http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=t&amp;fn=9 Read and write comments for all of the front page news. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:45:27 +0000 5 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,258,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Some people, perhaps everyone, participating the beta test have received e-mails from Blizzard with an extra key to give to a friend. So what are you waiting for? Spread the keys and get more people involved with the beta!<br><br>Note that currently some or all of the extra invite keys aren't actually working but Blizzard are investigating the problem. http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,258,0,10 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:51:40 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,257,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> You can listen to, or view the transcript of, BlizzCast 13 by clicking here. The main topics of discussion are outlined below:In our thirteenth BlizzCast episode, we focus on the recent start of the StarCraft II beta! An interview with the StarCraft II's production director and game director discusses what beta testers and the overall StarCraft community can expect in the latest multiplayer version of the game. The developers also provide some insight into other topics such as the single player campaign, eSports, and macro mechanics. In our second segment, World of Warcraft and Diablo community managers take you through a Q&A segment sharing exciting information about how the future of those series are shaping up. http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,257,0,10 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:44:18 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,256,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> The StarCraft II Beta has officially begun, with emails being sent out to those who were chosen to participate and download links appearing on Battle.net account pages. The official StarCraft II Beta forums have also opened for those lucky few! Personally, I have the email but no download link yet but I'm sure it'll appear before long.<br><br>Why not make a wish list of stuff you're dying to know about from SC2H members that are involved in the beta? http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,256,0,10 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:14:17 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,255,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> A Blizzard representative has confirmed via email that the minimum system requirements for the StarCraft II beta have not yet been confirmed; the supposed leaked system requirements that have been posted on some fan sites are in fact inaccurate. They were apparently taken from a placeholder web page that should not have been made available. http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,255,0,10 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:31:17 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,254,0,10 <b>Angel Zen writes:</b> A post on Battle.net by Blizzard staff Xordiah says that the installation DVD will contain both PC and Mac versions:Also the StarCraft II installation DVD will include both PC & Mac versions of the game. Further details on digital download possibilities will be released as we get closer to the ship date.[ Just like Warcraft III and World of WarCraft, IIRC. -Zen ] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,254,0,10 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:12:45 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,253,0,10 <b>Angel Zen writes:</b> Blizzard Devs Celebrate StarCraft II Beta - centers around a few frames of video footage around the 2:16 mark, showing Blizzard Devs possibly celebrating StarCraft II's beta status (screenshot in the background).<br> http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,253,0,10 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:53:10 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,252,0,10 <b>Angel Zen writes:</b> What do you get when you mix LEGO with a StarCraft fan? You get a StarCraft Battlecruiser in bricks.<br><br> http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,252,0,10 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:02:08 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,251,0,10 <b>Angel Zen writes:</b> The official StarCraft 2 site has published a new short story called Mothership, written by Brian T. Kindregan:The zerg would be in soon. They tore at the door, the walls, the ceiling. Erekul could feel the other high templar, his brothers and sisters, fighting and dying. Buying him precious seconds. He closed his eyes; the Khala pulsed within. The collective thoughts and feelings of his people were filled with chaos, terror, and pain.<br><br>The zerg had control of Erekul's beloved homeworld of Aiur. The invaders likely thought themselves ascendant; they did not know that the fight was far from over. Erekul moved through the dark chamber to the console, his hands bathed in its soft blue glow. He entered the codes with serene grace. Behind him the door began to shudder.Read more here http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,251,0,10 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:45:30 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,250,0,10 <b>Angel Zen writes:</b> Blizzard has confirmed in a Battle.net forum post that there will be a Protoss mini-campaign that will tell a story and offer other fun things to do for single players. More below the fold.<br><br>I won't go into details, since we don't give out information [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,250,0,10 Tue, 5 Jan 2010 01:19:07 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,249,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> 4players.de has an exclusive StarCraft II Q&A session, mainly focusing on units and the campaign. You can read it here and here's a preview:Are you still developing new units or are you satisfied with the amount of units for each race and, therefore, [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,249,0,10 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:13:07 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,248,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Dustin Browder, the lead designer of StarCraft II, has taken part in another interview, this time lasting 30 whole minutes! The transcript was posted last night on TeamLiquid's website and can be read here. Topics of discussion include Battle.net 2.0, balancing, influences and his experience with the Blizzard development team. Here's a nice quote that came out of the discussion:We are trying to make this game as complete - like if nobody buys any other product, this game needs to be awesome. Like if Blizzard gets hit by a meteor tomorrow and we all die, at least Starcraft 2 was awesome - that's what it needs to be.We also learn that the version of Battle.net 2.0 we'll see with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be a "barebones", minimal rendition of what it will become in the future via patches and expansions.