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Klingt komig... news kam heute nacht raus... ich sag mal nix dazu
Today ilovezil posted a translation by mk..)) that gives more fuel to the rumor mill over the development of StarCraft 2. What makes this information any different from the others? It’s said to be coming from a more credible source.
The translation from Korean to English is a bit rough, so bear with it. Here are some of the best parts:
Quote:
Blizzard will be releasing starcraft2, continuing story and background from the original and adding "kerrigan" race making total of 4. Each race will get around 2 new additional units, removable of unit limit (200/200), along with these info there is also news of beta version coming out end of the year.
One new race and a beta by the end of the year?!
This is a bold statement indeed! News and rumors are flying around the e-Sports business and communities about the exact details over the development of StarCraft 2, and it can be hard to discern complete hearsay from credible information. However, the source of this news is from HanbitSoft, who is said to have had a relationship with the original StarCraft production.
An anonymous source from an e-sports broadcasting company says, "There will be a beta version of SC2 coming out [at the] end of the year."
He also comments that there were a lot of false rumors in the past, but this time he explains that his sources are reliable.
So there you have it, the latest news coming out of the rumor mill. While our own sources point out that StarCraft 2 is indeed in development, we cannot confirm the details of what is going into the game or when it will be ready. Assuming Blizzard's previous mention, or slip, on the subject was true, we can all expect even more to happen this year, and for StarCraft 2 to be released during StarCraft's 10th anniversary.
Now, if this new rumor holds strong, it sounds like Blizzard is sticking to the core game of StarCraft, without modifying it too drastically; which is exactly what its fans have been asking for! The addition of a new race has long been expected and requested. A new race would not alter StarCraft pro-gaming too quickly because it allows for the possibility of that race being barred from use in competition until the e-Sport warriors become more familiar with the new race.
We do not think, as others have implied, that this will hurt Korean StarCraft e-Sports. Blizzard will not hurt the pro-gaming industry. It is simply not in their best interest. There is a lot of money being moved in Korea behind the StarCraft e-Sports engine, and Blizzard does profit from the use of its brand names. More important though is that it will also allow easy patching of game balance by altering only the new race to fit to the three existing ones without tweaking the entire game too much.
And as for it being called the Kerrigan Race, we suspect it's a way of simply describing the race without revealing its true name.
The tricky part, and maybe harder to believe, will be the addition of two new units for each of the older races. This may be a hard feat to accomplish if Blizzard wishes to maintain the near perfect balance that StarCraft holds today, and it would definitively affect the face of pro-gaming sooner or later. It will also add tremendous complexity to the game. Although most hard core fans would welcome that, some might argue that it goes against the fun-for-all-game doctrine. Having said this, they did pull it off once already, with the tremendous success of Brood War. Why not repeat this success?
Some of us at SCLegacy are still scratching our heads and are filled with the feeling that it is too good to be true. Therefore, we advise all our readers to take the exact details of this report with a grain of salt. We are on the look out. As we mentioned once, the Blizzard marketing machine has been turned on once again, and this might just be what they do best, their next move.
We'll leave you with one final thought: Assuming that Kerrigan is Brood War, who is Jim Raynor?
Again, thanks goes out toilovezil and mk..)) for relaying the information!
Klingt komig... news kam heute nacht raus... ich sag mal nix dazu
Today ilovezil posted a translation by mk..)) that gives more fuel to the rumor mill over the development of StarCraft 2. What makes this information any different from the others? It’s said to be coming from a more credible source.
The translation from Korean to English is a bit rough, so bear with it. Here are some of the best parts:
Quote:
Blizzard will be releasing starcraft2, continuing story and background from the original and adding "kerrigan" race making total of 4. Each race will get around 2 new additional units, removable of unit limit (200/200), along with these info there is also news of beta version coming out end of the year.
One new race and a beta by the end of the year?!
This is a bold statement indeed! News and rumors are flying around the e-Sports business and communities about the exact details over the development of StarCraft 2, and it can be hard to discern complete hearsay from credible information. However, the source of this news is from HanbitSoft, who is said to have had a relationship with the original StarCraft production.
An anonymous source from an e-sports broadcasting company says, "There will be a beta version of SC2 coming out [at the] end of the year."
He also comments that there were a lot of false rumors in the past, but this time he explains that his sources are reliable.
So there you have it, the latest news coming out of the rumor mill. While our own sources point out that StarCraft 2 is indeed in development, we cannot confirm the details of what is going into the game or when it will be ready. Assuming Blizzard's previous mention, or slip, on the subject was true, we can all expect even more to happen this year, and for StarCraft 2 to be released during StarCraft's 10th anniversary.
Now, if this new rumor holds strong, it sounds like Blizzard is sticking to the core game of StarCraft, without modifying it too drastically; which is exactly what its fans have been asking for! The addition of a new race has long been expected and requested. A new race would not alter StarCraft pro-gaming too quickly because it allows for the possibility of that race being barred from use in competition until the e-Sport warriors become more familiar with the new race.
We do not think, as others have implied, that this will hurt Korean StarCraft e-Sports. Blizzard will not hurt the pro-gaming industry. It is simply not in their best interest. There is a lot of money being moved in Korea behind the StarCraft e-Sports engine, and Blizzard does profit from the use of its brand names. More important though is that it will also allow easy patching of game balance by altering only the new race to fit to the three existing ones without tweaking the entire game too much.
And as for it being called the Kerrigan Race, we suspect it's a way of simply describing the race without revealing its true name.
The tricky part, and maybe harder to believe, will be the addition of two new units for each of the older races. This may be a hard feat to accomplish if Blizzard wishes to maintain the near perfect balance that StarCraft holds today, and it would definitively affect the face of pro-gaming sooner or later. It will also add tremendous complexity to the game. Although most hard core fans would welcome that, some might argue that it goes against the fun-for-all-game doctrine. Having said this, they did pull it off once already, with the tremendous success of Brood War. Why not repeat this success?
Some of us at SCLegacy are still scratching our heads and are filled with the feeling that it is too good to be true. Therefore, we advise all our readers to take the exact details of this report with a grain of salt. We are on the look out. As we mentioned once, the Blizzard marketing machine has been turned on once again, and this might just be what they do best, their next move.
We'll leave you with one final thought: Assuming that Kerrigan is Brood War, who is Jim Raynor?
Again, thanks goes out toilovezil and mk..)) for relaying the information!
