EPTSome pictures from the gameplay trailer:
![[image loading]](http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7057/utennavnc.png)
Kerrigan seems to be submerged (it's more visible in the video), and really, really angry.
![[image loading]](http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5623/utennavn2.png)
Less angry here. Wonder where she is. Both picture show her as infested. Blizzard is really playing that angle.
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
Some pictures from the gameplay trailer: Kerrigan seems to be submerged (it's more visible in the video), and really, really angry. Less angry here. Wonder where she is. Both picture show her as infested. Blizzard is really playing that angle. | ||
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voltaic
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I also noticed some mistakes in the trailer but will be happy if it's only my stupidity and Blizz did everything right: In the scene where the Ultra gets a Tank blast in the head, we see Banelings/Zerglings rolling/running ahed of it, making them nearer to the Dominion troops /logic. But after the Nydus worm bursts of the ground the Ultralisk is somehow at the siege line before the Lings (strange, but not automatically a mistake) and kills the Marine (the Banelings should be there long before him or at least the Zerglings). After the Marine gets bashed by the Ultralisk stomp, we see a scene from above where the Ultras are still like 30 metres away from the siege/marine line and the B/Z-lings are already closing in #nonsense #contradicting. Notice the Nydus worm there which is slowly lowering itself to the ground, which means this scene wasn't just edited, the scenes happened in chronological order and weren't just mixed up. I hope it is understandable. It's not important and i am not hating, it' okay (in contrast 2 the infamous Wilhelm scream) "Zerg seems to be submerged (it's more visible in the video), and really, really angry." what do you mean with that? She's under water (in the first pic) it seems o.O (maybe a cocoon?) i noticed those few clips earlier but both aren't cgi so i guess they aren't the ending... @the second pic: here comes your theory with Kerri midgame killing Mengsk. If it were the ending, it would be CGI in Blizzard fashion. But maybe it's just another event, i don't want to interpret too much bullshit into those things. lawl i already did. | ||
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
Not going to discuss mistakes like that. This thread encourages overthinking things, but that territory is not one I'm eager to enter, to be honest. :D | ||
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voltaic
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And yus, Kerrigan seems slightly pissed of #tbh There was also a scene with a dropshit + planet + lone planet shot. This scene was in the Blizzcon trailer 2011 but ingame not CGI... let's see if this event deserves the CGI and is lorewise more relevant than Rihannas last single. | ||
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
Ancient zerg who refuse to swear fealty? Cool, must be the primal zerg mentioned earlier. And boss battles? Yes, please! | ||
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voltaic
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Yeah, i hoped they also changed the mission/gameplay sites that are linked there. The Battle Focus is still there which is kinda... old. I guess those Zerg are overly arrogant Broodmothers and feral/ancient Zerg from Zerus, who else? Overmechs? Whatever this means, but i'm still very optimistic about the campaign. I am a Zergfan/player/lorefan and what i didn't like in WoL-campaign was the position you were in. Always under pressure, dodging enemies, hide and defend. This new agressive playstyle alone will make the campaign feel better, imho. Not like "come in quickly, grab something, barely surviving and then asap get the f*** out of there because you ain't in a position to hold out longer". Not sure about the Boss-battles tho. | ||
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
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voltaic