<br><br>[This message has been edited by DragonQ (edited 12-09-2009 @ 11:09 AM).] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,248,0,10 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:09:34 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,247,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Sonnert, a user at Blizzard's official forum, has posted his thoughts on the game, primarily concerning the Terran race, after getting a chance to play it for a few days at DreamHack Winter 09 last week. Here's a snippet of his reactions:However [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,247,0,10 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:31:02 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,246,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Xzyiothe has noticed that there is another opportunity to possibly win a StarCraft II Beta key and some other goodies - via the official "Vespene Laughs" comic contest.<br><br>If you're a funny dude and know how to use Paint, why not give it a go? The competition closes at 23:00 (UTC) on 28/04/2010 and winners are chosen every month so you have plenty of chances to win! For an overview of the rules and prizes, plus examples of previous winners, check out Xzyiothe's thread in General Discussions. http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,246,0,10 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:14:33 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,245,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Although there is no guarantee that any requests will be taken into account by Blizzard, the official StarCraft II Twitter blog poses this question: <br><br>What would you most like to see or hear in the next Battle Report or BlizzCast?<br><br>Let them know if there's anything you desperately need to see or know as soon as humanly possible! http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,245,0,10 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:41:49 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,244,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> The 55th Q&A batch has been posted and can be viewed here! A diverse array of topics are discussed, such as Windowed Mode, SC to SCII map converters and Battle.NET 2.0's stats system. Blizzard also claims that there will be no DirectX 11 specific features, so don't worry - you don't need to rush out and buy the latest graphics card to get the full game experience. Yay!<br><br>Also, the official StarCraft II website has received an update and now contains more detailed information about various aspects of the game, such as the singleplayer story and the multiplayer experience, including a few maps. There's also bunch of new screenshots to gawp at, as well as an interesting short story entitled Changeling for those who enjoy a good read. http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,244,0,10 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:27:54 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,243,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Blizzard have announced their annual Blizzard holiday card competition here! Three winners will receive a prize package full of gaming gear from Razer, along with an official 2009 Blizzard holiday card signed by the artist, Samwise Didier!<br><br>Also, the official StarCraft Twitter blog apparently posted a new screenshot that shows off a mahoosive Zerg creature. I say "apparently" because the official links do not seem to be working currently. However, you do not need to be upset, I have found a mirror (click to view large version):<br><br><br><br>Do not be afraid! The legendary Brutalisk doesn't do much more than intimidate...and die. It's one of a handful of non-playable unit types that StarCraft II brings to the table for the single player campaign; it cannot be used online so no need to worry about balance.<br><br>[This message has been edited by DragonQ (edited 11-14-2009 @ 08:06 AM).] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,243,0,10 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:38:22 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,242,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Firstly, the bad but pretty expected news. A few days ago, Chris Sigaty, the lead designer of StarCraft II, confirmed to the Russian audience of IgroMir (GameWorld in English) that the StarCraft II Beta is planned for 2010:Question from Audience: [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,242,0,10 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:38:17 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,241,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> The 2010 conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2010) will be hosting a StarCraft AI competition as part of the conference program. This competition enables academic researchers to evaluate their AI systems in a robust commercial RTS environment.<br><br>The competition will be held in the weeks leading up to the conference. The final matches will be held live at the conference with commentary. Exhibition matches will also be held between skilled human players and the top performing bots.<br><br>If you're interested, check out the competition website for more details! http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,241,0,10 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:21:40 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,240,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> The 11th BlizzCast was released last week with the following summary:<br><br>In our eleventh episode of BlizzCast, we have a roundtable discussion with members of the community team to recap the major happenings, announcements, and other highlights of this year's BlizzCon. Join our discussion as we relive some of our favorite moments from the show.<br><br>You can listen to it or read the transcript, as well as take a look at the BlizzCast archives, here. It mainly covers BlizzCon 2009 but there are a few titbits about the StarCraft II single player campaign.<br><br>Also, in order to pass the time, I thought it might be fun to have a StarCraft II Beta pool. Everyone guesses a date that they think the beta will start on and whoever gets the closest gets a cookie and everyone's respect. Oh, and maybe an actual prize. We'll see. Post your guesstimate in the official thread!<br><br>[This message has been edited by DragonQ (edited 11-07-2009 @ 04:20 PM).] