aspx

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BlizzCon 11: New Features Interview HD
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/blizzcon-11-starcraft-ii/723116

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StarCraft 2 Arcade Now In Beta
Blizzard has released a beta version of StarCraft 2's Patch 1.5. The centerpiece of this patch is the Arcade, a new hub for user-generated content.

The Arcade provides a sleeker interface for finding and sharing custom games made with SC2's toolset. Each custom game has a user-specified icon. When you select a game, you'll be able to check out screenshots, tutorials, patch notes, and reviews from other players. You can browse user creations based on genre, star ratings and more. Seems kind of late in SC2's life-cycle to be making UI changes but I suppose the game is far from dead, what with two more expansion packs planned.

This is one of many features included in 1.5. The update also provides enhancements to the map editor and revised chat windows. A new streaming launcher will make it easier to download future patches as well.

You can enter the beta test for this update by going to your Battle.net account management page. The Arcade Beta should be listed under your Game Accounts list.

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Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm: Multiplayer Unit Update

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Video Preview

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm classification suggests release approaching
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm has no official release window, but the Australian Classification Board has seen enough of the strategy expansion to award it a rating, suggesting it could be almost upon us.



The Classification Board has awarded Heart of the Swarm an M for violence, with a note regarding online experiences.

Publishers occasionally submit games for classification months ahead of release, as they don’t need to show the full, complete game – but it usually means things are drawing to a close on the development side. In this case, it may indicate all the campaign material – cutscenes and dialogue – is complete, while Blizzard continues to nail down the nitty-gritties of balancing units, which could take quite a long time.

In one interesting little blip, the version classified by the board is listed as “modified”; that usually means a game has been re-submitted after being refused classification or because the publisher has requested a reassessment. We’ve asked the Board for clarification of this, but it seems likely to be a clerical error as only one version of the game was ever submitted.

Heart of the Swarm has never been flagged with a release date but Blizzard has begun talking about an upcoming beta.

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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Coming First Half Of 2013
Blizzard said today it hopes to launch the next StarCraft II expansion, Heart of the Swarm, during the first half of 2013. The publisher also said sales of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty have reached 6 million copies to date.

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StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm to offer AI training program
StarCraft 2′s upcoming Heart of the Swarm expansion will add a multiplayer-focused, AI-guided training mode in addition to the single-player campaign.



The mode is described as a “training area” where the difficulty gradually ramps up, and the AI offers advice on how to play. Having completed the training program, the player is offered the chance to play a real unranked match against the AI.

While speaking with PCGamesN, Mike Morhaime said the training mode is one of a couple of new features coming in Heart of the Swarm designed to help ease new players in.

“We want to make the game more accessible to players that aren’t necessarily ready to jump into a highly competitive scene,” he said.

“A lot of players never make the transition from the campaign to matchmaking – to playing against people they don’t know.”

Accessibility is also behind Blizzard’s decision to offer unranked matches.

“A lot of people do feel intimidated, at least at first, in playing in ranked play. Unranked matches are a big step in that direction,” he said.

Heart of the Swarm is expected in the first or second quarter of 2013.