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But the new theme fits the zerg and i really like it. And... was the art-department high when they baked this awesome concept + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://images.gamestar.de/images/idgwpgsgp/bdb/2257599/944x531.jpg) to this nonsensial crap? (from a designers perspective) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/kqZ01Ls.jpg) Or completely demolished this here + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110531120110/starcraft/images/8/8b/EvolutionChamber_HotS_Game1.jpg) and made this + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://cdn0.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7554489/The-evolution-pit-is-where-you-can-examine-your-brood.jpg) I think the concept of the armory (in the design aspect) worked fine for the terrans, this hall with all the prototyped just standing there (a bit weird but who cares). But not for the zerg. I mean, i understand why Blizzard made it this way, because from a gameplay perspective it makes sense. That doesn't mean it makes sense or looks realistic for zerg organisms to just stand all day long posing... alone (not in groups) So i think this concept doesn't look natural or fits the zerg. As if this isn't enough they don't only let it in the game, but rather change it and make all the textures even worse. At least the older version looked really organic, the new one doesn't. I always loved this concept (it's really old, i doubt that it will appear in HotS) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/025/b/3/4930122011_98b8cc9855_o_by_dendareloaded-d5sn0wb.jpg) Sorry i'm always picky on the artist/visual stuff. I mean, Samwise talks about how they want to make all look and feel organic and he, as a talented artist, should... like... know what's organic and what's not :S | ||
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voltaic
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2560x1440, mixed different snippets together, else it was too pixellated. Also i blurred some parts. http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/025/7/7/hots_by_dendareloaded-d5sn80c.jpg | ||
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
That art you linked was awesome. Where did you get that? I don't think the wallpaper was too bad. Got this from the beta: ![[image loading]](http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/1991/utennavnk.png) | ||
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voltaic
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With the room you mean the Mouth of the leviathan? What is this new added spawning pool in there? We always had Abathur there + the Evo Chamber. Looks like he will be only in the chamber as Za'Gara took his place. The Evo-Chamber looks awful and the concept... well... i wouldn't have any better idea. I guess showcasing actual units is better than their genetic strands Abathur is experimenting with. So i'll be fine with the Evo-Chamer, from the concept, at least. The art from the Zerg interior? i searched this pic for years and i stumbled upon it :D But i think i first have seen it in some news about the Taiwan Exhibition back then pre/post-WoL (can't remember) and instantly fell in love <33 Thank you about the Wallpaper c: currently trying to photoshop the most-zoomed-out version of the Box art depicting Kerrigan we have. Merging snippets together etc. The pic you posted is already know from the Datamine a few weeks/1month ago... or even older. Yeah it looks like the creature from Zerus Blizzard sneaked in a short video at Blizzcon2011. Still, i doub't that it's from the final mission as *my main argument coming in* they wouldn't spoil it edit: Finished: this is the biggest/zoomed out version i could do with snippets + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/028/0/f/kerri_by_dendareloaded-d5t1a2r.jpg) had to use even this for example + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/sdAy3.png) and a screencap from the battle-net. Sorry if it's to dark but watermarks don't look pretty Also notice, that the face on my version (the face was used for Bnet) looks different than the one from the box-art/promo. In my opinion prettier and less old. and she doesn't have those unnecessary spikes on the forehead... but she has eyeliner :D this one is the original without eyeliner, lighter eyes and spikes. i don't know who decided to take the worse. ![[image loading]](http://proximonivel.pt/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sc2cinematickerrigan_pn_n.jpg) | ||
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voltaic