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,240,0,10 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:18:37 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,239,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> A thread at Blizzard's forums contains several people claiming to have gotten an email from Marcus Bishop telling them that they have been added to the beta invite database. However, there has been no official word on Blizzard's website or forums and the email's format doesn't seem to match normal Blizzard communications. Here's a screenshot of the email:<br><br><br><br>The thread can be seen here. Perhaps this type of email only applies to Twitter contest winners, perhaps it applies to all those accepted into the beta program, perhaps it is a joke. PaPaya, an AoMH Seraph, has also received such an e-mail. Have any of you? http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,239,0,10 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:52:28 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,238,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Gamasutra recently interviewed Dustin Browder regarding the design of StarCraft II. Topics covered include the complexity of the game, the difficulty of making it fresh and also true to the franchise, cutting units and inspiration from other games. Read the full three page interview here! http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,238,0,10 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:59:05 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,237,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> StarCraft II Battle Report 4 is out! Yeon-Ho Lee (Protoss) and David Kim (Terran) once again go at it, this time on the updated StarCraft map Lost Temple. You can watch it here:<br><br><br><br> Link to YouTube playlist.<br><br>Be sure to click the HD button and view in full screen to ensure you're watching in 720p High Definition.<br><br>If I learned only one thing from this fun encounter, it's that psi storms are awesome. Well, that and nukes seem overpowered... Post your thoughts here!<br><br>[This message has been edited by DragonQ (edited 10-22-2009 @ 11:41 AM).] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,237,0,10 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:45:00 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,236,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Q&A Batch 54 was released recently and in general it is more interesting than batch 53, thankfully. In particular the points about specific units (Infestor and Mothership) are intriguing. You can read it all below:1. Does the Zergling vs. Zealot [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,236,0,10 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:24:42 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,235,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> You can check out the latest Q&A batch here! It covers topics such as postgame, pausing, voice actors and terrain types. As always, let us know what you think! http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,235,0,10 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 18:52:38 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,234,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Some cool new stuff here folks. Let's try to break it down sensibly:<br><br>Blizzard's design chief Rob Pardo revealed the StarCraft II Marketplace - a place where members of the community can provide or sell content such as maps and mods. However, [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,234,0,10 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:35:19 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,233,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Blizzard have announced their new official Twitter accounts for the StarCraft, WarCraft and Diablo franchises. These could be very interesting according to their preview notification:...we plan to share news, run contests and events, and much more. We'll be starting things off with a bang by holding contests leading up to and through BlizzCon as well as will be twittering all through the show.The channels are appropriately named as follows:<br><br>http://twitter.com/starcraft<br>http://twitter.com/warcraft<br>http://twitter.com/diablo<br><br>The first competition is for 500 StarCraft II Beta keys, going to their 500 biggest fans. Read the rules, enter the competition and let them know why you think you're their biggest fan! http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,233,0,10 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:34:06 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,232,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> After a rather unsettling lack of news, the seemingly inevitable happened today. Blizzard has announced that StarCraft II will not be released this year. Here is the official press release:Today we announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,232,0,10 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:48:16 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,231,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Blizzard has announced official mouse mats for SCII on their official website, the first of the inevitable bananza of official merchandise. Two limited edition mouse mats can be bought at steelseries.com, here and here. Previews of them can be seen below:<br><br><br><br>Considering I've never found a mouse mat that works properly with optical mice, I'm not sure how useful these will be but apparently they're designed for optical and laser mice. If you're a real SCII junkie and can't be bothered carrying around all that cash, maybe this is the purchase for you!<br><br>[This message has been edited by DragonQ (edited 07-22-2009 @ 06:37 AM).] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,231,0,10 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:37:20 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,230,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> Ten new StarCraft II screenshots have been added to our Screenshot Gallery, showing off some more nice graphics! You can see them here. I think my favourite is Protoss Hit, what's yours?<br><br>[This message has been edited by DragonQ (edited 07-10-2009 @ 08:09 AM).] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,230,0,10 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:08:36 +0000 http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,229,0,10 <b>DragonQ writes:</b> arstechnica.com has an interesting article about StarCraft II's lack of LAN play. Considering the negative reaction this news has had here, it should be worth a read for most of you. Here's a snippet:Luckily for Blizzard, this probably won't [...] http://starcraft2.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&amp;f=9,229,0,10 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:19:14 +0000