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Guuuuurl, take a look at this. ![[image loading]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm4qyuLISM1qj283vo1_500.jpg) It's quite old but i think we all can agree that this is Zerus with it's feral minions. Also the creature resembles the one that we saw in a short clip that will possibly be one of the bosses Kerrigan has to kill. So, after your theory, which i would like, Zerus happens last, but, as you can see, Kerrigans arm is the only infested part of her body. Basically, this event finds place in the middle of it all, as she probably will end up being completely infested. /sigh edit: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://www.gamefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/heart-of-the-swarm-concept-art1.jpg) This is a concept art from Mr.Jack, showcased on Blizzcon 2010. That thing is pretty big compared to the Zergling, even bigger than in the trailer. I don't understand why the size is so off-the-scale compared to the expectations. | ||
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nomyx
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voltaic
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Blizzard stated that Mr.Jack showed "how to make the zerg look cooler" and this was not the CE Torrasque, which looks quite different. ![[image loading]](http://theasiangamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hotsreleaseultraliskbonus.jpg) The one from the CE has the same stature from the one in the game, while the one on the concept artwork hasn't those spines on the head or the red glowing. The anatomy is overall different. | ||
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
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voltaic
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Brutaxilos
United States2624 Posts
On January 19 2013 22:18 Dante.StarCraft wrote: + Show Spoiler + I think the site went up mid-June, a little under one and a half month before the game's release. Glad you're resurrecting the thread. I'll try to contribute as well. Some of this might have some spoilers, so read on at own risk. What do we know so far? Well, anyone who's opened the beta editor knows the tilesets: Char2=(HotS) Char Fortress (Volcanic) CharDunes=(HotS) Char Marsh DesertWorld=(HotS) Phaethon (Desert) DominionLab=(HotS) Umoja (Installation) HybridLabInner=(HotS) Skygeirr Lab (Space Platform) HybridLabOuter=(HotS) Skygeirr Platform (Space Platform) HybridLabXelNaga=(HotS) Immortal Forge (Space Platform) IceWorld=(HotS) Kaldir (Ice) KorhalCity=(HotS) Korhal City KorhalOutskirts=(HotS) Korhal Wastes KorhalPlatform=(HotS) Korhal Platform MoebiusStation=(HotS) Moebius Station (Space Platform) PrisonShip=(HotS) Moros (Installation) PurifierWorld=(HotS) Purifier World (Urban) Starship=(HotS) Daelaam Ark (Starship) Zerus=(HotS) Zerus (Jungle) Some of these can be seen in this video. The Char Fortress is obviously in there. It belongs to Warfield, of course, as is confirmed here: ![[image loading]](http://assets1.ignimgs.com/2011/10/21/starcraft-ii-heart-of-the-swarm-20111021020736728-3546581_640w.jpg) The platform with the yellow atmosphere is Skygeirr, a Hybrid Lab. The Char Dunes is most likely the Za'gara mission. Phaethon, being a desert, can be seen in the Akilon Wastes ladder map: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/J7y0z.jpg) Kaldir and Zerus (it can be seen in the third battle report) we know. The Korhal Platform was seen briefly in the trailer. Someone played around with in the Map Art thread: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/IsEs6.jpg) The Starship, Daelaam Ark, can be seen in Star Station (I think - it might be Moros). Here's a tileset, though I don't know which one: ![[image loading]](http://media.blizzard.com/sc2/media/screenshots/protoss_mothershipcore_02-large.jpg) Here are some of the unit splits: ![[image loading]](http://www.sc2mapster.com/media/attachments/30/922/Zerg_HoTS_Units.jpg) List of new units (not all may appear, and there might be more): APC Anti-Air Turret Anteplott Artosilope Bulldozer (Scrapped) Bulwark/Missile Tank (Scrapped) Black Hole Monster (Scrapped) Cleaning Bot Devourer Defiler Dehaka Egg Monster (Swarm Host) Evolution Master (Abathur) Fighter/Fighter Pilot (SCII Alpha Predator Fighter) Griffon Gorgon Cruiser/Battlecruiser Giant Gehenna Cruiser Guardian Gun Tower Gundam (Scrapped) Missile Launcher (Scrapped) Healer Bot Hellion Morph Kerrigan Ghost Lab Bot Mothership Core Merc Pilot Odin Oracle Pillager (Scrapped, Reaper/Marauder Hybrid Unit) Raptor (Zergling evo) Swarmling (Zergling evo) Gorgeling (Baneling evo) Splitterling (Baneling evo) Prowler (Roach evo) Scavenger (Roach evo) Mantis (evo) Incubus (evo) Magnasaur (evo) Klurken (evo) Terrorling (evo) Swarm Queen (Queen evo) Larval Queen (Queen evo) Magnathar (Ultra evo) Gigalisk (Ultra evo) Swarm Larva (Swarm Queen Larva) Creeper (Swarm Host evo) Carrion (Swarm Host evo) Nydus Destroyer (Nydus evo) Creep Tower (Nydus evo) Fiend (Muta evo) Fury (Muta evo) Harpy (Swarm Host Locust evo) Impaler (Lurker evo) Impaler Den (Lurker Den evo) Miasmalisk (evo) Siegeling (evo) Trichinella (evo) Cobra (Viper evo) Nihilisk (evo) Behemoth (evo) Behemoth Chrysalis Zurvan Zurvan Core Zurvan (Submerged) Zerg Tower Artillery Space Bull Space Cow Scourge Spore Swarm Host Spawn (Locust) Transport Pilot Valkyrie Viper Warhound/Merc Commander Hunter Killer Widow Mine Yeti Yeti Momma Zagara Zeus Zerg Adjutant (Izsha) Primal Zerg 01 Primal Zerg 02 Primal Zerg Ancient One Primal Zerg Kraith Primal Zerg Leader Primal Zerg Slivan Primal Zerg Yagdra Primal Zerg Zurvan Primal Melee Primal Ranged Primal Siegedude Primal Flyer Primal Guardian Primal Tough Guy Primal Corruptor Primal King Primal Roach (Razorback) Primal Baneling (Bangling) Primal Lurker PrimalMercStructure PrimalMercStructureUprooted PrimalProductionAUprooted PrimalProductionBUprooted PrimalProductionCUprooted PrimalTownHallUprooted Primal Lurker Queen Classic Scourge Cannon Titan Mech (Old Warhound, both land and air modes) Terran Anti-Air Walker (Scrapped) Purifier Scout (Scrapped) Sentry Mine (Shredder/Scrapped) Subjugator Warp Ship (Mothership Core) Xel'Naga Healing Shrine Kraken/TentacleMonster Lurker Lurker Cocoon STBomber Carrier Scarab (Scrapped) Firebot (Shredder/Scrapped) Deep Warren Lab Bot 1-X Cloaked Mine Protoss Crate Protoss Hero Ship (Scrapped) Mine Layer (Shredder/Scrapped) Digester (Old Infestor/Swarm Host model/Scrapped) Barbed Tentacle Hybrid Cannon Hybrid Temple Obelisk Hybrid Obelisk Hybrid Holding Cell Hybrid Generator Drakkan Pulse Cannon Dominion Energy Cannon Landing Tower Pop Up Turret Protoss Biomass Storage Protoss Radio Tower Dubious Tentacle Korhal Palace Mengsk Battlecruiser Mengsk Banshee Mengsk Diamondback Mengsk Firebat Mengsk Goliath Mengsk Hellion Mengsk Marauder Mengsk Marine Mengsk Medic Mengsk Merc Compound (Merc Calldown Center) Mengsk Reaper Mengsk Siege Tank Mengsk Viking Mengsk Wraith Pirate Worker Pirate Capital Ship Merc AA Tower Merc Starport Merc Sentry Tower Tempest Thorn Lizard Umojan Lab Microbot Umojan Lab Warbot Battlecruiser Interceptor Dark Protoss Turret Infested Dominion Housing (1, 2 and 3) Lillev (Mutalisk Morph) Lillev Cocoon (Mutalisk Morph) Marine Warfield Militarized Colonist Ship (Flying and Landing) Militarized Colonist Ship Omega (Flying and Landing) Narud Xel'Naga Automated Extractor Terrazine Refinery Terrazine Assimilator RaynorLab (Marine, Lab) Terrorzor Here's a brief new description from the pre-order site: "You are Sarah Kerrigan, former Queen of Blades. Once the most feared entity in the galaxy, you now wait in a cell in the depths of a high-security research laboratory. Before the murderous forces of the Terran Dominion close in, you must plot your escape to the dark reaches of space… and reclaim your living empire at the Heart of the Swarm. " I also found this picture: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/MkXMgl.jpg) That's probably from Korhal, which, by the way, is seemingly not the ending. My guess is it all ends on Zerus. Is there honestly a unit named STBomber in HotS. Hahaha good job Blizzard. | ||
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Dante.StarCraft
Norway170 Posts
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voltaic
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did you find something interesting? I was thinking lately about how Kerrigan wanted Raynor to succeed in Wol ("don't give up!") and then in HotS wanting to become one of the Zerg once again. If it was only the deinfestation, that would be... well, not nonsense, but from the perspective of a writer a bit weird. Maybe that again confirms that the de-infestation was just a side effect and Kerrigan meant the true purpose of the artifact, hoping to have it's effect. Maybe she hoped on the removal of the influence from Darkvoice? Or ist it just that Blizz wanted to portray her in a inner conflict, with having 2 personalities or just not being sure what she wants? | ||
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